The Earth is warming, especially in polar areas in which winter temperatures and
precipitation are expected to increase. Despite a growing research focus on winter climatic …

Arctic terrestrial ecosystems are generally considered to be species poor, fragile and often
isolated. Nonetheless, their intricate complexity, especially that of the invertebrate …

One of the major characteristics of globalisation has been the spread of plant and animal
species. Although fauna and flora are always on the move, human mobility and its …

Managing conflict between tourism development and ecological protection is one of the
challenges facing Protected Areas (PAs). Conflict tendency analysis could help to inform …

When traveling in cars, we can unintentionally carry and disperse weed seed; but which
species, and where are they a problem? To answer these questions, we systematically …

Tourist numbers in northern Fennoscandia outweigh those in other northern boreal-arctic
regions, which creates a specific need to evaluate the impacts of tourism. This review 1) …

Anthropogenically induced fragmentation constitutes a major threat to biodiversity.
Presently, conservation research and actions focus predominantly on fragmentation caused …

For more than five decades, research has been conducted at Ny-Ålesund, in Svalbard,
Norway, to understand the structure and functioning of High-Arctic ecosystems and the …

Plant communities in abiotically stressful, or 'harsh', habitats have been reported to be less
invaded by non-native species than those in more moderate habitats. Here, we synthesize …

Despite considerable research on biological invasions, key areas remain poorly explored,
especially ways to reduce unintentional propagule transfer. The Antarctic represents a …