• High tolerance of a high-arctic willow and graminoid to simulated ice encasement 

      Bjerke, Jarle W.; Elverland, Ellen; Jaakola, Laura; Lund, Leidulf; Zagajewski, Bogdan; Bochenek, Zbigniew; Kłos, Andrzej; Tømmervik, Hans (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-12-17)
      Climate change-induced snow thaw and subsequent accumulation of ice on the ground is a potential, major threat to snow-dominated ecosystems. While impacts of ground-ice on arctic wildlife are well explored, the impacts on tundra vegetation is far from understood. We therefore tested the vulnerability of two high-arctic plants, the prostrate shrub <i>Salix polaris</i> and the graminoid <i>Luzula ...
    • Use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in a multi-scale vegetation index study of arctic plant communities in Adventdalen on Svalbard 

      Tømmervik, Hans; Karlsen, Stein-Rune; Nilsen, Lennart; Johansen, Bernt; Storvold, Rune; Zmarz, Anna; Beck, Pieter S.; Høgda, Kjell Arild; Goetz, Scott; Park, Taejin; Zagajewski, Bogdan; Myneni, Ranga B.; Bjerke, Jarle W. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2014)
      Use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) gives the opportunity to carry out research with a re-duced environmental footprint. Unmanned aircraft, including both fixed wing and multi rotor types (helicopters) allow us to collect very high resolution image data for vegetation mapping without the need for any personnel walking into the site and thereby potentially disturbing the sensitive Arctic ecosystems. ...