CIRC Research Symposium 2018 12-14 September 2018 Lecture theatre, Abisko Scientific Research Station (ANS)

Wednesday 12 September Start of symposium (chair: Karlsson) 17.00-17.15 Introduction, Jan Karlsson 17.15-17.30 The Scientific Advisory Group for Abisko Scientific Research Station (SAGA), Ulf Molau 17.30-18.00 The potential and constraints for greening of the High Arctic, Greg Henry

18.00-19.00 Welcome mixer (ANS dining room) 19.00- Dinner (ANS dining room)

Thursday 13 September 07.00-08.00 Breakfast (ANS dining room)

Session 1. Climate impact on Ecological dynamics (chair: Dorrepaal) 08.15-08.30 Species asynchrony globally stabilizes primary production against climate variability, Andrew MacDougall 08.30-08.45 The effect of snowmelt gradients on autumn senescence in tundra plants, Friederike Gehrmann 08.45-09.00 Long term effects of increased snow cover on tundra vegetation, Johan Olofsson 09.00-09.15 Fish production in northern lakes, Sven Norman 09.15-09.30 Biodiversity across 40 years in Northern , Per Stenberg

09.30-10.00 Coffee break (ANS dining room) and fresh air

Session 2. Human dimensions of environmental change (chair: Müller) 10.00-10.30 Socio-economic impacts of permafrost thaw in the coastal region of West Greenland: Working with local stakeholders to develop adaptation and mitigation strategies, Joan Nymand Larsen 10.30-10.45 Tourism and Climate Change, Cenk Demiroglu 10.45-11.00 Outdoor Human Environments: the changing face of climatic barriers to soft mobility and gathering in winter communities, David Chapman 11.00-11.15 Lake-water carbon and climate-human interactions, Richard Bindler 11.15-11.30 Arctic change and sustainability - the human dimension, Peter Sköld

11.30-12.00 Discussion

12.00-13.00 Lunch (ANS dining room)

13:00-16:30 Excursion outdoor

Evening special session 17.00-17.30 New climate narratives: art and science collaboration to effect societal change, Olav Westphalen 17:30-18:00 Elevator talks: Bror Holmgren, Kira Ryhti, Sylvain Monteux, Megan Fork, Hendricus Verheijen, Karin Nilsson

18.00-19.00 Tundra bar (ANS dining room) 19.00- Dinner (ANS dining room)

Friday 14 September 07.00-08.00 Breakfast (ANS dining room)

Session 3. Climate impact on biogeochemical cycles (chair: Giesler) 08.15-08.45 Twenty years of species removal in moist acidic tussock tundra, Syndonia Bret-Harte 08.45-9.00 Using drones to study Arctic landscape variability of NDVI and carbon dynamics, Mattias Siewert 09.00-09.15 Hoping for the hump: Whole lake metabolism along an alpine DOC gradient, Marcus Klaus 09.15-09.30 Living soils in a future arctic: Investigating climate impacts on soil biota interactions & C-dynamics, Eva Krab

09.30-10.00 Discussion and end of symposium 10.00-10.30 Coffee break (ANS dining room) 10.30-11.00 Guided tour ANS (optional). Keith Larson

Participants Agneta Larsson Luleå University of technology, Sweden Alberto Zannella Umeå university, Sweden Andrew MacDougall University of Guelph, Canada Bror Holmgren Umeå university, Sweden Carolina Olid Umeå university, Sweden Cecilia Vallin Umeå university, Sweden Cenk Demiroglu Umeå university, Sweden Cristian Gudasz Umeå university, Sweden David Chapman Luleå University of technology, Sweden Demian Hauptmann Umeå university, Sweden Dieter Müller Umeå university, Sweden Elin Lindén Umeå university, Sweden Ellen Dorrepaal Umeå university, Sweden Emily Pickering Pedersen University of Erik Lundin Swedish Polar Research Secretariat Eveline Krab Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences Friederike Gehrmann University of , Finland Gabriella Nordin Umeå university, Sweden Greg Henry Department of Geography, University of British Columbia, Canada Hanna Blåhed Umeå university, Sweden Hendricus Verheijen Umeå university, Sweden Håkan Grudd Swedish Polar Research Secretariat Jan Karlsson Umeå university, Sweden Joan Nymand Larsen Stefansson Arctic Institute, Akureyri, Iceland Joanna Jonsson Umeå university, Sweden Johan Olofsson Umeå university, Sweden Jonas Gustafsson Umeå university, Sweden Justiina Dahl Swedish Polar Research Secretariat Karin Nilsson Umeå university, Sweden Keith Larson Umeå university, Sweden Kira Ryhti University of Helsinki Magnus Augner Swedish Polar Research Secretariat Marcus Klaus Umeå university, Sweden Marianne Nilsson Umeå university, Sweden Marie Kårebrand Umeå university, Sweden Mattias Siewert Umeå university, Sweden Megan Fork Umeå university, Sweden Mohammed Jawad Salih Ali Umeå university, Sweden Niklas Rakos Swedish Polar Research Secretariat Olav Westphalen Hochschule für Künste Bremen Per Stenberg Umeå university, Sweden Peter Sköld Umeå university, Sweden Pär Byström Umeå university, Sweden Richard Bindler Umeå university, Sweden Signe Lett Copenhagen University, Denmark Simon Magnusson Swedish radio Sven Norman Umeå university, Sweden Sylvain Monteux Umeå university, Sweden Syndonia Bret-Harte Toolik Field Station, Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska Fairbanks, USA Ulf Molau University of , Sweden