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XXXVII Sympozjum Polarne „Polar Change – Global Change” Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu Komitet Badań Polarnych Polskiej Akademii Nauk Klub Polarny Polskiego Towarzystwa Geograficznego Polskie Konsorcjum Polarne Stacja Polarna UAM „Petuniabukta” Stowarzyszenie Geomorfologów Polskich Stowarzyszenie Gospodarka Przestrzenna XXXVII Sympozjum Polarne „Polar Change – Global Change” Streszczenia Poznań, 7-10 czerwca 2018 Redakcja: Jakub Małecki Krzysztof Rymer Agata Buchwał Andrzej Kostrzewski Komitet organizacyjny Sympozjum: Przewodniczący: Jakub Małecki Sekretarz: Krzysztof Rymer Andrzej Kostrzewski Grzegorz Rachlewicz Agata Buchwał Justyna Weltrowska Marcin Winowski Sebastian Kendzierski Tomasz Kurczaba Projekt logo i okładki oraz zdjęcie na okładce: Tomasz Kurczaba Organizatorzy: Druk i oprawa: Bogucki Wydawnictwo Naukowe ul. Górna Wilda 90, 61-576 Poznań tel. +48 61 8336580 e-mail: [email protected] www.bogucki.com.pl © Instytut Geoekologii i Geoinformacji Uniwersytetu im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu ISBN 978-83-7986-189-7 Publikacja współfinansowana przez Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu i Polską Akademię Nauk XXXVII Sympozjum Polarne „Polar Change – Global Change”, 7-10 czerwca 2018, Poznań Spis treści Przedmowa. 11 Streszczenia referatów Robert Bialik Henryk Arctowski Polish Antarctic Station: open door to... and for science . 14 Agata Buchwał, Jeffrey M. Welker Dendroecological signal derived from Betula nana growth ring chronology in Northern Alaska . 15 Agnieszka Burakowska et al. Concentration of cosmogenic and anthropogenic radionuclides in the ground layer of the atmosphere in the polar and mid-latitudes regions . 16 Maciej Chełchowski et al. Interannual variability of macrofauna biodiversity in the Antarctic intertidal zone. 17 Anna Cwanek et al. Evaluation of radioactive contamination in lichens and mosses from coastal zone of Western Arctic . 18 Wojciech Dobiński, Michał Glazer Probable two – layered permafrost formation, as a result of climatic evolution in mountainous environ-ment of Storglaciären forefield, Tarfala, Northern Scandinavia. 19 Piotr Dolnicki, Mariusz Grabiec Thickness of talus deposits on Fugleberget hillside (SW Spitsbergen) in the light of the theories of slope development in periglacial areas. 21 Daniel J. Dunkley et al. A tale of two orogens, as told by microbeam dating, in the Archean Saglek block of the Labrador Coast. 22 Wojciech Działowski Measuring data transmission system . 24 Marek Ewertowski et al. Rapid mapping and monitoring of geomorphology in polar areas using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV/drone) and Structure-from-Motion photogrammetry. 25 Łukasz Franczak Spatial and temporal variability of water level fluctuations in small lakes in the marginal zone of the Scott Glacier (NW Wedel Jarlsberg Land, Spitsbergen). 26 Wojciech Gajek, Michał Malinowski Latest results of seismic monitoring of Hans glacier, Svalbard . 27 Michał Glazer et al. Distribution and evolution of permafrost in Fuglebekken catchment, Horsund, Svalbard . 29 3 XXXVII Sympozjum Polarne „Polar Change – Global Change”, 7-10 czerwca 2018, Poznań Jakub Grzesiak et al. A glimpse into the biodiversity of Arctic and Antarctic polyhydroxyacid producing bacteria. 31 Dariusz J. Gwiazdowicz Acarological studies in the Arctic. 32 Magdalena Gwizdała et al. Differentiation of magnetic susceptibility of glacial - marine sediments and environmental conditions in the area of Werenskiold Glacier (SW Spitsbergen, Arctic Ocean). 33 Krzysztof Jarzyna Hershel Island – one of first weather stations in the western Canadian Arctic. 34 Paula Kacprzak et al. Interannual sediment trap variability and population structure of pteropods in two high – Arctic fjords. 35 Marek Kejna, Ireneusz Sobota Influence of atmospheric circulation on the meteorological conditions on Kaffiöyra (NW Spitsbergen) in the years 2013-2017. 36 Sebastian Kendzierski et al. The influence of synoptic conditions patterns on air temperature and humidity in Petuniabukta (Svalbard) in summer 2016 . 38 Andrzej Kostrzewski Polar studies of Poznań geographical center – introduction to the conference. 39 Magdalena Krajewska et al. Chloropigments and carotenoids in Hornsund (Spitsbergen) sediments as indicators of environmental changes . 40 Wiesława E. Krawczyk Should we continue with chemical denudation research on Svalbard?. 41 Maciej Kryza et al. Sensitivity of the WRF model to different lateral and boundary conditions for Svalbard area . 42 Jacek Lebiedź et al. Pomerania Crisis Management Lab at the service in polar research. 43 Marek Lewandowski et al. Polish Polar Station Dobrowolski – past, present and future. 44 Paulin Lewińska, Piotr Zagórski Usage of various mesh generation techniques for better visualization and documentation of Lægerneset – a historical whale hunting side and coal mine. 46 Edyta Łokas et al. Sources of radioactive contamination in cryoconites from the Arctic. 47 4 XXXVII Sympozjum Polarne „Polar Change – Global Change”, 7-10 czerwca 2018, Poznań Wojciech Majewski et al. Molecular population structure of Antarctic shallow-water benthic foraminifera: The window to biogeography and dispersal patterns. 49 Jakub Małecki Past, present and future mass balance of an alpine glacier on Svalbard (Svenbreen, central Spitsbergen). 50 Artur Marciniak et al. Seismic Tomography and MASW analysis of the results of Spitsbergen seismic permafrost study . 51 Marianna Michałowska et al. Artistic strategies in visualisation of environmental change in polar regions . 52 Krzysztof Migała et al. The influence of abiotic factors on the plant growth in the High Arctic . 53 Marta Molińska Staying at high latitudes as a psychological challenge – positive and negative outcomes of exposure to polar environment. 54 Tadeusz Niedźwiedź, Ewa Łupikasza Seasonal variability in the influence of atmospheric circulation on air temperature in Spitsbergen. 55 Magdalena Opała-Owczarek et al. A tree-ring perspective on Low Arctic summer temperature changes: a case study of two species (Salix uva-ursi and Picea glauca) from Manitounuk Islands, Nunavut, Canada. 57 Piotr Owczarek et al. The role of modern aeolian processes in thufur degradation and forming low-scale surface features in northern Iceland – a dendrogeomorphology approach. 59 Anna Pouch et al. Distribution of hexachlorobenzene in the Arctic fjord sediments . 60 Krzysztof G. Rymer Aeolian activity in central Spitsbergen (Ebba Valley) in the years 2012-2017. 61 Tymoteusz Sawiński et al. First Polish scientific expedition to Greenland in 1937 - historic photos from the field 62 Anna Sowa et al. Seasonal variability of epifaunal recruitment on artificial experimental plates in the high Arctic (Isfjorden, Spitsbergen) . 63 Alfred Stach, Grzegorz Rachlewicz Modelling of seasonal air temperatures in Svalbard using satellite Land Surface Temperatures (LST) data . 64 Alfred Stach, Patrycja Ulandowska-Monarcha Long-term (1985-2017) changes of High Arctic environment in the Svalbard climate gradient. 65 5 XXXVII Sympozjum Polarne „Polar Change – Global Change”, 7-10 czerwca 2018, Poznań Magdalena Stanik New design of the Polish Polar Station at Hornsund. 66 Lech Stempniewicz et al. Interseasonal variability of the environmental conditions and seabird foraging community structure in the high-Arctic fjord at a time of fast glacier retreat. 67 Mateusz C. Strzelecki Paraglacial coastal systems of central Spitsbergen – state of art review. 68 Mateusz C. Strzelecki et al. We will rock you - mechanisms controlling rock coast evolution in deglaciated landscapes . 70 Jakub Szczepański The Life of a Glacier . 71 Wojciech Szczerbowicz Region–building in the Arctic – arcticness and global aspects of the process. 72 Witold Szczuciński et al. On the origin of carbon in Arctic fjord sediments – insights from Hornsund fjord, Svalbard. 73 Wojciech Szymański Quantity and chemistry of water-extractable organic matter (WEOM) in surface horizons of Arctic soils under different types of tundra vegetation from the Fuglebergsletta coastal plain (SW Spitsbergen). 74 Sławek M. Tułaczyk Dark kind of Eden Cold, deep brine and life habitats in Antarctica (and beyond) . 75 Sławek M. Tułaczyk et al. Early Holocene collapse and pre-industrial growth of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet - Constraints from radiocarbon model ages for subglacial sediments. 76 Patrycja Ulandowska-Monarcha et al. Delimitation of topoclimates in Spitsbergen – the concept of terrestrial and remote sensing data aggregation using GIS techniques. 77 Waldemar Walczowski et al. Atlantic Water inflow into the Arctic Ocean and Svalbard fjords – role of the Argo floats measurements . 79 Katarzyna Walczyńska et al. Seasonality of meroplankton in a high Arctic fjord . 80 Piotr Weckwerth et al. Factors controlling Arctic tundra degradation and outwash development: a case study from Kaffiøyra coastal plain (NW Spitsbergen, Svalbard). 81 Agata Weydmann et al. Is studying zooplankton from sediment traps as informative as from a graveyard? . 82 6 XXXVII Sympozjum Polarne „Polar Change – Global Change”, 7-10 czerwca 2018, Poznań Anna Wielgopolan Bringing the real-world to the classroom with virtual tools: polar research widens horizons. 83 Krzysztof Zawierucha et al. Ecology and dispersion of tardigrades and rotifers in supraglacial environments . 84 Wiesław Ziaja, Anna Cygankiewicz New fjords of the southeastern Spitsbergen . 86 Anna Zmarz et al. Mapping of fauna, flora and landforms in a remote polar location based on UAV images: a case from Penguin Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. 87 Streszczenia posterów Piotr Androsiuk et al. Genetic variation of Deschampsia antarctica. 90 Andrzej Araźny The effects of thermal and humidity conditions on human wellbeing in the Hornsund region (Spitsbergen, the Arctic). 91 Katarzyna Błachowiak-Samołyk et al. Planktonic ostracods composition and spatial distribution along Drake Passage. 92 Edyta Bredla, Jakub Małecki Multidecadal mass loss acceleration of three glaciers in Dicksonfjorden, Svalbard, revealed by historical aerial photographs and digital elevation models. 93 Anna Cygankiewicz, Wiesław Ziaja Hambergbukta: forming of the new Spitsbergen fjord, 1900–2017 . ..
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