Our project
The Arctos project aims to study the effects of climate change on benthic organisms and communities. It consists in three main activities: 1) running mesocosm experiments on benthic communities, 2) monitoring the environmental parameters and the biodiversity in the fjord, and 3) assessing in situ the metabolism of benthic communities.
Project timeline 
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Project LaunchNovember 2020
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Ny-Alesund summer expeditionJune - August 2021
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Ny-Alesund winter expeditionNovember 2021
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Porsanger summer expeditionJune - August 2022
Experiments planned
Mesocosm experiment In situ experiment Metabolism measurements Our team
Jean-Pierre Gattuso
Research director
Steeve Comeau
Researcher
Frédéric Gazeau
Researcher
Cale Miller
Postdoctoral researcher
Pierre Urruti
Engineer
Samir Alliouane
Engineer
Anaïs Lebrun
PhD student
