8 May 2024 – The Nansen Legacy

Researchers involved in the Nansen Legacy project have identified the first-ever loriciferan in Norwegian waters. This find was made in the Barents Sea at coordinates 81.53N and 30.96E, at a depth of 806 meters.

Recent publications

Schuler TV, Benestad RE, Isaksen K, Kierulf HP, Kohler, J Moholdt G, Schmidt LS (2025). Svalbard’s 2024 record summer: An early view of Arctic glacier meltdown? Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 122(34). e2503806122. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2503806122

Duarte P, Castro de la Guardia L, Assmy P, Wold A, Fransson A, Chierici M, Bailey A, Hodson A, Alexander A, Magalhães C, Gabrielsen GW, Albretsen J, Frank L, Tripathy SC, Smerdou C, Gordillo FJL, Cobos P, Velázquez D, Convey P, De Rovere F, Hop, H. (2025). Ecosystem metabolism and nitrogen budget of a glacial Fjord in the Arctic. Scientific Reports, 15(1), 22946. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-06953-3

Nascimento MC, Fransner F, Hordoir R, Skogen MD, Primicerio R, Pedersen T (2025) Future poleward distribution shifts of community and functional groups in the Barents Sea modelled under different climate and fisheries scenarios. Marine Ecology Progress Series 763:125 https://doi.org/10.3354/meps14868

All articles filed in May 8, 2024

First loriciferan discovered in Norwegian waters