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Latest news

Greenland’s glaciers are melting at an increasing rate

Fri, Jan 4, '19

Giant subsea waves add to Greenland melt

Warm water is melting glaciers during wintertime

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The Pyrocystis lunula sample from SAMS' Culture Collection of Algae and Protozoa made for a stunning start to the Christmas Lecture this year.

Wed, Dec 26, '18

SAMS lights up Christmas lecture

Glowing algae take centre stage at the Royal Institution

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The new-look SAMS governing council with out-going president Prof Geoffrey Boulton (seated, centre)

Fri, Dec 21, '18

SAMS selects new governing council

Prof Boulton steps down as president after six years at the helm

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The zooplankton Calanus finmarchicus can be found throughout the northern hemisphere

Wed, Dec 19, '18

Arctic zooplankton enjoy life in the slow lane

North Pole plankton have escaped the daily grind

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Latest papers

Wintertime fjord-shelf interaction and ice sheet melting in southeast Greenland
Authors:

Fraser NJ, Inall ME, Magaldi MG, Haine TWN and Jones SC

JGR: Oceans
12, 4, 2018
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Can the common fisheries policy achieve good environmental status in exploited ecosystems: The west of Scotland demersal fisheries example
Authors:

Baudron AR, Serpetti N, Fallon NG, Heymans JJ, Fernandes PG

Fisheries Research 211
03, 1, 2019
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Diet uncertainty analysis strengthens model-derived indicators of food web structure and function.
Authors:

Jacob W. Bentley, David Hines, Stuart Borrett, Natalia Serpetti, Clive Fox, David G. Reid, Johanna J. Heymans

Ecological Indicators, 98
11, 12, 2018
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Pan-Arctic diel vertical migration during the polar night
Authors:

Hobbs LJ, Cottier FR, Last FS, Berge J

Marine Ecology Progress Series
10, 24, 2018
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