Alkekonge

Little auk study on Svalbard - the long history

1970 - 1980 separated Norwegian and Polish studies on Little Auks census, feeding, growth (M.Norderhaug, L. Stempniewicz)
1979 -1990: extensive little auk diet analyses in Hornsund at IOPAS for projects by NPI (F. Mehlum), UG (L. Stempniewicz), UB (J. Taylor)
1985 - 1990 Norwegian and Polish studies on energy requirement, ecophysiology of little auk (GW Gabrielsen, F. Mehlum, M. Konarzewski, J. Taylor)
1991 - recognition that Calanus in little auk diet is NOT a C. finmarchicus (S. Kwaśniewski & J. Koszteyn, IOPAS)
1992 - little auk studies on Franz Josef Land (Węsławski, Stempniewicz, Galaktionov)
1994 - little auk studies on Bjornoya (Węsławski, Mehlum, Stempniewicz)
2001 - 2008 - regular Polish - USA cooperation in Hornsund on little auks feeding ecology (D. Jakubas, K. Wojczulanis - Jakubas, N. Karnovsky, A. Harding)
2005 - until present - extensive studies on ornithogenic tundra in Hornsund, Magdalenefjorden and Bjornoya (Stempniewicz L., Zmudczyńska K., Zwolicki A. Barcikowski M., Iliszko L)
2007 - until present - extensive little auk diet analyses in Hornsund, Magdalenefjorden and Bjornoya.
2004 - sampling diet from NE Greenland (A. Harding)
2005 - sampling zooplankton & diet at NE Grenland (A. Harding & Wiktor junior)
2005 - Formulation of two clusters at IPY4 that cover the climate, ocean, plankton and seabirds coupling (SF Petersen, S. Kwaśniewski, L. Stempniewicz, K. Drinkwater)
2007 - Norwegian - Polish ALBERT Project In Isfjorden, combines marine physics, marine biology and ornithology
2008 - decision on funding the ALKEKONGE project by Norwegian - Polish Research Fund

Projects related to the Little auk study

2003-2004 - Planktivorous little auks Alle alle as indicators of climate change in Arctic. UG: D. Jakubas, L. Stempniewicz. University of Gdańsk Grant (no 1140-5-0162-3);
2004-2009 - ArcEco (Responsive Mode Project of MARBEF NoE VII PR). Arctic marine biodiversity in changing Arctic. J.M. Węsławski IO PAN & S. Cochrane AKVAPLAN plus several cooperators from MARBEF network;
2005-2007 - Parental investments and genetic relationships within family (fatherhood) in monogamous seabird (little auk Alle alle). UG: D. Jakubas, K. Wojczulanis. Ministry of Science and Higher Education Grant (no 0640/P04/2005/29);
2005-2007 - Structure, evolution and dynamics of lithosphere, cryosphere and biosphere in the European sector of Arctic and in Antarctic. UG: L. Stempniewicz, D. Jakubas, L. Iliszko, K. Wojczulanis-Jakubas, A. Zwolicki, M. Barcikowski, K. Zmudczyńska. Coordinating of Biosphere-terrestrial subproject. Functioning of the terrestrial part of Arctic and Antarctic ecosystems. Ministry of Science and Higher Education Grant (no 1008/P04/2004);
2006-2008 - Marine ecosystem consequences of climate induced changes in water masses off West-Spitsbergen - MariClim. NPI: S. Falk-Petersen, G.W. Gabrielsen, H. Hop, V. Tverrberg, J. Welcher and A. Wold. IO PAN: J.M. Węsławski, W. Walczowski, J. Wiktor, S. Kwaśniewski, K. Błachowiak-Samołyk, A. Olszewska and M. Kitowska;
2007-2009 - Impact of climate change on zooplankton communities, planktivorous and piscivorous seabird populations and functioning of Arctic terrestrial ecosystem on Spistbergen. UG: L. Stempniewicz, A. Barcikowski, D. Jakubas, L. Iliszko, K. Wojczulanis-Jakubas, A. Zwolicki. IO PAN: K. Błachowiak-Samołyk, S. Kwaśniewski. Ministry of Science and Higher Education Grant (no 1883/P01/2007/32);
2007-2009 - Arctic Life: Bridging Ecosystem function using Remote Technologies - Albert. NPI: S. Falk-Petersen, H. Hop, V. Tverrberg and A.B. Ledang. IO PAN: J.Szczucka, W.Walczowski, S.Kwaśniewski, M. Darecki, S. Sagan;
2007-2010 - Sea-fronts and colonial-breeding seabirds in the conditions of long-term climate changes in Arctic. UG: L. Stempniewicz, D. Jakubas, L. Iliszko, K. Wojczulanis-Jakubas, A. Zwolicki. IO PAN: S. Kwaśniewski. International Polar Year Grant (no IPY/25/2007);
2008-2009 - Genetic and morphological diversity of the worldwide little auk Alle alle population. UG: K. Wojczulanis-Jakubas. University of Gdańsk Grant (no 1440-5-0393-8);
2009-2011 - The impact of seabird colonies differing in diet on structure and functioning of the ornithogenic tundra in Spitsbergen - using nitrogen and carbon stable isotopes methods. UG: L. Stempniewicz, K. Zmudczyńska. Ministry of Science and Higher Education Grant (no 3290/B/P01/2009/36).