Monday 27/4

10:30 - 13:00

Arrival. Morning train from Oslo 12:23 from Bergen 10:15.

12:45 - 13:30

Lunch

13:30 – 14:00

Welcome and introduction - Torbjørn Ergon and Erika Leslie, Finse Alpine Research Center

14:00 - 14:50

Invited talk: Development of the Norwegian glaciers since the last ice age

- Atle Nesje, Department of Earth Science, University of Bergen

14:50 – 15:20

Mountain permafrost in southern Norway - Herman Farbrot, Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo

15:20 - 15:35

Coffee/Tea

15:35 - 16:25

Invited talk: How to survive the winter at Finse; Principles of insect cold hardiness - Lauritz Sømme, University of Oslo (Emeritus)

16:25 – 16:55

Primary succession of microarthropods near a receding glacier - Sigmund Hågvar, Department. of Ecology and Natural Resource Management, Norwegian University of Life Sciences

16:55 - 17:25

High Arctic Invertebrate Biogeography - María Luisa Ávila Jiménez, University Centre in Svalbard and University of Bergen

17:25 - 17:45

Coffee/Tea

17:45 – 18:30

Invited talk: Wild reindeer; Biology and tolerance limits - Eigil Reimers,Department of Biology, University of Oslo

18:30 – 19:00

Talk on methodology: Introduction to ‘site occupancy’ estimation and modeling - how to deal with imperfect detection in ecological studies (and other sampling efforts) - Torbjørn Ergon, Department of Biology, University of Oslo

19:00 – 20:30

Dinner - Barbecue in the snow if weather permits!

20:30 – 21:00

Picture show from Finse through the year - slides with music - Erika Leslie, Finse Alpine Research Center

Participants are also encouraged to bring their own pictures from Finse, especially from the last field season.

Tuesday 28/4

08:00 – 08:45

Breakfast

09:00 - 09:45

Invited talk: Satellite remote sensing of snow and vegetation at the Norwegian Computing Center - Rune Solberg, Norwegian Computing Center

09:45 - 10:15

Snow drift and structure: Field measurements and simulation - Jan Potac, Norwegian University of Life Sciences

10:15 - 10:45

Habitat models in rivers - Ariel Sevendal, Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo

10:45 - 11:00

Coffee/Tea

11:00 - 11:30

Hydrurus - a progress report - Dag Klaveness, Department of Biology, University of Oslo, and Eli-Anne Lindstrøm, Norwegian Institute for Water Research

11:30 - 12:00

“Lemming cycles” in a Daphnia umbra population - Petter Larsson, Department of Biology, University of Bergen

12:00 - 12:30

Invited talk: Hallingskarvet national park and Finse biotope reserve - Trond Aalstad, Fylkesmannen i Hordaland

12:30 - 13:15

Lunch

13:30 - 14:15

SeedClim: The role of seeds in a changing climate - linking germination ecophysiology to population and community ecology - Kari Klanderud, Norwegian University of Life Sciences and University of Bergen

14:15 - 14:45

Male and female functions in Parnassia palustris L. - Sylvi M. Sandvik, University of Agder

14:45 - 15:15

Alpine legumes at Finse: nodulation and facilitation - Siri Lie Olsen, Norwegian University of Life Sciences

14:45 - 15:15

TBA - Jenny Marie Gulbrandsen, Norwegian University of Life Sciences

15:15 -

Skiing and departure. Train to Oslo at 18:18, to Bergen at 20:21.

Soup is served at 17:00.

You may also stay at the station until Wednesday (bring your own food!)

15:30 - 17:30

Board meeting