Nuuk Basic is an extensive cross-disciplinary ecological monitoring programme in low Arctic West Greenland. Nuuk Basic study the effect of climate change and variability on terrestrial and marine ecosystems. The terrestrial study area is located in Kobbefjord (64°07’N / 51°21'W), approximately 20 km from Nuuk, the Capital of Greenland, while the marine part is focused in Nuup Kangerlua (Godthåbsfjord). Nuuk Basic is coordinated with the GEM monitoring programme in Zackenberg in Northeast Greenland.
Nuuk Basic has the following institutions as partners:
The work in Nuuk Basic is carried out through means funded by:
For further information about the Nuuk Basic Monitoring Programme please contact the GEM secretariat or programme managers.
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