The importance of putting data from a research station into a larger context cannot be emphasized enough. The Abisko Scientific Research Station does this through SITES but also through other networks such as Integrated Carbon Observation System (ICOS). An intensely studied field site for both SITES and ICOS Sweden in the Abisko area is Stordalen.
Shuai Yang is one of the authors of “Unraveling the depth-dependent causal dynamics of methanogenesis and methanotrophy in a high-latitude fen peatland”, published in Environmental Research Letters in 2025. The study was conducted at the Stordale Mire, part of Abisko Scientific Research Station.
This summer, as part of SITES AquaNet, lake mesocosm experiments at SITES stations Erken and Svartberget were set up to tes
The SITES Water Program - a coordinated catchment monitoring program in lakes and streams – has been in operation for nearly 10 years and was built on efforts of existing water sampling programs at Svartberget (
Although SITES lake sampling is now in full swing for the summer season, it is a good moment to highlight that winter fieldwork is just as essential to understanding lake ecosystems. The ThinIce project’s ice sampling campaigns, carried out earlier this year, are a key part of that year-round picture.
Dr. Tobias Rüttning is one of the authors of the paper "Pb and Fe flow through the mire-lake complex of Skogaryd catchment – a system under anthropogenic influence", recently published in EGUsphere.
Last week, SITES Lönnstorp Station began evaluating the field robot, FarmDroid, with help from Nordic Beet Research. FarmDroid is a solar-powered robot capable of both precision seeding and mechanical weed control using Real-Time Kinematic (RTK) GPS technology.
This week BIOGEOMON 2026 took place in Umeå, Sweden (8-11 June) with over 500 participants from Sweden and abroad. A main theme of the meeting was the importance of Research Infrastructures (RIs) in understanding ecosystems in transition, which gave ample opportunity to present SITES!
Like for some other taxa and most parts of the world there is a lack of knowledge about insect diversity, and available data are instead patchy and/or cover only tiny subsets of species. This is largely due to the generally low cost-effectiveness of insect surveys. In recent years the Insect Biome Atlas project (IBA), however, worked out a state-of-the-art method using Malaise traps and species identification via DNA metabarcoding.
Spring is in the air, and many research activities are picking up at Erken. This spring, it’s not only researchers who think it’s fun to work at Erken, but the farm nearby has brought new cow neighbors who are extremely curious. The cows are still getting used to their new surroundings, so if you are visiting Erken, you may encounter them on the road, so please drive slowly and carefully.