Ring Of Fire Project
The first study to characterise the impacts of climate change on multispecies systems at such an unprecedented scale
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![Daily 2.5hr hike to site in Svalbard](https://pxl-imperialacuk.terminalfour.net/fit-in/959x430/prod01/channel_2/media/migration/research-groups/IMG_4053--tojpeg_1505982506033_x4.jpg)
Daily 2.5hr hike to the field site
![Greenland Expedition](https://pxl-imperialacuk.terminalfour.net/fit-in/959x430/prod01/channel_2/media/migration/research-groups/PRINT5--tojpeg_1499197397538_x4.jpg)
Greenland Expedition
![Field work in Iceland](https://pxl-imperialacuk.terminalfour.net/fit-in/959x430/prod01/channel_2/media/migration/research-groups/Iceland-ROF-2016-36--tojpeg_1494235791384_x4.jpg)
Field work in Iceland
![Team](https://pxl-imperialacuk.terminalfour.net/fit-in/959x430/prod01/channel_2/media/migration/research-groups/Iceland-ROF-2016-2--tojpeg_1499195522820_x4.jpg)
Some of the Ring of Fire team
![Mesocosms](https://pxl-imperialacuk.terminalfour.net/fit-in/959x430/prod01/channel_2/media/migration/research-groups/Mesocosms--tojpeg_1499197237297_x4.jpg)
Microbes are inherently difficult to study in the natural environment so the researchers have created hundreds of large-scale mesocosms that are managed in highly controlled conditions to closely mimic natural systems
![Journey](https://pxl-imperialacuk.terminalfour.net/fit-in/959x430/prod01/channel_2/media/migration/research-groups/IMG_0279--tojpeg_1505985976869_x4.jpg)
Boat trip to field site
![Artic stream](https://pxl-imperialacuk.terminalfour.net/fit-in/959x430/prod01/channel_2/media/migration/research-groups/Iceland-ROF-2016-19--tojpeg_1498675634421_x4.jpg)
Artic stream