Sophie Bourgeon
Stine Charlotte Benjaminsen,
Nina Dehnhard,
Dorte Herzke,
Arild Johnsen,
Tycho Anker-Nilssen,
Sophie Bourgeon
et al.:
The challenges of opportunistic sampling when comparing prevalence of plastics in diving seabirds: A multi-species example from Norway
France Collard,
Felix Tulatz,
Mikael Harju,
Dorte Herzke,
Sophie Bourgeon,
Geir Wing Gabrielsen
:
Can plastic related chemicals be indicators of plastic ingestion in an Arctic seabird?
Elisabeth Hansen,
Jan Ove Bustnes,
Dorte Herzke,
Georg Bangjord,
Manuel Ballesteros,
Bård-Jørgen Bårdsen
et al.:
Feathers as integrated archives of environmental stress: Direct and indirect effects of metal exposure and dietary ecology on physiological stress in a terrestrial raptor
Elisabeth Hansen,
Jiachen Sun,
Björn Helander,
Jan Ove Bustnes,
Igor Eulaers,
Veerle Leontina B Jaspers
et al.:
A retrospective investigation of feather corticosterone in a highly contaminated white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) population
Felix Tulatz,
Geir Wing Gabrielsen,
Sophie Bourgeon,
Dorte Herzke,
Rupert Krapp,
Magdalene Langset
et al.:
Implications of Regurgitative Feeding on Plastic Loads in Northern Fulmars (Fulmarus glacialis): A Study from Svalbard
Lisa Elena Kettemer,
Theresia Ramm,
Fredrik Björn Broms,
Martin Biuw,
Marie-Anne Blanchet,
Sophie Bourgeon
et al.:
Don't mind if I do: Arctic humpback whales respond to winter foraging opportunities before migration
Quentin Devalloir,
Clementine Fritsch,
Georg Bangjord,
Bård-Jørgen Bårdsen,
Sophie Bourgeon,
Igor Eulaers
et al.:
Long-term monitoring of exposure to toxic and essential metals and metalloids in the tawny owl (Strix aluco): Temporal trends and influence of spatial patterns
Elisabeth Hansen,
Tove Skotnes,
Jan Ove Bustnes,
Björn Helander,
Igor Eulaers,
Jiachen Sun
et al.:
Telomere length in relation to persistent organic pollutant exposure in white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) nestlings from Sweden sampled in 1995-2013
Stine Charlotte Benjaminsen,
Sophie Bourgeon,
Dorte Herzke,
Amalie Ask,
France Collard,
Geir Wing Gabrielsen
:
First documentation of plastic ingestion in the arctic glaucous gull (Larus hyperboreus)
Jan Ove Bustnes,
Bård-Jørgen Bårdsen,
Dorte Herzke,
Georg Bangjord,
Sophie Bourgeon,
Clémentine Fritsch
et al.:
Temporal Trends of Organochlorine and Perfluorinated Contaminants in a Terrestrial Raptor in Northern Europe Over 34 years (1986–2019)
Jan Ove Bustnes,
Bård-Jørgen Bårdsen,
Dorte Herzke,
Georg Bangjord,
Sophie Bourgeon,
Clémentine Fritsch
et al.:
Ecosystem specific accumulation of organohalogenated compounds: A comparison between adjacent freshwater and terrestrial avian predators
Jan Ove Bustnes,
Bård-Jørgen Bårdsen,
Dorte Herzke,
Georg Bangjord,
Eric Bollinger,
Sophie Bourgeon
et al.:
The impact of climate sensitive factors on the exposure to organohalogenated contaminants in an aquatic bird exploiting both marine and freshwater habitats
Elisabeth Hansen,
Nikolaus Huber,
Jan Ove Bustnes,
Dorte Herzke,
Bård-Jørgen Bårdsen,
Igor Eulaers
et al.:
A novel use of the leukocyte coping capacity assay to assess the immunomodulatory effects of organohalogenated contaminants in avian wildlife
Anna Lippold,
Sophie Bourgeon,
Jon Aars,
Magnus Andersen,
Anuschka Polder,
Jan Ludvig Lyche
et al.:
Temporal trends of persistent organic pollutants in Barents Sea polar bears (Ursus maritimus) in relation to changes in feeding habits and body condition
Heli Routti,
Beatrice Diot,
Cristina Panti,
Nur Duale,
Maria Cristina Fossi,
Mikael Harju
et al.:
Contaminants in Atlantic walruses Part 2: Relationships with endocrine and immune systems
Eliza Helen Kelsey Leat,
Sophie Bourgeon,
Sveinn Are Hanssen,
Ævar Petersen,
Hallvard Strøm,
Tor Harry Bjørn
et al.:
The effect of long-range transport, trophic position and diet specialization on legacy contaminant occurrence in great skuas, Stercorarius skua, breeding across the Northeast Atlantic
Sabrina Tartu,
Jon Aars,
Magnus Andersen,
Anuschka Polder,
Sophie Bourgeon,
Benjamin Merkel
et al.:
Choose your poison – Space-use strategy influences pollutant exposure in Barents Sea polar bears
Sabrina Tartu,
Roger Lille-Langøy,
Trond Røvik Størseth,
Sophie Bourgeon,
Anders Brunsvik,
Jon Aars
et al.:
Multiple-stressor effects in an apex
predator: combined influence of
pollutants and sea ice decline on
lipid metabolism in polar bears
Sveinn Are Hanssen,
Christian Sonne,
Jan Ove Bustnes,
Lisbeth Schnug,
Sophie Bourgeon,
Manuel Ballesteros
et al.:
Anti-parasite treatment and blood biochemistry in raptor
nestlings
Sophie Bourgeon,
Astrid Kolind Riemer,
Sabrina Tartu,
Jon Aars,
Anuschka Polder,
Bjørn Munro Jenssen
et al.:
Potentiation of ecological factors on the disruption of thyroid hormones by organo-halogenated contaminants in female polar bears (Ursus maritimus) from the Barents Sea
Sabrina Tartu,
Sophie Bourgeon,
Jon Aars,
Magnus Andersen,
Karen Lone,
Bjørn Munro Jenssen
et al.:
Diet and metabolic state are the main factors determining concentrations of perfluoroalkyl substances in female polar bears from Svalbard
Sabrina Tartu,
Sophie Bourgeon,
Jon Aars,
Magnus Andersen,
Anuschka Polder,
Gregory W. Thiemann
et al.:
Sea ice-associated decline in body condition leads to increased concentrations of lipophilic pollutants in polar bears (Ursus maritimus) from Svalbard, Norway
Science of the Total Environment 2017 DOI
Silja Sletten,
Sophie Bourgeon,
Bård-Jørgen Bårdsen,
Dorte Herzke,
Francois Criscuolo,
Sylvie Massemin
et al.:
Organohalogenated contaminants in white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) nestlings: An assessment of relationships to immunoglobulin levels, telomeres and oxidative stress
Science of the Total Environment 2016 DOI
Sabrina Tartu,
Sophie Bourgeon,
Jon Aars,
Magnus Andersen,
Dorothee Ehrich,
Gregory W. Thiemann
et al.:
Geographical area and life history traits influence diet in an Arctic marine predator
Tony D. Williams,
Sophie Bourgeon,
Allison Cornell,
Laramie Ferguson,
Mark Fowler,
Raime Blair Fronstin
et al.:
Mid-winter temperatures, not spring temperatures, predict breeding phenology in the European starling Sturnus vulgaris
Royal Society Open Science 2015 DOI
Jan Ove Bustnes,
Sophie Bourgeon,
Eliza H.K. Leat,
Ellen Magnusdóttir,
Hallvard Strøm,
Sveinn Are Hanssen
et al.:
Multiple stressors in a top predator seabird: Potential ecological consequences of environmental contaminants, population health and breeding conditions
Pierre Legagneux,
Lisha L Berzins,
Mark R Forbes,
Naomi jane Harms,
Holly L. Hennin,
Sophie Bourgeon
et al.:
No selection on immunological markers in response to a highly virulent pathogen in an Arctic breeding bird
Evolutionary Applications 2014 DOI
Oliver P. Love,
Christine Madliger,
Sophie Bourgeon,
Christine A. D. Semeniuk,
Tony D. Williams
:
Evidence for baseline glucocorticoids as mediators of reproductive investment in a wild bird
General and Comparative Endocrinology 2014 DOI
Sophie Bourgeon,
Eliza H. K. Leat,
Ellen Magnusdottir,
Robert W. Furness,
Hallvard Strøm,
Aevar Petersen
et al.:
Feather corticosterone levels on wintering grounds have no carry-over effects on breeding among three populations of great skuas (Stercorarius skua)
Ellen Magnusdottir,
Eliza H. K. Leat,
Sophie Bourgeon,
Jón E. Jónsson,
Richard A. Phillips,
Hallvard Strøm
et al.:
Activity patterns of wintering Great Skuas Stercorarius skua
Sveinn Are Hanssen,
Jan Ove Bustnes,
Lisbeth Schnug,
Sophie Bourgeon,
Trond Vidar Johnsen,
Manuel Ballesteros
et al.:
Antiparasite treatments reduce humoral immunity and impact oxidative status in raptor nestlings
Eliza H. K. Leat,
Sophie Bourgeon,
Ellen Magnusdottir,
Geir W. Gabrielsen,
W James Grecian,
Sveinn Are Hanssen
et al.:
Influence of wintering area on persistent organic pollutants in a breeding migratory seabird
Marine Ecology Progress Series 2013 DOI
Sophie Bourgeon,
Eliza H. K. Leat,
Robert W. Furness,
Katrine Borgå,
Sveinn Are Hanssen,
Jan Ove Bustnes
:
Dietary versus maternal sources of organochlorines in top predator seabird chicks: an experimental approach
Environmental Science and Technology 2013 DOI
Eliza H. K. Leat,
Sophie Bourgeon,
Jude I. Eze,
Derek C.G. Muir,
Mary Williamson,
Jan Ove Bustnes
et al.:
Perfluoroalkyl substances in eggs and plasma of an avian top predator, great skua (Stercorarius skua), in the north atlantic
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 2013 SAMMENDRAG / DOI
Christian Sonne,
Frank F. Rigét,
Eliza H. K. Leat,
Sophie Bourgeon,
Katrine Borgå,
Hallvard Strøm
et al.:
Organohalogen contaminants and Blood plasma clinical–chemical parameters in three colonies of North Atlantic Great skua (Stercorarius skua)
Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 2013 SAMMENDRAG / DOI
Ellen Magnusdottir,
Eliza H. K. Leat,
Sophie Bourgeon,
Hallvard Strøm,
Aevar Petersen,
Richard A. Phillips
et al.:
Wintering areas of Great Skuas Stercorarius skua breeding in Scotland, Iceland and Norway
Bird Study 2012 DOI
Elisabeth Hansen,
Jan Ove Bustnes,
Igor Eulaers,
Dorte Herzke,
Bård-Jørgen Bårdsen,
Georg Bangjord
et al.:
Feathers as Temporal Archives of Ecological Stress and Metal Exposure in a Terrestrial Raptor: A Long- Term Study on Breeding Tawny Owls
2023
Fanny Hägg,
Claudia Halsband,
Dorte Herzke,
Vladimir Nikiforov,
Andrew Michael Booth,
Sophie Bourgeon
:
Ingestion of car tyre rubber by lumpfish increases exposure to toxins
Fram Forum 2023 FULLTEKST
Stine Charlotte Benjaminsen,
Sophie Bourgeon,
Dorte Herzke,
France Collard,
Amalie Ask,
Geir W. Gabrielsen
:
Frequency of occurrence of plastic in six seabird species presenting different feeding ecology sampled in Norway and Svalbard
2022
Fanny Hägg,
Dorte Herzke,
Vladimir Nikiforov,
Mari Jystad Egeness,
Andy Booth,
Lisbet Sørensen
et al.:
Ingestion of Crumb Rubber and Uptake of Associated Contaminants in the Marine Lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus)
2022
Fanny Hägg,
Dorte Herzke,
Vladimir Nikiforov,
Mari Egeness Creese,
Andrew Booth,
Lisbet Sørensen
et al.:
Ingestion of Crumb Rubber and Uptake of Associated Contaminants in the Marine Lumpfish ( Cyclopterus lumpus)
2022
Elisabeth Hansen,
Jan Ove Bustnes,
Dorte Herzke,
Björn Helander,
François Criscuolo,
N Huber
et al.:
Investigating relationships between exposure to organohalogenated contaminants and biomarkers of health in a marine top predator - exploring the toolbox
2022
France Collard,
Felix Tulatz,
Geir W. Gabrielsen,
Dorte Herzke,
Rupert Krapp,
Magdalene Langset
et al.:
Plastic ingestion by the northern fulmar Fulmarus glacialis from Kongsfjorden
2021
Claudia Halsband,
Alexandra Kate Abrahams,
Sophie Bourgeon,
Dorte Herzke
:
Trick or treat? Ingestion of biofouled plastic fibres by sea urchins
Fram Forum 2021
Alexandra Kate Abrahams,
Sophie Bourgeon,
Lisbet Sørensen,
Dorte Herzke,
Andy Booth,
Claudia Halsband-Lenk
:
Uptake, distribution and excretion of microplastic fibres in green sea urchin Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis: an experimental exposure
2020
Heli Routti,
Sophie Bourgeon,
B. Diot,
Nur Duale,
A. T. Fisk,
M. Fossi
et al.:
Sucking clams or hunting seals - consequences to walrus health
2018
Anna Lippold,
Sophie Bourgeon,
Jon Aars,
Magnus Andersen,
Anuschka Polder,
Vidar Torget
et al.:
Temporal trends of persistent organic pollutants in Svalbard polar bears (Ursus maritimus) in relation to climate-associated changes in feeding habits.
2018
Sabrina Tartu,
Sophie Bourgeon,
Jon Aars,
Magnus Andersen,
Anuschka Polder,
Gregory W. Thiemann
et al.:
Corrigendum to "Sea ice-associated decline in body condition leads to increased concentrations of lipophilic pollutants in polar bears (Ursus maritimus) from Svalbard, Norway"
Science of the Total Environment 2017 DOI
Børge Moe,
Jouke Prop,
Jon Aars,
Bård-Jørgen Bårdsen,
Sveinn Are Hanssen,
Claus Bech
et al.:
Isbjørnens effekt på fugl i et arktisk klima i endring. Sluttrapport for Svalbards miljøvernfond
Børge Moe,
Sveinn Are Hanssen,
Bård-Jørgen Bårdsen,
Frank Ole Hanssen,
Sophie Bourgeon,
Olga Pavlova
et al.:
Effekter av predatorkontroll og klima på bestandsforhold hos ærfugl på Svalbard. Sluttrapport for Svalbards Miljøvernfond
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Research interests
My research focuses on the ecotoxicology, ecological physiology and endocrinology of free-living avian and mammal species. I am particularly interested in the physiological and biological effects of contaminants (persistent organic pollutants, mercury, microplastics) in Arctic species exposed to multiple stressors.
Teaching
Master courses
BIO-3009 (10 ECTS) - Arctic Marine pollution (course responsible since 2015)
BIO-3020 (10 ECTS) - Fundamentals of Ecotoxicology (course co-pilot since 2019)
BIO-3506 (10 ECTS) - Top predators in polar marine ecosystems: Biology, Role and Management implications (course co-pilot since 2022)
Bachelor courses
BIO-2014 (10 ECTS) - Praksis i næringslivet for biologistudenter (course co-pilot since 2017)
Member of research group
CV
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Since August 2015
Associate professor in marine ecotoxicology
The Arctic University of Norway (UiT), Tromsø, Norway.
UNIPED-100 Pedagogisk Basiskompetanse, Result, UiT 2017/2018
UNIPED-600 Kurs i forskningsveiledning, Result, UiT 2020/2021
- January 2013 to July 2015
Post-doctoral research associate funded by the Research Council of Norway.
Norwegian Polar Institute, Tromsø, Norway.
- June 2008 to December 2012
Post-doctoral research associate funded by the Research Council of Norway.
Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, Tromsø, Norway.
- October 2006 to May 2008
Post-doctoral fellowship from the French ministry for foreign affairs (Lavoisier grant).
Simon Fraser University, Department of Biological Sciences, Burnaby, Canada
- September 2005 to September 2006
Temporary lecturer in Animal Biology.
University Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg, France.
EDUCATION
- October 2002 to June 2006
PhD in physiology, organism and population biology.
University Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg, France.
IPHC, Department of Ecology, Physiology and Ethology, CNRS, Strasbourg, France.
- September 2001 to September 2002
Master degree in ecophysiology, energetics and behaviour.
University Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg, France.