Bilde av Bourgeon, Sophie
Bilde av Bourgeon, Sophie
Department of Arctic and Marine Biology sophie.bourgeon@uit.no +4777646033 Tromsø You can find me here

Sophie Bourgeon



  • Elisabeth, Jan Ove, Dorte, Georg, Manuel, Bård-Jørgen 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
    Science of the Total Environment 2024 DOI / ARKIV
  • France, Felix, Mikael, Dorte, Sophie, Geir Wing :
    Can plastic related chemicals be indicators of plastic ingestion in an Arctic seabird?
    Chemosphere 2024 DOI / ARKIV
  • Stine Charlotte, Nina, Dorte, Arild, Tycho, Sophie et al.:
    The challenges of opportunistic sampling when comparing prevalence of plastics in diving seabirds: A multi-species example from Norway
    Marine Pollution Bulletin 2024 DOI / ARKIV
  • Felix, Geir Wing, Sophie, Dorte, Rupert, Magdalene et al.:
    Implications of Regurgitative Feeding on Plastic Loads in Northern Fulmars (Fulmarus glacialis): A Study from Svalbard
    Environmental Science and Technology 2023 DOI / ARKIV
  • Lisa Elena, Theresia, Fredrik Björn, Martin, Marie-Anne, Sophie et al.:
    Don't mind if I do: Arctic humpback whales respond to winter foraging opportunities before migration
    Royal Society Open Science 2023 DOI / ARKIV
  • Quentin, Clementine, Georg, Bård-Jørgen, Sophie, Igor 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
    Science of the Total Environment 2023 DOI / ARKIV
  • Elisabeth, Jiachen, Björn, Jan Ove, Igor, Veerle Leontina B et al.:
    A retrospective investigation of feather corticosterone in a highly contaminated white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) population
    Environmental Research 2023 DOI / ARKIV
  • Elisabeth, Tove, Jan Ove, Björn, Igor, Jiachen et al.:
    Telomere length in relation to persistent organic pollutant exposure in white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) nestlings from Sweden sampled in 1995-2013
    Environmental Research 2022 DOI / ARKIV
  • Jan Ove, Bård-Jørgen, Dorte, Georg, Eric, Sophie et al.:
    The impact of climate sensitive factors on the exposure to organohalogenated contaminants in an aquatic bird exploiting both marine and freshwater habitats
    Science of the Total Environment 2022 DOI / ARKIV
  • Stine Charlotte, Sophie, Dorte, Amalie, France, Geir Wing :
    First documentation of plastic ingestion in the arctic glaucous gull (Larus hyperboreus)
    Science of the Total Environment 2022 DOI / ARKIV
  • Jan Ove, Bård-Jørgen, Dorte, Georg, Sophie, Clémentine et al.:
    Temporal Trends of Organochlorine and Perfluorinated Contaminants in a Terrestrial Raptor in Northern Europe Over 34 years (1986–2019)
    Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 2022 DOI / ARKIV
  • Jan Ove, Bård-Jørgen, Dorte, Georg, Sophie, Clémentine et al.:
    Ecosystem specific accumulation of organohalogenated compounds: A comparison between adjacent freshwater and terrestrial avian predators
    Environmental Research 2022 DOI / ARKIV
  • Elisabeth, Nikolaus, Jan Ove, Dorte, Bård-Jørgen, Igor et al.:
    A novel use of the leukocyte coping capacity assay to assess the immunomodulatory effects of organohalogenated contaminants in avian wildlife
    Environment International 2020 DOI / ARKIV
  • Eliza Helen Kelsey, Sophie, Sveinn Are, Ævar, Hallvard, Tor Harry 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
    Environmental Pollution (1987) 2019 DOI / ARKIV
  • Heli, Beatrice, Cristina, Nur, Maria Cristina, Mikael et al.:
    Contaminants in Atlantic walruses Part 2: Relationships with endocrine and immune systems
    Environmental Pollution (1987) 2019 DOI / ARKIV
  • Anna, Sophie, Jon, Magnus, Anuschka, Jan Ludvig 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
    Environmental Science and Technology 2019 DOI / ARKIV
  • Sabrina, Jon, Magnus, Anuschka, Sophie, Benjamin et al.:
    Choose your poison – Space-use strategy influences pollutant exposure in Barents Sea polar bears
    Environmental Science and Technology 2018 DOI / ARKIV
  • Sabrina, Sophie, Jon, Magnus, Karen, Bjørn Munro et al.:
    Diet and metabolic state are the main factors determining concentrations of perfluoroalkyl substances in female polar bears from Svalbard
    Environmental Pollution (1987) 2017 DOI / ARKIV
  • Sophie, Astrid Kolind, Sabrina, Jon, Anuschka, Bjørn Munro 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
    Environmental Research 2017 DOI / ARKIV
  • Sabrina, Roger, Trond Røvik, Sophie, Anders, Jon et al.:
    Multiple-stressor effects in an apex predator: combined influence of pollutants and sea ice decline on lipid metabolism in polar bears
    Scientific Reports 2017 DOI / ARKIV
  • Sabrina, Sophie, Jon, Magnus, Anuschka, Gregory W. 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
  • Sveinn Are, Christian, Jan Ove, Lisbeth, Sophie, Manuel et al.:
    Anti-parasite treatment and blood biochemistry in raptor nestlings
    Canadian Journal of Zoology 2017 DOI / ARKIV
  • Sabrina, Sophie, Jon, Magnus, Dorothee, Gregory W. et al.:
    Geographical area and life history traits influence diet in an Arctic marine predator
    PLOS ONE 2016 DOI / ARKIV / FULLTEKST
  • Silja, Sophie, Bård-Jørgen, Dorte, Francois, Sylvie 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
  • Jan Ove, Sophie, Eliza H.K., Ellen, Hallvard, Sveinn Are et al.:
    Multiple stressors in a top predator seabird: Potential ecological consequences of environmental contaminants, population health and breeding conditions
    PLOS ONE 2015 DOI / ARKIV
  • Tony D., Sophie, Allison, Laramie, Mark, Raime Blair et al.:
    Mid-winter temperatures, not spring temperatures, predict breeding phenology in the European starling Sturnus vulgaris
    Royal Society Open Science 2015 DOI
  • Oliver P., Christine, Sophie, Christine A. D., Tony D. :
    Evidence for baseline glucocorticoids as mediators of reproductive investment in a wild bird
    General and Comparative Endocrinology 2014 DOI
  • Sophie, Eliza H. K., Ellen, Robert W., Hallvard, Aevar et al.:
    Feather corticosterone levels on wintering grounds have no carry-over effects on breeding among three populations of great skuas (Stercorarius skua)
    PLOS ONE 2014 DOI / ARKIV
  • Ellen, Eliza H. K., Sophie, Jón E., Richard A., Hallvard et al.:
    Activity patterns of wintering Great Skuas Stercorarius skua
    Bird Study 2014 DOI / ARKIV
  • Pierre, Lisha L, Mark R, Naomi jane, Holly L., Sophie et al.:
    No selection on immunological markers in response to a highly virulent pathogen in an Arctic breeding bird
    Evolutionary Applications 2014 DOI
  • Christian, Frank F., Eliza H. K., Sophie, Katrine, Hallvard 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 DOI
  • Eliza H. K., Sophie, Jude I., Derek C.G., Mary, Jan Ove 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 DOI
  • Sveinn Are, Jan Ove, Lisbeth, Sophie, Trond Vidar, Manuel et al.:
    Antiparasite treatments reduce humoral immunity and impact oxidative status in raptor nestlings
    Ecology and Evolution 2013 DOI / ARKIV
  • Eliza H. K., Sophie, Ellen, Geir W., W James, Sveinn Are et al.:
    Influence of wintering area on persistent organic pollutants in a breeding migratory seabird
    Marine Ecology Progress Series 2013 DOI
  • Sophie, Eliza H. K., Robert W., Katrine, Sveinn Are, Jan Ove :
    Dietary versus maternal sources of organochlorines in top predator seabird chicks: an experimental approach
    Environmental Science and Technology 2013 DOI
  • Ellen, Eliza H. K., Sophie, Hallvard, Aevar, Richard A. et al.:
    Wintering areas of Great Skuas Stercorarius skua breeding in Scotland, Iceland and Norway
    Bird Study 2012 DOI
  • Elisabeth, Jan Ove, Igor, Dorte, Bård-Jørgen, Georg 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, Claudia, Dorte, Vladimir, Andrew Michael, Sophie :
    Ingestion of car tyre rubber by lumpfish increases exposure to toxins
    Fram Forum 2023 FULLTEKST
  • Fanny, Dorte, Vladimir, Mari Jystad, Andy, Lisbet et al.:
    Ingestion of Crumb Rubber and Uptake of Associated Contaminants in the Marine Lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus)
    2022
  • Elisabeth, Jan Ove, Dorte, Björn, François, N et al.:
    Investigating relationships between exposure to organohalogenated contaminants and biomarkers of health in a marine top predator - exploring the toolbox
    2022
  • Stine Charlotte, Sophie, Dorte, France, Amalie, Geir W. :
    Frequency of occurrence of plastic in six seabird species presenting different feeding ecology sampled in Norway and Svalbard
    2022
  • Fanny, Dorte, Vladimir, Mari Egeness, Andrew, Lisbet et al.:
    Ingestion of Crumb Rubber and Uptake of Associated Contaminants in the Marine Lumpfish ( Cyclopterus lumpus)
    2022
  • Claudia, Alexandra Kate, Sophie, Dorte :
    Trick or treat? Ingestion of biofouled plastic fibres by sea urchins
    Fram Forum 2021
  • France, Felix, Geir W., Dorte, Rupert, Magdalene et al.:
    Plastic ingestion by the northern fulmar Fulmarus glacialis from Kongsfjorden
    2021
  • Alexandra Kate, Sophie, Lisbet, Dorte, Andy, Claudia :
    Uptake, distribution and excretion of microplastic fibres in green sea urchin Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis: an experimental exposure
    2020
  • Anna, Sophie, Jon, Magnus, Anuschka, Vidar et al.:
    Temporal trends of persistent organic pollutants in Svalbard polar bears (Ursus maritimus) in relation to climate-associated changes in feeding habits.
    2018
  • Heli, Sophie, B., Nur, A. T., M. et al.:
    Sucking clams or hunting seals - consequences to walrus health
    2018
  • Sabrina, Sophie, Jon, Magnus, Anuschka, Gregory W. 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, Jouke, Jon, Bård-Jørgen, Sveinn Are, Claus et al.:
    Isbjørnens effekt på fugl i et arktisk klima i endring. Sluttrapport for Svalbards miljøvernfond
    Norsk institutt for naturforskning (NINA) 2015 ARKIV / FULLTEKST
  • Oliver P., Sophie, Christine, Christine A. D., Tony D. :
    Glucocorticoids, workload and fitness: the role of environmental context, plasticity and repeatability
    Integrative and Comparative Biology 2012

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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.

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    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 September 2023

    Professor in marine ecotoxicology

    The Arctic University of Norway (UiT), Tromsø, Norway.

    • August 2015 to August 2023

    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.   


    Norges fiskerihøgskole C172


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