• Spatiotemporal variation in the relationship between boreal forest productivity proxies and climate data 

      Ols, Clémentine; Kålås, Ingvil Henden; Drobyshev, Igor; Söderström, Lars; Hofgaard, Annika (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      The impacts of climate change on high-latitude forest ecosystems are still uncertain. Divergent forest productivity trends have recently been reported both at the local and regional level challenging the projections of ...
    • Spatiotemporal Variations in Trace Element Compositions in Pollock Populations under the Influence of Coastal Norwegian Salmon Farms 

      Fourdain, Linda; Arechavala-Lopez, Pablo; Uglem, Ingebrigt; Sæther, Bjørn-Steinar; Sanchez-Jerez, Pablo (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Pollock Pollachius virens (also known as Saithe) modify their feeding habits when including in their diet uneaten feed pellets from salmon aquaculture sea cages. To determine the influence of salmon farms on Pollock, ...
    • Spatio–temporal distribution of greylag goose Anser anser resightings on the north-west/south-west European flyway: guidance for the delineation of transboundary management units 

      Bacon, Léo; Madsen, Jesper; Jensen, Gitte Høj; de Vries, Lisenka; Follestad, Arne; Koffijberg, Kees; Kruckenberg, Helmut; Loonen, Maarten; Månsson, Johan; Nilsson, Leif; Voslamber, Berend; Guillemain, Matthieu (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      In western Europe, the majority of wild goose populations have increased exponentially over the last decades. Such increase is the source of many socio–ecological conflicts. The need for coordinated management actions to ...
    • Species interactions, environmental gradients and body size shape population niche width 

      Eloranta, Antti; Finstad, Anders Gravbrøt; Sandlund, Odd Terje; Knudsen, Rune; Kuparinen, Anna; Amundsen, Per-Arne (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      1. Competition for shared resources is commonly assumed to restrict population-level niche width of coexisting species. However, the identity and abundance of coexisting species, the prevailing environmental conditions, ...
    • Species-specific spatiotemporal patterns of leopard, lion and tiger attacks on humans 

      Packer, Craig; Shivakumar, Shweta; Athreya, Vidya; Craft, Meggan E.; Dhanwatey, Harshawardhan; Dhanwatey, Poonam; Gurung, Bhim; Joshi, Anup; Kushnir, Hadas; Linnell, John Durrus; Fountain-Jones, Nicholas M. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      1. Large carnivores of the genus Panthera can pose serious threats to public safety. Although the annual number of attacks on humans is rare compared to livestock depredation, such incidents undermine popular support for ...
    • Sperm velocity in a promiscuous bird across experimental media of different viscosities 

      Schmoll, Tim; Rudolfsen, Geir; Schielzeth, Holger; Kleven, Oddmund (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      In species with internal fertilization, the female genital tract appears challenging to sperm, possibly resulting from selection on for example ovarian fluid to control sperm behaviour and, ultimately, fertilization. Few ...
    • Sphagnum incundum a new species in Sphagnum subg. Acutifolia (Sphagnaceae) from boreal and arctic regions of North America 

      Kyrkjeeide, Magni Olsen; Hassel, Kristian; Shaw, Blanca; Shaw, Jonathan; Temsch, Eva M.; Flatberg, Kjell Ivar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      We describe Sphagnum incundum in Sphagnum subg. Acutifolia (Sphagnaceae, Bryophyta). We used both molecular and morphological methods to describe the new species. Molecular relationships with closely related species were ...
    • Spreading or Gathering? Can Traditional Knowledge be a Resource to Tackle Reindeer Diseases Associated with Climate Change? 

      Riseth, Jan Åge; Tømmervik, Hans; Tryland, Morten (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      This paper inquires whether reindeer herders’ traditional knowledge (TK) provides a reservoir of precaution and adaptation possibilities that may be relevant to counteract climate change. As our core example, we used the ...
    • Spring phenology shapes the spatial foraging behavior of Antarctic petrels 

      Fauchald, Per; Tarroux, Arnaud; Tveraa, Torkild; Cherel, Yves; Ropert-Coudert, Yan; Kato, Akiko; Love, Oliver P.; Varpe, Øystein; Descamps, Sébastien (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      In polar seas, the seasonal melting of ice triggers the development of an open-water ecosystem characterized by short-lived algal blooms, the grazing and development of zooplankton, and the influx of avian and mammalian ...
    • Stable isotope marking of otoliths duringvaccination: a novel method for mass-marking fish 

      Warren-Myers, Fletcher; Dempster, Tim; Fjelldal, Per Gunnar; Hansen, Tom; Jensen, Arne Johan; Swearer, Stephen E. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014)
      Tagging or marking of fishes enables the collection of population-based information for ecological research, yet few techniques enable 100% mark detection success. We tested a new mass-marking technique: otolith marking ...
    • Stable isotopes and gut contents indicate differential resource use by coexisting asp (Leuciscus aspius) and pikeperch (Sander lucioperca) 

      Vašek, Mojmír; Eloranta, Antti; Vejříková, Ivana; Blabolil, Petr; Říha, Milan; Jůza, Tomáš; Šmejkal, Marek; Matěna, Josef; Kubečka, Jan; Peterka, Jiří (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Differential use of habitat and prey resources is an important mechanism that may allow coexistence of sympatric species. Unlike interactions between smaller cyprinid and percid fishes, the resource use by coexisting ...
    • Stable isotopes reveal diet shift from pre-extinction to reintroduced Przewalski's horses 

      Kaczensky, Petra; Šturm, Martina Burnik; Sablin, Mikhail V.; Voigt, Christian C.; Smith, Steve; Ganbaatar, Oyunsaikhan; Balint, Boglarka; Walzer, Chris; Spasskaya, Natalia N. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      The Przewalski’s horse (Equus ferus przewalskii), the only remaining wild horse within the equid family, is one of only a handful of species worldwide that went extinct in the wild, was saved by captive breeding, and has ...
    • Stakeholders’ perspectives on the operationalisation of the ecosystem service concept: results from 27 case studies 

      Dick, Jan; Turkelboom, Francis; Woods, Helen; Iniesta-Arandia, Irene; Primmer, Eeva; Saarela, Sanna-Riikka; Bezak, Peter; Mederly, Peter; Leone, Michael; Verheyden, Wim; Kelemen, Eszter; Hauck, Jennifer; Andrews, Chris; Antunes, Paula; Aszalós, Réka; Baró, Francesc; Barton, David Nicholas; Berry, Pam; Bugter, Rob; Carvalho, Laurence; Czúcz, Balint; Dunford, Rob; Blancos, Gemma Garcia; Geamănăt, Nicoleta; Giucăt, Relu; Grizzetti, Bruna; Izakovičováv, Zita; Kertész, Miklós l; Kopperoinen, Leena; Langemeyer, Johannes; Lapola, David Montenegro; Liquete, Camino; Luque, Sandra; Pastur, Guillermo Martinéz; Martín-López, Berta; Mukhopadhyay, Raktima; Niemela, Jari; Odee, David; Peri, Pablo Luis; Pinho, Patricia; Blumentrath, Stefan; Fongar, Claudia; Gomez-Baggethun, Erik; Gundersen, Vegard; Haavardsholm, Oscar; Köhler, Berit; Lindhjem, Henrik; Nowell, Megan Sara; Often, Anders; Reinvang, Rasmus; Rusch, Graciela; Stange, Erik (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      The ecosystem service (ES) concept is becoming mainstream in policy and planning, but operational influence on practice is seldom reported. Here, we report the practitioners’ perspectives on the practical implementation ...
    • Stamlakskontroll 2018 

      Karlsson, Sten; Florø-Larsen, Bjørn; Sollien, Vegard P.; Brandsegg, Hege; Eriksen, Line Birkeland; Erlandsen, Sten Even; Spets, Merethe Hagen (NINA Rapport;1698, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Karlsson, S., Florø-Larsen, B., Sollien, V.P., Brandsegg, H., Eriksen, L.B., Erlandsen, S. E.& Spets, M.H.2019. Stamlakskontroll 2018. NINA Rapport 1698. Norsk institutt for naturforskning. I henhold til Miljødirektoratets ...
    • Stand structure, recruitment and growth dynamics in mixed subalpine spruce and Swiss stone pine forests in the Eastern Carpathians 

      Popa, Ionel; Nechita, Constantin; Hofgaard, Annika (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Natural subalpine forests are considered to be sensitive to climate change, and forest characteristics are assumed to reflect the prevalent disturbance regime. We hypothesize that stand history determines different stand ...
    • State and transition model approach in native forests of Southern Patagonia (Argentina): linking ecosystem services, thresholds and resilience 

      Peri, Pablo Luis; López, Dardo Rubén; Rusch, Veronica; Rusch, Graciela; Rosas, Yamina Micaela; Pastur, Guillermo Martinéz (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      The sustainable use of ñire forests requires knowledge of its dynamics and management to maintain long-term main forest ecosystem services. The aim of this work was to develop a structural–functional state and transition ...
    • Statistical and ecological challenges of monitoring parasitic salmon lice infestations in wild salmonid fish stocks 

      Helland, Ingeborg Palm; Uglem, Ingebrigt; Jansen, Peder A; Diserud, Ola Håvard; Bjørn, Pål Arne; Finstad, Bengt (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)
      Ecological monitoring programmes should provide precise data to inform management, but the data quality is often limited by methodological challenges and the need for cost-effective sampling. Parasite infestations are ...
    • Status and trends in Arctic vegetation: Evidence from experimental warming and long-term monitoring 

      Bjorkman, Anne D.; Criado, Mariana Garcia; Myers-Smith, Isla H.; Ravolainen, Virve; Jónsdóttir, Ingibjörg Svala; Westergaard, Kristine Bakke; Lawler, James P.; Aronsson, Mora; Bennett, Bruce; Gardfjell, Hans; Heiðmarsson, Starri; Stewart, Laerke; Normand, Signe (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Changes in Arctic vegetation can have important implications for trophic interactions and ecosystem functioning leading to climate feedbacks. Plot-based vegetation surveys provide detailed insight into vegetation changes ...
    • Steder i naturen: sted, natur og materialitet på ungdomstrinnet 

      Murtnes, Åsve; Jørgensen, Kari Anne; Birkeland, Inger (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      I denne artikkelen utforskes teoretiske og empiriske perspektiver på sted i undervisningssammenheng, og det stilles spørsmål om hvordan læringsarenaer i naturen kan forstås som sted, natur og materialitet på ungdomstrinnet. ...
    • Stedsnavn i Tirol: endonymiprinsippets utfordringer i møtet med språklig og toponymisk mangfold 

      Sandvik, Hanno (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Toponyms of Tyrol – how to apply the endonymic principle in a highly diverse namescape