Blar i NINA Brage på tidsskrift "Science of the Total Environment"
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Research challenges for cultural ecosystem services and public health in (peri-)urban environments
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Urbanization is a global trend, and consequently the quality of urban environments is increasingly important for human health and wellbeing. Urban life-style is typically associated with low physical activity and sometimes ... -
Road effects on benthic macroinvertebrate assemblages in boreal headwater streams
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Roads constitute a worldwide network of ecological barriers traversing countless streams and rivers. A large fraction of the land area lies in close proximity to roads. Ecological effects of roads likely extend well beyond ... -
Seasonal host and ecological drivers may promote restricted water as a viral vector
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)In climates with seasonally limited precipitation, terrestrial animals congregate at high densities at scarce water sources. We hypothesize that viruses can exploit the recurrence of these diverse animal congrega- tions ... -
Seasonal variation of mercury contamination in Arctic seabirds: A pan-Arctic assessment
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Mercury (Hg) is a natural trace element found in high concentrations in top predators, including Arctic seabirds. Most current knowledge about Hg concentrations in Arctic seabirds relates to exposure during the summer ... -
Stand structure, recruitment and growth dynamics in mixed subalpine spruce and Swiss stone pine forests in the Eastern Carpathians
(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 ... -
Taxonomic and functional reorganization in Central European stream macroinvertebrate communities over 25 years
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Climate warming can lead to a replacement of species that favour cold temperatures by species that favour warm temperatures. However, the implications of such thermic shifts for the functioning of ecosystems remain poorly ... -
The effects of hydrodynamics on the three-dimensional downstream migratory movement of Atlantic salmon
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Anthropogenic structures in rivers are major threats for fish migration and effective mitigation is imperative given the worldwide expansion of such structures. Fish behaviour is strongly influenced by hydrodynamics, but ... -
The science, policy and practice of nature-based solutions: An interdisciplinary perspective
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)In this paper, we reflect on the implications for science, policy and practice of the recently introduced concept of Nature-Based Solutions (NBS), with a focus on the European context. First, we analyse NBS in relation to ... -
The stress of being contaminated? Adrenocortical function and reproduction in relation to persistent organic pollutants in female black legged kittiwakes
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)High levels of environmental pollutants such as persistent organic pollutants (POPs) including PCB and DDT have been found in the Arctic and many of those pollutants may impair reproduction through endocrine disruption. ... -
Understanding the drivers of extensive plant damage in boreal and Arctic ecosystems: Insights from field surveys in the aftermath of damage
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)The exact cause of population dieback in nature is often challenging to identify retrospectively. Plant research in northern regions has in recent decades been largely focussed on the opposite trend, namely increasing ... -
Why humans kill animals and why we cannot avoid it
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Killing animals has been a ubiquitous human behaviour throughout history, yet it is becoming increasingly controversial and criticised in some parts of contemporary human society. Here we review 10 primary reasons why ...