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    • Characteristics of temporal changes in communities where dynamics differ between species 

      Solbu, Erik Blystad; Engen, Steinar; Diserud, Ola Håvard (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)
      Communities with different phenotypic variation among species can have identical species abundance distributions, although their temporal dynamics may be very different. By using stochastic species abundance models, both ...

    • Characteristics, drivers and feedbacks of global greening 

      Piao, Shilong; Wang, Xuhui; Park, Taejin; Chen, Chi; Lian, Xu; He, Yue; Bjerke, Jarle W.; Chen, Anping; Ciais, Philippe; Tømmervik, Hans; Nemani, Ramakrishna R.; Myneni, Ranga B. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)

    • Chasing the bird: 3D acoustic tracking of aerial flight displays with a minimal planar microphone array 

      Dutilleux, Guillaume Joseph Antonin; Sandercock, Brett Kevin; Kålås, John Atle (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Tracking the flight patterns of birds and bats in three-dimensional space is central to key questions in evolutionary ecology but remains a difficult technical challenge. For example, complex aerial flight displays are ...

    • Chewing lice Trichodectes pinguis pinguis in Scandinavian brown bears (Ursus arctos) 

      Esteruelas, Nuria Fandos; Malmsten, Jonas; Bröjer, Caroline; Grandi, Giulio; Lindström, Anders; Brown, Paul; Swenson, Jon; Evans, Alina; Arnemo, Jon Martin (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      In April 2014 and 2015, we noted localized alopecia (neck, forelimbs, and chest) and hyperpigmentation on two adult brown bears (Ursus arctos) captured in central-south Sweden for ecological studies under the Scandinavian ...

    • Children and nearby nature: A nationwide parental survey from Norway 

      Gundersen, Vegard; Skår, Margrete; O'Brien, Liz; Wold, Line Camilla; Follo, Gro Irene (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)
      tThe aim of this paper is to describe the availability of and use of nearby outdoor spaces along a naturecontinuum by Norwegian children. We carried out a nationwide survey of 3 160 parents with childrenaged 6–12 years, ...

    • China and India lead in greening of the world through land-use management 

      Chen, Chi; Park, Taejin; Wang, Xuhui; Piao, Shilong; Xu, Baodong; Chaturvedi, Rajiv K.; Fuchs, Richard; Brovkin, Victor; Ciais, Philippe; Fensholt, Rasmus; Tømmervik, Hans; Bala, Govindasamy; Zhu, Zaichun; Nemani, Ramakrishna R.; Myneni, Ranga B. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Satellite data show increasing leaf area of vegetation due to direct factors (human land-use management) and indirect factors (such as climate change, CO2 fertilization, nitrogen deposition and recovery from natural ...

    • Circadian rhythmicity persists through the Polar night and midnight sun in Svalbard reindeer 

      Arnold, Walter; Ruf, Thomas; Loe, Leif Egil; Irvine, R. Justin; Ropstad, Erik; Veiberg, Vebjørn; Albon, Steve D. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Studies of locomotor activity in Svalbard reindeer reported the temporary absence of diel rhythms under Arctic photic conditions. However, using Lomb-Scargle periodogram analyses with high statistical power we found diel ...

    • Circum-Arctic distribution of chemical anti-herbivore compounds suggests biome-wide trade-off in defence strategies in Arctic shrubs 

      Lindén, Elin; te Beest, Mariska; Aubreu, Ilka; Moritz, Thomas; Sundqvist, Maja K.; Barrio, Isabel C.; Boike, Julia; Bryant, John P.; Bråthen, Kari Anne; Buchwal, Agata; Bueno, C. Guillermo; Currier, Alain; Egelkraut, Dagmar Dorothea; Forbes, Bruce C.; Hallinger, Martin; Heijmans, Monique; Hermanutz, Luise; Hik, David S.; Hofgaard, Annika; Holmgren, Milena; Huebner, Diane C.; Høye, Toke T.; Jónsdóttir, Ingibjörg S.; Kaarlejärvi, Elina; Kissler, Emilie; Kumpula, Timo; Limpens, Juul; Myers-Smith, Isla H.; Normand, Signe; Post, Eric; Rocha, Adrian V.; Schmidt, Niels Martin; Skarin, Anna; Soininen, Eeva M; Sokolov, Aleksandr; Sokolova, Natalia; Speed, James David Mervyn; Street, Lorna E.; Tananaev, Nikita; Tremblay, Jean-Pierre; Urbanowicz, Christine; Watts, David A.; Zimmermann, Heike H.; Olofsson, Johan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Spatial variation in plant chemical defence towards herbivores can help us understand variation in herbivore top–down control of shrubs in the Arctic and possibly also shrub responses to global warming. Less defended, ...

    • Circumpolar dynamics of a marine top-predator track ocean warming rates. 

      Descamps, Sebastian; Anker-Nilssen, Tycho; Barrett, Robert T; Irons, D; Merkel, Flemming; Robertson, Gregory J.; Yoccoz, Nigel Gilles; Mallory, Mark L; Montevecchi, William A.; Boertmann, D.; Artukhin, Yuri; Christensen-Dalsgaard, Signe; Erikstad, Kjell E; Gilchrist, H. Grant; Labansen, Aili; Lorentsen, Svein Håkon; Mosbech, Anders; Olsen, Bergur; Petersen, Aevar; Rail, Jean-Francois; Renner, Heather M.; Strøm, H.; Systad, Geir Helge; Wilhelm, Sabina I.; Zelenskaya, Larisa (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Global warming is a nonlinear process, and temperature may increase in a stepwise manner. Periods of abrupt warming can trigger persistent changes in the state of ecosystems, also called regime shifts. The responses of ...

    • A circumpolar study unveils a positive non-linear effect oftemperature on arctic arthropod availability that may reduce therisk of warming-induced trophic mismatch for breeding shorebirds 

      Chagnon-Lafortune, Aurélie; Duchesne, Éliane; Legagneux, Pierre; McKinnon, Laura; Reneerkens, Jeroen; Casajus, Nicolas; Abraham, Kenneth F.; Bolduc, Élise; Brown, Glen S.; Brown, Stephen C.; Gates, H. River; Gilg, Olivier; Giroux, Marie-Andrée; Gurney, Kirsty E.B.; Kendall, Steve; Kwon, Eunbi; Lanctot, Richard B.; Lank, David B.; Lecomte, Nicolas; Leung, Maria; Liebezeit, Joseph R.; Morrison, R. I. Guy; Nol, Erica; Payer, David C.; Reid, Donald; Ruthrauff, Daniel; Saalfeld, Sarah T.; Sandercock, Brett Kevin; Smith, Paul A.; Schmidt, Niels Martin; Tulp, Ingrid; Ward, David H.; Høye, Toke T.; Berteaux, Dominique; Bêty, Joël (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      Seasonally abundant arthropods are a crucial food source for many migratorybirds that breed in the Arctic. In cold environments, the growth and emergence ofarthropods are particularly tied to temperature. Thus, the phenology ...

    • Citationchaser: A tool for transparent and efficient forward and backward citation chasing in systematic searching 

      Haddaway, Neal R.; Grainger, Matthew; Gray, Charles T. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Systematic searching aims to find all possibly relevant research from multiple sources, the basis for an unbiased and comprehensive evidence base. Along with bibliographic databases, systematic reviewers use a variety of ...

    • Classifying and valuing ecosystem services for urban planning 

      Gomez-Baggethun, Erik; Barton, David Nicholas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012)
      While technological progress has fostered the conception of an urban society that is increasingly decoupled from ecosystems, demands on natural capital and ecosystem services keep increasing steadily in our urbanized planet. ...

    • Classifying grass-dominated habitats from remotely sensed data: The influence of spectral resolution, acquisition time and the vegetation classification system on accuracy and thematic resolution 

      Bradter, Ute; O'Connell, Jerome; Kunin, William E.; Boffey, Caroline W.H.; Ellis, Richard J.; Benton, Tim G. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Detailed maps of vegetation facilitate spatial conservation planning. Such information can be difficult to map from remotely sensed data with the detail (thematic resolution) required for ecological applications. For ...

    • Climate and density-dependence cause changes in adult sex ratio in a large Arctic herbivore 

      Peeters, Bart; Veiberg, Vebjørn; Pedersen, Åshild Ønvik; Stien, Audun; Irvine, Robert Justin; Aanes, Ronny; Sæther, Bernt-Erik; Strand, Olav; Hansen, Brage Bremset (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Peeters, B., V. Veiberg, A. Ø. Pedersen, A. Stien, R. J. Irvine, R. Aanes, B.-E. Sæther, O. Strand, and B. B. Hansen. 2017. Climate and density dependence cause changes in adult sex ratio in a large Arctic herbivore. ...

    • Climate and ecosystem services. The potential of Norwegian ecosystems for climate mitigation and adaptation 

      Rusch, Graciela (NINA Rapport;791, Research report, 2012)
      The concept of ecosystem services encompasses the many benefits that society receives from nature and that are often taken for granted. The conceptual framework highlights the connection between ecosystems and its components, ...

    • Climate and land‑cover change alter bumblebee species richness and community composition in subalpine areas 

      Fourcade, Yoan; Åström, Sandra Charlotte Helene; Öckinger, Erik (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Climate and land-use change are recognised as the two main drivers of the ongoing reorganisation of Earth’s biodiversity, but understanding precisely their role in shaping species’ distributions and communities remains ...

    • Climate change and the increasing impact of polar bears on bird populations 

      Prop, Jouke; Aars, Jon; Bårdsen, Bård-Jørgen; Hanssen, Sveinn Are; Bech, Claus; Bourgeon, Sophie; Fouw, Jimmy de; Gabrielsen, Geir W.; Lang, Johannes; Noreen, Elin; Oudman, Thomas; Sittler, Benoit; Tombre, Ingunn; Wolters, Eva; Moe, Børge; Stempniewicz, Lech (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)
      The Arctic is becoming warmer at a high rate, and contractions in the extent of sea ice are currently changing the habitats of marine top-predators dependent on ice. Polar bears (Ursus maritimus) depend on sea ice for ...

    • Climate change in the Baltic Sea region: a summary 

      Meier, H.E. Markus; Kniebush, M; Dieterich, Christian; Groger, Matthias; Zorita, Eduardo; Elmgren, Ragnar; Myrberg, Kai; Ahola, Markus; Bartsova, A; Bonsdorff, Erik; Börgel, Florian; Capell, Rene; Carlén, Ida; Carlund, Thomas; Carstensen, Jacob; Christensen, Ole; Dierschke, Volker; Frauen, Claudia; Frederiksen, Morten; Gaget, Elie; Galatius, Anders; Haapala, Jari; Halkka, Antti; Hugelius, Gustaf; Hünicke, Birgit; Jaagus, Jaak; Jüssi, Mart; Kãyhkõ, Jukka; Kirchner, Nina; Kjellström, Erik; Kulinski, Karol; Lehmann, Andreas C; Lindstrom, G; May, Wilhelm; Miller, Paul A.; Mohrholz, Volker; Muller-Karulis, Bärbel; Pavòn-Jordàn, Diego; Quante, Markus; Reckermann, Markus; Rutgersson, Anna; Savchuk, Oleg; Stendel, Martin; Tuomi, Laura; Viitasalo, Markku; Weisse, Ralf; Zhang, Wenyan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Based on the Baltic Earth Assessment Reports of this thematic issue in Earth System Dynamics and recent peer-reviewed literature, current knowledge of the effects of global warming on past and future changes in climate of ...

    • Climate change induced molting mismatch? Mountain hare abundance reduced by duration of snowcover and predator abundance 

      Pedersen, Simen; Odden, Morten; Pedersen, Hans-Christian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      In northern latitudes, species that have adapted to snow cover by molting and changing pelage color will be particularly vulnerable to climate change, as predation levels may increase due to a mismatch with background ...

    • Climate influence on plant–pollinator interactions in the keystone species Vaccinium myrtillus 

      Olsen, Siri Lie; Evju, Marianne; Åström, Jens; Løkken, Jørn Olav; Dahle, Sondre; Andresen, Jonas; Eide, Nina Elisabeth (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Climate change is altering the world's ecosystems through direct effects of climate warming and precipitation changes but also indirectly through changes in biotic interactions. For instance, climate-driven changes in plant ...