• The evolving story of catadromy in the European eel (Anguilla anguilla) 

      Durif, Caroline; Arts, M.; Bertolini, F.; Cresci, Alessandro; Daverat, F.; Karlsbakk, Egil Erlingsson; Koprivnikar, J.; Moland, Even; Olsen, Esben Moland; Parzanini, C.; Power, M.; Rohtla, Mehis; Skiftesvik, Anne Berit; Thorstad, Eva Bonsak; Vøllestad, Leif Asbjørn; Browman, Howard (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Anguillid eels were once considered to be the classic example of catadromy. However, alternative life cycles have been reported, including skipping the freshwater phase and habitat shifting between fresh, brackish, and ...
    • Ex situ versus in situ Eurasian lynx populations: implications for successful breeding and genetic rescue 

      Krojerová‑Prokešová, Jarmila; Gajdárová, Barbora; Reiners, Tobias Erik; Bolechová, Petra; Kleven, Oddmund; Koubek, Petr; Nowak, Carsten; Ozoliņš, Jānis; Tám, Branislav; Voloshina, Inna; Vallo, Peter (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      The main aim of ex situ programmes in conservation is to provide a suitable source of individuals for future reintroductions or reinforcement of existing populations. A fundamental prerequisite is creating and maintaining ...
    • Exceptionally high apparent adult survival in three tropical species of plovers in Madagascar 

      Jones, William; Eberhart-Hertel, Luke J.; Freckleton, Robert P.; Hoffman, Joseph I.; Krüger, Oliver; Sandercock, Brett; Vincze, Orsolya; Zefania, Sama; Székely, Tamás (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Adult survival is a key component of population dynamics, and understanding variation in and the drivers of adult survival rates and longevity is critical for ecological and evolutionary studies, as well as for conservation ...
    • Exclusion of invertebrates influences saprotrophic fungal community and wood decay rate in an experimental field study 

      Jacobsen, Rannveig Margrete; Sverdrup-Thygeson, Anne; Kauserud, Håvard; Mundra, Sunil; Birkemoe, Tone (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      1. Decomposer communities perform an essential ecosystem function by recycling nutrients. However, the effect of higher trophic levels on microbial decomposer communities and rate of decomposition is poorly understood. We ...
    • Existing evidence on the use of participatory scenarios in ecological restoration: a systematic map 

      Durrant, Eleanor; Howson, Pete; Puttick, Bekah; Potts, Samantha; Shennan‑Farpón, Yara; Sari, Novieta; Allen, Nicholas; Jo, Yeongeun; Grainger, Matthew; Teh, Yit Arn; Pfeifer, Marion (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Background and context The scale of land degradation worldwide has led to nearly one billion hectares committed to restoration globally. However, achieving such restoration targets will necessitate complex trade-offs against ...
    • Expansion speed as a generic measure of spread for alien species 

      Sandvik, Hanno (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      The ecological impact of alien species is a function of the area colonised. Impact assessments of alien species are thus incomplete unless they take the spatial component of invasion processes into account. This paper ...
    • Experimental ecosystem accounting in the Oslo Region 

      Barton, David N. (Urban EEA Technical Brief;2017-1, Others, 2017)
      Barton, D. 2017. Experimental ecosystem accounting in the Oslo Region. Urban EEA Technical Brief 2017-1
    • Experimental hydraulics on fish-friendly trash-racks: an ecological approach 

      Szabo-Meszaros, Marcell; Navaratnam, Christy Ushanth; Aberle, Jochen; Silva, Ana T.; Forseth, Torbjørn; Calles, Olle; Fjeldstad, Hans-Petter; Alfredsen, Knut (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
    • Experimental hydraulics on fish-friendly trash-racks: an ecological approach 

      Szabo-Meszaros, Marcell; Navaratnam, Christy Ushanth; Aberle, Jochen; Silva, Ana T.; Forseth, Torbjørn; Calles, Olle; Fjeldstad, Hans-Petter; Alfredsen, Knut (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
    • Experimental warming increases fungal alpha diversity in an oligotrophic maritime Antarctic soil 

      Newsham, Kevin K.; Misiak, Marta; Goodall-Copestake, William P.; Dahl, Malin Stapnes; Boddy, Lynne; Hopkins, David W.; Davey, Marie Louise (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      The climate of maritime Antarctica has altered since the 1950s. However, the effects of increased temperature, precipitation and organic carbon and nitrogen availability on the fungal communities inhabiting the barren and ...
    • Experimental warming increases fungal alpha diversity in an oligotrophic maritime Antarctic soil 

      Newsham, Kevin K.; Misiak, Marta; Goodall-Copestake, William P.; Stapnes Dahl, Malin; Boddy, Lynne; Hopkins, David W.; Davey, Marie Louise (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      The climate of maritime Antarctica has altered since the 1950s. However, the effects of increased temperature, precipitation and organic carbon and nitrogen availability on the fungal communities inhabiting the barren and ...
    • Explaining variation in brood parasitism rates between potential host species with similar habitat requirements 

      Li, Donglai; Zhang, Zhengwang; Grim, Tomas; Liang, Wei; Stokke, Bård Gunnar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)
      Host specialization evolved in many parasite-host systems. Evolution and maintenance of host specificity may be influenced by host life-history traits, active host selection by the parasite, and host anti-parasite ...
    • Exploratory and confirmatory research in the open science era 

      Nilsen, Erlend Birkeland; Bowler, Diana Elizabeth; Linnell, John Durrus (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2002)
      1. Applied ecological research is increasingly inspired by the open science movement. However, new challenges about how we define our science when biodiversity data are being shared and reused are not solved. Among these ...
    • Exploring intrinsic, instrumental, and relational values for sustainable management of social-ecological systems 

      Arias-Arévalo, Paola; Martín-López, Berta; Gomez-Baggethun, Erik (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      The values (i.e., importance) that people place on ecosystems have been identified as a crucial dimension of sustainable management of social-ecological systems. Recently, the call for integrating plural values of ecosystems ...
    • Exploring sustainable experiences in tourism 

      Breiby, Monica Adele; Duedahl, Eva; Øian, Hogne; Ericsson, Birgitta (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      This study explores the vaguely defined concept of sustainableexperiences. Specifically, it questions how perceived experiencevalue at tourism destinations can be enhanced through sustainableexperience dimensions. Although ...
    • Exploring sustainable experiences in tourism. 

      Breiby, Monica; Duedahl, Eva; Øian, Hogne (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      This study explores the vaguely defined concept of sustainableexperiences. Specifically, it questions how perceived experiencevalue at tourism destinations can be enhanced through sustainableexperience dimensions. Although ...
    • Exposure of White‑throated Dippers to heavy metals in acidified and non‑acidified streams in Norway 

      Pedersen, Hans Christian; Nybø, Signe; Sandercock, Brett (Journal article, 2020)
      We examined the exposure of White-throated Dippers (Cinclus cinclus) to aluminum and mercury in acidified and nonacidified streams in two regions of Norway. Both metals showed significantly higher concentrations in the ...
    • Exposure to oxychlordane is associated with shorter telomeres in arctic breeding kittiwakes 

      Blévin, Pierre; Angelier, Frédéric; Tartu, Sabrina; Ruault, Stéphanie; Bustamante, Paco; Herzke, Dorte; Moe, Børge; Bech, Claus; Gabrielsen, Geir W.; Bustnes, Jan Ove; Chastel, Olivier (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
    • Extra-pair paternity in the boreal, socially monogamous Grey-headed Chickadee (Poecile cinctus) 

      Kleven, Oddmund; Rudolfsen, Geir; Schmoll, Tim (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Extra-pair mating is common alternative reproductive strategyamong socially monogamous bird species, but empirical data on the genetic mating systems of most species are still lacking. Here we present the first parentage ...
    • Extra‑pair paternity and sperm length variation in the socially monogamous Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 

      Kleven, Oddmund; Fiske, Aksel N.; Håvik, Magnus; Kroglund, Rolf Terje; Østnes, Jan Eivind; Schmoll, Tim (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Basic knowledge about the genetic mating system is lacking for the great majority of the approximately 10,000 extant bird species. Filling this knowledge gap is not only critical for a comprehensive understanding of the ...