• Activity patterns of wintering Great Skuas Stercorarius skua 

      Magnusdottir, Ellen; Leat, Eliza H. K.; Bourgeon, Sophie; Jónsson, Jón E.; Phillips, Richard A.; Strøm, Hallvard; Petersen, Aevar; Hanssen, Sveinn Are; Bustnes, Jan Ove; Furness, Robert W. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014)
      Capsule Great Skuas Stercorarius skua wintering in different areas spent different amounts of time in flight (foraging or searching for food) and so may be experiencing different feeding conditions. Aims To compare the ...
    • Anti-parasite treatment and blood biochemistry in raptor nestlings 

      Hanssen, Sveinn Are; Sonne, Christian; Bustnes, Jan Ove; Schnug, Lisbeth; Bourgeon, Sophie; Ballesteros, Manuel; Eulaers, Igor; Moum, Truls Borg; Johnsen, Trond Vidar; Kjelgaard-Hansen, Mads; Herzke, Dorte; Jaspers, Veerle; Covaci, Adrian; Eens, Marcel; Halley, Duncan John; Erikstad, Kjell Einar; Ims, Rolf Anker (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      We investigated the effects of parasite removal on various blood clinical–chemical variables (BCCVs). BCCVs are indicators of health, reflecting, e.g., homeostasis of liver, kidney function, and bone metabolism. The study ...
    • 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 ...
    • Don't mind if I do: Arctic humpback whales respond to winter foraging opportunities before migration 

      Kettemer, Lisa Elena; Ramm, Theresia; Broms, Fredrik Björn; Biuw, Martin; Blanchet, Marie-Anne; Bourgeon, Sophie; Dubourg, Paul; Ellendersen, Anna C. J.; Horaud, Mathilde; Kershaw, Joanna; Miller, Patrick J. O.; Øien, Nils Inge; Pallin, Logan J.; Rikardsen, Audun H. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Migration patterns are fundamentally linked to the spatio-temporal distributions of prey. How migrating animals canrespond to changes in their prey’s distribution and abundance remains largely unclear. During the ...
    • Effekter av predatorkontroll og klima på bestandsforhold hos ærfugl på Svalbard. Sluttrapport for Svalbards Miljøvernfond 

      Moe, Børge; Hanssen, Sveinn Are; Bårdsen, Bård-Jørgen; Hanssen, Frank Ole; Bourgeon, Sophie; Pavlova, Olga; Nielsen, Carl Petter; Gerland, Sebastian; Gabrielsen, Geir W. (NINA rapport;868, Research report, 2012)
      Moe, B. Hanssen, S.A., Bårdsen, B-J., Hanssen, F., Bourgeon, Pavlova, O., Nielsen, C.P., Gerland, S., & Gabrielsen, G.W. 2012. Effekter av predatorkontroll og klima på bestandsforhold hos ærfugl på Svalbard. NINA Rapport ...
    • Feather Corticosterone Levels on Wintering GroundsHave No Carry-Over Effects on Breeding among ThreePopulations of Great Skuas (Stercorarius skua) 

      Bourgeon, Sophie; Leat, Eliza H. K.; Magnusdottir, Ellen; Furness, Robert W.; Strøm, Hallvard; Petersen, Aevar; Gabrielsen, Geir W.; Hanssen, Sveinn Are; Bustnes, Jan Ove (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014)
      Environmental conditions encountered by migratory seabirds in their wintering areas can shape their fitness. However, the underlying physiological mechanisms remain largely unknown as birds are relatively inaccessible ...
    • Isbjørnens effekt på fugl i et arktisk klima i endring. Sluttrapport for Svalbards miljøvernfond 

      Moe, Børge; Prop, Jouke; Aars, Jon; Bårdsen, Bård-Jørgen; Hanssen, Sveinn Are; Bech, Claus; Bourgeon, Sophie; Fouw, Jimmy de; Gabrielsen, Geir Wing; Lang, Johannes; Noreen, Elin; Oudman, Thomas; Sittler, Benoit; Stempniewicz, Lech; Tombre, Ingunn; Wolters, Eva (NINA Rapport;1163, Research report, 2015)
      Arktis blir stadig varmere og utbredelsen av havis blir mindre. Det forandrer leveområdet til de mange artene som er avhengige av havis. Isbjørnen er avhengig av havis for å jakte på sel, og økende lengde på den isfrie ...
    • Multiple Stressors in a Top Predator Seabird:Potential Ecological Consequences ofEnvironmental Contaminants, PopulationHealth and Breeding Conditions 

      Bustnes, Jan Ove; Bourgeon, Sophie; Leat, Eliza H. K.; Magnusdottir, Ellen; Strøm, Hallvard; Hanssen, Sveinn Are; Petersen, Aevar; Gabrielsen, Geir W.; Furness, Robert W. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)
      Environmental contaminants may have impacts on reproduction and survival in wildlife populations suffering from multiple stressors. This study examined whether adverse effects of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) ...
    • A retrospective investigation of feather corticosterone in a highly contaminated white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) population 

      Hansen, Elisabeth; Sun, Jiachen; Björn, Helander; Bustnes, Jan Ove; Eulaers, Igor; Jaspers, Veerle Leontina B; Covaci, Adrian; Eens, Marcel; Bourgeon, Sophie (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Exposure to persistent organic pollutants (POPs), such as organochlorines (OCs) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), is associated with adverse health effects in wildlife. Many POPs have been banned and conse ...