• Designing a surveillance program for early detection of alien plants and insects in Norway 

      Sandercock, Brett; Davey, Marie Louise; Endrestøl, Anders; Blaalid, Rakel; Fossøy, Frode; Hegre, Hanne; Majaneva, Markus; Often, Anders; Åström, Jens; Jacobsen, Rannveig Margrete (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Naturalized species of alien plants and animals comprise < 3% of biodiversity recorded in Norway but have had major impacts on natural ecosystems through displacement of native species. Encroachment of alien species has ...
    • DNA Metabarcoding of Preservative Ethanol Reveals Changes in Invertebrate Community Composition Following Rotenone Treatment 

      Kjærstad, Gaute; Majaneva, Markus; Falahati-Anbaran, Mohsen; Topstad, Lasse; Finstad, Anders Gravbrøt; Arnekleiv, Jo Vegar; Ekrem, Torbjørn (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      The botanical compound rotenone is extensively used to eradicate populations and reduce the negative impacts of freshwater invasive animals. The method is controversial as non target organisms often are negatively affected, ...
    • DNA-baserte metoder som verktøy i overvåking av invertebrater i innsjøer 

      Jensen, Thomas Correll; Brandsegg, Hege; Bækkelie, Knut Andreas Eikland; Davey, Marie; Fossøy, Frode; Lungrin, Elina; Majaneva, Markus; Schartau, Ann Kristin; Velle, Gaute; Walseng, Bjørn (NINA Rapport;2044, Research report, 2021)
      Jensen T.C., Brandsegg H., Bækkelie K.A.E., Davey M., Fossøy F., Lungrin E., Majaneva M.; Schartau A.K., Velle G., Walseng B. 2021. DNA-baserte metoder som verktøy i overvåking av invertebrater i innsjøer. NINA Rapport ...
    • First circumpolar assessment of Arctic freshwater phytoplankton and zooplankton diversity: Spatial patterns and environmental factors 

      Schartau, Ann Kristin; Mariash, Heather L.; Christoffersen, Kirsten Seestern; Bogan, Daniel; Dubovskaya, Olga P.; Fefilova, Elena B.; Hayden, Brian; Ingvason, Haraldur R.; Ivanova, Elena A.; Kononova, Olga N.; Kravchuk, Elena S.; Lento, Jennifer; Majaneva, Markus; Novichkova, Anna A.; Rautio, Milla; Rühland, Kathleen M.; Shaftel, Rebecca; Smol, John P.; Vrede, Tobias; Kahilainen, Kimmo K. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      1. Arctic freshwaters are facing multiple environmental pressures, including rapid climate change and increasing land-use activities. Freshwater plankton assemblages are expected to reflect the effects of these stressors ...
    • Group 2i Isochrysidales produce characteristic alkenones reflecting sea ice distribution 

      Wang, Karen Jiaxi; Huang, Yongsong; Majaneva, Markus; Belt, Simon T.; Liao, Sian; Novak, Joseph; Kartzinel, Tyler R; Herbert, Timothy D; Richter, Nora; Cabedo-Sanz, Patricia (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Alkenones are biomarkers produced solely by algae in the order Isochrysidales that have been used to reconstruct sea surface temperature (SST) since the 1980s. However, alkenone based SST reconstructions in the northern ...
    • Insektovervåking på Østlandet, Sørlandet og i Trøndelag. Rapport fra feltsesong 2022 

      Åström, Jens; Birkemoe, Tone; Brandsegg, Hege; Dahle, Sondre; Davey, Marie; Ekrem, Torbjørn; Fossøy, Frode; Hanssen, Oddvar; Laugsand, Arne; Majaneva, Markus; Staverløkk, Arnstein; Sverdrup-Thygeson, Anne; Ødegaard, Frode (NINA Rapport;2241, Research report, 2023)
      Åström, J., Birkemoe, H., Brandsegg, T., Dahle, S., Davey, M., Ekrem, T., Fossøy, F., Hanssen, O., Laugsand, M. Majaneva, A., Staverløkk, A., Sverdrup‐Thygeson, A. & Ødegaard, F. 2022. Insektovervåking på Østlandet, Sørlandet ...
    • Planktonic ciliate community driven by environmental variables and cyanobacterial blooms: A 9-year study in two subtropical reservoirs 

      Abdullah Al, Mamun; Wang, Wenping; Jin, Lei; Chen, Huihuang; Xue, Yuanyuan; Jeppesen, Erik; Majaneva, Markus; Xu, Henglong; Yang, Jun (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      It is well-established that environmental variability and cyanobacterial blooms have major effects on the assembly and functioning of bacterial communities in both marine and freshwater habitats. It remains unclear, however, ...
    • Relic DNA confounds the results of DNA-based study on microeukaryotic succession in aquatic biofilms 

      Abdullah Al, Mamun; Chen, Huihuang; Yan, Xue; Ren, Kevin; Xue, Yuanyuan; Shimeta, Jeff; Majaneva, Markus; Wilkinson, David M.; Yang, Jun (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      High-throughput sequencing has revolutionized the DNA sequence-based study of microbial community and diversity on an unprecedented scale. Relic DNA is widespread in the natural aquatic environment; however, the extent to ...
    • Taxonomically and Functionally Distinct Ciliophora Assemblages Inhabiting Baltic Sea Ice 

      Majaneva, Markus; Rintala, Janne-Markus; Blomster, Jaanika (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Ciliophora is a phylum of unicellular eukaryotes that are common and have pivotal roles in aquatic environments. Sea ice is a marine habitat, which is composed of a matrix of solid ice and pockets of saline water in which ...