• Late snow melt moderates herbivore disturbance of the Arctic tundra 

      Anderson, Helen B.; Speed, James David Mervyn; Madsen, Jesper; Pedersen, Åshild Ønvik; Tombre, Ingunn; van der Wal, René (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      Resilience of tundra vegetation to disturbance by herbivores can be low and lead to ecosystem state shifts. Pink-footed geese Anser brachyrhynchus are the most numerous herbivore on Svalbard and disturb vegetation when ...
    • Later at higher latitudes: large-scale variability in seabird breeding timing and synchronicity 

      Burr, Zofia M.; Varpe, Øystein; Anker-Nilssen, Tycho; Erikstad, Kjell E; Descamps, Sébastien; Barrett, Robert T; Bech, Claus; Christensen-Dalsgaard, Signe; Lorentsen, Svein-Håkon; Moe, Børge; Reiertsen, Tone Kristin; Strøm, Hallvard (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)
      In seasonal environments, organisms are expected to optimally schedule reproduction within an annual range of environmental conditions. Latitudinal gradients generate a range of seasonality to which we can expect adaptations ...
    • Law abiding citizens on popular support for the illegal killing of wolves 

      Krange, Olve; Von Essen, Erica; Skogen, Ketil (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Conflicts over wolf management are a stable feature of Norwegian public debate. In some segments of the population, nature management, and especially predator management, have a very low legitimacy. A strong expression of ...
    • Lead exposure in brown bears is linked to environmental levels and the distribution of moose kills 

      Brown, Ludovick; Fuchs, Boris; Arnemo, Jon Martin; Kindberg, Jonas; Rodushkin, Ilia; Zedrosser, Andreas; Pelletier, Fanie (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Lead (Pb) is heterogeneously distributed in the environment and multiple sources like Pb ammunition and fossil fuel combustion can increase the risk of exposure in wildlife. Brown bears (Ursus arctos) in Sweden have higher ...
    • Learning from the past to predict the future: using archaeological findings and GPS data to quantify reindeer sensitivity to anthropogenic disturbance in Norway 

      Panzacchi, Manuela; Van Moorter, Bram F. A.; Jordhøy, Per; Strand, Olav (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)
    • The legacy of forest disturbance on stream ecosystem functioning 

      Frainer, André; McKie, Brendan G. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      1. Forest clearance is a pervasive disturbance worldwide, but many of its impacts are regarded as transient, diminishing in intensity as forest recovers. However, forests can take decades to centuries to recover after ...
    • Legal implications of range expansions in a terrestrial carnivore: the case of the golden jackal (Canis aureus) in Europe 

      Trouwborst, Arie; Krofel, Miha; Linnell, John Durrus (Journal article, 2015)
      Due to global environmental changes, species are appearing more frequently in places where they have not previously occurred, and this trend is expected to continue. Such range expansions can create considerable challenges ...
    • Leiteboring etter gull ved St. Jonsfjorden, Svalbard. Konsekvensutredning for landskap/villmark, vegetasjon og planteliv og dyreliv 

      Hagen, Dagmar; Erikstad, Lars; Moe, Børge (NINA rapport;826, Research report, 2012)
      Hagen, D., Erikstad, L. og Moe, B. 2012. Leiteboring etter gull i St. Jonsfjorden, Svalbard. Konsekvensutredning for landskap/villmark, vegetasjon og planteliv og dyreliv – NINA Rapport 826. 34 s. Selskapet Store Norske ...
    • Leukocyte coping capacity as a tool to assess capture- and handling-induced stress in Scandinavian brown bears (Ursus arctos) 

      Esteruelas, Nuria Fandos; Huber, Nikolaus; Evans, Alina; Zedrosser, Andreas; Cattet, Marc; Palomares, Francisco; Angel, Martine; Swenson, Jon; Arnemo, Jon Martin (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)
      Brown bears (Ursus arctos) are often captured and handled for research and management purposes. Although the techniques used are potentially stressful for the animals and might have detrimental and long-lasting consequences, ...
    • Leukocyte coping capacity: an integrative parameter for wildlife welfare within conservation interventions 

      Huber, Nikolaus; Marasco, Valeria; Painer, Johanna; Vetter, Sebastian G.; Göritz, Frank; Kaczensky, Petra; Walzer, Chris (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Wildlife management, conservation interventions and wildlife research programs often involve capture, manipulation and transport of wild animals. Widespread empirical evidence across various vertebrate taxa shows that ...
    • Levedyktighetsanalyser for norske lomvibestander 

      Erikstad, K.E.; Reiertsen, T.K.; Anker-Nilssen, Tycho; Barrett, Robert T; Lorentsen, Svein-Håkon; Strøm, H.; Systad, G.H. (NINA Rapport;240, Research report, 2007)
      Erikstad, K.E, Reiertsen, T.K., Anker-Nilssen, T., Barrett, R.T., Lorentsen, S.-H., Strøm, H. og Systad, G.H. 2007. Levedyktighetsanalyser for norske lomvibestander. NINA Rappport 240, 25 s. Hekkebestandene av lomvi (Uria ...
    • Life-history attributes and resource dynamics determine intraspecific home-range sizes in Carnivora 

      Duncan, Clare; Nilsen, Erlend Birkeland; Linnell, John Durrus; Pettorelli, Nathalie (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)
      Home ranges capture a fundamental aspect of animal ecology, resulting from interactions between metabolic demands and resource availability. Yet, the understanding of their emergence is currently limited by lack of ...
    • Life-history evolution under fluctuating density-dependent selection and the adaptive alignment of pace-of-life syndromes 

      Wright, Jonathan; Bolstad, Geir Hysing; Araya-Ajoy, Yimen; Dingemanse, Niels J. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      We present a novel perspective on life-history evolution that combines recent theoretical advances in fluctuating density-dependent selection with the notion of pace-of-life syndromes (POLSs) in behavioural ecology. These ...
    • LifeWatch Norge. Sluttrapport fra forprosjektet 

      Hanssen, Frank Ole; Heggberget, Tor Gravråk; Valland, Nils; Koch, Wouter; Moe, S. Jannicke; Karud, Jan; Sagen, Helge; Lid, Sjur Ringheim; Endresen, Dag Terje Filip (NINA Rapport;928, Research report, 2013-01)
      LifeWatch er et europeisk initiativ med langsiktig fokus på utvikling av vitenskapelig baserte e-løsninger for biodiversitets- og økosystemforskning. LifeWatch er en del av det europeiske veikartet for infrastrukturutvikling ...
    • Light-level geolocators reveal spatial variations in interactions between northern fulmars and fisheries 

      Dupuis, Benjamin; Amélineau, Françoise; Tarroux, Arnaud; Bjørnstad, Oskar; Bråthen, Vegard Sandøy; Danielsen, Jóhannis; Descamps, Sebastien; Fauchald, Per; Hallgrimsson, Gunnar Thor; Hansen, Erpur Snær; Helberg, Morten; Helgason, Halfdan Helgi; Jónsson, Jón Einar; Kolbeinsson, Yann; Lorentzen, Erlend; Thompson, Paul; Thórarinsson, Thorkell Lindberg; Strøm, Hallvard (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Seabird−fishery interactions are a common phenomenon of conservation concern. Here, we highlight how light-level geolocators provide promising opportunities to study these interactions. By examining raw light data, it ...
    • Limited domestic introgression in a final refuge of the wild pigeon 

      Smith, William J.; Sendell-Price, Ashley T.; Fayet, Annette L.; Schweizer, Teia M.; Jezierski, Michał T.; van de Kerkhof, Charles; Sheldon, Ben C.; Ruegg, Kristen C.; Kelly, Steven; Turnbull, Lindsay A.; Clegg, Sonya M. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Domesticated animals have been culturally and economically important throughout history. Many of their ancestral lineages are extinct or genetically en dangered following hybridization with domesticated relatives. ...
    • Linking embryonic temperature with adultreproductive investment in Atlantic salmonSalmo salar 

      Jonsson, Bror; Jonsson, Nina; Finstad, Anders G. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014)
      The expression of fitness-related traits, such as egg and gonad size, often varies among habitats and exhibits clinal variation along climatic and latitudinal gradients. However, the mechanisms allowing such variations ...
    • Linking public participation in scientific research to the indicators and needs of international environmental agreements 

      Danielsen, Finn; Pirhofer-Walzl, Karin; Adrian, Teis P.; Kapijimpanga, Daniel R.; Burgess, Neil D.; Jensen, Per M.; Bonney, Rick; Funder, Mikkel; Landa, Arild Magne; Levermann, Nette; Madsen, Jesper (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014)
      Different monitoring approaches collect data that can measure progress toward achieving global environmental indicators. These indicators can: (1) Audit management actions; (2) Inform policy choices; and (3) Raise awareness ...
    • Linking social values of wild reindeer to planning and management options in Southern Norway 

      Kaltenborn, Bjørn Petter; Mehmetoglu, Mehmet; Gundersen, Vegard (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Norway is home to the last remaining populations of wild mountain reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) in Europe. Concerns over anthropogenic and natural drivers have led to change in the management regime from a ...
    • Little impact of over-winter parasitism on a free-ranging ungulate in the high Arctic 

      Carlsson, Anja M.; Albon, Steve D.; Coulson, Stephen J.; Ropstad, Erik; Stien, Audun; Wilson, Kenneth; Loe, Leif Egil; Veiberg, Vebjørn; Irvine, Robert Justin (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      1. Macroparasites have a central place in wildlife ecology because they have the potential to regulate host populations through effects on reproduction and/or survival. However, there remains a paucity of studies that have ...