• Advancing restoration ecology: A new approach to predict time to recovery 

      Rydgren, Knut; Halvorsen, Rune; Töpper, Joachim Paul; Auestad, Inger; Hamre, Liv Norunn; Jongejans, Eelke; Sulavik, Jan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      1. Species composition is a vital attribute of any ecosystem. Accordingly, ecological restoration often has the original, or “natural,” species composition as its target. However, we still lack adequate methods for predicting ...
    • Aerospace mapping of the status and position of northern forest limit 

      Kravtsova, Valentina I.; Tutubalina, Olga; Hofgaard, Annika (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012)
      We study changes in the position of the northern forest limit and state of vegetation in the taiga-tundra ecotone through aerial and satellite imagery in the context of climate variability and of the projected advance of ...
    • Age-Related Mercury Contamination and Relationshipwith Luteinizing Hormone in a Long-Lived Antarctic Bird 

      Tartu, Sabrina; Bustamante, Paco; Goutte, Aurélie; Weimerskirch, Henri; Bustnes, Jan Ove; Chastel, Olivier (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)
      Seabirds, as long-lived top predators, accumulate contaminants such as mercury (Hg), an established endocrine disruptor. In long lived species hormonal secretion varies with age; therefore, Hg-induced endocrine disruption ...
    • Aggregations of foraging black guillemots (Cepphus grylle) at a sea-ice edge in front of a tidewater glacier 

      Varpe, Øystein; Gabrielsen, Geir W. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Seabirds in cold biomes sometimes aggregate near glacier fronts and at sea-ice edges to forage. In this note, we report on large aggregations of black guillemots (Cepphus grylle) at the edge of sea ice in front of the ...
    • Agonimia globulifera new to mainland Norway 

      Olsen, Oddvar; Haug, Solveig; Nordén, Björn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      During an excursion to Vetvika, Bremanger municipality in Sogn og Fjordane in search of rare bryo-phytes, the first author made a collection of small black perithecia overgrowing bryophytes on shellsand. The collection was ...
    • Air pollution declines during COVID-19 lockdowns mitigate the global health burden 

      Venter, Zander; Aunan, Kristin; Chowdhury, Sourangsu; Lelieveld, Jos (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      The lockdown response to COVID-19 has resulted in an unprecedented reduction in global economic activity and associated air pollutant levels, especially from a decline in land transportation. We utilized a network of >10,000 ...
    • Airborne laser scanning reveals uniform responses of forest structure to moose (Alces alces) across the boreal forest biome 

      Petersen, Tanja Kofod; Kolstad, Anders Lorentzen; Kouki, Jari; Leroux, Shawn J.; Potvin, Lynette R.; Tremblay, Jean-Pierre; Wallgren, Märtha; Widemo, Fredrik; Cromsigt, Joris P. G. M.; Courtois, Coline; Austrheim, Gunnar; Gosse, John; den Herder, Michael; Hermanutz, Luise; Speed, James David Mervyn (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      1. The moose Alces alces is the largest herbivore in the boreal forest biome, where it can have dramatic impacts on ecosystem structure and dynamics. Despite the importance of the boreal forest biome in global carbon ...
    • Alien plants, animals, fungi and algae in Norway: an inventory of neobiota 

      Sandvik, Hanno; Dolmen, Dag; Elven, Reidar; Falkenhaug, Tone; Forsgren, Elisabet; Hansen, Haakon; Hassel, Kristian; Husa, Vivian; Kjærstad, Gaute; Ødegaard, Frode; Pedersen, Hans Christian; Solheim, Halvor; Stokke, Bård Gunnar; Åsen, Per Arvid; Åström, Sandra Charlotte Helene; Brandrud, Tor Erik; Elven, Hallvard; Endrestøl, Anders; Finstad, Anders Gravbrøt; Fredriksen, Stein; Gammelmo, Øivind; Gjershaug, Jan Ove; Gulliksen, Bjørn; Hamnes, Inger Sofie; Hatteland, Bjørn Arild; Hegre, Hanne; Hesthagen, Trygve H.; Jelmert, Anders; Jensen, Thomas Correll; Johnsen, Stein Ivar; Karlsbakk, Egil; Magnusson, Christer; Nedreaas, Kjell Harald; Nordén, Björn; Oug, Eivind; Pedersen, Oddvar; Pedersen, Per Anker; Sjøtun, Kjersti; Skei, Jon Kristian; Solstad, Heidi; Sundheim, Leif; Swenson, Jon; Syvertsen, Per Ole; Talgø, Venche; Vandvik, Vigdis; Westergaard, Kristine Bakke; Wienerroither, Rupert; Ytrehus, Bjørnar; Hilmo, Olga; Henriksen, Snorre; Gederaas, Lisbeth (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      We present the results of an inventory and status assessment of alien species in Norway. The inventory covered all known multicellular neobiota, 2496 in total, 1039 of which were classified as naturalised. The latter ...
    • Alien species and the Water Framework Directive: Recommendations for assessing ecological status in fresh waters in Norway 

      Sandvik, Hanno; Taugbøl, Annette; Bærum, Kim Magnus; Hesthagen, Trygve H.; Jensen, Thomas Correll; Johnsen, Stein Ivar; Sandlund, Odd Terje; Schartau, Ann Kristin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      1. Invasive alien species are recognized as a significant anthropogenic threat to freshwater ecosystems, because they may bring about the local extinction of native species and the collapse of habitat types of special ...
    • Allometric scaling of intraspecific space use 

      Rosten, Carolyn; Gozlan, Rudolphe E.; Lucas, Martyn C. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)
      Allometric scaling relationships enable exploration of animal space-use patterns, yet interspecific studies cannot address many of the underlying mechanisms.We present the first intraspecific study of home range (HR) ...
    • Alpine garden plants from six continents show high vulnerability to ice encasement 

      Bjerke, Jarle W.; Elvebakk, Arve; Tømmervik, Hans (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Icy surfaces impose challenges for northern societies, wildlife and agriculture. However, there have been relatively few studies of the impacts of anoxic ground ice on non-agricultural plants. During the winter of 2009–2010, ...
    • Altitude, latitude, and climate zone as determinants of mountain hare (Lepus timidus) coat colour change 

      Stokes, Allan; Hofmeester, Tim R.; Thorsen, Neri Horntvedt; Odden, John; Linnell, John Durrus; Pedersen, Simen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
    • Ambitiousness of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) targets: classification and implications for policy making 

      Mustajoki, Jyri; Borchardt, Steve; Büttner, Leonie; Köhler, Berit; Lepenies, Robert; Lyytimäki, Jari; Mille, Raoul; Pedersen, Anders Branth; Reis, Stefan; Richard, Didier (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      We analyse how ambitiously the underlying targets for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations Agenda 2030 are set in terms of their semantic formulation and discuss the implications of this for policy ...
    • An illustrated key to the cuckoo wasps (Hymenoptera, Chrysididae) of the Nordic and Baltic countries, with description of a new species 

      Paukkunen, Juho; Berg, Alexander; Soon, Villu; Ødegaard, Frode; Rosa, Paolo (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)
      The Chrysididae are a group of cleptoparasitic and parasitoid aculeate wasps with a large number of rare and endangered species. The taxonomy of this group has long been confusing due to the similarity of species and ...
    • Analyzing procedural equity in government-led community-based forest management 

      Friedman, Rachel; Rhodes, Jonathan; Dean, Angela; Law, Elizabeth; Santika, Truly; Budiharta, Sugeng; Hutabarat, Joseph A.; Indrawan, Tito P.; Kusworo, Ahmad; Meijaard, Erik; St John, Freya; Struebig, Matthew J.; Wilson, Kerrie A. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Participatory approaches to forest management have been promoted as a means of returning rights historically removed, and as a way of managing natural resources sustainably, fairly, and to improve livelihoods in communities. ...
    • Animal migration to northern latitudes: environmental changes and increasing threats 

      Kubelka, Vojtěch; Sandercock, Brett; Székely, Tamás; Freckleton, Robert P. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Every year, many wild animals undertake long-distance migration to breed in the north, taking advantage of seasonally high pulses in food supply, fewer parasites, and lower predation pressure in comparison with equatorial ...
    • Anisomeridium viridescens and Arthopyrenia callunae, two pyrenolichens new to Fennoscandia 

      Nordén, Björn; Aptroot, André (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Lichens with perithecioid ascomata (‘pyrenolichens’), especially weakly lichenized species, are poorly known in Norway, and Fennoscandia. Several new country records for Norway have been published recently (Nordén et al. ...
    • Annual adult survival drives trends in Arctic-breeding shorebirds but knowledge gaps in other vital rates remain 

      Weiser, Emily L.; Lanctot, Richard B.; Brown, Stephen C.; Gates, H. River; Bêty, Joël; Boldenow, Megan L.; Brook, Rodney W.; Brown, Glen S.; English, Willow B.; Flemming, Scott A.; Franks, Samantha E.; Gilchrist, H. Grant; Giroux, Marie-Andrée; Johnson, Andrew; Koloski, Laura; Kwon, Eunbi; Lamarre, Jean-François; Lank, David B.; Latty, Christopher J.; Lecomte, Nicolas; Liebezeit, Joseph R.; McGuire, Rebecca L.; McKinnon, Laura; Nol, Erica; Payer, David; Perz, Johanna; Rausch, Jennie; Robards, Martin; Saalfeld, Sarah T.; Senner, Nathan R.; Smith, Paul A.; Soloviev, Mikhail; Solovyeva, Diana; Ward, David H.; Woodard, Paul F.; Sandercock, Brett; Kendall, Steve (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Conservation status and management priorities are often informed by population trends. Trend estimates can be derived from population surveys or models, but both methods are associated with sources of uncertainty. Many ...
    • Annual and diel activity cycles of a northern population of the large migratory cyprinid fish asp (Leuciscus aspius) 

      Kärgenberg, Einar; Sandlund, Odd Terje; Thorstad, Eva Bonsak; Thalfeldt, Mart; Økland, Finn; Kaasik, Ants; Tambets, Meelis (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Little is known about the exact movement parameters of migratory cyprinids listed as conservation priorities. A northern population of predatory asp, listed on the Bern Convention Appendix III, was studied in a near ...
    • Antarctic petrels ‘on the ice rocks’: wintering strategy of an Antarctic seabird 

      Delord, Karine; Kato, A.; Tarroux, Arnaud; Orgeret, F.; Cotté, C.; Ropert-Coudert, Yan; Cherel, Y.; Descamps, Sebastien (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      There is a paucity of information on the foraging ecology, especially individual use of sea-ice features and icebergs, over the non-breeding season in many seabird species. Using geolocators and stable isotopes, we defined ...