• Long-term genetic monitoring of a reintroduced Eurasian lynx population does not indicate an ongoing loss of genetic diversity 

      Gajdárová, Barbora; Belotti, Elisa; Bufka, Luděk; Wölfl, Sybille; Mináriková, Tereza; Hollerbach, Laura; Dul'a, Martin; Kleven, Oddmund; Kutal, Miroslav; Nowak, Carsten; Ozoliņš, Jānis; Tám, Branislav; Bryja, Josef; Koubek, Petr; Krojerová-Prokešová, Jarmila; Volfová, Josefa (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Where reintroduced wildlife populations are considered as vulnerable this is generally due to limited founder size and isolation. While many of these populations show low levels of genetic diversity, little is known ...
    • Long-term increase in female body condition and its effect on reproduction in two European red-listed species, Common Pochard (Aythya ferina) and Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) 

      Gajdosova, Dorota; Musil, Petr; Zouhar, Jan; Musilová, Zuzana; Neuzilová, Sárka; Pavon-Jordan, Diego (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Body condition of breeding females is an important driver of an individual’s fitness and the consequent dynamics of populations. Long-term changes in female body condition are likely to be affected by recent shifts in ...
    • Long-term tracking of an Arctic-breeding seabird indicates high fidelity to pelagic wintering areas 

      Léandri-Breton, Don-Jean; Tarroux, Arnaud; Elliott, Kyle H.; Legagneux, Pierre; Angelier, Frédéric; Blévin, Pierre; Bråthen, Vegard Sandøy; Fauchald, Per; Goutte, Aurélie; Jouanneau, William; Tartu, Sabrina; Moe, Børge; Chastel, Olivier (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Site fidelity is driven by predictable resource distributions in time and space. However, intrinsic factors related to an individual’s physiology and life-history traits can contribute to consistent foraging behaviour and ...
    • Long-term trends in abundances of non-native species across biomes, realms, and taxonomic groups in Europe 

      Haubrock, Phillip J.; Pilotto, Francesca; Soto, Ismael; Kühn, Ingolf; Verreycken, Hugo; Seebens, Hanno; Cuthbert, Ross N.; Haase, Peter (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
    • Long-term variation in numbers and biomass of silver eels being produced in two European river systems 

      Poole, W. Russell; Diserud, Ola Håvard; Thorstad, Eva Bonsak; Durif, Caroline; Dolan, Conor; Sandlund, Odd Terje; Bergesen, Knut Aanestad; Rogan, Gerard; Kelly, Sean D.; Vøllestad, Leif Asbjørn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      The European eel (Anguilla anguilla) population has been in decline at least since the 1960s and reliable regional information, particularly on the spawner production and escapement (i.e. the silver eel life stage), is a ...
    • Long‑term PIT tag retention rates in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) 

      Foldvik, Anders; Kvingedal, Eli (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Background: Passive integrated transponder (PIT) tags are widely used in studies of various aspects of fish survival, movement and behaviour. Quality of such studies depends on the fish retaining the tags over the study ...
    • Lophelia pertusa in Norwegian waters. What have we learned since 2008? 

      Järnegren, Johanna; Kutti, Tina (NINA Rapport;1028, Research report, 2014)
      Järnegren, J. & Kutti, T. 2014. Lophelia pertusa in Norwegian waters. What have we learned since 2008? – NINA Report 1028. 40 pp. This report was requested by the Norwegian Environment Agency as a platform of knowledge ...
    • Louping-ill virus serosurvey of willow ptarmigan (Lagopus Lagopus Lagopus) in Norway 

      Ytrehus, Bjørnar; Rocchi, Mara; Brandsegg, Hege; Turnbull, Dylan; Miller, Andrea L.; Pedersen, Hans Christian; Kålås, John Atle; Nilsen, Erlend Birkeland (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      In Norway, the Willow Ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus lagopus) is experiencing population declines and is nationally Red Listed as Near Threatened. Although disease has not generally been regarded as an important factor behind ...
    • Loven øst for Glomma. Om støtte for ulovlig jakt på ulv som uttrykk for politisk motstand 

      Krange, Olve; Skogen, Ketil (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Konfliktene som utspiller seg rundt forvaltningen av ulv har etablert seg som et stabilt og synlig trekk i den norske politiske offentligheten. Også på bakken, ute blant vanlige folk, er kontroversene sterke. I deler av ...
    • Low cardiac output as physiological phenomenon in hibernating, free-ranging Scandinavian brown bears (Ursus arctos) - an observational study 

      Jørgensen, Peter Godsk; Arnemo, Jon; Swenson, Jon E.; Jensen, Jan S.; Galatius, Søren; Frøbert, Ole (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)
      Background: Despite 5-7 months of physical inactivity during hibernation, brown bears (Ursus arctos) are able to cope with physiological conditions that would be detrimental to humans. During hibernation, the tissue metabolic ...
    • Low cardiac output as physiological phenomenon in hibernating, free-ranging Scandinavian brown bears (Ursus arctos) - an observational study 

      Jørgensen, Peter Godsk; Arnemo, Jon Martin; Swenson, Jon; Jensen, Jan S.; Galatius, Søren; Frøbert, Ole (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)
      Background: Despite 5-7 months of physical inactivity during hibernation, brown bears (Ursus arctos) are able to cope with physiological conditions that would be detrimental to humans. During hibernation, the tissue ...
    • Low impact of dry conditions on the CO2 exchange of aNorthern-Norwegian blanket bog. 

      Lund, Magnus; Bjerke, Jarle W.; Drake, Bert G.; Engelsen, Ola; Hansen, Georg Heinrich; Parmentier, Frans-Jan W.; Powell, Thomas; Silvennoinen, Hanna Marika; Sottocornola, Matteo; Tømmervik, Hans; Weldon, Simon Mark; Rasse, Daniel (Peer reviewed; Journal Article, 2015)
      Northern peatlands hold large amounts of organic carbon (C) in their soils and are as such important in a climate change context. Blanket bogs, i.e. nutrient-poor peatlands restricted to maritime climates, may be extra ...
    • Low Recruitment in a Population of Brook Trout in a Norwegian Watershed—Is It Due to Dilution of the Water Chemistry? 

      Enge, Espen; Hesthagen, Trygve H.; Auestad, Bjørn Henrik (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Dilution of the water chemistry caused by reduced acidification has lately received increased attention, both in Europe and North America. There has also been a declining trend in the supply of sea salts. Several studies ...
    • Lower Urban Humidity Moderates Outdoor Heat Stress 

      Chakraborty, Tirthankar; Venter, Zander; Qian, Y.; Lee, X. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Surface temperature is often used to examine heat exposure in multi-city studies and for informing urban heat mitigation efforts due to scarcity of urban air temperature measurements. Cities also have lower relative humidity, ...
    • Lufsjåtangen og Dagalitangen på Hardangervidda. Kunnskap og utfordringar i høve til villreintrekk og menneskeleg arealbruk 

      Jordhøy, Per; Strand, Olav (NINA Rapport;412, Research report, 2009)
      Jordhøy, P. & Strand, O. 2009. Lufsjåtangen og Dagalitangen på Hardangervidda. Kunnskap og utfordringar i høve til villreintrekk og mennesksleg arealbruk. NINA Rapport 412. 77 s. + vedlegg. Buskerud fylkeskommune (koordinator) ...
    • Lynx predation on semi-domestic reindeer: do age and sex matter? 

      Mattisson, Jenny; Arntsen, Gustav Busch; Nilsen, Erlend Birkeland; Loe, Leif Egil; Linnell, John Durrus; Odden, John; Persson, J.; Andrén, H. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)
      The Eurasian lynx is an efficient stalking predator mainly selecting small-sized ungulates. In northern Scandinavia, semi-domestic reindeer are the only ungulate species available for Eurasian lynx year round and consequently ...
    • Lørenskog vinterpark. Konsekvensutredning av naturfaglige verdier 

      Bendiksen, Egil (NINA Rapport;1068, Research report, 2014-12)
      I forbindelse med planer om en stor innendørs skihall har Norsk institutt for naturforskning fore-tatt registreringer og gjort en konsekvensanalyse av biologiske verdier på Skårerødegården i Lørenskog kommune (Akershus). Data ...
    • Macrobenthic communities in water bodies and streams of Svalbard, Norway 

      Chertoprud, Mikhail V.; Palatov, Dmitry M.; Dimante-Deimantovica, Inta (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Diversity of macrobenthic communities was studied from water bodies and streams of Spitsbergen, Svalbard archipelago, Norway. In total 162 quantitative samples from different regions of Spitsbergen were analysed in relation ...
    • Macrophytes shape trophic niche variation among generalist fishes 

      Vejříková, Ivana; Eloranta, Antti; Vejřík, Lukáš; Šmejkal, Marek; Cech, Martin; Sajdlová, Zuzana; Frouzova, Jaroslava; Kiljunen, Mikko; Peterka, Jiří (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Generalist species commonly have a fundamental role in ecosystems as they can integrate spatially distinct habitats and food-web compartments, as well as control the composition, abundance and behavior of organisms at ...
    • Making Messy Data Work for Conservation 

      Dobson, A.D.M.; Milner-Gulland, E.J.; Aebischer, Nicholas J.; Beale, Colin M.; Brozovic, Robert; Coals, Peter; Critchlow, Rob; Dancer, Anthony; Greve, Michelle; Hinsley, Amy; Ibbett, Harriet; Johnston, Alison; Kuiper, Timothy; Le Comber, Steven; Mahood, Simon P.; Moore, Jennifer F.; Nilsen, Erlend Birkeland; Pocock, Michael J.O.; Quinn, Anthony; Travers, Henry; Wilfred, Paulo; Wright, Joss; Keane, Aidan (Journal article, 2020)
      Conservationists increasingly use unstructured observational data, such as citizen science records or ranger patrol observations, to guide decision making. These datasets are often large and relatively cheap to collect, ...