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Alien species in Norway: results from quantitative ecological impact assessments
(Journal article, 2020)1. Due to globalisation, trade and transport, the spread of alien species is increasing dramatically. Some alien species become ecologically harmful by threatening native biota. This can lead to irreversible changes in ... -
Long-Term Consequences of Water Pumping on the Ecosystem Functioning of Lake Sekšu, Latvia
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Cultural eutrophication, the process by which pollution due to human activity speeds up natural eutrophication, is a widespread and consequential issue. Here, we present the 85-year history of a small, initially Lobelia–Isoëtes ... -
Making Messy Data Work for Conservation
(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, ... -
Conserving on the edge: genetic variation and structure in Northern populations of the endangered plant Dracocephalum ruyschiana L. (Lamiaceae)
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Loss of biodiversity is accelerating, including the loss of genetic diversity. Conservation of small, isolated populations may be important, as they can provide valuable contributions to overall genetic variation and ... -
Improving collaboration between ecosystem service communities and the IPBES science-policy platform
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)The end of the first working program of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) provided an opportunity to draw lessons from its work. This perspective paper captures ... -
Ecosystem services mapping and assessment for policy- and decision-making: Lessons learned from a comparative analysis of European case studies
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)This paper analyses and compares a set of case studies on ecosystem services (ES) mapping and assessment with the purpose of formulating lessons learned and recommendations. Fourteen case studies were selected during the ... -
Loven øst for Glomma. Om støtte for ulovlig jakt på ulv som uttrykk for politisk motstand
(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 ... -
Green Apartheid: Urban green infrastructure remains unequally distributed across income and race geographies in South Africa
(Journal article, 2020)Urban green infrastructure provides ecosystem services that are essential to human wellbeing. A dearth of national-scale assessments in the Global South has precluded the ability to explore how political regimes, such as ... -
The Political dimensions of illegal wolf hunting: anti-elitism, lack of trust in institutions and acceptance of illegal wolf killing among Norwegian hunters
(Journal article, 2020)Qualitative studies have indicated that the illegal killing of wolves is often attributed a protest dimension. However, we have limited knowledge about the factors that impact this judgement. The present study investigates ... -
The firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) new to the Norwegian fauna – with an explosive expansion in Northern Europe
(Journal article, 2020)The Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) is presented new to the Norwegian fauna. Several hundred individuals were observed in a residential area in southeast Norway, centred around two ... -
Parturition dates in wild Eurasian lynx: evidence of a second oestrus?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Understanding reproductive physiology of a species is important to assess their potential to respond to environmental variation and perturbation of their social system during the mating or pre-mating seasons. We report 175 ... -
Annual adult survival drives trends in Arctic-breeding shorebirds but knowledge gaps in other vital rates remain
(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 ... -
High-resolution modeling of uplift landscapes can inform micrositing of wind turbines for soaring raptors
(Journal article, 2020)Collision risk of soaring birds is partly associated with updrafts to which they are attracted. To ident ify the risk-enhancinglandscape features, a micrositing tool was developed to model orographic and thermal updraft ... -
Wolf habitat selection when sympatric or allopatric with brown bears in Scandinavia
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Habitat selection of animals depends on factors such as food availability, landscape features, and intraand interspecific interactions. Individuals can show several behavioral responses to reduce competition for habitat, ... -
Impacts of a weir and power station on downstream migrating Atlantic salmon smolts in a German river
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Weirs are barriers built across rivers for a wide range of other purposes than hydropower production. Like hydropower installations, weirs can negatively impact fish migrations. Downstream migration and mortality of Atlantic ... -
Delineation of the forest-tundra ecotone using texture-based classification of satellite imagery
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)The transition zone between the boreal forest and Arctic tundra, the forest-tundra ecotone (FTE), is an area of high ecological and climatological significance. Despite its importance, a globally consistent high spatial ... -
Highways associated with expansion of boreal scavengers into the alpine tundra of Fennoscandia
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)1. Habitat fragmentation may affect species distributions through, for example, altered resource availability and shifts in species interactions. Fragmentation by roads has had negative impacts on Fennoscandian alpine ... -
Positive impacts of important bird and biodiversity areas on wintering waterbirds under changing temperatures throughout Europe and North Africa
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Migratory waterbirds require an effectively conserved cohesive network of wetland areas throughout their range and life-cycle. Under rapid climate change, protected area (PA) networks need to be able to accommodate ... -
End-user involvement to improve predictions and management of populations with complex dynamics and multiple drivers
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Sustainable management of wildlife populations can be aided by building models that both identify current drivers of natural dynamics and provide near-term predictions of future states. We employed a Strategic Foresight ...
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