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    • Stable isotopes reveal diet shift from pre-extinction to reintroduced Przewalski's horses 

      Kaczensky, Petra; Šturm, Martina Burnik; Sablin, Mikhail V.; Voigt, Christian C.; Smith, Steve; Ganbaatar, Oyunsaikhan; Balint, Boglarka; Walzer, Chris; Spasskaya, Natalia N. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      The Przewalski’s horse (Equus ferus przewalskii), the only remaining wild horse within the equid family, is one of only a handful of species worldwide that went extinct in the wild, was saved by captive breeding, and has ...

    • Stakeholders’ perspectives on the operationalisation of the ecosystem service concept: results from 27 case studies 

      Dick, Jan; Turkelboom, Francis; Woods, Helen; Iniesta-Arandia, Irene; Primmer, Eeva; Saarela, Sanna-Riikka; Bezak, Peter; Mederly, Peter; Leone, Michael; Verheyden, Wim; Kelemen, Eszter; Hauck, Jennifer; Andrews, Chris; Antunes, Paula; Aszalós, Réka; Baró, Francesc; Barton, David Nicholas; Berry, Pam; Bugter, Rob; Carvalho, Laurence; Czúcz, Balint; Dunford, Rob; Blancos, Gemma Garcia; Geamănăt, Nicoleta; Giucăt, Relu; Grizzetti, Bruna; Izakovičováv, Zita; Kertész, Miklós l; Kopperoinen, Leena; Langemeyer, Johannes; Lapola, David Montenegro; Liquete, Camino; Luque, Sandra; Pastur, Guillermo Martinéz; Martín-López, Berta; Mukhopadhyay, Raktima; Niemela, Jari; Odee, David; Peri, Pablo Luis; Pinho, Patricia; Blumentrath, Stefan; Fongar, Claudia; Gomez-Baggethun, Erik; Gundersen, Vegard; Haavardsholm, Oscar; Köhler, Berit; Lindhjem, Henrik; Nowell, Megan Sara; Often, Anders; Reinvang, Rasmus; Rusch, Graciela; Stange, Erik (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      The ecosystem service (ES) concept is becoming mainstream in policy and planning, but operational influence on practice is seldom reported. Here, we report the practitioners’ perspectives on the practical implementation ...

    • Stand structure, recruitment and growth dynamics in mixed subalpine spruce and Swiss stone pine forests in the Eastern Carpathians 

      Popa, Ionel; Nechita, Constantin; Hofgaard, Annika (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Natural subalpine forests are considered to be sensitive to climate change, and forest characteristics are assumed to reflect the prevalent disturbance regime. We hypothesize that stand history determines different stand ...

    • State and transition model approach in native forests of Southern Patagonia (Argentina): linking ecosystem services, thresholds and resilience 

      Peri, Pablo Luis; López, Dardo Rubén; Rusch, Veronica; Rusch, Graciela; Rosas, Yamina Micaela; Pastur, Guillermo Martinéz (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      The sustainable use of ñire forests requires knowledge of its dynamics and management to maintain long-term main forest ecosystem services. The aim of this work was to develop a structural–functional state and transition ...

    • Statistical and ecological challenges of monitoring parasitic salmon lice infestations in wild salmonid fish stocks 

      Helland, Ingeborg Palm; Uglem, Ingebrigt; Jansen, Peder A; Diserud, Ola Håvard; Bjørn, Pål Arne; Finstad, Bengt (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)
      Ecological monitoring programmes should provide precise data to inform management, but the data quality is often limited by methodological challenges and the need for cost-effective sampling. Parasite infestations are ...

    • Status and trends in Arctic vegetation: Evidence from experimental warming and long-term monitoring 

      Bjorkman, Anne D.; Criado, Mariana Garcia; Myers-Smith, Isla H.; Ravolainen, Virve; Jónsdóttir, Ingibjörg Svala; Westergaard, Kristine Bakke; Lawler, James P.; Aronsson, Mora; Bennett, Bruce; Gardfjell, Hans; Heiðmarsson, Starri; Stewart, Laerke; Normand, Signe (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Changes in Arctic vegetation can have important implications for trophic interactions and ecosystem functioning leading to climate feedbacks. Plot-based vegetation surveys provide detailed insight into vegetation changes ...

    • Stedsnavn i Tirol: endonymiprinsippets utfordringer i møtet med språklig og toponymisk mangfold 

      Sandvik, Hanno (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Toponyms of Tyrol – how to apply the endonymic principle in a highly diverse namescape

    • Steep declines in radioactive caesium after 30 years of monitoring alpine plants in mountain areas of central Norway 

      Tingstad, Lise; Sandercock, Brett Kevin; Nybø, Signe (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      The Chernobyl accident exposed large areas of northern Europe to radiocaesium (137Cs). We investigated temporal and spatial variation in concentrations of radiocaesium among five functional groups of alpine plants at two ...

    • Strandenger i Østfold – areal, økologisk tilstand og rødlistearter 

      Evju, Marianne; Stabbetorp, Odd Egil; Bratli, Harald (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)
      Salt meadows in Østfold – area, ecological condition and red listed species

    • Strategic conservation for lesser prairie-chickens among landscapes of varying anthropogenic influence 

      Sullins, Daniel S.; Haukos, David A.; Lautenbach, Joseph M.; Lautenbach, Jonathan D.; Robinson, Samantha G.; Rice, Mindy B.; Sandercock, Brett; Kraft, John D.; Plumb, Reid T.; Reitz, Jonathan H.; Hutchinson, J.M. Shawn; Hagen, Christian A. (Journal article, 2019)
      For millennia grasslands have provided a myriad of ecosystem services and have been coupled with human resource use. The loss of 46% of grasslands worldwide necessitates the need for conservation that is spatially, temporally, ...

    • A stream-to-sea experiment reveals inhibitory effects of freshwater residency on organic-matter decomposition in the sea 

      Frainer, André; Tiegs, Scott D. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      One billion tons of carbon are annually transported to the global ocean, and the fate of this carbon hinges notonly on marine processing rates, but also on freshwater processing during downstream transport. Using acotton-strip ...

    • Stress-induced secondary leaves of a boreal deciduous shrub (Vaccinium myrtillus) overwinter then regain activity the following growing season 

      Bjerke, Jarle W.; Wierzbinski, Grzegorz; Tømmervik, Hans; Phoenix, Gareth K.; Bokhorst, Stef (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      The ericoid shrub Vaccinium myrtillus is one of several deciduous boreal plants that respond to larval defoliation by compensatory production of a new set of leaves within the same growing season soon after defoliation. ...

    • The structural variation landscape in 492 Atlantic salmon genomes 

      Bertolotti, Alicia C.; Layer, Ryan M.; Gundappa, Manu Kumar; Gallagher, Michael D.; Pehlivanoglu, Ege; Nome, Torfinn; Robledo, Diego; Kent, Matthew Peter; Røsæg, Line Lieblein; Holen, Matilde Mengkrog; Mulugeta, Teshome Dagne; Ashton, Thomas J.; Hindar, Kjetil; Sægrov, Harald; Florø-Larsen, Bjørn; Erkinaro, Jaakko; Primmer, Craig R.; Bernatchez, Louis; Martin, Samuel A.M.; Johnston, Ian A.; Sandve, Simen Rød; Lien, Sigbjørn; Macqueen, Daniel J. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Structural variants (SVs) are a major source of genetic and phenotypic variation, but remain challenging to accurately type and are hence poorly characterized in most species. We present an approach for reliable SV discovery ...

    • Stylonectria norvegica (Nectriaceae), a new species fromNorway 

      Lechat, Christian; Fournier, Jacques; Nordén, Björn (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)
      Stylonectria norvegica sp. nov. is described from three collections on pyrenomycetous hosts on Quercus, Betula and Alnus in Norway. The fusarium-like asexual state was obtained in culture and the ITS1- 5.8S-ITS2 loci ...

    • Sub-arctic mosses and lichens show idiosyncratic responses to combinations of winter heatwaves, freezing and nitrogen deposition 

      Bokhorst, Stef; Bjerke, Jarle W.; Phoenix, Gareth K.; Jaakola, Laura; Mæhre, Hanne; Tømmervik, Hans (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Arctic ecosystems are increasingly exposed to extreme climatic events throughout the year, which can affect species performance. Cryptogams (bryophytes and lichens) provide important ecosystem services in polar ecosystems ...

    • Supplementary stocking selects for domesticated genotypes 

      Hagen, Ingerid Julie; Jensen, Arne Johan; Bolstad, Geir Hysing; Diserud, Ola Håvard; Hindar, Kjetil; Lo, Håvard; Karlsson, Sten (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Stocking of hatchery produced fish is common practise to mitigate declines in natural populations and may have unwanted genetic consequences. Here we describe a novel phenomenon arising where broodstock used for stocking ...

    • Supportive breeders of Atlantic salmon Salmo salar have reduced fitness in nature 

      Jonsson, Bror; Jonsson, Nina; Jonsson, Marius (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Wild Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) are in decline over the entire distribution area, and populations are enhanced by supportive breeding. Parental fish are sampled in rivers, crossed and the offspring reared in hatcheries ...

    • Survival and cause-specific mortality of harvested willow ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus) in central Norway 

      Israelsen, Markus Fjellstad; Eriksen, Lasse Frost; Moa, Pål Fossland; Hagen, Bjørn-Roar; Nilsen, Erlend Birkeland (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Survival is a key demographic component that often varies as a result of human activities such as recreational harvest. Detailed understanding of seasonal variation in mortality patterns and the role of various risk factors ...

    • Survival and Migration of Rock Ptarmigan in Central Scandinavia 

      Nilsen, Erlend Birkeland; Moa, Pål Fossland; Brøseth, Henrik; Pedersen, Hans Christian; Hagen, Bjørn-Roar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      In a world undergoing massive declines in the distribution and abundance of many wildlife species, documenting basic ecological characteristics is often needed to be able to understand and potentially mitigate current and ...

    • Survival estimates strongly depend on capture–recapture designs in a disturbed environment inducing dispersal 

      Ponchon, Aurore; Choquet, Rémi; Tornos, Jéremy; McCoy, Karen D.; Tveraa, Torkild; Boulinier, Thierry (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Capture-Recapture (CR) approaches are extensively used to estimate demographic parameters. Their robustness relies on the selection of suitable statistical models, but also on the sampling design and effort deployed in the ...