• Multiple stakeholders’ perspectives of marine social ecological systems, a case study on the Barents Sea 

      Mikkelsen, Nina; Planque, Benjamin; Arneberg, Per; Skern-Mauritzen, Mette; Hansen, Cecilie; Fauchald, Per; Holsman, Kirstin K.; Haynie, Alan C.; Ottersen, Geir (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      The Barents Sea ecosystem components and services are under pressure from climate change and other anthropogenic impacts. Following an Ecosystem-based management approach, multiple simultaneous pressures are addressed ...
    • Multiple Stressors in a Top Predator Seabird:Potential Ecological Consequences ofEnvironmental Contaminants, PopulationHealth and Breeding Conditions 

      Bustnes, Jan Ove; Bourgeon, Sophie; Leat, Eliza H. K.; Magnusdottir, Ellen; Strøm, Hallvard; Hanssen, Sveinn Are; Petersen, Aevar; Gabrielsen, Geir W.; Furness, Robert W. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)
      Environmental contaminants may have impacts on reproduction and survival in wildlife populations suffering from multiple stressors. This study examined whether adverse effects of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) ...
    • Multiple stressors: modeling the effect of pollution, climate, and predation on viability of a sub-arctic marine bird 

      Bårdsen, Bård-Jørgen; Hanssen, Sveinn Are; Bustnes, Jan Ove (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Negative effects of long-transported pollutants, such as many persistent organic pollutants (POPs), on seabirds and other top predators have been documented for decades. Yet, the concentrations, and hence, the negative ...
    • Multiple stressors: negative effects of nest predation on the viability of a threatened gull in different environmental conditions 

      Bårdsen, Bård-Jørgen; Bustnes, Jan Ove (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      The majority of the world's seabirds show substantial population declines, but a detailed understanding of the phenomenon is lacking. A potentially important mechanism that has received momentum lately is nest predation. ...
    • Multiscale socio-ecological networks in the age of information 

      Lenormand, Maxime; Luque, Sandra; Langemeyer, Johannes; Tenerelli, Patrizia; Zulian, Grazia; Aalders, Inge; Chivulescu, Serban; Clemente, Pedro; Dick, Jan; van Dijk, Jiska; van Eupen, Michiel; Giuca, Relu C.; Kopperoinen, Leena; Lellei-Kovacs, Eszter; Leone, Michael; Lieskovsky, Juraj; Schirpke, Uta; Smith, Alison C.; Tappeiner, Ulrike; Woods, Helen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)
      Interactions between people and ecological systems, through leisure or tourism activities, form a complex socio-ecological spatial network. The analysis of the benefits people derive from their interactions with nature—also ...
    • Multivariate Analysis of Geological Data for Regional Studies of Geodiversity 

      Erikstad, Lars; Bakkestuen, Vegar; Dahl, Rolv Magne; Arntsen, Mari Lie; Margreth, Annina; Angvik, Tine Larsen; Wickström, Linda (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      In Norway, a landscape map exists which gives the opportunity to collect data in landscape units for further analysis. This study covers parts of Norway and Sweden, so the landscape map was extended into Sweden to form a ...
    • Multi‑generational genetic consequences of reinforcement in a bird metapopulation 

      Ranke, Peter Sjolte; Skjelseth, Sigrun; Hagen, Ingerid Julie; Billing, Anna Maria; Borg Pedersen, Åsa Alexandra; Pärn, Henrik; Ringsby, Tor Harald; Sæther, Bernt Erik; Jensen, Henrik (Journal article, 2020)
      Translocation of conspecific individuals to reduce extinction risk of small, isolated populations and prevent genetic depletion is a powerful tool in conservation biology. An important question is how the translocated ...
    • Mushrooms for enhanced agriculture sustainability the MUSA concept 

      Martín, Carlos; Xiong, Shaojun; Passoth, Volkmar; Põldmaa, Kadri; Solberg, Svein Øivind; Hultberg, M; Strætkvern, Knut Olav; Golovko, Oksana; Pilotto, Francesca; Müller, Bettina; Pent, Mari; Klausen, Sarah Jasmin; Romero-Soto, Luis Alejandro (Journal article, 2023)
      The project MUSA – MUshrooms for Sustainable Agriculture is an effort to use mushroom-based processes to enhance agriculture sustainability in Nordic and Baltic countries. The project covers both the production of fruitbodies ...
    • Muskox status, recent variation, and uncertain future 

      Cuyler, Christine; Rowell, Janice; Adamczewski, Jan; Anderson, Morgan; Blake, John; Bretten, Tord; Brodeur, Vincent; Campbell, Mitch; Checkley, Sylvia L.; Cluff, H. Dean; Côté, Steeve D.; Davison, Tracy; Dumond, Mathieu; Ford, Barrie; Gruzdev, Alexander; Gunn, Anne; Jones, Patrick; Kutz, Susan; Leclerc, Lisa-Marie; Mallory, Conor; Mavrot, Fabien; Mosbacher, Jesper Bruun; Okhlop, Innokentiy Mikhailovich; Reynolds, Patricia; Schmidt, Niels Martin; Sipko, Taras; Suitor, Mike; Tomaselli, Matilde; Ytrehus, Bjørnar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus) are an integral component of Arctic biodiversity. Given low genetic diversity, their ability to respond to future and rapid Arctic change is unknown, although paleontological history demonstrates ...
    • Mutation predicts 40 million years of fly wing evolution 

      Houle, David; Bolstad, Geir Hysing; van der Linde, Kim; Hansen, Thomas F (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Mutation enables evolution, but the idea that adaptation is also shaped by mutational variation is controversial1–4. Simple evolutionary hypotheses predict such a relationship if the supply of mutations constrains evolution5,6, ...
    • Mysis segerstralei, an unexpected but important prey for resident Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) in a Svalbard lake 

      Svenning, Martin; Skogstad, Ole Christian; Skogstad, Øyvind; Borgstrøm, Reidar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      Mysis segerstralei is distributed over a wide geographic area and in habitats with a variety of salinity conditions, including marine and brackish waters around Svalbard. The species has seldom been found in freshwater ...
    • National mapping and assessment of ecosystem services projects in Europe – Participants’ experiences, state of the art and lessons learned 

      Vári, Ágnes; Adamescu, Cristian Mihai; Balzan, Mario; Gocheva, Kremena; Götzl, Martin; Grunewald, Karsten; Inácio, Miguel; Linder, Madli; Obiang-Ndong, Gregory; Pereira, Paulo; Santos-Martín, Fernando; Sieber, Ina; Stepniewska, Malgorzata; Tanacs, Eszter; Termansen, Mette; Tromeur, Eric; Vackarova, Davina; Czúcz, Bálint (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      Backed by the Biodiversity Strategy to 2020 and 2030, numerous ‘Mapping and Assessment of Ecosystem Services’ (MAES) projects have been completed in recent years in the member states of the European Union, with substantial ...
    • The Native Bees of Lolland (Denmark) Revisited after 100 Years: The Demise of the Specialists 

      Rasmussen, Claus; Sydenham, Markus A. K.; Schmidt, Hans Thomsen; Madsen, Henning Bang (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      There is a global concern over insect declines, including both species loss and population declines. In particular, declines of species, such as bees that anchor trophic interactions and shoulder many of the essential ...
    • Natural and anthropogenic drivers of escaped farmed salmon occurrence and introgression into wild Norwegian Atlantic salmon populations 

      Diserud, Ola Håvard; Fiske, Peder; Karlsson, Sten; Glover, Kevin Alan; Næsje, Tor; Aronsen, Tonje; Bakke, Gunnar O; Barlaup, Bjørn Torgeir; Erkinaro, J.; Florø-Larsen, Bjørn; Foldvik, Anders; Heino, Mikko Petteri; Kanstad-Hanssen, Øyvind; Lo, Håvard; Lund, Roar Asbjørn; Muladal, R.; Niemela, E.; Økland, Finn; Østborg, Gunnel Marie; Otterå, Håkon Magne; Skaala, Øystein; Skoglund, Helge; Solberg, Ingrid; Solberg, Monica Favnebøe; Sollien, Vegard Pedersen; Sægrov, Harald; Urdal, Kurt; Wennevik, Vidar; Hindar, Kjetil (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Marine aquaculture of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) is a relatively new industry where breeding programs have led to rapid genetic change in the captive populations that were built up alongside conspecific wild individuals. ...
    • A natural antipredation experiment: predator control and reduced sea ice increases colony size in a long-lived duck 

      Hanssen, Sveinn Are; Moe, Børge; Bårdsen, Bård-Jørgen; Hanssen, Frank Ole; Gabrielsen, Geir W. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013)
      Anthropogenic impact on the environment and wildlife are multifaceted and far-reaching. On a smaller scale, controlling for predators has been increasing the yield from local natural prey resources. Globally, human-induced ...
    • Natural forest regeneration on anthropized landscapes could overcome climate change effects on the endangered maned sloth (Bradypus torquatus, Illiger 1811) 

      Santos, Paloma Marques; Ferraz, Katia M.P.M. de Barros; Ribeiro, Milton Cezar; Dos Santos, Bernardo Brandão Niebuhr; Vancine, Maurício Humberto; Chiarello, Adriano Garcia; Paglia, Adriano Pereira (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Climate change and habitat loss have been identified as the main causes of species extinction. Forest regeneration and protected areas are essential to buffer climate change impacts and to ensure quality habitats for ...
    • Near-natural forests harbor richer saproxylic beetle communities than those in intensively managed forests 

      Jacobsen, Rannveig Margrete; Burner, Ryan C.; Olsen, Siri Lie; Skarpaas, Olav; Sverdrup-Thygeson, Anne (Journal article, 2020)
      Globally, boreal forests cover 33 percent of Earth's forested area, constitute the largest terrestrial carbon source, and house an important biodiversity of forest-dependent species, many of which are saproxylic taxa reliant ...
    • Need for transparent and repeatable conservation frameworks: reply to Child et al. 2019 

      Grainger, Matthew; Nilsen, Erlend Birkeland (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
    • A needle in a haystack: Strontium isotopes (87Sr/86Sr) in otoliths identify origin of Largemouth Bass from a large Southwest reservoir 

      Vaisvil, Alexander; Willmes, Malte; Enriquez, Edward J.; Klein, Zachary B.; Caldwell, Colleen A. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
    • Network characterization of the Entangled Model for sustainability indicators. Analysis of the network properties for scenarios 

      Vázquez, Pável; del Rio, Jesús A.; Cedano, Karla G.; van Dijk, Jiska; Jensen, Henrik Jeldtoft (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)
      Policy-makers require strategies to select a set of sustainability indicators that are useful for monitoring sustainability. For this reason, we have developed a model where sustainability indicators compete for the ...