• Human behaviour can trigger large carnivore attacks in developed countries 

      Penteriani, Vincenzo; del Mar Delgado, Maria; Pinchera, Francesco; Naves, Javier; Fernández-Gil, Alberto; Kojola, Ilpo; Härkönen, Sauli; Norberg, Harri; Frank, Jens; Fedriani, José María; Sahlèn, Veroncia; Støen, Ole-Gunnar; Swenson, Jon; Wabakken, Petter; Pellegrini, Mario; Herrero, Stephen; López-Bao, José Vicente (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)
      The media and scientific literature are increasingly reporting an escalation of large carnivore attacks on humans in North America and Europe. Although rare compared to human fatalities by other wildlife, the media often ...
    • Human–elephant coexistence challenges in Myanmar: An analysis of fatal elephant attacks on humans and elephant mortality 

      Thant, Zaw Min; May, Roelof Frans; Røskaft, Eivin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Understanding the underlying causes behind human–elephant conflict (HEC)-driven mortality of humans and elephants will help improve both parties’ wellbeing. The objective of this study was to examine the temporal and spatial ...
    • Human–wildlife conflict in India. Addressing the source 

      Miller, Jennie; Linnell, John Durrus; Athreya, Vidya; Sen, Subharanjan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Approaches for resolving incidences of human–wildlife conflict such as predator attacks on people or livestock typically use methods that address physical loss but ignore social, cultural, and emotional trauma. To holistically ...
    • Hunter opinions on the management of migratory geese: a case of stakeholder involvement in adaptive harvest management 

      Holmgaard, Sanne Bech; Eythórsson, Einar; Tombre, Ingunn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Knowledge of hunter attitudes toward goose management is essential for the involvement of hunters in adaptive harvest management. Our study provides insight into processes of stakeholder involvement in adaptive harvest ...
    • Hunters as citizen scientists: Contributions to biodiversity monitoring in Europe 

      Cretois, Benjamin; Linnell, John Durrus; Grainger, Matthew; Nilsen, Erlend B.; Rød, Jan Ketil (Journal article, 2020)
      Monitoring biodiversity characteristics at large scales and with adequate resolution requires considerable effort and resources. Overall, there is clearly a huge scope for European hunters, a special and often overlooked ...
    • Hunters who will not report illegal wolf killing: Self-policing or resistance with political overtones? 

      Skogen, Ketil; Von Essen, Erica; Krange, Olve (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Illegal killing of wildlife is challenging conservation efforts worldwide. Ecological research has shown that illegal killing is severely affecting the transboundary Swedish-Norwegian wolf population. A previous study ...
    • Hunting for ecological indicators: are large herbivore skeleton measures from harvest data useful proxies for monitoring? 

      Pedersen, Åshild Ønvik; Bårdsen, Bård-Jørgen; Veiberg, Vebjørn; Irvine, Justin R; Hansen, Brage Bremset (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Hunter-collected data and samples are used as indices of population performance, and monitoring programs often take advantage of such data as ecological indicators. Here, we establish the relationships between measures of ...
    • Hunting harvest data in Sweden indicate precipitous decline in the native mountain hare subspecies Lepus timidus sylvaticus (heath hare) 

      Thulin, C.-G.; Winiger, A.; Tallian, Aimee Grace; Kindberg, Jonas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Brown hare (Lepus europaeus) seems to outcompete mountain hare (L. timidus) wherever the two species co-occur, but few studies have validated or even addressed this issue. In southern Sweden, the distribution of non-native ...
    • Hunting migratory geese: is there an optimal practice? 

      Jensen, Gitte Høj; Madsen, Jesper; Tombre, Ingunn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      Since the mid-20th century, many European and North American goose populations have increased dramatically in numbers, causing conflict with agricultural interests in their staging and wintering areas. In some cases, to ...
    • Hva kan vi lære fra gjennomførte vilkårsrevisjoner av vannkraftkonsesjoner i Norge? En dokumentanalyse av resultater, prosess og kunnskapsgrunnlag 

      Kohler, Berit; Aas, Øystein; Ruud, Audun (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      The terms of more than 400 licenses for the production of hydropower in Norwegian watercourses can come up for revision by 2022. These revisions of terms open up for a weighting of the societal benefit of hydropower ...
    • Hva om Hunderørret var laks 

      Kraabøl, Morten; Johnsen, Stein Ivar; Forseth, Torbjørn; Museth, Jon; Skurdal, Jostein (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012)
      Storørret defineres som en selvreproduserende stamme med regulær forekomst av store fiskespisende individer, ofte med et nisjeskift og markert vekstomslag ved overgangen til fiskediett. Den mest kjente storørretstammen her ...
    • Hvorfor og hvordan endres Kyst-Norge. Hva mener fagfolk? 

      Kaltenborn, Bjørn Petter; Wold, Line Camilla; Rybråten, Stine (Journal article, 2020)
      Coastal environments are under pressure worldwide. The challenges of environmental degradation, increasing resource exploitation, and population growth are being exacerbated by climate change. Coastal zone management has ...
    • Hybridization of Atlantic puffins in the Arctic coincides with 20th-century climate change 

      Kersten, Oliver Sven; Star, Bastiaan; Krabberød, Anders Kristian; Atmore, Lane; Tørresen, Ole K.; Anker-Nilssen, Tycho; Descamps, Sebastien; Strøm, Hallvard; Johansson, Ulf S.; Sweet, Paul R.; Jakobsen, Kjetill Sigurd; Boessenkool, Sanne (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      The Arctic is experiencingthe fastest rates of globalwarming,leadingto shiftsin the distributionof its biotaandincreasingthe potentialfor hybridization. However, genomicevidenceof recenthybridization events in theArctic ...
    • Hydropower impacts on reservoir fish populations are modified by environmental variation 

      Eloranta, Antti; Finstad, Anders Gravbrøt; Helland, Ingeborg Palm; Ugedal, Ola; Power, Michael (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Global transition towards renewable energy production has increased the demand for newand more flexible hydropower operations. Beforemanagement and stakeholders can make informed choices on potential mitigations, it is ...
    • Hyperlocal mapping of urban air temperature using remote sensing and crowdsourced weather data 

      Venter, Alexander Samuel; Brousse, Oscar; Esau, Igor; Meier, Fred (Journal article, 2020)
      The impacts of climate change such as extreme heat waves are exacerbated in cities where most of the world's population live. Quantifying urbanization impacts on ambient air temperatures (Tair) has relevance for human ...
    • Hypothyroidism in hibernating brown bears 

      Frøbert, Anne Mette; Nielsen, Claus G.; Brohus, Malene; Kindberg, Jonas; Fröbert, Ole; Overgaard, Michael T. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Brown bears hibernate throughout half of the year as a survival strategy to reduce energy consumption during prolonged periods with scarcity of food and water. Thyroid hormones are the major endocrine regulators of basal ...
    • Ice-dependent winter survival of juvenile Atlantic salmon 

      Hedger, Richard David; Næsje, Tor; Fiske, Peder; Ugedal, Ola; Finstad, Anders Gravbrøt; Thorstad, Eva Bonsak (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013)
      Changes in snow and ice conditions are some of the most distinctive impactsof global warming in cold temperate and Arctic regions, altering the environ-ment during a critical period for survival for most animals. Laboratories ...
    • The identification and distribution of Sphagnum balticum (Russow) C.E.O.Jensen in Britain 

      Callaghan, Des A.; Kyrkjeeide, Magni Olsen; Hassel, Kristian (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Introduction. The aims of this study were to help clarify the identification of Sphagnum balticum in Britain, to review its distribution, and to investigate the possible presence of hybrids between it and either S. cuspidatum ...
    • Identification and evaluation of 21 novel microsatellite markers from the autumnal moth (Epirrita autumnata) (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) 

      Aarnes, Siv Grethe; Fløystad, Ida; Schregel, Julia; Vindstad, Ole Petter L.; Jepsen, Jane Uhd; Eiken, Hans Geir; Ims, Rolf Anker; Hagen, Snorre (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)
      The autumnal moth (Epirrita autumnata) is a cyclically outbreaking forest Lepidoptera with circumpolar distribution and substantial impact on Northern ecosystems. We have isolated 21 microsatellites from the species to ...
    • Identifying bottlenecks in the life cycle of plants living on cliffs and rocky slopes: Lack of knowledge hinders conservation actions 

      Aronne, Giovanna; Fantinato, Edy; Strumia, Sandro; Santangelo, Annalisa; Barberis, Marta; Cogoni, Donatella; Castro, Silvia; Cogoni, Donatella; Evju, Marianne; Galloni, Marta; Glasnovic, Peter; Klisz, Marcin; Kull, Tiiu; Lanfranco, Sandro; Lazarevic, Maja; Petanidou, Theodora; Puchałka, Radosław; Ranalli, Rosa; Stefanaki, Anastasia; Surina, Bostjan; Fišer, Živa (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Long term survival of plant populations relies on successful reproductive cycle to obtain generation turnover. Focusing on plant species of conservation concern, we brought together a group of plant conservationists from ...