• Calculating cumulative effects in GIS using a stepless multivariate model 

      Erikstad, Lars; Bakkestuen, Vegar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      The paper present a streamlined workflow, using multivariate analyses of environmental variables in combinations with GIS overlay analyses that provide methods to extract and analyse major environmental and climatic gradients ...
    • Characterisation and mapping of landscape types, a case study from Norway 

      Erikstad, Lars; Uttakleiv, Lars Andre; Halvorsen, Rune (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      The European Landscape Convention emphasises the human perception of landscapes in its definition of the landscape, and promotes citizen participation in landscape management processes. On the other hand, landscape ...
    • Evaluating cumulative effects of small scale hydropower development using GIS modelling and representativeness assessments 

      Erikstad, Lars; Hagen, Dagmar; Stange, Erik; Bakkestuen, Vegar (Journal article, 2020)
      Assessing cumulative effects are a vital task for strategic environmental assessments (SEA) but lack of consistent methodology has hampered the development and implementation of useful tools. We present a model for GIS and ...
    • Index Measuring Land Use Intensity—A Gradient‐Based Approach 

      Erikstad, Lars; Simensen, Trond; Bakkestuen, Vegar; Halvorsen, Rune (Journal article, 2023)
      To monitor the changes in the landscape, and to relate these to ecological processes, we need robust and reproducible methods for quantifying the changes in landscape patterns. The main aim of this study is to present, ...
    • Methods for landscape characterisation and mapping: A systematic review 

      Simensen, Trond; Halvorsen, Rune; Erikstad, Lars (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Due to the multidisciplinary nature of landscape research, many different systems and methods for landscape identification and classification exist. This paper provides a systematic review of 54 contemporary landscape ...
    • 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 ...
    • Simple Principles for Guiding of Large-Scale Landscape Restorations 

      Hagen, Dagmar; Erikstad, Lars (Journal article, 2023)
      Restoration projects are complex and especially upscaling of restoration represent challenges that must be solved in a multidisciplinary setting. To establish cooperation between the wide range of professions there is a ...
    • Towards a systematics of ecodiversity: The EcoSyst framework 

      Halvorsen, Rune; Skarpaas, Olav; Bryn, Anders; Bratli, Harald; Erikstad, Lars; Simensen, Trond; Lieungh, Eva (Journal article, 2020)
      Background Although a standard taxonomy of organisms has existed for nearly 300 years, no consensus has yet been reached on principles for systematization of ecological diversity (i.e., the co‐ordinated variation of abiotic ...
    • Working with Natural Processes: Restoring a Mining Landscape in the High Arctic, Svalbard, Norway 

      Erikstad, Lars; Hagen, Dagmar; Simensen, Trond (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      The Svea coal mines in Svalbard have been closed, and the area is under restoration. The goal of the landscape restoration was to enable dynamic ecological and geomorphological processes by removing roads, housing, industrial ...