Blar i Scientific publications på forfatter "Mo, Tor Atle"
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Development of an environmental DNA assay and field validation for the detection of invasive pink salmon Oncorhynchus gorbuscha
Gargan, Laura M.; Mo, Tor Atle; Carlsson, Jeanette E. L.; Ball, Bernard; Fossøy, Frode; Carlsson, Jens (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)1. Pink salmon Oncorhynchus gorbuscha was introduced from its native range in the Pacific to Northwest Russia several times since the 1950s. While this species has been regularly observed in rivers in northern Norway since ... -
Distribution of the gill parasite Discocotyle sagittata (Monogenea: Polyopisthocotylea) in parr of Atlantic salmon Salmo salar and sea trout S. trutta in Norwegian rivers
Mo, Tor Atle (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)The monogenean gill parasite Discocotyle sagittata is reported from parr of Atlantic salmon Salmo salar and sea trout S. trutta in the anadromous part of 86 out of 223 Norwegian rivers. The prevalence in each river varied ... -
Increasing intensities of Anisakis simplex (Rudolphi, 1809 det. Krabbe, 1878) larvae with weight and sea age in returning adult Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L., of coastal waters of Norway
Mo, Tor Atle; Fossøy, Frode; Poppe, Trygve T (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Ninety wild Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L., (1.5–10.3 kg) were caught in the Namsen Fjord near the mouth of River Namsen, mid-Norway, and examined for the presence and distribution of Anisakis simplex (Rudolphi, 1809 det. ... -
Monitoring presence and abundance of two gyrodactylid ectoparasites and their salmonid hosts using environmental DNA
Fossøy, Frode; Brandsegg, Hege; Sivertsgård, Rolf; Pettersen, Oskar; Sandercock, Brett K.; Solem, Øyvind; Hindar, Kjetil; Mo, Tor Atle (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Background: Invasive species represent a major challenge for the conservation of biodiversity. The invasive ectoparasitic fluke Gyrodactylus salaris is considered one of the major threats to the Atlantic salmon (Salmo ... -
Occurrence and seasonality of Gyrodactylus salaris and G. salmonis (Monogenea) on Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus (L.)) in the Fustvatnet lake, Northern Norway
Mo, Tor Atle; Hansen, Haakon; Hytterød, Sigurd (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Gyrodactylus spp. (Monogenea) were found on 16.9% (233 out of 1376) Arctic char, Salvelinus alpinus (L.), sampled from September 2010 to October 2011 in the Fustvatnet lake, Northern Norway. Two species were identified: ... -
Pink salmon in Norway: the reluctant invader
Sandlund, Odd Terje; Berntsen, Henrik Hårdensson; Fiske, Peder; Kuusela, Jorma; Muladal, Rune; Niemelä, Eero; Uglem, Ingebrigt; Forseth, Torbjørn; Mo, Tor Atle; Thorstad, Eva B.; Veselov, Alexey E.; Vollset, Knut Wiik; Zubchenko, Alexander V. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)In 2017, Norway experienced an invasion of the Pacific salmonid pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) in numbers never before seen in rivers all along the coast. Significant numbers were also caught in other parts of ... -
The pink salmon invasion: a Norwegian perspective
Mo, Tor Atle; Thorstad, Eva Bonsak; Sandlund, Odd Terje; Berntsen, Johan Henrik Hårdensson; Fiske, Peder; Uglem, Ingebrigt (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)In the period 1956–1979, more than 220 million of pink salmon Oncorhynchus gorbuscha (Walbaum 1792) eggs from the southern part of Sakhalin Island in the Pacific Ocean were transported to the northwestern part of Russia ... -
Pukkellaks invaderte norske elver i 2017
Mo, Tor Atle; Poppe, Trygve T. (Journal article, 2018)I 2017 ble elver langs hele norskekysten invadert av pukkelaks. Dette resulterte i en rekke oppslag i media og omfattende kommunikasjon og diskusjon på internett. I denne artikkelen gir vi en kort presentasjon om historikken ... -
Use of environmental DNA to detect the myxozoan endoparasite Tetracapsuloides bryosalmonae in large Norwegian lakes
Oredalen, Tone Jøran; Mo, Tor Atle; Jenkins, Andrew; Haugan, Natalie (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Understanding the underlying causes behind human–elephant conflict (HEC)-driven mortality of humans and Environmental DNA (eDNA) is an increasingly used noninvasive and cost-effective method for species detections in ...