• The condition of forest and mountain ecosystems in Norway. Assessment by the IBECA method 

      Framstad, Erik; Kolstad, Anders L.; Nybø, Signe; Töpper, Joachim; Vandvik, Vigdis (NINA Report;2100, Research report, 2022)
      Framstad, E., Kolstad, A. L., Nybø, S., Töpper, J. & Vandvik, V. 2022. The condition of forest and mountain ecosystems in Norway. Assessment by the IBECA method. NINA Report 2100. Norwegian Institute for Nature Research. In ...
    • Confronting and coping with uncertainty in biodiversity research and praxis 

      Haila, Yrjö; Henle, Klaus; Apostolopoulou, Evangelia; Cent, Joanna; Framstad, Erik; Goerg, Christoph; Jax, Kurt; Klenke, Reinhard; Magnuson, William; Matsinos, Yiannis G.; Mueller, Birgit; Paloniemi, Riikka; Pantis, John D.; Rauschmayer, Felix; Ring, Irene; Settele, Josef; Similä, Jukka; Touloumis, Konstantinos; Tzanopoulos, Joseph; Pe'er, Guy (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014)
      This paper summarises discussions in a workshop entitled “exploring uncertainties in biodiversity science, policy and management”. It draws together experiences gained by scientists and scholars when encountering and coping ...
    • Consequences of barriers and changing seasonality on population dynamics and harvest of migratory ungulates 

      Van Moorter, Bram; Engen, Steinar; Fryxell, John M.; Panzacchi, Manuela; Nilsen, Erlend Birkeland; Mysterud, Atle (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Many animal populations providing ecosystem services, including harvest, live in seasonal environments and migrate between seasonally distinct ranges. Unfortunately, two major sources of human-induced global change threaten ...
    • Consequences of cross-season demographic correlations for population viability 

      Layton-Matthews, Kate; Reiertsen, Tone Kristin; Erikstad, Kjell E.; Anker-Nilssen, Tycho; Daunt, Francis; Wanless, Sarah; Barrett, Robert; Newell, Mark A; Harris, Mike P. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Demographic correlations are pervasive in wildlife populations and can represent important secondary drivers of population growth. Empirical evidence suggests that correlations are in general positive for long-lived ...
    • Consequences of past climate change and recent human persecution on mitogenomic diversity in the arctic fox 

      Larsson, Petter; von Seth, Johanna; Hagen, Ingerid Julie; Götherström, Anders; Androsov, Semyon; Germonpre, Mietje; Bergfeldt, Nora; Fedorov, Sergey; Eide, Nina Elisabeth; Sokolova, Natalia; Berteaux, Dominique; Angerbjörn, Anders; Flagstad, Øystein; Plotnikov, Valeri; Norén, Karin; Diez-Del-Molino, David; Dussex, Nicolas; Stanton, David W.G.; Dalén, Linda (Journal article, 2019)
      Ancient DNA provides a powerful means to investigate the timing, rate and extent of population declines caused by extrinsic factors, such as past climate change and human activities. One species probably affected by both ...
    • Consequences of past climate change and recent human persecution on mitogenomic diversity in the arctic fox 

      Larsson, Petter; von Seth, Johanna; Hagen, Ingerid Julie Hagen; Götherström, Anders; Androsov, Semyon; Germonpré, Mietje; Bergfeldt, Nora; Fedorov, Sergey; Eide, Nina E.; Sokolova, Natalia; Berteaux, Dominique; Angerbjörn, Anders; Flagstad, Øystein; Plotnikov, Valeri; Norén, Karin; Díez-del-Molino, David; Dussex, Nicolas; Stanton, David W.G.; Dalén, Love (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Ancient DNA provides a powerful means to investigate the timing, rate and extent of population declines caused by extrinsic factors, such as past climate change and human activities. One species probably affected by both ...
    • Consequences of “natural” disasters on aquatic life and habitats 

      Cooke, Steven J.; Galassi, Diana M. P.; Gillanders, Bronwyn M.; Landsman, Sean J.; Hammerschlag, Neil; Gallagher, Austin J.; Eliason, Erika J.; Kraft, Clifford E.; Taylor, Mark K.; Crisafulli, Charlie M.; Shugar, Dan H.; Lennox, Robert (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      “Natural” disasters (also known as geophysical disasters) involve physical processes that have a direct or indirect impact on humans. These events occur rapidly and may have severe consequences for resident flora and fauna ...
    • Conservation decision-making under uncertainty: Identifying when to reintroduce tiger Panthera tigris to Cambodia 

      Gray, Thomas N.E.; Grainger, Matthew; Grosu, Romica (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Conservationists need to present biological monitoring data to decision makers in a way which clearly represents uncertainty. Providing results in terms of the probability of a hypothesis being true may have greater utility ...
    • Conservation of Galliformes in the Greater Himalaya: is there a need for a higher-quality evidence-base? 

      Gupta, Garima; Grainger, Matthew; Dunn, Jonathon C.; Sanderson, Roy; McGowan, Philip J. K. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Global biodiversity is at a heightened risk of extinction and we are losing species faster than at any other time. It is important to understand the threats that drive a species towards extinction in order to address those ...
    • Conservation of Galliformes in the Greater Himalaya: is there a need for a higher-quality evidence-base? 

      Gupta, Garima; Grainger, Matthew; Dunn, Jonathon C.; Sanderson, Roy; McGowan, Philip J. K. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Global biodiversity is at a heightened risk of extinction and we are losing species faster than at any other time. It is important to understand the threats that drive a species towards extinction in order to address those ...
    • Conservation of the endangered Arctic fox in Norway - are successful reintroductions enough? 

      Landa, Arild; Rød-Eriksen, Lars; Ulvund, Kristine R.; Jackson, Craig Ryan; Thierry, Anne-Mathilde; Flagstad, Øystein; Eide, Nina Elisabeth (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Translocation of captive-bred animals has become a widespread conservation practice to counteract species extinctions. We analyse and discuss the apparent success and shortcomings of Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus) reintroductions ...
    • Conservation professionals agree on challenges to coexisting with large carnivores but not on solutions 

      Lute, Michelle L.; Carter, Neil H.; López-Bao, José V.; Linnell, John Durrus (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Although many studies explore characteristics of stakeholders or publics “for” or “against” large carnivores, disagreements among conservation professionals advocating different conservation strategies also occur, but are ...
    • Conservation professionals' views on governing for coexistence with large carnivores 

      Lute, Michelle L.; Carter, Neil H.; López-Bao, José V.; Linnell, John Durrus (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Decision-making about large carnivores is complex and controversial, and processes vary from deliberation and expert analysis to ballot boxes and courtrooms. Decision-makers range from neighboring landowners to the United ...
    • A conservation strategy for khulan in Mongolia: background and key considerations 

      Kaczensky, Petra; Buuveibaatar, Bayarbaatar; Payne, John C.; Strindberg, Samantha; Walzer, Chris; Batsaikhan, Nyamsuren; Bolortsetseg, Sanjaa; Victurine, Ray; Olson, Kirk A. (NINA Report;1889, Research report, 2020)
      Kaczensky, P., Buuveibaatar, B., Payne, J.C., Strindberg, S., Walzer, C., Batsaikhan, N., Bolortsetseg, S., Victurine, R. & Olson, K.A. 2020. A conservation strategy for khulan in Mongolia: background and key considerations. ...
    • Conserving on the edge: genetic variation and structure in Northern populations of the endangered plant Dracocephalum ruyschiana L. (Lamiaceae) 

      Kyrkjeeide, Magni Olsen; Westergaard, Kristine Bakke; Kleven, Oddmund; Evju, Marianne; Endrestøl, Anders; Brandrud, Marie Kristine; Stabbetorp, Odd Egil (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Loss of biodiversity is accelerating, including the loss of genetic diversity. Conservation of small, isolated populations may be important, as they can provide valuable contributions to overall genetic variation and ...
    • Conserving Wolves by Transforming Them? The Transformative E!fects of Technologies of Government in Biodiversity Conservation 

      Stokland, Håkon B. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      This article investigates the construction of instruments and techniques employed in the management of Norwegian wolves since the early 1980s by construing the tools as technologies of government. The proliferation of such ...
    • Considering sampling bias in close-kin mark–recapture abundance estimates of Atlantic salmon 

      Wacker, Sebastian; Skaug, Hans Julius; Forseth, Torbjørn; Solem, Øyvind; Ulvan, Eva Marita; Fiske, Peder; Karlsson, Sten (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Genetic methods for the estimation of population size can be powerful alternatives to conventional methods. Close-kin mark–recapture (CKMR) is based on the principles of conventional mark–recapture, but instead of being ...
    • Constraining forest certificate's market to improve cost-effectiveness of biodiversity conservation in São Paulo state, Brazil 

      Bernasconi, Paula; Blumentrath, Stefan; Barton, David Nicholas; Rusch, Graciela; Romeiro, Ademar R. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      The recently launched Brazilian ªforest certificatesº market is expected to reduce environmental compliance costs for landowners through an offset mechanism, after a long history of conservation laws based in command-and-control ...
    • Contemporary ocean warming and freshwater conditions are related to later sea age at maturity in Atlantic salmon spawning in Norwegian rivers 

      Villar, Jaime Otero; Jensen, Arne Johan; Stenseth, Nils Christian; Storvik, Geir Olve; Vøllestad, Leif Asbjørn; L'Abée Lund, Henning (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)
      Atlantic salmon populations are reported to be declining throughout its range, raising major management concerns. Variation in adult fish abundance may be due to variation in survival, growth, and timing of life history ...
    • Context drives movement patterns in a mobile marine predator 

      Lubitz, Nicolas; Daly, Ryan; Filmalter, John D.; Sheaves, Marcus; Cowley, Paul D.; Næsje, Tor; Barnett, Adam (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Intra-specific variability in movement behaviour occurs in all major taxonomic groups. Despite its common occurrence and ecological consequences, individual variability is often overlooked. As a result, there is a persistent ...