NINA Brage: Recent submissions
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Climate and land‑cover change alter bumblebee species richness and community composition in subalpine areas
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Climate and land-use change are recognised as the two main drivers of the ongoing reorganisation of Earth’s biodiversity, but understanding precisely their role in shaping species’ distributions and communities remains ... -
Birds of different feather flock together - genetic structure of Taiga Bean Goose in Central Scandinavia
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)During their flightless summer moult, Taiga Bean Geese Anser fabalis fabalis gather at communal moulting sites. Individuals from the Nord-Trøndelag breeding area in Norway have been observed to join with local individuals ... -
Salmonid stocking in five North Atlantic jurisdictions: Identifying drivers and barriers to policy change
(Peer reviewed, 2018)1. New knowledge challenges long-established practices of fish stocking and transfer because of increasing scientific consensus that the release of cultivated fish can pose risks to biodiversity; however, stocking can also ... -
Multiple recolonization routes towards the north: Population history of the Fennoscandian red fox (Vulpes vulpes)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Understanding the response of boreal species to past climate warming can help to predict future responses to climate change. In the Northern Hemisphere, the distribution and abundance of northern populations have been ... -
Individual Movement - Sequence Analysis Method (IM-SAM): characterizing spatio-temporal patterns of animal habitat use across landscapes
(Peer reviewed, 2019)We present methodological advances to a recently developed framework to study sequential habitat use by animals using a visually-explicit and tree-based Sequence Analysis Method (SAM), derived from molecular biology and ... -
The leopard that learnt from the cat and other narratives of carnivore–human coexistence in northern India
(Peer reviewed, 2019)1. This study explores the diversity of factors that influence human–leopard relationships in Himachal Pradesh, India. Looking beyond the socio‐economic and ecological dimensions of human–leopard conflict, it documents ... -
Eurasian lynx fitness shows little variation across Scandinavian human-dominated landscapes
(Peer reviewed, 2019)Despite extensive research on the ecology and behavioural adaptations of large carnivores in humandominated landscapes, information about the fitness consequences of sharing landscapes is still limited. We assessed the ... -
China and India lead in greening of the world through land-use management
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Satellite data show increasing leaf area of vegetation due to direct factors (human land-use management) and indirect factors (such as climate change, CO2 fertilization, nitrogen deposition and recovery from natural ... -
Biocide Treatment of Invasive Signal Crayfish: Successes, Failures and Lessons Learned
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Signal crayfish, as an invasive alien species in Europe, have caused impacts on aquatic communities and losses of native crayfish. Eradication of recently established populations may be possible in small ponds (<2.5 ha) ... -
Hva kan vi lære fra gjennomførte vilkårsrevisjoner av vannkraftkonsesjoner i Norge? En dokumentanalyse av resultater, prosess og kunnskapsgrunnlag
(Peer reviewed, 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 ... -
“It’s All About the Scenery”: Tourists’ Perceptions of Cultural Ecosystem Services in the Lofoten Islands, Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)The Lofoten Islands in northern Norway face challenges from increasing visitor numbers, congestion, environmental impacts, and growing host-visitor tensions. Benefits include increased local employment and growing revenues. ... -
Unleaded hunting: Are copper bullets and lead-based bullets equally effective for killing big game?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Semi-jacketed lead-cored or copper-based homogenous rifle bullets are commonly used for hunting big game. Ever since their introduction in the 1990’s, copper-based bullets have not been widely accepted by hunters due ... -
Legacies of Historical Exploitation of Natural Resources Are More Important Than Summer Warming for Recent Biomass Increases in a Boreal–Arctic Transition Region
(Peer reviewed, 2019)Eurasian forest cover at high northern latitudes (> 67 N) has increased in recent decades due to stimulatory effects of global warming, but other factors may be important. The objective of this study is to compare the ... -
Muskox status, recent variation, and uncertain future
(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 ... -
Spatio–temporal distribution of greylag goose Anser anser resightings on the north-west/south-west European flyway: guidance for the delineation of transboundary management units
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)In western Europe, the majority of wild goose populations have increased exponentially over the last decades. Such increase is the source of many socio–ecological conflicts. The need for coordinated management actions to ... -
Sea lice in Iceland: assessing the status and current implications for aquaculture and wild salmonids
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)This is the first in-depth study which quantifies lice infestation levels on wild and farmed salmonids in a fjord system in Iceland (Arnarfjörður, Westfjords) and gives a baseline for the assessment of sea lice infestation ... -
Fiskebiologiske undersøkelser i Altaelva i 2018
(NINA Rapport;1681, Research report, 2019)Ugedal, O., Saksgård, L.M., Næsje, T.F. & Thorstad, E.B. 2019. Fiskebiologiske undersø-kelser i Altaelva i 2018. NINA Rapport 1681. Norsk institutt for naturforskning. Altaelva er ei av Norges beste elver for sportsfiske ... -
Decision making for sustainable natural resource management under political constraints – the case of revising hydropower licenses in Norwegian watercourses
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Norway is the largest hydropower producer in Europe and provides currently 96% of domestic electricity supplies. Hydropower is a renewable and climate friendly source of energy, but causes an impairment on local environmental ... -
Effect of sand texture on nest quality and mating success in a fish with parental care
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Nest quality is an important aspect of courtship and mate choice, offering females direct benefits through offspring survival and, if it reflects male genetic quality, also indirect ones. Nest characteristics may thus ... -
Cortinarius hildegardiae and C. mariekristinae spp. nov., two new species in the phlegmacioid clade Humolentes (sect. Calochroi s. l.)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Cortinarius hildegardiae and C. mariekristinae are described as new to science. They are phlegmacioid species with more or less yellow pilei, yellow lamellae, and extractable, greenish yellow antraquinonic pigments. They ...