• Behaviour of anadromous brown trout (Salmo trutta) in a hydropower regulated freshwater system 

      Dahlmo, Lotte Svengård; Velle, Gaute; Nilsen, Cecilie Iden; Pulg, Ulrich; Lennox, Robert; Vollset, Knut (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Many Norwegian rivers and lakes are regulated for hydropower, which afects freshwater ecosystems and anadromous fish species, such as sea trout (Salmo trutta). Lakes are an important feature of many anadromous river systems. ...
    • Behavioural response of brown trout (Salmo trutta) to total dissolved gas supersaturation in a regulated river 

      Lennox, Robert J.; Thiemer, Kirstine; Vollset, Knut Wiik; Pulg, Ulrich; Stranzl, Sebastian; Nilsen, Cecilie Iden; Haugen, Thrond Oddvar; Velle, Gaute (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Total dissolved gas supersaturation from dams and power stations is a chronic freshwater pollutant that is toxic to animals with aquatic respiration. Laboratory ecotoxicology experiments have revealed capacity for captive ...
    • Benchmarking the vertically integrated ice-sheet model IMAU-ICE (version 2.0) 

      Berends, Constantijn J.; Goelzer, Heiko; Reerink, Thomas J.; Stap, Lennert; van de Wal, Roderik S.W. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Ice-dynamical processes constitute a large uncertainty in future projections of sea-level rise caused by anthropogenic climate change. Improving our understanding of these processes requires ice-sheet models that perform ...
    • Benthic eDNA metabarcoding provides accurate assessments of impact from oil extraction, and ecological insights 

      Lanzén, Anders; Dahlgren, Thomas Gunnar; Bagi, Andrea; Hestetun, Jon Thomassen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Apart from its contribution to climate change, offshore oil and gas extraction is also a potential threat to the diversity and function of marine ecosystems. Routine monitoring of the environmental status of affected areas ...
    • Best Practice Data Standards for Discrete Chemical Oceanographic Observations 

      Jiang, Li-Qing; Pierrot, Denis; Wanninkhof, Rik; Feely, Richard A.; Tilbrook, Bronte; Alin, Simone; Barbero, Leticia; Byrne, Robert H.; Carter, Brendan R.; Dickson, Andrew G.; Gattuso, Jean-Pierre; Greeley, Dana; Hoppema, Mario; Humphreys, Matthew P.; Karstensen, Johannes; Lange, Nico; Lauvset, Siv Kari; Lewis, Ernie R.; Olsen, Are; Pérez, Fiz F.; Sabine, Christopher; Sharp, Jonathan D.; Tanhua, Toste; Trull, Thomas W.; Velo, Anton; Allegra, Andrew J.; Barker, Paul; Burger, Eugene; Cai, Wei-Jun; Chen, Chen-Tung A.; Cross, Jessica; Garcia, Hernan; Hernandez-Ayon, Jose Martin; Hu, Xinping; Kozyr, Alex; Langdon, Chris; Lee, Kitack; Salisbury, Joe; Wang, Zhaohui Aleck; Xue, Liang (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Effective data management plays a key role in oceanographic research as cruise-based data, collected from different laboratories and expeditions, are commonly compiled to investigate regional to global oceanographic ...
    • Biodiversity, biogeography, and connectivity of polychaetes in the world's largest marine minerals exploration frontier 

      Stewart, Eva C.D.; Bribiesca-Contreras, Guadalupe; Taboada, Sergi; Wiklund, Helena; Ravara, Ascensao; Pape, Ellen; De Smet, Bart; Neal, Lenka; Cunha, Marina R.; Jones, Daniel O.B.; Smith, Craig R.; Glover, Adrian G.; Dahlgren, Thomas Gunnar (Journal article, 2023)
      Aim The abyssal Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ), Pacific Ocean, is an area of commercial importance owing to the growing interest in mining high-grade polymetallic nodules at the seafloor for battery metals. Research into ...
    • Biogeochemical impacts of fish farming on coastal sediments: Insights into the functional role of cable bacteria 

      Vasquez-Cardenas, Diana; Hidalgo-Martinez, Silvia; Hulst, Lucas; Thorleifsdottir, Thorgerdur; Helgason, Gudmundur Vidir; Eiriksson, Thorleifur; Geelhoed, Jeanine S.; Ágústsson, Thorleifur; Moodley, Leon; Meysman, Filip J. R. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Fish farming in sea cages is a growing component of the global food industry. A prominent ecosystem impact of this industry is the increase in the downward flux of organic matter, which stimulates anaerobic mineralization ...
    • Biogeochemical timescales of climate change onset and recovery in the North Atlantic interior under rapid atmospheric CO2 forcing 

      Bertini, Leonardo; Tjiputra, Jerry (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Anthropogenic climate change footprints in the ocean go beyond the mixed layer depth, with considerable impacts throughout mesopelagic and deep-ocean ecosystems. Yet, little is known about the timing of these environmental ...
    • Biomarker responses and accumulation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in Mytilus trossulus and Gammarus oceanicus during exposure to crude oil 

      Turja, Raisa; Sanni, Steinar; Stankeviciute, Milda; Butrimaviciene, Laura; Dévier, Marie-Helene; Budzinski, Helene; Lehtonen, Kari K. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      In the brackish water Baltic Sea, oil pollution is an ever-present and significant environmental threat mainly due to the continuously increasing volume of oil transport in the area. In this study, effects of exposure to ...
    • The bone-degrading enzyme machinery: From multi-component understanding to the treatment of residues from the meat industry 

      Fernandez-Lopez, Laura; Sanches-Carrillo, Sergio; Garcia-Moyano, Antonio; Borchert, Erik; Almendral, David; Alonso, Sandra; Cea-Rama, Isabel; Miguez, Noa; Larsen, Øivind; Werner, Johannes; Makarova, Kira S; Plou, Fransisco J; Dahlgren, Thomas Gunnar; Sanz-Aparicio, Julia; Hentschel, Ute; Bjerga, Gro Elin Kjæreng; Ferrer, Manuel (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Many microorganisms feed on the tissue and recalcitrant bone materials from dead animals, however little is known about the collaborative effort and characteristics of their enzymes. In this study, microbial metagenomes ...
    • Buried and forgotten—The non-fluvial characteristicsof postglacial rivers 

      Hauer, Christoph; Pulg, Ulrich (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      “The systematic analysis and understanding of channel‐forming processes of rivers must be expanded by including semi‐ and non‐fluvial geomorphological processes. Such processes were particularly driven by glaciation during ...
    • BVLOS UAV missions for vegetation mapping in maritime Antarctic 

      Zmarz, Anna; Karlsen, Stein Rune; Kycko, Marlena; Korczak-Abshire, Małgorzata; Golebiowska, Izabela; Karsznia, Izabela; Chwedorzewska, K. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Polar areas are among the regions where climate change occurs faster than on most of the other areas on Earth. To study the effects of climate change on vegetation, there is a need for knowledge on its current status and ...
    • Can structural enrichment reduce predation mortality and increase recaptures of hatchery‐reared Atlantic salmon Salmo salar L. fry released into the wild? 

      Solås, Martine Røysted; Skoglund, Helge; Salvanes, Anne Gro Vea (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Captive‐reared fish often have poor survival in the wild and may fail to boost threatened populations. Enrichment during the nursery period can in some circumstances generate a broader behavioural repertoire than conventional ...
    • Can we use ice sheet reconstructions to constrain meltwater for deglacial simulations? 

      Bethke, Ingo; Li, Camille; Nisancioglu, Kerim Hestnes (Journal article, 2012)
      Freshwater pulses from melting ice sheets are thought to be important for driving deglacial climate variability. This study investigates challenges in simulating and understanding deglacial climate evolution within this ...
    • Carbonate compensation depth drives abyssal biogeography in the northeast Pacific 

      Simon-Lledó, Erik; Amon, Diva J.; Bribiesca-Contreras, Guadalupe; Cuvelier, Daphne; Durden, Jennifer M.; Ramalho, Sofia P.; Uhlenkott, Katja; Arbizu, Pedro Martinez; Benoist, Noelie; Copley, Jonathan; Dahlgren, Thomas Gunnar; Glover, Adrian G.; Fleming, Bethany; Horton, Tammy; Ju, Se-Jong; Mejía-Saenz, Alejandra; McQuaid, Kirsty; Pape, Ellen; Park, Chailinn; Smith, Craig R.; Jones, Daniel O.B. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Abyssal seafloor communities cover more than 60% of Earth’s surface. Despite their great size, abyssal plains extend across modest environmental gradients compared to other marine ecosystems. However, little is known about ...
    • Causes of bias and uncertainty in fracture network analysis 

      Peacock, David; Sanderson, David J.; Bastesen, Eivind; Rotevatn, Atle; Storstein, Tor H (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Fault and fracture networks are analysed to determine the deformation history and to help with such applications as engineering geology and fluidflow modelling. These analyses rely on quantifying such factors as length, ...
    • Centennial relationships between ocean temperature and Atlantic puffin production reveal shifting decennial trends 

      Hansen, Erpur S.; Sandvik, Hanno; Erikstad, Kjell E.; Yoccoz, Nigel; Anker-Nilssen, Tycho; Bader, Jürgen; Descamps, Sebastien; Hodges, Kevin; Mesquita, Michel d. S.; Reiertsen, Tone Kristin; Varpe, Øystein (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      The current warming of the oceans has been shown to have detrimental effects for a number of species. An understanding of the underlying mechanisms may be hampered by the non-linearity and non-stationarity of the relationships ...
    • Challenges for transgene detection in landraces and wild relatives: learning from 15 years of debate over GM maize in Mexico 

      Agapito, Sarah Zanon; Wickson, Fern (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)
      Maize is one of the world’s five staple cereals and its traditional varieties constitute a global resource critical to future agricultural development. Fifteen years ago, claims that transgenes had spread into traditional ...
    • Changes in Onset of Vegetation Growth on Svalbard, 2000–2020 

      Karlsen, Stein Rune; Elvebakk, Arve; Tømmervik, Hans; Belda, Santiago; Stendardi, Laura (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      The global temperature is increasing, and this is affecting the vegetation phenology in many parts of the world. The most prominent changes occur at northern latitudes such as our study area, which is Svalbard, located ...
    • Characteristics of precipitation extremes over the Nordic region: added value of convection-permitting modeling 

      Médus, Erika; Thomassen, Emma D.; Belušić, Danijel; Lind, Petter; Berg, Peter; Christensen, Jens Hesselbjerg; Christensen, Ole B.; Dobler, Andreas; Kjellström, Erik; Olsson, Jonas; Yang, Wei (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      It is well established that using kilometer scale grid resolution for simulations of weather systems in weather and climate models enhances their realism. This study explores heavy- and extreme-precipitation characteristics ...