• Acacia trees on the cultural landscapes of the Red Sea Hills 

      Hobbs, Joseph J.; Krzywinski, Knut; Andersen, Gidske Leknæs; Talib, Mohamed; Pierce, Richard H.; Saadallah, Ahmed Ebaid Mohamed (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-07-18)
      This paper examines interactions between five pastoral nomadic culture groups of the Egyptian and Sudanese Red Sea Hills and the acacia trees Acacia tortilis (Forssk.) Hayne subsp. tortilis and subsp. raddiana growing in ...
    • Endangered Dracaena ombet Population in the Red Sea Hills, Sudan, Recovers After Abrupt Change 

      Andersen, Gidske Leknæs; Krzywinski, Knut; Talib, Mohammed; Musa, Mohammed A. M. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      The endangered and endemic Nubian dragon blood tree, Dracaena ombet, has been feared extirpated from core distribution areas in the Red Sea Hills, Sudan, after reported mass death events in the 20th century. Populations ...
    • From pollen percentage to vegetation cover – evaluation ofthe Landscape Reconstruction Algorithm in western Norway 

      Hjelle, Kari Loe; Mehl, Ingvild Kristine; Sugita, Shinya; Andersen, Gidske Leknæs (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-06-23)
      The Landscape Reconstruction Algorithm (LRA) with the two models REVEALS and LOVE is developed to transform pollen percentage data to vegetation cover. This paper presents the first study to evaluate LRA in a region with ...
    • Rapid Landscape Changes in Plastic Bays Along the Norwegian Coastline 

      Bastesen, Eivind; Haave, Marte; Andersen, Gidske Leknæs; Velle, Gaute; Bødtker, Gunhild; Krafft, Charlotte Gannefors (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      The Norwegian Coastal Current transports natural debris and plastic waste along the Norwegian coastline. Deposition occurs in so-called wreck-bays and includes floating debris, such as seaweed, driftwood and volcanic pumice, ...
    • Seed viability and germination success of Acacia tortilis along landuse and aridity gradients in the Eastern Sahara 

      Andersen, Gidske Leknæs; Krzywinski, Knut; Gjessing, Håkon K.; Pierce, Richard (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-01)
      Our study focuses on the keystone species Acacia tortilis and is the first to investigate the effect of domestic ungulates and aridity on seed viability and germination over an extensive part of the Eastern Sahara. Bruchids ...