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Towards a Functional Understanding of Protein NTerminal Acetylation
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-05-31)Protein N-terminal acetylation is a major modification of eukaryotic proteins. Its functional implications include regulation of protein–protein interactions and targeting to membranes, as demonstrated by studies of a ... -
Towards better lumpfish: Changes in size variation, cataract development, behaviour and sea lice grazing through selective breeding
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)The aim of this study was to evaluate whether sea lice grazing efficiency, behaviour, size variation and cataract development can be improved through selective breeding of lumpfish. A series of studies was conducted over ... -
Towards improved management of deep-sea sponge grounds in Norwegian waters
(Master thesis, 2016-10-04)Throughout this thesis I will further identify sponges ecological significance and vulnerability to human activities in the North Atlantic, with interest in Norwegian waters and background research of the integrated Barents ... -
Towards more efficient longline fisheries: fish feeding behaviour, bait characteristics and development of alternative baits
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-12)Better knowledge of food search behavior in fish is essential for studies that aim to improve longline fishing, particularly through bait development. This review provides an overview of our understanding of how fish detect ... -
Toxicity assessment of urban marine sediments from Western Norway using a battery of stress-activated receptors and cell-based bioassays from fish
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)A luciferase reporter gene-based bioassay battery consisting of stress-activated receptors from fish, complemented with traditional fish cell-based bioassays, were used to assess the toxicity of marine sediment samples ... -
Tracing recovery from acidification in the Western Norwegian nausta watershed
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2003)A novel method, redundancy analysis (RDA), has been used to examine whether chemical recovery from acidification in the western Norwegian Nausta watershed produces detectable recovery within the community structure of the ... -
Tracing simultaneous cadmium accumulation from different uptake routes in brown crab Cancer pagurus by the use of stable isotopes
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-05-24)High concentrations of cadmium in brown crab are an issue of food safety, and large variations between different areas have been found. To investigate the relative importance of dietary and aqueous uptake regarding the ... -
Tracking freshwater browning and coastal water darkening from boreal forests to the Arctic Ocean
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)The forest cover of Northern Europe has been steadily expanding during the last 120 years. More terrestrial vegetation and carbon fixation leads to more export to surface waters. This may cause freshwater browning, as more ... -
Tracking integrated ecosystem assessments in the ICES network: a social network analysis of the ICES expert groups
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)The advice the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) provides to its member countries is crucial for the sustainable management of shared marine resources, and the conservation of relevant marine ... -
Tracking oocyte development and the timing of skipped spawning for north-east Arctic haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)The present study tracked oocyte development over 9 months and noted incidences of ‘skipping’, i.e., adults terminating their upcoming reproductive cycle, in field-caught north-east Arctic (NEA) haddock (Melanogrammus ... -
Trade-off between mate choice speed and decision accuracy under mating competition in female sand gobies
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Variation in female mating performance can affect the direction and rate of evolution through sexual selection. The social environment determines the availability of mates and the competitive situation, and hence can ... -
Trade-offs between growth and reproduction in wild Atlantic cod
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-04-08)Animals partition and trade off their resources between competing needs such as growth, maintenance, and reproduction. Over a lifetime, allocation strategies should result in distinct trajectories for growth, survival, and ... -
Traditional nomadic tending of trees in the Red Sea Hills
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-04-12)There are recurring questions about the ecological sustainability of indigenous resource management and what traditional ecological knowledge and rationale underlie such practices. Pastoral nomads from the Hadandawa, Amar ... -
Traditional plant functional groups explain variation in economic but not size‐related traits across the tundra biome
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-01)Aim : Plant functional groups are widely used in community ecology and earth system modelling to describe trait variation within and across plant communities. However, this approach rests on the assumption that functional ... -
Traditional prescribed burning of coastal heathland provides niches for xerophilous and sun‑loving beetles
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)In Western Norway, farmers have traditionally used fire as a management tool in coastal heathlands to enhance the fodder quality for livestock. Rotational prescribed burning increases landscape heterogeneity by creating a ... -
Trait-based approaches as ecological time machines: Developing tools for reconstructing long-term variation in ecosystems
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Research over the past decade has shown that quantifying spatial variation in ecosystem properties is an effective approach to investigating the effects of environmental change on ecosystems. Yet, current consensus among ... -
Trait-based responses to land use and canopy dynamics modify long-term diversity changes in forest understories
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Aim: Land use is the foremost cause of global biodiversity decline, but species do not respond equally to land-use practices. Instead, it is suggested that responses vary with species traits, but long-term data on the ... -
Traits help explain species' performance away from their climate niche centre
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Aim: Climate change impacts on biota are variable across sites, among species and throughout individual species' ranges. Niche theory predicts that population performance should decline as site climate becomes increasingly ... -
Transcriptome responses in copepods Calanus finmarchicus, Calanus glacialis and Calanus hyperboreus exposed to phenanthrene and benzo[a]pyrene
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Arctic and sub-arctic pelagic organisms can be exposed to effluents and spills from offshore petroleum-related activities and thus it is important to understand how they respond to crude oil related contaminants such as ...