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    • Towards a barnacle tree of life: Integrating diverse phylogenetic efforts into a comprehensive hypothesis of thecostracan evolution 

      Ewers-Saucedo, Christine; Owen, Christopher L; Perez-Losada, Marcos; Høeg, Jens T.; Glenner, Henrik; Chan, Benny K.K.; Crandall, Keith A. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-08-16)
      Barnacles and their allies (Thecostraca) are a biologically diverse, monophyletic crustacean group, which includes both intensely studied taxa, such as the acorn and stalked barnacles, as well as cryptic taxa, for example, ...

    • Towards a Functional Understanding of Protein NTerminal Acetylation 

      Arnesen, Thomas (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 

      Imsland, Albert; Reynolds, Patrick; Kapari, Lauri Teemu; Maduna, Simo; Hagen, Snorre; Hanssen, Anne; Jónsdóttir, Ólöf Dóra Bartels (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 

      Vee, Ida (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 

      Løkkeborg, Svein; Siikavuopio, Sten Ivar; Humborstad, Odd Børre; Utne-Palm, Anne Christine; Ferter, Keno (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 

      Goksøyr, Siri Øfsthus; Sørensen, Helene; Grøsvik, Bjørn Einar; Pampanin, Daniela Maria; Goksøyr, Anders; Karlsen, Odd André (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 ...

    • Trace metal concentrations in blue mussels Mytilus edulis (L.) in Byfjorden and the coastal areas of Bergen 

      Airas, Sari (Master thesis, 2003)

    • Tracing recovery from acidification in the Western Norwegian nausta watershed 

      Halvorsen, Godtfred A.; Heegaard, Einar; Fjellheim, Arne; Raddum, Gunnar G. (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 

      Wiech, Martin; Amlund, Heidi; Jensen, Karl Andreas; Aldenberg, Tom; Duinker, Arne; Måge, Amund (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 

      Opdal, Anders Martin Frugård; Andersen, Tom; Hessen, Dag Olav; Lindemann, Christian; Aksnes, Dag Lorents (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 

      Fuller, Jessica Leyla; Strehlow, Harry V.; Schmidt, Jörn O.; Bodin, Örjan; Dankel, Dorothy Jane (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) 

      Tronbøl, Frida; Johannesen, Edda; Alix, Maud; dos Santos Schmidt, Thassya Christina; Charitonidou, Katerina; Folkvord, Arild; Kjesbu, Olav Sigurd (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 

      Diaz Pauli, Beatriz; Lindström, Kai (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 

      Folkvord, Arild; Jørgensen, Christian; Korsbrekke, Knut; Nash, Richard David Marriott; Nilsen, Trygve; Skjæraasen, Jon Egil (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 

      Andersen, Gidske L.; Krzywinski, Knut; Talib, Mohamed; Saadallah, Ahmed Ebaid Mohamed; Hobbs, Joseph J.; Pierce, Richard H. (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 

      Thomas, Haydn J.D.; Myers-Smith, Isla H.; Bjorkman, Anne D.; Elmendorf, Sarah C.; Blok, Daan; Cornelissen, Johannes H. C.; Forbes, Bruce C.; Hollister, Robert D.; Normand, Signe; Prevéy, Janet S.; Rixen, C; Schaepman-Strub, G; Wilmking, M; Wipf, S; Cornwell, W; Kattge, J; Goetz, SJ; Guay, KC; Alatalo, JM; Anadon-Rosell, A; Angers-Blondin, S; Berner, LT; Björk, RG; Buchwal, A; Buras, A; Carbognani, M; Christie, K; Siegwart Collier, L; Cooper, Elisabeth J.; Eskelinen, A; Frei, ER; Grau, O; Grogan, P; Hallinger, M; Heijman, MMPD; Hermanutz, L; Hudson, JMG; Hulber, K; Iturrate-Garcia, M; Iversen, CM; Jaroszynska, Francesca Orinda Holl; Johnstone, JF; Kaarlejärvi, E; Kulonen, A; Lamarque, LJ; Lévesque, E; Little, CJ; Michelsen, A; Milbau, A; Nabe-Nielsen, J; Nielsen, SS; Ninot, JM; Oberbauer, SF; Olofsson, J; Onipchenko, VG; Petraglia, A; Rumpf, SB; Semenchuk, Philipp; Soudzilovskaia, NA; Spasojevic, MJ; Speed, James David Mervyn; Tape, KD; Te Beest, M; Tomaselli, M; Trant, A; Treier, UA; Venn, S; Vowles, T; Weijers, S; Zamin, T; Atkin, OK; Bahn, M; Blonder, B; Campetella, G; Cerabolini, BEL; Chapin III, FS; Dainese, M; de Vries, FT; Díaz, S; Green, W; Jackson, R; Manning, P; Niinemets, Ü; Ozinga, WA; Penuelas, J; Reich, PB; Schamp, B; Sheremetev, S; van Bodegom, Peter Michiel (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 

      Kerdoncuf, Morgane Alizee; Måren, Inger Elisabeth; Eycott, Amy Elizabeth (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 

      Brown, Kerry A.; Bunting, M. Jane; Carvalho, Fabio; de Bello, Francesco; Mander, Luke; Marcisz, Katarzyna; Mottl, Ondrej; Reitalu, Triin; Svenning, Jens-Christian (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 

      Happonen, Konsta; Muurinen, Lauralotta; Virtanen, Risto; Kaakinen, Eero; Grytnes, John Arvid; Kaarlejärvi, Elina; Parisot, Philippe; Wolff, Matias; Maliniemi, Tuija (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 

      Lynn, Joshua; Gya, Ragnhild; Klanderud, Kari; Telford, Richard James; Goldberg, Deborah E.; Vandvik, Vigdis (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 ...