Browsing NIBIO Brage by Journals "Scientific Reports"
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Biogas production from food waste via co-digestion and digestion-effects on performance and microbial ecology
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-12-15)In this work, performance and microbial structure of a digestion (food waste-only) and a co-digestion process (mixture of cow manure and food waste) were studied at mesophilic (37°C) and thermophilic (55°C) temperatures. ... -
Cooling aerosols and changes in albedo counteract warming from CO2 and black carbon from forest bioenergy in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-02-19)Climate impacts of forest bioenergy result from a multitude of warming and cooling effects and vary by location and technology. While past bioenergy studies have analysed a limited number of climate-altering pollutants and ... -
Copper pollution exacerbates the effects of ocean acidification and warming on kelp microscopic early life stages
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-10-03)Ocean warming (OW), ocean acidification (OA) and their interaction with local drivers, e.g., copper pollution, may negatively affect macroalgae and their microscopic life stages. We evaluated meiospore development of the ... -
Differing responses in milk composition from introducing rapeseed and naked oats to conventional and organic dairy diets
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-05-31)Dairy products are often considered challenging for health due to their saturated fatty acid content, yet they also provide beneficial nutrients, some unique to ruminants. The degree of fat saturation is influenced by cows’ ... -
The effect of climate variability in the efficacy of the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium acridum against the desert locust Schistocerca gregaria
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-05-09)Despite substantial efforts to control locusts they remain periodically a major burden in Africa, causing severe yield loss and hence loss of food and income. Distribution maps indicating the value of the basic reproduction ... -
Effect of grassland cutting frequency, species mixture, wilting and fermentation pattern of grass silages on in vitro methane yield
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-03-23)Mitigating enteric methane (CH4) emissions is crucial as ruminants account for 5% of global greenhouse gas emissions. We hypothesised that less frequent harvesting, use of crops with lower WSC concentration, ensiling at ... -
European-wide forest monitoring substantiate the neccessity for a joint conservation strategy to rescue European ash species (Fraxinus spp.)
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-03-19)European ash (Fraxinus excelsior) and narrow-leafed ash (F. angustifolia) are keystone forest tree species with a broad ecological amplitude and significant economic importance. Besides global warming both species are ... -
Faecal pollution affects abundance and diversity of aquatic microbial community in anthropo-zoogenically influenced lotic ecosystems
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-12-19)The aquatic microbiota is known to be an important factor in the sustainability of the natural water ecosystems. However, the microbial community also might include pathogens, which result in very serious waterborne diseases ... -
Fungal attack on archaeological wooden artefacts in the Arctic—implications in a changing climate
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-09-03)Climate change is expected to accelerate the microbial degradation of the many extraordinary well-preserved organic archaeological deposits found in the Arctic. This could potentially lead to a major loss of wooden artefacts ... -
Genetic studies of fall armyworm indicate a new introduction into Africa and identify limits to its migratory behavior
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-02-04)The fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) is native to the Americas and a major pest of corn and several other crops of economic importance. The species has characteristics that make it of particular concern ... -
Genome- and transcriptome-derived microsatellite loci in lumpfish Cyclopterus lumpus: Molecular tools for aquaculture, conservation and fisheries management
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-01-17)The lumpfish Cyclopterus lumpus is commercially exploited in numerous areas of its range in the North Atlantic Ocean, and is important in salmonid aquaculture as a biological agent for controlling sea lice. Despite the ... -
Honey bees and climate explain viral prevalence in wild bee communities on a continental scale
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-02-03)Viruses are omnipresent, yet the knowledge on drivers of viral prevalence in wild host populations is often limited. Biotic factors, such as sympatric managed host species, as well as abiotic factors, such as climatic ... -
Integrated climate-chemical indicators of diffuse pollution from land to water
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-01-17)Management of agricultural diffuse pollution to water remains a challenge and is influenced by the complex interactions of rainfall-runoff pathways, soil and nutrient management, agricultural landscape heterogeneity and ... -
The invasive forest pathogen Hymenoscyphus fraxineus boosts mortality and triggers niche replacement of European ash (Fraxinus excelsior)
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-03-24)Determining the impacts of invasive pathogens on tree mortality and growth is a difficult task, in particular in the case of species occurring naturally at low frequencies in mixed stands. In this study, we quantify such ... -
Large herbivores facilitate the persistence of rare taxa under tundra warming
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-01-25)Ecological rarity, characterized by low abundance or limited distribution, is typical of most species, yet our understanding of what factors contribute to the persistence of rare species remains limited. Consequently, ... -
Mass spectrometry reveals the presence of specific set of epigenetic DNA modifications in the Norway spruce genome
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-12-17)5-Methylcytosine (5mC) is an epigenetic modification involved in regulation of gene expression in metazoans and plants. Iron-(II)/α-ketoglutarate-dependent dioxygenases can oxidize 5mC to 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5hmC), ... -
Polyphenols journey through blood-brain barrier towards neuronal protection
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-09-13)Age-related complications such as neurodegenerative disorders are increasing and remain cureless. The possibility of altering the progression or the development of these multifactorial diseases through diet is an emerging ... -
Recognition of candidate transcription factors related to bilberry fruit ripening by de novo transcriptome and qRT-PCR analyses
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-07-02)Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.) fruits are an excellent natural resource for human diet because of their special favor, taste and nutritional value as well as medical properties. Bilberries are recognized for their high ... -
Root-associated entomopathogenic fungi manipulate host plants to attract herbivorous insects
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-12-30)Root-associated entomopathogenic fungi (R-AEF) indirectly infuence herbivorous insect performance. However, host plant-R-AEF interactions and R-AEF as biological control agents have been studied independently and without ... -
Seasonal dynamics of lotic bacterial communities assessed by 16S rRNA gene amplicon deep sequencing
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-10-02)Aquatic microbial diversity, composition, and dynamics play vital roles in sustaining water ecosystem functionality. Yet, there is still limited knowledge on bacterial seasonal dynamics in lotic environments. This study ...