Browsing NIBIO Brage by Author "Aspi, Jouni"
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Genetic substructure and admixture as important factors in linkage disequilibrium-based estimation of effective number of breeders in recovering wildlife populations
Kopatz, Alexander; Eiken, Hans Geir; Schregel, Julia; Aspi, Jouni; Kojola, Ilpo; Hagen, Snorre (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)The number of effective breeders (Nb) and effective population size (Ne) are population parameters reflective of evolutionary potential, susceptibility to stochasticity, and viability. We have estimated these parameters ... -
Hair snares applied to detect brown bears in Øvre Anárjohka and Lemmenjoki National Parks
Eiken, Hans Geir; Ollila, Leif E.; Aspholm, Paul Eric; Ollila, Tuomo; Bergsvåg, Mari; Smith, Martin E.; Kopatz, Alexander; Magga, Sari; Sulkava, , Pekka; Aspi, Jouni; Wartiainen, Ingvild (Bioforsk rapport;4(190) 2009, Research report, 2009-12-21)There is limited knowledge on the brown bear (Ursus arctos) populations in the neighboring national parks Lemmenjoki in Finland and Øvre Anárjohka in Norway. Lemmenjoki is the largest National Park in Finland with its 2850 ... -
Museum specimens of a landlocked pinniped reveal recent loss of genetic diversity and unexpected population connections
Heino, Matti T.; Nyman, Tommi; Palo, Jukka U.; Harmoinen, Jenni; Valtonen, Mia; Pilot, Małgorzata; Översti, Sanni; Salmela, Elina; Kunnasranta, Mervi; Väinölä, Risto; Hoelzel, A. Rus; Aspi, Jouni (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-01-18)The Saimaa ringed seal (Pusa hispida saimensis) is endemic to Lake Saimaa in Finland. The subspecies is thought to have originated when parts of the ringed seal population of the Baltic region were trapped in lakes emerging ... -
Restoration of transborder connectivity for Fennoscandian brown bears (Ursus arctos)
Kopatz, Alexander; Kleven, Oddmund; Kojola, Ilpo; Aspi, Jouni; Norman, Anita J.; Spong, Göran; Gyllenstrand, Niclas; Dalén, Love; Fløystad, Ida; Hagen, Snorre; Kindberg, Jonas; Flagstad, Øystein (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-01-03)Knowledge about the connectivity among natural populations is essential to identify management units for effective conservation actions. Conservation-minded management has led to the recovery of large carnivore populations ...