• A bi-band binary mask based land-use change detection using landsat 8 OLI imagery 

      Li, Xian; Zhao, Shuhe; Yang, Hong; Cong, Dianmin; Zhang, Zhaohua (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-03-22)
      Land use and cover change (LUCC) is important for the global biogeochemical cycle and ecosystem. This paper introduced a change detection method based on a bi-band binary mask and an improved fuzzy c-means algorithm to ...
    • A carbon balance of Norway: terrestrial and aquatic carbon fluxes 

      de Wit, Heleen; Austnes, Kari; Hylen, Gro; Dalsgaard, Lise (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-02-07)
      Northernlandscapes accumulate carbon in vegetation and soils while rivers transport significant amounts of land-derived carbon to coastal areas. Here, we quantify carbon sources and sinks in main ecosystems (forests, ...
    • A cluster analysis of Norwegian municipalities with respect to agriculture's multifunctionality 

      Mittenzwei, Klaus; Loureiro, Maria; Dramstad, Wenche; Fjellstad, Wendy Jane; Flaten, Ola; Gjertsen, Arnt Kristian; Prestegard, Sjur Spildo (NILF Notat;2004-22, Research report, 2004-12)
      The level of support to Norwegian agriculture is partly justified with reference to agriculture’s multifunctionality. The concept of multifunctionality involves the provision of so-called “public goods» by agriculture, in ...
    • A comparative study of clinical manifestations, haematological and serological responses after experimental infection with Anaplasma phagocytophilum in two Norwegian sheep breeds 

      Stuen, Snorre; Grøva, Lise; Granquist, Erik Georg; Sandstedt, Karin; Olesen, Ingrid; Steinshamn, Håvard (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011-02-11)
      Background It has been questioned if the old native Norwegian sheep breed, Old Norse Sheep (also called Norwegian Feral Sheep), normally distributed on coastal areas where ticks are abundant, is more protected against ...
    • A comparative study of food values between the United States and Norway 

      Bazzani, Claudia; Gustavsen, Geir Wæhler; Nayga, Rodolfo M. Jr.; Rickertsen, Kyrre (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-01-22)
      We compare the food values in the USA and Norway using the best–worst scaling approach. The food values examined are aimed at capturing the main issues related to food consumption such as naturalness, taste, price, safety, ...
    • A comparison of nonlinear mixed models and response to selection of tick-infestation on lambs 

      Sae-Lim, Panya; Grøva, Lise; Olesen, Ingrid; Varona, Luis (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Tick-borne fever (TBF) is stated as one of the main disease challenges in Norwegian sheep farming during the grazing season. TBF is caused by the bacterium Anaplasma phagocytophilum that is transmitted by the tick Ixodes ...
    • A comparison of two methods of data collection for modelling productivity of harvesters: manual time study and follow-up study using on-board-computer stem records 

      Brewer, Julia; Talbot, Bruce; Belbo, Helmer; Ackerman, Pierre; Ackerman, Simon (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-04-13)
      Productivity of a mechanized P. patula cut-to-length harvesting operation was estimated and modelled using two methods of data collection: manual time study and follow-up study using StanForD stem files. The objective of ...
    • A comprehensive phylogeographic study of Arion vulgaris Moquin-Tandon, 1855 (Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Arionidae) in Europe 

      Zając, Kamila S.; Hatteland, Bjørn Arild; Feldmeyer, Barbara; Pfenninger, Markus; Filipiak, Anna; Noble, Leslie Robert; Lachowska-Cierlik, Dorota (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-12-17)
      Arion vulgaris Moquin-Tandon, 1855 is regarded as one of the 100 most invasive species in Europe. The native distribution range of this species is uncertain, but for many years, the Iberian Peninsula has been considered ...
    • A Contractual perspective on the Norwegian Agri-food sector 

      Hegrenes, Agnar; Borgen, Svein Ole (NILF Notat;2005-6, Research report, 2005-05)
      The Norwegian agri-food sector is under transformation, and as part of this the contractual relations between the various parts of the sector are rapidly changing. The purpose of this paper is to answer two questions: • ...
    • A ddRAD based linkage map of the cultivated Strawberry, Fragaria xananassa 

      Davik, Jahn; Sargent, Daniel J.; Brurberg, May Bente; Lien, Sigbjørn; Kent, Matthew Peter; Alsheikh, Muath K (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)
      The cultivated strawberry (Fragaria ×ananassa Duch.) is an allo-octoploid considered difficult to disentangle genetically due to its four relatively similar sub-genomic chromosome sets. This has been alleviated by the ...
    • A Dual-Permeability Approach for Modeling Soil Water Flow and Heat Transport during Freezing and Thawing 

      Larsbo, Mats; Holten, Roger; Stenrød, Marianne; Eklo, Ole Martin; Jarvis, Nicholas (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-08-22)
      Preferential flow may become significant in partially frozen soils because infiltration can occur through large, initially air-filled pores surrounded by a soil matrix with limited infiltration capacity. The objectives of ...
    • A guideline for material comparisons using LCA 

      Hill, Callum Aidan Stephen; Amiandamhen, Stephen; Zimmer, Katrin (NIBIO Rapport, Research report, 2023)
      The materials used in construction have a significant environmental impact and this is becoming more important as operational energy requirements continue to fall. It is therefore becoming increasingly important to take ...
    • A metagenomic study of the microbial communities in four parallel biogas reactors 

      Solli, Linn; Håvelsrud, Othilde Else; Horn, Svein Jarle; Rike, Anne Gunn Larsen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)
      This study showed that four parallel reactors co-digesting manure and fish waste silage operated stably during a startup phase. Several important Archaea and Bacteria degrading the protein-rich substrate were identified. ...
    • A Mixed Methods Approach Towards Mapping and Economic Valuation of the Divici-Pojejena Wetland Ecosystem Services in Romania 

      Lamprinakis, Lampros; Rodriguez, Divina Gracia; Prestvik, Anne; Veidal, Asbjørn; Klimek, Björn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Mapping and valuating ecosystem services has gained increasing attention over the last years and remains high in the research agenda. In this paper, a mixed methods approach is used to valuate ecosystem services provided ...
    • A multi-regional soil phosphorus balance for exploring secondary fertilizer potential: the case of Norway 

      Hanserud, Ola Stedje; Brod, Eva; Øgaard, Anne K. Falk; Müller, Daniel Beat; Brattebø, Helge (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-08-30)
    • A Novel Recombined Potato virus Y Isolate in China 

      Han, Shuxin; Gao, Yanling; Fan, Guoquan; Zhang, Wei; Qiu, Cailing; Zhang, Shu; Bai, Yanju; Zhang, Junhua; Spetz, Carl (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      This study reports the findings of a distinct Potato virus Y (PVY) isolate found in Northeast China. One hundred and ten samples (leaves and tubers) were collected from potato plants showing mosaic symptoms around the city ...
    • A Phalarodon fraasi (Ichthyosauria: Mixosauridae) from the Middle Triassic of Svalbard 

      Økland, Inghild Halvorsen; Delsett, Lene Liebe; Roberts, Aubrey Jane; Hurum, Jørn Harald (Journal article, 2018-10-04)
      A new specimen of Phalarodon from the Middle Triassic Botneheia Formation on Svalbard, although not complete, is well preserved with both cranial and postcranial elements. Uncompressed preservation of the rostrum reveals ...
    • A protocol to develop Shared Socio-economic Pathways for European agriculture 

      Mitter, Hermine; Techen, Anja-K.; Sinabell, Franz; Helming, Katharina; Kok, Kasper; Priess, Jörg A.; Schmid, Erwin; Bodirsky, Benjamin L.; Holman, Ian; Lehtonen, Heikki; Leip, Adrian; Le Mouel, Chantal; Mathijs, Erik; Mehdi, Bano; Michetti, Melania; Mittenzwei, Klaus; Mora, Olivier; Øygarden, Lillian; Reidsma, Pytrik; Schaldach, Rudiger; Schönhart, Martin (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-10-16)
      Moving towards a more sustainable future requires concerted actions, particularly in the context of global climate change. Integrated assessments of agricultural systems (IAAS) are considered valuable tools to provide sound ...
    • A regional approach to Nordic crop wild relative in situ conservation planning 

      Fitzgerald, Heli; Palmé, Anna; Asdal, Åsmund; Endresen, Dag Terje Filip; Kiviharju, Elina; Lund, Birgitte; Rasmussen, Morten; Thorbjörnsson, Hjörtur; Weibull, Jens (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-02-06)
      Crop wild relatives (CWR) can provide one solution to future challenges on food security, sustainable agriculture and adaptation to climate change. Diversity found in CWR can be essential for adapting crops to these new ...
    • A sensible climate solution for the boreal forest 

      Astrup, Rasmus Andreas; Bernier, Pierre Y.; Genet, Helene; Lutz, David A.; Bright, Ryan M. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-01-02)
      Climate change could increase fire risk across most of the managed boreal forest. Decreasing this risk by increasing the proportion of broad-leaved tree species is an overlooked mitigation–adaption strategy with multiple benefits.