• Forest pasturing of livestock in Norway: effects on spruce regeneration 

      Hjeljord, Olav; Histøl, Trond; Wam, Hilde K (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-05-07)
      Forest pasturing of free-roaming livestock is a common practice in many parts of the world, but knowledge on how it affects tree regeneration in boreal forests is lacking. We mapped tree density, livestock site use and ...
    • Moose selecting for specific nutritional composition of birch places limits on food acceptability 

      Wam, Hilde Karine; Felton, Annika M.; Stolter, Caroline; Nybakken, Line; Hjeljord, Olav (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-12-20)
      Despite decades of intense research, it remains largely unsolved which nutritional factors underpin food selection by large herbivores in the wild. We measured nutritional composition of birch foliage (Betula pubescens) ...
    • Wild boar rooting in a northern coniferous forest - minor silviculture impact 

      Haaverstad, Olav; Hjeljord, Olav; Wam, Hilde K (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-12-05)
      European wild boar (Sus scrofa) is expanding northwards beyond its preferred habitat of broadleaved forests. We studied wild boar habitat use in a northern coniferous forest, and noted whether their rooting damaged roots, ...