• TRY plant trait database – enhanced coverage and open access 

      Kattge, Jens; Bönisch, Gerhard; Díaz, Sandra; Lavorel, Sandra; Prentice, Iain Colin; Leadley, Paul; Tautenhahn, Susanne; Werner, Gijsbert D.A.; Aakala, Tuomas; Abedi, Mehdi; Acosta, Alicia T.R.; Adamidis, George C.; Adamson, Kairi; Aiba, Masahiro; Albert, Cécile H.; Alcántara, Julio M.; Alcázar C., Carolina; Aleixo, Izabela; Ali, Hamada; Amiaud, Bernard; Ammer, Christian; Amoroso, Mariano M.; Anand, Madhur; Anderson, Carolyn; Anten, Niels; Antos, Joseph; Apgaua, Deborah Mattos Guimarães; Ashman, Tia-Lynn; Asmara, Degi Harja; Asner, Gregory P.; Aspinwall, Michael; Atkin, Owen; Aubin, Isabelle; Baastrup-Spohr, Lars; Bahalkeh, Khadijeh; Bahn, Michael; Baker, Timothy; Baker, William J.; Bakker, Jan P.; Baldocchi, Dennis; Baltzer, Jennifer; Banerjee, Arindam; Baranger, Anne; Barlow, Jos; Barneche, Diego R.; Baruch, Zdravko; Bastianelli, Denis; Battles, John; Bauerle, William; Bauters, Marijn; Graae, Bente Jessen; Hawes, Joseph; Hovstad, Knut Anders; Nystuen, Kristin Odden; Rusch, Graciela; Sørensen, Mia Vedel (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Plant traits—the morphological, anatomical, physiological, biochemical and phenological characteristics of plants—determine how plants respond to environmental factors, affect other trophic levels, and influence ecosystem ...
    • Turning the tap or buying the bottle? Consumers’ personality, understanding of risk, trust and conspicuous consumption of drinking water in Norway 

      Gustavsen, Geir Wæhler; Hegnes, Atle Wehn (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-09-14)
      This paper contributes to the debate on sustainable water consumption by exploring the relation between consumers’ personality, understanding of risk/trust and social distinction in water drinking practices in Norway. Our ...
    • Twenty years of catchment monitoring highlights the predominant role of long-term phosphorus balances and soil phosphorus status in affecting phosphorus loss in livestock-intensive regions 

      Liu, Jian; Bechmann, Marianne; Eggestad, Hans Olav; Øgaard, Anne Falk (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-11-10)
      Livestock husbandry has raised enormous environmental concerns around the world, including water quality issues. Yet there is a need to document long-term water quality trends in livestock-intensive regions and reveal the ...
    • Twenty-three unsolved problems in hydrology (UPH) – a community perspective 

      Blöschl, Günter; Bierkens, Marc F.P.; Chambel, Antonio; Cudennec, Christophe; Destouni, Georgia; Fiori, Aldo; Kirchner, James W.; McDonnell, Jeff J.; Savenije, Hubert H.G.; Sivapalan, Murugesu; Stumpp, Christine; Toth, Elena; Volpi, Elena; Carr, Gemma; Lupton, Claire; Salinas, Josè; Széles, Borbála; Viglione, Alberto; Aksoy, Hafzullah; Allen, Scott T.; Amin, Anam; Andréassian, Vazken; Arheimer, Berit; Aryal, Santosh; Baker, Victor; Bardsley, Earl; Barendrecht, Marlies H.; Bartosova, Alena; Batelaan, Okke; Berghuijs, Wouter R.; Beven, Keith; Blume, Theresa; Bogaard, Thom; Borges, Pablo de Amorim; Böttcher, Michael E.; Boulet, Gilles; Breinl, Korbinian; Brilly, Mitja; Brocca, Luca; Buytaert, Wouter; Castellarin, Attilio; Castelletti, Andrea; Chen, Xiaohong; Chen, Yangbo; Chen, Yuanfang; Chifflard, Peter; Dathe, Annette; Lange, Holger; Mernild, Jacob Sebastian Haugaard; Steinsland, Ingelin (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-07-02)
      This paper is the outcome of a community initiative to identify major unsolved scientific problems in hydrology motivated by a need for stronger harmonisation of research efforts. The procedure involved a public consultation ...
    • Two decades of forest-related legislation changes in European countries analysed from a property rights perspective 

      Nichiforel, Liviu; Deuffic, Philippe; Thorsen, Bo Jellesmark; Weiss, Gerhard; Hujala, Teppo; Keary, Kevin; Lawrence, Anna; Avdibegović, Mersudin; Dobsinska, Zuzana; Feliciano, Diana; Górriz-Mifsud, Elena; Hoogstra-Klein, Marjanke; Hrib, Michal; Jarsky, Vilem; Jodłowski, Krzysztof; Lukmine, Diana; Malovrh, Špela Pezdevšek; Nedeljković, Jelena; Nonić, Dragan; Ostoić, Silvija Krajter; Pukall, Klaus; Rondeux, Jacques; Samara, Theano; Sarvašová, Zuzana; Scriban, Ramona Elena; Šilingienė, Rita; Sinko, Milan; Stojanovska, Makedonka; Stojanovski, Vladimir; Stoyanov, Todor; Teder, Meelis; Vennesland, Birger; Wilhelmsson, Erik; Wilkes-Allemann, Jerylee; Živojinović, Ivana; Bouriaud, Laura (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-03-25)
      In the last two decades, attention on forests and ownership rights has increased in different domains of international policy, particularly in relation to achieving the global sustainable development goals. This paper looks ...
    • UAV-Based Hyperspectral Imagery for Detection of Root, Butt, and Stem Rot in Norway Spruce 

      Allen, Benjamin James; Dalponte, Michele; Ørka, Hans Ole; Næsset, Erik; Puliti, Stefano; Astrup, Rasmus Andreas; Gobakken, Terje (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-08-08)
      Numerous species of pathogenic wood decay fungi, including members of the genera Heterobasidion and Armillaria, exist in forests in the northern hemisphere. Detection of these fungi through field surveys is often difficult ...
    • Understanding peer support: a qualitative interview study of doctors one year after seeking support 

      Horne, Ingrid Marie Taxt; Veggeland, Frode; Bååthe, Fredrik; Drewes, Christina; Rø, Karin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-04-01)
      Background Doctors’ health is of importance for the quality and development of health care and to doctors themselves. As doctors are hesitant to seek medical treatment, peer support services, with an alleged lower threshold ...
    • Unit-level and area-level small area estimation under heteroscedasticity using digital aerial photogrammetry data 

      Breidenbach, Johannes; Magnussen, Steen; Rahlf, Johannes; Astrup, Rasmus Andreas (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      In many applications, estimates are required for small sub-populations with so few (or no) sample plots that direct estimators that do not utilize auxiliary variables (e.g. remotely sensed data) are not applicable or result ...
    • An update of sweet potato viral disease incidence and spread in Ethiopia 

      Buko, Dereje Haile; Gedebo, A.; Spetz, Carl; Hvoslef-Eide, Anne Kathrine (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-08-31)
      Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.) is an important root crop for poor farmers in developing countries. Since the late 1980s, viral diseases have increasingly become a threat to sweet potato production in Ethiopia. ...
    • Urban Water Retention Measures 

      Zelenakova, Martina; Diaconu, Daniel Constantin; Haarstad, Ketil (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-06-02)
      Many cities and urban areas are located in flood plains because land is fertile and flat which is suitable for agriculture and urban development. Rivers provide water supply for domestic, industrial and irrigation uses; ...
    • Use of Copper-Based Fungicides in Organic Agriculture in Twelve European Countries 

      Tamm, Lucius; Thuerig, Barbara; Apostolov, Stoilko; Blogg, Hugh; Borgo, Esmeralda; Corneo, Paola Elisa; Fittje, Susanne; de Palma, Michelangelo; Donko, Adam; Experton, Catherine; Marin, Évelyne Alcázar; Pérez, Ángela Morell; Pertot, Ilaria; Rasmussen, Anton; Steinshamn, Håvard; Vetemaa, Airi; Willer, Helga; Herforth-Rahmé, Joëlle (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-03-10)
      The reduction of copper-based plant-protection products with the final aim of phasing out has a high priority in European policy, as well as in organic agriculture. Our survey aims at providing an overview of the current ...
    • Use of models in large-area forest surveys: comparing model-assisted, model-based and hybrid estimation 

      Ståhl, Göran; Saarela, Svetlana; Schnell, Sebastian; Holm, Sören; Breidenbach, Johannes; Healey, Sean P.; Patterson, Paul L.; Magnussen, Steen; Næsset, Erik; McRoberts, Ronald E.; Gregoire, Timothy G. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      This paper focuses on the use of models for increasing the precision of estimators in large-area forest surveys. It is motivated by the increasing availability of remotely sensed data, which facilitates the development of ...
    • Use of UAV photogrammetric data for estimation of biophysical properties in forest stands under regeneration 

      Puliti, Stefano; Solberg, Svein; Granhus, Aksel (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      The objective of this study was to assess the use of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) data for modelling tree density and canopy height in young boreal forests stands. The use of UAV data for such tasks can be beneficial ...
    • Use of UAV photogrammetric data in forest genetic trials: measuring tree height, growth, and phenology in Norway spruce (Picea abies L. Karst.) 

      Solvin, Thomas Mørtvedt; Puliti, Stefano; Steffenrem, Arne (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
    • Using a Multi-Institutional Ensemble of Watershed Models to Assess Agricultural Conservation Effectiveness in a Future Climate 

      Kujawa, Haley; Kalcic, Margaret; Martin, Jay; Apostel, Anna; Kast, Jeffrey; Murumkar, Asmita; Evenson, Grey; Aloysius, Noel; Becker, Richard; Boles, Chelsie; Confesor, Remegio; Dagnew, Awoke; Guo, Tian; Muenich, Rebecca Logsdon; Redder, Todd; Wang, Yu-Chen; Scavia, Donald (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-06-16)
      This study investigates the combined impacts of climate change and agricultural conservation on the magnitude and uncertainty of nutrient loadings in the Maumee River Watershed, the second-largest watershed of the Laurentian ...
    • Using ecological context to interpret spatiotemporal variation in natural selection 

      Albertsen, Elena; Opedal, Øystein Hjorthol; Bolstad, Geir Hysing; Pérez-Barrales, Rocío; Hansen, Thomas F; Pelabon, Christophe; Armbruster, William Scott (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-11-23)
      Spatiotemporal variation in natural selection is expected, but difficult to estimate. Pollinator‐mediated selection on floral traits provides a good system for understanding and linking variation in selection to differences ...
    • Using laser micro-dissection and qRT-PCR to analyze cell type-specific gene expression in Norway spruce phloem 

      Nagy, Nina Elisabeth; Sikora, Katarzyna; Krokene, Paal; Hietala, Ari; Solheim, Halvor; Fossdal, Carl Gunnar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)
      The tangentially oriented polyphenolic parenchyma (PP) and radially organized ray parenchyma in the phloem are central in the defense of conifer stems against insects and pathogens. Laser micro-dissection enables examination ...
    • Using Optical Sensors to Identify Water Deprivation, Nitrogen Shortage, Weed Presence and Fungal Infection in Wheat 

      Peteinatos, Gerassimos G.; Korsæth, Audun; Berge, Therese W.; Gerhards, Roland (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-05-26)
      The success of precision agriculture relies largely on our ability to identify how the plants’ growth limiting factors vary in time and space. In the field, several stress factors may occur simultaneously, and it is thus ...
    • Using Red List species in designating protection status to forest areas: a case study on the problem of spatio-temporal dynamics 

      Tingstad, Lise; Grytnes, John-Arvid; Sætersdal, Magne; Gjerde, Ivar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-08-12)
      Red-listed species are often used as target species in selection of sites for conservation. However, limitations to their use have been pointed out, and here we address the problem of expected high spatio-temporal dynamics ...
    • Utilisation of chemically modified lampante oil for wood protection 

      Schwarzkopf, Matthew; Burnard, Michael; Tverezovskiy, Viacheslav; Treu, Andreas; Humar, Miha; Kutnar, Andreja (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-07-27)
      Within the Slovenian region of Istria, the olive growing and oil production industry is strong. This industry has a long history and the olives grown here have high levels of biologically active compounds including a variety ...