• Impact of weather cues and resource dynamics on mast occurrence in the main forest tree species in Europe 

      Nussbaumer, Anita; Waldner, Peter; Apuhtin, Vladislav; Aytar, Fatih; Benham, Sue; Bussotti, Filippo; Eichhorn, Johannes; Eickenscheidt, Nadine; Fabianek, Petr; Falkenried, Lutz; Leca, Stefan; Lindgren, Martti; Serrano, María José Manzano; Neagu, Stefan; Nevalainen, Seppo; Pajtik, Jozef; Potočić, Nenad; Rautio, Pasi; Sioen, Geert; Stakėnas, Vidas; Tasdemir, Celal; Thomsen, Iben Margrete; Timmermann, Volkmar; Ukonmaanaho, Liisa; Verstraeten, Arne; Wulff, Sören; Gessler, Arthur (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-07-23)
      Mast seeding, the synchronised occurrence of large amounts of fruits and seeds at irregular intervals, is a reproductive strategy in many wind-pollinated species. Although a series of studies have investigated mast year ...
    • Impacts of climate change adaptation options on soil functions: A review of European case‐studies 

      Hamidov, Ahmad; Helming, Katharina; Bellocchi, Gianni; Bojar, Waldemar; Dalgaard, Tommy; Ghaley, Bhim Bahadur; Hoffmann, Christian; Holman, Ian; Holzkämper, Annelie; Krzeminska, Dominika; Kværnø, Sigrun; Lehtonen, Heikki; Niedrist, Georg; Øygarden, Lillian; Reidsma, Pytrik; Roggero, Pier Paolo; Rusu, Teodor; Santos, Cristina; Seddaiu, Giovanna; Skarbøvik, Eva; Ventrella, Domenico; Żarski, Jacek; Schönhart, Martin (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-05-12)
      Soils are vital for supporting food security and other ecosystem services. Climate change can affect soil functions both directly and indirectly. Direct effects include temperature, precipitation, and moisture regime ...
    • Impacts of droughts and extreme temperature events on gross primary production and ecosystem respiration: a systematic assessment across ecosystems and climate zones 

      von Buttlar, Jannis; Zscheischler, Jakob; Rammig, Anja; Sippel, Sebastian; Reichstein, Markus; Knohl, Alexander; Jung, Martin; Menzer, Olaf; Arain, M. Altaf; Buchmann, Nina; Cescatti, Alessandro; Gianelle, Damiano; Kiely, Gerard; Law, Beverly; Magliulo, Vincenzo; Margolis, Hank; McCaughey, Harry; Merbold, Lutz; Migliavacca, Mirco; Montagnani, Leonardo; Oechel, Walter; Pavelka, Marian; Peichl, Matthias; Rambal, Serge; Raschi, Antonio; Scott, Russell L.; Vaccari, Franceso P.; van Gorsel, Eva; Varlagin, Andrej; Wohlfahrt, Georg; Mahecha, Miguel (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Extreme climatic events, such as droughts and heat stress, induce anomalies in ecosystem–atmosphere CO2 fluxes, such as gross primary production (GPP) and ecosystem respiration (Reco), and, hence, can change the net ecosystem ...
    • Impacts of human disturbance on flight response and habitat use of red deer 

      Meisingset, Erling L.; Gusevik, Joar; Skjørestad, Atle; Brekkum, Øystein; Mysterud, Atle; Rosell, Frank Narve (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-11-09)
      Many wild animals perceive humans as predators, and human disturbance,especially in the form of hunting, triggers antipredatory behavior among prey.Yet, knowledge of how game species react to different types of human ...
    • Impacts of organic soil amendments on forage grass production under different soil conditions 

      Persson, Tomas; Szulc, Wieslaw; Rutkowska, Beata; Höglind, Mats; Hanslin, Hans Martin; Sæbø, Arne (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-12-30)
      Organic amendments can improve grassland productivity. Timothy and tall fescue were sown on a sandy loam and a coarse sand at Særheim, Norway, in September 2016 and on a loamy sand at Skierniewice, Poland, in April 2017, ...
    • Impacts of roads on bird species richness: A meta-analysis considering road types, habitats and feeding guilds 

      Kroeger, Svenja; Hanslin, Hans Martin; Lennartsson, Tommy; D'Amico, Marcello; Kollmann, Johannes; Fischer, Christina; Albertsen, Elena; Speed, James David Mervyn (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-03-15)
      Roadsides can harbour remarkable biodiversity; thus, they are increasingly considered as habitats with potential for conservation value. To improve construction and management of roadside habitats with positive effects on ...
    • Impacts of soil moisture level and organic matter content on growth of two Juncus species and Poa pratensis grown under acid soil conditions 

      Kaczmarek-Derda, Wiktoria Anna; Helgheim, Marit; Netland, Jan; Riley, Hugh; Wærnhus, Kjell; Øpstad, Samson; Østrem, Liv; Brandsæter, Lars Olav (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      The abundance of Juncus effusus (soft rush) and Juncus conglomeratus (compact rush) has increased in coastal grasslands in Norway over recent decades, and their spread has coincided with increased precipitation in the ...
    • Implementation of Mitigation Measures to Reduce Phosphorus Losses: The Vestre Vansjø Pilot Catchment 

      Bechmann, Marianne; Greipsland, Inga; Øgaard, Anne Falk (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-01-08)
      Diffuse phosphorus loss from agricultural fields is an important contributor to the eutrophication of waterbodies. The objective of this study was to evaluate a pilot project for the implementation of mitigation measures ...
    • Implications of a food system approach for policy agenda-setting design 

      Kugelberg, Susanna; Bartolini, Fabio; Kanter, David R.; Milford, Anna Birgitte; Pira, Kajsa; Sanz-Cobena, Alberto; Leip, Adrian (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-03)
      A call to governments to enact a strategy for a sustainable food system is high on the global agenda. A sustainable food system presupposes a need to go beyond a view of the food system as linear and narrow, to comprehend ...
    • Implications of the forage maturation hypothesis for activity of partially migratory male and female deer 

      Debeffe, Lucie Isabelle; Rivrud, Inger Maren; Brekkum, Øystein; Meisingset, Erling L.; Mysterud, Atle (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-12-21)
      Partial migration is common in a large variety of taxa in seasonally variable environments. Understanding the mechanisms underlying migration is important, as migration affects individual fi tness. Migratory herbivores ...
    • Importance of Surface Roughness for the Local Biogeophysical Effects of Deforestation 

      Winckler, J; Reick, C. H.; Bright, Ryan M.; Pongratz, J. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-08-14)
      Deforestation influences surface properties such as surface roughness, resulting in changes in the surface energy balance and surface temperature. Recent studies suggest that the biogeophysical effects are dominated by ...
    • Imprints of latitude, host taxon, and decay stage on fungus-associated arthropod communities 

      Koskinen, Janne S.; Abrego, Nerea; Vesterinen, Eero J.; Schulz, Torsti; Roslin, Tomas; Nyman, Tommi (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-03-09)
      Interactions among fungi and insects involve hundreds of thousands of species. While insect communities on plants have formed some of the classic model systems in ecology, fungus-based communities and the forces structuring ...
    • Imprints of management history on hemiboreal forest ecosystems in the Baltic States 

      Jogiste, Kalev; Frelich, Lee E.; Laarmann, Diana; Vodde, Floortje; Baders, Endijs; Donis, Janis; Jansons, Aris; Kangur, Ahto; Korjus, Henn; Köster, Kajar; Kusmin, Jürgen; Kuuluvainen, Timo; Marozas, Vitas; Metslaid, Marek; Metslaid, Sandra; Polyachenko, Olga; Poska, Anneli; Rebane, Sille; Stanturf, John A. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-11-15)
      In the Baltic States region, anthropogenic disturbances at different temporal and spatial scales mostly determine dynamics and development phases of forest ecosystems. We reviewed the state and condition of hemiboreal ...
    • Improved detection and identification of the sudden oak death pathogen Phytophthora ramorum and the Port Orford cedar root pathogen Phytophthora lateralis 

      Feau, N.; Alayon, Dario Isidro Ojeda; Beauseigle, S.; Bilodeau, G. J.; Brar, A.; Cervantes-Arango, S.; Dale, A. L.; Dhillon, B.; Hammett, C.; Herath, P.; Shamoun, S. F.; Tsui, C. K. M.; Tanguay, P.; Hamelin, R. C. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-04-22)
      Early detection provides the best way to prevent introduction and establishment of alien plant pathogens. Amplification of DNA by PCR has revolutionized the detection and monitoring of plant pathogens. Most of those assays ...
    • Improving fermentation of Saccharina latissima and Alaria esculenta silages with additives for preserving biomass and antioxidants 

      Yen, Ying; Weisbjerg, Martin Riis; Rautenberger, Ralf; Fečkaninová, Adriána; Novoa-Garrido, Margarita (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-10-27)
      Rapid deterioration of harvested macroalgal biomass is a challenge for macroalgal industry and can be overcome with the inexpensive ensiling preservation. To improve silage quality, Saccharina latissima and Alaria esculenta ...
    • Improving living biomass c-stock loss estimates by combining optical satellite, airborne laser scanning, and nfi data 

      Breidenbach, Johannes; Ivanovs, Janis; Kangas, Annika; Nord-Larsen, Thomas; Nilsson, Mats; Astrup, Rasmus Andreas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-02-16)
      Policy measures and management decisions aimed at enhancing the role of forests in mitigating climate change require reliable estimates of carbon (C)-stock dynamics in greenhouse gas inventories (GHGIs). The aim of this ...
    • Improving the production of AHL lactonase AiiO-AIO6 from Ochrobactrum sp. M231 in intracellular protease-deficient Bacillus subtilis 

      Xia, Rui; Yang, Yalin; Pan, Xingliang; Gao, Chenchen; Yao, Yuanyuan; Liu, Xuewei; Teame, Tsegay; Zhang, Fengli; Hu, Juan; Ran, Chao; Zhang, Zhen; Clarke, Jihong Liu; Zhou, Zhigang (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-08-05)
      Quorum quenching (QQ) blocks bacterial cell-to-cell communication (i.e., quorum sensing), and is a promising antipathogenic strategy to control bacterial infection via inhibition of virulence factor expression and biofilm ...
    • Improving Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Remote Sensing-Based Rice Nitrogen Nutrition Index Prediction with Machine Learning 

      Zha, Hainie; Miao, Yuxin; Wang, Tiantian; Li, Yue; Zhang, Jing; Sun, Weichao; Feng, Zhengqi; Kusnierek, Krzysztof (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-01-08)
      Optimizing nitrogen (N) management in rice is crucial for China’s food security and sustainable agricultural development. Nondestructive crop growth monitoring based on remote sensing technologies can accurately assess ...
    • In Silico Analysis of Small RNAs Suggest Roles for Novel and Conserved miRNAs in the Formation of Epigenetic Memory in Somatic Embryos of Norway Spruce 

      Yakovlev, Igor; Fossdal, Carl Gunnar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-09-08)
      Epigenetic memory in Norway spruce affects the timing of bud burst and bud set, vitally important adaptive traits for this long-lived forest species. Epigenetic memory is established in response to the temperature conditions ...
    • In Vitro and In Vivo Performance of Plum (Prunus domestica L.) Pollen from the Anthers Stored at Distinct Temperatures for Different Periods 

      Ðorđević, Milena; Vujović, Tatjana; Cerović, Radosav; Glišić, Ivana; Milošević, Nebojša; Marić, Slađana; Radičević, Sanja; Akšić, Milica Fotirić; Meland, Mekjell (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-07-07)
      A study was conducted to investigate the effect of different storage periods and temperatures on pollen viability in vitro and in vivo in plum genotypes ‘Valerija’, ‘Čačanska Lepotica’ and ‘Valjevka’. In vitro pollen ...