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Monitoring deer food and browsing in forests: Coherence and discrepancies between national and local inventories
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-01)Field-based monitoring of deer food availability and browsing on recruiting forest trees is a necessary but labour-intensive task. We explored how such estimates from a low-resolution multipurpose national forest inventory ... -
Monitoring Fishing Mortality: Compliance in Norwegian Offshore Fisheries
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2006-09)Sustainable management of wild fish stocks by means of catch quotas requires reliable data on fishing mortality. Norwegian authorities have attempted to ensure the reliability of this data through catch report procedures ... -
Monitoring of the Apple Fruit Moth: Detection of Genetic Variation and Structure Applying a Novel Multiplex Set of 19 STR Markers
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-04-08)The apple fruit moth Argyresthia conjugella (Lepidoptera, Yponomeutidae) is a seed predator of rowan (Sorbus aucuparia) and is distributed in Europe and Asia. In Fennoscandia (Finland, Norway and Sweden), rowan fruit ... -
Monitoring Spodoptera frugiperda in Benin: Assessing the influence of trap type, pheromone blends, and habitat on pheromone trapping
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-04-12)The fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), has now become a pest of global concern. Originally known to be endemic to the Western Hemisphere, its first detection in Africa was followed ... -
Monitoring the Meteorological and Hydrological Droughts in the Largest River Basin (Mahaweli River) in Sri Lanka
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-03-02)This study assessed the meteorological and hydrological droughts and their relationship over 30 years from 1985 to 2015 in the largest river basin (Mahaweli River Basin (MRB)) in Sri Lanka. Data from 14 rainfall, 5 ... -
Monochromatic light increases anthocyanin content during fruit development in bilberry
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Background: Light is one of the most significant environmental factors affecting to the accumulation of flavonoids in fruits. The composition of the light spectrum has been shown to affect the production of phenolic compounds ... -
Moose Alces alces habitat use at multiple temporal scales in a human-altered landscape
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)Habitat alteration by humans may change the supply of food and cover for wild ungulates, but few studies have examined how these resources are utilised over time by individuals of different sex and reproductive status. We ... -
Moose in our neighborhood: Does perceived hunting risk have cascading effects on tree performance in vicinity of roads and houses?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-04-03)Like large carnivores, hunters both kill and scare ungulates, and thus might indirectly affect plant performance through trophic cascades. In this study, we hypothesized that intensive hunting and enduring fear of humans ... -
Moose selecting for specific nutritional composition of birch places limits on food acceptability
(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) ... -
The Morpho-Anatomy of Nectaries and Chemical Composition of Nectar in Pear Cultivars with Different Susceptibility to Erwinia amlylovora
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-03-25)The topography and morpho-anatomical characteristics of floral nectaries and the chemical analysis of nectar have been studied in seven pear cultivars with different susceptibility to Erwinia amylovora. The susceptible ... -
Moth Outbreaks Reduce Decomposition in Subarctic Forest Soils
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Tree mortality from insect infestations can significantly reduce carbon storage in forest soils. In subarctic birch forests (Betula pubescens), ecosystem C cycling is largely affected by recurrent outbreaks of defoliating ... -
Moth species richness and diversity decline in a 30‑year time series in Norway, irrespective of species’ latitudinal range extent and habitat
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-10-25)Introduction Insects are reported to be in decline around the globe, but long-term datasets are rare. The causes of these trends are elusive, with changes in land use and climate among the top candidates. Yet if species ... -
Motivation for Drinking Wine
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-01-05)We used a survey to investigate some motives for drinking red, sparkling, and white wine among 3,433 Norwegian respondents. Respondents with interest in wine drank all types of wine more frequently than those with little ... -
Motivations for Sustainable Consumption: The Case of Vegetables
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-10)According to the World Health Organization a diet high in vegetables may reduce the risk of coronary heart diseases, stroke, and certain types of cancer. In addition, vegetables have lower carbon footprints than most other ... -
Moving Away From Limiting Similarity During Restoration: Timing of Arrival and Native Biomass Are Better Proxies of Invasion Suppression in Grassland Communities
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-07-17)A challenge in many restoration projects, in particular when establishing de novo communities, is the arrival and later dominance of invasive alien plants. This could potentially be avoided by designing invasion-resistant ... -
Moving forward in microplastic research: A Norwegian perspective
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-08-03)Given the increasing attention on the occurrence of microplastics in the environment, and the potential envi-ronmental threats they pose, there is a need for researchers to move quickly from basic understanding to applied ... -
Mulching with coffee husk and pulp in strawberry affects edaphic predatory mite and spider mite densities
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-10-06)Mulching of soil beds of strawberry fields is usually done with polyethylene film in southern Minas Gerais state, Brazil. This material is relatively expensive and difficult to discard after use. In some countries, mulching ... -
A multi-attribute decision analysis of pest management strategies for Norwegian crop farmers
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-02)This study provides a multi-attribute approach to support decisions by Norwegian crop farmers considering adopting innovative crop protection measures. In modelling choice among pest management strategies, we have accounted ... -
Multi-criteria assessment to screen climate smart rice establishment techniques in coastal rice production system of India
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-04-18)Introduction: Conventional rice production techniques are less economical and more vulnerable to sustainable utilization of farm resources as well as significantly contributed GHGs to atmosphere. Methods: In order to assess ... -
Multi-model and multi-scenario assessments of Asian water futures: The Water Futures and Solutions (WFaS) initiative
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-05-17)This paper presents one of the first quantitative scenario assessments for future water sup- ply and demand in Asia to 2050. The assessment, developed by the Water Futures and Solutions (WFaS) initiative, uses the latest ...