• DNA-overvåkning av brunbjørn i Karasjok 2019 ved bruk av hårfeller 

      Fløystad, Ida; Aspholm, Paul Eric; Aslaksen Anti, Per John; Eira, Per Anders; Eira, Ann Maret; Bakke, Beate Banken; Søvik, Inger; Rushfeldt, Beddari, Vilde; Hagen, Snorre; Eiken, Hans Geir (NIBIO Rapport;6(76) 2020, Research report, 2020-05)
      DNA-overvåkning av brunbjørn i et 400 km2 stort område nær Karasjok i Finnmark ble utført med hårfeller med luktstoff i 2 måneder fra juni til august i 2019. Vi brukte et 5 x 5 km rutesystem med 16 ruter med én hårfelle i ...
    • Diplodia sapinea – en ny skadegjører på furu 

      Pettersson, Martin; Fløistad, Inger; Børja, Isabella; Hietala, Ari Mikko; Talgø, Venche (NIBIO POP;6(24) 2020, Journal article, 2020-05)
      Soppen Diplodia sapinea er en nylig oppdaget skadegjører på furu i Norge og andre nordiske land. Soppen kan skade både frø, småplanter og større trær. Soppen er relativt varmekjær og har tidligere stort sett gjort skade ...
    • «Animal Sense» – elektronisk reinvarsling Lavkost-teknologi skal forhindre dyrepåkjørsler 

      Jørgensen, Grete Helen Meisfjord; Hansen, Inger; Eilertsen, Svein; Karlsson, J (NIBIO POP;6(25) 2020, Journal article, 2020-05)
      Når vilt, tamrein og husdyr skal krysse vei og jernbane, skjer ikke det alltid med et lykkelig resultat. I Europa har dyrepåkjørsler økt de siste 40 årene. I tillegg til å være et alvorlig velferdsproblem for dyr og ...
    • The taxonomic significance of ddRADseq based microsatellite markers in the closely related species of Heracleum (Apiaceae) 

      Daemi-Saeidabad, Mehdi; Shojaeiyan, Abdolali; Vivian-Smith, Adam; Stenøien, Hans K.; Falahati-Anbaran, Mohsen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-05-07)
      Many studies on Heracleum have shown poor correspondence between observed molecular clusters and established taxonomic classification amongst closely related species. This might reflect both unresolved taxonomy but perhaps ...
    • A sensor-fusion-system for tracking sheep location and behaviour 

      Ren, Keni; Karlsson, Johannes; Liuska, Markus; Hartikainen, Markku; Hansen, Inger; Jørgensen, Grete Helen Meisfjord (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-05-13)
      The growing interest in precision livestock farming is prompted by a desire to understand the basic behavioural needs of the animals and optimize the contribution of each animal. The aim of this study was to develop a ...
    • Subalpine fir (abies laciocarpa) and Norway spruce (picea abies) seedlings show different growth responses to blue light 

      Navidad, Hazel Aynaga; Fløistad, Inger; Olsen, Jorunn Elisabeth; Torre, Sissel (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-05-15)
      Blue light (BL) affects different growth parameters, but information about the physiological effects of BL on conifer seedlings is limited. In northern areas, conifer seedlings are commonly produced in heated nursery ...
    • An extension to: Systematic assessment of commercially available low-input miRNA library preparation kits 

      Heinicke, Fatima; Zhong, Xiangfu; Zucknick, Karola Manuela; Breidenbach, Johannes; Sundaram, Arvind Yegambaram Meenakshi; Flåm, Siri Tennebø; Leithaug, Magnus; Dalland, Marianne; Rayner, Simon; Lie, Benedicte Alexandra; Gilfillan, Gregor (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-05-21)
      High-throughput sequencing has emerged as the favoured method to study microRNA (miRNA) expression, but biases introduced during library preparation have been reported. We recently compared the performance (sensitivity, ...
    • An annotated checklist of bryophytes of Europe, Macaronesia and Cyprus 

      Hodgetts, N.G.; Söderström, Lars; Blockeel, T.L.; Caspari, S.; Ignatov, M.S.; Konstantinova, N.A.; Lockhart, N.; Papp, B.; Schröck, C.; Sim-Sim, M.; Bell, David; Bell, N.E.; Blom, Hans H.; Bruggeman-Nannenga, M.A.; Brugués, M.; Enroth, J.; Flatberg, Kjell Ivar; Garilleti, R.; Hedenäs, L.; Holyoak, D.T.; Hugonnot, V.; Kariyawasam, I.; Köckinger, H.; Kučera, J.; Lara, F.; Porley, R.D. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-05-28)
      Introduction. Following on from work on the European bryophyte Red List, the taxonomically and nomenclaturally updated spreadsheets used for that project have been expanded into a new checklist for the bryophytes of Europe. ...
    • Hyperspectral NIR time series imaging used as a new method for estimating the moisture content dynamics of thermally modified Scots pine 

      Stefansson, Petter; Thiis, Thomas Kringlebotn; Gobakken, Lone Ross; Burud, Ingunn (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-06-04)
      The purpose of this research is to develop a method for estimating the spatially and temporally resolved moisture content of thermally modified Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) using remote sensing. Hyperspectral time series ...
    • A stand-level growth and yield model for thinned and unthinned managed Norway spruce forests in Norway 

      Allen, Micky; Antón Fernandéz, Clara; Astrup, Rasmus Andreas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-06-05)
      A new stand-level growth and yield model, consisting of component equations for stand volume, basal area, survival, and dominant stand height, was developed from a dataset of long-term trials for managed thinned and unthinned ...
    • Leachability and Decay Resistance of Wood Polyesterified with Sorbitol and Citric Acid 

      Beck, Greeley (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-06-06)
      Research Highlights: Polyesterification of wood with sorbitol and citric acid (SCA) increases decay resistance against brown-rot and white-rot fungi without reducing cell wall moisture content but the SCA polymer is susceptible ...
    • A simple grid-based framework for simulating forest structural trajectories linked to transient forest management scenarios in Fennoscandia 

      Majasalmi, Titta; Allen, Micky; Antón-Fernández, Clara; Astrup, Rasmus Andreas; Bright, Ryan M. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-06-16)
      Forest structural properties largely govern surface fluxes of moisture, energy, and momentum that strongly affect regional climate and hydrology. Forest structural properties are greatly shaped by forest management activities, ...
    • Efficiency drivers in harvesting operations in mixed Boreal stands: a Norwegian case study 

      Ottaviani Aalmo, Giovanna; Kerstens, Pieter Jan; Belbo, Helmer; Peter, Bogetoft; Talbot, Bruce; Strange, Niels (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-06-17)
      This paper uses Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) to evaluate how the technical efficiency of forest harvesting operations is influenced by terrain conditions and forest attributes, in addition to exploring the existence of ...
    • Evaluating the terrestrial carbon dioxide removal potential of improved forest management and accelerated forest conversion in Norway 

      Bright, Ryan M.; Allen, Micky; Antón-Fernández, Clara; Belbo, Helmer; Dalsgaard, Lise; Eisner, Stephanie; Granhus, Aksel; Kjønaas, O. Janne; Søgaard, Gunnhild; Astrup, Rasmus Andreas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-06-19)
      As a carbon dioxide removal measure, the Norwegian government is currently considering a policy of large-scale planting of spruce (Picea abies (L) H. Karst) on lands in various states of natural transition to a forest ...
    • A chlorophyll-deficient, highly reflective soybean mutant: radiative forcing and yield gaps 

      Genesio, L.; Bright, Ryan M.; Alberti, G.; Peressotti, A.; Vedove, G. Delle; Incerti, G.; Toscano, P.; Rinaldi, M.; Muller, O.; Miglietta, F. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-06-22)
      Sunlight absorbed at the Earth’s surface is re-emitted as longwave radiation. Increasing atmospheric concentrations of CO2 and other greenhouse gases trap an increasing fraction of such heat, leading to global climate ...
    • The relationship between volume increment and stand density in Norway spruce plantations 

      Allen II, Micky; Brunner, Andreas; Antón-Fernández, Clara; Astrup, Rasmus Andreas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-06-29)
      An understanding of the relationship between volume increment and stand density (basal area, stand density index, etc.) is of utmost importance for properly managing stand density to achieve specific management objectives. ...
    • Predicting Aggregate Degradation in Forest Roads in Northwest Oregon 

      De Witt, Austin; Boston, Kevin; Leshchinsky, Ben (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-07-03)
      In the Pacific Northwest, forest roads have the potential to cause significant environmental degradation, especially to water resources due to increased sediment production. The goal of this research is to improve the ...
    • Quantifying regional surface energy responses to forest structural change in Nordic Fennoscandia 

      Kumkar, Yogesh; Astrup, Rasmus Andreas; Stordal, Frode; Bright, Ryan M. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-07-16)
      In a climate model, surface energy and water fluxes of the vegetated ecosystem largely depend on important structural attributes like leaf area index and canopy height. For forests, management can greatly alter these ...
    • A century of National Forest Inventory in Norway – informing past, present, and future decisions 

      Breidenbach, Johannes; Granhus, Aksel; Hylen, Gro; Eriksen, Rune; Astrup, Rasmus Andreas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-07-17)
      Past: In the early twentieth century, forestry was one of the most important sectors in Norway and an agitated discussion about the perceived decline of forest resources due to over-exploitation was ongoing. To base the ...
    • Macrobiological Degradation of Esterified Wood with Sorbitol and Citric Acid 

      Treu, Andreas; Nunes, Lina; Larnøy, Erik (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-07-19)
      There is a need for new solutions in wood protection against marine wood borers and termites in Europe. A new solution could be the esterification of wood with sorbitol and citric acid (SCA) since these are inexpensive and ...