Čuđojoganjálbmi ligger ved kommunegrensen til Kautokeino og Karasjok midt på Finnmarksvidda. Området ligger i en bred elvedal i den sørlige enden av vannet Vuottašjávri like ved riksvei 92, ca 320 m.o.h. Området er preget av tørre morenemoer bevokst med lyng, lav og fjellbjrøk, myr og våtområder ved vannet. Området er sentral for reindrifta og har tidligere vært brukt som ressursområde for ...

The Lofoten-Vesterålen archipelago (67°30’ - 69°30’N) is a chain of mountainous islands dissected by cirques, glacial valleys, and fjords that extends from northeast to southwest into the Norwegian Sea (Figure 1). Vesterålen is the northerly chain of islands and the seven islands of Lofoten lie to the south. The climate of Lofoten is mild despite this high latitude location. Temperatures ...

Ergotism is a horrendous disease with grotesque symptoms caused by ingesting specific ergot alkaloids. Mass poisoning episodes are attributable to consumption of grain – usually rye – infected with the fungus Claviceps purpurea. By focusing on possible cases of ergotism, we re-examine Norwegian history from the sagas through to the end of the seventeenth century. Our review – not intended to be ...

Saxifraga oppositifolia L. is a common circumpolar plant species that displays considerable morphological and genetic variation throughout its range. It is mainly diploid, but tetraploids are reported from several regions. The growth form varies from prostate to cushion-shaped, and the plant thrives in wet snow beds as well as on dry ridges. This variation has triggered the curiosity of ...

Utravingene I tilknytning til Mauken/Blåtind skytefelt omfattet tolv boplasslokaliteter fordelt over ett ca. 500 dekar stort fjellområde. Totalt 14 unike ildstedsstrukturer ble undersøkt. Utgravingene tok sikte på å åpne opp større arealer rundt ildstedene enn hva som har vært vanlig tidligere, noe som ga resultater i form av boligavgrensning for syv av lokalitetene. Det ble til sammen avdekt 280 ...

Phylogeographic studies of Holarctic birds are challenging because they involve vast geographic scale, complex glacial history, extensive phenotypic variation, and heterogeneous taxonomic treatment across countries, all of which require large sample sizes. Knowledge about the quality of phylogeographic information provided by different loci is crucial for study design. We use sequences of one mtDNA ...

Sámi boazodoallu lea dál boahtán luoddaerrui – fárrolaga norgalaš eiseválddiiguin. Geainnu válljen lea das lea go áigumuššan bisuhit dan maŋemus sámi kulturguoddi ealáhuslági vai rihkkut álbmotrievtti geatnegasvuođaid, láhkaduođaštuvvon vuoigatvuođaid ja dábálaš politihkalaš olmmošvieru. Boazodoalu vuorbi lea leamaš álo hálddašuvvot ja ipmirduvvot ideologalaš fáhtehusaid bokte mat guđege áiggi leat ...

Mountains host greater avian diversity than lowlands at the same latitude due to their greater diversity of habitats stratified along an elevation gradient. Here we test whether this greater ecological heterogeneity promotes sympatric speciation. We selected accentors (Prunellidae), an avian family associated with mountains of the Palearctic, as a model system. Accentors differ in their habitat/elevation ...

Heracleum persicum was introduced to Norway as an ornamental in the 1830′s. Towards the end of the 19th century, it started spreading outside gardens, later to become a frequent sight in the major towns and settlements of North Norway – and a veritable pest plant. During the last 100 years or so, a substantial ethnobotanical tradition related to the species has evolved, demonstrating that folk ...