In order to investigate the effect of glacial water on the CO₂ system in the fjord, we studied the variability of the total alkalinity (A_T), total dissolved inorganic carbon (C_T), dissolved inorganic nutrients, oxygen isotopic ratio (δ¹⁸O), and freshwater fractions from the glacier front to the outer Tempelfjorden on Spitsbergen in winter 2012 (January, ...

Parasite distribution patterns in lotic catchments are driven by the combined influences of unidirectional water flow and the mobility of the most mobile host. However, the importance of such drivers in catchments dominated by lentic habitats are poorly understood. We examined parasite populations of Arctic charr Salvelinus alpinus from a series of linear-connected lakes in northern Norway to ...

The Arctic Ocean is a fundamental node in the global hydrological cycle and the ocean’s thermohaline circulation. We here assess the system’s key functions and processes: (1) the delivery of fresh and low-salinity waters to the Arctic Ocean by river inflow, net precipitation, distillation during the freeze/thaw cycle, and Pacific Ocean inflows; (2) the disposition (e.g., sources, pathways, and ...

<p>This thesis addressed phenotypic and genetic variation in seasonal time keeping mechanisms of the tundra vole (<i>Microtus oeconomus</i>) and the common vole (<i>Microtus arvalis</i>). Voles (<i>Microtus</i>) are short-lived, non-hibernating and seasonally breeding rodents. The genus has rapidly evolved (< 2 million years) into one of the most speciose mammalian genera (Sitnikova et al. 2007; ...

The boreal forest is one of the largest terrestrial biomes on Earth. Conifers normally dominate the tree layer across the biome, but other aspects of ecosystem structure and dynamics vary geographically. The cause of the conspicuous differences in the understory vegetation and the herbivore–predator cycles between northwestern Europe and western North America presents an enigma. Ericaceous dwarf ...

Changes in cell walls have been previously observed in the mature infection organ, or haustorium, of the parasitic angiosperm Cuscuta, but are not equally well charted in young haustoria. In this study, we focused on the molecular processes in the early stages of developing haustoria; that is, before the parasite engages in a physiological contact with its host. We describe first the identification ...

This article describes and justifies a reporting standard to improve data use documentation in Agent-Based Modelling. Following the development of reporting standards for models themselves, empirical modelling has now developed to the point where these standards need to take equally effective account of data use (which previously has tended to be an afterthought to model description). It is ...

Since the late 1980s, Norwegian fishers have been subjected to a cohesive regulatory regime aimed at sustainable resource management. Despite high occupational injury rates and exposure to several factors that may influence health negatively, regulation of occupational health and safety (OHS) came late in fishing compared with other industries. Fisheries management and safety management are not ...

Aktuelle diagnoser, «nye» sykdommer og spesielle tilfeller har i mange år blitt presentert under vignetten «Aktuelle sykdomsutbrudd og diagnoser fra Veterinærinstituttet, Mattilsynet og NMBU Veterinærhøgskolen». Redaksjonen er av den oppfatning at dette er nyttig og lett tilgjengelig informasjon som bidrar til å opprettholde medlemmenes kunnskap om utviklingen innen diagnostikk og overvåkning av ...

<p>The dissertation includes four papers altogether. Three papers examine mechanisms for price transmission between markets. Among them, one deals with price transmission along the supply chain, and the other two deal with price transmission across spatially distinct markets. The fourth paper measures the effects of demand shifts on the market price equilibrium. <p>Paper 1 investigates price ...