Norges arktiske universitetsmuseum: Recent submissions
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Stornaust fra middelalder. Forskningsutgravning i 2022 på Nergården, Bjarkøy, Harstad k.
(Research report; Forskningsrapport, 2023)Rapporten presenterer resultater fra siste feltsesong av forskningsutgravning av nausttufter på Nergården, Bjarkøy utført av Norges arktiske universitetsmuseum (UM) og Troms og Finnmark fylkeskommune i fire feltperioder (2019-2022). De samlede utgravningsresultatene danner et grunnlag for tolkning av konstruksjon, kronologi og relasjoner mellom tre stornaustbygninger; et opprinnelig jernaldernaust ... -
Rapid laminated clastic alluviation associated with increased Little Ice Age flooding co-driven by climate variability and historic land-use in the middle Severn catchment, UK
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-10-06)The analysis of exceptionally well-preserved visible clastic laminations in deep alluvial sediments at Kempsey, Worcestershire (UK), allows a new highresolution analysis of late-Holocene flood-history in the largest UK catchment, as well as local human response. At the sample site over 4.5m of sandy-silt overbank-alluvium accumulated on the floodplain and optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) ... -
Environmental DNA of aquatic macrophytes: The potential for reconstructing past and present vegetation and environments
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-07-29)1. Environmental DNA is increasingly being used to reconstruct past and present biodiversity including from freshwater ecosystems. Macrophytes are especially good environmental indicators, thus their environmental DNA palaeorecord might shed light on past postglacial environments.<p> <p>2. Here, we first review and compare studies that use metagenomics, targeted capture, and various barcoding ... -
Sámi bear graves in Norway - hidden sites and rituals
(Chapter; Bokkapittel, 2023)This paper presents a research project on bear-human relationships, focusing on the Sámi bear grave rituals and burial customs in Norway. The background to this project is a study of 30 bear burial sites, of which several were archaeologically recorded. Based on this information, a typical feature of these sites are burials in natural rock cavities, caves and in screes and under large boulders. In ... -
Tardigrade diversity and community composition across Norwegian boreal forests
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-10-26)Tardigrades are common in many terrestrial environments and habitats. Although little is known on their ecological preferences, previous studies found diversity and community composition significantly affected by various variables. This study associated tardigrade species’ records with climatic variables, forest type, and substrate categories exploring tardigrade diversity and species communities ... -
Life through an Ediacaran glaciation: Shale- and diamictite-hosted organic-walled microfossil assemblages from the late Neoproterozoic of the Tanafjorden area, northern Norway
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-12-05)New organic-walled microfossil (OWM) assemblages are reported from upper Neoproterozoic glacial and interglacial siliciclastic deposits in Finnmark, northern Norway. A nearly continuous sedimentary succession of the Vestertana Group contains two glaciogenic units, the Smalfjorden and Mortensnes formations, interpreted as end-Cryogenian Marinoan and Ediacaran glaciations, respectively. We investigated ... -
Historical RNA expression profiles from the extinct Tasmanian tiger
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-07-18)Paleogenomics continues to yield valuable insights into the evolution, population dynamics, and ecology of our ancestors and other extinct species. However, DNA sequencing cannot reveal tissue-specific gene expression, cellular identity, or gene regulation, which are only attainable at the transcriptional level. Pioneering studies have shown that useful RNA can be extracted from ancient specimens ... -
A New Stenothoid (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Stenothoidae) from a Shallow Water Hydroid Polyp in British Columbia, Canada
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023)A new stenothoid species is described from a hydroid polyp in British Columbia, Canada. The new species is provisionally assigned to Metopa as M. insolita sp. nov., pending revision of this genus. -
The World Amphipoda Database: History and Progress
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-12-06)We provide an overview of the World Amphipoda Database (WAD), a global speciesdatabase that is part of the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Launched in 2013, the databasecontains entries for over 10,500 accepted species names. Edited currently by 31 amphipod taxonomists,following WoRMS priorities, the WAD has at least one editor per major group. All accepted speciesare checked by the editors, ... -
Accurate microRNA annotation of animal genomes using trained covariance models of curated microRNA complements in MirMachine
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-06-23)The annotation of microRNAs depends on the availability of transcriptomics data and expert knowledge. This has led to a gap between the availability of novel genomes and high-quality microRNA complements. Using >16,000 microRNAs from the manually curated microRNA gene database MirGeneDB, we generated trained covariance models for all conserved microRNA families. These models are available in our ... -
Sopp og sjamanisme: Chaga som ein aktør i eit spirituelt entreprenørskap
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-12-08)Chaga er ein materialitet som har skapt nye konsept, ritual og ein ny økonomi innanfor eit sjamanistisk felt i Noreg. Den samiske sjamanen, Ronald Kvernmo, sitt entreprenørskap viser korleis soppen chaga, gjennom ein kompleks dynamikk, har blitt gjenvunne, dyrka og oppskalert til eit symbol på samisk sjamanisme, berekraft og urfolkskunnskap. Gjennom å utforske korleis chaga bidreg til utviklinga av ... -
The prelude to industrial whaling: Identifying the targets of ancient European whaling using zooarchaeology and collagen mass-peptide fingerprinting
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-09-13)Taxonomic identification of whale bones found during archaeological excavations is problematic due to their typically fragmented state. This difficulty limits understanding of both the past spatio-temporal distributions of whale populations and of possible early whaling activities. To overcome this challenge, we performed zooarchaeology by mass spectrometry on an unprecedented 719 archaeological and ... -
Artsgruppeomtale tovinger (Diptera). Norsk rødliste for arter 2021. Artsdatabanken.
(Research report; Forskningsrapport, 2021)I arbeidet med Rødlista for tovinger er 2748 arter vurdert, og av disse er 379 arter (13,8 %) rødlistet. De fleste tovingene på Rødlista 2021 er knyttet til skog. Tovinger er en av de største ordenene av insekter i Norge, trolig med opp mot 10 000 arter, og kunnskapen er fortsatt svært mangelfull for flere av familiene. Det er gjort en del endringer i denne utgaven av Rødlista for tovinger, og noen ... -
Choices and omissions of knowledge and social impact in Finnish committee reports on Sámi policies
(Chapter; Bokkapittel, 2021)In Finland, the involvement of scholars in politics has been particularly strong: scholars and professors have occupied positions in high politics, produced research that was meant as a direct comment on topical political debates, and been active in civil society (Häggman, 2012). In addition to advising high politics and acting in civil society, the Finnish committee institution, a third emerging ... -
Bjørnejakt og samisk gravtradisjon.
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel, 2020)Tradisjonene rundt den eldgammel samiske bjørnejakten er godt dokumentert, både arkeologisk og etnografisk. Brunbjørnen var et fryktet og samtidig hellig dyr for samene. Spor etter bjørnejakten finner vi i form av graver med bjørnebein i huler og urer i den nordnorske naturen. Bjørnen ble hedret for å sikre jaktlykke og for å sikre bjørnens tilbakekomst og rettmessige plass i naturen. -
Studies on the complex Warnowiaceae (Dinophyceae) I. Lohmann’s Pouchetia parva refound and renamed Nematodinium parvum comb. nov. (= Warnowia parva)
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-09-08)The dinoflagellate family Warnowiaceae has often been considered to include some of the most complex cells among the protists. The number of described species is around 40, but both the species and generic concepts are in need of revision. Warnowiaceans are often fragile and readily change morphology under the light microscope, and they are usually regarded to be rare. They are particularly famous ... -
Shotgun-sequencing of plant DNA: Selection og material and methods
(Conference object; Konferansebidrag, 2017)Initially, rbcLaand ITS2 were PCR amplified and Sanger sequenced for 564 species from 1900 specimens. To increase the amount of the genome covered, shotgun sequencing of 1670 species is in progress. Our Sanger analyses had a success rate of 74% and 85% for ITS2 and rbcLa, respectively. Overall success rate of Sanger sequencing decreased with later collection date in the year. Preliminary results of ... -
Life history of Leptagonus decagonus (Atlantic poacher) in Svalbard waters
(Conference object; Konferansebidrag, 2012-04)<p>The demersal fish species <i>Leptagonus decagonus</i> (Atlantic poacher) is a commonly encountered species on the continental shelf in the Barents Sea and around Svalbard, but little is known about the life-history and population traits of the species in Svalbard waters. It is therefore important to investigate this species to understand its importance in the ecosystem. <p>A total of 80 specimens ... -
Rethinking Sami Agency during Living Exhibitions: From the Age of Empire to the Postwar World
(Chapter; Bokkapittel, 2014)In the fall of 2008, the state-owned Norwegian Broadcasting Company (NRK), a noncommercial and highly-regarded channel, presented its new Saturday night show: „The Great Travel‟. The plot was simple. Three Norwegian families were sent into the „bush‟ to live for three weeks with three different indigenous groups around the World. One of the groups, the Waorani in the Ecuadorian Amazon, appeared more ... -
Timber as a Marine Resource: Exploitation of Arctic Driftwood in the North Atlantic
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel, 2023-03-07)The North Atlantic islands of the Faroe Islands, Iceland and Greenland have always been relatively poor in terms of native timber resources, due to their cold climate and exposed topography. Nevertheless, timber was vital to the material culture of the Norse settlers of these islands, and driftwood often met this need. As in subarctic Norway, where trees are also scarce, driftwood use and ownership ...