• Assessment of risk and risk-reducing measures related to the introduction and dispersal of the invasive alien carpet tunicate Didemnum vexillum in Norway 

      Järnegren, Johanna; Gulliksen, Bjørn; Husa, Vivian; Malmstrøm, Martin; Oug, Eivind; Berg, Paul Ragnar; Bryn, Anders; Geange, Sonya Rita; Hindar, Kjetil; Hole, Lars Robert; Kausrud, Kyrre Linné; Kirkendall, Lawrence Richard; Nielsen, Anders; Sandercock, Brett Kevin; Thorstad, Eva Bonsak; Velle, Gaute (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Didemnum vexillum is colonial sea squirt, a marine species which originates from the northwest Pacific; it was first recorded in Norway in November 2020. Didemnum vexillum is an alien species, meaning that it is a species ...
    • Assessment of the risk to Norwegian biodiversity from private import and keeping of Northern Cardinal. Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Biodiversity of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food and Environment 

      Kirkendall, Lawrence Richard; Bryn, Anders; Flø, Daniel; Malmstrøm, Martin; Velle, Gaute; Berg, Paul Ragnar; Geange, Sonya Rita; Hindar, Kjetil; Kausrud, Kyrre Linné; Sandercock, Brett Kevin; Thorstad, Eva Bonsak; Nielsen, Anders (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      VKM has evaluated the risk to biodiversity from allowing private import and keeping of the Northern Cardinal as a caged bird in Norway, for birds acquired through the bird trade. VKM has reviewed the invasion ecology of ...
    • Assessment of the risks posed by domestic cats (Felis catus) to biodiversity and animal welfare in Norway 

      Nilsen, Erlend Birkeland; Braastad, Bjarne Olai; Dale, Svein; Dervo, Børre Kind; Kausrud, Kyrre Linné; Kirkendall, Lawrence Richard; Malmstrøm, Martin; Mejdell, Cecilie Marie; Rueness, Eli Knispel; Berg, Paul Ragnar; Bryn, Anders; Eldegard, Katrine; Geange, Sonya Rita; Hindar, Kjetil; Nielsen, Anders; Sandercock, Brett Kevin; Thorstad, Eva Bonsak; Velle, Gaute (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      VKM has evaluated to what extent keeping of cats pose a risk to biodiversity in Norway. Risks were assessed separately for threats to biodiversity from direct predation, indirect (non-lethal) effects, competition with other ...
    • Coastal Research Seen Through an Early Career Lens—A Perspective on Barriers to Interdisciplinarity in Norway 

      Deininger, Anne; Martin, Angela Helen; Pardo, Juan; Berg, Paul Ragnar; Bhardwaj, Jyotirmoy; Catarino, Diana; Fernández-Chacón, Albert; Martinez-Swatson, Karen Agatha; Ono, Kotaro; Oomen, Rebekah Alice; Sodeland, Marte; Sørdalen, Tonje Knutsen; Synnes, Ann-Elin; Thorbjørnsen, Susanna Huneide; Thormar, Jonas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      The value of interdisciplinarity for solving complex coastal problems is widely recognized. Many early career researchers (ECRs) therefore actively seek this type of collaboration through choice or necessity, for professional ...
    • How genomics can help biodiversity conservation 

      Theissinger, Kathrin; Fernandes, Carlos; Formenti, Giulio; Bista, Iliana; Berg, Paul Ragnar; Bleidorn, Christoph; Bombarely, Aureliano; Crottini, Angelica; Gallo, Guido R.; Godoy, José A.; Jentoft, Sissel; Malukiewicz, Joanna; Mouton, Alice; Oomen, Rebekah Alice; Paez, Sadye; Palsbøll, Per J.; Pampoulie, Christophe; Ruiz-López, María J.; Secomandi, Simona; Svardal, Hannes; Theofanopoulou, Constantina; de Vries, Jan; Waldvogel, Ann-Marie; Zhang, Guojie; Jarvis, Erich D.; Bálint, Miklós; Ciofi, Claudio; Waterhouse, Robert M.; Mazzoni, Camila J.; Höglund, Jacob (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      The availability of public genomic resources can greatly assist biodiversity assessment, conservation, and restoration efforts by providing evidence for scientifically informed management decisions. Here we survey the main ...