• A literature study of human activities and pressures as well as ecosystem component layers available for Marine Spatial Planning and mapping of cumulative impacts in Swedish marine waters 

      Andersen, Jesper Harbo; Kallenbach, Emilie (NIVA-rapport;6997, Research report, 2016)
      We report a literature study on the needs for and the availability of data layers required for evidence-based Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) as well as mapping of the potential cumulative effects of multiple human activities. ...
    • Assessment of collective pressure in marine spatial planning: The current approach of EU Member States 

      Kirkfeldt, Trine Skovgaard; Andersen, Jesper Harbo (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      We report on EU Member States' assessment of the collective pressure through cumulative impact assessments (CIA) in their implementation of the EU Maritime Spatial Planning Directive (MSPD). While the MSPD is ambiguous on ...
    • A baseline study of the occurrence of non-indigenous species in Danish harbours 

      Andersen, Jesper Harbo; Kallenbach, Emilie; Kjeldgaard, Mathias Brink; Knudsen, Steen Wilhelm; Eikrem, Wenche; Fagerli, Camilla With; Oug, Eivind; Dale, Trine; Thaulow, Jens; Gitmark, Janne Kim; Hobæk, Anders; Green, Norman Whitaker; Hesselsøe, Martin; Støttrup, Josianne; Kuhn, Jesper; Bekkevold, Dorte; Jacobsen, Lars Magnus Wulf; Møller, Peter Rask; Olesen, Christian Aakjær; Carl, Henrik; Stuer-Lauridsen, Frank (NIVA-rapport;7769-2022, Research report, 2022)
      We report the first ever nation-wide study of the occurrence of non-indigenous species in Danish harbours. The sampling was car-ried out using both conventional and biomolecular methods (eDNA). In total, 16 harbours were ...
    • Combined effects of human pressures on Europe’s marine ecosystems 

      Korpinen, Samuli; Laamanen, Leena; Bergström, Lena; Nurmi, Marco; Andersen, Jesper Harbo; Haapaniemi, Juuso; Harvey, E. Therese; Murray, Ciaran Joseph; Peterlin, Monika; Kallenbach, Emilie; Klancnik, Katja; Stein, Ulf; Tunesi, Leonardo; Vaughan, David; Reker, Johnny (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Marine ecosystems are under high demand for human use, giving concerns about how pressures from human activities may affect their structure, function, and status. In Europe, recent developments in mapping of marine habitats ...
    • Development and testing of a prototype indicator-based tool for identification of potential problem areas for marine litter in Europe's seas 

      Murray, Ciaran Joseph; van Bavel, Bert; Kideyş, Ahmet E.; Lusher, Amy Lorraine; Reker, Johnny; Šubelj, Gašper; Andersen, Jesper Harbo (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      We demonstrate a prototype multi-metric indicator-based assessment tool (i.e. Marine Litter Assessment Tool - MALT) for mapping and identification of ‘problem areas’ and ‘non-problem areas’ regarding the occurrence of ...
    • Development of species-specific eDNA-based test systems for monitoring of freshwater crayfish 

      Knudsen, Steen Wilhelm; Agersnap, Sune; Møller, Peter Rask; Andersen, Jesper Harbo (NIVA-rapport;7447, Research report, 2019)
      This MONIS 5 report focuses on freshwater crayfish and was funded by the Danish Environmental Protection Agency. The aim of the present study was to develop species-specific systems for tracking environmental DNA (eDNA) ...
    • Development of species-specific eDNA-based test systems for monitoring of non-indigenous species in Danish marine waters 

      Andersen, Jesper Harbo; Kallenbach, Emilie; Thaulow, Jens; Hesselsøe, Martin; Bekkevold, Dorte; Hansen, Brian Klitgaard; Jacobsen, Lars Magnus Wulf; Olesen, Christian Aakjaer; Møller, Peter Rask; Knudsen, Steen W. (NIVA-rapport;7204, Research report, 2018)
      The MONIS 3 project reports the development of 22 species-specific eDNA-based test systems for monitoring and mapping of the occurrence of non-indigenous species in Danish marine waters. The development has been undertaken ...
    • ECOMAR: A data-driven framework for ecosystem-based Maritime Spatial Planning in Danish marine waters. Results and conclusions from a development and demonstration project 

      Andersen, Jesper Harbo; Bendtsen, Jørgen; Hammer, Kathrine Jul; Harvey, E. Therese; Knudsen, Steen Wilhelm; Murray, Ciaran Joseph; Carstensen, Jacob; Petersen, Ib Krag; Svegaard, Signe; Tougaard, Jakob; Edelvang, Karen; Egekvist, Josefine; Olsen, Jeppe; Vinther, Morten; Al-Hamdani, Zyad; Jensen, Jørn Bo; Leth, Jørgen O; Kaae, Berit C; Olafsson, Anton Stahl; McClintock, William E.; Burt, Chad; Yocum, Dan (NIVA-rapport;7562, Research report, 2020)
      We report the developments and results of the ECOMAR project, which have taken place 2018-2020 and was funded by THE VELUX FOUNDATIONS. ECOMAR has established state-of-the-art data sets for the distribution of human ...
    • Eutrophication in the Danish parts of the North Sea, Skagerrak and Kattegat 2006-2014. A literature-based status assessment 

      Andersen, Jesper Harbo; Kallenbach, Emilie; Murray, Ciarán; Ledang, Anna Birgitta (NIVA-rapport;7056, Research report, 2016)
      We report eutrophication status 2006-2014 of the Danish parts of the North Sea, Skagerrak, Kattegat and northern and central parts of the Sound and have accordingly identified Eutrophication Problem Areas (EPAs) and ...
    • Frequent sampling of microplastic particles in surface waters in the open parts of the Kattegat and Great Belt, Denmark 

      Lusher, Amy; Singdahl-Larsen, Cecilie; Jaccard, Pierre Franqois; van Bavel, Bert; Valestrand, Louise; Harvey, E. Therese; Andersen, Jesper Harbo (NIVA-rapport;7601, Research report, 2021)
      The EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive require that EU Member States establish appropriate strategies and sampling programmes for microplastic in the marine environment. We report the results of a second study sampling ...
    • Identifikation af potentielt velegnede områder for genetablering af stenrev i de sydøstlige dele af Storebælt 

      Andersen, Jesper Harbo; Kallenbach, Emilie; Al-Hamdani, Zyad (NIVA-rapport;6913, Research report, 2015)
      Formålet med denne rapport og de gennemførte analyser har været at udpege områder i det sydøstlige Storbælt, hvor der potentielt kan etableres stenrev. Baggrund for arbejdet har været et ønske fra Slagelse Kommune om på ...
    • Ikke-hjemmehørende arter i marine områder 

      Andersen, Jesper Harbo; Knudsen, Steen Wilhelm; Murray, Ciaran Joseph; Carl, Henrik; Møller, Peter Rask; Hesselsøe, Martin (NIVA-rapport;7658, Research report, 2021)
      Denne rapport omhandler ikke-hjemmehørende arter i de danske farvande og består af to dele. Den første vedrører en opdate-ring af den nationale liste over ikke-hjemmhørende arter i de danske farvande – også kaldet NIS-listen. ...
    • Indicator-Based Assessment of Marine Biological Diversity – Lessons from 10 Case Studies across the European Seas 

      Uusitalo, Laura; Blanchet, Hugues; Andersen, Jesper Harbo; Beauchard, Olivier; Berg, Torsten; Bianchelli, Silvia; Cantafaro, Annalucia; Carstensen, Jacob; Carugati, Laura; Cochrane, Sabine K.J.; Danovaro, Roberto; Heiskanen, Anna-Stiina; Karvinen, Ville; Moncheva, Snejana; Murray, Ciaran; Neto, Joao M.; Nygård, Henrik; Pantazi, Maria; Papadopoulou, Nadia; Simboura, Nomiki; Srebaliene, Greta; Uyarra, María C.; Borja, Angel (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      The Marine Strategy Framework Directive requires the environmental status of European marine waters to be assessed using biodiversity as 1 out of 11 descriptors, but the complexity of marine biodiversity and its large span ...
    • Integrated assessment of marine biodiversity status using a prototype indicator-based assessment tool 

      Andersen, Jesper Harbo; Dahl, Karsten; Göke, Cordula; Hartvig, Martin; Murray, Ciarán; Rindorf, Anna; Skov, Henrik; Vinther, Morten; Korpinen, Samuli (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)
      Integrated assessment of the status of marine biodiversity is and has been problematic compared to, for example, assessments of eutrophication and contamination status, mostly as a consequence of the fact that monitoring ...
    • Long-term temporal and spatial trends in eutrophication status of the Baltic Sea 

      Andersen, Jesper Harbo; Carstensen, Jacob; Conley, Daniel; Dromph, Karsten; Fleming-Lehtinen, Vivi; Gustavsson, Bo G.; Josefson, Alf B.; Norkko, Alf; Villnäs, Anna; Murray, Ciarán (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)
      Much of the Baltic Sea is currently classified as ‘affected by eutrophication’. The causes for this are twofold. First, current levels of nutrient inputs (nitrogen and phosphorus) from human activities exceed the natural ...
    • Mapping of contamination problem areas in Europe’s seas using a multi-metric indicator-based assessment tool 

      Andersen, Jesper Harbo; Caetano, Miguel; Grouhel-Pellouin, Anne; Harvey, Eva Therese; Reker, Johnny; Murrey, Ciaran J. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      We report identification and mapping of areas in Europe’s seas and coastal areas impacted by contaminants, i.e., areas with concentrations above internationally agreed threshold values. The study is based on (1) a ...
    • Monitoring of microplastics in Danish marine waters using the Oslo-Kiel ferry as a ship-of-opportunity 

      van Bavel, Bert; Lusher, Amy; Jaccard, Pierre Franqois; Pakhomova, Svetlana; Singdahl-Larsen, Cecilie; Andersen, Jesper Harbo; Murray, Ciaran Joseph (NIVA-rapport;7524, Research report, 2020)
      The EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive require that EU Member States establish appropriate strategies and sampling programmes for microplastic in the marine environment. We report the results of a two-tiered pilot study ...
    • Overvågning af åbne danske farvande med FerryBox-systemer. Eksempler fra Indre Danske Farvande og Nordsøen 

      Murray, Ciaran Joseph; Andersen, Jesper Harbo; Carstensen, Jacob; Jakobsen, Hans H. (NIVA-rapport;7761-2022, Research report, 2022)
      Dette projekt har haft til formål at undersøge hvordan målinger fra FerryBox kan anvendes i moniteringen af det danske havmiljø, herunder (1) hvordan målinger af klorofyl-fluorescens kan supplere in situ-målinger som ...
    • Past and Future Grand Challenges in Marine Ecosystem Ecology 

      Borja, Angel; Andersen, Jesper Harbo; Arvanitidis, Christos D.; Basset, Alberto; Buhl-Mortensen, Lene; Carvalho, Susana; Dafforn, Katherine A.; Devlin, Michelle J.; Escobar-Briones, Elva G.; Grenz, Christian; Harder, Tilmann; Katsanevakis, Stelios; Liu, Dongyan; Metaxas, Anna; Moran, Xose Anxelu G; Newton, Alice (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
    • Sampling protocol for monitoring of non-indigenous species in selected Danish harbours 

      Andersen, Jesper Harbo; Brink, Mathias; Kallenbach, Emilie; Hesselsøe, Martin; Knudsen, Steen W.; Støttrup, Josianne G.; Møller, Peter Rask; Eikrem, Wenche; Fagerli, Camilla With; Oug, Eivind (NIVA-rapport;7175, Research report, 2017)
      The sampling protocol is a product of the MONIS 4 project, or in full “Monitoring of non-indigenous species in selected Danish harbours”. Sampling will take place using a broad range of methods, both conventional sampling ...