Browsing NIVA Open Access Archive by Author "Friberg, Nikolai"
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A trait-based approach to assess climate change sensitivity of freshwater invertebrates across Swedish ecoregions
Sandin, Leonard; Schmidt-Kloiber, Astrid; Svenning, Jens-Christian; Jeppesen, Erik; Friberg, Nikolai (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Freshwater habitats and organisms are among the most threatened on Earth, and freshwater ecosystems have been subject to large biodiversity losses. We developed a Climate Change Sensitivity (CCS) indicator based on trait ... -
Anthropogenically impacted lake catchments in Denmark reveal low microplastic pollution
Kallenbach, Emilie; Friberg, Nikolai; Lusher, Amy; Jacobsen, Dean; Hurley, Rachel (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Microplastics have been detected in lake environments globally, including in remote regions. Agricultural and populated areas are known to congregate several inputs and release pathways for microplastic. This study ... -
Assessing the benefits of forested riparian zones: A qualitative index of riparian integrity is positively associated with ecological status in European streams
Burdon, Francis J.; Ramberg, Ellinor; Sargac, Jasmina; Forio, Marie Anne Eurie; de Saeyer, Nancy; Mutinova, Petra Thea; Moe, Therese Fosholt; Pavelescu, Mihaela Oprina; Dinu, Valentin; Cazacu, Constantin; Witing, Felix; Kupilas, Benjamin; Grandin, Ulf; Volk, Martin; Rîşnoveanu, Geta; Goethals, Peter; Friberg, Nikolai; Johnson, Richard K.; McKie, Brendan G. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Developing a general, predictive understanding of ecological systems requires knowing how much structural and functional relationships can cross scales and contexts. Here, we introduce the CROSSLINK project that investigates ... -
Bacterial bioindicators enable biological status classification along the continental Danube river
Fontaine, Laurent; Pin, Lorenzo; Savio, Domenico; Friberg, Nikolai; Kirschner, Alexander K. T.; Farnleitner, Andreas H.; Eiler, Alexander (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Despite the importance of bacteria in aquatic ecosystems and their predictable diversity patterns across space and time, biomonitoring tools for status assessment relying on these organisms are widely lacking. This is ... -
Bago River Sub-basin Management Plan
Nesheim, Ingrid; Myint, Zaw Win; Aung, Toe Toe; Tun, Zaw Lwin; Ni, Bo; Friberg, Nikolai (NIVA-rapport;7290, Research report, 2018)The report presents the “Bago River Sub-basin Management Plan” a plan which has been prepared by the Bago River Sub-basin Committee, with input from the Bago Non-governmental Stakeholder Group during the period of 2016 - ... -
A Bayesian Belief Network learning tool integrates multi-scale effects of riparian buffers on stream invertebrates
Forio, Marie Anne Eurie; Burdon, Francis J.; De Troyer, Niels; Lock, Koen; Witing, Felix; Baert, Lotte; De Saeyer, Nancy; Rîșnoveanu, Geta; Popescu, Cristina; Kupilas, Benjamin; Friberg, Nikolai; Boets, Pieter; Johnson, Richard K.; Volk, Martin; McKie, Brendan G.; Goethals, Peter L.M. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Riparian forest buffers have multiple benefits for biodiversity and ecosystem services in both freshwater and terrestrial habitats but are rarely implemented in water ecosystem management, partly reflecting the lack of ... -
Benthic Diatom Communities in Urban Streams and the Role of Riparian Buffers
Mutinova, Petra Thea; Kahlert, Maria; Kupilas, Benjamin; McKie, Brendan G.; Friberg, Nikolai; Burdon, Francis J. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Urbanization impacts stream ecosystems globally through degraded water quality, altered hydrology, and landscape disturbances at the catchment and riparian scales, causing biodiversity losses and altered system functioning. ... -
Biologisk overvåking i Vannområde Leira-Nitelva 2014
Persson, Jonas; Moe, Therese Fosholt; Edvardsen, Hanne; Friberg, Nikolai (NIVA-rapport;6816, Research report, 2015)Som en del av overvåkingen av vassdragene Nitelva og Leira med tilløpsbekker ble NIVA bedt om å kartlegge økologisk tilstand ved hjelp av de biologiske kvalitetselementene begroingsalger (PIT/AIP), vannplanter (TIc) og ... -
Characterization of the Bago Sub-basin Pilot implementing the EU Water Framework Directive
Eriksen, Tor Erik; Nesheim, Ingrid; Friberg, Nikolai; Aung, Toe Toe; Myint, Zaw Win (NIVA-rapport;7194, Research report, 2017)The aim of this report is to characterize the Bago Sub-basin, located in the Bago Region in the south-central part of Myanmar. The report presents the different characterization steps, including methods for identifying ... -
Chitinase digestion for the analysis of microplastics in chitinaceous organisms using the terrestrial isopod Oniscus asellus L. as a model organism
Kallenbach, Emilie; Hurley, Rachel; Lusher, Amy; Friberg, Nikolai (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Chitinaceous organisms have been found to ingest microplastic; however, a standardised, validated, and time- and cost-efficient method for dissolving these organisms without affecting microplastic particles is still required. ... -
Ecological condition, biodiversity and major environmental challenges in a tropical river network in the Bago District nin South-central Myanmar: first insights to the unknown.
Eriksen, Tor Erik; Friberg, Nikolai; Brittain, John Edward; Søli, Geir Einar Ellefsen; Ballot, A.; Årstein-Eriksen, E.; Adler Blakseth, T.; Veiteberg Braaten, H.F. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Freshwater ecosystems in the Indo-Burma biodiversity hotspot face immediate threats through habitat loss and species extinction. Systems to monitor ecological status and trends in biodiversity are therefore crucially needed. ... -
Ecological correlates of riverine diatom and macroinvertebrate alpha and beta diversity across Arctic Fennoscandia.
Brittain, John Edward; Heino, Jani; Friberg, Nikolai; Aroviita, J.; Kahlert, M.; Karjalainen, S-M.; Keck, F.; Lento, J.; Liljaniemi, P.; Mykrä, H.; Schneider, Susanne Claudia; Ylikörkko, J. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Arctic freshwaters support biota adapted to the harsh conditions at these latitudes, but the climate is changing rapidly and so are the underlying environmental filters. Currently, we have limited understanding of broad-scale ... -
Effects of pollution-induced changes in oxygen conditions scaling up from individuals to ecosystems in a tropical river network
Eriksen, Tor Erik; Jacobsen, Dean; Demars, Benoît O.L.; Brittain, John E; Søli, Geir; Friberg, Nikolai (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Anthropogenic inputs of nutrients and organic matter are common in tropical lowland rivers while little is known about the pollution-induced changes in oxygen availability and respiratory performance of ectotherms in these ... -
Environmental objectives and abatement measures for a healthy Bago River, A contribution to the Bago River Sub-basin Management Plan
Nesheim, Ingrid; Myint, Zaw Win; Friberg, Nikolai; Karlsson, Marianne; Mg, Eai Chit Thu; Aung, Toe Toe (NIVA-rapport;7271, Research report, 2018)This report is a deliverable of the project, IWRM, Institutional Building and Training, a collaborative effort by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation (MONREC) and the Norwegian Institute for ... -
Forested Riparian Zones Provide Important Habitat for Fish in Urban Streams
Kupilas, Benjamin; Burdon, Francis J.; Thaulow, Jens; Håll, Johnny; Mutinova, Petra Thea; Forio, Marie Anne Eurie; Witing, Felix; Rîșnoveanu, Geta; Goethals, Peter; McKie, Brendan G.; Friberg, Nikolai (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Riparian zones form a boundary between aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems, with disproportionate influences on food web dynamics and ecosystem functioning in both habitats. However, riparian boundaries are frequently ... -
A global perspective on the application of riverine macroinvertebrates as biological indicators in Africa, South-Central America, Mexico and Southern Asia
Eriksen, Tor Erik; Brittain, John E; Søli, Geir; Jacobsen, Dean; Goethals, Peter; Friberg, Nikolai (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)The aim of this study is to generate a first global overview of pressures and methods used to assess the environmental quality of rivers and streams using macroinvertebrates. In total, 314 peer-review studies were reviewed, ... -
High-throughput analyses and Bayesian network modeling highlight novel epigenetic Adverse Outcome Pathway networks of DNA methyltransferase inhibitor mediated transgenerational effects
Song, You; Kamstra, Jorke H; Cao, Yang; Asselman, Jana; Anglès d'Auriac, Marc; Friberg, Nikolai (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)A number of epigenetic modulating chemicals are known to affect multiple generations of a population from a single ancestral exposure, thus posing transgenerational hazards. The present study aimed to establish a high-throughput ... -
Kartlegging av begroingsalger E18 Arendal-Tvedestrand
Moe, Therese Fosholt; Schneider, Susanne Claudia; Friberg, Nikolai; Vedal, Jens (NIVA-rapport;6918, Research report, 2015)I forbindelse med utbygging av E18 mellom Arendal og Tvedestrand var det behov for kartlegging av før-tilstanden i resipientene. I begynnelsen av august 2015, før byggestart, ble derfor 14 lokaliteter fordelt på 5 vassdrag ... -
Kartlegging av tilgroing i Hafslovatnet fuglefredningsområde
Moe, Therese Fosholt; Edvardsen, Hanne; Mjelde, Marit; Friberg, Nikolai (NIVA-rapport;6919, Research report, 2015)Det er rapportert om økt vegetasjonsdekke i Hafslovatnet fuglefredningsområde de siste årene, og NIVA ble derfor i 2015 bedt om å kartlegge vegetasjonen, særlig med tanke på utbredelse av krypsiv (Juncus bulbosus). ... -
Leaf breakdown rates as a functional indicator were influenced by an invasive non-native invertebrate in urban ponds
Thornhill, Ian; Friberg, Nikolai; Batty, Lesley; Thamia, Victoria; Ledger, Mark E. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Impacts on biodiversity and the functioning of ecosystems are often overlooked in small waterbodies as they are not regularly monitored as part of the Water Framework Directive (WFD). These small systems are, however, often ...