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    • China’s regulatory respond to plastic pollution: Trends and trajectories 

      Fürst, Kathinka; Feng, Yidi (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Despite China having an international reputation as one of the largest contributors to plastic pollution in the world’s oceans, research analyzing China’s regulatory approach to governing plastic has been limited and ...
    • 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. ...
    • Chloropicophyceae, a new class of picophytoplanktonic prasinophytes 

      Lopes Dos Santos, Adriana; Pollina, Thibaut; Gourvil, Priscillia; Corre, Erwan; Marie, Dominique; Garrido, Jose Luis; Rodriguez, Francisco; Noel, Mary-Helene; Vaulot, Daniel; Eikrem, Wenche (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Prasinophytes are a paraphyletic group of nine lineages of green microalgae that are currently classified either at the class or order level or as clades without formal taxonomic description. Prasinophyte clade VII comprises ...
    • Ciona spp. and ascidians as bioindicator organisms for evaluating effects of endocrine disrupting chemicals: A discussion paper 

      Beyer, Jonny; Song, You; Lillicrap, Adam David; Rodríguez-Satizábal, Simón; Chatzigeorgiou, Marios (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      In context of testing, screening and monitoring of endocrine-disrupting (ED) type of environmental pollutants, tunicates could possibly represent a particularly interesting group of bioindicator organisms. These primitive ...
    • The Circular Benefits of Participation in Nature-Based Solutions 

      Cárdenas, Macarena L.; Wilde, Vanessa; Hagen-Zanker, Alex; Seifert-Dähnn, Isabel; Hutchins, Michael G.; Loiselle, Steven (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Nature-based solutions (NbS) provide direct benefits to people who live in areas where these approaches are present. The degree of direct benefits (thermal comfort, reduced flood risk, and mental health) varies across ...
    • Claiming space: Contested coastal commons in Mumbai 

      Movik, Synne; Adam, Hans Nicolai; Alankar, A. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Many of the world’s cities are located on the coast, and coastal ecologies and livelihoods are under increasing pressure from rapid urban transformations and climate change. This necessitates paying attention to how coastal ...
    • Classification of Olivin (0-3 mm) with respect to MARPOL Annex V criteria 

      Tobiesen, August E.Dessen (NIVA-rapport;7020, Research report, 2016)
      Classification of Olivin (0-3 mm) with respect to MARPOL Annex V criteria. Olivin (0-3mm) did not meet any of the Annex V criteria for garbage.
    • Classification of ‘chemical status’ in Danish marine waters. A pilot study 

      Andersen, Jesper H.; Kallenbach, Emilie M.; Murray, Ciaran; Høgåsen, Tore; Larsen, Martin M.; Strand, Jakob (NIVA-rapport;7086, Research report, 2016)
      We report the testing and demonstration of an updated version of the CHASE tool (the HELCOM/HARMONY Chemical Status Assessment Tool) in Danish marine waters leading to a classification of ‘chemical status’. The classification ...
    • Classroom Model System for Aquaponics in Education 

      Hairabedian, Gabrielle; Barkved, Line Johanne; Hess-Erga, Ole-Kristian; Ribeiro, Anne Luise; Meland, Sondre; Maitre-Ekern, Eléonore; Øyen, Håkon; Tronerud, Theodor Tinius; Hovde, Ann Iren; Lindholt, Jonathan Grevstad; Sørensen, Line Gjeilo; Pettersen, Marte; Antonsen, Iselin (NIVA-rapport;7929-2024, Research report, 2024)
      This represents a classroom model system (CMS) or instructional tool for teachers to implement collaborative learning through different modules relevant to aquaponics. It can be adapted and customized as needed and utilizes ...
    • Cleaner air reveals growing influence of climate on dissolved organic carbon trends in northern headwaters 

      de Wit, Heleen; Stoddard, John L.; Monteith, Donald T.; Sample, James E.; Austnes, Kari; Couture, Suzanne; Fölster, Jens; Higgins, Scott N.; Houle, Daniel; Hruška, Jakub; Krám, Pavel; Kopáček, Jiří; Paterson, Andrew M.; Valinia, Salar; Van Dam, Herman; Vuorenmaa, Jussi; Evans, Chris D. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Surface water browning, the result of increasing concentrations of dissolved organic matter (DOM), has been widespread in northern ecosystems in recent decades. Here, we assess a database of 426 undisturbed headwater lakes ...
    • Cleaning Up without Messing Up: Maximizing the Benefits of Plastic Clean-Up Technologies through New Regulatory Approaches 

      Falk-Andersson, Jannike; Rognerud, Idun; De Frond, Hannah; Leone, Giulia; Karasik, Rachel; Diana, Zoie; Dijkstra, Hanna; Ammendolia, Justine; Eriksen, Marcus; Utz, Ria; Walker, Tony R.; Fürst, Kathinka (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      As the global plastics crisis grows, numerous technologies have been invented and implemented to recover plastic pollution from the environment. Although laudable, unregulated clean-up technologies may be inefficient and ...
    • Climate change, cyanobacteria blooms and ecological status of lakes: A Bayesian network approach 

      Moe, S. Jannicke; Haande, Sigrid; Couture, Raoul-Marie (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      Eutrophication of lakes and the risk of harmful cyanobacterial blooms due is a major challenge for management of aquatic ecosystems, and climate change is expected to reinforce these problems. Modelling of aquatic ecosystems ...
    • Climate mitigation and intensified forest management in Norway: To what extent are surface waters safeguarded? 

      Sundnes, Frode; Karlsson, Marianne; Platjouw, Froukje Maria; Clarke, Nicholas; Kaste, Øyvind; Valinia, Salar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      While the role of forestry in mitigating climate change is increasingly subject to political commitment, other areas, such as water protection, may be at risk. In this study, we ask whether surface waters are sufficiently ...
    • Climate warming feedback from mountain birch forest expansion: Reduced albedo dominates carbon uptake 

      de Wit, Heleen; Bryn, Anders; Hofgaard, Annika; Karstensen, Jonas; Kvalevåg, Maria Malene; Peters, Glen Philip (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)
      Expanding high elevation and high latitude forest has contrasting climate feedbacks through carbon sequestration (cooling) and reduced surface reflectance (warming), which are yet poorly quantified. Here, we present an ...
    • Climatic effects on a cold stenotherm species Lepidurus arcticus (Branchiopoda, Notostraca) on the southern outreach of its distribution range 

      Qvenild, Tore; Fjeld, Eirik; Fjellheim, Arne; Rognerud, Sigurd; Tysse, Åsmund (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      On the Norwegian mainland, the Arctic tadpole shrimp Lepidurus arcticus is a typically alpine species mainly co-occurring with fish. The Hardangervidda mountain plateau is the main area of the southernmost L. arcticus ...
    • Co-occurrence, ecological profiles and geographical distribution based on unique molecular identifiers of the common freshwater diatoms Fragilaria and Ulnaria 

      Kahlert, Maria; Maaria Karjalainen, Satu; Keck, Francois; Kelly, Martyn; Ramon, Mathieu; Rimet, Frederic; Schneider, Susanne Claudia; Tapolczai, Kálmán; Zimmermann, Jonas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Diatom taxonomy has evolved in recent years, with many new species described and new approaches such as molecular genetics showing the existence of cryptic diversity within currently accepted species. This cryptic diversity ...
    • CO2 increases C-14 primary production in an Arctic plankton community 

      Engel, Anja; Borchard, Corinna; Piontek, Judith; Schulz, Kai; Riebesell, Ulf; Bellerby, Richard (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)
      Responses to ocean acidification in plankton communities were studied during a CO2-enrichment experiment in the Arctic Ocean, accomplished from June to July 2010 in Kongsfjorden, Svalbard (78°56′ 2′′ N, 11°53′ 6′′ E). ...
    • Coagulation of phosphorous and organic matter from marine, land-based recirculating aquaculture system effluents 

      Letelier-Gordo, Carlos O; Fernandes, Paulo Mira (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Saline effluents from marine land-based aquaculture production can neither be disposed in common municipal wastewater treatment plants, nor disposed as landfill. Furthermore, stricter environmental regulations require the ...
    • COASTAL HABITAT MAPPING WITH UAV MULTI-SENSOR DATA: AN EXPERIMENT AMONG DCNN-BASED APPROACHES 

      Liu, Yi; Liu, Qinghui; Sample, James Edward; Hancke, Kasper; Salberg, Arnt Børre (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      With recent abundant availability of high resolution multi-sensor UAV data and rapid development of deep learning models, efficient automatic mapping using deep neural network is becoming a common approach. However, with ...
    • 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 ...