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    • Meta-analysis of multidecadal biodiversity trends in Europe 

      Pilotto, Francesca; Kühn, Ingolf; Adrian, Rita; Alber, Renate; Alignier, Audrey; Andrews, Christopher; Bäck, Jaana; Barbaro, Luc; Beaumont, Deborah; Beenaerts, Natalie; Benham, Sue; Boukal, David S.; Bretagnolle, Vincent; Camatti, Elisa; Canullo, Roberto; Cardoso, Patricia G.; Ens, Bruno J.; Everaert, Gert; Evtimova, Vesela; Feuchtmayr, Heidrun; García-González, Ricardo; Gómez-García, Daniel; Grandin, Ulf; Gutowski, Jerzy M.; Hadar, Liat; Halada, Lubos; Halassy, Melinda; Hummel, Herman; Huttunen, Kaisa-Leena; Jaroszewicz, Bogdan; Jensen, Thomas C; Kalivoda, Henrik; Schmidt, Inger Kappel; Kröncke, Ingrid; Leinonen, Reima; Martinho, Filipe; Meesenburg, Henning; Meyer, Julia; Minerbi, Stefano; Monteith, Don; Nikolov, Boris P.; Oro, Daniel; Ozoliņš, Dāvis; Padedda, Bachisio M.; Pallett, Denise; Pansera, Marco; Pardal, Miguel Ângelo; Petriccione, Bruno; Pipan, Tanja; Pöyry, Juha; Schäfer, Stefanie M.; Schaub, Marcus; Schneider, Susanne C; Skuja, Agnija; Soetaert, Karline; Springe, Gunta; Stanchev, Radoslav; Stockan, Jenni A.; Stoll, Stefan; Sundqvist, Lisa; Thimonier, Anne; Van Hoey, Gert; Van Ryckegem, Gunther; Visser, Marcel E.; Vorhauser, Samuel; Haase, Peter (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Local biodiversity trends over time are likely to be decoupled from global trends, as local processes may compensate or counteract global change. We analyze 161 long-term biological time series (15–91 years) collected ...

    • Metabolism Modeling in Rivers With Unsteady Flow Conditions and Transient Storage Zones 

      Pathak, Devanshi; Demars, Benoît Olivier Laurent (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Whole-stream metabolism characterizes energy and carbon transformations, thus providing an estimate of the food base and CO2 emission sources from streams and rivers. Metabolism models are generally implemented with a ...

    • Methods for determining the geographical origin and age of beach litter: Challenges and opportunities 

      Falk-Andersson, Jannike; Tairova, Zhanna; Tokvam Drægni, Tora; Larsen Haarr, Marthe (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Beach litter analysis is a cost-effective tool to identify litter sources and subsequent management actions. However, standard beach litter protocols are not generally developed to identify litter's origins and age. Data ...

    • Methylmercury and inorganic mercury in Chinese commercial rice: Implications for overestimated human exposure and health risk 

      Xu, Xiaohang; Han, Jialiang; Pang, Jian; Wang, Xun; Lin, Yan; Wang, Yajie; Qiu, Guangle (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      China is the largest rice producer and consumer in the world, and mercury (Hg) levels, particularly methylmercury (MeHg), in rice and health exposure risks are public concerns. Total Hg (THg) and MeHg levels in 767 (domestic ...

    • Methylmercury biomagnification in an Arctic pelagic food web 

      Ruus, Anders; Øverjordet, Ida Beathe; Braaten, Hans Fredrik Veiteberg; Evenset, Anita; Christensen, Guttorm N.; Heimstad, Eldbjørg Sofie; Gabrielsen, Geir W.; Borgå, Katrine (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)
      Mercury (Hg) is a toxic element that enters the biosphere from natural and anthropogenic sources, and emitted gaseous Hg enters the Arctic from lower latitudes by long-range transport. In aquatic systems, anoxic conditions ...

    • Metoder for beregning av vannets syrenøytraliserende kapasitet (ANC) for klassifisering av forsuringstilstand 

      Vogt, Rolf David; Garmo, Øyvind Aaberg; Schartau, Ann Kristin; Haaland, Ståle Leif (Journal article, 2023)
      ANC er nøkkelparameteren for å vurdere endringer i kjemisk vannkvalitet med endringer i sur nedbør, klima og arealbruk. Imidlertid har parameteren lav presisjon, siden den er basert på ladningsbalansen mellom mange målte ...

    • Microbial degradation dynamics of farmed kelp deposits from Saccharina latissima and Alaria esculenta 

      Boldreel, Emma H; Attard, Karl M.; Hancke, Kasper; Glud, Ronnie N. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Seaweed farming is a growing industry worldwide, and its sustainable management requires detailed knowledge about the environmental implications of detrital release. This study investigates benthic degradation of kelp ...

    • Microbial dynamics in RAS water: Effects of adding acetate as a biodegradable carbon-source 

      Rojas-Tirado, Paula Andrea; Pedersen, Per Bovbjerg; Vadstein, Olav; Pedersen, Lars-Flemming (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      This study evaluated the effect of an abrupt increase in easily biodegradable carbon (acetate) on bacterial activity and abundance in the water of recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS). The study included a batch experiment ...

    • The MicroClimate Screen – A microscale climate exposure system for assessing the effect of CO2, temperature and UV on marine microalgae 

      Xie, Li; Macken, Ailbhe; Johnsen, Bjørn; Norli, Marit; Skogan, Odd Arne Segtnan; Tollefsen, Knut-Erik (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Global warming and anthropogenic activities are changing the ocean, inducing profound impacts on marine life and ecosystems from changing physical and chemical factors in and above the water column. Rising surface temperatures, ...

    • Microcystin profiles in European noble crayfish Astacus astacus and water in Lake Steinsfjorden, Norway 

      Miles, Christopher Owen; Strand, David; Rusch, Johannes; Ballot, Andreas; Haande, Sigrid; Løvberg, Kjersti Eriksen; Vrålstad, Trude; Samdal, Ingunn Anita (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      Lake Steinsfjorden, an important noble crayfish (Astacus astacus) habitat, is often affected by blooms of Planktothrix spp. that produce microcystins (MCs). A poor correlation between MCs by ELISA in the water and in ...

    • Microcystins in European Noble Crayfish Astacus astacus in Lake Steinsfjorden, a Planktothrix-Dominated Lake 

      Samdal, Ingunn Anita; Strand, David; Ballot, Andreas; Rusch, Johannes; Haande, Sigrid; Løvberg, Kjersti Eriksen; Miles, Christopher Owen; Vrålstad, Trude (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Lake Steinsfjorden, an important Norwegian location for noble crayfish (Astacus astacus), is often affected by cyanobacterial blooms caused by microcystin (MC)-producing Planktothrix spp. The impact of MCs on noble crayfish ...

    • Microcystis, Raphidiopsis raciborskii and Dolichospermum smithii, toxin producing and non-toxigenic cyanobacteria in Yezin Dam, Myanmar 

      Swe, Thida; Miles, Christopher O.; Cerasino, Leonardo; Mjelde, Marit; Kleiven, Synne; Ballot, Andreas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Yezin Dam is a man-made reservoir located close to Yezin village in Myanmar. Its water is used for irrigation, domestic purposes and as drinking water for many urban communities in the watershed area. In recent years, ...

    • Microfiber Hotspots’ Association with Ships in a Remote Port before and during Covid-19 

      Peng, Guyu; Mengeot, Caroline; Jiang, Chunhua; Xu, Baile; Zhong, Xin; Song, You; Zhang, Feng; Li, Daoji (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      During monthly water quality monitoring of Norwegian coastal waters, the sea surface waters off Brønnøysund, a remote port in Norway, exhibited an unexpectedly high abundance of microfibers. We further conducted monitoring ...

    • Microplastic retention by marine vegetated canopies: Simulations with seagrass meadows in a hydraulic flume 

      de los Santos, Carmen B.; Krång, Anna-Sara; Infantes, Eduardo (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Marine canopies formed by seagrass and other coastal vegetated ecosystems could act as sinks of microplastics for being efficient particle traps. Here we investigated for the first time the occurrence of microplastic ...

    • Microplastic variability in subsurface water from the Arctic to Antarctica 

      Pakhomova, Svetlana; Berezina, Anfisa; Lusher, Amy L.; Zhdanov, Igor; Silvestrova, Ksenia; Zavialov, Peter; van Bavel, Bert; Yakushev, Evgeniy (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Comparative investigations of microplastic (MP) occurrence in the global ocean are often hampered by the application of different methods. In this study, the same sampling and analytical approach was applied during five ...

    • Microplastics could be marginally more hazardous than natural suspended solids - A meta-analysis 

      Ogonowski, Martin; Wagner, Martin; Rogell, Björn; Haave, Marte; Lusher, Amy Lorraine (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Microplastics (MP) are perceived as a threat to aquatic ecosystems but bear many similarities to suspended sediments which are often considered less harmful. It is, therefore pertinent to determine if and to what extent ...

    • Microplastics distribution in the Eurasian Arctic is affected by Atlantic waters and Siberian rivers 

      Yakushev, Evgeniy; Gebruk, Anna; Osadchiev, Alexander; Pakhomova, Svetlana; Lusher, Amy; Berezina, Anfisa; van Bavel, Bert; Vorozheikina, Elena; Chernykh, Denis; Kolbasova, Glafira; Razgon, Ilia; Semiletov, Igor (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Plastic pollution is globally recognised as a threat to marine ecosystems, habitats, and wildlife, and it has now reached remote locations such as the Arctic Ocean. Nevertheless, the distribution of microplastics in the ...

    • Microplastics in arctic invertebrates- Status on occurrence and recommendations for future monitoring 

      Grøsvik, Bjørn Einar; Granberg, Maria E.; Kögel, Tanja; Lusher, Amy; Gomiero, Alessio; Halldorsson, Halldor P.; Madsen, Alexander Klevedal; Baak, Julia E.; Guls, Hermann Dreki; Magnusson, Kerstin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Few studies have been published on occurrence and distribution on microplastics (MPs) in invertebrates from the Arctic. We still need to develop harmonised methods to enable good comparison between studies taking into ...

    • Microplastics in beach sediments and cockles (Anadara antiquata) along the Tanzanian coastline 

      Mayoma, Bahati S; Sørensen, Christina; Shashoua, Yvonne; Khan, Farhan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Little is known about the prevalence of microplastics (MPs) in East Africa. In the present study, sediments were sampled at 18 sites along the Tanzanian coast that exhibit different levels of anthropogenic activity and ...

    • Microplastics in grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) intestines: Are they associated with parasite aggregations? 

      Hernandez-Milian, G; Lusher, A; MacGabban, S; Rogan, E (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Between 2012 and 2015, 13 grey seals were recovered from trammel nets targeting monkfish and rays off the south coast of Ireland. Incidence and distribution of microplastics were investigated along the intestines of bycaught ...