• Legacy and Emerging Contaminants in Demersal Fish Species from Southern Norway and Implications for Food Safety 

      Parolini, Marco; Panseri, Sara; Gaeta, Federico Håland; Ceriani, Federica; De Felice, Beatrice; Nobile, Maria; Mosconi, Giacomo; Rafoss, Trond; Arioli, Francesco; Chiesa, Luca Maria (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      The present study aimed at measuring the levels of legacy and emerging contaminants in fillet samples from four demersal fish caught in two fishing sites from Southern Norway, in order to assess possible implications for ...
    • Length, strength and water flow: relative importance of wave and current exposure on morphology in kelp Laminaria hyperborea 

      Bekkby, Trine; Rinde, Eli; Gundersen, Hege; Norderhaug, Kjell Magnus; Gitmark, Janne K.; Christie, Hartvig (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)
      Water flow is a strong determinant of kelp growth, but it is also a stress factor causing breakage and dislodgement. As wave exposure and currents differ with respect to flow pattern, the 2 forces are expected to affect ...
    • Lessons from bright-spots for advancing knowledge exchange at the interface of marine science and policy 

      Karcher, Denis B.; Cvitanovic, Christopher; van Putten, Ingrid E.; Colvin, Rebecca M.; Armitage, Derek; Aswani, Shankar; Ballesteros, Marta; Ban, Natalie C.; Barragán-Paladines, María José; Bednarek, Angela; Bell, Johann D.; Brooks, Cassandra M.; Daw, Tim M.; de la Cruz-Modino, Raquel; Francis, Tessa B.; Fulton, Elizabeth A.; Hobday, Alistair J.; Holcer, Draško; Hudson, Charlotte; Jennerjahn, Tim C.; Kinney, Aimee; Knol-Kauffman, Maaike; Löf, Marie F.; Lopes, Priscila F.M.; Mackelworth, Peter C.; McQuatters-Gollop, Abigail; Muhl, Ella-Kari; Neihapi, Pita; Pascual-Fernández, José J.; Posner, Stephen M.; Runhaar, Hens; Sainsbury, Keith; Sander, Gunnar; Steenbergen, Dirk J.; Tuda, Paul M.; Whiteman, Elizabeth; Zhang, Jialin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Evidence-informed decision-making is in increasing demand given growing pressures on marine environments. A way to facilitate this is by knowledge exchange among marine scientists and decision-makers. While many barriers ...
    • Levelling-up rhodolith-bed science to address global-scale conservation challenges 

      Tuya, Fernando; Schubert, Nadine; Aguirre, Julio; Basso, Daniela; Bastos, Eduardo O.; Berchez, Flávio; Bernardino, Angelo F.; Bosch, Néstor E.; Burdett, Heidi L.; Espino, Fernando; Fernández-Gárcia, Cindy; Francini-Filho, Ronaldo B.; Gagnon, Patrick; Hall-Spencer, Jason M.; Haroun, Ricardo; Hofmann, Laurie C.; Horta, Paulo A.; Kamenos, Nicholas A.; Le Gall, Line; Magris, Rafael A.; Martin, Sophie; Nelson, Wendy A.; Neves, Pedro; Olivé, Irene; Otero-Ferrer, Francisco; Peña, Viviana; Pereira-Filho, Guilherme H.; Ragazzola, Federica; Rebelo, Ana Cristina; Ribeiro, Cláudia; Rinde, Eli; Schoenrock, Kathryn; Silva, João; Sissini, Marina N.; Tâmega, Frederico T.S. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Global marine conservation remains fractured by an imbalance in research efforts and policy actions, limiting progression towards sustainability. Rhodolith beds represent a prime example, as they have ecological importance ...
    • Levels and trends of poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances in the Arctic environment – An update 

      Muir, Derek; Bossi, Rossana; Carlsson, Pernilla; Evans, Marlene; De Silva, A; Halsall, Crispin; Rauert, Cassandra; Herzke, Dorte; Hung, Hayley; Letcher, Robert; Riget, Frank; Roos, Anna (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are important environmental contaminants globally and in the early 2000s they were shown to be ubiquitous contaminants in Arctic wildlife. Previous reviews by Butt et al. and ...
    • Levels and trends of tributyltin (TBT) and imposex in dogwhelk (Nucella lapillus) along the Norwegian coastline from 1991 to 2017 

      Schøyen, Merete; Green, Norman W; Hjermann, Dag Ø; Tveiten, Lise Ann; Beylich, Bjørnar; Øxnevad, Sigurd; Beyer, Jonny (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      The banning of organotin biocides, such as tributyltin (TBT), from use in marine antifouling paints is now leading to reproductive health recovery in marine gastropod populations all over the world. TBT induces socalled ...
    • Levels of nitramines and nitrosamines in lake drinking water close to a CO2 capture plant: A modelling perspective 

      Norling, Magnus Dahler; Clayer, Francois; Gundersen, Cathrine Brecke (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      While CO2 capture is considered a key climate change mitigation option, we must ensure that global implementation occurs without causing harm to the local environment and the human health. The most mature option for capture ...
    • Light acclimation in submerged macrophytes: The roles of plant elongation, pigmentation and branch orientation differ among Chara species 

      Schneider, Susanne Claudia; Pichler, Doris E.; Andersen, Tom; Melzer, Arnulf (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)
      Light acclimation plays a fundamental role for plant survival. Using an experimental setup where light could only penetrate from above, we studied light acclimation of Chara intermedia and C. contraria, i.e. submerged ...
    • Limitations and Uncertainties of Acute Fish Toxicity Assessments Can Be Reduced Using Alternative Methods 

      Paparella, Martin; Scholz, Stefan; Belanger, Scott; Braunbeck, Thomas; Bicherel, Pascal; Connors, Kristin; Faßbender, Christopher; Halder, Marlies; Lillicrap, Adam David; Liska, Roman; Schirmer, Kristin; Stoddart, Gilly; Thomas, Paul; Walter-Rohde, Susanne (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Information about acute fish toxicity is routinely required in many jurisdictions for environmental risk assessment of chem­icals. This information is typically obtained using a 96-hour juvenile fish test for lethality ...
    • Line ferries and cargo ships for the monitoring of marine contaminants of emerging concern: Application along a Europe-Arctic transect 

      Brumovský, Miroslav; Bečanová, Jitka; Sáňka, Ondřej; Løken, Katharina Bjarnar; Baho, Didier Ludovic; Sørensen, Kai; Nizzetto, Luca (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Contaminants of emerging concern (CEC) are a focus in marine protection. Several CECs are released with wastewater effluents to coastal environments and their offshore occurrence has been recently documented. Routine ...
    • Linking mode of action of the model respiratory and photosynthesis uncoupler 3,5-dichlorophenol to adverse outcomes in Lemna minor 

      Xie, Li; Gomes, Tania; Solhaug, Knut Asbjørn; Song, You; Tollefsen, Knut Erik (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Standard chemical toxicity testing guidelines using aquatic plant Lemna minor have been developed by several international standardisation organisations. Although being highly useful for regulatory purposes by focusing on ...
    • Lipid metabolism in Calanus finmarchicus is sensitive to variations in predation risk and food availability 

      Skottene, Elise; Tarrant, Ann M.; Altin, Dag; Olsen, Rolf Erik; Choquet, Marvin; Kvile, Kristina Øie (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Late developmental stages of the marine copepods in the genus Calanus can spend extended periods in a dormant stage (diapause) that is preceded by the accumulation of large lipid stores. We assessed how lipid metabolism ...
    • Lithothamnion (Hapalidiales, Rhodophyta) in the changing Arctic and Subarctic: DNA sequencing of type and recent specimens provides a systematics foundation 

      Peña, Viviana; Bélanger, David; Gagnon, Patrick; Richards, Joseph L.; Gall, Line Le; Hughey, Jeffery R.; Saunders, Gary W.; Lindstrom, Sandra C.; Rinde, Eli; Husa, Vivian; Christie, Hartvig C; Fredriksen, Stein; Hall-Spencer, Jason M.; Steneck, Robert S.; Schoenrock, Kathryn M.; Gitmark, Janne Kim; Grefsrud, Ellen Sofie; Anglès d'Auriac, Marc; Legrand, Erwann; Grall, Jacques; Mumford, Thomas F.; Kamenos, Nicholas A.; Gabrielson, Paul W. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Coralline red algae in the non-geniculate genera Clathromorphum, Phymatolithon and Lithothamnion are important benthic ecosystem engineers in the photic zone of the Arctic and Subarctic. In these regions, the systematics ...
    • Littoral eutrophication indicators are more closely related to nearshore land use than to water nutrient concentrations: A critical evaluation of stressor-response relationships 

      Schneider, Susanne C; Biberdžić, Vera; Braho, Vjola; Gjoreska, Biljana Budzakoska; Cara, Magdalena; Dana, Zamira; Đurašković, Pavle; Eriksen, Tor Erik; Hjermann, Dag; Imeri, Alma; Jovanović, Katarina; Krizmanić, Jelena; Kupe, Lirika; Loshkoska, Tatjana; Kemp, Joanna Lynn; Marković, Aleksandra; Patceva, Suzana; Rakočević, Jelena; Stojanović, Katarina; Talevska, Marina; Trajanovska, Sonja; Trajanovski, Sasho; Veljanoska-Sarafiloska, Elizabeta; Vidaković, Danijela; Zdraveski, Konstantin; Živić, Ivana; Vermaat, Jan E. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Biological assessment metrics and water chemistry measurements are used to quantify the link between stressors and their effects on lake ecosystems, for the Water Framework Directive. However, correlations between metrics ...
    • Local flexibility in feeding behaviour and contrasting microhabitat use of an omnivore across latitudes 

      Leclerc, Jean-Charles; de Bettignies, Thibaut; de Bettignies, Florian; Christie, Hartvig C; Franco, João N; Leroux, Cédric; Davoult, Dominique; Pedersen, Morten F; Filbee-Dexter, Karen; Wernberg, Thomas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      As the environment is getting warmer and species are redistributed, consumers can be forced to adjust their interactions with available prey, and this could have cascading effects within food webs. To better understand the ...
    • Lokale overvannstiltak i urbane boligområder: Erfaringer fra samarbeid på Grefsen-Kjelsås, Oslo 

      Furuseth, Ingvild Skumlien; Barkved, Line Johanne; Seifert-Dähnn, Isabel (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Stadig flere kommuner satser på lokale overvannsdisponering (LOD) for å håndtere økende overvannsutfordringer som følge av klimaendringer og urbanisering. Denne artikkelen omhandler erfaringer fra en støtteordning som ble ...
    • Long-term changes (1990–2015) in the atmospheric deposition and runoff water chemistry of sulphate, inorganic nitrogen and acidity for forested catchments in Europe in relation to changes in emissions and hydrometeorological conditions 

      Vuorenmaa, Jussi; Augustaitis, Algirdas; Beudert, Burkhard; Bochenek, Witold; Clarke, Nicholas; de Wit, Heleen A; Dirnböck, Thomas; Frey, Jane; Hakola, Hannele; Kleemola, Sirpa; Kobler, Johannes; Krám, Pavel; Lindroos, Antti-Jussi; Lundin, Lars; Löfgren, Stefan; Marchetto, Aldo; Pecka, Tomasz; Schulte-Bisping, Hubert; Skotak, Krzysztof; Srybny, Anatoly; Szpikowski, Józef; Ukonmaanaho, Liisa; Váňa, Milan; Åkerblom, Staffan; Forsius, Martin (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      The international Long-Term Ecological Research Network (ILTER) encompasses hundreds of long-term research/monitoring sites located in a wide array of ecosystems that can help us understand environmental change across the ...
    • Long-term coastal monitoring data show nutrient-driven reduction in chlorophyll 

      Lundsør, Elisabeth; Stige, Leif Christian; Sørensen, Kai; Edvardsen, Bente (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      In this study we have compiled a long-term monitoring dataset from the inner Oslofjorden and supplemented it with short-term research data from the same station. Using generalized additive models analysing the data from ...
    • Long-term effects of thin layer capping in the Grenland fjords, Norway: Reduced uptake of dioxins in passive samplers and sediment-dwelling organisms 

      Schaanning, Morten Thorne; Beylich, Bjørnar; Gunnarsson, Jonas S; Eek, Espen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      The Grenlandfjords in South East Norway are severely contaminated with dioxins from a magnesium smelter operated between 1950 and 2001. In 2009, the proposal of thin-layer capping as a potential mitigation method to reduce ...
    • Long-term mark-recapture and growth data for large-sized migratory brown trout (Salmo trutta) from Lake Mjøsa, Norway 

      Moe, S. Jannicke; Nater, Chloé Rebecca; Rustadbakken, Atle; Vøllestad, Leif Asbjørn; Lund, Espen; Qvenild, Tore; Hegge, Ola; Aass, Per (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Long-term data from marked animals provide a wealth of opportunities for studies with high relevance to both basic ecological understanding and successful management in a changing world. The key strength of such data is ...