• Adaptation to the High-Arctic island environment despite long-term reduced genetic variation in Svalbard reindeer 

      Dussex, Nicolas; Tørresen, Ole Kristian; van der Valk, Tom; Le Moullec, Mathilde; Veiberg, Vebjørn; Tooming-Klunderud, Ave; Skage, Morten; Garmann-Aarhus, Benedicte; Wood, Jonathan; Rasmussen, Jacob Agerbo; Pedersen, Åshild Ønvik; Martin, Sarah Louise; Røed, Knut; Jakobsen, Kjetill Sigurd; Dalén, Love; Hansen, Brage Bremset; Martin, Michael David (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Typically much smaller in number than their mainland counterparts, island populations are ideal systems to investigate genetic threats to small populations. The Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus) is an ...
    • Adaptation to the High-Arctic island environment despite long-term reduced genetic variation in Svalbard reindeer 

      Dussex, Nicolas; Tørresen, Ole Kristian; van der Valk, Tom; Le Moullec, Mathilde; Veiberg, Vebjørn; Tooming-Klunderud, Ave; Skage, Morten; Garmann-Aarhus, Benedicte; Wood, Jonathan; Rasmussen, Jacob Agerbo; Pedersen, Åshild Ønvik; Martin, Sarah Louise; Røed, Knut; Jakobsen, Kjetill Sigurd; Dalén, Love; Hansen, Brage Bremset; Martin, Michael David (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Typically much smaller in number than their mainland counterparts, island populations are ideal systems to investigate genetic threats to small populations. The Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus) is an ...
    • An integrated population model for a long-lived ungulate: more efficient data use with Bayesian methods 

      Lee, Aline Magdalena; Bjørkvoll, Eirin Marie; Hansen, Brage Bremset; Albon, Steve D.; Stien, Audun; Sæther, Bernt-Erik; Engen, Steinar; Veiberg, Vebjørn; Loe, Leif Egil; Grøtan, Vidar (Journal article, 2015)
      We develop an integrated population model for Svalbard reindeer Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus, and demonstrate how this type of model can be used to extract more information from the data and separate different sources ...
    • Behavioral buffering of extreme weather events in a high-Arctic herbivore 

      Loe, Leif Egil; Hansen, Brage Bremset; Stien, Audun; Albon, Steve D.; Bischof, Richard; Carlsson, Anja M.; Irvine, Justin; Meland, Morten; Rivrud, Inger Maren; Ropstad, Erik; Veiberg, Vebjørn; Mysterud, Atle (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      As global warming advances, there is a growing concern about the impact of extreme weather events on ecosystems. In the Arctic, more frequent unseasonal warm spells and rain-on- snow events in winter cause changes in ...
    • The challenges and opportunities of coexisting with wild ungulates in the human-dominated landscapes of Europe's Anthropocene 

      Linnell, John Durrus; Cretois, Benjamin; Nilsen, Erlend Birkeland; Rolandsen, Christer Moe; Solberg, Erling Johan; Veiberg, Vebjørn; Kaczensky, Petra; Van Moorter, Bram; Panzacchi, Manuela; Rauset, Geir Rune; Kaltenborn, Bjørn Petter (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      The cumulative impact of human activities has driven many species into severe declines across the globe. However, the recent focus on conservation optimism has begun to highlight case studies that go against this trend. ...
    • Climate and density-dependence cause changes in adult sex ratio in a large Arctic herbivore 

      Peeters, Bart; Veiberg, Vebjørn; Pedersen, Åshild Ønvik; Stien, Audun; Irvine, Robert Justin; Aanes, Ronny; Sæther, Bernt-Erik; Strand, Olav; Hansen, Brage Bremset (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Variation in adult sex ratio (ASR) affects population demography and dynamics of large mammals. The mechanisms behind this variation are largely unclear, but may be partly related to climatic drivers and density dependence ...
    • Climate trends, weather fluctuations and calving phenology in Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus) 

      Danielsen, Preben (Master thesis, 2016)
      Reproduction is known to be one of the most energetically demanding processes in the life of an organism, and in seasonal environments, vertebrate offspring production is therefore timed to coincide with the annual peak ...
    • Contrasting effects of summer and winter warming onbody mass explain population dynamics in a food-limitedArctic herbivore 

      Albon, Steve D.; Irvine, R. Justin; Halvorsen, Odd; Langvatn, Rolf; Loe, Leif Egil; Ropstad, Erik; Veiberg, Vebjørn; van der Wal, René; Bjørkvoll, Eirin Marie; Duff, Elizabeth I.; Hansen, Brage Bremset; Lee, Aline Magdalena; Tveraa, Torkild; Stien, Audun (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      The cumulative effects of climate warming on herbivore vital rates and population dynamics are hard to predict, given that the expected effects differ between seasons. In the Arctic, warmer summers enhance plant growth ...
    • Don't go chasing the ghosts of the past: habitat selection and site fidelity during calving in an Arctic ungulate 

      Paulsen, Ingrid M.; Soininen, Eeva M; Ravolainen, Virve; Loe, Leif Egil; Hansen, Brage Bremset; Irvine, Justin R; Stien, Audun; Ropstad, Erik; Veiberg, Vebjørn; Fuglei, Eva; Pedersen, Åshild Ønvik (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Predator avoidance and food availability are both factors known to influence habitat selection and site fidelity around calving in caribou and reindeer. Here, we assess habitat selection and site fidelity during the calving ...
    • Effects of Climate and Animal Density on Adult Sex Ratio Variation in a Large Herbivore 

      Peeters, Bart (Master thesis, 2014)
      Adult sex ratio is often biased in natural populations, and its variation is known to influence different demographic components at the population level. The causes of variation in adult sex ratio remain, however, poorly ...
    • Harvesting can stabilise population fluctuations and buffer the impacts of extreme climatic events 

      Peeters, Bart; Grøtan, Vidar; Gamelon, Marlène; Veiberg, Vebjørn; Lee, Aline Magdalena; Fryxell, John M.; Albon, Steve D.; Sæther, Bernt-Erik; Engen, Steinar; Loe, Leif Egil; Hansen, Brage Bremset (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Harvesting can magnify the destabilising effects of environmental perturbations on population dynamics and, thereby, increase extinction risk. However, population-dynamic theory predicts that impacts of harvesting depend ...
    • Hjortevilt 1991-2011. Oppsummeringsrapport fra Overvåkingsprogrammet for Hjortevilt 

      Solberg, Erling Johan; Strand, Olav; Veiberg, Vebjørn; Andersen, Roy; Heim, Morten; Rolandsen, Christer Moe; Langvatn, Rolf; Holmstrøm, Frode; Solem, May I.; Eriksen, Rune; Astrup, Rasmus Andreas; Ueno, Mayumi (NINA rapport;885, Research report, 2012)
      Overvåkingsprogrammet for hjortevilt blir gjennomført på oppdrag fra Direktoratet for naturforvaltning (DN), og NINA har hatt ansvaret for gjennomføringen av programmet siden oppstarten i 1991 og fram til i dag. Datamaterialet ...
    • Hunting for ecological indicators: are large herbivore skeleton measures from harvest data useful proxies for monitoring? 

      Pedersen, Åshild Ønvik; Bårdsen, Bård-Jørgen; Veiberg, Vebjørn; Irvine, Justin R; Hansen, Brage Bremset (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Hunter-collected data and samples are used as indices of population performance, and monitoring programs often take advantage of such data as ecological indicators. Here, we establish the relationships between measures of ...
    • More frequent extreme climate events stabilize reindeer population dynamics 

      Hansen, Brage Bremset; Gamelon, Marlène; Albon, Steve D.; Lee, Aline Magdalena; Stien, Audun; Irvine, Robert Justin; Sæther, Bernt-Erik; Loe, Leif Egil; Ropstad, Erik; Veiberg, Vebjørn; Grøtan, Vidar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Extreme climate events often cause population crashes but are difficult to account for in population-dynamic studies. Especially in long-lived animals, density dependence and demography may induce lagged impacts of ...
    • The neglected season: Warmer autumns counteract harsher winters and promote population growth in Arctic reindeer 

      Loe, Leif Egil; Liston, Glen E.; Pigeon, Gabriel; Barker, Kristin; Horvitz, Nir; Stien, Audun; Forchhammer, Mads C.; Getz, Wayne M.; Irvine, Robert Justin; Lee, Aline Magdalena; Movik, Lars K.; Mysterud, Atle; Pedersen, Åshild Ønvik; Reinking, Adele K.; Ropstad, Erik; Trondrud, Liv Monica; Tveraa, Torkild; Veiberg, Vebjørn; Hansen, Brage Bremset; Albon, Steve D. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Arctic ungulates are experiencing the most rapid climate warming on Earth. While concerns have been raised that more frequent icing events may cause die-offs, and earlier springs may generate a trophic mismatch in phenology, ...
    • Population dynamics under climate change ad harvesting: Results from the high Arctic Svalbard reindeer 

      Peeters, Bart (Doctoral theses at NTNU;2019:268, Doctoral thesis, 2019)
      To prevent populations or species extinctions due to anthropogenic global change, we need a better mechanistic understanding of the interplay between intrinsic (e.g. resource competition, demographic structure) and extrinsic ...
    • Sea ice loss increases genetic isolation in a high Arctic ungulate metapopulation 

      Peeters, Bart; Le Moullec, Mathilde; Raeymaekers, Joost A. M.; Fredricson Marquez, Jonatan; Røed, Knut; Pedersen, Åshild Ønvik; Veiberg, Vebjørn; Loe, Leif Egil; Hansen, Brage Bremset (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Sea ice loss may have dramatic consequences for population connectivity, extinction–colonization dynamics, and even the persistence of Arctic species subject to climate change. This is of particular concern in face of ...
    • Spatiotemporal patterns of rain-on-snow and basal ice in high Arctic Svalbard: detection of a climate-cryosphere regime shift 

      Peeters, Bart; Pedersen, Åshild Ønvik; Loe, Leif Egil; Isaksen, Ketil; Veiberg, Vebjørn; Stien, Audun; Kohler, Jack; gallet, jean-charles; Aanes, Ronny; Hansen, Brage Bremset (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Arctic winters have become increasingly warmer and rainier. Where permafrost prevails, winter rain (or rain-on-snow; ROS) is known to occasionally cause extensive ice layers at the snow/ground interface, i.e. "basal ice" ...
    • Stress responses to repeated captures in a wild ungulate 

      Trondrud, Liv Monica; Ugland, Cassandra Regine; Ropstad, Erik; Loe, Leif Egil; Albon, Steve; Stien, Audun; Evans, Alina; Thorsby, Per Medbøe; Veiberg, Vebjørn; Irvine, R. Justin; Pigeon, Gabriel (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      While capture-mark-recapture studies provide essential individual-level data in ecology, repeated captures and handling may impact animal welfare and cause scientific bias. Evaluating the consequences of invasive methodologies ...