Recent Submissions

  • The future of ocean plastics: designing diverse collaboration frameworks 

    Mofokeng, R.P.; Faltynkova, Andrea; Alfonso, M.B.; Boujmil, I.; Carvalho, I.R.B.; Lunzalu, K.; Zanuri, N.B. Mohd; Nyadjro, E.S.; Puskic, P.S.; Lindsay, D.J.; Willis, K.; Adyel, T.M.; Serra-Gonçalves, C.; Zolich, Artur; Eriksen, T.S.; Evans, H.-C.; Gabriel, D.; Hajbane, S.; Suaria, G.; Law, K.L.; Lobelle, D. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)
    This paper aims to guide the stakeholder engagement process related to plastic pollution research in marine environments. We draw on advice identified during an online workshop (Ocean Plastic Workshop 2022) organized by ...
  • Parallels of quantum superposition in ecological models: from counterintuitive patterns to eco-evolutionary interpretations of cryptic species 

    Angeler, David G.; Fried-Petersen, Hannah Bess (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)
    Background: Superposition, i.e. the ability of a particle (electron, photon) to occur in different states or positions simultaneously, is a hallmark in the subatomic world of quantum mechanics. Although counterintuitive ...
  • The Fish Microbiota: Research Progress and Potential Applications 

    Luan, Yinyin; Li, Ming; Zhou, Wei; Yao, Yuanyuan; Yang, Yalin; Zhang, Zhen; Ringø, Einar; Olsen, Rolf-Erik; Clarke, Jihong Liu; Xie, Shouqi; Mai, Kangsen; Ran, Chao; Zhou, Zhigang (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
    The gut microbiota plays an important role in host health and disease. Our understanding of the fish microbiota lags far behind our knowledge of that of humans and other mammals. Nevertheless, research has highlighted the ...
  • Mixed effects of a national protected area network on terrestrial and freshwater biodiversity 

    Santangeli, Andrea; Weigel, Benjamin; Antão, Laura H.; Kaarlejärvi, Elina; Hällfors, Maria; Lehikoinen, Aleksi; Lindén, Andreas; Salemaa, Maija; Tonteri, Tiina; Merilä, Päivi; Vuorio, Kristiina; Ovaskainen, Otso Tapio; Vanhatalo, Jarno; Roslin, Tomas; Saastamoinen, Marjo (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
    Protected areas are considered fundamental to counter biodiversity loss. However, evidence for their effectiveness in averting local extinctions remains scarce and taxonomically biased. We employ a robust counterfactual ...
  • Evolutionary rescue from climate change: male indirect genetic effects on lay-dates and their consequences for population persistence 

    Murray, Myranda; Wright, Jonathan; Araya Ajoy, Yimen Gerardo (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)
    Changes in avian breeding phenology are among the most apparent responses to climate change in free-ranging populations. A key question is whether populations will be able to keep up with the expected rates of environmental ...
  • Epigenetic stress memory in gymnosperms 

    Fossdal, Carl Gunnar; Krokene, Paal; Olsen, Jorunn Elisabeth; Strimbeck, George Richard; Viejo, Marcos; Yakovlev, Igor; Magerøy, Melissa (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)
    Gymnosperms are long-lived, cone-bearing seed plants that include some of the most ancient extant plant species. These relict land plants have evolved to survive in habitats marked by chronic or episodic stress. Their ...
  • The heterophil-to-lymphocyte (H/L) ratio indicates varying physiological characteristics in nestlings compared to adults in a long-lived seabird 

    Bråthen, Vegard Sandøy; Skomsø, Dagfinn Breivik; Bech, Claus (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)
    The ratio of the innate heterophils to the acquired lymphocytes (the H/L-ratio) has been advo-cated as a good indicator of physiological stress. Little is known, however, about their develop-ment in wild birds. The present ...
  • Global Roadkill Data: a dataset on terrestrial vertebrate mortality caused by collision with vehicles 

    Grilo, Clara; Neves, Tomé; Bates, Jennifer; le Roux, Aliza; Medrano-Vizcaíno, Pablo; Quaranta, Mattia; Silva, Inês; Soanes, Kylie; Wang, Yun; Sergio Damián Abate, Sergio Damián Abate; D’ Abra, Fernanda; Cedeño, Stuart Aldaz; de Alencar, Pedro Rodrigues; de Almeida, Mariana Fernanda Peres; Alves, Mario Henrique; Alves, Paloma; de Assis, André Ambrozio; Ament, Rob; Andrášik, Richard; Araguillin, Edison; de Araújo, Danielle Rodrigues; Araujo-Quintero, Alexis; Arca-Rubio, Jesús; Arianejad, Morteza; Armas, Carlos; Arnold, Erin; Ascensão, Fernando; Azhar, Badrul; Baek, Seung-Yun; Bajpai, Hemant; Bakaloudis, Dimitrios; Balbino-Silva, Ana Carolina França; Balestrieri, Alessandro; Balestrieri, Rosario; Bansal, Udita; Barbraud, Christophe; Barg, Allison; Barrientos, Rafael; Barth, Priscila Cortêz; Bartonička, Tomáš; Basile, Marco; Bastianelli, Matteo Luca; Batista, Gabriela; Baxter-Gilbert, James; Beduschi, Júlia; Behera, Satyaranjan; Bélanger-Smith, Katrina; Belkacem, Mohamed; Benedetti, Yanina; Chala, Desalegn; Heurich, Marco Dietmar; Husby, Magne; LeClair, Gregory; Mattisson, Jenny; Mayer, Martin; Røskaft, Eivin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2025)
    Roadkill is widely recognized as one of the primary negative effects of roads on many wildlife species and also has socioeconomic impacts when they result in accidents. A comprehensive dataset of roadkill locations is ...
  • Impacts of indirect species interactions in a simple climatedriven trophic system 

    Cabré, Laura Bartra (Doctoral theses at NTNU;2025:139, Doctoral thesis, 2025)
    Interspecific effects are a fundamental part of the dynamics of populations, as they can influence population abundances, species distributions, and resource availability, ultimately impacting community structure and ...
  • A new species of Dainty Frog (Anura: Pyxicephalidae: Cacosternum) and the first endemic anuran to the Cederberg region of South Africa 

    Angus, Oliver Llewellyn; Telford, Nicolas; Ping, Tyrone; Conradie, Werner (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)
    Within the genus Cacosternum, the species C. capense and C. namaquense form a clade defined by their robust morphology, large size, and distinct dorsolateral glands. In this study, we describe a third member of the group ...
  • Acute warming tolerance (CT<inf>max</inf>) in zebrafish (Danio rerio) appears unaffected by changes in water salinity 

    Åsheim, Eirik Ryvoll; Andreassen, Anna Haukedal; Morgan, Rachael Louise; Silvestre Manuel, Mireia; Jutfelt, Fredrik Walter Jonas (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)
    Tolerance against acute warming is an essential trait that can determine how organisms cope during heat waves, yet the mechanisms underlying it remain elusive. Water salinity has previously been suggested to modulate warming ...
  • Tolerance of Phaeodactylum tricornutum to cadmium and hydrogen peroxide 

    Saugen, Thea Eriksrud (Master thesis, 2024)
    Siden starten på moderne jordbruk, industrialisering og urbanisering har omfanget av forurensning fra tungmetaller eskalert. Den økte mengden forurensning fra tungmetaller har blitt en stor bekymring, spesielt på grunn av ...
  • Rare Earth Elements Dynamics in the Eurasian Basin of the Arctic Ocean 

    Slabova, Sabina (Master thesis, 2024)
    Denne avhandlingen undersøker fordeling og oppførsel av sjeldne jordartsmetaller og yttrium (REY) i Polhavet, med vekt på deres kritiske rolle i forståelsen av biogeokjemiske prosesser i dette unike og raskt endrende ...
  • Behavioural plasticity affects physiological plasticity and cross-tolerance between hypoxia and heat in an intertidal amphipod (Echinogammarus marinus) 

    Normann, Karen Uvsløkk (Master thesis, 2025)
    Klimaendringer intensiverer stresset på marine habitater gjennom stigende temperaturer og økende forekomst av hypoksiske hendelser, noe som skaper utfordringer for marine organismer. Strategier for å håndtere disse ...
  • European pollen reanalysis, 1980–2022, for alder, birch, and olive 

    Sofiev, Mikhail; Palamarchuk, Julia; Kouznetsov, Rostislav; Abramidze, Tamuna; Adams-Groom, Beverley; Antunes, Célia M.; Ariño, Arturo; Bastl, Maximillan; Belmonte, Jordina; Berger, Uwe Edwin; Bonini, Maira; Bruffaerts, Nicolas; Buters, Jeroen T.M.; Cariñanos, Paloma; Celenk, Sevcan; Ceriotti, Valentina; Charalampopoulos, Athanasios; Clewlow, Yolanda; Clot, Bernhard; Dahl, Aslog; Damialis, Athanasios; De Linares, Concepción; de Weger, Letty A; Dirr, Lukas; Ekebom, Agneta; Fatahi, Yalda; Fernández González, Maria; Fernández González, Delia; Fernández-Rodríguez, Santiago; Galán, Carmen; Gedda, Björn; Gehrig, Regula; Geller Bernstein, Carmi; Gonzalez Roldan, Nestor; Grewling, Łukasz; Hajkova, Lenka; Hanninen, Risto; Hentges, François; Jantunen, Juha; Kadantsev, Evgeny; Kasprzyk, Idalia; Kloster, Mathilde; Kluska, Katarzyna; Koenders, Mieke; Lafférsová, Janka; Leru, Poliana Mihaela; Lipiec, Agnieszka; Louna-Korteniemi, Maria; Magyar, Donat; Majkowska-Wojciechowska, Barbara; Mäkelä, Mika; Mitrovic, Mirjana; Myszkowska, Dorota; Oliver, Gilles; Östensson, Pia; Pérez-Badia, Rosa; Piotrowska-Weryszko, Krystyna; Prank, Marje; Przedpelska-Wasowicz, Ewa Maria; Pätsi, Sanna; Rodríguez-Rajo, F. Javier; Ramfjord, Hallvard; Rapiejko, Joanna; Rodinkova, Victoria; Rojo, Jesús; Ruiz-Valenzuela, Luis; Rybnicek, Ondrej; Saarto, Annika; Sauliene, Ingrida; Seliger, Andreja Kofol; Severova, Elena; Shalaboda, Valentina; Sikoparija, Branko; Siljamo, Pilvi; Soares, Joana; Sozinova, Olga; Stangel, Andreas; Stjepanović, Barbara; Teinemaa, Erik; Tyuryakov, Svjatoslav; Trigo, M. Mar; Uppstu, Andreas; Vill, Mart; Vira, Julius; Visez, Nicolas; Vitikainen, Tiina; Vokou, Despoina; Weryszko-Chmielewska, Elzbieta; Karppinen, Ari (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)
    The dataset presents a 43 year-long reanalysis of pollen seasons for three major allergenic genera of trees in Europe: alder (Alnus), birch (Betula), and olive (Olea). Driven by the meteorological reanalysis ERA5, the ...
  • Metals and other trace elements in plasma and feathers of seabirds breeding in Svalbard 

    Lundgren, Silje Strand; Abbasi, Naeem A.; Waugh, Courtney Alice; Lee, Megan Marie; Ciesielski, Tomasz Maciej; Gabrielsen, Geir W.; Descamps, Sebastien; Jaspers, Veerle Leontina B (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
    We assessed the concentrations of metals and other trace elements in two of the most common seabird species breeding on Svalbard, the black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) and the Brünnich's guillemot (Uria lomvia). ...
  • Next Generation Thiazolyl Ketone Inhibitors of Cytosolic Phospholipase A2 α: from Synthesis to Chemotherapeutic Mechanism of Action 

    Ashcroft, Felicity Jayne; Bourmpoula, Asimina; Mahammad, Nur; Barbayianni, Efrosini; Feuerherm, Astrid Jullumstrø; Alevizopoulos, Konstantinos; Dennis, EA; Kokotos, George; Johansen, Berit (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2025)
    Eicosanoids regulate the pathologies of inflammation and carcinogenesis and limiting their production by inhibiting group IVA cytosolic phospholipase A2 (cPLA2α) is a potential approach to cancer treatment. Here we report ...
  • Genetic Regulation of Diatom Photosynthesis 

    Volpe, Charlotte; Nymark, Marianne; Brembu, Tore (Chapter, 2024)
    Diatoms (Bacillariophyceae) are considered to be the most diverse class of algae, including as many as 250 genera and having possibly as many as 200,000 species. Because of their complex evolutionary history, they are ...
  • Rare earth elements and yttrium (REY) in fjord waters: Comparison between seawater in the Trondheimfjord (Norway), its local riverine REY sources and the North Atlantic 

    Zocher, Anna-Lena; Ciesielski, Tomasz Maciej; Piarulli, Stefania; Farkas, Julia; Bau, Michael (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)
    The rare earth elements and yttrium (REY) are critical resources increasingly released into the environment due to their pivotal role for an ever-growing number of high-tech products and processes. Fjords, worldwide and ...
  • High Capacity for Physiological Plasticity Occurs at a Slow Rate in Ectotherms 

    Burton, Tim; Einum, Sigurd (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2025)
    Phenotypic plasticity enables organisms to express a phenotype that is optimal in their current environment. The ability of organisms to obtain the optimum phenotype is determined by their (i) capacity for plasticity, which ...

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