Browsing Institutt for miljø- og naturvitskap by Issue Date
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Transcriptional profiling of methyl jasmonate-induced defense responses in bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.) is one of the most abundant wild berries in the Northern European ecosystems. This species plays an important ecological role as a food source for many vertebrate and invertebrate ... -
Bunching up the background betters bias in species distribution models
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Sets of presence records used to model species’ distributions typically consist of observations collected opportunistically rather than systematically. As a result, sampling probability is geographically uneven, which may ... -
Spatial Variability of Antarctic Surface Snow Bacterial Communities
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)It was once a long-held view that the Antarctic was a pristine environment with low biomass, low biodiversity and low rates of microbial activity. However, as the intensity of scientific investigation has increased, so ... -
Silicon isotopes in Arctic and sub-Arctic glacial meltwaters: the role of subglacial weathering in the silicon cycle
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Glacial environments play an important role in high-latitude marine nutrient cycling, potentially contributing significant fluxes of silicon (Si) to the polar oceans, either as dissolved silicon (DSi) or as dissolvable ... -
Skredfarevurdering for tomt 57/27 i indre Haugsdal, Masfjorden kommune
(Research report, 2019)Det ble gjennomført ei skredfarevurdering for ei tomt eid av Thomas Løvik i indre Haugsdal med gards- og bruksnummer 57/27. Dimensjonerende skredtype er steinsprang. Steinsprang fra pallstokkhatten er vurdert til å ha utløp ... -
Reconciling Storegga tsunami sedimentation patterns with modelled wave heights: A discussion from the Shetland Isles field laboratory
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)The Shetland Isles represent an ideal field laboratory for tsunami geoscience research. This is due to the widespread preservation of Holocene tsunami sediments in coastal peat deposits. This study uses published accounts ... -
The MIAmaxent R package: Variable transformation and model selection for species distribution models
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)The widely used “Maxent” software for modeling species distributions from presence‐only data (Phillips et al., Ecological Modelling, 190, 2006, 231) tends to produce models with high‐predictive performance but low‐ecological ... -
Anticlockwise metamorphic pressure–temperature paths and nappe stacking in the Reisa Nappe Complex in the Scandinavian Caledonides, northern Norway: evidence for weakening of lower continental crust before and during continental collision
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)This study investigates the tectonostratigraphy and metamorphic and tectonic evolution of the Caledonian Reisa Nappe Complex (RNC; from bottom to top: Vaddas, Kåfjord, and Nordmannvik nappes) in northern Troms, Norway. ... -
Seasonal Dynamics of Methane and Carbon Dioxide Evasion From an Open System Pingo: Lagoon Pingo, Svalbard
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)The processes associated with the release of CH4 and CO2 from sub-permafrost groundwaters are considered through a year-long monitoring investigation at a terrestrial seepage site in West Spitsbergen. The site is an open ... -
Tsunami from the Storegga Landslide
(Chapter, 2019)The Storegga tsunami was generated by the Storegga landslide off the Norwegian coast about 8150 years ago. The tsunami deposits show that the coasts of Scotland, Norway, Shetland, Faroe Islands and possibly also Eastern ... -
A long-term dataset of climatic mass balance, snow conditions, and runoff in Svalbard (1957-2018)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)The climate in Svalbard is undergoing amplified change compared to the global mean. This has major implications for runoff from glaciers and seasonal snow on land. We use a coupled energy balance–subsurface model, forced ... -
Approaching the Limits: The environmental load of Norwegian leisure consumption
(Master thesis, 2019)Through the participation in leisure activities, people consume goods and services that impact the environment. The emission of greenhouse gas emissions constitutes a large part of these impacts, but official inventories ... -
Endringer i grønnstruktur og økosystemtjenester i Sogndalsfjøra fra 1988 til 2018
(Bachelor thesis, 2019)Tettsteder med mellom 2 000 og 20 000 innbyggere utgjør størst areal av bebygde strøk på landsbasis. Grønnstrukturen for disse områdene er likevel lite studert sammenlignet med større byer. I denne oppgaven har vi sett på ... -
Mulighetsstudie for Fridtjovsparken på Vangsnes.
(Bachelor thesis, 2019)Denne bacheloroppgaven er skrevet ved Høgskulen på Vestlandet for studiet landskapsplanlegging med landskapsarkitektur. Oppgaven utgjør 20 studiepoeng per student og har foregått i perioden november 2018 til juni 2019. ... -
Investeringsanalyse av landbasert vindkraft i Norge
(Bachelor thesis, 2019)Norge har gode forutsetninger for vindkraft på land. Andelen av vindkraftproduksjon har økt de siste årene, og det er forventet at ytterligere 1337 MW settes i drift i 2019. Til tross for utviklingen som skjer nå, er ... -
Sustainable stormwater management in Sogndal
(Master thesis, 2019)Stormwater management is a strategy of handling excess runoff water, which accumulate from precipitation and flow over the surface. There is a need for stormwater management in the northern side of the city of Sogndal, ... -
Beyond democracy: Assessing the effect of democratic qualities on CO2
(Master thesis, 2019)Democracy is the preferred system of government when social and economic development is the goal, but what is the effect of democratization on climate change mitigation? Two decades of research into this question has so ... -
Contrasting effects from snow cover manipulation on two dwarf shrubs along an altitudinal gradient – an investigation on the phenology and performance of Vaccinium myrtillus and Vaccinium vitis-idaea
(Master thesis, 2019)Vaccinium myrtillus and Vaccinium vitis-idaea are key species in boreal ecosystems due to their abundance in biomass, flowering and berry production, yet we know little about how they are affected by ongoing climate change. ... -
Attitudes towards onshore wind power in Norway: The role of ownership
(Master thesis, 2019)Over the next two years, Norway stands to triple its production of onshore wind power electricity. This increase in production is not being spearheaded by Norwegian companies, but by foreign investors, constructing billions ... -
Anbefalinger for flomregistrering i Statens vegvesen
(Master thesis, 2019)Denne oppgaven markerer slutten på en mastergrad i Climate Change Management ved Høgskulen på Vestlandet. Dette har vært en travel, men lærerik tid. Stor takk til mine veiledere; Marte Lange Vik og Guro Marie Dyngen. ...