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Boom and bust of a moose population – a call for integrated forest management
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)There is increasing pressure to manage forests for multiple objectives, including ecosystem services and biodiversity, alongside timber production. However, few forests are currently co-managed for timber and ... -
Culling calves
(Journal article, 2010)The shooting of calves or fawns can be a controversial matter. While in some countries the consensus among deer managers for the culling of calves is clear, it is often less clear exactly why. Jos Milner & Atle Mysterud ... -
Ecological correlates of a tick-borne disease, Anaplasma phagocytophilum, in moose in southern Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)As the distribution and abundance of ticks increase, so do the risks of tick-borne diseases. Anaplasma phagocytophilum, transmitted by Ixodes spp. ticks, is a widespread tick-borne infection causing tick-borne fever (TBF) ... -
Factors affecting deer ked (Lipoptena cervi) prevalence and infestation intensity in moose (Alces alces) in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)Background: The deer ked (Lipoptena cervi), a hematophagous ectoparasite of Cervids, is currently spreading in Scandinavia. In Norway, keds are now invading the south-eastern part of the country and the abundant and ... -
Gastrointestinal nematodes of moose (Alces Alces) in relation to supplementary feeding
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013)Winter supplementary feeding of wildlife is controversial because it may promote parasite and disease transmission by host aggregation. We investigated the effect of winter supplemental feeding of Scandinavian moose ... -
Reproductive success and failure: the role of winter body mass in reproductive allocation in Norwegian moose
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)A life-history strategy that favours somatic growth over reproduction is well known for long-lived iteroparous species, especially in unpredictable environments. Risk-sensitive female reproductive allocation can be achieved ... -
Temperature-mediated habitat use and selection by a heat-sensitive northern ungulate.
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)While the behavioural response of animals to unfavourable climatic conditions has received increased attention recently, most habitat selection studies nonetheless ignore effects of ambient temperature. Thermoregulatory ... -
To feed or not to feed? Evidence of the intended and unintended effects of feeding wild ungulates
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Ungulate populations are important natural resources, associated with both costs and benefits. Conflicts have arisen between stakeholders who benefit from high ungulate numbers and those faced with the costs. Supplementary ...