• Characterisation of Habitat Requirements of European Fishing Spiders 

  Dickel, Lisa (Master thesis, 2019)

  Semi-aquatic fishing spiders (Dolomedes) are dependent on wetlands, which are among the most threatened habitats, impacted by climate change and land use. There are two species of fishing spiders, Dolomedes plantarius ...

• Spatiotemporal patterns of area use by humans and wild reindeer in a Norwegian National Park 

  Kjønsberg, Marius (Master thesis, 2019)

  Human impacts have for several decades led to fragmentation of habitats for wild reindeer across Norway. In Dovrefjell – Sunndalsfjella National Park there is a complexity of human activity that threatens the seasonal ...

• The effect of kinship on dynamic interactions and foraging behaviour in female red fox (Vulpes vulpes) 

  van Kooten, Kim (Master thesis, 2019)

  The spatial organization of animals is a key concept in ecology and plays a crucial role in understanding animal behavior. Yet, much remains unknown regarding how individuals of the same, and of different, species interact ...

• Moose (Alces alces) flight response when disturbed by off-track skiing 

  Viljanen, Ada Susanna (Master thesis, 2019)

  Wildlife face high potential to be disturbed by humans due to habitat loss and increasing popularity of recreational activities. Animals respond to the human disturbance as the risk of getting predated was real. The responses ...

• An assessment of optimal foraging in honeybees through decoding of waggle dances in an urban landscape 

  Dietz, Sabrina Elisabeth (Master thesis, 2018)

  A global decline of honeybees (Apis mellifera) and other pollinators which are essential for pollinating crops and wild flowers has been reported throughout the last decades. One major cause is the loss of available resources ...

• Development of saltwater tolerance in Atlantic salmon Salmo salar in various water qualities in Suldalslågen : Effects of variation in pH and dissolved aluminium 

  Kongssund, Iver (Master thesis, 2018)

  1. Aqueous aluminium is described as the principal toxicant killing fish in acidified waters, along with low pH. A raising concern has been the possible effect this toxicant have on the declining Atlantic salmon population ...

• Micro habitat selection by beef cattle on summer pasture in boreal forest, south-eastern Norway 

  Spedener, Melanie (Master thesis, 2018)

  Grazing systems are diverse. With a low percentage of the land area being suitable for agriculture, forest grazing is an important part of livestock husbandry in Norway. While many studied focus on the effects of forest ...

• On the way to independence : Ebbing cohesion in Scandinavian wolf family groups 

  Nordli, Kristoffer Tveter (Master thesis, 2018)

  Sosial organisering er av stor betydning for å kunne forstå enkeltindividers områdebruk i tid og rom, men også demografiske, fitnessrelaterte, og overordnede populasjonsdynamiske prosseser. Den grunnleggende sosiale enheten ...

• A seasonal feast : the use of moose slaughter remains by the boreal forest scavenger community in south-eastern Norway 

  Kronenberg, Wera Nadina Maria (Master thesis, 2018)

  Scavenging by vertebrates is one of multiple foraging strategies to utilize food resources and a key ecological process in food web dynamics. It is used in periods of environmental stress such as shortage of prey, and as ...

• To eat or to be eaten : Modelling part of the vertebrate food web of the boreal forest ecosystem in Fennoscandia 

  Matten, Damaris (Master thesis, 2018)

  Trophic relationships, amongst others, define the structure of an ecosystem. They are mostly simplified and described as plant-herbivore and predator-prey interactions. Modelling trophic interactions are one way to improve ...

• Navigating the Red Fox’s Cognitive Map : How recursive use of resource locations influence movement patterns and the notion of a home range. 

  McKeown, Benjamin (Master thesis, 2018)

  The size and location of an animal’s home range is considered fundamental to the understanding of a species’ dispersion and spatio-ecological requirements. Recent studies suggest that memory and recursive movement strategies ...

• Possible underestimation of salmon lice (Lepeophtheirus salmonis) abundance using sentinel cages 

  Ulgenes, Ivar (Master thesis, 2018)

  One of the biggest challenges related to salmon lice today is to get an accurate estimate of lice in its infectious life stage. A standard method to quantify this is to use sentinel cages with salmon smolts. In this study ...

• Gone to the dogs : Comparison of approaches to livestock protection against large carnivores in Slovakia and Norway 

  Janda, Slavomir (Master thesis, 2015)

  The use of livestock guardian dogs (LGDs) to prevent depredation is considered to be a powerful conservation strategy for the mitigation of conflicts between farmers and wildlife, and is currently on the rise worldwide. ...

• Development of microsatellite panels for determining genetic structure in populations of pine marten (Martes martes) 

  Ale, Purna Bahadur (Master thesis, 2017)

  The population genetic structure of the Norwegian pine marten (Martes martes) is poorly understood. Genetic study of this species is challenging due to their elusive nature and limited available information. In the present ...

• Using turfs to facilitate recovery in a low-alpine environment. - What matters? 

  Mehlhoop, Anne C. (Master thesis, 2017)

  Establishment and survival of plants in low-alpine ecosystems depend strongly on local environmental conditions, as for example nutrient availability and especially temperature. Some of these conditions are rather unpredictable ...

• Interaksjon mellom gjess og landbruk i Vestfold; skadefelling eller jaging for å redusere beiteskader? 

  Andersen, Gørli Elida Bruun (Master thesis, 2017)

  1. Interactions between expanding goose populations and agriculture have increased the need for tools that reduce grazing damages on farmland. In recent year, geese have switched from preferring natural habitats to crops, ...

• Micro-scale selection of winter dens by brown bear (Ursus arctos) males in Southeastern Norway 

  Vänni, Juuli (Master thesis, 2017)

  Den selection is a component of habitat selection, which occurs on several spatial scales. Brown bears (Ursus arctos) in the northern latitudes hibernate in dens during winter, which is their way to survive the period of ...

• Body mass dynamics in autumn staging geese, their response to hunting and optimal hunting arrangement 

  Fredriksen, Fredrik (Master thesis, 2017)

  The Svalbard breeding population of Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus and the Norwegian breeding population of Greylag Goose Anser anser have increased considerably over the last 30 years while at the same time embracing ...

• Where is the refrigerator? A spatial approach to wolverine (Gulo gulo) food hoarding behavior in Scandinavia 

  van der Veen, Bert (Master thesis, 2017)

  Food hoarding helps animals to maintain their physical condition during times of food scarcity. Wolverines (Gulo gulo) inhabitat mostly environments of low productivity, and are known to hoard food for long-term periods, ...

• Recovery from experimental disturbance in alpine vegetation communities in central Norway 

  Esplund, Anders (Master thesis, 2017)

  Human activity has increased in alpine environments during the last decades and is expected to continue to increase. Alpine habitats are highly sensitive to anthropogenic disturbance, such as trampling or motorized ...

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