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Studiet tar for seg effektene av menneskelige inngrep i naturen; tiltakene vi kan iverksette for å redusere eventuelle negative effekter av menneskelige inngrep; bærekraftig bruk av ressursene som følge av korrekt iverksatte tiltak og naturovervåkingen i form av bestands- og habitatovervåking for å forsikre oss om at bruken av naturressursene er bærekraftig.
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Bumblebee flower visitation in young spruce plantations in Norway Preferences, flowering peaks, and grazing effects on flower composition
(Master thesis, 2025)Bumblebees (Bombus spp.) are efficient pollinators of insect-pollinated flowering plants. Young spruce plantations may provide important floral resources for bumblebees, but the flower preferences of bumblebees in these ... -
Speed as a Window into Risk, Cougar Speed Variation Across Space, Time and Individual traits
(Master thesis, 2025)Understanding how large carnivores respond to anthropogenic disturbance is critical for conservation in increasingly human-modified landscapes. This study investigates how cougars (Puma concolor) adjust their movement speed ... -
Retention Trees as Suppliers of Microhabitats in Boreal Norway Spruce Forests of Southeastern Norway
(Master thesis, 2025)Clearcutting reduces the structural complexity of forests, which poses a threat to species reliant on heterogeneous and structurally rich forests. Retention forestry offers a promising approach to mitigate some of the ... -
Karelian bear dogs as a management tool to mitigate human-bear conflicts
(Master thesis, 2025)Humans and bears have a long history of conflicts where the norm has been lethal management. Many wildlife managers sought alternative non-lethal approaches and since late 1990’s Karelian bear dogs (KBDs) have been used ... -
Gravel, Dawn, and Dusk: Tracking the Commute Schedule of Dispersing Scandinavian Wolves
(Master thesis, 2025)Dispersal is a key life stage in wild animals, shaping gene flow, population structure, and interactions with humans in anthropogenic landscapes. We investigated the natal dispersal behaviour of 42 wolves (Canis lupus) ... -
Hibernation depth in relation to den type in Scandinavian brown bears (Ursus arctos) in Sweden
(Master thesis, 2025)Hibernation is an adaptation brown bears (Ursus arctos) in Scandinavia utilise, enabling them to endure long winters by conserving energy. This study investigates how den type affects hibernation physiology, specifically ... -
Drivers of regeneration in subalpine Scots pine stands: The role of partial harvest and environmental factors
(Master thesis, 2025)Subalpine Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) forests play an important ecological and economic role in Norway, their management poses unique challenges due to harsh climatic conditions and slow tree growth. This study examines ... -
Cave lupum: Analysing the Patterns of Wolf-Inflicted Mortality in Domestic Dogs
(Master thesis, 2025)Human-wildlife conflicts (HWC) are increasing due to habitat fragmentation, climate change, and human population growth. In Europe, wolves (Canis lupus lupus) are a key conflict species, being the main contributor to ... -
Now we know where the hare hops: Factors influencing movement and space use of GPS-collared mountain hare (Lepus timidus) in Eastern Norway
(Master thesis, 2025)Movement is a fundamental part of life for the mountain hare (Lepus timidus) enabling foraging, reproduction and predator avoidance. A combination of challenges has contributed to widespread declines in mountain hare numbers ... -
Eat, Sleep, Repeat: Resting Behaviour of Wolves in Scandinavia
(Master thesis, 2025)Resting and sleeping are mutually exclusive to important behaviours such as foraging and reproducing, and yet these restitution behaviours are an essential part of mammalian life. In a landscape of fear created by humans, ... -
Impacts of Forest Management on Above-ground Biomass, Carbon Stock, and Species Diversity: A Case Study from Nepal
(Master thesis, 2025)Forests are managed under different management regimes, and it is crucial to understand how these regimes affect the total structure, biomass, carbon, diversity, and regeneration of species concerning climate change. This ... -
Sky High Moose Monitoring: Estimating Local Moose (Alces alces) Density using Drone Borne Thermal Infrared Cameras
(Master thesis, 2025)Over the past years, drones have become increasingly more common in wildlife research and monitoring, although their effectiveness has varied. One area of difficulty has been the use of drones combined with thermal infrared ... -
Human-otter conflicts and evaluation of non-lethal mitigation measures
(Master thesis, 2025)Human-otter conflicts are re-emerging after the Eurasian otter’s (Lutra lutra) reestablishment along the Norwegian west coast. Otters pose a threat to vulnerable Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) which adds an additional ... -
Effect of domestic ungulate encroachment on wild ungulates in Shuklaphanta National Park, Nepal.
(Master thesis, 2025)Human encroachment into protected areas is a common occurrence worldwide. Past research indicates that the presence of domestic ungulates within protected areas may have effects ranging from direct competition with wild ... -
Leopards and mesocarnivores: intraguild interactions and distribution patterns from camera traps in Nepal
(Master thesis, 2025)Abstract Global carnivore declines are weakening the top-down processes that structure ecosystems, yet we still know little about how carnivore communities are affected by humans and their interaction in human-dominated ... -
Socio-ecological aspects of human leopard conflict in Shuklaphanta National Park, Nepal
(Master thesis, 2025)Human-leopard conflict has been a pressing issue for biodiversity conservation and local livelihood management across buffer zones of protected areas and multi-use landscapes in Nepal. This study integrates a multifaceted ... -
Post-Capture Behaviour of Wild Boars (Sus scrofa)
(Master thesis, 2025)Research and management of wildlife often involve fitting animals with tracking devices. This requires capture and handling of wildlife, which can lead to injuries, stress, and changes in physiology and behaviour. Thus, ... -
Mapping Resource Selection Function for two forest grouse species in forested landscapes: Habitat selection of black grouse and capercaillie in August
(Master thesis, 2025)Boreal forests in Norway have been altered drastically by forest management, especially since around 1950 when clear-cutting started to be an increasingly common management practice. The influence of this changed landscape ... -
Hidden Burdens: Gastrointestinal Parasite Fauna of Semi-Domesticated Reindeer in a Changing Environment
(Master thesis, 2025)Semi-domesticated reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) continuously face new environmental challenges, including the emergence of more favorable conditions for pathogens and an increased risk of infection due to a warmer ... -
Movements of Asiatic wild asses (Khulan, Equus hemionus) near linear infrastructure in the Mongolian Gobi
(Master thesis, 2025)The Asiatic wild ass or khulan (Equus hemionus) is a highly mobile ungulate species inhabiting the arid regions of Central and East Asia. Khulan play a vital ecological role in the Gobi ecosystem, and their nomadic movement ...