Research: Ecosystem understanding

Research: Ecosystem understanding

R&D Manager

Climate and Ecosystems

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per@akvaplan.niva.no

Invasive alien species on Svalbard: Prioritizing threats and management efforts

2023-11-21

From Portugal to the Arctic for experiments on thermal events effects on marine forest habitats

2023-11-15

Kick-off marine mammals projects - the Fram Centre contributed to a big leap forward in ecotox studies of marine giants

2023-11-07

Glider setting sail to study reef effects from Hywind Scotland

2023-09-26

Gjennombrudd i bruk av autonom teknologi i studie av polarfronten

2023-08-23 (Norwegian)

Stakeholders’ representation of the Barents Sea social-ecological system

2023-08-02

Even the coldest of Svalbard fjords show effects of climate change

2023-06-24

Hvordan påvirkes bunnfauna i en nordnorsk fjord av avgangsmasser fra en kobbergruve?

2023-06-12 (Norwegian)

To the Polar Front in the Polar Night

2023-01-06

DeepOcean and Akvaplan-niva in offshore partnership

2022-12-05

Multiple technologies in North Sea environmental research

2022-10-25

Autonomous ocean research by Akvaplan-niva

2022-10-25

Hvor er alle hoppekrepsene ved Polarfronten?

2022-08-23 (Norwegian)

Low-Cost Upper-Layer Ocean Current Measurements

2022-08-15

The Polar Front waters are separating Arctic and Atlantic plankton communities

2022-08-14

Algene i ishavet nyter våren

2022-06-02 (Norwegian)

Hva skjer på et forskningsfartøy?

2022-05-30 (Norwegian)

Unveiling the mysteries of the Barents Sea polar front

2022-05-20

Arctic Frontiers side-event: Turning science into policy for a sustainable Arctic

2022-05-03

Blue Insight - Expanding the digital toolbox to support ocean economies

2022-03-25

Leaching of metals from mine tailings in Repparfjorden

2022-03-19

Vacancy – Researcher Acoustics

2022-01-31

30 years of Norway-Russia collaboration for ecosystem understanding in a changing Arctic

2021-11-25

Outreach video from Polar Front meroplankton project

2021-11-18

If you love science – you supervise

2021-10-27

Birds on the move - the spatial distribution of seabirds

2021-10-22

Akvaplan-niva forskere bidrar til ny bok om arktiske økosystemer

2021-10-16 (Norwegian)

Autonomous vehicles for ecosystem monitoring in the Arctic

2021-10-14

Akvaplan-niva participates in Korea-Norway event on marine litter in the Arctic

2021-10-14

The latest addition to the expanding fleet of gliders and technology at Akvaplan-niva

2021-09-30

MSc thesis within the frame of the EISA snowcrab project

2021-09-28

Overexploitation, recovery, and warming of the Barents Sea ecosystem during 1950–2013

2021-09-27

Film fra feltarbeid polarmåke, Kongsfjorden Svalbard

2021-09-02 (Norwegian)

Akvaplan-niva leading new project on Polar Front ecology

2021-08-16

Er sjøis viktig for polartorsk?

2021-06-04 (Norwegian)

Truer snøkrabben biodiversiteten i Barentshavet?

2021-05-22 (Norwegian)

Advanced autonomous robotics for environmental data collection at the Polar Front

2021-05-11

Final project meeting for Arctic EcoSens was virtually perfect

2021-05-10

Norwegian-Russian event: Anthropogenic litter in the Barents Sea - plastic and lost fishing gear

2021-03-26

Disputas Sanna Matsson – kunnskap for taredyrking

2021-02-22 (Norwegian)

Migrating from France to study arctic birds

2021-02-08

Radioecological studies along spent nuclear fuel shipping route in Russia

2021-01-28

Changing Complex Coasts - Arctic expert group recommendations

2021-01-19

Arctic scavenging communities in transition?

2021-01-13

Snøkrabbe endrer artssammensetning og funksjon hos bunndyr

2021-01-12 (Norwegian)

Safe exploration and biodiversity conservation in the Arctic - ECOARCTIC-2020 forum

2020-12-29

Ocean drones to study calanus migration

2020-12-17

Effects from aquaculture on hard and mixed bottom habitats

2020-12-01

Kan den fremmede arten pukkellaks ha positive effekter på våre laksefisk?

2020-11-29 (Norwegian)

Under-ice phytoplankton: The overlooked part of the Arctic carbon cycle

2020-11-27

Arctic Frontiers speaks at Arctic Days in Moscow

2020-11-25

Tare på ferde - kan taredyrking være farlig for kystmiljøet?

2020-11-24 (Norwegian)

Snøkrabbe påvirker artssammensetning og funksjon hos bunndyr

2020-11-13 (Norwegian)

What do we know about environmental control of Arctic algae blooms?

2020-11-11

Kan vi sette pris på "føling i fjæra"?

2020-11-05 (Norwegian)

Climate effects to the Arctic Ocean

2020-09-11

New book on plastics - impacts on terrestrial and aquatic environments

2020-08-13

Environmental impacts from the Norilsk diesel spill – knowledge from previous events

2020-06-17

Akvaplan-niva welcomes Benjamin Merkel

2020-06-12

ARCTOS - a silver lining appearing from a dark cloud

2020-06-10

The melting Arctic: how algal blooms change in rapidly warming seas

2020-06-03

Biosensors in Arctic bivalves for environmental monitoring

2020-05-29

A warmer and more acid Arctic ocean: Challenges to marine organisms

2020-05-27

Is cod becoming a stationary species in the Svalbard fjords?

2020-04-16

Hydrocarbon seeps fuel biological production in the Arctic Ocean

2020-04-03

Bærekraftig kystmiljø på Svalbard

2020-03-13 (Norwegian)

Virginie Ramasco - sharing the joy of data crunching

2020-03-04

Banned for decades but still toxic to Arctic seabirds

2020-02-21

Ledig stilling samfunnsviter/Available position social scientist (AVSLUTTET)

2020-02-20 (Norwegian)

New report: climate effects on Norwegian ocean-industries

2020-02-12

Poster award to SUSTAIN-AQUA

2020-01-31

Disruptive technologies: GLIDER data presented at Arctic Frontiers

2020-01-29

PostDoc Snow Crab

2019-12-02

Knowledge gaps on trends in Arctic plastic pollution

2019-11-20

Snow crab project presented at shellfish symposium

2019-11-06

Akvaplan-niva on Nansen Legacy cruise in Russian waters

2019-10-18

PEACE workshop - pollution and ecosystem adaptation

2019-10-01

Arctic cruise tourists assist plastic scientists

2019-08-07

Introduced species in Svalbard

2019-08-06

Snøkrabbetoktet starter i dag

2019-07-29 (Norwegian)

Ecosystem studies in the CoArc project presented at Future Oceans conference

2019-07-29

PEACE for miljøet: det prisvinnende miljøgiftprosjektet

2019-06-04 (Norwegian)

Akvaplan-niva contributes to a science-based development of the Nenets region Russia

2019-03-30

Har havområdene i Nord-Norge og Sør-Kina noe til felles?

2019-02-20 (Norwegian)

Jellyfish - not only a nuisance

2018-12-17

Setting sail from Akvaplan-niva to VISTA scholarships

2018-11-16

Ocean drones - the success of the GLIDER project operations

2018-05-31

The Nansen Legacy: Contributions from Akvaplan-niva

2018-03-08

Thousands of plastic pieces are heading towards the Arctic

2018-02-24

Akvaplan-niva contributes to global reference database on bacteria

2018-02-19

Akvaplan-niva collaboration with Japan

2018-02-16

Kystovervåking i Arktis - nytt prosjekt

2018-02-07 (Norwegian)

Frozen Plastic: Plastic litter in the Arctic environment - an Arctic Frontiers side event

2018-01-17

A taste for jellyfish

2018-01-02

Melting sea ice may open polar oceans to new predators

2017-10-05

"GLIDER" Unmanned exploration - enhancing access to ocean knowledge

2017-06-22

Akvaplan-niva ledet prosjekt CoArc sterkt representert på ESSAS konferansen i Tromsø

2017-06-18 (Norwegian)

Cod otoliths used in the study of climate change

2016-10-30

A transatlantic innovation arena for sustainable development in the Arctic

2016-10-21

Cross-border collaboration to develop freshwater fisheries

2016-10-18

Akvaplan-niva wins prestigious research project in collaboration with long term Russian partner

2016-10-04

Åpent møte om innlandsfiske og fisketurisme i Finnmark - NIBIO Svanhovd i Pasvik, 12. oktober 2016

2016-09-15 (Norwegian)

Akvaplan-niva - 25 years of collaboration with Russian research institutions

2016-05-30

FAABulous cruise at Svalbard

2016-05-08

Workshop ‘Ecology of Northern Fjords’, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, 25-27 November

2015-11-17

New project on the effect from chemical mixtures on population dynamics

2015-10-01

Akvaplan-niva opprettholder samarbeidet med Russland

2015-08-04 (Norwegian)

Akvaplan-niva continues the good relations to Russia

2015-07-01

Research publications

2023

Quantifying circumpolar summer habitat for Antarctic krill and Ice krill, two key species of the Antarctic marine ecosystem

Quantifying circumpolar summer habitat for Antarctic krill and Ice krill, two key species of the Antarctic marine ecosystem2023-07-14 research article

The circumpolar impacts of climate change and anthropogenic stressors on Arctic cod (<i>Boreogadus saida</i>) and its ecosystem

The circumpolar impacts of climate change and anthropogenic stressors on Arctic cod (Boreogadus saida) and its ecosystem2023-01-01 research article

2022

Assessing ecosystem effects of changes to man&#8203;-made infrastructure in the &#8203;North &#8203;Sea

Assessing ecosystem effects of changes to man-made infrastructure in the North Sea2022-03-28 posted online

2021

Autonomous Surface and Underwater Vehicles as Effective Ecosystem Monitoring and Research Platforms in the Arctic—The Glider Project

Autonomous Surface and Underwater Vehicles as Effective Ecosystem Monitoring and Research Platforms in the Arctic—The Glider Project2021-10-12 research article

Editorial: Managing for the Future: Challenges and Approaches for Disentangling the Relative Roles of Environmental Change and Fishing in Marine Ecosystems

Editorial: Managing for the Future: Challenges and Approaches for Disentangling the Relative Roles of Environmental Change and Fishing in Marine Ecosystems2021-10-08 research article

Overexploitation, Recovery, and Warming of the Barents Sea Ecosystem During 1950–2013

Overexploitation, Recovery, and Warming of the Barents Sea Ecosystem During 1950–20132021-09-17 research article

Ecological Memory of Historical Contamination Influences the Response of Phytoplankton Communities

Ecological Memory of Historical Contamination Influences the Response of Phytoplankton Communities2021-03-22 research article

Impacts of riverine terrestrial organic matter on the lower trophic levels of an Arctic shelf ecosystem

Impacts of riverine terrestrial organic matter on the lower trophic levels of an Arctic shelf ecosystem2021-03-04 posted online

2020

Ecosystem-level effects of large-scale disturbance in kelp forests

Ecosystem-level effects of large-scale disturbance in kelp forests2020-12-10 research article

The Pan-Arctic Continental Slope: Sharp Gradients of Physical Processes Affect Pelagic and Benthic Ecosystems

The Pan-Arctic Continental Slope: Sharp Gradients of Physical Processes Affect Pelagic and Benthic Ecosystems2020-11-20 research article

The changing Arctic Ocean: consequences for biological communities, biogeochemical processes and ecosystem functioning

The changing Arctic Ocean: consequences for biological communities, biogeochemical processes and ecosystem functioning2020-08-31 research article

Ecological Impacts of Particulate Plastics in Marine Ecosystems

Ecological Impacts of Particulate Plastics in Marine Ecosystems2020-07-30 book chapter

Modelling the impact of changing riverine permafrost input on an Arctic coastal ecosystem

Modelling the impact of changing riverine permafrost input on an Arctic coastal ecosystem2020-03-23 posted online

Deficiency syndromes in top predators associated with large-scale changes in the Baltic Sea ecosystem

Deficiency syndromes in top predators associated with large-scale changes in the Baltic Sea ecosystem2020-01-09 research article

2019

The Ecosystem of Kongsfjorden, Svalbard

The Ecosystem of Kongsfjorden, Svalbard2019-01-01 book chapter

Ecological Drivers of and Responses by Arctic Benthic Communities, with an Emphasis on Kongsfjorden, Svalbard

Ecological Drivers of and Responses by Arctic Benthic Communities, with an Emphasis on Kongsfjorden, Svalbard2019-01-01 book chapter

The Underwater Light Climate in Kongsfjorden and Its Ecological Implications

The Underwater Light Climate in Kongsfjorden and Its Ecological Implications2019-01-01 book chapter

Phytoplankton Seasonal Dynamics in Kongsfjorden, Svalbard and the Adjacent Shelf

Phytoplankton Seasonal Dynamics in Kongsfjorden, Svalbard and the Adjacent Shelf2019-01-01 book chapter

Zooplankton in Kongsfjorden (1996–2016) in Relation to Climate Change

Zooplankton in Kongsfjorden (1996–2016) in Relation to Climate Change2019-01-01 book chapter

2018

Trait-based approaches in rapidly changing ecosystems: A roadmap to the future polar oceans

Trait-based approaches in rapidly changing ecosystems: A roadmap to the future polar oceans2018-08-01 research article

Effects of the invasive red king crab on food web structure and ecosystem properties in an Atlantic fjord

Effects of the invasive red king crab on food web structure and ecosystem properties in an Atlantic fjord2018-05-28 research article

Food-Web Structure in Four Locations Along the European Shelf Indicates Spatial Differences in Ecosystem Functioning

Food-Web Structure in Four Locations Along the European Shelf Indicates Spatial Differences in Ecosystem Functioning2018-04-11 research article

Structural and functional changes of soft-bottom ecosystems in northern fjords invaded by the red king crab (Paralithodes camtschaticus)

Structural and functional changes of soft-bottom ecosystems in northern fjords invaded by the red king crab (Paralithodes camtschaticus)2018-04-01 research article

2017

The effect of radioactive waste storage in Andreev Bay on contamination of the Barents Sea ecosystem

The effect of radioactive waste storage in Andreev Bay on contamination of the Barents Sea ecosystem2017-02-01 research article

Major impacts of climate change on deep-sea benthic ecosystems

Major impacts of climate change on deep-sea benthic ecosystems2017-01-01 research article

2016

Advection in polar and sub-polar environments: Impacts on high latitude marine ecosystems

Advection in polar and sub-polar environments: Impacts on high latitude marine ecosystems2016-12-01 research article

Fine-scale behavioural differences distinguish resource use by ecomorphs in a closed ecosystem

Fine-scale behavioural differences distinguish resource use by ecomorphs in a closed ecosystem2016-04-21 research article

Ecosystem model intercomparison of under‐ice and total primary production in the <scp>A</scp>rctic <scp>O</scp>cean

Ecosystem model intercomparison of under‐ice and total primary production in the Arctic Ocean2016-01-01 research article

Species diversity affects ecosystem structure and mass flows in fjords

Species diversity affects ecosystem structure and mass flows in fjords2016-01-01 research article

2015

In the dark: A review of ecosystem processes during the Arctic polar night

In the dark: A review of ecosystem processes during the Arctic polar night2015-12-01 research article

A new perspective on changing Arctic marine ecosystems: panarchy adaptive cycles in pan-Arctic spatial and temporal scales

A new perspective on changing Arctic marine ecosystems: panarchy adaptive cycles in pan-Arctic spatial and temporal scales2015-01-01 book chapter

2014

Chapter 26. The Practicalities of the Ecosystem Approach in the Barents Sea: The ECOBAR Project

Chapter 26. The Practicalities of the Ecosystem Approach in the Barents Sea: The ECOBAR Project2014-01-01 book chapter

2013

Toxicity data for modeling impacts of oil components in an Arctic ecosystem

Toxicity data for modeling impacts of oil components in an Arctic ecosystem2013-09-01 research article

The role of Greenland sharks (Somniosus microcephalus) in an Arctic ecosystem: assessed via stable isotopes and fatty acids

The role of Greenland sharks (Somniosus microcephalus) in an Arctic ecosystem: assessed via stable isotopes and fatty acids2013-02-22 research article

The Barents and Chukchi Seas: Comparison of two Arctic shelf ecosystems

The Barents and Chukchi Seas: Comparison of two Arctic shelf ecosystems2013-01-01 research article

2012

Ecosystem Impacts of a Range Expanding Forest Defoliator at the Forest-Tundra Ecotone

Ecosystem Impacts of a Range Expanding Forest Defoliator at the Forest-Tundra Ecotone2012-12-22 research article

Potential misidentifications of two climate indicator species of the marine arctic ecosystem: Calanus glacialis and C. finmarchicus

Potential misidentifications of two climate indicator species of the marine arctic ecosystem: Calanus glacialis and C. finmarchicus2012-06-10 research article

Benthic fauna and functional traits along a Polar Front transect in the Barents Sea – Advancing tools for ecosystem-scale assessments

Benthic fauna and functional traits along a Polar Front transect in the Barents Sea – Advancing tools for ecosystem-scale assessments2012-06-01 research article

2011

The Relevance of Marine Chemical Ecology to Plankton and Ecosystem Function: An Emerging Field

The Relevance of Marine Chemical Ecology to Plankton and Ecosystem Function: An Emerging Field2011-09-22 research article

Intra-regional comparison of productivity, carbon flux and ecosystem composition within the northern Barents Sea

Intra-regional comparison of productivity, carbon flux and ecosystem composition within the northern Barents Sea2011-07-01 research article

An Integrated Modeling Framework for Decision Support in Ecosystem-Based Management: Case Study Lofoten/Barents Sea

An Integrated Modeling Framework for Decision Support in Ecosystem-Based Management: Case Study Lofoten/Barents Sea2011-02-22 conference article

Establishment and ecosystem effects of the alien invasive red king crab (Paralithodes camtschaticus) in the Barents Sea–a review

Establishment and ecosystem effects of the alien invasive red king crab (Paralithodes camtschaticus) in the Barents Sea–a review2011-01-12 research article

2009

Base-line variations in stable isotope values in an Arctic marine ecosystem: effects of carbon and nitrogen uptake by phytoplankton

Base-line variations in stable isotope values in an Arctic marine ecosystem: effects of carbon and nitrogen uptake by phytoplankton2009-05-10 research article

2008

Carbon flux and ecosystem feedback in the northern Barents Sea in an era of climate change: An introduction

Carbon flux and ecosystem feedback in the northern Barents Sea in an era of climate change: An introduction2008-10-01 research article

Trophic interactions of the pelagic ecosystem over the Reykjanes Ridge as evaluated by fatty acid and stable isotope analyses

Trophic interactions of the pelagic ecosystem over the Reykjanes Ridge as evaluated by fatty acid and stable isotope analyses2008-01-01 research article

2007

Brominated Flame Retardants in North-East Atlantic Marine Ecosystems

Brominated Flame Retardants in North-East Atlantic Marine Ecosystems2007-12-01 research article

Seabird Guano Is an Efficient Conveyer of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) to Arctic Lake Ecosystems

Seabird Guano Is an Efficient Conveyer of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) to Arctic Lake Ecosystems2007-01-11 research article

Arctic Alpine Ecosystems and People in a Changing Environment

Arctic Alpine Ecosystems and People in a Changing Environment2007-01-01 book

Integrated aspects of environmental change: Climate change, UV radiation and long range transport of pollutants

Integrated aspects of environmental change: Climate change, UV radiation and long range transport of pollutants2007-01-01 book chapter

Climate variability and possible effects on arctic food chains: The role of Calanus

Climate variability and possible effects on arctic food chains: The role of Calanus2007-01-01 book chapter

2004

A comparison of organic contaminants in two high Arctic lake ecosystems, Bjørnøya (Bear Island), Norway

A comparison of organic contaminants in two high Arctic lake ecosystems, Bjørnøya (Bear Island), Norway2004-01-01 research article

2003

Assessment of copper–nickel industry impact on a subarctic lake ecosystem

Assessment of copper–nickel industry impact on a subarctic lake ecosystem2003-05-01 research article

2002

The marine ecosystem of Kongsfjorden, Svalbard

The marine ecosystem of Kongsfjorden, Svalbard2002-06-01 research article

The marine ecosystem of Kongsfjorden, Svalbard

The marine ecosystem of Kongsfjorden, Svalbard2002-01-06 research article

10.1023/a:1020315817235

10.1023/a:10203158172352002-01-01 research article