First Outcomes from the PLANET4B Project Shed Lights on Theories and Methods Explaining Biodiversity Decision-Making 

Tilbakegang for bestander med lav ungeproduksjon kan bremses noe av at de voksne lever lenger.

Nature does the job for us, for free.  But, in the search for good measures to compensate for man-made greenhouse gas emissions, carbon emissions from disturbance or loss of biodiversity caused by these measures are often not included in the calculation.

Verdens beste metode for å fange karbon - finnes allerede! Naturen gjør denne jobben for oss. Gratis.

Ved hjelp av genetiske analyser, lange tidsserier og statistiske modeller har NINA-forskere dokumentert menneskeskapt evolusjon i en naturlig laksebestand.

Researchers at NINA and NTNU have developed a new method for monitoring salmon lice larvae along the coast. The lice trap is now being tested.

Hvordan finner sjøfuglene mat nok for å overleve vinteren? I en studie av kolonier i Storbritannia, Island og Norge har forskere ved hjelp av lysloggere avdekket at toppskarv har ulike strategier for å takle mørketiden.

In response to a warming climate, many species are shifting their range norhtwards. Protected areas play an important role in helping bird species to adjust - if the sites follow a clear management plan.

Storskarven er en fiskespisende art som har blitt beskyldt for å ha store negative effekter på lokale fiskebestander. Nylig har forskere fra SEAPOP undersøkt gulpeboller fra storskarv samlet inn langs norskekysten og avdekket at storskarvene spiser like mye leppefisk som fiskeriene fanger.

For more than 20 years researchers have used DNA to gain more knowledge on large carnivores in Norway.
 

It is no longer sufficient to protect nature – there is also a need to restore what has been degraded. Ecological restorations are actions to improve the ecological condition and values of an ecosystem that has been degraded, damaged, or destroyed. Mitigation and compensating measures can also be part of restoration. 

Simple measures can make wind turbines more bird friendly. New research shows that measures such as painting the rotor blades or towers, using UV-light and smart micro-siting of wind turbines, decreases the risk for bird collisions considerably.

One hundred years ago, the last sea eagle disappeared from Ireland. Now the green island has a new viable eagle population - from Trøndelag!