Research topic

Habitat modelling

Vegar Bakkestuen

Major practical experience includes: Thorough knowledge of different GIS applications, e.g. ArcView, ArcGIS, ArcInfo, ERDAS IMAGINE, Surfer, Idrisi, MapObjects, Grass, MapFactory, Splus SpatialStatistics. Thorough knowledge of Avenue, script language of ArcView. Development of scripts and extensions for ArcView Knowledge of VisualBasic programming Digital landscape- and terrain analyses Spatial statistics Studies of vegetation structure and vegetation dynamics Regional studies of impacts of acid deposition on terrestrial plant biota, - vascular plants, bryophytes, lichens and fungi. Fieldwork design, sampling protocols and data analyses Numerical and statistical treatment of field data, including multivariate analyses like CA, DCA and direct gradient analyses; e.g. CCA constrained ordination


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Odd Egil Stabbetorp

Research Ecologist Field of work: Vegetation ecology, botany, population ecology, population genetics, conservation biology, species and area management, agricultural landscapes, environmental impact assessments, landscape analysis, geographic information systems (GIS).


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Lars Erikstad

English: Research Geoscientist Field of work: Geoscience, land forms (geomorphology), quartenary geology, Geoheritage, landscape analysis, environmental impact assessments, aerial photography analysis, remote sensing, digital elevation models, geographic information systems (GIS).


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Jenny Mattisson

Spatial and behavioural ecology, predator-prey interactions, human-wildlife conflicts


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Manuela Panzacchi

movement ecology, spatial ecology, GPS data, habitat selection, ungulates, carnivores, human-wildlife conflicts, sustainable development, adaptive management, reindeer


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Bram Van Moorter

  • spatial ecology
  • landscape connectivity & green infrastructures
  • animal space use and movement ecology
  • modeling:
    • socio-ecological systems
    • agent-based modeling
    • adaptive management
  • psychology

on Google Scholar


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Christer Moe Rolandsen


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Megan Sarah Nowell

Landscape ecology, spatial pattern analysis, GIS, remote sensing, drones, deep learning, machine learning, transformational leadership for sustainability, nature-based solutions, pollinator parks, African ecology, connectivity, fragmentation, renewable energy, restoration


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Signe Christensen-Dalsgaard

  • Studier av bevegelse og dykkadferd i hekkesesong
  • Arealbruk og konflikter
  • Kartlegging bifangst av sjøfugl
  • Kartlegging og overvåking av sjøfugl

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Markus A.K. Sydenham


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Inger Maren Rivrud


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Nina Dehnhard

  • seabird ecologist with experience in the tropics, the southern hemisphere including Antarctica and in the North Atlantic
  • has worked with a range of different species: boobies, tropicbirds, penguins, petrels, shags, guillemots, puffins
  • fieldwork experience in partly remote and challenging environments (Christmas Island, Antarctica, Falkland/Malvinas Islands, Iceland, Norway)
  • familar with a broad range of fieldwork methods: 
    • bird counts and population monitoring
    • marking birds with metal & colour rings as well as PITs
    • deployments of GPS, GLS, TDR and video cameras
  • various types of data analyses and statistical modelling
    • linear mixed models with random slopes and random interceps
    • generalized additive mixed models
    • habitat suitability modelling and predicting of suitable foraging habitat
    • survival- and population-modelling
  • supervisor of several Master-students
  • in charge of the monitoring of plastic in fulmar stomachs for OSPAR in Norway

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Habitat modelling

Vegar Bakkestuen

Major practical experience includes: Thorough knowledge of different GIS applications, e.g. ArcView, ArcGIS, ArcInfo, ERDAS IMAGINE, Surfer, Idrisi, MapObjects, Grass, MapFactory, Splus SpatialStatistics. Thorough knowledge of Avenue, script language of ArcView. Development of scripts and extensions for ArcView Knowledge of VisualBasic programming Digital landscape- and terrain analyses Spatial statistics Studies of vegetation structure and vegetation dynamics Regional studies of impacts of acid deposition on terrestrial plant biota, - vascular plants, bryophytes, lichens and fungi. Fieldwork design, sampling protocols and data analyses Numerical and statistical treatment of field data, including multivariate analyses like CA, DCA and direct gradient analyses; e.g. CCA constrained ordination


Show full profile of Vegar Bakkestuen

Odd Egil Stabbetorp

Research Ecologist Field of work: Vegetation ecology, botany, population ecology, population genetics, conservation biology, species and area management, agricultural landscapes, environmental impact assessments, landscape analysis, geographic information systems (GIS).


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Lars Erikstad

English: Research Geoscientist Field of work: Geoscience, land forms (geomorphology), quartenary geology, Geoheritage, landscape analysis, environmental impact assessments, aerial photography analysis, remote sensing, digital elevation models, geographic information systems (GIS).


Show full profile of Lars Erikstad

Jenny Mattisson

Spatial and behavioural ecology, predator-prey interactions, human-wildlife conflicts


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Manuela Panzacchi

movement ecology, spatial ecology, GPS data, habitat selection, ungulates, carnivores, human-wildlife conflicts, sustainable development, adaptive management, reindeer


Show full profile of Manuela Panzacchi

Bram Van Moorter

  • spatial ecology
  • landscape connectivity & green infrastructures
  • animal space use and movement ecology
  • modeling:
    • socio-ecological systems
    • agent-based modeling
    • adaptive management
  • psychology

on Google Scholar


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Christer Moe Rolandsen


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Megan Sarah Nowell

Landscape ecology, spatial pattern analysis, GIS, remote sensing, drones, deep learning, machine learning, transformational leadership for sustainability, nature-based solutions, pollinator parks, African ecology, connectivity, fragmentation, renewable energy, restoration


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Signe Christensen-Dalsgaard

  • Studier av bevegelse og dykkadferd i hekkesesong
  • Arealbruk og konflikter
  • Kartlegging bifangst av sjøfugl
  • Kartlegging og overvåking av sjøfugl

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Markus A.K. Sydenham


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Inger Maren Rivrud


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Nina Dehnhard

  • seabird ecologist with experience in the tropics, the southern hemisphere including Antarctica and in the North Atlantic
  • has worked with a range of different species: boobies, tropicbirds, penguins, petrels, shags, guillemots, puffins
  • fieldwork experience in partly remote and challenging environments (Christmas Island, Antarctica, Falkland/Malvinas Islands, Iceland, Norway)
  • familar with a broad range of fieldwork methods: 
    • bird counts and population monitoring
    • marking birds with metal & colour rings as well as PITs
    • deployments of GPS, GLS, TDR and video cameras
  • various types of data analyses and statistical modelling
    • linear mixed models with random slopes and random interceps
    • generalized additive mixed models
    • habitat suitability modelling and predicting of suitable foraging habitat
    • survival- and population-modelling
  • supervisor of several Master-students
  • in charge of the monitoring of plastic in fulmar stomachs for OSPAR in Norway

Show full profile of Nina Dehnhard

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