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Population ecology

Marianne Evju

plant ecology, monitoring of biodiversity, nature types, demography and population dynamics, plant-herbivore interactions


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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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Kjell Einar Erikstad

My main research activity has been in population ecology, lifehistory adaptions and genetical structures of populations. Research has focused on ecological theory and includes a variety of animals (especially birds) both in terrestrial and marine environment. Most studies have been carried out in arctic and subarctic areas and I have also been involved in population studies on birds in the Antarctic. During recent years I have also studied the relationships between organochlorine contaminations and its effect on life history traits in Glaucous Gulls in the arctic.
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Hans Christian Pedersen


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Jonas Kindberg


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Jenny Mattisson

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


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Siri Lie Olsen

Plant ecology, population dynamics, community ecology, biotic interactions, climate change, alien species, land-use change, biodiversity, mountains, forest, semi-natural grasslands


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Ole-Gunnar Støen


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Erik Framstad

Main scientific experience covers population and habitat ecology of small mammals in boreal forests and mountain ecosystems. Applied research and consultancy work includes studies and assessments of boreal forest ecology, protected areas, ecological effects of agriculture and forestry on species and ecosystems, environmental impact assessments of infrastructure development projects, as well as assessments, indicators and monitoring of terrestrial biodiversity.

Main administrative experience covers management of NINA's research department in Oslo over > 25 yrs, as well as coordination of terrestrial ecosystem monitoring and major research projects and programmes on boreal forests or cultural landscapes.


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Jenni Nordén

Community ecology, ecosystem ecology, spatial ecology, fungal ecology, dispersal ecology, population dynamics, conservation biology, trait ecology, functional ecology, forest ecology, soil ecology, evolutionary biology, decomposer fungi, environmental DNA, climate change, land use change, forest management.


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Brett K. Sandercock

Arctic, demography, harvest, invasive species, migratory birds, population ecology, ptarmigan, sensitive species, shorebirds, and wildlife management.




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Thomas Kvalnes

  • Ornitology, birds
  • Species determination birds
  • Ecology
  • Evolutionary biology
  • Conservation biology
  • Life history theory
  • Demography
  • Eco-evolutionary dynamics
  • Population dynamics
  • Population ecology
  • Population genetics
  • Quantitative genetics
  • Statistical modeling
  • Geographic Information Systems (GIS)


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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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Line Cordes

Animal movement ecology, animal population ecology, (long-term) individual-based studies, mark-recapture modelling (incl. special cases dealing with unknown sex, uncertainty in breeding state, time-varying individual covs etc), movement modelling (kernelUD, brownian bridge, T-LoCoH, HMMs, step selection), population modelling (PBR, iPCoD, matrix modelling etc).

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Karl Øystein Gjelland


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John Odden

Spatial and behavioural ecology, predator-prey interactions, human-wildlife conflicts, monitoring of wildlife, conservation biology.

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Erlend Birkeland Nilsen

• Population dynamics • Demography • Life history theory • Trophic interactions • Predation • Harvesting • Ungulates • Carnivores • Small game • Small rodents • Statistical modeling • Biodiversity informatics


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Ola Ugedal

Aquatic radioecology, population ecology, life history, ecological modelling, fisheries management.


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Eva Bonsak Thorstad


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Vebjørn Veiberg

  • Population ecology of cervids (especially red deer and Svalbard reindeer), particularly in relation to management topics.
  • Ungulate population monitoring.
  • Investigation of ungulate life-history strategies in relation to tooth wear.
  • Ecological consequences of climate change
  • Wildlife responses to human disturbance

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Population ecology

Marianne Evju

plant ecology, monitoring of biodiversity, nature types, demography and population dynamics, plant-herbivore interactions


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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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Kjell Einar Erikstad

My main research activity has been in population ecology, lifehistory adaptions and genetical structures of populations. Research has focused on ecological theory and includes a variety of animals (especially birds) both in terrestrial and marine environment. Most studies have been carried out in arctic and subarctic areas and I have also been involved in population studies on birds in the Antarctic. During recent years I have also studied the relationships between organochlorine contaminations and its effect on life history traits in Glaucous Gulls in the arctic.
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Hans Christian Pedersen


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Jonas Kindberg


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Jenny Mattisson

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


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Siri Lie Olsen

Plant ecology, population dynamics, community ecology, biotic interactions, climate change, alien species, land-use change, biodiversity, mountains, forest, semi-natural grasslands


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Ole-Gunnar Støen


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Erik Framstad

Main scientific experience covers population and habitat ecology of small mammals in boreal forests and mountain ecosystems. Applied research and consultancy work includes studies and assessments of boreal forest ecology, protected areas, ecological effects of agriculture and forestry on species and ecosystems, environmental impact assessments of infrastructure development projects, as well as assessments, indicators and monitoring of terrestrial biodiversity.

Main administrative experience covers management of NINA's research department in Oslo over > 25 yrs, as well as coordination of terrestrial ecosystem monitoring and major research projects and programmes on boreal forests or cultural landscapes.


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Jenni Nordén

Community ecology, ecosystem ecology, spatial ecology, fungal ecology, dispersal ecology, population dynamics, conservation biology, trait ecology, functional ecology, forest ecology, soil ecology, evolutionary biology, decomposer fungi, environmental DNA, climate change, land use change, forest management.


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Brett K. Sandercock

Arctic, demography, harvest, invasive species, migratory birds, population ecology, ptarmigan, sensitive species, shorebirds, and wildlife management.




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Thomas Kvalnes

  • Ornitology, birds
  • Species determination birds
  • Ecology
  • Evolutionary biology
  • Conservation biology
  • Life history theory
  • Demography
  • Eco-evolutionary dynamics
  • Population dynamics
  • Population ecology
  • Population genetics
  • Quantitative genetics
  • Statistical modeling
  • Geographic Information Systems (GIS)


Show full profile of Thomas Kvalnes

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

Line Cordes

Animal movement ecology, animal population ecology, (long-term) individual-based studies, mark-recapture modelling (incl. special cases dealing with unknown sex, uncertainty in breeding state, time-varying individual covs etc), movement modelling (kernelUD, brownian bridge, T-LoCoH, HMMs, step selection), population modelling (PBR, iPCoD, matrix modelling etc).

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Karl Øystein Gjelland


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John Odden

Spatial and behavioural ecology, predator-prey interactions, human-wildlife conflicts, monitoring of wildlife, conservation biology.

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Erlend Birkeland Nilsen

• Population dynamics • Demography • Life history theory • Trophic interactions • Predation • Harvesting • Ungulates • Carnivores • Small game • Small rodents • Statistical modeling • Biodiversity informatics


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Ola Ugedal

Aquatic radioecology, population ecology, life history, ecological modelling, fisheries management.


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Eva Bonsak Thorstad


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Vebjørn Veiberg

  • Population ecology of cervids (especially red deer and Svalbard reindeer), particularly in relation to management topics.
  • Ungulate population monitoring.
  • Investigation of ungulate life-history strategies in relation to tooth wear.
  • Ecological consequences of climate change
  • Wildlife responses to human disturbance

Show full profile of Vebjørn Veiberg

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