Browsing Brage NMBU by Title
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Conflicting interests of ecosystem services: Multi-criteria modelling and indirect evaluation of trade-offs between monetary and non-monetary measures
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Conflicting Issues of Sustainable Consumption and Food Safety: Risky Consumer Behaviors in Reducing Food Waste and Plastic Packaging
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Food-related consumer decisions have an impact on the environment. However, trending patterns of sustainable consumption often pose a challenge for food-safety authorities: these initiatives may unintentionally compromise ... -
Conflicting knowledges, competing worldviews : Norwegian governance of Sámi reindeer husbandry in West Finnmark, Norway
(PhD Thesis;2018:87, Doctoral thesis, 2018)This thesis contributes to the field of political ecology by presenting an empirically driven analysis of the power dynamics between the state and Sámi reindeer herders and the knowledge systems that inform the governance ... -
Confronting the resource curse in a new oil nation : exploring the role of Norway's Oil for Development program in South Sudan
(Master thesis, 2014-11-03)South Sudan is the world’s youngest nation, gaining its independence from Northern Sudan in 2011. Independence was preceded by two phases of civil wars, which combined lasted for almost four decades. At independence, 75 ... -
Congruent responses to weather variability in high arctic herbivores
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012) -
Connection between degree of confident behaviour and social motivation in domestick mink
(Master thesis, 2019)Dyrevelferdsmessige utfordringer knyttet til gruppehold av husdyr er et viktig tema i den offentlige debatten, særlig av arter som i naturen lever som solitære rovdyr og med svært territoriale instinkter. Oppdrettsmink er ... -
Connectivity concepts in neuronal network modeling
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022) -
Consequences of green certificate and volatility in green certificate price : a case study of Norway
(Master thesis, 2017)In last two decades national governments have increased their support to renewable energy sources (RES). The European Union (EU) has been considered as a pioneer in this area. The Norwegian governmental policies have also ... -
Consequences of Haemorrhagic Smolt Syndrome (HSS) for the Immune Status of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) (Case Study)
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Haemorrhagic smolt syndrome (HSS) is a disorder of unknown aetiology causing losses in the fresh water phase of Atlantic salmon farming. Normally, the mortality is limited and symptoms disappear upon seawater exposure. In ... -
Consequences of ignoring group association in spatial capture–recapture analysis
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Consequences of introducing a cut-out wave height on a floating wind turbine concept
(Master thesis, 2013-08-27)This master's thesis has investigated the consequences of implementing a survival mode system on the oating wind turbine concept Tension-Leg-Buoy (TLB) which shuts down the turbine at the cut-out wave height Hs;cut-out. ... -
Consequences of reduced sampling intensity for estimating population size of wolves in Scandinavia with spatial capture-recapture models
(MINA fagrapport;65, Report, 2020)Every winter, the Scandinavian wolf population is surveyed using non-invasive genetic sampling (NGS) and snow-tracking to assess its annual status and trends. During 2017/18, search intensity and the proportion of samples ... -
Conservation agriculture, livelihoods and deforestation in Zambia
(PhD Thesis;2016:102, Doctoral thesis, 2016)Conservation agriculture (CA) practices such as minimum tillage have been promoted for about two decades as a way to conserve soils and increase agricultural productivity and farm incomes in sub-Saharan Africa, including ... -
Conservation and regulation of key photoperiod regulators in the Pooideae subfamily of grasses
(Master thesis, 2018)Plants have adapted to seasonal constraints of the temperate environment by exploiting annual fluctuations in day length. Well timed flowering is essential to maximize reproductive output in temperate regions with short ... -
Conservation and threat to selected monkey species in Nepal compared to selected species in Tanzania
(Master thesis, 2014-09-23)Nonhuman primates are special as they are similar to humans genetically and behaviorally. They are ecologically important species for maintaining a healthy forest ecosystem. According to IUCN, more than a third of world’s ... -
Conservation of spruce-associated saproxylic beetles : significance of management categories, environmental variables and fungi
(Master thesis, 2013-08-19)Intensive modern forestry is a threat to beetles depending on dead wood (saproxylic beetles). To mitigate these negative effects, forests are regularly set aside as woodland key habitats or retention patches, as supplements ... -
Conservation through intensification : adoption of agricultural technologies introduced by a REDD project in Kondoa, Tanzania
(Master thesis, 2019)One of nine REDD pilot projects was implemented in Kondoa District. This pilot project had been managed by the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) from 2010 to 2014. The aim of the project was to achieve strict forest ... -
The conservation value of power-line clearings for native insect-pollinated plants and wild bees in boreal forest landscapes
(PhD Thesis;2020:31, Doctoral thesis, 2020)Worldwide declines in wild pollinators are threatening the provision of vital pollination functions and services to both native plant communities and crops. Habitat loss due to human land use changes is identified as one ... -
Conservation with a human face? Comparing local participation and benefit sharing from a national park and a state forest plantation in Tanzania
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Participatory approaches to natural resources management have evolved as a way to secure local people’s support for environmental conservation. This study compares participatory approaches used by a national park and a ... -
Considerations for application of benchmark dose modeling in radiation research: workshop highlights
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)