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What’s rocking in Bognelv? : a case study in hydromorphological conditions before, during and after restoration of a channelized river by studying tracer rocks and aerial photos
(Master thesis, 2020)From 1930-1990 the river Bognelv in Troms-Finnmark County was strongly affected by technical intervention related to flood security which led to interruption of bed material transfer, and dramatical declination of salmonid ... -
What’s the meaning of local? Using molecular markers to define seed transfer zones for ecological restoration in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)According to the Norwegian Diversity Act, practitioners of restoration in Norway are instructed to use seed mixtures of local provenance. However, there are no guidelines for how local seed should be selected. In this ... -
Wheat landraces : action-oriented data for Pays de la Loire organic farmers
(Master thesis, 2017-01-27)Cultivated biodiversity dramatically decreased along XXth century, what is especially true for tender wheat. In France farming systems, this disappearing is today manifested by inadequacy between certified varieties available ... -
Wheat trait prediction using UAV
(Master thesis, 2021)Phenotyping is a major bottleneck in breeding programs or crop-related field experiments. Development of high throughput phenotyping (HTP) methodologies holds promise of mitigating this shortcoming and providing applications ... -
When a duck is not a duck; a new interdisciplinary synthesis for environmental radiation protection
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)This consensus paper presents the results of a workshop held in Essen, Germany in September 2017, called to examine critically the current approach to radiological environmental protection. The meeting brought together ... -
When aid workers sustain sex workers : a post-conflict study of urban livelihoods in Kigali, Rwanda
(Master thesis, 2012-05-18)As billions of aid dollars has been flourishing from the North to the South the past six decades, many developing countries are still poor and destitute. This thesis argue that by giving cash to the poor, they will know ... -
When consumers fumble in the dark : a study of choice architecture in online markets
(Master thesis, 2020)Nudging has in recent years established itself as a useful tool for influencing people's behaviour and is today widely used by governments around the world. Although the use of government nudging has grown sharply in recent ... -
When does the cat roam : temporal patterns of pet cat (Felis catus) roaming in Norway
(Master thesis, 2020)The domestic cats (felis catus) are popular pet animals, and their population is growing worldwide. As a natural predator, cats roaming outside raise conservation concerns. It is thereby important to know when and where ... -
When line meets agile in public service organizations: Exploring the role of felt accountability amongst line managers
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When methods matter : disagreement between multiplex qPCR and metagenomic shotgun sequencing in defining the resistome of canine fecal samples
(Master thesis, 2022)Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global health threat to humans and animals. It is of great importance to study and monitor the spread of AMR. This thesis intends to characterize the resistome in 35 canine fecal samples ... -
When Permits Don't Matter : a study of Norwegian firms' level of compliance with pollution permits
(Master thesis, 2015-07-10)In Norway, we assume that the government implement and enforce policies in an efficient manner. Yet, previous research suggests that a majority of Norwegian firms have been violating environmental regulations. The main ... -
When reputation management is people management: Implications for employee voice
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When the choice of the temporal method does make a difference: TCATA, TDS and TDS by modality for characterizing semi-solid foods
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When the hunted becomes the hunted : impacts of hunting on the foraging behavior of the brown bear (Ursus arctos) in Sweden
(Master thesis, 2016-03-31)Predation is a vital process in nature that has the potential to reduce prey populations, while also causing a wide range of risk effects such as changed prey behavior as a response to predation. Research has shown that ... -
When tourist flows cause flooding : the economics of overcrowding
(Master thesis, 2017)Today, people are travelling more than ever, and an increased amount of this travelling occurs in natural environments. There exists a fundamental relationship between the environment and tourism, as the environment is a ... -
“When you think like the state” : the political ecology of pastoral modernization in Finnmark, Norway
(Master thesis, 2014-09-17)Reindeer herding in Norway is an indigenous pastoral livelihood exclusive to the Sámi people. The regulation of this source of livelihood by the Norwegian state intensified with the introduction of a new law and policy ... -
Where planning and design meet : transformation of urban tissue under densification policy : the case of Oslo
(PhD Thesis;2020:07, Doctoral thesis, 2020)Over the past few decades, urban planning has been distancing itself from architecture and engineering, becoming increasingly dominated by strategic approaches and goals for sustainability. This shift of focus has created ... -
Where to go to take what prey? : range use, habitat selection and prey capture in Tengmalm's owl (Aegolius funereus) males as revealed by simultaneous radio tracking and video surveillance at the nest
(Master thesis, 2014-10-22)The home range use and habitat selection of four providing male Tengmalm's owls (Aegolius funereus) were studied by using radio telemetry, and simultaneously recording prey deliveries by a video camera positioned inside ... -
Where to go to take what prey? Range use, habitat selection and prey capture in Tengmalm's owl (Aegolius funereus) males as revealed by simultaneous radio tracking and video surveillance at the nest
(Master thesis, 2014)The home range use and habitat selection of four providing male Tengmalm's owls (Aegolius funereus) were studied by using radio telemetry, and simultaneously recording prey deliveries by a video camera positioned inside ... -
Which D’s are the important ones? The effects of built environment characteristics on driving distance in Oslo and Stavanger
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Based on a study in the Greater Oslo and Greater Stavanger urban areas in Norway, this paper employs quantitative and qualitative research methods to investigate the influences of residential location and neighborhood ...