Browsing Brage NMBU by Author "Støen, Ole-Gunnar"

Bears are simply voles writ large: social structure determines the mechanisms of intrinsic population regulation in mammals

Odden, Morten; Ims, Rolf Anker; Støen, Ole-Gunnar; Swenson, Jon; Andreassen, Harry Peter (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)

Behavioral and Physiological Responses of Scandinavian Brown Bears (Ursus arctos) to Dog Hunts and Human Encounters

Le Grand, Luc; Thorsen, Neri Horntvedt; Fuchs, Boris; Evans, Alina L.; Laske, Timothy G.; Arnemo, Jon Martin; Sæbø, Solve; Støen, Ole-Gunnar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)

Innovations in biologging have offered new possibilities to better understand animals in their natural environment. Biologgers can be used by researchers to measure the impact of human disturbances on wildlife and guide ...

Behaviour of Solitary Adult Scandinavian Brown Bears (Ursus arctos) when Approached by Humans on Foot

Moen, Gro Kvelprud; Støen, Ole-Gunnar; Sahlén, Veronica; Swenson, Jon (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)

Behavioural Differences between Single Scandinavian Brown Bears (Ursus arctos) and Females with Dependent Young When Experimentally Approached by Humans

Sahlén, Veronica; Ordiz Fernandez, Andres Avelino; Swenson, Jon; Støen, Ole-Gunnar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)

Brown bear (Ursus arctos) attacks resulting in human casualties in Scandinavia 1977-2016; management implications and recommendations

Støen, Ole-Gunnar; Ordiz Fernandez, Andres Avelino; Sahlén, Veronica; Arnemo, Jon Martin; Sæbø, Solve; Mattsing, Glenn; Kristofferson, magnus; Brunberg, Sven; Kindberg, Jonas; Swenson, Jon (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)

Brown bear attacks on humans: a worldwide perspective

Bombieri, Giulia; Naves, J.; Penteriani, Vincenzo; Selva, Nuria; Fernández-Gil, Alberto; López-Bao, J. V.; Ambarli, H.; Bautista, Carlos; Støen, Ole-Gunnar; Swenson, Jon; Wabakken, Petter; Bespalova, T.; Bobrov, V.; Bolshakov, V.; Bondarchuk, S.; Camarra, J.J.; Chiriac, S.; Ciucci, P.; Dutsov, A.; Dykyy, I.; Fedriani, J.M.; García-Rodríguez, A.; Garrote, P.J.; Gashev, S.; Groff, C.; Gutleb, B.; Haring, B.; Härkönen, S.; Huber, D.; Kaboli, M.; Kalinkin, Y.; Karamanlidis, A.A.; Karpin, V.; Kastrikin, V.; Khlyap, L.; Khoetsky, P.; Kojola, I.; Korolev, A.; Korytin, N.; Kozsheechkin, V.; Krofel, M.; Kurhinen, J.; Kuznetsova, I.; Larin, E.; Levykh, A.; Mamontov, Mamontov.; Männil, P.; Melovski, D.; Mertzanis, Y.; Meydus, A. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)

The increasing trend of large carnivore attacks on humans not only raises human safety concerns but may also undermine large carnivore conservation efforts. Although rare, attacks by brown bears Ursus arctos are also on ...

Brown bear predation on semi-domesticated reindeer and depredation compensations

Støen, Ole-Gunnar; Sivertsen, Therese Ramberg; Tallian, Aimee Grace; Rauset, Geir Rune; Kindberg, Jonas; Persson, Lars-Thomas; Stokke, Rune; Skarin, Anna; Segerström, Peter; Frank, Jens (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)

The recovery and conservation of large carnivores can negatively impact the economy of traditional pastoralist societies, including indigenous reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) herding communities. Quantifying the magnitude of ...

Capture, Anesthesia, and Disturbance of Free-Ranging Brown Bears (Ursus arctos) during Hibernation

Evans, Alina; Sahlén, Veronica; Støen, Ole-Gunnar; Fahlman, Åsa; Brunberg, Sven; Madslien, Knut; Fröbert, Ole; Swenson, Jon; Arnemo, Jon Martin (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)

We conducted thirteen immobilizations of previously collared hibernating two- to four-year-old brown bears (Ursus arctos) weighing 21–66 kg in central Sweden in winter 2010 and 2011 for comparative physiology research. ...

Do Scandinavian brown bears approach settlements to obtain high-quality food?

Elfström, Marcus; Davey, Marie Louise; Zedrosser, Andreas; Müller, Martin; De Barba, Marta; Støen, Ole-Gunnar; Miquel, Christian; Taberlet, Pierre; Hackländer, Klaus; Swenson, Jon (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)

Does despotic behavior or food search explain the occurrence of problem brown bears in Europe?

Elfström, Marcus; Zedrosser, Andreas; Jerina, Klemen; Støen, Ole-Gunnar; Kindberg, Jonas; Budic, Lara; Jonozovic, Marko; Swenson, Jon (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)

Ecological implications from spatial patterns in human-caused brown bear mortality

Steyaert, Sam; Zedrosser, Andreas; Elfström, Marcus; Ordiz Fernandez, Andres Avelino; Leclerc, Martin; Frank, Shane; Kindberg, Jonas; Støen, Ole-Gunnar; Brunberg, Sven; Swenson, Jon (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)

Humans are important agents of wildlife mortality, and understanding such mortality is paramount for effective population management and conservation. However, the spatial mechanisms behind wildlife mortality are often ...

Ecological implications from spatial patterns in human-caused brown bear mortality

Steyaert, Sam; Zedrosser, Andreas; Elfström, Marcus; Ordiz Fernandez, Andres Avelino; Leclerc, Martin; Frank, Shane; Kindberg, Jonas; Støen, Ole-Gunnar; Brunberg, Sven; Swenson, Jon (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)

Effects of Human Disturbance on Terrestrial Apex Predators

Ordiz Fernandez, Andres Avelino; Aronsson, Malin; Persson, Jens; Støen, Ole-Gunnar; Swenson, Jon; Kindberg, Jonas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

The effects of human disturbance spread over virtually all ecosystems and ecological communities on Earth. In this review, we focus on the effects of human disturbance on terrestrial apex predators. We summarize their ...

Gut retention time in captive brown bears Ursus arctos

Elfström, Marcus; Støen, Ole-Gunnar; Zedrosser, Andreas; Warrington, Ian; Swenson, Jon (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)

Knowing animals’ gut retention time (GRT) for important food items is critical when using non-invasive studies based on faecal remains, e.g. when analysing nutritive quality of food, or relating diet or behaviour to ...

Habitat selection by brown bears with varying levels of predation rates on ungulate neonates

Twynham, Kate; Ordiz, Andres; Støen, Ole-Gunnar; Rauset, Geir Rune; Kindberg, Jonas; Segerström, Peter; Frank, Jens; Uzal, Antonio (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

In northern Eurasia, large carnivores overlap with semi-domestic reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) and moose (Alces alces). In Scandinavia, previous studies have quantified brown bear (Ursus arctos) spring predation on neonates ...

Human behaviour can trigger large carnivore attacks in developed countries

Penteriani, Vincenzo; del Mar Delgado, Maria; Pinchera, Francesco; Naves, Javier; Fernández-Gil, Alberto; Kojola, Ilpo; Härkönen, Sauli; Norberg, Harri; Frank, Jens; Fedriani, José María; Sahlèn, Veroncia; Støen, Ole-Gunnar; Swenson, Jon; Wabakken, Petter; Pellegrini, Mario; Herrero, Stephen; López-Bao, José Vicente (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)

The media and scientific literature are increasingly reporting an escalation of large carnivore attacks on humans in North America and Europe. Although rare compared to human fatalities by other wildlife, the media often ...