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Economic and environmental impacts of reprocessing household plastic waste at Øra, compared to transport and reprocessing in Germany
(Master thesis, 2018)Since the early 19-hundreds, plastics have been a valuable product for humans. Production has expanded throughout decades, leading to increased volumes of plastic waste. Insufficient treatment of plastic waste leads to ... -
Economic perspectives of market integration and demand flexibility within a smart grid dominated power sector
(PhD Thesis;2015:56, Doctoral thesis, 2020-11-19)The developments related to integration of renewable energy sources, smart grid and market liberalization make the transition of the power system to a new state inevitable. This PhD work aims to analyze some of the market ... -
Ecotoxicological effects of highway and tunnel wash water runoff
(PhD Thesis;2010:25, Doctoral thesis, 2010)In Norway, the traffic loadings have shown a substantial increase during the last decades. From 1948 to 2008 the transportation load has increased from 2.5 to 60.6 million passenger km. Hence, the ever increasing traffic ... -
Ectoparasite (Ceratophyllus vagabundus vagabundus) infestations reduce hatching success in precocial birds (Branta leucopsis) nesting in the High Arctic
(Master thesis, 2016-08-11)Arctic terrestrial ecosystems are ideal systems to study host-parasite interactions because they are sensitive and have fewer confounding interactions than lower latitudes. Since the Arctic is experiencing rapid climate ... -
The effect of artificial light and latitude on foraging activity in resident passerines in Northern Europe
(Master thesis, 2020)Over the last couple of decades, there has been an increasing interest in the ecological consequences of artificial light on wildlife. At northern latitudes, winter is characterized by short days and low temperatures, ... -
Effect of autumn warming on the rate of senescence in Svalbard plants : an experimental approach with relevance for Svalbard reindeer
(Master thesis, 2022)Phenology is a biological trait sensitive to global warming. Climate change scenarios predict a three-fold increase in temperature and altered rainfall for polar regions. The Svalbard Archipelago, situated at 780 North, ... -
Effect of Conservation Agriculture and Biochar on Soil Hydraulic Properties in a Ugandan Plinthosol
(Master thesis, 2023)Conservation agriculture (CA) is regarded as a robust and resilient agricultural practice, able to meet the challenges related to climate change. Conservation farming in combination with biochar (BC) has gained increased ... -
Effect of Elevation Differences in Alpine Insect Activity on Silene Acaulis at Finse, Norway
(Master thesis, 2021)Global annual average temperature has increased since the industrial revolution and is predicted to continue to increase in the future resulting in altered species distributions. Alpine ecosystems are particularly vulnerable ... -
Effect of exclosure on environment and its socio economic contributions to local people : in the case study of halla exclosure, Tigray, Ethiopia
(Master thesis, 2013-03-22)Though exclosure is sound for degraded land rehabilitation, mainly due to lack of quantitative environmental and socio-economical merits most exclosures are attributed negatively by local people and hence their ... -
Effect of farmland type and vegetation height on habitat use and breeding success of northern lapwings in south-east Norway
(Master thesis, 2020)Habitat use is a key element to understanding how endangered species should be protected from further decline. The northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) is a red-listed farmland species threatened by multiple factors such ... -
Effect of grazing in Norwegian outfields related to the quantity and quality of soil organic carbon and other soil properties
(Master thesis, 2022)Utilization of the outfield for grazing have long traditions in Norway. Not only as a pasture, but also mowed to provide food for the winter (Rekdal & Angeloff, 2021). From 1949 to 1999, grazing in Norway changed from ... -
Effect of macrophyte removal on CO2 emissions in the river Otra, Norway
(Master thesis, 2021)The main goal of this study is to examine how macrophyte removal affects CO2 emissions in rivers with a secondary aim of quantifying CO2 concentrations and emissions in the river over the course of 24 hours. The study was ... -
Effect of mountain biking on red deer (Cervus elaphus) in Kaupanger, Norway
(Master thesis, 2016-08-31)Human outdoor activities, like mountain biking, often affect animal behaviour. Ungulates might avoid roads and trails, and increase their avoidance with increasing human activity. Recently, biking on forest trails has ... -
Effect of nanoplastics in the marine organism Tisbe battagliai
(Master thesis, 2019)Plastic is a material made out of polymer chains derived from oil and gas, and together with additives these polymers have numerous applications. Plastic is used in daily life as wrapping around food, in cosmetics and in ... -
Effect of Neozygites floridana infection in Tetranychus urticae females on sexual behavior of males
(Master thesis, 2012-11-16)The entomopathogenic fungus Neozygites floridana infects and kills the two-spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae, an important herbivorous pest worldwide. The fungal development stages in/ on the cadaver (mite infected ... -
Effect of nitrogen fertilization on decomposition in boreal forest
(Master thesis, 2021)Anthropogenic activities have resulted in escalating deposition of nitrogen in many forms that impact several aspects of ecosystem especially lying on boreal region where N is a limiting factor for tree growth. Although N ... -
Effect of riparian vegetation cover and season on aquatic macroinvertebrate assemblages in the Ecuadorian Andes
(Master thesis, 2013-08-12)The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of season and changes in the riparian vegetation cover on diversity, structure, temporal variability, and trophic structure of aquatic macroinvertebrate assemblage ... -
Effect of salmon lice (Lepeophtheirus salmonis) infestations on the behaviour of prematurely returned sea trout (Salmo trutta) in the Hardangerfjord
(Master thesis, 2022)The expansion of the salmon farming industry along the Northern coasts has caused a higher concentration of salmon lice (Lepeophtheirus salmonis) in the coastal waters and fjords. There has been observed that Sea trout ... -
Effect of Season and Habitat on Two Congeneric Bat Species in a Fragmented Forest Landscape, Central Amazon, Brazil
(Master thesis, 2022)Bats are an important component of Amazonian mammal communities but are often ignored during conventional biodiversity assessments. Much is therefore unknown regarding spatial and temporal forest use and the partitioning ... -
Effect of seed treatment with putative defence priming chemicals on defence-related gene expression and pathogen resistance in Norway spruce (Picea abies) seedlings
(Master thesis, 2020)Chemical seed treatment may be a simple method to protect conifer seedlings from pests and pathogens in plant nurseries and forest stands. In this study, I tested the ability of eight putative defence priming chemicals ...