Blar i Faculty of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resource Management (MINA) på tittel
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Veteran oaks, biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in southern Norway
(PhD Thesis;2021:29, Doctoral thesis, 2021)Veteran trees are keystone structures in landscapes, hotspots for biodiversity and have high cultural value. They are also declining globally, and this threatens the species that are dependent on them, and the ecosystem ... -
Video monitoring of ospreys (Pandion haliaetus) at the nest : prey deliveries, feeding time and potential family conflicts
(Master thesis, 2017)Prey deliveries and feeding time was recorded and analyzed at two osprey (Pandion haliaetus) nests located in Østfold county, Norway during the breeding season of 2016. Feeding time analysis was only done when the nestlings ... -
Video monitoring reveals sexual differences in prey selection and prey handling in western marsh harriers (Circus aeruginosus) in Norway
(Master thesis, 2017)A breeding population of marsh harriers (Circus aeruginosus) has established in SE Norway during the last decades, and the population is increasing. Yet, no study of the breeding ecology of this population has been conducted. ... -
Vil bruk av hydrogen i transport produsert gjennom elektrolyse bidra til reduserte klimagassutslipp?
(Master thesis, 2016-09-02)Siden Europas fornybarsatsing hovedsakelig er preget av uregulerbar kraftproduksjon vil den være nødvendig å balansere. Hydrogen som energibærer kan lagre overskuddskraften og spille en viktig rolle i reduksjon av utslipp ... -
Vil det være lønnsomt med utbygging av bunnfast havvind på Sørlige Nordsjø II med radial eller hybrid tilkobling?
(Master thesis, 2023)Det norske og europeiske energimarkedet har de siste årene sett en stadig økende konvertering fra fossile energikilder til fornybare alternativer. For å kunne gjennomføre et slikt grønt skifte i energiproduksjonssektoren ... -
Villsvinets (Sus scrofa) kolonisering av nye leve-områder i sørøst-Norge : habitatbruk, føde, skade-omfang og bestandstatus
(Master thesis, 2011-10-07)Sammendrag Villsvin (Sus scrofa) har etablert seg i sørøstlige deler av Norge, i Aremark og Halden kommuner i Østfold. Ved å registrere gravinger i skogbunnen har jeg studert habitatbruk hos villsvin i et borealt ... -
Viltlevende dyrs bruk av norske veiunderganger : med fokus på småvilt, amfibier og etiske betraktninger
(Master thesis, 2018)The construction of road infrastructure leads to negative effects on animals, such as wildlife-vehicle collisions, fragmentation, degradation of habitats and increased levels of disturbance. Amphibians are of a special ... -
Viltturisme i Lofoten og Vesterålen : et studie av tilbydere og kundenes holdninger til egen påvirkning på viltet
(Master thesis, 2018)Viltturisme er en sterkt voksende gren innen naturbasert reiseliv på verdensbasis og ikoniske dyr- og fuglearter er særlig ettertraktet. Reiselivet i Lofoten og Vesterålen har hatt en veldig sterk vekst de siste årene og ... -
Vindkraftutbygging i skogsområder : økonomiske ringvirkninger for grunneiere ved utbygging av infrastruktur. En vinn-vind situasjon?
(Master thesis, 2013-07-12)Gjennom fornybardirektivet og den felles elsertifikatordningen med Sverige, er forutsetningene for satsingen på ny fornybar energi satt frem mot 2020. Norge har et mål om 13,2 TWh ny fornybar energi. En stor andel av dette ... -
Visitor experience in high-use areas : a study of the hiker experiencescape at Ryten-Kvalvika, Lofoten
(Master thesis, 2022)Today, urbanisation increases the wish for people to visit nature areas. People gain several personal benefits from the outdoor activities that e.g. nature-based tourism provides. Ryten Mountain and Kvalvika Beach ... -
Visuell individbestemmelse av gaupe (Lynx lynx) ved hjelp av viltkamerabilder
(Master thesis, 2023)Bestandsestimering av store rovdyr er vanskelig, ettersom store rovdyr er skye dyr med store leveområder. Det brukes flere ulike metoder for å estimere bestandene av store rovdyr, som DNA-innsamling, sporing på snø og ... -
Vitalitet og skader på furu : effekt av plantetidspunkt og markberedning på 1-3 år gamle plantefelt i Nord-Østerdal
(Master thesis, 2019)Foryngelsesfasen er kanskje det viktigste stadiet etter hogst og krever ofte ulike skjøtselstiltak for at etableringen av ny skog skal gå raskt og bli tilfredsstillende. Planting av furu i Norge har økt mye i omfang de ... -
Vocal behaviour and intraspecific call variations of Kempholey Night Frog (Nyctibatrachus kempholeyensis) in the Western Ghats, India
(Master thesis, 2018)Signal analyses, basic call descriptions and call variations are the basis for assessing repertoires of individuals and species and also play a role in understanding social and breeding behaviour of frogs. The primary ... -
Voluntary carbon credits as an incentive to capture and store biogenic emissions at waste incineration plants : a profitability assessment of future investment in carbon capture and storage at waste incineration plants, based on a separate market analysis of the voluntary carbon market post-2030
(Master thesis, 2022)To reach the goal of The Paris Agreement the transition to renewable energy and energy efficiency will be necessary, but insufficient to achieve the goal of 1,5 Degree Celsius. According to the UN’s Climate Panel and IEA, ... -
'Waste' biochar for agricultural soil quality improvement
(Master thesis, 2022)Biochar is a carbonaceous substance obtained from the pyrolysis of biomass under anoxic conditions. The use of biochar dates as far back as the ancient Amazonian times i.e, ‘Terra Preta de Indio’ where dark soils had more ... -
Waste-based sorbents for reducing the mobility and leaching of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in contaminated soil
(Master thesis, 2021)Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a diverse group of anthropogenic, organic chemicals whose widespread use have caused contamination issues worldwide. Former use of PFAS-containing firefighting foams have ... -
Water footprint approaches in Life Cycle Assessment : State-of-the-art and a case study of hydroelectric generation in the Høyanger area
(Master thesis, 2012-10-05)Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) currently fails to include impacts of freshwater use, and specification of water accounts in terms of geography and quality. Water footprints can be included in LCA to account and assess freshwater ... -
Water quality affected by interactions with filter media in raingardens
(Master thesis, 2022)The objective of this thesis is to investigate how the filter media in raingardens can affect the water quality. This will be done by comparing water quality of the water entering the raingarden with the quality of the ... -
Water storage dynamics of papyrus wetlands and land use change in the Lake Kyoga basin, Uganda
(PhD Thesis;2018:69, Doctoral thesis, 2018)Papyrus wetlands of the upper Nile basin in Eastern Africa provide water and fertile soils that are essential to sustain agricultural production. Due to the need to improve food security, there is increased pressure to ... -
Wetland treatment of hospital wastewater in Far Western Nepal including a knowledge attitude and practice (KAP) study on sanitation
(Master thesis, 2017)Decentralized wastewater treatment systems are a technological approach to sanitation that often is easy to operate, cheap to construct and require little maintenance. Combining this with ecological sanitation which consider ...