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Cafeteria experiment : acorn preference of the Eurasian Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
(Master thesis, 2020)Food hoarding is a strategy that is beneficial during food scarcity and improves the chance of survival. Seasonal fluctuations in food availability is common, and during the winter there are less food available. Eurasian ... -
Can 3-D X-Ray tomography improve the estimation of saturated hydraulic conductivity of soils?
(Master thesis, 2024)Saturated hydraulic conductivity (Ksat) is one of the most fundamental parameters in soil hydrology. It governs the rate of saturated flow through porous media and functions as a scaling factor for unsaturated flow. Knowledge ... -
Carbon cycle effects of different strategies for utilisation of forest resources : a review
(MINA fagrapport;19, Report, 2011)The objective of this report was to review studies of relevance for the Norwegian forest carbon cycle and on that basis, indicate global warming impacts of possible changes in management and utilization of the Norwegian ... -
Carbon stock and geological development of a peatland in Karlshaugen nature reserve
(Master thesis, 2019)Carbon stocks of peatlands is of growing interest due to the ability to store large amounts of carbon. To provide data of this subject this master thesis presents results from a study of a peatland within a forest nature ... -
Carbon substitution and storage benefits from harvested wood products in the Norwegian forest sector
(Master thesis, 2023)The objective of this thesis was to study the carbon substitution and storage benefits from harvested wood products (HWPs) produced by the Norwegian forest industry today and potentially in the future. Five different product ... -
Catch per unit effort and population structure of Atlantic cod, Gadus morhua, in the Inner Oslofjord during a catch ban period
(Master thesis, 2023)Atlantic cod populations in the inner Oslofjord have faced a serious decline due to overharvesting. Since 2019, a cod catch ban has been in effect, rendering all harvesting of the species in the Oslofjord illegal. This ... -
Catching the European tarnished plant bug, Lygus rugulipennis (Hemiptera: Miridae), using baited funnel traps
(Master thesis, 2014-11-04)The European tarnished plant bug, Lygus rugulipennis, (Hemiptera: Miridae) is a highly polyphagous species considered a pest on numerous crops, among these strawberry causing malformed or “cat-faced” berries. No effective ... -
Cation exchange capacity, and amendment effect of gypsum and organic matter on chemical properties of and aggregate stability of bauxite residue
(Master thesis, 2022)Bauksittavfall (BR) er overskotsprodukt frå ekstrahering av alumina frå bauksittmalm. Bak kvart tonn alumina produserast det 1-2 tonn bauksittavfall, og verdas største aluminaraffineri er Hydro Alunorte, som ligg ved byen ... -
CFD simulations of local wind fields : a parametric study
(Master thesis, 2021)Establishing the local wind fields using a simulation software is an important part of the wind resource assessment. In this study the WindSim software, utilizing the Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) method, is used to ... -
Challenging conventional carbon wisdom : a climate driven vegetation shift from spruce to beech may not change the size of the carbon pool in southeast Norwegian forest soils
(Master thesis, 2016-08-31)Forest soils represents the largest terrestrial carbon (C) pool and thus play a critical role in the global C cycle. Predicted climate change is expected to change the size of forest soil C pools by driving a shift in ... -
Challenging, spectacular and less appealing versus flat, boring and highly attractive : a comparative analysis of the images of the two winter sport events Birkebeinerrennet and Vasaloppet
(Master thesis, 2018)The number of participants in Birkebeinerrennet has decreased during the last years. An understanding of how sport tourists perceives an event’s image can help destinations make a image that attracts more desirable visitors ... -
Change in arthropod communities following a mass death incident of reindeer at Hardangervidda
(Master thesis, 2019)Decomposition of dead material is a vital part of ecology, and an important process in every ecosystem. Dead animals are likely to play a major part in sustaining species that specialize on scavenging. The highly nutrient ... -
Change in forest volume and total above ground biomass : a revisit study at Annapurna Conservation Area, Nepal
(Master thesis, 2013-08-29)Periodic assessment of forest resources is vital as forest plays regulatory role in maintaining environmental balance and provides wide range of ecosystem services. In this context, a study was carried in Mardi watershed ... -
Changes in crown form by mixing Norway spruce and Scots pine analysed with terrestrial laser scanning
(Master thesis, 2018)How tree ́s crown form develops in mixed stands are of interest, especially due to the linkage between light interception and biomass production. There are some studies revealing development of greater crown forms (e.g., ... -
Changes in macroinvertebrate community composition in two Norwegian glacier-fed rivers in response to rapid glacier retreat
(Master thesis, 2023)Glaciers are retreating globally in response to a warming climate, and the ecosystems of glacier-fed rivers are expected to change correspondingly. The macroinvertebrate community composition of glacier-fed rivers is shaped ... -
Changes in speciation and kinetics of Po-210 in produced water from oil industry when it is mixed with seawater
(Master thesis, 2017)Petroleum production on the Norwegian continental shelf is accompanied by the production of the largest by volume waste stream called produced water. Produced water discharged to the North Sea can contain elevated level ... -
Changes in species richness and altitudinal distribution of vascular plants in Jotunheimen, Norway
(Master thesis, 2019)Species richness was sampled on 254 sites distributed along the altitudinal gradient of 23 mountains in Jotunheimen, Norway. The sampling was conducted during the summer of 2014, on sites that previously had been sampled ... -
Changes in the abundance, species composition and distribution of the Barents Sea euphausiids (krill) : with focus on the expansion and reproduction of Meganyctiphanes norvegica
(Master thesis, 2018)Euphausiids (krill) play a key role in the Barents Sea ecosystem, being an important prey for a number of species, and thereby transferring energy from primary producers to higher trophic levels. An unprecedented warming ... -
Characterization of pesticide hazard and risk to freshwater algae under ecologically relevant exposure conditions in Norway
(Master thesis, 2017)Balansen i det akvatiske økosystemet er under konstant press fra menneskelig påvirkning, og store mengder forurensende stoffer slippes ut i vannforekomster i hele verden. Blant disse er pesticider en stor kilde til utslipp, ... -
Characterization of radioactive particle exposure using micro and nano-focused X-ray techniques
(PhD Thesis;2021:95, Doctoral thesis, 2021)Radionuclides may be introduced into the environment from a variety of sources both naturally occurring, such as weathering from ore deposits, and anthropogenic, such as releases associated with the nuclear weapons and ...