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dc.contributor.advisorHemmingsen, Willy
dc.contributor.advisorArneberg, Per
dc.contributor.authorLøvland, Ann Beate
dc.date.accessioned2018-01-11T10:19:59Z
dc.date.available2018-01-11T10:19:59Z
dc.date.issued2017-06-29
dc.description.abstractParasites have been given a prominent role in ecology because of their potential to influence ecosystem dynamics. Parasite-host interactions are important in understanding host population dynamics and ecological processes. The marine environment is the largest ecosystem in the world, and between the coastal realm and the open water realm exists great ecological variances. Because parasites encompass a great influence on an ecological scale, studying parasites can bring out information about their role in food webs, and provide knowledge about occurrences of parasites between different types of habitats. In this study, a comparison of the level of parasite infection on the Atlantic cod (gadus morhua) from two different localities, the Barents Sea and Øksfjord in the coastal region of northern Norway are presented. The total number of parasite species was found to be higher on individual hosts of cod from the coastal region compared to the Barents Sea. Intensity of infestation of the parasites present in both localities is also higher in cod from the coastal region. These findings are consistent with the idea that parasites may mean less for the dynamics of the cod population in the open sea than at the coast. The observed different parasite diversity reflects the geographical distinct habitats, and demonstrates the importance of future studies on the subject.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/11962
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherUiT Norges arktiske universiteten_US
dc.publisherUiT The Arctic University of Norwayen_US
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2017 The Author(s)
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0en_US
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)en_US
dc.subject.courseIDBIO-3906
dc.subjectFish parasitesen_US
dc.subjectProtozoaen_US
dc.subjectMyxosporeaen_US
dc.subjectNematodaen_US
dc.subjectDigeneaen_US
dc.subjectMonogeneaen_US
dc.subjectAcanthocephalaen_US
dc.subjectEucestodaen_US
dc.subjectParasitic copepodsen_US
dc.subjectIsopodaen_US
dc.subjectThe Barents Seaen_US
dc.subjectCoastal regionen_US
dc.subjectVDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Zoologiske og botaniske fag: 480::Parasittologi: 484en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Zoology and botany: 480::Parasitology: 484en_US
dc.titleParasites from cod in two different localities, the Barents Sea and Øksfjord in the coastal region of northern Norway. A comparisonen_US
dc.typeMaster thesisen_US
dc.typeMastergradsoppgaveen_US


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