We consider a pie-splitting game involving three committee members. In response to the large literature on sequential procedures in this type of game, we propose an institution that is inspired by auction theory. The (sealed) bids of the players are proposals for a distribution of the pie and are given simultaneously. If any of the bids is preferred to all others in a pairwise comparison (i.e. ...

Som denne avhandling viser, har Norges Råfisklag et vidtgående hjemmelsgrunnlag for å regulere førstehåndsmarkedet med tanke på kvalitet og best betalte anvendelse. Kompetansen innehar et bredt sett med virkemidler som kan benyttes. Oppgaven viser at ligger et større handlingsrom i loven enn det salgslaget utnytter. Salgslagets private autonomi har en vid utstrekning i tilknytning til salg gjennom ...

Formålet med avhandlingen er å få en forståelse for hvilke faktorer som påvirker hvordan aktører former sine egne reaksjoner på endringer. Avhandlingen tar utgangspunkt i to perspektiver som skisserer to forklaringsmodeller innenfor informasjonsprosessering. Den ene tar for seg hvordan individet fortolker, forstår og responderer ut ifra en individuell forståelse og oppfatning av endringen. Den andre ...

Acanthobdellida gnaw into the sides of salmonid fishes in frigid Arctic lakes and rivers, latching on with fearsome facial hooks. Sister to leeches, they are an ancient lineage with two described species. Unfortunately, Acanthobdellida are rarely collected, leading to a paucity of literature despite their unique morphology. Populations range from Eurasia to Alaska (USA), but few specimens of ...

Early research on marine fungi was mostly descriptive, with an emphasis on their diversity and taxonomy, especially of those collected at rocky shores on seaweeds and driftwood. Subsequently, further substrata (e.g. salt marsh grasses, marine animals, seagrasses, sea foam, seawater, sediment) and habitats (coral reefs, deep-sea, hydrothermal vents, mangroves, sandy beaches, salt marshes) were explored ...

Aim: We assessed temporal trends in functional diversity of the deep-sea demersal fish communities of East Greenland to characterize ecological responses to rising sea temperatures.<p> <p>Location: The study region encompasses a shelf and slope area located offshore between 63°N and 66°N, east of Greenland. <p>Methods: A unique dataset of demersal fish abundance covering a depth range of 1500 m ...

Purpose – The study aims to investigate how tourism actors’ methodologies fuel the development of regenerative activities anchored in the reciprocity of nature and humans directed at bringing well-being for all living beings.<p> <p>Design/methodology/approach – To shed light on micro-scale regenerative creation processes in tourism, the authors engage in co-creative case study research with the ...

Rapid changes to the physical environment of Arctic marine systems in recent years impact the structure and function of benthic ecosystems. Exploring the resilience of these systems to perturbations requires a solid understanding of key ecological processes and must be conducted over appropriate time scales due to the slow growth and recruitment of many Arctic benthic organisms. This study addresses ...

Simplified microbial communities, or “benchtop microbiomes,” enable us to manage the profound complexity of microbial ecosystems. Widespread activities aiming to design and control communities result in novel resources for testing ecological theories and also for realizing new biotechnologies. There is much to be gained by reconciling engineering design principles with ecological processes that shape ...

The limited amount of fish oils available has led to extensive search for alternative sources of oils rich in health beneficial long-chain polyunsaturated ω-3 fatty acids. The zooplankton Calanus finmarchicus, also known as redfeed, is present in large amounts in the North Atlantic and has lipid-rich stages, which can be harvested. One of the main objectives of this study was to investigate if the ...