• Genetic changes caused by restocking and hydroelectric dams in demographically bottlenecked brown trout in a transnational subarctic riverine system 

      Klutsch, Cornelya; Maduna, Simo; Polikarpova, Natalia; Forfang, Kristin; Aspholm, Paul Eric; Nyman, Tommi; Eiken, Hans Geir; Amundsen, Per-Arne; Hagen, Snorre (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-04-29)
      Habitat discontinuity, anthropogenic disturbance, and overharvesting have led to population fragmentation and decline worldwide. Preservation of remaining natural genetic diversity is crucial to avoid continued genetic erosion. Brown trout (<i>Salmo trutta</i> L.) is an ideal model species for studying anthropogenic influences on genetic integrity, as it has experienced significant genetic alterations ...
    • Studying phenological phenomena in subarctic biomes with international school pupils as citizen scientists 

      Klutsch, Cornelya; Aspholm, Paul Eric; Polikarpova, Natalia; Veisblium, Olga; Bjørn, Tor-Arne; Wikan, Anne; Gonzalez, Victoria; Hagen, Snorre B. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-12-30)
      Citizen science can facilitate in‐depth learning for pupils and students, contribute to scientific research, and permit civic participation. Here, we describe the development of the transnational school‐based citizen science project <i>Phenology of the North Calotte</i>. Its primary goal is to introduce pupils (age 12–15; grades 7–10) in northern Norway, Russia, and Finland to the local and global ...
    • Temporal analysis shows relaxed genetic erosion following improved stocking practices in a subarctic transnational brown trout population 

      Klutsch, Cornelya; Maduna, Simo; Polikarpova, Natalia; Forfang, Kristin; Beddari, Benedicte Lissner; Gjelland, Karl Øystein; Aspholm, Paul Eric; Amundsen, Per-Arne; Hagen, Snorre (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-08-30)
      Maintaining standing genetic variation is a challenge in human-dominated landscapes. We used genetic (i.e., 16 short tandem repeats) and morphological (i.e., length and weight) measurements of 593 contemporary and historical brown trout (Salmo trutta) samples to study fine-scale and short-term impacts of different management practices. These had changed from traditional breeding practices, using the ...