• Determinants and effects of moth population dynamics in altitudinal gradients in northern Fennoscandia 

      Schott, Tino (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2013-05-21)
      The aim of this PhD-project has been to increase our knowledge of trophic interactions along altitudinal gradients in a system of sympatric, cyclically outbreaking geometrid moth species in sub-arctic, coastal birch forest in northern Norway. The project resulted in four scientific publications; two sub-studies focused on the causal effect of natural enemies on the observed complex spatio-temporal ...
    • How rapidly do invasive birch forest geometrids recruit larval parasitoids? Insights from comparison with a sympatric native geometrid 

      Laksforsmo Vindstad, Ole Petter; Schott, Tino; Hagen, Snorre; Jepsen, Jane Uhd; Kapari, Lauri Teemu; Ims, Rolf Anker (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2013)
      Two related issues in studies of biological invasions are how quickly the enemy complexes of invasive species become as species-rich and efficient as those of native species and how important enemy release is for the establishment and spread of invaders. We addressed these issues for the geometrid moths Operophtera brumata and Agriopis aurantiaria, who invaded the coastal mountain birch forest ...