A fossil-rich interval in the organic-rich marine black mudstone of the Middle Triassic Botneheia Formation on eastern Svalbard was logged in high-resolution on an extremely well exposed section with emphasis on bivalve beds, taphonomic features, trace fossils and oxygenation proxies. The size distribution, fragmentation, articulation and orientation of three bivalve beds of the epifaunal flat ...

High latitude ecosystems are experiencing the most rapid warming on earth, expected to trigger a diverse array of ecological responses. Climate warming affects the ecophysiology of fish, and fish close to the cold end of their thermal distribution are expected to increase somatic growth from increased temperatures and a prolonged growth season, which in turn affects maturation schedules, reproduction, ...

<p>Bacteria are small single-celled organisms that are found in nearly every habitat on Earth. While bacterial genomes usually consist of one large circular replicon, about 10% of bacteria have organized their genes onto several large replicons. These multipartite bacteria are often found in symbiotic or pathogenic relationships with other higher organisms and are believed to have greater ability ...

Morphological similarities between skates of the genus Dipturus in the north-eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean have resulted in longstanding confusion, misidentification and misreporting. Current evidence indicates that the common skate is best explained two species, the flapper skate (D. intermedius) and the common blue skate (D. batis). However, some management and conservation initiatives developed ...

Akademiske idealer om kritisk tenkning, mangfold, forebygging av fordommer og rasisme er viktige for lærerutdanningen. Til tross for det viser studier av norsk lærerutdanning at lærerstudenter i liten grad blir utfordret på disse temaene, og de mangler både strategier og perspektiver til å håndtere fordommer og rasistiske ytringer i klasserommet (Lenz og Moldrheim, 2019; Røthing, 2020; Myrebøe, ...

Overtredelsesgebyr (OTG) er en administrativ sanksjon som Fiskeridirektoratet kan ilegge ved overtredelser av fiskerilovgivningen. Denne oppgaven undersøker bruken av OTG i norsk fiskerinæring, med formål om å vise hvorfor det er uenigheter mellom forvaltningen og fiskerne om bruken av sanksjonsmetoden. For å besvare oppgavens problemstilling vil studien bruke en "mixed methods" tilnærming ved å ...

Salmon louse, (Lepeophtheirus salmonis, Krøyer, 1838), is an ectoparasite that causes multiple health and economic problems in the farming of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.), but also threatens wild salmonid species. The industry is struggling to identify proper measures for limiting lice infections, and to identify effective delousing treatments. One of the major production and management challenges, ...