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Histopathological characterisation of retinal lesions associated to Diplostomum species (Platyhelminthes: Trematoda) infection in polymorphic Arctic charr Salvelinus alpinus
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018)
The eye represents an immune privileged organ where parasites can escape host reactions. This study provides the first systematic evidence of the pathology associated with <i>Diplostomum</i> sp. infection in the eye retina of fish (i.e. Arctic charr). Histological sections showed that the trematodes caused mechanical disengagement between the retinal pigmentary epithelium and the neurosensory retina, ...
Parasitism and the Biodiversity-Functioning Relationship
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-02-15)
Species interactions can influence ecosystem functioning by enhancing or suppressing the activities of species that drive ecosystem processes, or by causing changes in biodiversity. However, one important class of species interactions – parasitism – has been little considered in biodiversity and ecosystem functioning (BD-EF) research. Parasites might increase or decrease ecosystem processes by ...
Long-term ecological studies in northern lakes – challenges, experiences, and accomplishments
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-08-15)
We review three long‐term research programs performed over the last four decades on the ecology and management of oligotrophic lake systems with different fish communities at 69° N in Norway. Through whole‐lake perturbation experiments, intensive culling of stunted fish removed 35 tons (1984–1991) of Arctic charr <i>Salvelinus alpinus</i> in Takvatn (15 km<sup>2</sup>) and 153 tons (1981–1983, ...
Determinants of parasite distribution in Arctic charr populations: catchment structure versus dispersal potential
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-06-18)
Parasite distribution patterns in lotic catchments are driven by the combined influences of unidirectional
water flow and the mobility of the most mobile host. However, the importance of
such drivers in catchments dominated by lentic habitats are poorly understood. We examined
parasite populations of Arctic charr Salvelinus alpinus from a series of linear-connected lakes in
northern Norway to ...