• Assessment of possible adverse consequences for biodiversity when planting vascular plants outside their natural range in Norway -(VKM) 

      Nielsen, Anders; Måren, Inger Elisabeth; Rosef, Line; Kirkendall, Lawrence Richard; Malmstrøm, Martin; Velle, Gaute; de Boer, Hugo; Eldegard, Katrine; Hindar, Kjetil; Hole, Lars Robert; Kausrud, Kyrre Linné; Järnegren, Johanna; Nilsen, Erlend Birkeland; Rueness, Eli Knispel; Thorstad, Eva Bonsak (Research report; Forskningsrapport, 2021-06-25)
      We sow or plant vascular plant species on a large scale in revegetation and restoration projects in Norway today. Some of the species used are already found in Norway, but many of the species, subspecies or populations used though native are not local, that is, they are <i>regionally alien</i>. A regionally alien species is a species that is native to Norway (has been in Norway since 1800) somewhere ...
    • Assessment of the risk to Norwegian biodiversity from import and keeping of crustaceans in freshwater aquaria. Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Alien Organisms and Trade in Endangered Species of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food and Environment 

      Velle, Gaute; Edsman, Lennart; Evangelista, Charlotte; Johnsen, Stein Ivar; Malmstrøm, Martin; Vrålstad, Trude; de Boer, Hugo; Eldegard, Katrine; Hindar, Kjetil; Hole, Lars Robert; Kausrud, Kyrre Linné; Järnegren, Johanna; Måren, Inger Elisabeth; Nilsen, Erlend Birkeland; Rueness, Eli Knispel; Thorstad, Eva Bonsak; Nielsen, Anders (Research report; Forskningsrapport, 2021)
      The Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food and Environment (VKM) was requested by the Norwegian Environment Agency to assess the risk of negative impacts to biodiversity in Norway resulting from import of crustacean decapods for keeping in freshwater aquariums.<p> <p>VKM was asked to 1) list species of crayfish, crabs and shrimps that are currently kept in freshwater aquaria in Norway, and ...
    • Assessment of the risks to honey bees and biodiversity in Norway posed by the predatory wasp species Vespa velutina and V. mandarinia - Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Alien Organisms and Trade in Endangered species of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food and Enviroment 

      Eldegard, Katrine; Flø, Daniel; Kirkendall, Lawrence Richard; Malmstrøm, Martin; Nielsen, Anders; Rasmussen, Claus; de Boer, Hugo; Hindar, Kjetil; Järnegren, Johanna; Kausrud, Kyrre Linné; Rueness, Eli Knispel; Thorstad, Eva Bonsak; Velle, Gaute (Research report; Forskningsrapport, 2022-02-21)
      Med varmere klima er det mulig at asiatisk geithams (Vespa velutina) kan spre seg til Norge. Det er usannsynlig at japansk geithams (Vespa mandarina) vil spre seg til Norge.
    • High-throughput sequencing of African chikanda cake highlights conservation challenges in orchids 

      Veldman, Sarina; Gravendeel, Barbara; Otieno, Joseph; Lammers, Youri; Duijm, Elza; Nieman, Aline; Bytebier, Benny; Ngugi, Grace; Martos, Florent; van Andel, TR; de Boer, Hugo (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-04-01)
      Chikanda is a traditional dish made with wild-harvested ground orchid tubers belonging to three orchidioid genera, Disa, Satyrium and Habenaria, all of which are CITES appendix II-listed. Identification of collected orchid tubers is very difficult and documentation of constituent species in prepared chikanda has hitherto been impossible. Here amplicon metabarcoding was used in samples of six prepared ...
    • Impacts of climate change on the boreal forest ecosystem. Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Alien Organisms and Trade in Endangered species (CITES) of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food and Environment 

      Kausrud, Kyrre Linné; Vandvik, Vigdis; Flø, Daniel; Geange, Sonya Rita; Hegland, Stein Joar; Hermansen, Jo Skeie; Hole, Lars Robert; Ims, Rolf Anker; Kauserud, Håvard; Kirkendall, Lawrence Richard; Nordén, Jenni; Nybakken, Line; Ohlson, Mikael; Skarpaas, Olav; Wendell, Micael; de Boer, Hugo; Eldegard, Katrine; Hindar, Kjetil; Järnegren, Johanna; Måren, Inger Elisabeth; Nielsen, Anders; Nilsen, Erlend Birkeland; Rueness, Eli Knispel; Thorstad, Eva Bonsak; Velle, Gaute (Research report; Forskningsrapport, 2022-04-29)
    • Importation of roughage to Norway - Implications for plant and animal health, zoonoses, and biodiversity. Opinion of the scientific committee of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food and Enviroment 

      Nesbakken, Truls; Steinshamn, Håvard; Thomsen, Iben Margrete; Basic, Dean; Klem, Thea B. Blystad; Gifstad, Tron Øystein; Kausrud, Kyrre Linné; Melby, Kjetil Klaveness; Kirkendall, Lawrence Richard; Magnusson, Christer; Måren, Inger Elisabeth; Nicolaisen, Mogens; Randby, Åshild Taksdal; Stokstad, Maria; Yazdankhah, Siamak Pour; Wendell, Per Hans Micael; Agdestein, Angelika; de Boer, Hugo; Godfroid, Jacques Xavier Leon; Jore, Solveig; Krokene, Paal; Nesse, Live Lingaas; Madslien, Knut; Møretrø, Trond; Velle, Gaute (Research report; Forskningsrapport, 2022-02-18)
      Det er stor usikkerhet om import av grovfôr til Norge kan føre med seg planteskadegjørere, invaderende planter og smittestoff som kan forårsake sykdom hos dyr og mennesker.
    • Klimaendringer og virkninger på hovedøkosystem skog. 

      Kausrud, Kyrre; Vandvik, Vigdis; Flø, Daniel; Geange, Sonya Rita; Hegland, Stein Joar; Hermansen, Jo Skeie; Hole, Lars Robert; Ims, Rolf Anker; Kauserud, Håvard; Kirkendall, Lawrence R.; Nordén, Jenni; Nybakken, Line; Ohlson, Mikael; Skarpaas, Olav; Wendell, Micael; de Boer, Hugo; Eldegard, Katrine; Hindar, Kjetil; Järnegren, Johanna; Krokene, Paal; Måren, Inger Elisabeth; Nielsen, Anders; Nilsen, Erlend Birkeland; Rueness, Eli Knispel; Thorstad, Eva Bonsak; Velle, Gaute (Research report; Forskningsrapport, 2022-04-29)
    • Kunnskapsstatus for bruk av molekylære verktøy i kartlegging og overvåkning av biologisk mangfold i marine miljø 

      Dunshea, Glenn; Martell, Luis; Bakken, Torkild; Budaeva, Nataliya; Ekrem, Torbjørn; Tandberg, Anne Helene S.; Baussant, Thierry; de Boer, Hugo; Hestetun, Jon Thomassen; Hobæk, Anders; Kallioniemi, Eveliina; Larsen, Aud; Markussen, Stine Svalheim; Mauvisseau, Quentin; Ray, Jessica Louise; Yoccoz, Nigel; Willassen, Endre (Research report; Forskningsrapport, 2021-06-02)
      Denne rapporten er bestilt av Miljødirektoratet fra NorBOL (Norwegian Barcode of Life), et nasjonalt nettverk av forskningsinstitusjoner som koordineres av NTNU Vitenskapsmuseet. Universitetsmuseet i Bergen har hatt prosjektledelsen. Rapporten gir en oppsummering av dagens status på DNA-basert metodikk som verktøy i kartlegging og overvåking av biologisk mangfold i det marine miljø. Fokus har vært ...
    • Plant biodiversity assessment through soil eDNA reflects temporal and local diversity 

      Ariza Salazar, Maria; Fouks, Bertrand; Mauvisseau, Quentin; Halvorsen, Rune; Alsos, Inger Greve; de Boer, Hugo (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-04-12)
      1. Several studies have shown the potential of eDNA-based proxies for plant identification, but little is known about their spatial and temporal resolution. This limits its use for plant biodiversity assessments and monitoring of vegetation responses to environmental changes. Here we calibrate the temporal and spatial plant signals detected with soil eDNA surveys by comparing with a standard visual ...
    • Status and trade assessment of parrots listed in CITES Appendix I. Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Alien Organisms and trade in endangered species (CITES) 

      Rueness, Eli Knispel; Asmyhr, Maria Gulbrandsen; de Boer, Hugo; Eldegard, Katrine; Hindar, Kjetil; Hole, Lars Robert; Järnegren, Johanna; Kausrud, Kyrre Linné; Kirkendall, Lawrence Richard; Måren, Inger Elisabeth; Nilsen, Erlend Birkeland; Thorstad, Eva Bonsak; Velle, Gaute; Nielsen, Anders (Research report; Forskningsrapport, 2020-12-18)
      Parrots are one of the most species-rich groups of birds of which the majority inhabits tropical and subtropical forests. Nearly one-third of parrots are threatened with extinction (IUCN categories CR, EN or VU) and more than half of the world’s parrot species are assumed to be decreasing in numbers. Parrots are popular pets on all continents, mainly due to their colourful feathers, their capacity ...