Our understanding of marine communities and their functions in an ecosystem relies on the ability to detect and monitor species distributions and abundances. Currently, the use of environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding is increasingly being applied for the rapid assessment and monitoring of aquatic species. Most eDNA metabarcoding studies have either focussed on the simultaneous identification of a ...

Peat bogs located in high mountains are suitable places to study local environmental responses to climate variability. These ecosystems host a large number of eukaryotes with diverse taxonomic and functional diversity. We carried out a metabarcoding study using universal 18S and COI markers to explore the composition of past and present eukaryotic communities of a Pyrenean peat bog ecosystem. We ...

Airlines are increasingly using social media for initiating and sustaining consumer brand engagement through interaction and sharing. This study introduces a conceptual model on brand post engagement on social media and contributes to extant knowledge on the effectiveness of the determinants of such engagement in the airline industry. Facebook brand posts of a major Nordic airline published between ...

<p>This thesis provides an overview of recent selectivity studies conducted in eastern North Pacific trawl fisheries (e.g., West Coast groundfish bottom trawl fishery, Pacific hake [<i>Merluccius productus</i>] fishery, and ocean shrimp [<i>Pandalus jordani</i>] fishery). Collectively, these fisheries play a significant role in supporting fishing jobs, income, and coastal communities. However, bycatch ...

Nature-based adventure experiences constitute a significant segment of the tourism industry and understanding consumers’ conceptualisations of value is crucial. The aim of this study is to understand how the perceived value of the climbing experience differs within the climbing community. Interviews with climbers revealed that multiple aspects of the climbing experience are valued, including efficiency, ...

<i>Background</i> - Physical rehabilitation programs can lead to improvements in mobility in people with multiple sclerosis (PwMS). <p> <p><i>Objective</i> - To identify which rehabilitation program elements are employed in real life and how they might affect mobility improvement in PwMS. <p> <p><i>Methods</i> - Participants were divided into improved and nonimproved mobility groups based on ...

We investigate methane seepage on the shallow shelf west of Svalbard during three consecutive years, using discrete sampling of the water column, echosounder-based gas flux estimates, water mass properties, and numerical dispersion modelling. The results reveal three distinct hydrographic conditions in spring and summer, showing that the methane content in the water column is controlled by a combination ...

Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) data has been used for decades to detect oil slicks and monitoring sea ice. With increased oil and gas exploration in the Arctic follows higher risk for oil spills. Knowledge of the sea ice and oil spills is important for making clever and efficient decisions in a hectic and non-hectic operational situation. The potential and limitations of the hybrid-polarity (HP) SAR ...

Climbing is increasingly popular in certain destinations, yet there is little knowledge of the influence of history on climbing and other adventure tourism experiences. Climbing destinations renowned within the climbing community may well be unknown to the broader tourist masses. Using qualitative interviews of climbers visiting the Lofoten Islands, Norway, this article examines how the historical ...

In this paper, we investigate how a Benchlearning program for principals in Norway and Sweden supports changes in Norwegian principals’ leadership practices. The program design builds on principles for practical action research. The aim of the program was to inspire changes in the principals’ leadership practices that encourage innovative school practices. The program includes learning modes such ...