Publications
NIBIOs employees contribute to several hundred scientific articles and research reports every year. You can browse or search in our collection which contains references and links to these publications as well as other research and dissemination activities. The collection is continously updated with new and historical material.
2016
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Climate, available resources and disturbance by agricultural land use influence ecosystem service (ES) delivery. In our project we studied how ES provision from managed and abandoned semi-natural grasslands vary along soil and climatic gradients. Information on climate (temperature and precipitation) and soil (pH-value and phosphorous content) were used to test whether ES varied along these environmental gradients. 13 ES indicators were calculated and assigned to nine ES. Some of the ES varied along the gradients, but the results indicate that the effects of soil and climate on ES are modified by agricultural land use.
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The effect of abandonment of sheep grazing management in semi-natural grasslands were studied in 14 sites in Norway. Data of species and vegetation composition, functional traits and pollination resources were used as indicators for nine selected ecosystem services (ES). The majority of the ES were negatively affected by abandonment of sheep grazing management. We therefore conclude that abandonment diminishes delivery of ES.
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Anders Nielsen Merethe Aasmo Finne Maria Gulbrandsen Asmyhr Jan Ove Gjershaug Lawrence R. Kirkendall Vigdis Vandvik Gaute Velle Hugo de Boer Kjetil Hindar Nina Elisabeth Nagy Eli Knispel Rueness Odd Terje Sandlund Kjersti Sjøtun Hans K. StenøienAbstract
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Signe Nybø Hege Gundersen Kristian Hassel Knut Anders Hovstad Line Johansen Ken Olaf Storaunet Gro Ingleid van der MeerenAbstract
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Terroir characteristics of local food products are sometimes a result of ecosystem services from special nature types as mountain semi-natural grasslands. Several environmental conditions such as climate, topography, location above sea level, geology and soil are important factors defining frames for different vegetation types and available fodder resources in mountain areas. In addition, cultural traditions and a great variety in human land use systems are important determinants for grassland biodiversity. Results from several Norwegian studies show that species rich mountain pastures improve local food quality.
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Hugo de Boer Maria Gulbrandsen Asmyhr Hanne Hegre Grundt Kjersti Sjøtun Hans K. Stenøien Jan Ove Gjershaug Kjetil Hindar Lawrence R. Kirkendall Nina Elisabeth Nagy Anders Nielsen Eli Knispel Rueness Odd Terje Sandlund Gaute VelleAbstract
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2015
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The objective of this pilot study was to compare resource use in a mountainous summer farming landscape between old and modern dairy cow breeds during a five-day period. The modern breed used a larger part of the landscape than the old breed, most likely due to differences in habitat patterns. The old breed group preferred semi-natural pastures, while the modern breed preferred overgrown semi-natural meadows, intermediate fen, intermediate wooded fen, and grass-rich sub-alpine birch woodland. Both breeds spent most time grazing grasses, but the modern breed showed a higher frequency of grasses and Vaccinium myrtillus in its diet, while the old breed showed a higher frequency of bushes and trees. The pilot study shows some trends supplementing and strengthening earlier results on how modern and traditional cattle breeds are differing in their impact on vegetation based on their use of space and their different diets.