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.
2003
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Tron Eid Bernt-Håvard ØyenAbstract
Models for predicting mortality in even-aged stands were developed. The models rely on data from the Norwegian National Forest Inventory, and were designed for use in large-scale forestry scenario models. A two-step modelling strategy was applied: i) logistic regression models predicting the probability of complete survival to occur, and ii) multiplicative regression models for stem number reduction and diameter calibration. A joint model for all species predicting the probability of survival to occur on a plot was developed. Separate models for spruce, pine and broadleaved-dominated forests were developed for stem number reduction, while no appropriate models for diameter calibration were found. The phenomenon mortality is a stochastic, rare and irregular event, and this was reflected as low R2 in the models. However, the model performance appeared logical and the results of validations based on independent data were reasonably good, i.e. the presented models may be applied for large-scale forestry scenario analyses. With new rotations of permanent sample plot measurements, the models should be evaluated and, if necessary, revised.
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Holger LangeAbstract
High resolution digital elevation maps (DEMs) offer the investigation of multifractal properties of the spatial characteristics of river basins like the width function, and the determination of the relation between average slope and basin area.There have been a number of universality claims in this respect; the range of the scaling exponent for the slope-area relation seems to be narrow, and the multifractal spectrum of the width function is characterized by a single site-specific Lipschitz-Hlder exponent alpha, the spectrum having an envelope given by that of Peanos basin.Comparing 17 river basins covering two orders of magnitude in basin area, our findings do not confirm this universal character. In particular, the Lipschitz-Hlder exponent crucially depends on the resolution of the width function extraction; we show that it is easy to produce almost identical spectra for completely different basins when varying the resolution.The problem of interior points is also encountered. We adopt Venezianos modified calculation of f(alpha) in this case. The slope-area exponent covers a wide range of values which also include the pure random case. We thus question the usability of these measures as a classification tool for river basins. http://www.cosis.net/abstracts/EAE03/05246/EAE03-J-05246.pdf
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Holger LangeAbstract
For the intepretation of multifractal properties of experimental time series, two prominent procedures used are the double trace method (DTM) and the universal multifractal (UM) approach. We calculated multifractal spectra for a collection of long-term precipitation, air temperature and river discharge records, covering a wide range of spatial scales.Considering K(q) in this framework leads to an effective classification of dynamical behavior. Comparison of the DTM and UM methodologies, however, reveals substantial differences which make them difficult to reconcile. This is in particular true for the discharge case.The scaling exponent is generally larger in magnitude for the DTM and in some cases even extends into the non-analytical regime. Part of previous work thus could not be confirmed. Whether the description of river flow as multifractal process is feasible remains an open question. http://www.cosis.net/abstracts/EAE03/05092/EAE03-J-05092.pdf
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A multiplex real-time PCR assay was developed to monitor the dynamics of the Picea abies-Heterobasidion annosum pathosystem. Tissue cultures and 32-year-old trees with low or high resistance to this pathogen were used as the host material. Probes and primers were based on a laccase gene for the pathogen and a polyubiquitin gene for the host.The real-time PCR procedure was compared to an ergosterol-based quantification method in a tissue culture experiment, and there was a strong correlation product moment correlation coefficient, 0.908) between the data sets. The multiplex real-time PCR procedure had higher resolution and sensitivity during the early stages of colonization and also could be used to monitor the host.In the tissue culture experiment, host DNA was degraded more rapidly in the clone with low resistance than in the clone with high resistance. In the field experiment, the lesions elicited were not strictly proportional to the area colonized by the pathogen.Fungal colonization was more restricted and localized in the lesion in the clone with high resistance, hereas in the clone with low resistance, the fungus could be detected until the visible end of the lesion. Thus, the real-time PCR assay gives better resolution than does the traditionally used lesion length measurement when screening host clones for resistance.
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Erlend Ystrøm Haartveit J. Chaseling Per Otto FlæteAbstract
The use of PLS as a tool for developing reliable models for predicting wood quality is demonstrated with two case studies, one involving Norwegian spruce as manufactured lumber, and the other involving decay resistance of Scots pine wood. It is concluded that a PLS model involving eight simple measurements taken on the trees standing in the forest and on their unprocessed logs, can be used to predict the bending stiffness and bending strength of subsequent manufactured lumber.This approach can be used to provide a non-destructive way of predicting wood strength before processing, thus enabling more efficient use of raw materials. The use of different levels of segmental cross validation, with units being tree, forest stand, growing environment or country, did not change the predictive outcome of the models.More complicated models involving additional variables and their interactions did not provide an improved prediction. In the second case study, all but one of the wood samples were successfully classified into their correct class of heartwood or sapwood using PLS dummy regression models based on 926 wavelength variables in the NIR and visual regions.Models including the visual region as well as the NIR region proved to be superior even when there was no observable colour difference between the two wood types. Satisfactory models were obtained for predicting the resistance to decay of heartwood by using PLS on the non-destructive NIR data. As for the classification models, better predictions were achieved when the visual region of the spectra was included.
Academic – Natural regeneration of Picea abies on small clear-cuts in SE Norway
Kjersti Holt Hanssen
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Kjersti Holt HanssenAbstract
The objective was to study the influence of vegetation cover, humus depth, microrelief and distance to seed tree edge on natural regeneration of Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.) in five small clear-cuts on bilberry woodland in southeastern Norway. The impact of the vegetation was considered at tree different scales: at the growing point, in the nearest dm2 around the seedlings and at a 1m2 scale.Most of the regeneration (95%) developed in 1996, after a rich seed year in 1995. The microhabitat was of crucial importance to seedling establishment. Litter, Sphagnum spp. and Polytrichum commune were good substrates for establishment, while areas dominated by Deschampsia flexuosa, Dicranum spp. and Pleurozium schreberi had very few seedlings.Seedling survival after five growing seasons was slightly better in litter than in Sphagnum and other mosses, but the differences were not statistically significant. Increasing humus depth had a positive influence on regeneration, probably due to shallow soils at the sites.Even though depressions covered only 4.9% of the ground, 24.1% of the seedlings occurred here. Survival was, however, lower in depressions than in the other microrelief classes. Distance to the seed tree edge had a significant influence on establishment, with more seedlings establishing close to the edge.
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O. Janne KjønaasAbstract
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Elisabeth Román K. HaarstadAbstract
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Nina Hovden SætherAbstract
This report presents all livestock production systems in Norway that significantly contribute to the country’s food and agricultural production. It describes the regulatory framework for Norwegian agriculture and aquaculture, as well as characteristics of the country’s production conditions and breeding work. The report discusses national expertise in the field of farm animal genetic resources and future developments regarding the country’s use of these resources. Furthermore, the report presents the conservation of Norway’s historical breeds with small populations. It concludes by making recommendations on which areas both Norway and the Nordic countries should emphasize regarding R&D activities and capacity building..... Genetic resource centre.