Publikasjoner
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2004
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Per Holm Nygaard Odd Egil StabbetorpSammendrag
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Jan-Ole Skage Åge ØstgårdSammendrag
Norsk institutt for skogforskning (Skogforsk) i Bergen plantet våren 2001 ut fire forsøk med 18 provenienser av nordmannsedelgran, tyrkeredelgran og trojaneredelgran. Planter av nordmannsedelgran etablerte seg godt, mens planter av tyrkeredelgran og trojaneredelgran etablerte seg ikke tilfredsstillende. Provenienser fra Danmark, Tyrkia og Frankrike etablerte seg noe bedre enn provenienser fra Georgia. Tyrkeredelgran og trojaneredelgran hadde sammen med provenienser av nordmannsedelgran fra Georgia og Frankrike størst høydevekst. Provenienser fra Ambrolauri og Beshumi vokste godt, mens provenienser fra Borshomi (Borjomi) vokste noe mindre. Provenienser fra Tyrkia og Danmark hadde i gjennomsnitt minst høydevekst
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Petter NilsenSammendrag
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Anders Often Odd Egil StabbetorpSammendrag
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Using Singular System Analysis (SSA), we extract a collection of significant long-term components (with dominant periods of at least 3 years) for a large number of river runoff records.At first glance, these long-term modes are a distinct feature of this variable, not contained in precipitation and temperature, and not easily correlated to commonly known long-term indices (NAO, SOI, NHT, SUN, etc.). However, low-pass filtered versions of these time series exhibit strikingly similar behavior, like common maxima, within a region (such as Southern Germany), pointing to a common origin.Although not an unequivocal example for synchronization, we quantify the degree of synchronization as a function of the regional extent of the data and propose a mechanism, stochastic resonance, discussed in climate dynamics, which is able to produce this collective behavior despite the lack of deterministic drivers. We also comment on air pressure-induced teleconnections between the different large scale oscillations in the climate system.
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Morten Eikenes Per Otto Flæte Erlend Ystrøm Haartveit Stig LandeSammendrag
Wood modification based on furfuryl alcohol improves several important wood properties, such as the resistance to fungal decay and insect attack, hardness, dimensional stability, bending strength and stiffness. The improvements of wood properties depend on the weight percent gain (WPG) due to furfurylation.Fourier transform near infrared (FT-NIR) spectroscopy was used to calibrate PLS-regression models for prediction of WPG due to furfurylation in birch wood. Spectra were obtained in cross-sections of solid wood. A PLS-regression model based on wood samples with WPG ranging from 16.7 to 35.1%, performed well when validated on a separate test set.The coefficient of determination between laboratory measured WPG and predicted WPG was high (R2 = 0.87). The prediction error given by the root mean square error of prediction was low (RMSEP = 1.23). The results showed that the technique should be considered a prospective tool for quality assessment of furfurylated wood.
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Erlend Ystrøm Haartveit Dag FjeldSammendrag
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Tonje Økland Vegar Bakkestuen Rune Halvorsen Økland Odd EilertsenSammendrag
Question: Does the understorey vegetation of Norwegian boreal forests change in relation to broad-scale, long-term changes? Location: Norway. Methods: Permanently marked 1-m2 vegetation plots from 17 monitoring reference areas in forests dominated by Picea abies (11 areas, 620 plots) and Betula spp. (six areas, 300 plots) were analysed twice, at the start in 1988-1997 and 5 yr later (1993-2002). Species subplot frequency data were analysed separately for each area by univariate and multivariate statistical methods; 5-yr changes in single species abundances, species number per plot and species composition were tested. Results: Two distinct patterns of change were found: Abundance of several vascular plant species decreased in SE Norwegian Picea forests, most noticeably of species with a preference for richer soils, such as Oxalis acetosella. Abundance of many bryophyte species as well as bryophyte species number per plot increased in forests of both types over most of Norway. Conclusions: The pattern of vascular plant changes is probably a time-delayed response of long-lived, mainly clonal, populations to acidified soils resulting from deposition of long-distance airborne pollutants. The pattern bryophyte changes, with reference to the close link between climatic conditions for growth and abundance changes for Hylocomium splendens established in previous demographic studies, is related to climatic conditions favourable for bryophyte growth. We conclude that many forest understorey plants are sensitive indicators of environmental change, and that the concept used for intensive monitoring of Norwegian forests enables early detection of changes in vegetation brought about by broadscale, regional, impact factors.
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In this study modified linseed oils, rape oil and three waxes were screened on their efficacy as wood protecting agents. By testing all products when impregnated with high retentions in Scots Pine sapwood on water repellence qualities, additionally an accelerated weathering test, drying quality, accelerated brown rot and blue stain test, an indication is formed of the capability of these products as wood protecting treatments. All oil and wax treatments significantly improve the water repellency of untreated wood. In weathering resistance, maleinised and polymerised linseed oil showed the best results in improving untreated pine sapwood dimensional stability thus reducing crack formation and decolourization by UV-light. In accelerated brown rot and blue stain tests boiled linseed oil significantly reduced degradation and staining. In addition, maleinised linseed oil and a mixture of modified linseed- and mineral oil are very well performing in the blue stain test. Overall most promising products are the maleinised oils and boiled linseed oil. The maleinised oils have good potentials in long lasting water repellency, showed some fungal growth prevention, are colour stable in weathering tests and create a dimensional stable wood product. Boiled linseed oil is not exceptionally good as a water repellent, but the good drying qualities together with easy handling makes this oil a promising product.
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The process of model building in the environmental sciences and when dealing with ecosystems is discussed. Two types of modeling approaches need to be distinguished: An algorithmic one, which has been used traditionally in physics, meteorology, and other branches where biological degrees of freedom are either absent or neglectable; and an interactive one, which is a new framework in computer science and seems to be most suitable in cases where organisms (including humans) as agents in ecosystems are to be taken into account. The first modeling approach is exemplified by state models in dynamic systems theory and expresses the correspondence imposed by Natural Law between inferential entailment in a formal system and causal entailment in natural systems. Modeling is to be separated from simulation. Simulation is a less restrictive type of modeling in which the description of non-interactive behaviour is the purpose and no constraints on the correspondence to internal states are imposed. The second (new) modeling approach is exemplified by interactive simulation models. It is able to express the correspondence in behaviour imposed by engineering standards (or cultural norms in general) between documentation, training and application in interactive choice situations such as games or ecosystem management. It generalises the notion of simulation for interactive problems. In an idealised situation the strictest correspondence between behaviour in a natural and a virtual system is expressed as bisimulation. The principles for model building are shortly demonstrated with examples.