Distribution, structure and function of Nordic eelgrass (Zostera marina) ecosystems: implications for coastal management and conservation

C Boström, S Baden, AC Bockelmann… - Aquatic conservation …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
This paper focuses on the marine foundation eelgrass species, Zostera marina, along a
gradient from the northern Baltic Sea to the north‐east Atlantic. This vast region supports a …

Characterizing driver–response relationships in marine pelagic ecosystems for improved ocean management

ME Hunsicker, CV Kappel, KA Selkoe… - Ecological …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Scientists and resource managers often use methods and tools that assume ecosystem
components respond linearly to environmental drivers and human stressors. However, a …

Lobster and cod benefit from small-scale northern marine protected areas: inference from an empirical before–after control-impact study

E Moland, EM Olsen, H Knutsen… - … of the Royal …, 2013 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Marine protected areas (MPAs) are increasingly implemented as tools to conserve and
manage fisheries and target species. Because there are opportunity costs to conservation …

Influence of riverine input on Norwegian coastal systems

H Frigstad, Ø Kaste, A Deininger, K Kvalsund… - Frontiers in marine …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Coastal ecosystems are of high ecological and socioeconomic importance and are strongly
influenced by processes from land, sea, and human activities. In this study, we present …

[HTML][HTML] Lobster reserves as a management tool in coastal waters: Two decades of experience in Norway

JA Knutsen, AR Kleiven, EM Olsen, H Knutsen… - Marine Policy, 2022 - Elsevier
The positive effects of reduced fishing pressure in marine protected areas (MPAs) are now
well documented globally. Yet, evidence of MPA benefits from long-term replicated before …

Behavioral responses of Atlantic cod to sea temperature changes

C Freitas, EM Olsen, E Moland, L Ciannelli… - Ecology and …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding responses of marine species to temperature variability is essential to predict
impacts of future climate change in the oceans. Most ectotherms are expected to adjust their …

[HTML][HTML] Habitat associations of juvenile Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua L.) and sympatric demersal fish communities within shallow inshore nursery grounds

K Dunlop, A Staby, T van der Meeren, N Keeley… - Estuarine, Coastal and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Resolving the relationship between demersal fish and sublittoral biotic habitats and
substrates is a key element in the protection of important nursery grounds for strengthening …

Eight decades of sampling reveal a contemporary novel fish assemblage in coastal nursery habitats

C Barceló, L Ciannelli, EM Olsen… - Global Change …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
In order to adequately monitor biodiversity trends through time and their responses to
natural or anthropogenic impacts, researchers require long time series that are often …

[HTML][HTML] Three decades of change in the Skagerrak coastal ecosystem, shaped by eutrophication and coastal darkening

H Frigstad, GS Andersen, HC Trannum… - Estuarine, Coastal and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Global coastal ecosystems are under accelerating pressure from human activities and
climate change. In this study we explore a long-term time series (mostly 1990–2016) from …

Long-term trends in carbon, nutrients and stoichiometry in Norwegian coastal waters: evidence of a regime shift

H Frigstad, T Andersen, DO Hessen, E Jeansson… - Progress in …, 2013 - Elsevier
A 20-year time series from the Norwegian Coastal Current was explored to examine the
effects of advected nutrient supply from the southern North Sea and of large-scale climate …