Research topic

Behavioural biology

Tone Kristin Reiertsen

Seabirds
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Sveinn Are Hanssen


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Svein-Håkon Lorentsen

  • Research scientist focusing on seabirds and coastal seals in marine and polar environments. 
  • Main research topics; population ecology, demography and reproductive biology, diet, food searching behaviour, behaviour and migration using dataloggers (GPS, GLS, TDR and satelite-transmitters) 
  • Great experience with field work under challenging conditions (Antarctica, the Norwegian coast at all times of the year). 
  • Impact assessments, seabirds and offshore oil and wind development, effects of kelp harvesting and disturbance from boats on seabirds.
  • Supervisor of master- and PhD-students and opponent on PhD-thesis.
  • In charge of the Norwegian monitoring programme for seabirds
  • Administrative experience from leadership of several projects and as assistant research director and research director. 


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Elisabet Forsgren

  • Animal behaviour, reproduction, evolution and ecology
  • Risk assessment of alien species (fish)
  • Effects of climate change and ocean acidification
  • Experimental design
  • Aquarium experiments and field investigations in coastal marine areas
  • Project leadership
  • Student supervision and teaching
  • Quality management

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Gunnbjørn Bremset

- Riverine production of anadromous salmonids
- Competition and habitat use of juvenile salmonids
- Environmentalt effects from hydro-power development
- Anthropogenetic impacts on fish communities
- Mitigation measures against introduced species
- Mitigation measures for freshwater fish
- Fish barriers and fish passages
- Direct observations of riverine fish


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Behavioural biology

Tone Kristin Reiertsen

Seabirds
Show full profile of Tone Kristin Reiertsen

Sveinn Are Hanssen


Show full profile of Sveinn Are Hanssen

Svein-Håkon Lorentsen

  • Research scientist focusing on seabirds and coastal seals in marine and polar environments. 
  • Main research topics; population ecology, demography and reproductive biology, diet, food searching behaviour, behaviour and migration using dataloggers (GPS, GLS, TDR and satelite-transmitters) 
  • Great experience with field work under challenging conditions (Antarctica, the Norwegian coast at all times of the year). 
  • Impact assessments, seabirds and offshore oil and wind development, effects of kelp harvesting and disturbance from boats on seabirds.
  • Supervisor of master- and PhD-students and opponent on PhD-thesis.
  • In charge of the Norwegian monitoring programme for seabirds
  • Administrative experience from leadership of several projects and as assistant research director and research director. 


Show full profile of Svein-Håkon Lorentsen

Elisabet Forsgren

  • Animal behaviour, reproduction, evolution and ecology
  • Risk assessment of alien species (fish)
  • Effects of climate change and ocean acidification
  • Experimental design
  • Aquarium experiments and field investigations in coastal marine areas
  • Project leadership
  • Student supervision and teaching
  • Quality management

Show full profile of Elisabet Forsgren

Gunnbjørn Bremset

- Riverine production of anadromous salmonids
- Competition and habitat use of juvenile salmonids
- Environmentalt effects from hydro-power development
- Anthropogenetic impacts on fish communities
- Mitigation measures against introduced species
- Mitigation measures for freshwater fish
- Fish barriers and fish passages
- Direct observations of riverine fish


Show full profile of Gunnbjørn Bremset

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