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HAVKYST-Havet og kysten

7 - 2nd Norwegian Environmental Toxicology symposium: Joining forces for an Integrated search for Environmental solutions

Sustainable development within environmental carrying capacity and minimal human health risk consequences is a central issue toxicological and environmental studies and research. Within the concept of environmental carrying capacity and minimal human heal th risk, the evaluation and development r...

Awarded: NOK 99,999

Project Period: 2008-2008

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

HAVKYST-Havet og kysten

Development of genetic markers for population biology studies of Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus L)

The Northeast Atlantic Mackerel supports one of the most valuable European fisheries producing up to 700000 tonnes per year. Historically the Northeast Atlantic mackerel stock has been split into three spawning components, a western, a southern and a Nort h Sea component. Prior studies have demo...

Awarded: NOK 0.78 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2010

Location: Oslo

HAVKYST-Havet og kysten

7 - The World Ocean in Globalization: Challenges for marine regions - international conference

Following on the adoption of the UN Law of the Sea Convention in December 1982, the Fridtjof Nansen Institute (FNI) co-organized in 1983 a conference with the Law of the Sea Institute, held in Oslo. A decade later, in November 1994 the Law of the Sea Conv ention entered into force. To discuss ear...

Awarded: NOK 0.20 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2008

Location: Akershus

NORKLIMA-Klimaendringer og konsekvenser for Norge

Marine Ecosystem Response to a Changing Climate

The climate of the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans will undergo rapid changes over the next century. Climate influences many important ecosystem drivers which will change marine biogeochemical and ecological processes, ecosystem functioning and biodivers ity. MERCLIM will provide critical new un...

Awarded: NOK 15.7 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2012

Location: Vestland

MILJØ2015-Norsk miljøforskning mot 2015

LAND: Fire history in Trillemarka

Fire is the principal disturbance process in boreal forests, and little is known about the historical variability of fire frequency in Norway. An understanding of the historic variability in disturbance regimes is essential for implementing ecosystem mana gement. This Ph.D. project will study fir...

Awarded: NOK 2.2 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2012

Location: Akershus

MILJØ2015-Norsk miljøforskning mot 2015

LAND: Trees as drivers of silvopastoral system function

The silvopastoral system is a livestock production option that involves the interaction of woody components (shrubs and trees), herbaceous forage and the different species of domestic herbivores. This system of meat and milk production has many advantages in the tropics both for food production ...

Awarded: NOK 3.8 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2012

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

MILJØ2015-Norsk miljøforskning mot 2015

FORURENS: Understanding Long-Range Atmospheric Transport Behaviour of Emerging Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)

Circumstances have been described where concentrations of contaminants have been higher in remote regions of the globe than in source regions. Examples are elevated concentrations of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in Arctic and high mountain regions . POPs are organic chemicals known to be ...

Awarded: NOK 4.4 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2012

Location: Akershus

YFF-Yngre, fremragende forskere

Regulatory networks in plants: The role of dually targeted transcription factors for the development of cells and organisms

Transcription factors are responsible for the translation of the genetic information into proteins and are therefore key molecules in any cell. In plant cells the genetic information is divided into three sub-genomes (nuclear, plastid, mitochondrial) that are dependent on each other. The recent ...

Awarded: NOK 7.9 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2012

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

MILJØ2015-Norsk miljøforskning mot 2015

LAND: A new model approach to assess genetically modified plants: their ecotoxicity and potential interactions with environmental pollutants

Genetically modified (GM) plants from modern biotechnology have already a history as commercialised feed and food products. The agricultural industry using GM techniques is rapidly increasing and represents large scale options and challenges for both soci eties and ecosystems. Environmental impac...

Awarded: NOK 6.4 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2012

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

MILJØ2015-Norsk miljøforskning mot 2015

FORURENS: Effects of catchment processes and forest management in boreal forests on Hg and MeHg in surface waters

Mercury (Hg) pollution is becoming an environmental problem of great concern in boreal areas across the entire northern hemisphere, especially because of bioaccumulation of methylmercury (MeHg) in fish and consequences of this toxic substance for human he alth. There is an urgent need for better ...

Awarded: NOK 3.6 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2011

Location: Oslo

HAVKYST-Havet og kysten

KelpPredict: Kelp community structure and function; analysing interactions and developing models along multiple exposure gradients

The Laminaria hyperborea kelp forests and its associated biodiversity are under pressure by kelp trawling, grazing by sea urchins, changing climate (storms) and pollutions (eutrophication). These pressures are related to exposure gradients, e.g. sea urchi n grazing is found in the more sheltered ...

Awarded: NOK 2.8 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2012

Location: Oslo

MILJØ2015-Norsk miljøforskning mot 2015

LAND: Towards sustainable management of moose, red deer and their food resources

The density of moose and red deer has increased dramatically in Norway during the last three decades. In general, large herbivores can have profound impact on ecosystem structure and processes (e.g. succession, biodiversity), which is mainly mediated by b rowsing/grazing impacts on plants. In tur...

Awarded: NOK 5.5 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2013

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

HAVKYST-Havet og kysten

Neural and Interrenal Steroidogenesis as Cellular and Molecular Targets for Emerging Fluorinated organochemicals and Pharmaceutical EDCs.

Endocrine disruptor testing strategies have omitted examination of the neural and adrenal glands and do not adequately cover the process of steroidogenesis. Steroidogenesis is critical for adrenocortical, testicular and ovarian functions, and represents m ultiple molecular targets for toxicity, r...

Awarded: NOK 2.9 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

MILJØ2015-Norsk miljøforskning mot 2015

FORURENS: Trace metals (Cd, Zn and Hg) in multiple stressed environments: effects on microbial communities and functions in soils

Water quality and atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases are profoundly affected by soil microbial functions. Surface soils are increasingly utilized for human purposes, which imply various stressors on the microbial communities. Sustaining vital soil functions is a crucial environmental ...

Awarded: NOK 3.8 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2012

Location: Akershus

IS-TOPP-Toppfinans. av M.Curie-stipend

Costs of variable incubation conditions in a passerine bird

The importance of parental investment during incubation has probably been underestimated by avian biologists until now. Little is still known about how the interplay between parents' incubation behaviour, clutch size and incubation conditions affect avian life history, both with regard to develo...

Awarded: NOK 0.18 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2008

Location: Ukjent Fylke

IS-STP-Statsstipendprogram, utlendinger

Miettinen, Otto Finland stp 07/08

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Awarded: NOK 30,000

Project Period: 2007-2008

Location: Oslo

IS-STP-Statsstipendprogram, utlendinger

Volkova, P Russland STP07/08

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Awarded: NOK 67,500

Project Period: 2007-2008

Location: Oslo

FRIBIO-Biologi og biomedisin

Olfactory pathways connecting defined glomeruli of the macroglomerular complex to higher integration centres in the heliothine moth brain

The olfactory coding mechanism responsible for reproductive behaviour have been thoroughly investigated in heliothine moths. This sub-family is particularly fascinating since the individuals communicate both within and across the species. Thus, the males possess receptor neurons detecting pheromo...

Awarded: NOK 2.4 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2010

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

SFF-Sentre for fremragende forskn

Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis, CEES

Høydepunkter 2007?2017 CEES har vært organisert i fire kollokvier. Colloquium 1 utforsket begreper vs. målte data (f.eks. Houle et al., Q. Rev. Biol. 2011), og har vært grunnleggende for arbeidet som fulgte. Colloquium 2 koblet genomikk og evolusjon. Vår kartlegging av torskens arvemateriale ...

Awarded: NOK 102.5 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2018

Location: Oslo

IS-STP-Statsstipendprogram, utlendinger

Bsor, Tamar Israel stp 07/08

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Awarded: NOK 30,000

Project Period: 2007-2007

Location: Oslo

IS-STP-Statsstipendprogram, utlendinger

De Ayala, Rosa Spania stp 07/08

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Awarded: NOK 0.13 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2008

Location: Oslo

IS-STP-Statsstipendprogram, utlendinger

Bohackova, A Tsjekkia STP07/08

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Awarded: NOK 0.13 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2008

Location: Vestland

IS-STP-Statsstipendprogram, utlendinger

Routti, Heli Finland stp 07/08

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Awarded: NOK 0.13 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2008

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

IS-STP-Statsstipendprogram, utlendinger

Gonda, Marek Slovakia STP07/08

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Awarded: NOK 95,000

Project Period: 2007-2008

Location: Vestland

IS-STP-Statsstipendprogram, utlendinger

Siefken, Sandra, STP Tyskland, 0708

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Awarded: NOK 95,000

Project Period: 2007-2008

Location: Ukjent Fylke

FRIBIO-Biologi og biomedisin

Interactions between brood parasites and their hosts in a heterogeneous landscape

Brood parasites and their hosts represent particularly suitable systems for studying the process of coevolution. A number of adaptations and counter-adaptations in hosts and parasites have previously been revealed, but few studies have considered dynamics between and within several host-parasite...

Awarded: NOK 3.3 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2010

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

HAVKYST-Havet og kysten

INDIVIDUAL BASED STATISTICAL METHODS FOR DNA-PROFILES WITH APPLICATION TO MANAGEMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES

Genetic methods are important tools for identifying population structure, and hence form an important part of modern schemes for management of marine resources. Traditional analysis techniques are typically based on a measure of differences in allele freq uencies between sub-areas, and may have l...

Awarded: NOK 2.7 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2012

Location: Vestland

IS-STP-Statsstipendprogram, utlendinger

Lanta, V Tsjekkia STP07/08

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Awarded: NOK 30,000

Project Period: 2007-2007

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

MILJØ2015-Norsk miljøforskning mot 2015

FORURENS: Nuclear receptor targets for endocrine disrupting effects - mechanisms of action for emerging pollutants?

This project aims to further elucidate the role of nuclear receptors in the mechanisms of action of known and emerging environmental pollutants. We want to explore the hypothesis that dose-dependent routing and cross-talk between different nuclear recepto rs may determine the nature of the endocr...

Awarded: NOK 7.3 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Vestland

IS-STP-Statsstipendprogram, utlendinger

Gorini, Lucrezia Italia stp 07/08

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Awarded: NOK 0.13 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2008

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

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