12 projects

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ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

Reviving reservoirs: creating biodiversity hotspots in aquatic deserts (REBIRTH)

Hydropower is a cornerstone of renewable energy—especially in Norway, where it supplies around 90% of the country’s electricity. However, hydropower reservoir operations cause dramatic water level fluctuations, which severely disrupt shoreline ecosystems. These fluctuations create drawdown zones,...

Awarded: NOK 12.5 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2029

Location: Oslo - Oslove

SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Longterm consequences of one year of draining on biodiversity in Arctic ponds

In 2019, 19 ponds in Kongsfjorden were sampled, however, due to an extremely warm summer in 2020, 8 out of 19 completely dried out. In 2021 all ponds contained water again. We expect that due the high temperatures, increased evaporation and a deeper active layer have caused the desiccation. As cl...

Awarded: NOK 55,745

Project Period: 2024-2025

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

KLIMAFORSK-Stort program klima

Winter limnology under a changing climate: winter conditions, lake biogeochemistry, and food web dynamics.

Winter climate is rapidly changing, leading to higher air temperatures, changing precipitation patterns, and reduced ice cover duration on seasonally frozen lakes. Due to historic neglect of winter by lake scientists, the consequences of these changes for lake ecosystems are not well-understood. ...

Awarded: NOK 0.11 mill.

Project Period: 2022-2022

Location: Oslo - Oslove

JPIWATER-Water Challenges for a Changing World

Mass development of aquatic macrophytes - causes and consequences of macrophyte removal for ecosystem structure, function, and services

In the MadMacs project, we studied six sites in rivers and lakes with mass development of macrophytes. The sites were in Norway, Germany, France, South Africa, and Brazil, and the macrophytes were perceived as problematic by water managers and residents. At each site, we mechanically removed the ...

Awarded: NOK 2.5 mill.

Project Period: 2019-2022

Location: Oslo - Oslove

JPIWATER-Water Challenges for a Changing World

Mass development of aquatic macrophytes - causes and consequences of macrophyte removal for ecosystem structure, function, and services

Awarded: NOK 0.78 mill.

Project Period: 2019-2022

Location: Akershus

MILJØFORSK-Miljøforskning for en grønn samfunnsomstilling

Lakes in Transition: a Biogeochemical Modelling Approach

Compliance with water quality directives worldwide hinges on our ability to improve water quality and prevent further deterioration. The success of recent efforts to implement remediation measures in catchments, or perform lake geoengineering, is usually evaluated based on the response of ecologi...

Awarded: NOK 2.9 mill.

Project Period: 2015-2018

Location: Oslo - Oslove

NORKLIMA-Klimaendringer og konsekvenser for Norge

Visiting guest scientist Peter J. Dillon to NIVA

Prof. Peter J. Dillon is one of the world's leading limnologists. He is a specialist on the effects of pollution and climate change on freshwater ecosystems. He has conducted top research in eutrophication, acid deposition, micro-pollutants (especially me rcury), and climate change (see CV for de...

Awarded: NOK 99,999

Project Period: 2009-2009

Location: Oslo - Oslove

IS-NABO-Nettverksprogram Norden-Næromr

Maria Kahlert. SE32, Nabo 2006-07

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Awarded: NOK 0.18 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2007

Location: Ukjent Fylke

MILJØ2015-Norsk miljøforskning mot 2015

FORURENS: Occurrence, dispersal modeling and toxic effects of a multitude of contaminants in Lake Mjøsa - a deep Nordic lake

The project will focus on the occurrence and fate of a multitude of pollutants in Lake Mjøsa. This deep fjord lake is the largest lake in Norway, and it has been supplied with a multitude of both classical and newly discovered, less studied contaminants. Recent studies have proved exceptional hig...

Awarded: NOK 1.6 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2008

Location: Oslo - Oslove

FORURENS-Forurensning

The future role for Nitrogen in acidification; investigating the changes in N runoff using modeling, empirical and experimen......se 141498

During recent years attention has been drawn upon increased leakage of nitrate from mountain and heathland areas receiving high Nitrogen deposition. Increased leakage of nitrate may cause deterioration of drinking water, acidification of surface waters an d contribute to marine eutrophication. In...

Awarded: NOK 0.30 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2006

Location: Oslo - Oslove

BIOEVO-Evolusjonsbiologi og økologi

Elemental ratios in fresh-water plankton; implications for community structure and energy transfer in food webs

The transfer of energy through food webs will be determined by the "growth efficiency" in terms of carbon for the individual members of the foodweb. Recent studies have clearly confirmed that the elemental ratios of the food will be a major determinant to this energy transfer or "trophic efficien...

Awarded: NOK 1.7 mill.

Project Period: 2002-2006

Location: Oslo - Oslove

EU5-STRA-Strålevern, EU’s 5.rammeprogram

Evaluation of Decision Support Systems in Aquatic Radioecology (EVANET-HYDRA)

I de senere år er det utviklet flere edb-basert metoder (Decision Support Systems-DSS) for å bistå forvaltningen i tilfellet radioaktivt nedfall på ferskvannsøkosystemer. DSS tar hensyn til både økologiske, økonomiske og sosiale aspekter. Målsettingen ved nettverket EVANET-HYDRA, innenfor EUs st...

Awarded: NOK 0.28 mill.

Project Period: 2001-2005

Location: Oslo - Oslove