Kristina Øie Kvile

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Guest investigator at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution


Background

I am a marine ecologist studying how climate change influences zooplankton communities at high latitudes. Most of my work has focused on Calanus copepods, which dominate zooplankton biomass in Arctic and subarctic regions and play important ecological roles as consumers of microplankton and prey for other animals. I combine data-driven (statistical) and numerical (mechanistic) modeling to understand spatial and temporal variation in zooplankton populations on regional and pan-Arctic scales. Complementing modeling with observational studies in the field, I aim to improve our understanding of the mechanisms that drive observed changes in polar ecosystems.

I was a PhD student at CEES from 2012 to 2015, with a thesis focusing on climate effects on Calanus finmarchicus in the Norwegian Sea - Barents Sea. The project was part of NorMER (Nordic Centre for Research on Marine Ecosystems and Resources under Climate Change). Thereafter, I spent one year at CEES as a researcher in the project Sustain (Sustainable management of renewable resources in a changing environment), where I investigated drift patterns of cod larvae in the North Sea using numerical modeling. From December 2016 to May 2018, I was a postdoctoral scholar at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) in the USA, mentored by Dr. Carin Ashjian and Dr. Rubao Ji. I returned to CEES in July 2018 as a postdoc funded by VISTA, a collaborative program between Statoil (now Equinor) and the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters (project description below). In parallel, I am continuing as a guest investigator at WHOI and the research group on Polar Ocean Life & Ecology (POLE).

 

Timing of the active period for Calanus copepods in the Arctic

Retreating sea ice due to climate change creates new opportunities for petroleum exploitation in the Arctic. However, Arctic ecosystems are considered vulnerable to oil spills due to the remoteness, high seasonality of ecosystems, and low degradation rates of oil in polar regions. As petroleum activities move northward, potential oil spills may coincide with the short growth season of Calanus copepods, which dominate zooplankton biomass in Arctic regions and play important roles as consumers of microplankton and prey for other animals. In response to the highly seasonal environment at high latitudes, Calanus copepods perform seasonal vertical migrations. A short growth season is spent in upper waters, followed by an extended period dormant in deep waters. However, we have limited knowledge about the drivers behind the timing of the active period.

In my current postdoc project, I will use complementary approaches to investigate drivers behind the timing of the active period in Arctic Calanus: (1) statistically analyze compiled pan-Arctic survey data to estimate the timing of the active phase across latitudinal gradients and identify potential environmental drivers; (2) perform laboratory experiments to investigate mechanisms behind the end of the active period; and (3) numerically model the optimal timing of the active period for different species and environmental conditions. Key questions I will address are how the timing of the active period of Calanus varies geographically and between years, and which mechanisms – including predation risk, food availability and abiotic factors – explain this variation. Results from this project can provide information on the seasonal variation in Arctic Calanus’ vulnerability to potential oil spills, and contribute towards a mechanistic understanding of the drivers behind seasonal migrations, a critical and elusive aspect of Calanus life history.

Tags: Arctic, Climate change, Zooplankton, Marine ecology, Pelagic ecology, Barents Sea, Copepods, Russia, Nordic, Ecological statistics, Trophic interactions

Publications

  • Kvile, Kristina Øie; Andersen, Guri Sogn; Baden, Susanne P.; Bekkby, Trine; Bruhn, Annette & Geertz-Hansen, Ole [Show all 13 contributors for this article] (2022). Kelp Forest Distribution in the Nordic Region. Frontiers in Marine Science. ISSN 2296-7745. 9. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2022.850359. Full text in Research Archive
  • Dong, Kaixing; Kvile, Kristina Øie; Stenseth, Nils C. & Stige, Leif C. (2021). Associations between timing and magnitude of spring blooms and zooplankton dynamics in the southwestern Barents Sea. Marine Ecology Progress Series. ISSN 0171-8630. 668, p. 57–72. doi: 10.3354/meps13740. Full text in Research Archive
  • Kvile, Kristina Øie; Prokopchuk, Irina P. & Stige, Leif Christian (2021). Environmental effects on Calanus finmarchicus abundance and depth distribution in the Barents Sea. ICES Journal of Marine Science. ISSN 1054-3139. 79(3), p. 815–828. doi: 10.1093/icesjms/fsab133. Full text in Research Archive
  • Melsom, Arne; Kvile, Kristina Øie; Dagestad, Knut Frode; Brostrøm, Gøran & Langangen, Øystein (2021). Exploring drift simulations from ocean circulation experiments: Application to cod eggs and larval drift. Climate Research (CR). ISSN 0936-577X. 86, p. 145–162. doi: 10.3354/cr01652. Full text in Research Archive
  • Skottene, Elise; Tarrant, Ann M.; Altin, Dag; Olsen, Rolf Erik; Choquet, Marvin & Kvile, Kristina Ø (2020). Lipid metabolism in Calanus finmarchicus is sensitive to variations in predation risk and food availability. Scientific Reports. ISSN 2045-2322. 10. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-79165-6. Full text in Research Archive
  • Kvile, Kristina Øie; Altin, Dag; Thommesen, Lotte & Titelman, Emma Rebecka Josefin (2020). Predation risk alters life history strategies in an oceanic copepod. Ecology. ISSN 0012-9658. 102(1). doi: 10.1002/ecy.3214. Full text in Research Archive
  • Romagnoni, Giovanni; Kvile, Kristina Øie; Dagestad, Knut Frode; Eikeset, Anne Maria; Kristiansen, Trond & Stenseth, Nils Christian [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2020). Influence of larval transport and temperature on recruitment dynamics of North Sea cod (Gadus morhua) across spatial scales of observation. Fisheries Oceanography. ISSN 1054-6006. 29(4), p. 324–339. doi: 10.1111/fog.12474. Full text in Research Archive
  • Dong, Kaixing; Kvile, Kristina Øie; Stenseth, Nils Christian & Stige, Leif Christian (2020). Associations among temperature, sea ice and phytoplankton bloom dynamics in the Barents Sea. Marine Ecology Progress Series. ISSN 0171-8630. 635, p. 25–36. doi: 10.3354/meps13218.
  • Kvile, Kristina Øie; Ashjian, Carin & Ji, Rubao (2019). Pan-Arctic Depth Distribution of Diapausing Calanus Copepods. The Biological Bulletin. ISSN 0006-3185. 237(2), p. 76–89. doi: 10.1086/704694. Full text in Research Archive
  • Kvile, Kristina Øie; Ashjian, Carin; Feng, Zhixuan; Zhang, Jinlun & Ji, Rubao (2018). Pushing the limit: Resilience of an Arctic copepod to environmental fluctuations. Global Change Biology. ISSN 1354-1013. 24(11), p. 5426–5439. doi: 10.1111/gcb.14419.
  • Langangen, Øystein; Stige, Leif Christian; Kvile, Kristina Øie; Yaragina, Natalia A.; Skjæraasen, Jon Egil & Vikebø, Frode Bendiksen [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2018). Multi-decadal variations in spawning ground use in Northeast Arctic haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus). Fisheries Oceanography. ISSN 1054-6006. 27(5), p. 435–444. doi: 10.1111/fog.12264.
  • Kvile, Kristina Øie; Romagnoni, Giovanni; Dagestad, Knut-Frode; Langangen, Øystein & Kristiansen, Trond (2018). Sensitivity of modelled North Sea cod larvae transport to vertical behaviour, ocean model resolution and interannual variation in ocean dynamic. ICES Journal of Marine Science. ISSN 1054-3139. 75(7), p. 2413–2424. doi: 10.1093/icesjms/fsy039. Full text in Research Archive
  • Stige, Leif Christian; Kvile, Kristina Øie; Bogstad, Bjarte & Langangen, Øystein (2018). Predator-prey interactions cause apparent competition between marine zooplankton groups. Ecology. ISSN 0012-9658. 99(3), p. 632–641. doi: 10.1002/ecy.2126. Full text in Research Archive
  • Holt, Rebecca Emma; Woods, P.J; Ferreira, A.S.A; Bardarson, H; Bonanomi, Sara & Boonstra, W.J [Show all 25 contributors for this article] (2017). Avoiding pitfalls in interdisciplinary education. Climate Research (CR). ISSN 0936-577X. 74(2), p. 121–129. doi: 10.3354/cr01491.
  • Kvile, Kristina Øie; Fiksen, Øyvind; Prokopchuk, Irina & Opdal, Anders Frugård (2017). Coupling survey data with drift model results suggests that local spawning is important for Calanus finmarchicus production in the Barents Sea. Journal of Marine Systems. ISSN 0924-7963. 165, p. 69–76. doi: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2016.09.010.
  • Kvile, Kristina Øie; Stige, Leif Christian; Prokopchuk, Irina P. & Langangen, Øystein (2016). A statistical regression approach to estimate zooplankton mortality from spatiotemporal survey data. Journal of Plankton Research. ISSN 0142-7873. 38(3), p. 624–635. doi: 10.1093/plankt/fbw028.
  • Kvile, Kristina Øie; Langangen, Øystein; Prokopchuk, Irina P.; Stenseth, Nils Christian & Stige, Leif Christian (2016). Disentangling the mechanisms behind climate effects on zooplankton. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. ISSN 0027-8424. 113(7), p. 1841–1846. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1525130113.
  • Pedersen, Martin Wæver; Kokkalis, Alexandros; Bardarson, Hermann; Bonanomi, Sara; Boonstra, Wiebren & Butler, William E. [Show all 23 contributors for this article] (2016). Trends in marine climate change research in the Nordic region since the first IPCC report. Climatic Change. ISSN 0165-0009. 134(1), p. 147–161. doi: 10.1007/s10584-015-1536-6.
  • Boonstra, Wiebren; Ottosen, Katharina M.; Ferreira, Ana Sofia de Araújo; Richter, Andries Peter; Rogers, Lauren & Pedersen, Martin Wæver [Show all 24 contributors for this article] (2015). What are the major global threats and impacts in marine environments? Investigating the contours of a shared perception among marine scientists from the bottom-up. Marine Policy. ISSN 0308-597X. 60, p. 197–201. doi: 10.1016/j.marpol.2015.06.007.
  • Kvile, Kristina Øie; Dalpadado, Padmini; Orlova, Emma L.; Stenseth, Nils Christian & Stige, Leif Christian (2014). Temperature effects on Calanus finmarchicus vary in space, time and between developmental stages. Marine Ecology Progress Series. ISSN 0171-8630. 517, p. 85–104. doi: 10.3354/meps11024.
  • Kvile, Kristina Øie; Taranto, Gerald; Pitcher, Tony J. & Morato, Telmo (2014). A global assessment of seamount ecosystems knowledge using an ecosystem evaluation framework. Biological Conservation. ISSN 0006-3207. 173, p. 108–120. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2013.10.002.
  • Morato, Telmo; Kvile, Kristina Øie; Taranto, Gerald; Tempera, Fernando; Narayanaswamy, Bhavani & Hebbeln, Dierk [Show all 10 contributors for this article] (2013). Seamount physiography and biology in the north-east Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea. Biogeosciences. ISSN 1726-4170. 10. doi: 10.5194/bg-10-3039-2013.
  • Alaliyat, Saleh; Osen, Ottar & Kvile, Kristina Øie (2013). An agent-based model to simulate pathogen transmission between aquaculture sites in the Romsdalsfjord, Proceedings 27th European Conference on Modelling and Simulation ECMS 2013, May 27th - May 30th, 2013, Ålesund, Norway. ECMS European Council for Modelling and Simulation. ISSN 978-0-9564944-6-7. p. 46–52. doi: 10.7148/2013-0046.
  • Taranto, Gerald; Kvile, Kristina Øie; Pitcher, Tony J. & Morato, Telmo (2012). An Ecosystem Evaluation Framework for Global Seamount Conservation and Management. PLOS ONE. ISSN 1932-6203. 7(8). doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0042950.

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  • de Luigi, Guendalina; Hancke, Kasper; Poulsen, Robert Nøddebo; Gundersen, Hege; Kvile, Kristina Øie & Ødegaard, Øyvind Tangen [Show all 11 contributors for this article] (2022). Wizards of the Norwegian Coast. [Internet]. www.news.grida.no.
  • Kvile, Kristina Øie (2022). Drone undersøker vann og luft. [Radio]. NRK Radio - Distriktsprogram Møre og Romsdal.
  • Kvile, Kristina Øie; Eckbo, Norith & Furuseth, Ingvild Skumlien (2022). Oslofjordens blå skoger – folkeforskning og restaurering for å ta vare på fjorden vår.
  • Gundersen, Hege & Kvile, Kristina Øie (2021). Translating model output to biological water quality indicators or “How to make MARTINI understandable for Miljødirektoratet”.
  • Frigstad, Helene; Staalstrøm, Andre; Kvile, Kristina Øie; Murray, Ciaran Joseph; Wallhead, Philip & Vogelsang, Christian [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2021). Hvordan er vannkvaliteten i Oslofjorden?
  • Frigstad, Helene; Wallhead, Philip; Dagestad, Knut-Frode; Kvile, Kristina Øie; Gundersen, Hege & Murray, Ciaran Joseph (2021). Hvordan er den økologiske tilstanden langs kysten vår?
  • Hancke, Kasper; Gundersen, Hege; Borgersen, Gunhild; d'Auriac, Marc Anglès; Kvile, Kristina Øie & Bekkby, Trine [Show all 9 contributors for this article] (2021). Nordic blue forest carbon budget.
  • Forsgren, Elisabet; Trannum, Hilde Cecilie; Gundersen, Hege; Lorentsen, Svein-Håkon; Järnegren, Johanna & Kvile, Kristina Øie (2020). Status og trender for hav i Naturindeksen.
  • Gundersen, Hege; Forsgren, Elisabet; Lorentsen, Svein-Håkon; Trannum, Hilde Cecilie & Kvile, Kristina Øie (2020). Status og trender for kystvann i Naturindeksen.
  • Gundersen, Hege; Andersen, Guri Sogn & Kvile, Kristina Øie (2020). The Nordic Blue Carbon Project: Distribution mapping of blue Carbon habitats.
  • Forsgren, Elisabet; Trannum, Hilde Cecilie; Gundersen, Hege; Lorentsen, Svein-Håkon; Järnegren, Johanna & Kvile, Kristina Øie (2020). Naturindeks: Hav.
  • Gundersen, Hege; Kvile, Kristina Øie; Forsgren, Elisabet; Lorentsen, Svein-Håkon & Trannum, Hilde Cecilie (2020). Naturindeks: Kystvann.
  • Forsgren, Elisabet; Trannum, Hilde Cecilie; Gundersen, Hege; Lorentsen, Svein-Håkon; Järnegren, Johanna & Kvile, Kristina Øie (2020). Hav. In Jakobsson, Simon & Pedersen, Bård (Ed.), Naturindeks for Norge 2020. Tilstand og utvikling for biologisk mangfold. Norsk institutt for naturforskning (NINA). ISSN 978-82-426-4658-3. p. 18–28.
  • Kvile, Kristina Øie; Forsgren, Elisabet; Lorentsen, Svein-Håkon; Trannum, Hilde Cecilie & Gundersen, Hege (2020). Kystvann. In Jakobsson, Simon & Pedersen, Bård (Ed.), Naturindeks for Norge 2020. Tilstand og utvikling for biologisk mangfold. Norsk institutt for naturforskning (NINA). ISSN 978-82-426-4658-3. p. 29–37.
  • Skottene, Elise; Tarrant, Ann M.; Altin, Dag & Kvile, Kristina Øie (2020). Can copepod diapause be induced in the lab?
  • Stige, Leif Christian & Kvile, Kristina Øie (2017). Climate warming drives large-scale changes in ecosystem function. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. ISSN 0027-8424. 114(46), p. 12100–12102. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1717090114. Full text in Research Archive
  • Stige, Leif Christian; Kvile, Kristina Øie & Langangen, Øystein (2016). Zooplankton and fish: revealing key processes in predator−prey dynamics in the Barents Sea.
  • Stige, Leif Christian; Kvile, Kristina Øie & Langangen, Øystein (2016). Zooplankton and fish: revealing key processes in predator‑prey dynamics in the Barents Sea.
  • Kvile, Kristina Øie; Dalpadado, Padmini; Fiksen, Øyvind; Langangen, Øystein; Opdal, Anders Frugård & Prokopchuk, Irina P. [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2016). Climate responses of Calanus finmarchicus in a high latitude system.
  • Kvile, Kristina Øie; Stige, Leif Christian; Prokopchuk, Irina P. & Langangen, Øystein (2016). A statistical regression approach to estimate zooplankton mortality from spatiotemporal survey data.
  • Gusdal, Yvonne; Melsom, Arne; Trodahl, Marta; Kvile, Kristina Øie & Langangen, Øystein (2016). Changes in drift pathways of fish egg along the coast of Norway.
  • Kvile, Kristina Øie (2015). Disentangling the mechanisms behind climate effects on zooplankton.
  • Kvile, Kristina Øie; Fiksen, Øyvind & Frugård Opdal, Anders (2014). Linking models and data: Can we find the spawning areas of Calanus finmarchicus?
  • Kvile, Kristina Øie; Langangen, Øystein & Stige, Leif Christian (2014). Including drift in analyses of observation data reveals environmental effects on copepod biomass in the Barents Sea.
  • Kvile, Kristina Øie (2013). Temperature - zooplankton associations in the Barents Sea vary on temporal, spatial and developmental scales.
  • Kvile, Kristina Øie; Stenseth, Nils Christian & Stige, Leif Christian (2013). Temperature - zooplankton associations in the Barents Sea vary on temporal, spatial and developmental scales.
  • Kvile, Kristina Øie (2012). Climatic influences on zooplankton dynamics in Lofoten and the Barents Sea.
  • Egge, Elianne; Deininger, Anne; Bekkby, Trine; Eikrem, Wenche; Mengeot, Caroline & Frigstad, Helene [Show all 12 contributors for this article] (2023). ØKOKYST – DP Norskehavet Sør, Årsrapport 2022. Norsk institutt for vannforskning. ISSN 978-82-577-7634-3. Full text in Research Archive
  • Borgersen, Gunhild; Gitmark, Janne Kim; Kvile, Kristina Øie; Trannum, Hilde Cecilie; Walday, Mats Gunnar & Dalen, Lars [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2023). Kartlegging av sjøarealer i Moss. Norsk institutt for vannforskning. ISSN 978-82-577-7583-4. Full text in Research Archive
  • Hancke, Kasper; Andersen, Guri Sogn; Gundersen, Hege; Kvile, Kristina Øie; Trannum, Hilde Cecilie & Borgersen, Gunhild (2022). Kunnskapsoppsummering om marine områder som er viktige for karbonlagring. Norsk institutt for vannforskning. ISSN 978-82-577-7524-7. Full text in Research Archive
  • Sandin, Leonard; Seifert-Dähnn, Isabel; Furuseth, Ingvild Skumlien; Baattrup-Pedersen, Annette; Zak, Dominik & Olsson, Johanna Alkan [Show all 16 contributors for this article] (2022). Working with nature-based solutions: Synthesis and mapping of status in the Nordics. Nordisk ministerråd. ISSN 978-92-893-7461-3.
  • Staalstrøm, Andre; Jackson-Blake, Leah Amber; Norling, Magnus Dahler; Kvile, Kristina Øie; Sample, James Edward & Frigstad, Helene [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2022). Forprosjekt for modellering av Oslofjorden – vurdering av aktuelle modeller. Norsk institutt for vannforskning. ISSN 978-82-577-7539-1. Full text in Research Archive
  • Gundersen, Hege; Hancke, Kasper; Poulsen, Robert Nøddebo; Buls, Toms; Ghareeb, Medyan & Christie, Hartvig C [Show all 9 contributors for this article] (2022). KELPMAP-Vega: Metodeutvikling for kartlegging av tareskog ved bruk av droner og satellittbilder (feltrapport). Norsk institutt for vannforskning. ISSN 978-82-577-7526-1. Full text in Research Archive
  • Bekkby, Trine; Rinde, Eli; Kvile, Kristina Øie; Brkljacic, Marijana Stenrud; Thormar, Jonas & Mjelde, Marit [Show all 10 contributors for this article] (2022). Forslag til metodikk for å vurdere økologisk kvalitet for lokaliteter av forvaltningsrelevante marine naturenheter. Norsk institutt for vannforskning. ISSN 978-82-577-7533-9. Full text in Research Archive
  • Kristiansen, Trond; Kvile, Kristina Øie; Aune, Magnus; Jensen, Jenny; Bellerby, Richard & Skjellum, Solrun Figenschau [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2022). Klimapåvirkning på viktige kystvannsarter. Norsk institutt for vannforskning. ISSN 978-82-577-7509-4. Full text in Research Archive
  • Deininger, Anne; Bekkby, Trine; Trannum, Hilde Cecilie; Borgersen, Gunhild; Eikrem, Wenche & Fagerli, Camilla With [Show all 12 contributors for this article] (2022). ØKOKYST – Subprogram Norskehavet Sør, Annual Report 2021. Norsk institutt for vannforskning. ISSN 978-82-577-7482-0. Full text in Research Archive
  • Kvile, Kristina Øie; Infantes, Eduardo; Skjellum, Solrun Figenschau; Platjouw, Froukje Maria & Rinde, Eli (2022). Potential for restoration and reintroduction of eelgrass meadows in the Oslo Fjord, and opportunities for climate adaptation, carbon uptake and storage. NIVA. ISSN 978-82-577-7428-8.
  • Infantes, Eduardo; Rinde, Eli & Kvile, Kristina Øie (2022). Restaurering av ålegrasenger En praktisk veileder utviklet for Oslo kommune. Norsk institutt for vannforskning. ISSN 978-82-577-7429-5.
  • Kvile, Kristina Øie; Infantes, Eduardo; Skjellum, Solrun Figenschau; Platjouw, Froukje Maria & Rinde, Eli (2022). Potensial for restaurering og reintroduksjon av ålegrasenger i Oslofjorden, og mulighetene dette kan gi for klimatilpasning, karbonopptak og lagring. Norsk institutt for vannforskning. ISSN 978-82-577-7428-8.
  • Rinde, Eli; Moy, Siri Røang; Tveiten, Lise Ann; Kvile, Kristina Øie; Walday, Mats Gunnar & Christie, Hartvig C [Show all 14 contributors for this article] (2022). Feltbasert kunnskap, metodikk og kriterier for økologisk kvalitet til et utvalg av marine naturtyper. Norsk institutt for vannforskning. ISSN 978-82-577-7427-1.
  • Rinde, Eli; Bekkby, Trine; Kvile, Kristina Øie; Andersen, Guri Sogn; Brkljacic, Marijana Stenrud & Anglès d'Auriac, Marc [Show all 12 contributors for this article] (2021). Kartlegging av et utvalg marine naturtyper i Oslofjorden. Norsk institutt for vannforskning. ISSN 978-82-577-7341-0. Full text in Research Archive
  • Frigstad, Helene; Gundersen, Hege; Andersen, Guri Sogn; Borgersen, Gunhild; Kvile, Kristina Øie & Krause-Jensen, Dorte [Show all 13 contributors for this article] (2021). Blue Carbon – climate adaptation, CO2 uptake and sequestration of carbon in Nordic blue forests. Results from the Nordic Blue Carbon Project. . Nordic Council of Ministers. ISSN 978-92-893-6861-2.

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