Academic Interests
My main field of interest is hard bottom fauna, and particularely kelp forest ecology and sea urchin grazing. I am also involved in national environmental monitoring and ecosystem changes in relation to eutrophication and climatic change.
Teaching
- BIO4331 - Marine environmental issues, course responsible
Higher education and employment history
Academic employments
2011-p.t.: Research Professor Norwegian Institute for Water Research, NIVA (80%)
2011-p.t.: Associate Professor, UiO (20%)
2003-2011: Research Scientist, Norwegian Institute for Water Research, NIVA
Education
2003: Dr. scient in biology, UiO
1998: Cand. scient. in biology, UiO
Appointments
- 2010-2013 Member of NIVA board (elected by the employees)
- 2007-2010 Member of ICES WG Marine habitat mapping
- 2011-p.t. Member OSPAR ICG Common Procedure
Cooperation
Through my work at UiO and NIVA I cooperate with a number of national and international research institutions, e.g. Institute for Marine Research, Akvaplan NIVA, Aquabiota (Swe), Univsersity of Roskilde (Den), University of Maine (USA)