Nils Chr. Stenseth

• Atickem, Anagaw Meshesha; Stenseth, Nils Christian; Drouilly, Marine; Bock, Steffen; Roos, Christian & Zinner, Dietmar (2018). Deep divergence among mitochondrial lineages in African jackals. Zoologica Scripta.  ISSN 0300-3256.  47(1), s 1- 8 . doi: 10.1111/zsc.12257
• Dean, Katharine Rose; Krauer, Fabienne; Walløe, Lars; Lingjærde, Ole Christian; Bramanti, Barbara; Stenseth, Nils Christian & Schmid, Boris Valentijn (2018). Human ectoparasites and the spread of plague in Europe during the Second Pandemic. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.  ISSN 0027-8424.  115(6), s 1304- 1309 . doi: 10.1073/pnas.1715640115
• Gamelon, Marlène; Tufto, Jarle; Nilsson, Anna; Jerstad, Kurt; Røstad, Ole Wiggo; Stenseth, Nils Christian & Sæther, Bernt-Erik (2018). Environmental drivers of varying selective optima in a small passerine: A multivariate, multiepisodic approach. Evolution.  ISSN 0014-3820.  72(11), s 2325- 2342 . doi: 10.1111/evo.13610
• Guellil, Meriam; Kersten, Oliver; Namouchi, Amine; Bauer, Egil Lindhart; Derrick, Michael; Jensen, Anne Østergaard; Stenseth, Nils Christian & Bramanti, Barbara (2018). Genomic blueprint of a relapsing fever pathogen in 15th century Scandinavia. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.  ISSN 0027-8424.
• Gutema, Tariku Mekonnen; Atickem, Anagaw Meshesha; Lemma, Alemayehu; Bekele, Afework; Sillero-Zubiri, Claudio; Zinner, Dietmar; Farstad, Wenche Kristin; Arnemo, Jon Martin & Stenseth, Nils Christian (2018). Capture and immobilization of African wolves (Canis lupaster) in the Ethiopian Highlands. Journal of Wildlife Diseases.  ISSN 0090-3558.  54(1), s 175- 179 . doi: 10.7589/2017-03-063
• Mekonnen, Addisu; Fashing, Peter J.; Sargis, Eric J.; Venkataraman, Vivek V.; Bekele, Afework; Hernandez-Aguilar, Raquel Adriana; Rueness, Eli Knispel & Stenseth, Nils Christian (2018). Flexibility in positional behavior, strata use, and substrate utilization among Bale monkeys (Chlorocebus djamdjamensis) in response to habitat fragmentation and degradation. American Journal of Primatology.  ISSN 0275-2565.  80(5) . doi: 10.1002/ajp.22760
• Mekonnen, Addisu; Fashing, Peter; Bekele, Afework; Hernandez-Aguilar, Raquel Adriana; Rueness, Eli Knispel & Stenseth, Nils Christian (2018). Dietary flexibility of Bale monkeys (Chlorocebus djamdjamensis) in southern Ethiopia: Effects of habitat degradation and life in fragments. BMC Ecology.  ISSN 1472-6785.  18(1), s 1- 20 . doi: 10.1186/s12898-018-0161-4
• Nilsson, Anna; L'Abee-Lund, Jan Henning; Vøllestad, Leif Asbjørn; Jerstad, Kurt; Larsen, Bjørn Mejdell; Røstad, Ole Wiggo; Saltveit, Svein Jakob; Skaugen, Thomas; Stenseth, Nils Christian & Walseng, Bjørn (2018). The potential influence of Atlantic salmon Salmo salar and brown trout Salmo trutta on density and breeding of the white-throated dipper Cinclus cinclus. Ecology and Evolution.  ISSN 2045-7758.  8(8), s 4065- 4073 . doi: 10.1002/ece3.3958 Fulltekst i vitenarkiv. Vis sammendrag

  Interactions between birds and fish are often overlooked in aquatic ecosystems. We studied the influence of Atlantic salmon and brown trout on the breeding population size and reproductive output of the white-throated dipper in a Norwegian river. Acidic precipitation led to the extinction of salmon, but salmon recolonized after liming was initiated in 1991. We compared the dipper population size and reproductive output before (1978–1992) and after (1993–2014) salmon recolonization. Despite a rapid and substantial increase in juvenile salmon, the breeding dipper population size and reproductive output were not influenced by juvenile salmon, trout, or total salmonid density. This might be due to different feeding strategies in salmonids and dippers, where salmonids are mainly feeding on drift, while the dipper is a benthic feeder. The correlation between the size of the dipper population upstream and downstream of a salmonid migratory barrier was similar before and after recolonization, indicating that the downstream territories were not less attractive after the recolonization of salmon. Upstream dipper breeding success rates declined before the recolonization event and increased after, indicating improved water quality due to liming, and increasing invertebrate prey abundances and biodiversity. Surprisingly, upstream the migratory barrier, juvenile trout had a weak positive effect on the dipper population size, indicating that dippers may prey upon small trout. It is possible that wider downstream reaches might have higher abundances of alternative food, rending juvenile trout unimportant as prey. Abiotic factors such as winter temperatures and acidic precipitation with subsequent liming, potentially mediated by preyabundance, seem to play the most important role in the life history of the dipper. birds, breeding, predators, river, salmonids

• Nordbotten, Jan Martin; Levin, Simon A.; Szathmáry, Eörs & Stenseth, Nils Christian (2018). Ecological and evolutionary dynamics of interconnectedness and modularity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.  ISSN 0027-8424.  115(4), s 750- 755 . doi: 10.1073/pnas.1716078115
• Spies, Ingrid; Hauser, Lorenz; Jorde, Per Erik; Knutsen, Halvor; Punt, André E.; Rogers, Lauren & Stenseth, Nils Christian (2018). Inferring genetic connectivity in real populations, exemplified by coastal and oceanic Atlantic cod. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.  ISSN 0027-8424.  115(19), s 4945- 4950 . doi: 10.1073/pnas.1800096115 Fulltekst i vitenarkiv.
• Stige, Leif Christian; Ottersen, Geir; Yaragina, Nathalia A.; Vikebø, Frode Bendiksen; Stenseth, Nils Christian & Langangen, Øystein (2018). Combined effects of fishing and oil spills on marine fish: Role of stock demographic structure for offspring overlap with oil. Marine Pollution Bulletin.  ISSN 0025-326X.  129(1), s 336- 342 . doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.02.056
• Tian, Huaiyu; Hu, Shixiong; Cazelles, Bernard; Chowell, Gerardo; Gao, Lidong; Laine, Marko; Li, Yapin; Yang, Huisuo; Li, Yidan; Yang, Qiqi; Tong, Xin; Huang, Ru; Bjornstad, Ottar N.; Xiao, Hong & Stenseth, Nils Christian (2018). Urbanization prolongs hantavirus epidemics in cities. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.  ISSN 0027-8424.  115(18), s 4707- 4712 . doi: 10.1073/pnas.1712767115
• Atickem, Anagaw Meshesha; Simeneh, Getachew; Bekele, Afework; Gutema, Tariku Mekonnen; Sillero-Zubiri, Claudio; Hill, Russell A & Stenseth, Nils Christian (2017). African wolf diet, predation on livestock and conflict in the Guassa mountains of Ethiopia. African Journal of Ecology.  ISSN 0141-6707.  55(4), s 632- 639 . doi: 10.1111/aje.12399
• Barnosky, Anthony D.; Hadly, Elizabeth A.; Gonzalez, Patrick; Head, Jason; Polly, P. David; Lawing, A. Michelle; Eronen, Jussi T.; Ackerly, David D.; Alex, Ken; Biber, Eric; Blois, Jessica; Brashares, Justin; Ceballos, Gerardo; Davis, Edward; Dietl, Gregory P.; Dirzo, Rodolfo; Doremus, Holly; Fortelius, Mikael; Greene, Harry W.; Hellmann, Jessica; Hickler, Thomas; Jackson, Stephen T.; Kemp, Melissa; Koch, Paul L.; Kremen, Claire; Lindsey, Emily L.; Looy, Cindy; Marshall, Charles R.; Mendenhall, Chase; Mulch, Andreas; Mychajliw, Alexis M.; Nowak, Carsten; Ramakrishnan, Uma; Schnitzler, Jan; Das Shrestha, Kashish; Solari, Katherine; Stegner, Lynn; Stegner, M. Allison; Stenseth, Nils Christian; Wake, Marvalee H. & Zhang, Zhibin (2017). Merging paleobiology with conservation biology to guide the future of terrestrial ecosystems. Science.  ISSN 0036-8075.  355(6325), s 1- 10 . doi: 10.1126/science.aah4787
• Barth, Julia Maria Isis; Berg, Paul Ragnar; Jonsson, Per R; Bonanomi, Sara; Corell, Hanna; Hemmer-Hansen, Jakob; Jakobsen, Kjetill Sigurd; Johannesson, Kerstin; Jorde, Per Erik; Knutsen, Halvor; Moksnes, Per-Olav; Star, Bastiaan; Stenseth, Nils Christian; Svedang, Henrik; Jentoft, Sissel & Andre, Carl (2017). Genome architecture enables local adaptation of Atlantic cod despite high connectivity. Molecular Ecology.  ISSN 0962-1083.  26(17), s 4452- 4466 . doi: 10.1111/mec.14207 Fulltekst i vitenarkiv.
• Bonachela, Juan; Wortel, Meike Tessa & Stenseth, Nils Christian (2017). Eco-evolutionary Red Queen dynamics regulate biodiversity in a metabolite-driven microbial system. Scientific Reports.  ISSN 2045-2322.  7 . doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-17774-4 Fulltekst i vitenarkiv.
• Büntgen, Ulf; Greuter, Lucie; Bollmann, Kurt; Jenny, Hannes; Liebhold, Andrew; Galván, J. Diego; Stenseth, Nils Christian; Andrew, Carrie Joy & Mysterud, Atle (2017). Elevational range shifts in four mountain ungulate species from the Swiss Alps. Ecosphere.  ISSN 2150-8925.  8(4), s 1- 15 . doi: 10.1002/ecs2.1761 Fulltekst i vitenarkiv.
• Cadahia, Luis; Labra, Antonieta; Knudsen, Endre; Nilsson, Anna; Lampe, Helene M.; Slagsvold, Tore & Stenseth, Nils Christian (2017). Advancement of spring arrival in a long‑term study of a passerine bird: sex, age and environmental effects. Oecologia.  ISSN 0029-8549.  184(4), s 917- 929 . doi: 10.1007/s00442-017-3922-4 Fulltekst i vitenarkiv.
• dos Santos Schmidt, Thassya Christina; Slotte, Aril; Kennedy, James; Sundby, Svein; Johannessen, Arne; Óskarsson, Gudmundur Jóhann; Kurita, Yutaka; Stenseth, Nils Christian & Kjesbu, Olav Sigurd (2017). Oogenesis and reproductive investment of Atlantic herring are functions of not only present but long-ago environmental influences as well. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.  ISSN 0027-8424.  114(10), s 2634- 2639 . doi: 10.1073/pnas.1700349114
• Gamelon, Marlène; Grøtan, Vidar; Nilsson, Anna L. K.; Engen, Steinar; Hurrell, James W.; Jerstad, Kurt; Phillips, Adam S.; Røstad, Ole Wiggo; Slagsvold, Tore; Walseng, Bjørn; Stenseth, Nils Christian & Sæther, Bernt-Erik (2017). Interactions between demography and environmental effects are important determinants of population dynamics. Science Advances.  ISSN 2375-2548.  3(2) . doi: 10.1126/sciadv.1602298 Fulltekst i vitenarkiv. Vis sammendrag

  Climate change will affect the population dynamics of many species, yet the consequences for the long-term persistence of populations are poorly understood. A major reason for this is that density-dependent feedback effects caused by fluctuations in population size are considered independent of stochastic variation in the environment. We show that an interplay between winter temperature and population density can influence the persistence of a small passerine population under global warming. Although warmer winters favor an increased mean population size, density-dependent feedback can cause the local population to be less buffered against occasional poor environmental conditions (cold winters). This shows that it is essential to go beyond the population size and explore climate effects on the full dynamics to elaborate targeted management actions.

• Langangen, Øystein; Ohlberger, Jan; Stige, Leif C.; Durant, Joel M.; Ravagnan, Elisa; Stenseth, Nils C. & Hjermann, Dag Ø. (2017). Cascading effects of mass mortality events in Arctic marine communities. Global Change Biology.  ISSN 1354-1013.  23(1), s 283- 292 . doi: 10.1111/gcb.13344 Fulltekst i vitenarkiv.
• Langangen, Øystein; Olsen, Erik Joel Steinar; Stige, Leif Christian; Ohlberger, Jan Philipp; Yaragina, Natalia A.; Vikebø, Frode Bendiksen; Bogstad, Bjarte; Stenseth, Nils Christian & Hjermann, Dag Øystein (2017). The effects of oil spills on marine fish: Implications of spatial variation in natural mortality. Marine Pollution Bulletin.  ISSN 0025-326X.  119(1), s 102- 109 . doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.03.037 Fulltekst i vitenarkiv.
• Lynam, Christopher Philip; Llope, Marcos; Möllmann, Christian; Helaouët, Pierre; Bayliss-Brown, Georgia Anne & Stenseth, Nils Christian (2017). Interaction between top-down and bottom-up control in marine food webs. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.  ISSN 0027-8424.  114(8), s 1952- 1957 . doi: 10.1073/pnas.1621037114
• Mekonnen, Addisu; Fashing, Peter; Bekele, Afework; Hernandez-Aguilar, Raquel Adriana; Rueness, Eli Knispel; Nguyen, Nga & Stenseth, Nils Christian (2017). Impacts of habitat loss and fragmentation on the activity budget, ranging ecology and habitat use of Bale monkeys (Chlorocebus djamdjamensis) in the southern Ethiopian Highlands. American Journal of Primatology.  ISSN 0275-2565.  79, s 1- 13 . doi: 10.1002/ajp.22644
• Richter, Andries Peter; Eikeset, Anne Maria; Van Soest, Daan; Diekert, Florian Klaus & Stenseth, Nils Christian (2017). Optimal management under institutional constraints: determining a total allowable catch for different fleet segments in the Northeast Arctic cod fishery. Environmental and Resource Economics.  ISSN 0924-6460.  69(4), s 811- 835 . doi: 10.1007/s10640-016-0106-3
• Rogers, Lauren; Storvik, Geir Olve; Knutsen, Halvor; Olsen, Esben Moland & Stenseth, Nils Christian (2017). Fine-scale population dynamics in a marine fish species inferred from dynamic state-space models. Journal of Animal Ecology.  ISSN 0021-8790.  86(4), s 888- 898 . doi: 10.1111/1365-2656.12678 Fulltekst i vitenarkiv.
• Star, Bastiaan; Boessenkool, Sanne; Gondek, Agata Teresa; Nikulina, Elena A.; Hufthammer, Anne Karin; Pampoulie, Christophe; Knutsen, Halvor; André, Carl; Nistelberger, Heidi Maria; Dierking, Jan; Petereit, Christoph; Heinrich, Dirk; Jakobsen, Kjetill Sigurd; Stenseth, Nils Christian; Jentoft, Sissel & Barrett, James H. (2017). Ancient DNA reveals the Arctic origin of Viking Age cod from Haithabu, Germany. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.  ISSN 0027-8424.  114(34), s 9152- 9157 . doi: 10.1073/pnas.1710186114 Fulltekst i vitenarkiv.
• Stige, Leif Christian; Yaragina, Natalya; Langangen, Øystein; Bogstad, Bjarte; Stenseth, Nils Christian & Ottersen, Geir (2017). Effect of a fish stock's demographic structure on offspring survival and sensitivity to climate. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.  ISSN 0027-8424.  114(6), s 1347- 1352 . doi: 10.1073/pnas.1621040114 Fulltekst i vitenarkiv.
• Tian, Huaiyu; Yu, Pengbo; Bjørnstad, Ottar Nordal; Cazelles, Bernard; Yang, Jing; Tan, Hua; Huang, Shanqian; Cui, Yujun; Dong, Lu; Ma, Chaofeng; Ma, Changan; Zhou, Sen; Laine, Marko; Wu, Xiaoxu; Zhang, Yanyun; Wang, Jingjun; Yang, Ruifu; Stenseth, Nils Christian & Xu, Bing (2017). Anthropogenically driven environmental changes shift the ecological dynamics of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome. PLoS Pathogens.  ISSN 1553-7366.  13:e1006198(1), s 1- 19 . doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1006198
• Tian, Huaiyu; Yu, Pengbo; Cazelles, Bernard; Xu, Lei; Tan, Hua; Yang, Jing; Huang, Shanqian; Xu, Bo; Cai, Jun; Ma, Chaofeng; Wei, Jing; Li, Shen; Qu, Jianhui; Laine, Marko; Wang, Jingjun; Tong, Shilu; Stenseth, Nils Christian & Xu, Bing (2017). Interannual cycles of Hantaan virus outbreaks at the human–animal interface in Central China are controlled by temperature and rainfall. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.  ISSN 0027-8424.  114(30), s 8041- 8046 . doi: 10.1073/pnas.1701777114
• Tian, Huidong; Yan, Chuan; Xu, Lei; Büntgen, Ulf; Stenseth, Nils Christian & Zhang, Zhibin (2017). Scale-dependent climatic drivers of human epidemics in ancient China. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.  ISSN 0027-8424.  114(49), s 12970- 12975 . doi: 10.1073/pnas.1706470114
• Valseth, Karoline; Nesbø, Camilla Lothe; Easterday, William Ryan; Turner, Wendy Christine; Olsen, Jaran Strand; Stenseth, Nils Christian & Haverkamp, Thomas Hendricus Augustus (2017). Temporal dynamics in microbial soil communities at anthrax carcass sites. BMC Microbiology.  ISSN 1471-2180.  17(206), s 1- 15 . doi: 10.1186/s12866-017-1111-6 Fulltekst i vitenarkiv.
• Viranta, Suvi; Atickem, Anagaw Meshesha; Werdelin, Lars & Stenseth, Nils Christian (2017). Rediscovering a forgotten canid species. BMC Zoology.  ISSN 2056-3132.  2(6), s 1- 9 . doi: 10.1186/s40850-017-0015-0
• Xu, Lei; Stige, Leif Christian; Chan, Kung-Sik; Zhou, Jie; Yang, Jun; Sang, Shaowei; Wang, Ming; Yang, Zhicong; Yan, Ziqiang; Jiang, Tong; Lu, Liang; Yue, Yujuan; Liu, Xiaobo; Lin, Hualiang; Xu, Jianguo; Liu, Qiyong & Stenseth, Nils Christian (2017). Climate variation drives dengue dynamics. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.  ISSN 0027-8424.  114(1), s 113- 118 . doi: 10.1073/pnas.1618558114 Fulltekst i vitenarkiv.
• Yu, Pengbo; Li, Yidan; Xu, Bo; Wei, Jing; Li, Shen; Dong, Jianhua; Qu, Jianhui; Xu, Jing; Huang, Zheng; Ma, Chaofeng; Yang, Jing; Zhang, Guogang; Chen, Bin; Huang, Shanqian; Shi, Chunming; Gao, Hongwei; Liu, Feng; Tian, Huaiyu; Stenseth, Nils Christian; Xu, Bing & Wang, Jingjun (2017). Using satellite data for the characterization of local animal reservoir populations of Hantaan virus on the Weihe Plain, China. Remote Sensing.  ISSN 2072-4292.  9(10), s 1- 13 . doi: 10.3390/rs9101076
• Žliobaitė, Indrė; Fortelius, Mikael & Stenseth, Nils Christian (2017). Reconciling taxon senescence with the Red Queen’s hypothesis. Nature.  ISSN 0028-0836.  552, s 92- 95 . doi: 10.1038/nature24656
• Atickem, Anagaw Meshesha; Cooper, David; Kock, Richard; Rueness, Eli Knispel; Fisher, Martha; Bekele, Afework; Loe, Leif Egil & Stenseth, Nils Christian (2016). Immobilization of Mountain nyala (Tragelaphus buxtoni) in the Bale Mountains, Ethiopia. Gnusletter (online).  ISSN 2304-0718.
• Atickem, Anagaw Meshesha; Rueness, Eli Knispel; Loe, Leif Egil & Stenseth, Nils Christian (2016). Biological Conservation Founded on Landscape Genetics: The Case of the Endangered Mountain Nyala in the Southern Highlands of Ethiopia, In Jakob Bro-Jørgensen & David P Mallon (ed.),  Antelope Conservation: From Diagnosis to Action.  Wiley-Blackwell.  ISBN 978-1-118-40964-0.  Chapter 10.  s 172 - 189
• Bramanti, Barbara; Stenseth, Nils Christian; Walløe, Lars & Xu, Lei (2016). Plague: A disease which changed the path of human civilication, In Ruifu Yang & Andrey Anisimov (ed.),  Yersinia pestis: Retrospective and perspective.  Springer.  ISBN 978-94-024-0888-1.  Kapittel 1.  s 1 - 23
• Cristofari, Robin; Bertorelle, Giorgio; Ancel, Andre; Benazzo, Andrea; Le Maho, Yvon; Ponganis, Paul J.; Stenseth, Nils Christian; Trathan, Phil N.; Whittington, Jason; Zanetti, Enrico; Zitterbart, Daniel P.; Le Bohec, Celine & Trucchi, Emiliano (2016). Full circumpolar migration ensures evolutionary unity in the Emperor penguin. Nature Communications.  ISSN 2041-1723.  7 . doi: 10.1038/ncomms11842
• Edeline, Eric; Groth, Andreas; Cazelles, Bernard; Claessen, David; Winfield, Ian J.; Ohlberger, Jan Philipp; Vøllestad, Leif Asbjørn; Stenseth, Nils Christian & Ghil, Michael (2016). Pathogens trigger top-down climate forcing on ecosystem dynamics. Oecologia.  ISSN 0029-8549.  181, s 519- 532 . doi: 10.1007/s00442-016-3575-8
• Eikeset, Anne Maria; Dunlop, Erin; Heino, Mikko Petteri; Storvik, Geir Olve; Stenseth, Nils Christian & Dieckmann, Ulf (2016). Roles of density-dependent growth and life history evolution in accounting for fisheries-induced trait changes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.  ISSN 0027-8424.  113(52), s 15030- 15035 . doi: 10.1073/pnas.1525749113
• 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), s 1841- 1846 . doi: 10.1073/pnas.1525130113
• Malmstrøm, Martin; Matschiner, Michael; Tørresen, Ole Kristian; Star, Bastiaan; Snipen, Lars-Gustav; Hansen, Thomas F; Baalsrud, Helle Tessand; Nederbragt, Alexander Johan; Hanel, Reinhold; Salzburger, Walter; Stenseth, Nils Christian; Jakobsen, Kjetill Sigurd & Jentoft, Sissel (2016). Evolution of the immune system influences speciation rates in teleost fishes. Nature Genetics.  ISSN 1061-4036.  48(10), s 1204- 1210 . doi: 10.1038/ng.3645 Fulltekst i vitenarkiv.
• Mewicha, Berihun Gebremedhin; Flagstad, Øystein; Bekele, Afework; Gelete, Desalegn Chala; Bakkestuen, Vegar; Boessenkool, Sanne; Popp, Magnus; Gusarova, Galina; Schrøder-Nielsen, Audun; Nemomissa, Sileshi; Brochmann, Christian; Stenseth, Nils Christian & Epp, Laura (2016). DNA metabarcoding reveals diet overlap between the endangered walia ibex and domestic goats - Implications for conservation. PLoS ONE.  ISSN 1932-6203.  11(7), s 1- 18 . doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0159133 Fulltekst i vitenarkiv. Vis sammendrag

  Human population expansion and associated degradation of the habitat of many wildlife species cause loss of biodiversity and species extinctions. The small Simen Mountains National Park in Ethiopia is one of the last strongholds for the preservation of a number of afro-alpine mammals, plants and birds, and it is home to the rare endemic Walia ibex, Capra walie. The narrow distribution range of this species as well as potential competition for resources with livestock, especially with domestic goat, Capra hircus, may compromise its future survival. Based on a curated afro-alpine taxonomic reference library constructed for plant taxon identification, we investigated the diet of the Walia ibex and addressed the dietary overlap with domestic goat using DNA metabarcoding of faecal samples. Faeces of both species were collected from different localities in the National Park. We show that both species are browsers, with forbs, shrubs and trees comprising the largest proportion of their diet, supplemented by grasses. There was a considerable overlap in dietary preferences. Several of the preferred diet items of the Walia ibex (Alchemilla sp., Hypericum revolutum, Erica arborea and Rumex sp.) were also among the most preferred diet items of the domestic goat. These results indicate that there is potential for competition between the two species, especially during the dry season, when resources are limited. Our findings, in combination with the expected increase in domestic herbivores, suggest that management plans should consider the potential threat posed by domestic goats to ensure future survival of the endangered Walia ibex.

• Nordbotten, Jan Martin & Stenseth, Nils Christian (2016). Asymmetric ecological conditions favor Red-Queen type of continued evolution over stasis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.  ISSN 0027-8424.  113(7), s 1847- 1852 . doi: 10.1073/pnas.1525395113
• Trucchi, Emiliano; Facon, Benoit; Gratton, Paolo; Mori, Emiliano; Stenseth, Nils Christian & Jentoft, Sissel (2016). Long live the alien: is high genetic diversity a pivotal aspect of crested porcupine (Hystrix cristata) long-lasting and successful invasion?. Molecular Ecology.  ISSN 0962-1083.  25(15), s 3527- 3539 . doi: 10.1111/mec.13698

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• Holst-Jensen, Arne; Stenseth, Nils Christian; Bratlie, Sigrid & Graver, Hans Petter (2018, 05. september). Skal genredigering reguleres som GMO? Kavliprisen og EU-domstolens fortolkning av gjeldende GMO-regelverk.. [Radio].  NRK P2.
• Stenseth, Nils Christian; Holst-Jensen, Arne & Borge, Ole Johan (2018). Ja, CRISPR-teknologien er mer presis. Morgenbladet.  ISSN 0805-3847.
• Eikeset, Anne Maria; Dunlop, Erin; Heino, Mikko Petteri; Storvik, Geir Olve; Stenseth, Nils Christian & Dieckmann, Ulf (2017). Reply to Enberg and Jørgensen: Ecology and evolution both matter for explaining stock dynamics. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.  ISSN 0027-8424.  114(22), s E4322- E4323 . doi: 10.1073/pnas.1703865114
• Eikeset, Anne Maria; Mazzarella, Anna; Davidsdottir, Brynhildur; Klinger, Dane H.; Levin, Simon A.; Rovenskaya, Elena & Stenseth, Nils Christian (2017). What is blue growth? The semantics of “Sustainable Development” of marine environments. Marine Policy.  ISSN 0308-597X.  87, s 177- 179 . doi: 10.1016/j.marpol.2017.10.019 Vis sammendrag

  This Special Issue is intended to help readers gain a better understanding of the various definitions of blue growth, as well as to give a heightened awareness of the constraints of, and possibilities within, the important concept. Increased communication among those working together on these topics is of utmost importance, especially considering the diversity of the backgrounds of those who have a role to play in blue growth and sustainable development. Scientists, policy makers, business people, and the larger society need to become more precise and transparent in their language and meanings in order to effectively work together, and hopefully one day succeed in our joint goal to secure blue growth.

• Llope, Marcos; Blenckner, Thorstein; McGinty, Niall; Stige, Leif Christian; Marteinsdóttir, Gudrun & Stenseth, Nils Christian (2017). A look at the Arctic ecosystems time series can help us project their future.
• Ndimuligo, Sood Athumani; Hernandez-Aguilar, Raquel Adriana; Kamenya, Shadrack & Stenseth, Nils Christian (2017). New Evidence of Well Digging in Savannah Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii), Kahensa, Tanzania. Folia primatologica.  ISSN 0015-5713.  s 112- 113 . doi: 10.1159/000479094
• Reigstad, Marit; Ruud, Kenneth; Geir, Huse & Stenseth, Nils Christian (2017). "Landslag" skal forske i Arktis. Nordlys.  ISSN 0805-5440.
• Reigstad, Marit; Ruud, Kenneth; Huse, Geir & Stenseth, Nils Christian (2017, 13. mai). «Landslag» skal forske i Arktis.  Nordlys.
• Stenseth, Nils Christian (2017). Born with talent, but trained to excellence.
• Stenseth, Nils Christian (2017). Eco-evolutionary studies on plague.
• Stenseth, Nils Christian (2017). How reviewers read grant proposals? - Tips and tricks from an “experienced” reviewer on what matters.
• Stenseth, Nils Christian (2017). Introduction to The Fridtjof Nansen Lectures on Ocean Life.
• Stenseth, Nils Christian (2017). Kunnskap trumfer alt.
• Stenseth, Nils Christian (2017). On evolutionary ecology and the Red Queen’s Hypothesis.
• Stenseth, Nils Christian (2017). SUSTAIN – 2nd Annual Meeting: Introduction.
• Stenseth, Nils Christian (2017). The Dynamics of Plague at a Global, Regional and Local Scale. Among Wildlife and Humans.
• Stenseth, Nils Christian (2017). The ERC: a Success Story for the EU.
• Stenseth, Nils Christian (2017). The Importance of GreenMAR for CEES.
• Stenseth, Nils Christian (2017). The Nansen LEGACY: The story about the new Norwegian polar research ship and polar research initiative.
• Stenseth, Nils Christian (2017). The unification of biology in the 21st century and its impact on our lives and environment.
• Stenseth, Nils Christian (2017). The unified biology in the 21st century (and its impact on our lives and environment).
• Hutchings, Jeffrey & Stenseth, Nils Christian (2016). Communication of science advice to government. Trends in Ecology & Evolution.  ISSN 0169-5347.  31(1), s 7- 11 . doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2015.10.008
• Kvile, Kristina Øie; Dalpadado, Padmini; Fiksen, Øyvind; Langangen, Øystein; Opdal, Anders Frugård; Prokopchuk, Irina P.; Stenseth, Nils Christian & Stige, Leif Christian (2016). Climate responses of Calanus finmarchicus in a high latitude system.
• Oomen, Rebekah Alice; Knutsen, Halvor; Olsen, Esben Moland; Jentoft, Sissel; Stenseth, Nils Christian & Hutchings, Jeffrey (2016). Genetic variability in population responses of Atlantic cod to temperature.
• Richter, Andries Peter; Eikeset, Anne Maria; Van Soest, Daan; Diekert, Florian Klaus & Stenseth, Nils Christian (2016). Optimal management under institutional constraints – Determining a total allowable catch for different fleet segments in the North East Arctic cod fishery.
• Stenseth, Nils Christian (2016). Are Norwegian politics based on the best available knowledge? Do we need a Science Advisor in Norway?.
• Stenseth, Nils Christian (2016). Blue Growth in the Arctic: How to Move Forward?.
• Stenseth, Nils Christian (2016). CEES: a Nordic and international platform for marine research.
• Stenseth, Nils Christian (2016). Challenges and opportunities for Unions within a shifting global scientific landscape.
• Stenseth, Nils Christian (2016). Climate change and the impact on emerging infectious diseases Plague as an example.
• Stenseth, Nils Christian (2016). Coevolution in multispecies communities the Red Queen Perspective.
• Stenseth, Nils Christian (2016). Ecosystem dynamics, fishery and climate change: Bringing Darwinian evolution, Eltonian population dynamics and genomics together into a unified biology.
• Stenseth, Nils Christian (2016). Fridtjof Nansen.
• Stenseth, Nils Christian (2016). Havbruksnæringens utvikling i Norge: Fra grunnleggende vitenskap til næringssuksess.
• Stenseth, Nils Christian (2016). Havbruksnæringens utvikling i Norge: «Kunnskap trumfer alt».
• Stenseth, Nils Christian (2016). Norge er avhengig av fremragende forskningsmiljøer: å bli og forbli et verdensledende forskningsmiljø – en forskers refleksjoner.
• Stenseth, Nils Christian (2016). One Health initiative Six Blind Scientists and the Elephant in the Room, a Parable for Environmentally Mediated Diseases (focusing on plague) A Unified Biology.
• Stenseth, Nils Christian (2016). One Health initiative Six Blind Scientists and the Elephant in the Room a Parable for Environmentally Mediated Diseases (focusing on plague) A Unified Biology.
• Stenseth, Nils Christian (2016). One Health initiative Six Blind Scientists and the Elephant in the Room a Parable for Environmentally Mediated Diseases (focusing on plague) A Unified Biology.
• Stenseth, Nils Christian (2016). One Health initiative Six Blind Scientists and the Elephant in the Room a Parable for Environmentally Mediated Diseases (focusing on plague) A Unified Biology.
• Stenseth, Nils Christian (2016). One Health initiative Six Blind Scientists and the Elephant in the Room a Parable for Environmentally Mediated Diseases (focusing on plague) A Unified Biology.
• Stenseth, Nils Christian (2016). One Health initiative Six Blind Scientists and the Elephant in the Room a Parable for Environmentally Mediated Diseases (focusing on plague) A Unified Biology.
• Stenseth, Nils Christian (2016). Promoting Research Excellence a scientist s reflections on how to widen European participation in ERC.
• Stenseth, Nils Christian (2016). Promoting Research Excellence: a scientist's reflections on how to widen European participation in ERC.
• Stenseth, Nils Christian (2016). Response and Adaptation of Animals to the Rapid Global Change.
• Stenseth, Nils Christian (2016). SUSTAIN: One year into the project (Sustainable management of renewable resources in a changing environment: an integrated approach across ecosystems).
• Stenseth, Nils Christian (2016). Sustainable management of renewable resources in a changing environment: an integrated approach across ecosystems (SUSTAIN).
• Stenseth, Nils Christian (2016). Svartedaudbakteriens populasjonsbiologi: Hvordan pest-dynamikken påvrikes av klimavariasjoner.
• Stenseth, Nils Christian (2016). The Legacy of NorMER: a Nordic Platform.
• Stenseth, Nils Christian (2016). The Norwegian System of Centre of Excellence (CoE).
• Stenseth, Nils Christian (2016). The Zoologist Charles Elton: lemmings & hare-lynx and the start of (empirically based) population biology.
• Stenseth, Nils Christian (2016). We need interdisciplinary approaches for Global Societal Challenges.
• Stenseth, Nils Christian (2016). What is the Anthropocene? (or what should it be)?.

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