Whilst most of Norway calms down when the summer approaches; in our discipline of field ecology the months of June, July and August are the highlight of the action. This summer has seen yet again a great amount of project planning, data collection, identifying sedges without flowers, cooking leaves, and hiking across Bergen municipality. For project READ MORE
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Fieldwork blog: My trip around Norway
Picture from front left to right: Kristine Birkeli, Viljar Storvik, Vendula Spackova, Elias Skaslien Hi! I’m Elias Eide Skaslien, and I am a master’s student in Between the Fjords. For my master’s project I have been travelling with Kristine Birkeli and Durin around Norway to investigate diurnal fluxes in different macro- and microclimates in Norwegian READ MORE
Germination patterns of heathland dwarf shrubs (Durin)
Often when we characterize plant growth and development, we focus on adult’s that are already established. However, one of the most critical life-phases is germination and early seedling establishment. Here we focus on the important coastal heathland ecosystems of Norway, and using seed of Calluna vulgaris collected from across latitudinal gradients, different heathland land-use histories, READ MORE
The environmental requirements of dwarf-shrubs (Durin)
Often when we characterize plant growth and development, we focus on the above-ground, but less-so on the below-ground. Here we focus on the important heathland ecosystems of Norway, and we take a dive below to better understand how these communities are utilizing resources such as water and nutrients below-ground. We have several READ MORE
MSc thesis: opportunities in the NatuRA Project
Background Mountain grassland ecosystems support a wide range of ecosystem functions and services, including provisioning services via grazing pastures for wild and domesticated herbivores, supporting services, especially clean water and carbon sequestration, and cultural services through supporting traditional livelihoods. World wide, alpine ecosystems have traditionally been managed as communal rangelands inhabited by indigenous people and READ MORE
New PhD student: Hanif Kawousi
Hello! My name is Hanif Kawousi. I’ve lived in Bergen for the past seven years, the last five with my wife and dog. Some of you may recognise me from classes or the hallways, as I recently graduated from BIO. I am excited to extend my journey at BIO as a PhD student with the READ MORE
A Tool Box for Early Career Researchers going to big conferences
By Joseph Gaudard The European Geosciences Union Annual Meeting is a major conference in natural science, and a good place to present “almost finished work”. It is also a terrifying event, with about 20’000 participants on site. In 2024, I was a first time attendee going there alone. It was a lonely week of READ MORE
Conference blog: My trip to Oikos Bodø (a student perspective)
Hi! I’m Elias Eide Skaslien, and I am a master’s student in Between the Fjords. For my master project I will be working with Kristine Birkeli and Durin to investigate diurnal fluxes across different macro- and microclimates in Norwegian heathlands. Earlier this spring (April 9th–12th), I had the opportunity to attend the Oikos conference in READ MORE
New season, new intern students
With the start of spring come the preparations for a new field season… and the arrival of new internship students who will get to experience what it is like to work in an experimental field ecology lab! In April, we welcomed interns Marine Dange and Ilko Sijbesma. We asked them to introduce themselves to you: READ MORE
New collaboration in Durin project: meet Sarah Schwieger
Sarah Schwieger from Umeå University (Sweden) recently received funding for a project in collaboration with Durin. We are excited to have her on the team and look forward to adding valuable insights on belowground processes to the project! Read further to learn more about her and her research plans: I am Sarah Schwieger, a READ MORE