• A first ecological coherent assessment of eutrophication across the North-East Atlantic waters (2015-2020) 

      Devlin, Michelle; Prins, Theo C.; Enserink, Lisette; Leujak, Wera; Heyden, Birgit; Axe, Philip; Ruiter, Hans; Blauw, Anouk; Bresnan, Eileen; Collingridge, Kate; Devreker, David; Fernand, Liam; Gomez Jakobsen, Francisco; Graves, Carolyn; Lefebvre, Alain; Lenhart, Herman-J.; Markager, Stiig; Nogueira, Marta; O’Donnell, Garvan; Parner, Hjalte; Skarbøvik, Eva; Skogen, Morten D.; Sonesten, Lars; Van Leeuwen, Sonja M.; Wilkes, Robert; Dening, Eleanor; Iglesias-Campos, Alejandro (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
    • A standard protocol for describing the evaluation of ecological models 

      Planque, Benjamin; Aarflot, Johanna Myrseth; Buttay, Lucie; Carroll, JoLynn; Fransner, Sara Filippa Krusmynta; Hansen, Cecilie; Husson, Berengere; Langangen, Øystein Ole Gahr; Lindstrøm, Ulf Ove; Pedersen, Torstein; Primicerio, Raul; Sivel, Elliot Manuarii; Skogen, Morten D.; Strombom, Evelyn; Stige, Leif Christian; Varpe, Øystein; Yoccoz, Nigel (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Numerical models o ecological systems are increasingly used to address complex environmental and resource management questions. One challenge or scientists, managers, and stakeholders is to appraise how well suited these ...
    • An assessment of the added value from data assimilation on modelled Nordic Seas hydrography and ocean transports 

      Lien, Vidar Surén; Hjøllo, Solfrid Sætre; Skogen, Morten D.; Svendsen, Einar; Wehde, Henning; Bertino, Laurent; Counillon, Francois; Chevalier, Matthieu; Giles, Garric (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-01-04)
      The Nordic Seas is a hotspot both in terms of climate related processes, such as Atlantic–Arctic heat exchange, and natural marine resources. A sustainable management of the marine resources within the Nordic Seas, including ...
    • Assessing the importance of zooplankton sampling patterns with an ecosystem model 

      Hjøllo, Solfrid Sætre; Hansen, Cecilie; Skogen, Morten D. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      The copepod Calanus finmarchicus is the dominant species of mesozooplankton in the Norwegian Sea and an important food source for multiple commercially exploited pelagic fish stocks. In addition to the patchy distribution ...
    • Assessing the state of the Barents Sea using indicators: How, when, and where? 

      Hansen, Cecilie; van der Meeren, Gro Ingleid; Loeng, Harald; Skogen, Morten D. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Two end-to-end ecosystem models, NORWECOM.E2E and NoBa Atlantis, have been used to explore a selection of indicators from the Barents Sea Management plans (BSMP). The indicators included in the BSMP are a combination of ...
    • Does operational oceanography address the needs of fisheries and applied environmental scientists? 

      Skogen, Morten D.; Berx, B.; Dickey-Collas, Mark; De Roeck, Y.-H.; Klein, H.; Barciela Fernandez, R.; Foster, R.; Dombrowsky, E.; Huret, Martin; Payne, Mark R.; Sagarminaga, Y.; Shrum, C (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)
      Although many oceanographic data products are now considered operational, continued dialogue between data producers and their user communities is still needed. The fisheries and environmental science communities have often ...
    • The effect of a warmer climate on the salmon lice infection pressure from Norwegian aquaculture 

      Sandvik, Anne Dagrun; Dalvin, Sussie; Skern-Mauritzen, Rasmus; Skogen, Morten D. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Climate change can hamper sustainable growth in the aquaculture industry by amplifying and adding to other environmental challenges. In Norway, salmon lice-induced mortality in wild salmonid populations is identified as a ...
    • The effects of spatial and temporal variations in spawning on offspring survival in Northeast Arctic cod 

      Endo, Clarissa; Skogen, Morten D.; Stige, Leif Christian; Hjøllo, Solfrid Sætre; Vikebø, Frode Bendiksen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Climate change and harvesting result in temporal and spatial changes and variability in spawning, and thus in offspring ambient drift conditions. As a result, variable survival of offspring and thereby in recruitment are ...
    • Evaluating acoustic-trawl survey strategies using an end-to-end ecosystem model 

      Holmin, Arne Johannes; Mousing, Erik Askov; Skogen, Morten D.; Hjøllo, Solfrid Sætre; Huse, Geir; Handegard, Nils Olav (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Fisheries independent surveys support science and fisheries assessments but are costly. Evaluating the efficacy of a survey before initiating it could save costs. We used the NORWECOM.E2E model to simulate Northeast Atlantic ...
    • Fish Assemblages of a Sub-Arctic Fjord Show Early Signals of Climate Change Response Contrary to the Benthic Assemblages 

      Merillet, Laurene; Skogen, Morten D.; Vikebø, Frode Bendiksen; Jørgensen, Lis Lindal (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Arctic benthic ecosystems are facing high-speed environmental changes, such as decreased sea ice coverage, increased temperature and precipitations, as well as the invasion by non-indigenous species. Few sub-arctic fjords ...
    • Large-scale salmon farming in Norway impacts the epiphytic community of Laminaria hyperborea 

      Haugland, Barbro Taraldset; Armitage, Caroline S.; Kutti, Tina; Husa, Vivian; Skogen, Morten D.; Bekkby, Trine; Carvajalino-Fernandez, Marcos Antonio; Bannister, Raymond J; White, Camille Anna; Norderhaug, Kjell Magnus; Fredriksen, Stein (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Large-scale finfish farms are increasingly located in dispersive hard-bottom environments where Laminaria hyperborea forests dominate; however, the interactions between farm effluents and kelp forests are poorly understood. ...
    • Modeling emergent life histories of copepods 

      Huse, Geir; Melle, Webjørn Raunsgård; Skogen, Morten D.; Hjøllo, Solfrid Sætre; Svendsen, Einar; Budgell, William Paul (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      The distribution and population dynamics of zooplankton are affected by the interplay between currents, behavior, and selective growth, mortality, and reproduction. Here, we present an individual based model for a copepod ...
    • Mussel farming production capacity and food web interactions in a mesotrophic environment 

      Gatti, Paul; Aguera, Antonio; Gao, Shuang; Strand, Øivind; Strohmeier, Tore; Skogen, Morten D. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Low trophic aquaculture (LTA), such as bivalve farming, offers promising avenues to supply sustainable seafood and aquafeed. While bivalve farming usually occurs in highly productive coastal areas which already support ...
    • New insights into the Barents Sea Calanus glacialis population dynamics and distribution 

      Aarflot, Johanna Myrseth; Eriksen, Elena; Prokopchuk, Irina P.; Svensen, Camilla; Søreide, Janne; Wold, Anette; Skogen, Morten D. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Arctic copepods are major grazers and vital food for planktivores in polar ecosystems but challenging to observe due to remoteness and seasonal sea ice coverage. Models offer higher spatio-temporal resolution, and ...
    • North Sea sensitivity to atmospheric forcing 

      Skogen, Morten D.; Drinkwater, Ken; Hjøllo, Solfrid Sætre; Schrum, Corinna (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011-04)
      The sensitivity of North Sea physics and phytoplankton production to atmospheric forcing has been studied by performing perturbations of the atmospheric forcing fields through a number of model simulations. The perturbations ...
    • Overwintering distribution, inflow patterns and sustainability of Calanus finmarchicus in the North Sea 

      Gao, Shuang; Hjøllo, Solfrid Sætre; Falkenhaug, Tone; Strand, Espen; Edwards, Martin; Skogen, Morten D. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Calanoid copepods are key taxa in the North Sea as they are the main food source for many fish stocks, such as herring, mackerel and cod. In this study we use an individual-based model for Calanus finmarchicus embedded in ...
    • Parasite development affect dispersal dynamics; infectivity, activity and energetic status in cohorts of salmon louse copepodids 

      Skern-Mauritzen, Rasmus; Sissener, Nini; Sandvik, Anne Dagrun; Meier, Sonnich; Sævik, Pål Næverlid; Skogen, Morten D.; Vågseth, Tone; Dalvin, Sussie; Skern-Mauritzen, Mette; Bui, Samantha (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      The salmon louse, Lepeophtheirus salmonis, is a parasitic copepod infecting wild and farmed salmonid fishes in the northern hemisphere. It has a direct lifecycle with a planktonic dispersal phase and an infective copepodid ...
    • Patterns, efficiency and ecosystem effects when fishing Calanus finmarchicus in the Norwegian Sea—using an individual-based model 

      Hansen, Cecilie; Skogen, Morten D.; Utne, Kjell Rong; Broms, Cecilie; Strand, Espen; Hjøllo, Solfrid Sætre (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Due to the important role of Calanus finmarchicus as key prey for the abundant pelagic fish stocks (Northeast Atlantic mackerel, Norwegian spring spawning herring, blue whiting) in the Norwegian Sea, an increase in the ...
    • Population genetic structure in a deepwater fish Coryphaenoides rupestris: patterns and processes 

      Knutsen, Halvor; Jorde, Per Erik; Bergstad, Odd Aksel; Skogen, Morten D. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012-07-24)
      We observed significant genetic structure in a widely distributed North Atlantic demersal deepwater fish, the roundnose grenadier Coryphaenoides rupestris (Pisces: Macro - uridae). The overall estimate of genetic ...
    • Prediction of salmon lice infestation pressure in a Norwegian fjord 

      Sandvik, Anne Dagrun; Johnsen, Ingrid Askeland; Myksvoll, Mari Skuggedal; Sævik, Pål Næverlid; Skogen, Morten D. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      A further growth in the Norwegian aquaculture industry might potentially be hampered by the conclusion that it is not environmentally sustainable. As direct measurements of the lice induced mortality on wild salmonids are ...