Would you like to learn how scientists measure and study growth in mesopelagic fish, a new and perhaps a valuable future food resource from the ocean? … Read more →
Growth in Pearlside – a new fisheries resource
bioSPIRE – a germination experiment in the lab
How does drought affect the germination of two alpine species? And how does the seedling look growing up under different conditions? In this project you will assist in a germination experiment in the lab.… Read more →
Hvor mye karbon er lagret under bakken? Felt- og labarbeid
For å undersøke hvordan karbonkretsløpet blir påvirket av klimaendringer trenger vi å vite størrelsen på de ulike komponentene i kretsløpet. Dette prosjektet skal kvantifisere hvor mye karbon som er lagret i rotbiomassen. Prosjektet innebærer en dag i felt med oppgraving av prøver og noen dager på lab for å vaske, tørke og veie røttene.… Read more →
Effekt av tørke i kystlynghei
Kystlynghei er ein trua naturtype som står ovenfor store utfordringar knytt til klimaendringar. Dei siste åra har vi alle fått kjenne på ekstremvær som lengre periodar med tørke, men ein art som virkelig har fått kjenne på det er kystlyngheia si nøkkelart; Røsslyng. Ved å delta på prosjektet så er du med på å finne ut kva vi kan forvente skje langs heile norskekysten dei neste åra som følge av ekstremvær.… Read more →
Insect diversity under different grazing regimes in Nordhordland Biosphere Reserve
Depending on the grazing type (sheep, cows, goats), which groups of insects living both on and in the soil are the most abundant? How the environmental conditions (soil chemical and physical properties) influence the composition of the mesofauna community in the soil?… Read more →
Characterize CRISPR mutants in zebrafish
CRISPR is THE tool to modify any genetic information. This project offers you hands-on practice in the design, development and screening of zebrafish mutants for biological research. The mutants will lay the foundation for future publications in Developmental biology.… Read more →
Analysis of Translation Initiation mechanisms in zebrafish embryos
Ever wonder how gene expression is studied? What is it that makes a gene get translated into a protein a lot and others not at all? Join us and learn all about RNA and translation!… Read more →
Experimental evolution in guppies
Do you want to fish guppies in experimental populations? Do you want to see how their life histories respond to fishing-induced selection? Do you want to get hands-on measuring fish and determining their sex and maturation stage?… Read more →
Domestic grazing animals as landscape engineers: Effects on biodiversity and ecosystem service provisioning in Nordhordland
How does livestock management impact biodiversity, ecosystem functions and ecosystem services? How do different grazing regimes on summer dairy farms shape landscape heterogeneity and connectivity and how do they affect pollinator communities?
In this multidisciplinary project we investigate the relationships between human and nature in the scope of developing a sustainable management of land-use and natural resources in the Nordhordland Biosphere area – Norway’s only Biosphere Reserve in UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere (MAB) programme. Join us if you want practical experience in common field- and lab-methods in applied ecology and to be a part of an ambitious and enthusiastic team!… Read more →
Biomass sorting to investigate how alpine plants are affected by climate change
How do the interactions between alpine plants change when the climate changes? In this project we aim to answer this question, and you can be an important part of this process!… Read more →
Otolith shape analysis to discriminate herring populations
Do you want to learn a method for discriminating different herring populations? Here you have the possibility to learn and apply otolith shape analysis.… Read more →
How does grassland vegetation recover from years of nitrogen additions?
Depositions of ammonia and nitrogen oxides have heavily increased since the mid 1900’s, and nitrogen additions in grasslands have shown to affect grass biomass, soil pH and nutrient availability. But how do these grasslands recover if nitrogen additions stop, and for how long does the added nitrogen stay in the systems?… Read more →
Length/weight measurements and otolith dissection from juvenile cod.
Would you like to learn how to collect measurement data (weight/length) and dissect otoliths from juvenile cod in the way it is done in ecosystem surveys?… Read more →