Publications
where coworkers at Nordens Ark (marked in bold) are included or where Nordens Ark have contributed with supervision, data and/or information
2024
Peer reviewed publications
Amsten, K., Cromsigt, P. G. M., Kuijper, D. P. J., Loberg, J. M., … Niklasson, M., & Churski, M. (2024). Pyric herbivory in a temperate European wood-pasture system. Journal of Applied Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.14618
Johansson, Ö., Alexander, J. S., Lkhagvajav, P., Mishra, C., & Samelius, G. (2024). Natal dispersal and exploratory forays through atypical habitat in the mountain-bound snow leopard. Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.4264
Nygren, E., Sliwa, A., & Blomqvist, L. (2024). Chapter 25 - Management of captive snow leopards in the EAZA region. In D. Mallon & T. McCarthy (Eds.), Snow Leopards (Second Edition, pp. 325–332). Academic Press. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-85775-8.00012-1
Popular science publications
Loberg, M., & Johansson, B. (2024). Animals and nature – A valuable resource for children at the hospital. WAZA News, 1, 20-21. Popular science publications PDF
Ericsson, M., & Nygren, E. (2024). Med uppdrag att rädda sydlig kärrsnäppa. Vår fågelvärld, 4, 18-22. PDF
2023
Peer reviewed publications
Chimed, O., Lkhagvasuren, D., Alexander, J. S., Barclay, D., … Nygren, E., … Samelius, G. (2023). Delivery of educational material increased awareness of the elusive Pallas’s cat in Southern Mongolia. Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 22(1), 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1080/1533015X.2023.2169785
Esson, C., Samelius, G., Strand, T. M., Lundkvist, Å., … Low, M. (2023). The prevalence of rodent-borne zoonotic pathogens in the South Gobi desert region of Mongolia. Infection Ecology and Epidemiology, 13(1), 2270258. https://doi.org/10.1080/20008686.2023.2270258
Jakobsson, A., Loberg, J., & Kjörk, M. (2023). Retrieval-based learning versus discussion; which review practice will better enhance primary school students’ knowledge of scientific content? International Journal of Science Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/09500693.2023.2283906
Johansson, Ö., Nyam, E., Lkhagvajav, P., Shanti Alexander, J., & Samelius, G. (2023). Predation Patterns and Hunting Behavior of Snow Leopards: Insights from an Ibex Hunt. Snow Leopard Reports, 2, 6–9. https://doi.org/10.56510/slr.v2.14323
Niklasson, M., Svensson, E., Leidenberger, S., Norrström, N., & Crawford, E. (2023). Free-living colonies of native honey bees (Apis mellifera mellifera) in 19th and early 20th century Sweden. Journal of Insect Conservation. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10841-023-00541-4
Spînu, A. P., Mysiak, W., Bauhus, J., Bielak, K., & Niklasson, M. (2023). Pioneer tree species accelerate restoration of tree-related microhabitats in 50-year-old reserves of Białowieża Forest, Poland. Ecology and Evolution, 13(7), e10238. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.10238
Tallian, A., Mattisson, J., Samelius, G., Odden, J., … Johansson, Ö. (2023). Wild versus domestic prey: Variation in the kill-site behavior of two large felids. Global Ecology and Conservation, 47. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2023.e02650
Tucker, M. A., Schipper, A. M., Adams, T. S. F., Attias, … Samelius, G., … Mueller, T. (2023). Behavioral responses of terrestrial mammals to COVID-19 lockdowns. Science, 380(6649), 1059–1064. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abo6499
Ulziibadrakh, T., Uudus, B., Lkhagvajav, P., Alexander, J. S., … Samelius, G. (2023). Variation in plant composition along a gradient of increasing distance from wells in a mountain steppe in southern Mongolia. Snow Leopard Reports, 2, 10–16. https://doi.org/10.56510/slr.v2.12904
Vinken, V., Lidfors, L., Loberg, J., Lundberg, A., … Enquist, M. (2023). Models of conditioned reinforcement and abnormal behaviour in captive animals. Behavioural Processes, 210, 104893. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.beproc.2023.104893
Popular science publications
Bengtsson, V., Hedin, J., & Niklasson, M. (2023). Veteranisering – verktyg istället för tid. Lustgården, 2023, 88-95. PDF
Nygren, E. (2023). The Himalayan Habre Centre: A centre for Red Panda conservation and sustainable livelihoods. WAZA News, 3, 6-7. https://www.waza.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/WAZA-magazine-2023-03-online.pdf
Doctoral theses:
Amsten, K. (2023). Fire and herbivory - key drivers of temperate open ecosystems: Effects of consumer control on woody and herbaceous plant communities in temperate wood-pastures (Doctoral thesis). Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. https://doi.org/10.54612/a.6h71f5n575
Bachelor and Master theses
Cao, J. (2023). Habitat suitability and movement patterns of reintroduced green toad on Öland (Master thesis). Lund University. http://lup.lub.lu.se/student-papers/record/9139999
Crawford, E. (2023). Assessing the welfare of captive Lesser Antillean iguanas (Iguana delicatissima) using the Zoological Society of London’s (ZSL) Welfare Audit (Master thesis). Queen´s University of Belfast. PDF
Lang, L. (2023). Eye disorders in lesser whitefronted geese (Anser erythropus) in captivity (Master thesis). Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/18617/
Topczewski, M. (2023). Feasibility of reintroduction of European Bison (Bison bonasus) to Sweden with focus on traffic accidents (Master thesis). Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/19529/
Wepryk, O. (2023). Effects of fuel and weather conditions on forest fire behaviour in Southern Sweden in oak dominated forests (Master thesis). Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/19612/
Breeding manuals
Gill, I., McGeorge, I., Jameson, T.J.M. Moulton, N., … Försäter, K., … Garcia, G. 2023. EAZA Best Practice Guidelines for Sand Lizard (Lacerta agilis) – First edition. European Association of Zoos and Aquariums. https://www.eaza.net/assets/Uploads/CCC/BPG-2022/2022-Sand-lizard-EAZA-Best-Practice-Guidelines-Approved.pdf
Reports
Thulin, C-G., Ausilio, G. A., Sannö, A., Niklasson, M. & Kjellander, P. (2023). Genomförandeanalys av återintroduktion av visent (Bison bonasus) till Sverige. Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet, dnr SLU.afb.2023-11. https://www.slu.se/globalassets/ew/org/inst/afb/block/cg-thulin/thulin-mfl_forstudie-visent_231219_slutversion_komprimerad.pdf
2022
Peer reviewed publications
Crawford, E., Leidenberger, S., Norrström, N., & Niklasson, M. (2022). Using video footage for observing honey bee behaviour at hive entrances. Bee World, 99(4), 139–142. https://doi.org/10.1080/0005772x.2022.2106739
Drobyshev, I., Ryzhkova, N., Niklasson, M., Zhukov, A., … Kryshen’, A. (2022). Marginal imprint of human land use upon fire history in a mire-dominated boreal landscape of the Veps Highland, North-West Russia. Forest Ecology and Management, 507, 120007. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2022.120007
Johansson, Ö., Mishra, C., Chapron, G., Samelius, G., … Low, M. (2022). Seasonal variation in daily activity patterns of snow leopards and their prey. Scientific Reports, 12, 21681. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-26358-w
Menkis, A., Redr, D., Bengtsson, V., Hedin, J., Niklasson, M., … Dahlberg, A. (2022). Endophytes dominate fungal communities in six-year-old veteranisation wounds in living oak trunks. Fungal Ecology, 59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.funeco.2020.101020
Mishra, C., Samelius, G., Khanyari, M., Srinivas, P. N., … Johansson, Ö. (2022). Increasing risks for emerging infectious diseases within a rapidly changing High Asia. Ambio, 51, 494–507. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-021-01599-7
Ryzhkova, N., Kryshen, A., Niklasson, M., Pinto, G., … Drobyshev, I. (2022). Climate drove the fire cycle and humans influenced fire occurrence in the East European boreal forest. Ecological Monographs, 92(4), e1530. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecm.1530
Samelius, G., Xiao, L., Lkhagvajav, P., & Johansson, Ö. (2022). Risky business: red foxes killed when scavenging from snow leopard kills. Snow Leopard Reports, 1, 7–10. https://doi.org/10.56510/slr.v1.8092
Zin, E., Kuberski, Ł., Drobyshev, I., & Niklasson, M. (2022). First spatial reconstruction of past fires in temperate Europe suggests large variability of fire sizes and an important role of human-related ignitions. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 10, 768464. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2022.768464
Popular science publications
Forsater, K., Forsslund, S., & Niklasson, M. (2022). Citizen science project quickly improves knowledge on the rare cryptic European green toad (Poster). PDF
Moqanaki, E., & Samelius, G. (2022). Monitoring the manul: guidelines for practitioners. The Pallas’s cat International Conservation Alliance (PICA). https://savemanul.org/resources/monitoring-the-manul-guidelines-for-practitioners/
Nygren, E. (2022). Nordens Ark starts building a first of its kind turtle facility in Northern Europe. WAZA News, 2, 13-14. https://www.waza.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/WAZA-magazine-2022-02-digital.pdf
Servini, F., Försäter, K., Tapley, B., & Michaels, C. J. (2022). Records of multiple clutching in captive mountain chicken frogs Leptodactylus fallax. Herpetological Bulletin, 159, 25–28. https://doi.org/10.33256/159.2528
Textbooks
Johansson, B. (2022). Erfarenheter av utbildning till personliga assistenter och undersköterskor inom djur, natur och hälsa vid Nordens Ark. In Å. Engström, P. Juuso, M. Liljegren, & L. Lundmark Alfredsson (Eds.), Vård, omsorg och rehabilitering utomhus - teori, praktik och nya perspektiv (pp. 648–649). Studentlitteratur.
Bachelor and Master theses
Brohede, T. (2022). Besökarpåverkan och hägnutnyttjande hos röd panda (Ailurus fulgens) på Nordens Ark (Bachelor thesis). Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/17839/
Crawford, E. (2022). A comparison of foraging, defensive, self-grooming and drone behaviour between native and non-native subspecies of european honey bee (Apis mellifera) in southwestern Sweden (Bachelor thesis). Queen´s University Belfast. PDF
Hansson Silva, P. (2022) Nyinflyttat och nyfött, ger det nya beteendemönster? Visenters habitatval och tillståndsbeteenden i vilthägn innan och efter samgång med vildhäst samt födsel av kalv i flocken (Bachelor thesis). Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/18204/
Ivarsson, F. (2022). How does grazing and burning affect the occurrence and development of vascular plants? (Master thesis). University of Gothenburg. https://hdl.handle.net/2077/75090
Qualm, S. (2022). Unsupervised remote sensing analysis of long-term land-use and land cover dynamics of European green toad (Bufotes viridis) habitats in southern Sweden (Master thesis). Avans University of Applied Sciences. PDF
2021
Peer reviewed publications
Amsten, K., Cromsigt, J. P. G. M., Kuijper, D. P. J., Loberg, J. M., … Niklasson, M. (2021). Fire- and herbivory-driven consumer control in a savanna-like temperate wood-pasture: An experimental approach. Journal of Ecology, 109, 4103–4114. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.13783
Bergsten, A., & Niklasson, M. 2021. Unassisted weighing of European Bison. European Bison Conservation Newsletter, 13, 21-26. https://ojs.wisent.org/index.php/czasopismo/article/view/22
Chimed, O., Alexander, J. S., Samelius, G., Lkhagvajav, P., … Sharma, K. (2021). Examining the past and current distribution of Pallas’s cat in Southern Mongolia. Mammalian Biology, 101, 811–816. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42991-021-00132-3
Drobyshev, I., Niklasson, M., Ryzhkova, N., Götmark, F., … Lindbladh, M. (2021). Did forest fires maintain mixed oak forests in southern Scandinavia? A dendrochronological speculation. Forest Ecology and Management, 482, 118853. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118853
Hirsch, E. N., Andersson, M., Loberg, J., & Lidfors, L. M. (2021). Development of existing scoring systems to assess behavioural coping in shelter cats. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 234, 105208. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applanim.2020.105208
Norrström, N., Niklasson, M., & Leidenberger, S. (2021). Winter weight loss of different subspecies of honey bee Apis mellifera colonies (Linnaeus, 1758) in southwestern Sweden. PLoS ONE, 16(10), e0258398. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0258398
Samelius, G., Suryawanshi, K., Frank, J., Agvaantseren, B., … Mishra, C. (2021). Keeping predators out: Testing fences to reduce livestock depredation at night-time corrals. ORYX, 55(3), 466–472. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0030605319000565
Bachelor and Master theses
Ballard-Johansson, M. (2021). Green toad gone: The decline of the European green toad (Bufotes viridis) in Sweden (Master thesis). University of Gothenburg.
Jansson, I. (2021). Den skotska vildkatten (Felis silvestris silvestris) – sociala interaktioner och hägnutnyttjande hos två individer på Nordens Ark (Bachelor thesis). Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/17002/
Johansson, M. (2021). Vilka faktorer påverkar avelsarbetet med Snöleoparder i europeiska djurparker? (Master thesis). Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/17365/
Strömgren, M. (2021). Nötkreaturs betningsbeteende på bränt och på obränt naturbete (Bachelor thesis). Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/17016/
Lindholm, D. (2021). Inventering av sjukdomsförekomst hos snöleoparder (Panthera uncia) i europeiska djurparker (Master thesis). Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/16879/
Olsson, R. (2021). Disturbance effect on reproduction in mountain chickens: Nordens Ark captive breeding program (Master thesis). University of Gothenburg.
Popular science publications
Niklasson, M., Loberg, J., Johnasson, B., & Nygren Emma. (2021). Nordens Ark – artbevarande, utbildning, forskning och – en djurpark. Biologen, 1, 6-11. https://biologilararna.se/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Biologen_2021_1.pdf
2020
Peer reviewed publications
Höggren, M., & Rehák, I. 2020. Bothrops alternatus (Urutu; Yarará Grande). Reproduction. Herpetological Review, 51(2), 341-342.
Johansson, Ö., Samelius, G., Wikberg, E., Chapron, G., … & Low, M. (2020). Identification errors in camera-trap studies result in systematic population overestimation. Scientific Reports, 10(6393). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-63367-z
Loberg, J. M., Slof Pacilio, M., Lundin, L., & Andersson, E. (2020). Survey to identify factors affecting breeding of Wolverines Gulo gulo within the EEP. International Zoo Yearbook, 54, 86–101. https://doi.org/10.1111/izy.12269
Pinto, G. A.S.J., Rousseu, F., Niklasson, M., & Drobyshev, I. (2020). Effects of human-related and biotic landscape features on the occurrence and size of modern forest fires in Sweden. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 291, 108084. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2020.108084
Pinto, G. A. S. J., Niklasson, M., Ryzhkova, N., & Drobyshev, I. (2020). A 500-year history of forest fires in Sala area, central Sweden, shows the earliest known onset of fire suppression in Scandinavia. Regional Environmental Change, 20(130). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-020-01718-2
Spînu, A. P., Niklasson, M., & Zin, E. (2020). Mesophication in temperate Europe: A dendrochronological reconstruction of tree succession and fires in a mixed deciduous stand in Białowieża Forest. Ecology and Evolution, 10(2), 1029–1041. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.5966
Popular science publications
Försäter, K. (2020). In search of Green Toads. Frogress Report, August 2020. https://www.amphibians.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Frogress-Report_August2020.pdf
Helgesson, J., & Reh, B. (2020). The return to Rote Island: The EEP is the key to successful conservation for one of the world's most endangered chelonians, the Rote Island snake-necked turtle. Zooquaria¸107, 17. https://www.eaza.net/assets/Uploads/Zooquaria/ZQIssues/2020/ZQ107final-web-v1.pdf
Bachelor and Master theses
Ivarsson, F. (2020). Naturvårdsarbete: Restaurering av landskap med hjälp av metoderna betning och bränning (Bachelor thesis). Halmstad Univesity. https://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:1392591/FULLTEXT02.pdf
Ohlsson, E. (2020). Hägnutnyttjande och beteende hos röd panda (Ailurus fulgens) på Nordens Ark (Bachelor thesis). Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/15812/
Qualm, S. (2020). Tracking of recently released European green toads using radio telemetry (Bachelor thesis). Avans University of Applied Sciences.
2019
Peer reviewed publications
Barclay, D., Nygren, E., Alekseicheva, I., Nelson, A-L., & Swanson, B. (2019). Ex-situ conservation of manul. CATnews Special Issue, 13, 41-45. http://www.catsg.org/fileadmin/filesharing/5.Cat_News/5.3._Special_Issues/5.3.12_SI_13/Barclay_et_al_2019_Ex-situ_conservation_of_manul.pdf
Barclay, D., Smelansky, I., Nygren, E., & Antonevich, A. (2019). Legal status, utilisation, management and conservation of manul. CATnews Special Issue, 13, 37-40. http://www.catsg.org/fileadmin/filesharing/5.Cat_News/5.3._Special_Issues/5.3.12_SI_13/Barclay_et_al_2019_Legal_status_utilisation_management_and_conservation_of_manul.pdf
Lantz, T., Breitenmoser-Würsten, C., Barclay, D., Nygren, E., Samelius, G., & Breitenmoser, U. (2019). Prologue: Why care about Otocolobus manul? CATnews Special Issue, 13, 5-8. http://www.catsg.org/fileadmin/filesharing/5.Cat_News/5.3._Special_Issues/5.3.12_SI_13/Lanz_et_al_2019_Why_care_about_Otocolobus_manul.pdf
Molander, M. A., Helgesson, J., Winde, I. B., Millar, J. G., & Larsson, M. C. (2019). The male-produced aggregation-sex pheromone of the Cerambycid beetle Plagionotus detritus ssp. detritus. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 45, 28–36. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-018-1031-4
Ross, S., Moqanaki, E. M., Barashkova, A., Dhendup, T., … Samelius, G. Past, present and future threats and conservation needs of Pallas's cats. CATnews Special Issue, 13, 46-51. http://www.catsg.org/fileadmin/filesharing/5.Cat_News/5.3._Special_Issues/5.3.12_SI_13/Ross_et_al_2019_Threats_and_conservation_needs_of_Pallas%27s_cats.pdf
Sahlin, E., Johansson, B., Karlsson, P. O., Loberg, J., Niklasson, M., & Grahn, P. (2019). Improved wellbeing for both caretakers and users from a zoo-related nature based intervention—a study at nordens ark zoo, sweden. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16, 4929. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16244929
Popular science publications
Försäter, K., Amsten, K., & Runsten, A. (2019). What do we feed the food? Nutritional analysis of live feed insects (Poster).
Försäter, K., & Forslund, S. (2019). Reintroducting Green Toads to historical sites; a collaborative effort between Nordens Ark and the County Administrative Board of Kalmar, Sweden. AArk Newsletter, 48, 5-6. https://www.amphibianark.org/Newsletters/AArk-newsletter-48.pdf
Leidenberger, S., Berntsson, A-C., & Niklasson, M. (2019). Nordiskt honungsbi studeras av Nordens Ark. Yrfän, 3, 22-25.
Bachelor and Master theses
Andersson, E. (2019). Inventering och restaurering av lekdammar för stinkpadda (Epidalea calamita) på Smögen (Bachelor thesis). University of Gothenburg.
Hedlund, V. (2019). Impact of cattle grazing on tree establishment in restored wood pastures in south-west Sweden (Bachelor thesis). University of Gothenburg.
Ingelsbo, L. (2019). Tjärblomsters groning och överlevnad i restaurerad betesmark (Bachelor thesis). University of Gothenburg.
Asif, D. (2019). A descriptive study of the role of maternal behavior in the survival of Markhor (Capra falconeri) kids (Master thesis). Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/15202/
Karlsson, R. (2019). Konkurrens mellan kulliga och hornbärande nötkreatur i flock (Master thesis). Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/14908/
Landin, M. (2019). Identification of a variable toad: A comparable study on photo-identification of variable toad (Bufotes variabilis) using two automated software (Master thesis). University of Gothenburg.
Slof Pacilio, M. (2019). Why are you not breeding? A study on the reproductive success of captive wolverines (Gulo g. gulo) (Master thesis). Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/16110/
2018
Peer reviewed publications
Hertz, A., Ponse, M., Madani, G., Bland, … Andrén, C., & Eisenberg, T. (2018). Low Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis prevalence in two persisting post-decline populations of endangered hylid frogs in western Panama. Salamandra, 54(1), 83-86. https://www.salamandra-journal.com/index.php/home/contents/2018-vol-54/1895-hertz-a-m-ponce-g-madani-a-bland-a-petchey-c-andren-t-eisenberg
Johansson, Ö., Koehler, G., Rauset, G. R., Samelius, G., … Low, M. (2018). Sex-specific seasonal variation in puma and snow leopard home range utilization. Ecosphere, 9(8). https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.2371
Mijiddorj Tserennadmid, N., Alexander Justine, S., Samelius, G., Badola, R., … Dutta, S. (2018). Livestock depredation by large carnivores in the South Gobi, Mongolia. Wildlife Research, 45, 237–246. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1071/WR18009
Popular science publications
Hedin, J., Niklasson, M., & Bengtsson, V. (2018). Veteranisering -verktyg istället för tid. Fauna och Flora, 113(2), 13-25.
Breeding manuals
Blomqvist, L. (2018) European Studbook for Forest Reindeer, Rangifer tarandus fennicus. Nordens Ark.
2017
Bachelor and Master theses
Hellström, K. (2017). Nötbetets påverkan på dynamiken hos träd- & buskplantor (Bachelor thesis). Göteborgs universitet.
Hermansson, M. (2017). Fukthaltens inverkan på spridningshastighet i gräsbränder (Bachelor thesis). Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet. https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/12854/
2015
Bachelor and Master theses
Lefkowitz, E. (2015). An analysis of white-backed woodpecker (Dendrocopos leucotos) habitat restoration in Sweden (Master theses). Uppsala universitet.