Publications
where coworkers at or persons affiliated to 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., … Loberg, J. M., … Niklasson, M., & Churski, M. (2024). Pyric herbivory in a temperate European wood-pasture system. Journal of Applied Ecology, 61(5), 1081-1094. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.14618
Cole Burton, A., Beirne, C., Gaynor, K. M., … Churski, M., … Kays, R. (2024). Mammal responses to global changes in human activity vary by trophic group and landscape. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 8, 924–935. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-024-02363-2
Diserens, T. A., Churski, M., Bubnicki, J. W., Zalewski, A., … Kuijper, D. P. J. (2024). Badgers remain fearless in the face of simulated wolf presence near their setts Behavioural ecology. Ecology and Evolution, 14, e10654. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.10654
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, 105(4), e4264.https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.4264
Kuijper, D. P. J., Diserens , T. A., Say-Sallaz, E., Kasper, K., … Churski, M. (2024). Wolves recolonize novel ecosystems leading to novel interactions. Journal of Applied Ecology, 61(5), 906-921. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.14602
Lazzeri, L., Ferretti, F., Churski, M., Diserens, T. A., … Kuijper, D. P. J. (2024). Spatio-temporal interactions between the red fox and the wolf in two contrasting European landscapes. Scientific Reports, 14, 221. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-50447-z
Maso-Carrió, E., Churski, M., Kuijper, D. & Fumagalli, L. (2024). Niche overlap across landscape variability in summer between two large herbivores using eDNA metabarcoding. PLoS ONE, 19(2), e0279672. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0279672
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
Schaumann, F., Norrström, N,. Niklasson, M.; & Leidenberger, S. (2024). Ecological comparison of native (Apis mellifera mellifera) and hybrid (Buckfast) honeybee drones in southwestern Sweden indicates local adaptation. PLoS ONE, 19(8), e0308831. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0308831
Torres-García, M. T., Hedwall, P-O., Larrieu, L., Ockinger, E., Johansen, H., Niklasson, M., Petersson, L., Svensson, E., Uría-Díez, J. & Felton, A. (2024). Tree and stand characteristics jointly predict tree-related microhabitats on retention trees in production forests. Biological Conservation, 299, e110821. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2024.110821
Popular science publications
Ericsson, M., & Nygren, E. (2024). Med uppdrag att rädda sydlig kärrsnäppa. Vår fågelvärld, 4, 18-22. PDF
Loberg, M., & Johansson, B. (2024). Animals and nature – A valuable resource for children at the hospital. WAZA News, 1, 20-21. PDF
Niklasson, M., Svensson, E., Leidenberger, S., Norrström, N. & Crawford, E. (2024) Vårt inhemska honungsbi har gamla rötter i Sverige. Bitidningen, 3, 22-23.
Bachelor and Master theses
Hardy, D. (2024). Does supplementary feed affect the daily activity of the European bison (Internship report). Hogeschool van Hall Larenstein, Leeuwarden. PDF
Hermansson, E. (2024). Comparison of different methods for registering honeybee activity (Bachelor thesis). Lund university.
Karlsson, A. (2024). Enrichment to promote hunting behaviour to reintroduce Scottish wildcat (Bachelor thesis). Swedish university of agricultural sciences. https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/20230/
Ydreborg, E. (2024). Documenting a Genetic Bottleneck: The Rescue of the Nordic Honey Bee (Apis mellifera mellifera) (Bachelor thesis). Lund university.
Wetzler, N. S. (2024). The secret life of lynx - Examining the visitors effect on behavior in captive lynx (Lynx lynx) (Master thesis). Linköping university.
Breeding manuals
Försäter, K., & Skelton, T. (2024). Long-term management plan for the Lemur leaf frog Agalychnis lemur. European Association of Zoos and Aquariums.
2023
Peer reviewed publications
Chimed, O., Lkhagvasuren, D., Alexander, J. S., … 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, … 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 univsersity. 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., … 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
Nygren, E. (2023). Long-term management plan for the Lesser white-fronted goose Anser erythropus. European Association of Zoos and Aquariums.
Reports
Thulin, C-G., Ausilio, G. A., Sannö, A., Niklasson, M. & Kjellander, P. (2023). Genomförandeanalys av återintroduktion av visent (Bison bonasus) till Sverige. Swedish university of agricultural sciences, 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
Försäter, 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
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
Torgersson, E. (2022). Conservation education in Swedish zoos (Master thesis). Linköping university.
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.
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
Popular science publications
Niklasson, M., Loberg, J., Johansson, B., & Nygren E. (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
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. PDF
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/
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. PDF
Strömgren, M. (2021). Nötkreaturs betningsbeteende på bränt och på obränt naturbete (Bachelor thesis). Swedish university of agricultural sciences. https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/17016/
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., 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
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
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 university. 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. PDF
Breeding manuals
Blomqvist, L. (2020). European Studbook for Forest Reindeer, Rangifer tarandus fennicus. 2019. Nordens Ark Foundation. PDF
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., … Samelius, G., Nygren, E., Nilsson, S., Hoggren, M., … Kubanych K. (2019). Conservation strategy for Otocolobus manul by Pallas’s cat. CATnews Special Issue, 13, 55-62. http://www.catsg.org/fileadmin/filesharing/5.Cat_News/5.3._Special_Issues/5.3.12_SI_13/Pallas%27s_Cat_Global_Action_Planning_Group_2019_Conservation_Strategy_for_Otocolobus_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
Kitenberga, M., Drobyshev, I., Elferts, D., … Niklasson, M., & Jansons, A. (2019). A mixture of human and climatic effects shapes the 250-year long fire history of a semi-natural pine dominated landscape of Northern Latvia. Forest Ecology and Management, 441, 192–201. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2019.03.020
Lantz, T., Breitenmoser-Würsten, C., … 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). PDF
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. https://www.sef.nu/download/yrfan/yrfan_2019/Yrfan-2019-nr-3_web.pdf
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/
Breeding manuals
Blomqvist, L. (2019). European Studbook for Forest Reindeer, Rangifer tarandus fennicus. 2018. Nordens Ark Foundation. PDF
2018
Peer reviewed publications
Hertz, A., Ponse, M., Madani, G. … 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.
Bachelor and Master theses
Donaldson, C. (2018). Analyzing factors influencing reproductive success of the mountain chicken (Bachelor thesis). University of Skövde. https://his.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:1288837/FULLTEXT01.pdf
Guanyabens Garrido, I. (2018). Play behaviour in urial (Ovis orientalis bocharensis) lamb (Master thesis). Swedish university of agricultural sciences. https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/13881/
Slof Pacillo, M. (2018). Improving the welfare of the Amur leopards (Panthera pardus orientalis) at Nordens Ark (Sweden) (Master thesis). Swedish university of agricultural sciences. https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/15824/
Breeding manuals
Blomqvist, L. (2018) European Studbook for Forest Reindeer, Rangifer tarandus fennicus. Nordens Ark Foundation. PDF
Blomqvist, L. (2018). International pedigree book for Snow leopards, Panthera uncia. Volume 11. Nordens Ark Foundation. PDF
2017
Peer reviewed publications
Axelsson, H. M. K., Hansen, S. W., Loberg, J., & Lidfors, L. (2017). Effects of group size on behaviour, growth and occurrence of bite marks in farmed mink. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 194, 112–119. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applanim.2017.05.008
Michaels, C. J., & Försäter, K. (2017). Captive breeding of Pelophylax water frogs under controlled conditions indoors. Herpetological Bulletin, 142, 2934. https://www.thebhs.org/publications/the-herpetological-bulletin/issue-number-142-winter-2017/1079-04-captive-breeding-of-i-pelophylax-i-water-frogs-under-controlled-conditions-indoors
Popular science publications
Blomqvist, L. & Mykrä, S. (2017). Reindeer recovery. Zooquaria. 96. 20-21. https://www.eaza.net/assets/Uploads/Zooquaria/ZQIssues/Zooquaria-96-v4.pdf
Dawson, J., Sulton, M., Martin, L., … Nygren, E., & Tapley, B. (2017). The Mountain Chicken Recovery Programme. AArk Newsletter, 40, 2-3. https://www.amphibianark.org/Newsletters/AArk-newsletter-40.pdf
Försäter, K., Nygren, E., & Niklasson, M. (2017). The European Green Toad rearing and reintroduction project at Nordens Ark, Sweden. AArk Newsletter, 41, 2. https://www.amphibianark.org/Newsletters/AArk-newsletter-41.pdf
Larsson, C. & Helgesson, J. (2017). Breeding butterflies and beetles. Zooquaria, 98, 14-15. https://www.eaza.net/assets/Uploads/Zooquaria/ZQIssues/Zooquaria-98-web.pdf
Bachelor and Master theses
Hellström, K. (2017). Nötbetets påverkan på dynamiken hos träd- & buskplantor (Bachelor thesis). University of Gothenburg.
Hermansson, M. (2017). Fukthaltens inverkan på spridningshastighet i gräsbränder (Bachelor thesis). Swedish university of agricultural sciences. https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/12854/
Meinesz, K. & Schutgens, E. (2017). Effect of grazing cattle and prescribed fire on tree species in the Swedish boreo-neomeral zone (Thesis report). Hogeschool Van Hall Larenstein.
Runelid, S. (2017). Hierarki och hägnutnyttjande hos asiatisk vildhund (Cuon alpinus) på Nordens Ark (Bachelor thesis). Swedish university of agricultural sciences. https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/10685/
Sridharan, P. (2017). Adaptation to temperate forest species to competition, herbivory, and fire (Internship report). Wagenigen University.
Virs, P. (2017). Tree establishment under high browsing pressure in Eriksberg Wildlife Park, Sweden (Master thesis). Swedish university of agricultural sciences. https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/10075/
Breeding maunals
Blomqvist, L. (2017). Long-term EU-funding to support forest reindeer conservation. Nordens Ark Foundation. PDF
Blomqvist, L., Fienieg, E. & Leus, K. (2017). Long-term management plan for the wolverine (Gulo gulo gulo). Nordens Ark Foundation & EAZA. PDF
Blomqvist, L. & Larsson, C. (2017). Regional stambok för ex-situ population av vitryggig hackspett Dendrocopos leucotos i SDF-parker. Volym 1. Nordens Ark Foundation. PDF
Reports
Niklasson, M. 2017. Ekologisk restaurering av ung produktionspräglad bokskog. Länsstyrelsen Hallands län. Meddelande 2017:10
2016
Peer reviewed publications
Blomqvist, L., & Sliwa, A. (2016). Chapter 21 - Role of zoos in Snow Leopard conservation: management of captive Snow Leopards in the EAZA region. In T. McCarthy & D. Mallon (Eds.), Snow Leopards (First Edition, pp. 293-300). Elsevier Press. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-802213-9.00021-3
Blomsten, P., Schuett, G., Hoggren, M., & Reiserer, R. (2016). Fifteen Consecutive Years of Successful Reproduction in a Captive Female Sidewinder (Crotalus cerastes). Herpetological Review, 47(1), 69-72. https://ssarherps.org/herpetological-review-pdfs/
Drobyshev, I., Bergeron, Y., Vernal, A. De, Moberg, … Niklasson, M. (2016). Atlantic SSTs control regime shifts in forest fire activity of Northern Scandinavia. Scientific Reports, 6, 22532. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep22532
Felton, A., Nilsson, U., Sonesson, J., … Niklasson, M., … Wallertz, K. (2016). Replacing monocultures with mixed-species stands: Ecosystem service implications of two production forest alternatives in Sweden. Ambio, 45(2), 124–139. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-015-0749-2
Johansson, Ö., Rauset, G. R., Samelius, G., McCarthy, T., … Mishra, C. (2016). Land sharing is essential for snow leopard conservation. Biological Conservation, 203, 1–7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2016.08.034
Loberg, J. M., & Lundmark, F. (2016). The effect of space on behaviour in large groups of domestic cats kept indoors. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 182, 23–29. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applanim.2016.05.030
Popular science publications
Lindén, L.M. (2016). Mission Improbable: Nordens Ark and the battle for endangered species. WAZA News, 1, 19-22.
Niklasson, M. (2016). Ecopark Nordens Ark - Promoting local biodiversity. WAZA News, 1, 34.
Bachelor and Master theses
Ahlrot, U. (2016). Wellfare in zoo kept felids: A study of resource usage (Master thesis). Linköping university. https://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:957927/FULLTEXT01.pdf
Nilsson, M. (2016). Födoberikningar på europeiskt lodjur (Lynx lynx) på Nordens Ark (Bachelor thesis). Swedish university of agricultural sciences. https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/9383/
Sandberg, E. (2016). Auditiv berikning till lappuggla (Strix nebulosa) på Nordens Ark – att stimulera jaktbeteenden (Bachelor thesis). Swedish university of agricultural sciences. https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/9463/
Breeding manuals
Blomqvist, L. (2016). European Studbook for Wolverines, Gulo g. gulo, Volume 5. Nordens Ark Foundation. PDF
Blomqvist, L. (2016). Forest reindeer report for 2015. Nordens Ark Foundation Annual Report, 2016, 20-22. PDF
2015
Peer reviewed publications
Bergner, A., Avci, M., Eryiğit, H., … Niklasson, M., … & Milberg, P. (2015). Influences of forest type and habitat structure on bird assemblages of oak (Quercus spp.) and pine (Pinus spp.) stands in southwestern Turkey. Forest Ecology and Management, 336, 137–147. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2014.10.025
Drobyshev, I., Bergeron, Y., Linderholm, H. W., Granström, A., & Niklasson, M. (2015). A 700-year record of large fire years in northern Scandinavia shows large variability and increased frequency during the 1800s. Journal of Quaternary Science, 30(3), 211–221. https://doi.org/10.1002/jqs.2765
Johansson, Ö., McCarthy, T., Samelius, G., Andrén, H., … Mishra, C. (2015). Snow leopard predation in a livestock dominated landscape in Mongolia. Biological Conservation, 184, 251–258. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2015.02.003
Murray, J. K., Mosteller, J. R., Loberg, J. M., Andersson, M., & Benka, V. A. W. (2015). Methods of fertility control in cats: Owner, breeder and veterinarian behavior and attitudes. Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery, 17, 790–799. https://doi.org/10.1177/1098612X15594994
Zin, E., Drobyshev, I., Bernacki, D., & Niklasson, M. (2015). Dendrochronological reconstruction reveals a mixed-intensity fire regime in Pinus sylvestris-dominated stands of Białowiez˙a Forest, Belarus and Poland. Journal of Vegetation Science, 26(5), 934–945. https://doi.org/10.1111/jvs.12290
Bachelor and Master theses
Johannesson, K. (2015). Reactions to objects and humans in Przewalski´s horses: a first step to assess domestication effects on behaviour in horses (Bachelor thesis). Swedish university of agricultural sciences. https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/8461/
Landin, M. (2015). Fjällgässens sista måltid? En beteendestudie på fjällgäss (Anser erythropus) i hägn (Bachelor thesis). University of Gothenburg.
Lefkowitz, E. (2015). An analysis of white-backed woodpecker (Dendrocopos leucotos) habitat restoration in Sweden (Master thesis). Uppsala university.
Lundberg, E. (2015). Test av nya foder- och vattenhållare på Nordens Arks skogsrenar (Rangifer tarandus fennicus): En beteendestudie (Bachelor thesis). University of Gothenburg.
Nordick, C. (2015). Activity of Spermophilus citellus in captivity: movement inventories for a small souslik group at Nordens Ark animal park (Project report). Uppsala university.
O’Reilly, L. (2015). Stress hos skruvhornsget, Capra falconeri, på Nordens Ark: Hur påverkas arten av skötare? (Bachelor thesis). Lund university. https://www.lu.se/lup/publication/8839524
Rosenberg, J. (2015). Blåkråka (Coracias garrulus) på Nordens Ark (Bachelor thesis). University of Gothenburg.
Svensson, H. (2015). Hägnutnyttjande hos persisk leopard (Panthera pardus saxicolor) (Bachelor thesis). Swedish university of agricultural sciences. https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/8541/
Breeding manuals
Blomqvist, L. (2015). EAZA husbandry guidelines for Eurasian forest reindeer. Nordens Ark Foundation. PDF
Blomqvist, L. & Ness, T. (2015). Wolverine EEP expands to North America. Nordens Ark Foundation Annual Report, 2015, 18-21. PDF
2014
Peer reviewed publications
Drobyshev, I., Granström, A., Linderholm, H. W., Hellberg, E., …, Y., & Niklasson, M. (2014). Multi-century reconstruction of fire activity in northern European boreal forest suggests differences in regional fire regimes and their sensitivity to climate. Journal of Ecology, 102, 738–748. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.12235
Drobyshev, I., Niklasson, M., Mazerolle, M. J., & Bergeron, Y. (2014). Reconstruction of a 253-year long mast record of European beech reveals its association with large scale temperature variability and no long-term trend in mast frequencies. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 192–193, 9–17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2014.02.010
Bachelor and Master theses
Dahlqvist, C. (2014). Berikning för Nordens Arks kattdjur (Felidae) – en utvärdering av tre vanliga berikningar: isglass, kanel och kaninspillning (Bachelor thesis). University of Gothenburg.
Ek, J. (2014). Tidsbudget, beteende och förutsättningar på reproduktion hos lodjur på Nordens Ark. (Bachelor thesis). University of Gothenburg.
Engman, N. (2014). Aktivitetsbudget och berikning på Nordens Arks fjällugglor (Bubo scandiacus) (Bachelor thesis). University of Gothenburg.
Lund, M. (2014). Släktskapets påverkan på tillväxt, storlek, mortalitet och defekter hos yngel vid uppfödning hos Grönfläckig padda (Bufo viridis) (Bachelor thesis). University of Skövde. https://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:726880/FULLTEXT01.pdf
Thulin, E. (2014). Skymningsaktivitet hos sydlig pudu (Pudu puda) på Nordens Ark – en jämförelse mellan två olika hägnstorlekar (Bachelor thesis). Swedish university of agricultural sciences. https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/7319/
Breeding manuals
Blomqvist, L. (2014). Development of Wolverine EEP. Nordens Ark Foundation Annual Report, 2014, 33-35. PDF