Hugo de Boer

• Klemetsen, Terje; Endresen, Dag; Johnsen, Arild; Boer, Hugo de; Fossøy, Frode & Ekrem, Torbjørn [Vis alle 11 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (2026). Strengthening molecular biodiversity research and monitoring in Norway – connecting tools, data and people. F1000 Research. 15, s. (ELIXIR)–(ELIXIR). doi: 10.12688/f1000research.179210.1. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Background Norway’s diverse ecosystems and strong research community are well-positioned to leverage molecular approaches (DNA barcoding, eDNA, whole-genome sequencing) for biodiversity research and monitoring. However, progress is constrained by gaps in data accessibility, standardisation, and interoperability across molecular, ecological, and biobank datasets. Methods ELIXIR’s Norwegian Molecular Biodiversity Working Group mapped national actors and networks through a desk review (2024–2025) and conducted a national survey (58 questions; open from 18 February to 8 March 2024) targeting data management, standards, tooling, infrastructures, and training. The survey was implemented in Nettskjema and received 58 responses from biodiversity-related researchers. Results We identified 19 Norwegian institutes active in molecular biodiversity and 28 relevant networks, with 11 networks involving three or more institutes. The survey results highlight gaps between policy and practice: 60% of respondents were familiar with the FAIR principles, but only 29% consistently made data fully open or FAIR-compliant. Data linkage with physical specimens was often reported as missing (38% of respondents), and taxonomic assignment was frequently challenging (39.3%). Most researchers reuse published datasets (90%), but data discovery and reuse are hindered: only 41% find it easy to locate relevant data, 32% struggle to find appropriate sequence databases, 54% cite insufficient metadata, and 72% need to harmonise combined datasets. Tool discoverability and documentation were limited (32% knew bio.tools; 5% WorkflowHub; 32% agreed tools are well documented and user-friendly). Data publication is not straightforward (63.8% find it hard or answered neutral). Conclusions Norway can strengthen molecular biodiversity research by 1) connecting molecular and ecological data, collections, and biobanks using persistent identifiers; 2) adhering to international metadata standards (e.g., DwC, MIxS) and rewarding data stewardship; 3) consolidating national collaborative networks; and 4) building capacity through targeted training and dedicated data steward roles. Implementing these measures will enhance interoperability, FAIR data sharing, and Norway’s leadership in biodiversity research and conservation.

• Veltman, Margaretha A.; Anthoons, Bastien; Schrøder-Nielsen, Audun; Ballesteros, Jesus Adrian Chimal; Ghorbani, Abdolbaset & Karahan, Arzu [Vis alle 15 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (2026). Molecular evidence reveals unsustainable harvest of wild orchids. Current Biology. ISSN 0960-9822. 36(7), s. 1842–1856.e5. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2026.02.066. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Wendmu, Tsedal Asres; Boer, Hugo de; Makate, Clifton & Westengen, Ola (2026). Seeds and social norms: sorghum seed exchange among smallholder farmers in Northern Ethiopia. Ecology & Society. 31(1). doi: 10.5751/ES-16855-310113. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Seed exchange is a major means for smallholder farmers to access seeds of both traditional and new crop varieties. This study explores how social and cultural norms influence farmers’ seed exchange and thereby shape the distribution of sorghum diversity among farmers from two ethnolinguistic groups in Northern Ethiopia. Network data on sorghum variety transactions for 300 households was analyzed to map the flow of seed and determine key characteristics of the farmers playing particularly important roles as nodes in the networks. Together with a household survey, ethnographic studies of cultural practices and norms informed the interpretation of the network data. We found that exchange with neighbors was the main seed transaction type and that exchange mainly happens within ethnolinguistic groups and villages. A norm saying that no one should be denied access to seeds underpins seed sharing within the communities. Sociocultural institutions like the labor exchange institutions Lifnti/Kowa, marriage, and religious institutions influence seed sharing within both ethnolinguistic groups. Seed sharing is common among all categories of farmers, and we found no significant association between farmers’ socioeconomic status and seed sharing. The dynamics of seed exchange can explain the sorghum diversity in the study areas, as the most exchanged sorghum varieties within each ethnolinguistic group are also the most cultivated. We discuss the implications of our findings for the conservation of sorghum diversity and seed system development and conclude that policies and extension programs should leverage farmers’ seed exchange networks for the management of crop diversity and in efforts to strengthen farmers’ access to seeds of both local and improved seeds.

• Heuvel-Greve, Martine J. van den; Polling, Marcel; Groot, G. Arjen de; Kodde, Linda; Mulder, Ingeborg M. & Verdaat, Hans [Vis alle 11 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (2026). Tracking biodiversity in changing Arctic waters: insights from eDNA metabarcoding in Svalbard. Polar Biology. ISSN 0722-4060. 49. doi: 10.1007/s00300-026-03488-9. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Monitoring biodiversity patterns and their changes in Arctic coastal ecosystems is critical under ongoing climate change. However, common current approaches require high effort and expertise and this in turn limits the spatial and temporal scale of these monitoring efforts. Here, we investigated both the fish and the marine invertebrate communities across Svalbard using a multi-marker environmental DNA metabarcoding approach. We collected and analysed marine water, sediment and zooplankton filtered from marine water from sites influenced by the warm West Spitsbergen Current and the cold East Spitsbergen Current. Following metabarcoding amplification using mitochondrial COI, 12S, 16S and nuclear 18S markers and high-throughput sequencing, we retrieved an extensive overview of Svalbard marine biodiversity. Water, sediment and especially zooplankton samples collected across Svalbard revealed spatial differences in community composition, with significantly distinct assemblages in the northwest and southeast of Svalbard. We identified potential bioindicator species for use in rapid assessment of impacts of marine temperature increase and confirmed observed patterns of ongoing shifts in community structure as a response to changes in dominant water masses. Overall, our findings show that species composition depending on fine-scale climate variation of Arctic waters can be effectively studied and monitored using environmental DNA. These insights can help us understand current and evolving climate-driven changes.

• Anthoons, Bastien; Veltman, Margret; Tsiftsis, Spyros; Gravendeel, Barbara; Drouzas, Andreas D. & Boer, Hugo de [Vis alle 7 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (2025). Exploring the potential of Angiosperms353 markers for species identification of Eastern Mediterranean orchids. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. ISSN 1055-7903. 209. doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2025.108360. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Tuberous orchids are ecologically vulnerable species, threatened by a range of environmental pressures such as overharvesting, grazing and land use change. Conservation efforts require accurate species identification, but are impeded by limited phylogenetic resolution of traditional genetic markers, which is exacerbated by widespread taxonomic conflict regarding the classification of orchids. Target enrichment holds promise to resolve both these challenges by offering a large set of nuclear loci with which to increase phylogenetic resolution and evaluate competing species models. Here, we evaluate the effectiveness of the Angiosperms353 markers for distinguishing over 50 tuberous orchid species native to Greece and we explore the possibility of narrowing these markers to a smaller set that could function as a minimal probe set. Our methodology consists of a three-tiered approach: 1) generating a species-level phylogeny using all Angiosperms353 loci with sufficient target recovery, 2) evaluating competing species models based on “splitter” and “lumper” classifications through Bayes Factor species delimitation, and 3) ranking the potential of Angiosperms353 loci to discriminate representatives of lineages with different divergence times based on their phylogenetic informativeness. While the inferred multi-species coalescent phylogeny had overall high support, Bayes Factor delimitation revealed mixed outcomes, favouring splitting in Serapias, while favouring splitting in basal clades and lumping in more recently diverged clades in Ophrys. A molecular clock analysis of Ophrys confirms rapid and recent radiation in clades marked by phylogenetic uncertainty, suggesting the need for additional loci to fully resolve this genus. Finally, we found 30 loci to be highly phylogenetically informative across four epochs of Orchidinae evolution; we suggest these are promising candidates for future marker development. Our findings enhance the Plant Tree of Life (PAFTOL) by contributing additional phylogenomic data for species that were previously underrepresented in trees built with these markers, while shedding light on the ongoing “splitter”-vs-“lumper” debate and offering new directions for species identification of tuberous orchids, a group with distinct taxonomic and conservation challenges.

• Masters, Susanne; Bogarín, Diego; Viruel, Juan; Vugt, Rogier van; Andel, Tinde van & Boer, Hugo de [Vis alle 7 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (2025). Horticultural hybrid development of edible terrestrial orchids for verifiable sustainable trade. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. 9. doi: 10.3389/fsufs.2025.1526533. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Introduction Edible terrestrial orchids are endangered worldwide due to overharvesting and illegal trade. One method to distinguish illegally traded wild-collected orchids from sustainably harvested and legally traded cultivated ones is to artificially create hybrids that do not occur naturally and can be morphologically recognized. Creating artificial orchid hybrids is relatively simple. As a result, thousands of artificial orchid hybrids have already been registered with the Royal Horticultural Society, but predominantly for ornamental purposes. We identified a potential hybrid parental pool for edible orchids from terrestrial species that possess desirable traits from both the grower and consumer perspective. Method From the pool of candidate species, we evaluated the possibility of crosses producing viable seed based on phylogenetic distance metrics, based on matK and nrITS sequences of 435 species. Subsequently, we checked the accuracy of our prediction of hybrid compatibility against registered records of hybrids on the International Orchid Register and by experimental production of hybrids. Results Our results show that phylogenetic distance can indeed be used as a proxy for predicting hybrid compatibility in orchids. Discussion Potential of creating edible orchid hybrids for sustainable trade has not yet been fully exploited.

• Quatela, Anne‐Sophie; Cangren, Patrik; Ferreira, Paola de Lima; Woudstra, Yannick; Zsoldos‐Skahjem, Andreas & Bacon, Christine D. [Vis alle 8 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (2025). Phylogenetic relationships and the identification of allopolyploidy in circumpolar Silene sect. Physolychnis. American Journal of Botany. ISSN 0002-9122. 112(6). doi: 10.1002/ajb2.70051. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Premise Species complexes are groups of closely related species with ambiguous delimitation, often composed of recently diverged lineages. Polyploidization and uniparental reproduction (i.e., selfing and apomixis) can play important roles in the origin of species complexes. These complexes pose challenges for species-based scientific questions, such as the estimation of species richness or conservation prioritization. Methods We determined the potential of resolving taxonomically complex groups using target enrichment in the circumpolar Silene uralensis complex (Caryophyllaceae). We proposed a metric using genetic distances between phased alleles to distinguish diploids from allopolyploids. Results Our results identified geographic structure of populations, with the northern American and Greenlandic samples having a common ancestor. We found little phylogenetic support for the most recent taxonomic treatment of the Silene uralensis complex. Conclusions The study highlights the use of target enrichment in testing taxonomic hypotheses in diploids and the challenges of studying recently diverged lineages.

• Cei, Aisha Carolina; Silva, Dalila Costa; Rodrigues, Alan Erik Souza; Sviggum, Silvana Melo; Rosa, Fabricio dos Anjos Santa & Martins, Rasna Figueiredo [Vis alle 13 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (2025). Invasive giant river prawns as opportunistic, generalist predators in the Amazon Delta: Insights from metabarcoding. Ecosphere. 16(11). doi: 10.1002/ecs2.70439. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Invasive species alter habitats and biological communities. The giant river prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii (de Man 1879) was introduced to Brazil for aquaculture, and invasive populations have established in the Amazon Delta region where they are believed to pose a risk to the native aquatic fauna. To assess potential impacts, we performed dietary metabarcoding using generalist COI primers on 105 stomach contents collected from prawns from the southern Amazon Delta. Overall, M. rosenbergii presents an opportunistic and generalist diet that reflects the dominant aquatic and terrestrial fauna of the region, including the orders Diptera, Characiformes, and Lepidoptera as dominant dietary items in terms of both frequency of occurrence and richness. One unidentified congeneric species was identified in the diet, indicating the potential for negative effects on the native prawn fauna. Additionally, while there is a general overlap in the diet for all categories of sex and reproductive phase, smaller immature individuals and molted females showed reduced diversity in their diet, suggesting limitations in prey handling or access. We conclude that dietary metabarcoding of opportunistic generalists and/or detritivores appears to be a potentially useful tool for monitoring biodiversity as well as understanding their role in the food web.

• Rodrigues, Alan Érik S.; Brito, Rafaela Maria S.; Charvet, Patricia; Faria, Vicente V.; Cabanillas-Torpoco, Mariano & Aleixo, Alexandre [Vis alle 16 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (2025). Geographical variation in mitogenomes of the largetooth sawfish Pristis pristis: Challenges and perspectives for conservation efforts. Global Ecology and Conservation. 62. doi: 10.1016/j.gecco.2025.e03757. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Sawfishes (Pristidae) have been severely impacted by coastal development and unregulated fisheries and are considered Critically Endangered by the IUCN Red List. Environmental DNA (eDNA) analyses have shown potential for monitoring elasmobranch species, with various studies focusing on using species-specific approaches to detect Pristis species. However positive detection using existing probes has not been confirmed in some geographic regions where they would be expected. Here, we aimed to verify the phylogenetic relationships within the Pristidae family, with a particular focus on P. pristis (Linnaeus, 1758) to test whether mutations at key sites have been detrimental to species-specific detection of P. pristis using the existing probe set. To test this hypothesis mitogenomes were assembled that were found to follow the typical pattern of vertebrate mitogenomic organization. Phylogenetic trees showed similar topologies and confirmed geographic mitochondrial variation in P. pristis. Mismatches for the published 12S species-specific probe set for P. pristis were identified that prevent amplification of positive control samples from Brazil. However, ddPCR detection of the positive control was possible using a newly designed species-specific probe set. This study highlights how geographical variation can severely impact the success of generally applying species-specific detection systems developed based on data from only one geographical region. The new mitogenomes and species-specific probe set developed here may also contribute to improving the potential to map and monitor these Critically Endangered species across the globe.

• Anmarkrud, Jarl Andreas; Rosa, Fabricio dos Anjos Santa; Thorbek, Birgitte Lisbeth Graae; Schrøder-Nielsen, Audun; Sviggum, Silvana Melo & Ready, Jonathan Stuart [Vis alle 8 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (2025). eDNA Replicates, Polymerase and Amplicon Size Impact Inference of Richness Across Habitats. Environmental DNA. 7(3). doi: 10.1002/edn3.70095. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Environmental DNA-based monitoring has been increasingly used in the last decade to monitor biodiversity in aquatic and terrestrial systems. Molecular-based surveys now allow quick and reliable production of baseline knowledge of species community composition on a large scale, allowing a better understanding of ecosystem function and mitigation of stressors linked to anthropogenic activities. Despite this, technical hurdles often remain, and the impact of replicates, PCR polymerases, and amplicon size on the recovered species richness is still poorly understood. Here, we conducted a large controlled experiment, with bulk samples collected from terrestrial, marine, and freshwater environments to assess the impact of natural and technical replicates, PCR polymerases with different degrees of fidelity or proofreading activity, as well as amplicon size on species richness recovery across habitats. In this study, we consistently found variations in sample species richness depending on PCR polymerase choice. We further demonstrate the dissimilar impacts between natural and technical replicates on species richness recovery and the necessity of increasing natural replications in eDNA-based surveys. We highlight the benefits and limitations of replication strategies, polymerase choice, and amplicon size across terrestrial, marine, and freshwater habitats, and provide recommendations to increase the reliability of future eDNA-based metabarcoding studies.

• Mahlangu, Sibusiso; Ewers, Isabelle; Carvalho, Cintia Oliveira; Schrøder-Nielsen, Audun; Dunthorn, Micah & Karlsen, Hans Erik [Vis alle 12 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (2025). Investigating the dynamics of the aquatic community in Oslofjord through time series analysis of eDNA. Journal of Fish Biology. ISSN 0022-1112. doi: 10.1111/jfb.70105. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Understanding the temporal dynamics of marine communities is critical for assessing ecosystem health and guiding conservation efforts. Here, we conducted a survey using environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding with two primer sets, MiFish and Elas02, to investigate seasonal and interannual changes in the fish community of Oslofjord (Norway) over two consecutive years. Using the MitoFish reference database through the Global Biodiversity Information Facility querying tool, we identified 63 fish species and found significant changes in the dominant taxa between seasons and years. Clupea harengus (Atlantic herring) consistently peaked in early spring, while Scomber scombrus (Atlantic mackerel) dominated winter months in the second year. The MiFish primer set showed increased species richness in the second year, whereas the Elas02 primer set showed stable richness despite compositional turnover. Non-metric multidimensional scaling revealed distinct community separation between years in presence/absence of data, driven by species turnover rather than abundance read changes. Our findings support the use of eDNA metabarcoding to capture fine-scale (bi-monthly) temporal dynamics and emphasise the importance of multi-year datasets for distinguishing ecological trends from stochastic changes. This strategy improves monitoring practices for marine ecosystems under anthropogenic stressors.

• Rueness, Eli Knispel; Boer, Hugo de; Gehrke, Berit; Hjermann, Tilde; Thorstad, Eva Bonsak & Grainger, Matthew [Vis alle 10 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (2025). Scientific assessment of risk from trade to CITES-listed species of sturgeons and paddlefishes. VKM Report. 2025:06, s. 1–97. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  The Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food and Environment (VKM) has assessed whether trade with sturgeons is a risk to wild populations. For two out of eleven species, international trade is considered non-detrimental to their survival. For the remaining nine species, all trade with wild-caught fish is considered detrimental, while VKM is unable to determine whether trade with fish from aquaculture will be detrimental to the species’ survival due to lack of information. VKM is the national Scientific Authority for the Convention on International Trade with Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). We have assessed the potential detriment of international trade to sturgeons on assignment from the Norwegian Environment Agency (NEA), who are the national Management Authority under CITES. The risk assessment will be used by NEA for processing import/export permits for sturgeons and products thereof, such as caviar, in compliance with the Norwegian CITES Regulation. The assessment comprises eleven species of sturgeons and paddlefishes, of which ten have been imported to or exported from Norway the past ten years. The last species is commonly traded internationally but has yet not been imported to or exported from Norway. For each species, the assessment is based on knowledge of the species’ biology, environment, use, and level of trade. For two of the eleven species that have been assessed, international trade does not pose a threat to their survival in the wild. For the remaining nine species, all trade with wild-caught fish will be detrimental to their survival. For fish and products of fish from aquaculture, VKM is unable to determine whether international trade is detrimental to the species’ survival in the wild, as the available information on the impact of aquaculture on wild populations is conflicting and insufficient. Trade is not detrimental for the following species: Acipenser transmontanus, Polyodon spathula Not concluded for the following species: Acipenser baerii, Acipenser gueldenstaedtii, Acipenser naccarii, Acipenser persicus, Acipenser ruthenus, Acipenser schrenckii, Acipenser stellatus, Huso dauricus, Huso huso “Sturgeons is the most threatened group of species on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species. Even though most of the trade is with fish from aquaculture, the level of uncertainty regarding consequences for the wild populations is high,” says Scientific Leader Eli K. Rueness. VKM proposes that the risk assessment for each species could be applied for a period of five years, unless the IUCN Red List publishes updated assessments where any of the species are given a higher risk category.

• Rosa, Fabricio dos Anjos Santa; Carvalho, Cintia Oliveira; Queiroz, Anna Karolina Oliveira de; Ferreira, Silva Derlan Jose; Barreto, Silvia Britto & Thorbek, Birgitte Lisbeth Graae [Vis alle 10 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (2025). From Nets to Molecules: A Comparative Study of Stream Fish Diversity Recovery Using Different Sampling Methods in Eastern Amazonia. BioRxiv. ISSN 0362-4331. doi: 10.1101/2025.01.02.631091. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Carvalho, Cintia Oliveira; Gromstad, William Esbjug; Dunthorn, Micah; Karlsen, Hans Erik; Schrøder-Nielsen, Audun & Ready, Jonathan Stuart [Vis alle 10 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (2024). Harnessing eDNA metabarcoding to investigate fish community composition and its seasonal changes in the Oslo fjord. Scientific Reports. 14(1). doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-60762-8. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  In the face of global ecosystem changes driven by anthropogenic activities, effective biomonitoring strategies are crucial for mitigating impacts on vulnerable aquatic habitats. Time series analysis underscores a great significance in understanding the dynamic nature of marine ecosystems, especially amidst climate change disrupting established seasonal patterns. Focusing on Norway's Oslo fjord, our research utilises eDNA-based monitoring for temporal analysis of aquatic biodiversity during a one year period, with bi-monthly sampling along a transect. To increase the robustness of the study, a taxonomic assignment comparing BLAST+ and SINTAX approaches was done. Utilising MiFish and Elas02 primer sets, our study detected 63 unique fish species, including several commercially important species. Our findings reveal a substantial increase in read abundance during specific migratory cycles, highlighting the efficacy of eDNA metabarcoding for fish composition characterization. Seasonal dynamics for certain species exhibit clear patterns, emphasising the method's utility in unravelling ecological complexities. eDNA metabarcoding emerges as a cost-effective tool with considerable potential for fish community monitoring for conservation purposes in dynamic marine environments like the Oslo fjord, contributing valuable insights for informed management strategies.

• Rosa, Fabricio dos Anjos Santa; Gasalla, Maria A.; Queiroz, Anna Karolina Oliveira de; Ribas, Talita Fernanda Augusto; Mauvisseau, Quentin & Boer, Hugo de [Vis alle 11 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (2024). Molecular analyses of carangid fish diets reveal inter-predation, dietary overlap, and the importance of early life stages in trophic ecology. Ecology and Evolution. 14(1). doi: 10.1002/ece3.10817. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Carangid fishes are commercially important in fisheries and aquaculture. They are distributed worldwide in both tropical and subtropical marine ecosystems. Their role in food webs is often unclear since their diet cannot be easily identified by traditional gut content analysis. They are suspected to prey on pelagic and benthic species, with clupeiform fishes being important dietary items for some species, though it is unknown whether carangids share food resources or show trophic segregation. Here, we used metabarcoding to overcome traditional challenges of taxonomic approaches to analyze the diet of seven carangid species caught as bycatch in the Brazilian southwest Atlantic sardine fishery. Stomach contents were processed from the following species: Caranx crysos, Caranx latus, Chloroscombrus chrysurus, Hemicaranx amblyrhynchus, Oligoplites saliens, Selene setapinnis, and Trachinotus carolinus. Identified diets were dominated by teleost fishes. The C. latus diet was the most distinct among the seven species, preferentially consuming Engraulis anchoita, but H. amblyrhynchus, O. saliens, and S. setapinnis also showed a trend of predominantly consuming small pelagic fishes. Finally, we found evidence of inter-predation in carangids, especially strong between S. setapinnis and C. crysos, suggesting that consumption of early life stages may result in indirect competition through reduced recruitment in these fishes. These findings provide unprecedented insights into the biodiversity in marine ecosystems, especially the poorly known diet of carangid fishes.

• Queiroz, Anna Karolina Oliveira de; Gasalla, Maria A.; Laux, Marcele; Oliveira, Renato Renison Moreira; Rosa, Fabricio dos Anjos Santa & Schrøder-Nielsen, Audun [Vis alle 11 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (2024). Dietary metabarcoding of keystone sardine species reveals the importance of their ichthyoplankton prey in food webs of the Southern Brazilian Bight fisheries. Fisheries Oceanography. ISSN 1054-6006. doi: 10.1111/fog.12668. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Clupeiform fishes are ecologically and economically important species contributing to industrial and artisanal fisheries worldwide. They represent key links in food webs, influencing the dynamic between trophic levels. The dietary interactions of these species are poorly studied in many regions, yet essential for fisheries management. To elucidate the role of these species in food webs of the Southern Brazilian Bight pelagic fisheries, we used metabarcoding analysis of fish stomach contents of Clupeiformes and possible predators. Onboard sampling from March to September 2016 allowed for processing of 87 stomach samples representing 31 species (including 12 samples representing three species of Clupeiformes). Links between trophic levels showed the predominance of Sardinella brasiliensis and Engraulis anchoita as important dietary items of a large range of fishes (28 species belonging to 18 families) and representing the majority of the total prey read abundance assigned to clupeiform fishes (~46% and ~32%, respectively). Opisthonema oglinum contributed to the diet of 16 species in 13 families and ~18% of total read abundance of clupeiform fishes as prey. The appearance of multiple clupeiform taxa in the diet of predators that are not commonly associated with pelagic prey indicates that ecosystem-based fisheries management should not be separated between pelagic and demersal fisheries. The diet of Clupeiformes revealed an unexpectedly large diversity of fish species and a low proportion of invertebrates (<5% of clupeiform prey reads). This was likely due to a combination of both a limitation of the metabarcoding method (primer bias and low success of invertebrate taxonomic identification) as well as a contribution of early life stages (ichthyoplankton) to the diet of these fishes. The potential role of clupeiform fish populations as a constraint to the recruitment from the ichthyoplanktonic phase of other ecologically or commercially important fishes should be considered as an important direction for future studies.

• Carvalho, Cintia Oliveira; Pazirgiannidi, Melina; Ravelomanana, Tsilavina; Andriambelomanana, Fetra; Schrøder-Nielsen, Audun & Ready, Jonathan Stuart [Vis alle 9 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (2024). Multi-method survey rediscovers critically endangered species and strengthens Madagascar's freshwater fish conservation. Scientific Reports. 14(1). doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-71398-z. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Freshwater ecosystems are crucial for global biodiversity through supporting plant and animal species and providing essential resources. These ecosystems are under significant threat, particularly in island environments such as Madagascar. Our study focuses on the Amboaboa River basin, home to the rare and endemic fish species Rheocles derhami, last recorded in 2013. To assess the status of this and other threatened fish species including Ptychochromis insolitus and Paretroplus gymnopreopercularis, and to understand freshwater fish population dynamics in this biodiversity hotspot, we conducted a comprehensive survey using both environmental DNA (eDNA) and traditional fishing methods. While traditional methods effectively captured a diverse range of species, including several invasive aliens and the critically endangered endemic species that were the focus of this study, the eDNA approach detected only a fraction of these introduced species and struggled to identify some critically endangered endemics at the species level. This highlights the value of combining methods to enhance species detection. We also investigated the trade-offs associated with multi-primer assessments in eDNA analysis, focusing on three different primer combinations targeting the 12S mitochondrial gene: MiFish, Tele02, and Riaz. Additionally, we provided 12S reference barcodes for 10 species across 9 genera of fishes from the region to increase the coverage of the public reference databases. Overall, our study elucidates the current state of freshwater biodiversity in the Amboaboa River basin and underscores the value of employing multiple methods for effective conservation strategies.

• Rueness, Eli Knispel; Flø, Daniel; Gehrke, Berit; Grainger, Matthew; Hermansen, Jo Skeie & Eldegard, Katrine [Vis alle 10 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (2024). Scientific assessment of risk to the populations of tortoises listed by CITES as a result of trade. VKM Report. s. 1–96. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  KM has assessed the risk from international trade with tortoises for the survival of the species in the wild. Twelve species that have been imported to, or exported from, Norway since 2010, and two additional species that are traded internationally in substantial volumes, were assessed. This report provides a scientific risk assessment based on the criteria given under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). Risk assessments to determine speciesspecific detriment (cf. Res. Conf. 16.7 (Rev. CoP17)), Non-detriment findings (NDFs), were made for 14 tortoise species in international trade. The NDF is a determination of impact from legal international trade on survival of the species in the wild and considers various aspects of its biology, environment, usage, and management. In this report the outcome may be positive (no detriment), negative (detriment) or inconclusive (more documentation needed and NDFs should be made case-by-case). Based on the species-specific assessments VKM concludes no detriment (positive) for eight species (Aldabrachelys gigantea, Centrochelys sulcata, Chelonoidis carbonarius, Chersina angulata, Stigmochelys pardalis, Testudo graeca, Testudo hermanni, and Testudo marginata), detriment (negative) for four species (Chelonoidis denticulatus, Indotestudo forstenii, Kinixys homeana, and Manouria emys) and inconclusive for two species (Kinixys spekii and Testudo horsfieldii). The confidence level of the individual assessments (low to high) depends on the quantity and quality of data on biology, traded volumes, and management. Uncertainties and data gaps in the species assessments were in most cases pertaining to the current statuses and trends of wild populations, the extent of illegal trade and the management of the species in their range states. VKM proposes that the NDF for the species should be applied for a period of five years unless the IUCN assessments are updated and changed. Updates should also be made for the two species that have not yet been assessed by IUCN if assessments for these should be published during the next five years. Norsk: Hovedbudskap: De fleste landskilpaddeartene som er inn- eller utført til og fra Norge er ikke truet av handel. Det viser en ny risikovurdering fra Vitenskapskomiteen for mat og miljø (VKM). Men for noen arter reduserer internasjonal handel evnen til å overleve i naturen.

• Salazar, Maria Ariza; Engelstad, Mari; Lieungh, Eva; Laux, Marcele; Ready, Jonathan & Mauvisseau, Quentin [Vis alle 8 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (2024). Evaluating the feasibility of using plant-specific metabarcoding to assess forest types from soil eDNA. Applied Vegetation Science. ISSN 1402-2001. 27(4). doi: 10.1111/avsc.12806. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Questions An essential aspect of variation in natural systems is that species respond to complex environmental gradients. Recognizing plant composition gradients associated with abiotic factors (ecoclines) can be foundational for defining habitat types, which, in turn, helps map natural variation. Typically, ecoclinal structures are assessed through visual evaluation of above-ground vegetation and analysis of covarying abiotic factors. However, the correlation between ecological structures detected by soil eDNA plant assessments and those identified by visual assessment remains largely unexplored. Location Hvaler archipelago, southern Norway. Methods Plant diversity assessments were conducted using metabarcoding of the trnL (UUA) intron p6 loop and ITS2 from 31 soil samples collected across six forest types. These forest types span gradients related to drought risk and calcium richness. Results The barcode amplicons identified 70 plant taxa, primarily vascular plants (67), with most assigned to the species level (59), representing common forest taxa across the sites. Comparisons between soil eDNA compositions and theoretical forest-type compositions showed a low to medium correspondence (26% to 76%) between the two. Ordinations of soil eDNA compositions revealed two axes without clear ecological interpretation and correlated poorly with the calcium–richness gradient previously identified by visual assessments. Conclusions Overall, our results emphasize the necessity for comprehensive sequence reference libraries to conduct thorough plant biodiversity assessments. They also highlight the potential of soil eDNA to assess plant composition, which can aid in ecosystem mapping.

• Rueness, Eli Knispel; Boer, Hugo de; Flø, Daniel; Gehrke, Berit; Grainger, Matthew & Hermansen, Jo Skeie [Vis alle 10 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (2024). Scientific assessment of risk posed by trade to crocodilians listed by CITES. VKM Report. s. 1–100. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Handel med krokodiller er ingen trussel for artenes videre overlevelse. En ny risikovurdering fra Vitenskapskomiteen for mat og miljø (VKM) viser at de tolv krokodilleartene som har blitt innført til eller utført fra Norge siden 2011, ikke er truet av internasjonal handel. Vurderingen ble utført på oppdrag fra Miljødirektoratet, som er nasjonal forvaltningsmyndighet for Konvensjon om internasjonal handel med truede arter av vill fauna og flora (CITES) i Norge. Vurderingen skal brukes av Miljødirektoratet når de behandler søknader om innførsel og utførsel av krokodiller og krokodilleprodukter i henhold til CITES-forskriften. VKM, som er nasjonal vitenskapelig myndighet for CITES i Norge, har undersøkt om internasjonal handel med krokodiller utgjør en trussel for artenes videre overlevelse i naturen. Det er de tolv krokodilleartene som er innført til eller utført fra Norge siden 2011 som er vurdert. Risikovurderingen for hver art er basert på kunnskap om artens biologi, miljø, forvaltning, bruksområder og handelsnivåer. VKM konkluderer med at internasjonal handel for øyeblikket ikke er til skade for noen av de tolv artenes videre overlevelse i naturen. Artene som er vurdert er: Amerikaalligator (Alligator mississippiensis) Brillekaiman (Caiman crocodilus) Bredsnutekaiman (Caiman latirostris) Spisskrokodille (Crocodylus acutus) Filippinerkrokodille (Crocodylus mindorensis) Moreletskrokodille (Crocodylus moreletii) Nilkrokodille (Crocodylus niloticus) Ny-guineakrokodille (Crocodylus novaeguineae) Saltvannskrokodille (Crocodylus porosus) Rutekrokodille (Crocodylus rhombifer) Siamkrokodille (Crocodylus rhombifer) Dvergkaiman (Paleosuchus palpebrosus) – Den internasjonale forvaltningen av krokodiller har vært usedvanlig velorganisert gjennom flere tiår. Derfor utgjør ikke internasjonal handel i dag en trussel selv for arter som er truet av andre grunner, som at leveområdene blir ødelagt, sier faglig leder Eli Knispel Rueness, som har ledet arbeidet. VKM foreslår at risikovurderingene for artene gis en gyldighet på ti år, med mindre Verdens naturvernunion (IUCN) i mellomtiden skulle komme med nye vurderinger av artenes bevaringsstatus som gir grunn til økt bekymring. ISBN 978-82-8259-447-9

• Anmarkrud, Jarl Andreas; Rosa, Fabricio dos Anjos Santa; Thorbek, Birgitte Lisbeth Graae; Schrøder-Nielsen, Audun; Melo, Silvana & Ready, Jonathan Stuart [Vis alle 8 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (2024). eDNA replicates, polymerase and amplicon size impact inference of richness across habitats. BioRxiv. ISSN 0362-4331. doi: 10.1101/2024.11.19.624235. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Krokene, Paal; Alsanius, Beatrix; Børve, Jorunn; Flø, Daniel; Hatteland, Bjørn Arild & Joner, Erik [Vis alle 20 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (2024). Risks to Norwegian plant health posed by import of plants with soil or other growing media from Europe. Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Panel on Plant Health of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food and Environment. VKM Report. 2024(5), s. 1–178. doi: https:/vkm.no/english/riskassessments/allpublications/plantpestsinimportedsoilandgrowingmediarisktoplanthealth.4.6b6641cb18a179b6780c2334.html. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Background: The Norwegian Environment Agency (Miljødirektoratet) and the Norwegian Food Safety Authority (Mattilsynet) tasked the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food and Environment (Vitenskapskomiteen for mat og miljø, VKM) to provide a scientific opinion identifying which growing media associated with import of live plants pose the greatest risk of introducing non-native species to Norway. VKM was also asked to assess how effective various risk-reducing measures are to prevent such introductions. In this report, we focus on the introduction of plant pests. Trade in plants for planting is a large and complex international business where live plants are grown in some areas and shipped to other areas where they are intended to be planted or replanted. Traded plants are usually shipped with associated growing media. Long-lived plants, like trees and bushes, may be imported to the EU (e.g., from Asia) and traded through different countries for several years of on-growth before being shipped to Norway. Long production cycles, partly in outdoor nurseries, suggest that the import of live plants with soil or other growing media into Norway comes with a high probability of introducing plant pests. Such pests could cause severe harm to Norwegian plant health and impact both agriculture and natural ecosystems. In this scientific opinion, we describe the most used growing media and assess the risks associated with these. We further evaluate what types of plants and which exporting countries are considered to pose the highest risks for introducing plant pests. Finally, we describe different risk reduction options and assess the effectiveness of current Norwegian regulations as a tool to reduce risks. Altogether, this assessment provides a comprehensive overview of the potential risks involved in importing soil and other growing media associated with plants for planting and of possible strategies for mitigating these risks. Key findings: Growing media constituents: The most used organic growing media constituents are peat, wood fiber, and compost, but a great array of other constituents is also used. In this report, we have focused on organic constituents, as these are frequently colonized by living organisms when sourced and may support pest species by acting as a food source or as a sheltering environment that provides water, oxygen, and other crucial factors for pest survival. Growing media as a plant pest carrier: Even though most growing media constituents initially are sterile or free from any plant pests, the processes of mixing, potting, plant cultivation, transport, and storage can easily allow contamination by and propagation of pests underway from a primary source to a customer in Norway. Many organisms can colonize and survive in growing media under conditions primarily designed to keep plants alive. Growing media thus poses a risk of introducing plant pests to Norway when such media are imported together with live plants. Identified pest species: Organisms that can arrive with the import of live plants and associated growing media will include organisms that are not plant pests, known plant pests, regulated pests, and species that may be problematic even though they are not currently listed as quarantine pests. By screening two international databases (CABI, 2022; EPPO, 2024b) and performing a structured literature search, we identified a total of 651 pest species, most of which are not present in Norway, that may be associated with plants imported from Europe with soil or other growing media (154 species from CABI, 87 from EPPO, and 410 from the literature search). Due to time limitations, only 89 species were assessed for their association with soil and growing media. This evaluation included 20 species from CABI, 24 from EPPO, and 45 from the literature search, as detailed in Appendix 5. Climate suitability analyses were carried out .........

• Xu, Maonian; Zhang, Yuetuan; Wu, Bing; Zhang, Yidan; Qiao, Mingyu & Singh, Garima [Vis alle 13 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (2024). A critical review of the edible seaweed Palmaria palmata (L.) Weber & Mohr and its bioactive compounds in the “omics” era. Algal Research. ISSN 2211-9264. 82. doi: 10.1016/j.algal.2024.103606. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Hoel, Håvard; Boer, Hugo de; Kool, Anneleen & Wangensteen, Helle (2024). Analysis of bitter compounds in traditional preparations of Gentiana purpurea L. Fitoterapia. ISSN 0367-326X. 175. doi: 10.1016/j.fitote.2024.105932. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Roots of Gentiana purpurea are known to have an intense bitter taste due to its high content of secoiridoids. In folk medicine roots have commonly been prepared as water decoctions, soaked in ethanol, or boiled with milk, wine, or beer. The aim of this study was to explore how various historical preparation methods influence yields of major bitter compounds in G. purpurea. HPLC-DAD analysis revealed that maceration with 40% and 70% ethanol, boiling with acetic acid (3% and 6%), vinegar and raw milk gave the highest extraction yields of gentiopicrin. Erythrocentaurin was detected when the roots were added to cold water before boiling, possibly because of enzymatic degradation. In contrast, erythrocentaurin was not detected in preparations where roots were added to boiling water, or when they were extracted with acetic acid or alcohol. The results stress the significance of traditional preparation methods to optimize yield of bioactive compounds.

• Mueck, Felicitas; Scotti, Francesca; Mauvisseau, Quentin; Thorbek, Birgitte Lisbeth Graae; Wangensteen, Helle & Boer, Hugo de (2024). Three-tiered authentication of herbal traditional Chinese medicine ingredients used in women’s health provides progressive qualitative and quantitative insight. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 15. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2024.1353434. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) herbal products are increasingly used in Europe, but prevalent authentication methods have significant gaps in detection. In this study, three authentication methods were tested in a tiered approach to improve accuracy on a collection of 51 TCM plant ingredients obtained on the European market. We show the relative performance of conventional barcoding, metabarcoding and standardized chromatographic profiling for TCM ingredients used in one of the most diagnosed disease patterns in women, endometriosis. DNA barcoding using marker ITS2 and chromatographic profiling are methods of choice reported by regulatory authorities and relevant national pharmacopeias. HPTLC was shown to be a valuable authentication tool, combined with metabarcoding, which gives an increased resolution on species diversity, despite dealing with highly processed herbal ingredients. Conventional DNA barcoding as a recommended method was shown to be an insufficient tool for authentication of these samples, while DNA metabarcoding yields an insight into biological contaminants. We conclude that a tiered identification strategy can provide progressive qualitative and quantitative insight in an integrative approach for quality control of processed herbal ingredients.

• Veltman, Margret; Anthoons, Bastien; Schrøder-Nielsen, Audun; Gravendeel, Barbara & Boer, Hugo de (2024). Orchidinae-205: A new genome-wide custom bait set for studying the evolution, systematics, and trade of terrestrial orchids. Molecular Ecology Resources. ISSN 1755-098X. doi: 10.1111/1755-0998.13986. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Terrestrial orchids are a group of genetically understudied, yet culturally and economically important plants. The Orchidinae tribe contains many species that produce edible tubers that are used for the production of traditional delicacies collectively called ‘salep’. Overexploitation of wild orchids in the Eastern Mediterranean and Western Asia threatens to drive many of these species to extinction, but cost-effective tools for monitoring their trade are currently lacking. Here we present a custom bait kit for target enrichment and sequencing of 205 novel genetic markers that are tailored to phylogenomic applications in Orchidinae s.l. A subset of 31 markers capture genes putatively involved in the production of glucomannan, a water-soluble polysaccharide that gives salep its distinctive properties. We tested the kit on 73 taxa native to the area, demonstrating universally high locus recovery irrespective of species identity, that exceeds the total sequence length obtained with alternative kits currently available. Phylogenetic inference with concatenation and coalescent approaches was robust and showed high levels of support for most clades, including some which were previously unresolved. Resolution for hybridizing and recently radiated lineages remains difficult, but could be further improved by analysing multiple haplotypes and the non-exonic sequences captured by our kit, with the promise to shed new light on the evolution of enigmatic taxa with a complex speciation history. Offering a step-up from traditional barcoding and universal markers, the genome-wide custom loci targeted by Orchidinae-205 are a valuable new resource to study the evolution, systematics and trade of terrestrial orchids.

• Prince, L.M.; Mood, J.D.; Mandáková, T. & Boer, Hugo de (2024). Molecular phylogeny of Boesenbergia (Zingiberaceae) reveals shared characters and infrageneric division. Blumea - Journal of plant taxonomy and plant geography. ISSN 0006-5196. 69(1), s. 1–12. doi: 10.3767/blumea.2024.69.01.01. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  The classification of Boesenbergia (Zingiberaceae) has long been a challenge, and recent insights from molecular phylogenetic studies have both raised and resolved a number of questions. Combined morphological and molecular revisions resulted in the description of new species as well as merging of Haplochorema and Jirawongsea into Boesenbergia. This study uses the most complete set of Boesenbergia accessions and sister genera to investigate the evolutionary relationships of the genus in a phylogenetic framework. This framework confirms the previously identified clades and the placement of the included accessions within those clades. These clades share being single‐flowered and having a basipetalous flowering sequence, characters uniting all taxa in Boesenbergia, but also have unique or mostly unique characters that are clade specific. In addition, the phylogeny identifies two species, B. purpureorubra and B. siamensis, that are hard to place within these clades based on both molecular and morphological data, while the morphological data points to a stronger affiliation with the clade including the type of the genus.

• Quatela, Anne-Sophie; Cangren, Patrik; Jafari, Farzaneh; Michel, Thibauld; Boer, Hugo de & Oxelman, Bengt (2023). Retrieval of long DNA reads from herbarium specimens. AoB Plants. 15(6). doi: 10.1093/aobpla/plad074. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Boer, Hugo de & Gehrke, Berit (2023). Scientific assessment of risk to the population of Rhodiola rosea listed by CITES as a result of export from Norway. VKM Report. s. 1–7. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Xu, Maonian; Liu, Yingkui; Möller, Erik Johan; LaGreca, Scott; Moya, Patricia & Wang, Xinyu [Vis alle 15 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (2023). Mycobiont-specific primers facilitate the amplification of mitochondrial small subunit ribosomal DNA: a focus on the lichenized fungal genus Melanelia (Ascomycota, Parmeliaceae) in Iceland. MycoKeys. ISSN 1314-4057. 96, s. 57–75. doi: 10.3897/mycokeys.96.100037. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Wendmu, Tsedal Asres; Semere, Tesfakiros; Kovi, Mallikarjuna Rao; Ring, Kristoffer; Boer, Hugo de & Abera, Fetien Abay [Vis alle 7 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (2023). “People Gathered by Sorghum”: Cultural Practices and sorghum Diversity in Northern Ethiopia. Human Ecology. ISSN 0300-7839. 51, s. 923–935. doi: 10.1007/s10745-023-00442-9. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Abstract Sorghum is an important crop in the livelihoods of Kunama and Tigrayan farmers in Northern Ethiopia and we present here a study of what factors have shaped the genetic diversity of the varieties cultivated in neighboring communities of the two ethnolinguistic groups. Using a combination of methods from crop science and cultural anthropology, we investigate patterns of historical and contemporary relationships between crop genetic diversity and cultural and social factors. The spatial genetic structure reveals patterns of ethnolinguistic differentiation and admixture that reflect deep affinities between cultures and crops, but the seed systems of the two communities are also open to exchange and gene-flow. Our findings highlight the importance of understanding cultural factors for genetic resource conservation, as well as for plant breeding and seed system development efforts.

• Bommerlund, Julie; Baars, Jan-Robert; Schrøder-Nielsen, Audun; Brys, Rein; Mauvisseau, Christophe & Boer, Hugo de [Vis alle 7 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (2023). eDNA-based detection as an early warning tool for detecting established and emerging invasive amphipods. Management of Biological Invasions. ISSN 1989-8649. 14(2), s. 321–333. doi: 10.3391/mbi.2023.14.2.09. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Boer, Hugo de; Rueness, Eli Knispel & Asmyhr, Maria Gulbrandsen (2023). Non-detriment finding for leopard (Panthera pardus). VKM Report. s. 1–9. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Baudry, Thomas; Mauvisseau, Quentin; Arqué, Alexandre; Goût, Jean-Pierre; Delaunay, Carine & Boer, Hugo de [Vis alle 7 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (2023). Environmental DNA survey to detect an endemic cryptic fish, Anablepsoides cryptocallus, in tropical freshwater streams. Aquatic conservation. ISSN 1052-7613. 33(3), s. 325–335. doi: 10.1002/aqc.3916. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Rueness, Eli Knispel; Boer, Hugo de; Eldegard, Katrine; Gehrke, Berit; Grainger, Matthew & Hermansen, Jo Skeie (2023). Non-detriment finding for Heptner’s markhor. VKM Report. s. 1–6. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  The Heptner’s markhor population in the Republic of Tajikistan has been surveyed repeatedly between 2014 and 2021 and has been documented to be increasing. In Tajikistan, trophy hunting of Heptner’s markhor is permitted within hunting management areas and is subjected to an annual quota. The hunt is run by local conservancies with the goal of being beneficial to both conservation of the markhor and development of the local community in the area. The IUCN Species Survival Commission Caprinae Specialist Group (IUCN SSC/CSG) advices the Committee for Environmental Protection of the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan on management and conservation strategies for the growing markhor population. The exporter of the trophy is the LLC Oxus Holding conservancy in the Shamsiddin Shohin district of the Kahtlon region that was surveyed in 2021. VKM concludes that the import of one trophy of Capra falconeri heptneri to Norway from the LLC Oxus Holding co

• Rueness, Eli Knispel; Boer, Hugo de; Gehrke, Berit; Grainger, Matthew & Hermansen, Jo Skeie (2023). Non-detriment finding for Heptner’s markhor. VKM Report. s. 1–6. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  The Heptner’s markhor population in the Republic of Tajikistan has been surveyed repeatedly between 2014 and 2021 and has been documented to be increasing. In Tajikistan, trophy hunting of Heptner’s markhor is permitted within hunting management areas and is subjected to an annual quota. The hunt is run by local conservancies with the goal of being beneficial to both conservation of the markhor and development of the local community in the area. The IUCN Species Survival Commission Caprinae Specialist Group (IUCN SSC/CSG) advices the Committee for Environmental Protection of the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan on management and conservation strategies for the growing markhor population. The exporter of the trophy is the LLC Oxus Holding conservancy in the Shamsiddin Shohin district of the Kahtlon region that was surveyed in 2021. VKM concludes that the import of one trophy of Capra falconeri heptneri to Norway from the LLC Oxus Holding conservancy in Tajikistan will not be detrimental to the survival of this species in the wild.

• Rueness, Eli Knispel; Boer, Hugo de; Eldegard, Katrine; Gehrke, Berit; Grainger, Matthew & Hermansen, Jo Skeie (2023). Non-detriment finding for Heptner’s markhor. VKM Report. s. 1–6. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  The Heptner’s markhor population in the Republic of Tajikistan has been surveyed repeatedly between 2014 and 2021 and has been documented to be increasing. In Tajikistan, trophy hunting of Heptner’s markhor is permitted within hunting management areas and is subjected to an annual quota. The hunt is run by local conservancies with the goal of being beneficial to both conservation of the markhor and development of the local community in the area. The IUCN Species Survival Commission Caprinae Specialist Group (IUCN SSC/CSG) advices the Committee for Environmental Protection of the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan on management and conservation strategies for the growing markhor population. The exporter of the trophy is the LLC Oxus Holding conservancy in the Shamsiddin Shohin district of the Kahtlon region that was surveyed in 2021. VKM concludes that the import of one trophy of Capra falconeri heptneri to Norway from the LLC Oxus Holding conservancy in Tajikistan will not be detrimental to the survival of this species in the wild.

• Rueness, Eli Knispel; Boer, Hugo de; Eldegard, Katrine & Hermansen, Jo Skeie (2023). Non-detriment finding for golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos). VKM Report. s. 1–4. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  The golden eagle has a large and stable population and is listed as a species of Least Concern, globally, in Europe and in Norway. The feathers for export are taken from a prepared specimen of unknown geographic origin. VKM concludes that the export of eight Aquila chrysaetos feathers from Norway to the US for personal purposes will not be detrimental to the survival of the species.

• Helmstetter, Andrew J.; Zenil-Ferguson, Rosana; Sauquet, Hervé; Otto, Sarah P.; Méndez, Marcos & Vallejo-Marin, Mario [Vis alle 12 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (2023). Trait-dependent diversification in angiosperms: Patterns, models and data. Ecology Letters. ISSN 1461-023X. doi: 10.1111/ele.14170. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Rueness, Eli Knispel; Boer, Hugo de; Eldegard, Katrine & Hermansen, Jo Skeie (2023). Non-detriment finding for golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos). VKM Report. s. 1–4. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  The golden eagle has a large and stable population and is listed as a species of least Concern, globally, in Europe and in Norway. The feathers for export are taken from a prepared specimen of unknown geographic origin. VKM concludes that the export of eight Aquila chrysaetos feathers from Norway to the US for personal purposes will not be detrimental to the survival of the species.

• Rueness, Eli Knispel; Boer, Hugo de & Guldbrandsen, Asmyhr Maria (2023). Non-detriment finding for broadsnouted caiman. VKM Report. s. 1–5. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Eldegard, Katrine; Boer, Hugo de; Rueness, Eli Knispel & Hermansen, Jo Skeie (2023). Non-detriment finding for white-tailed sea-eagle. VKM Report. s. 1–9. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Eldegard, Katrine; Boer, Hugo de; Rueness, Eli Knispel & Hermansen, Jo Skeie (2023). Non-detriment finding for export of osprey from Norway to Ireland. VKM Report. s. 1–7. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv

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• Star, Bastiaan; Hermansen, Jo Skeie; Gehrke, Berit; Grainger, Matthew; Kopatz, Alexander & Mauvisseau, Quentin [Vis alle 8 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (2026). Non-detriment finding for stony corals (order Scleractinia). VKM Bulletin. 2026(16), s. 1–10. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  VKM concludes that the proposed export of live, asexually propagated stony coral specimens (Order Scleractinia) will be non-detrimental to the survival of the species and will not adversely affect their conservation status, in accordance with Article IV of the Convention and Chapter 2, Section 5 of the Norwegian CITES Regulation.

• Eldegard, Katrine; Hermansen, Jo Skeie; Mauvisseau, Quentin; Rueness, Eli Knispel; Star, Bastiaan & Boer, Hugo de (2026). Non-detriment finding for osprey (Pandion haliaetus). VKM Bulletin. 2026(15), s. 1–10. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  VKM concludes that the proposed export of a maximum of 26 live, wild-sourced osprey fledglings for reintroduction purposes will be non-detrimental to the survival of the species and will not adversely affect its conservation status, in accordance with Article IV of the Convention and Chapter 2, Section 5 of the Norwegian CITES Regulation.

• Star, Bastiaan; Hermansen, Jo Skeie; Eldegard, Katrine; Grainger, Matthew; Kopatz, Alexander & Mauvisseau, Quentin [Vis alle 8 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (2026). Non-detriment finding for stony corals (order Scleractinia). VKM Bulletin. 2026(05), s. 1–10. doi: https:/vkm.no/english/riskassessments/allpublications/ndfforexportoflivestonycoralsorderscleractinia.4.52ec987319c88eb5fde7ab90.html. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  VKM concludes that the proposed export of live, asexually propagated stony coral specimens (Order Scleractinia) will be non-detrimental to the survival of the species and will not adversely affect their conservation status, in accordance with Article IV of the Convention and Chapter 2, Section 5 of the Norwegian CITES Regulation.

• Hermansen, Jo Skeie; Eldegard, Katrine; Grainger, Matthew; Mauvisseau, Quentin; Rueness, Eli Knispel & Star, Bastiaan [Vis alle 7 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (2026). Non-detriment finding for ocellated spinytail (Uromastyx ocellata). VKM Bulletin. 2026(04), s. 1–6. doi: https:/vkm.no/english/riskassessments/allpublications/ndfforexportofliveoccelatedspinytailsuromastyxocellata.4.52ec987319c88eb5fde7a29c.html. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  VKM concludes that the export from Norway to Germany of 45 live ocellated spinytails (Uromastyx ocellata) bred in captivity will not have a harmful effect on the conservation status of the species. The individuals in question, and their parents, were bred in captivity and have had no contact with wild conspecifics. Therefore, the export is not likely to have any harmful effects on the conservation status of the species in the wild.

• Bodin, Johanna Eva; Blaalid, Rakel; Duale, Nur; Tekle, Selamawit; Nielsen, Kaare Magne & Olsen, Siri Lie [Vis alle 11 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (2025). Environmental risk assessment of genetically modified late blight resistant potato for use in field trials in Norway. VKM Bulletin. 2025(28), s. 1–39. doi: https:/vkm.no/english/riskassessments/allpublications/nohazardsidentifiedinafieldtrialwithlateblightresistantpotato.4.26217ad5192ae2cc0cc94d7.html. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Upon a request from The Norwegian Environment Agency, VKM has assessed potential risks to the environment from genetically modified (GM) late blight resistant potato intended for cultivation in small scale field trials (100 m2) over several seasons in Norway. Late blight is the most severe disease affecting potato and tomato plants in Norway, and is caused by the pathogen Phytophthora infestans, a fungus-like microorganism. Increased resistance of the GM potato to the pathogen is enabled by expression of three genes acquired from wild potato relatives (Solanum spp.). The GM potato is also made resistant to a potato virus (PVY), as well as certain herbicides that were used for selection purposes during plant development. The application is presented by the Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research (NIBIO) and covers two GM potato breeding lines (SLJ25587_11 and SLJ25587_49) developed by the Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich, England. The lines were generated from two independent T-DNA transformation events using an Agrobacterium-mediated transfer technique. VKM has assessed risks to the environment, including any effects on human and/or animal health, which may arise from the field trial. The environmental risk assessment (ERA) was structured according to EFSA guidance and included molecular characterisation of the GM potato, effects on the environment, and non-food/feed effects on human and animal health. The specific areas of concern included spread and survival of the GM potato outside of the field area, plant-to-plant gene flow, plant-to-microorganism gene flow, effects on specific potato pathogen target organisms (Phytophthora infestans and PVY), and effects on non-target organisms. The assessment also included an evaluation of the risk-reducing measures proposed in the application. VKM concludes that the applicant’s documentation on molecular characterisation is sufficient to demonstrate the presence of the intended target genes (T-DNA) as well as the absence of vector backbone elements in the two GM potato lines intended for use in the field trials. The insertion sites in the plant genome have not been described, but this is not considered critical for the evaluation of the planned field trial. Available scientific literature suggests that cultivated potato is a biologically contained species in Norway with the following characteristics: plants do not persist or invade natural habitats and have limited capacity of vertical gene transfer including outcrossing with cultivated or wild Solanum species. The likelihood of persistence and gene transfer from the GM potato is hence also considered very low as the introduced traits are not considered to affect these characteristics. A specific hazard has not been identified for these characteristics in relation to the GM potato. VKM therefore concludes that the risk of adverse effects from persistence or plant-to-plant gene transfer from the GM potatoes is low. VKM has not identified specific hazards from horizontal transfer of the inserted genes in the GM potatoes to microorganisms, and as these are derived from Solanum spp., microorganisms in the field area might already be naturally exposed to similar genes from local flora. Horizontal gene transfer is also considered very unlikely given that the T-DNA consists of plant derived genes with plant promoters. VKM therefore concludes that the risk of adverse effects from horizontal gene transfer from the GM potatoes is low. No indications of an increase in toxicity or allergenic potential of the GM potatoes have been identified compared to conventional non-GM potatoes. The target organisms are sufficiently defined, and potential adverse effects on non-target organisms are not expected from the novel traits expressed by the GM potato. As a specific hazard with a defined likelihood has not been identified, VKM concludes there is a low risk of adverse effects from these areas of concern. VKM concludes that the management proposed for the field trial is sufficient to contain the GM plants within the trial site for the duration of the experiment, which may include repeated planting over several seasons, and that the proposed measures for monitoring, removing, and disposal of GM material, as well as the follow up period of the site, is adequate. The limited field trial area, with a maximum of 200 plants/year, limited invasive and hybridizing potential of potatoes, and low survivability beyond a growing season, further mitigates potential risks.

• Ekrem, Torbjørn; Alsos, Inger Greve; Boer, Hugo de; Hosia, Aino Laila Johanna; Aspaas, Aina Mærk & Kongshavn, Katrine [Vis alle 8 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (2025). What’s up with the Norwegian Barcode of Life (NorBOL). Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  The Norwegian Barcode of Life Network (NorBOL) has played a central role in mapping Norway’s biodiversity since its establishment in 2008, and has served as the national DNA barcoding infrastructure since 2014. Together with its partners and collaborators, NorBOL has generated DNA barcodes for around 23,000 species, nearly one third of all species thought to occur in Norway. In this talk, we will celebrate some of the milestones of NorBOL and share our vision for the future: the transition of NorBOL into the Norwegian Infrastructure for Molecular Biodiversity Research. This next phase will bring together efforts in biodiversity biobanking across university museums, the development of cutting-edge molecular methods for challenging specimens, and the creation of richer reference libraries spanning DNA barcodes to complete genomes

• Hermansen, Jo Skeie; Eldegard, Katrine; Grainger, Matthew; Kopatz, Alexander; Mauvisseau, Quentin & Rueness, Eli Knispel [Vis alle 8 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (2025). Non-detriment finding for cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus). VKM Bulletin. 2025(26), s. 1–7. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  VKM concludes that the export of one live male cheetah bred in captivity will not have a harmful effect on the conservation status of the species.

• Hermansen, Jo Skeie; Eldegard, Katrine; Grainger, Matthew; Kopatz, Alexander; Mauvisseau, Quentin & Rueness, Eli Knispel [Vis alle 8 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (2025). Non-detriment finding for cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus). VKM Bulletin. 2025(25), s. 1–7. doi: https:/vkm.no/english/riskassessments/allpublications/ndfforimportoftwolivecheetahsacinonyxjubatusbredincaptivity.4.58ee4108199ffd2732b508e9.html. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  VKM concludes that the import of two live male cheetahs bred in captivity will not have a harmful effect on the conservation status of the species.

• Rueness, Eli Knispel; Eldegard, Katrine; Grainger, Matthew; Hermansen, Jo Skeie; Kopatz, Alexander & Star, Bastiaan [Vis alle 7 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (2025). Non-detriment finding for grey wolf (Canis lupus). VKM Bulletin. 2025(24), s. 1–7. doi: https:/vkm.no/english/riskassessments/allpublications/ndfforexportofgreywolfcanislupusbredincaptivity.4.58ee4108199ffd2732b4f690.html. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  VKM concludes that the export of one live male grey wolf bred in captivity will not have a harmful effect on the conservation status of the species or the local population in Norway and Sweden.

• Rueness, Eli Knispel; Eldegard, Katrine; Grainger, Matthew; Hermansen, Jo Skeie; Star, Bastiaan & Boer, Hugo de (2025). Non-detriment finding for African elephant (Loxodonta africana). VKM Bulletin. 2025(22), s. 1–6. doi: https:/vkm.no/english/riskassessments/allpublications/ndfforimportofhuntingtrophiesfromafricanelephantloxodontaafricana.4.58ee4108199ffd2732b4eec1.html. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  VKM concludes that the import to Norway from Mozambique of hunting trophies (two tusks) from one Loxodonta africana individual taken from the wild could have a harmful effect on the conservation status of the species.

• Rueness, Eli Knispel; Eldegard, Katrine; Grainger, Matthew; Hermansen, Jo Skeie; Star, Bastiaan & Boer, Hugo de (2025). Non-detriment finding for leopard (Panthera pardus). VKM Bulletin. 2025(23), s. 1–6. doi: https:/vkm.no/english/riskassessments/allpublications/ndfforimportofhuntingtrophiesfromleopardpantherapardus.4.58ee4108199ffd2732b4f436.html. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  VKM concludes that the import of one Panthera pardus hunting trophy (skin and skull) from Mozambique to Norway will not have a harmful effect on the conservation status of the species.

• Boer, Hugo de; Blaalid, Rakel; Eldegard, Katrine; Gehrke, Berit; Hermansen, Jo Skeie & Mauvisseau, Quentin [Vis alle 8 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (2025). Assessment of listing proposals submitted for CITES CoP20. VKM Bulletin. 2025(21), s. 1–171. doi: https:/vkm.no/english/riskassessments/allpublications/citescop20vkmreviewsproposedchangestointernationalspecieslistsaheadofglobalsummit.4.4600acee199c8dc392ba2b.html. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Mahlangu, Sibusiso; Ewers, Isabelle; Carvalho, Cintia Oliveira; Schrøder-Nielsen, Audun; Dunthorn, Micah & Karlsen, Hans Erik [Vis alle 12 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (2025). Investigating the dynamics of the aquatic community in Oslofjord through time series analysis of eDNA. BioRxiv. ISSN 0362-4331. doi: 10.1101/2025.02.05.636659. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Grainger, Matthew; Eldegard, Katrine; Hjermann, Tilde; Kopatz, Alexander; Rueness, Eli Knispel & Boer, Hugo de (2025). Non-detriment finding for Bali myna (Leucopsar rothschildi). VKM Bulletin. s. 1–5. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Innførsel av en levende balistær (Leucopsar rothschildi) avlet i fangenskap fra en dyrehage i Danmark til en dyrehage i Norge vil ikke være til skade for artens bevaringsstatus. Vurderingen ble gjort på oppdrag fra Miljødirektoratet, som er forvaltningsmyndighet for Konvensjonen om internasjonal handel med truede arter av vill flora og fauna, CITES, i Norge. VKM er vitenskapelig myndighet for CITES i Norge, og utarbeider vitenskapelige vurderinger (såkalte ‘non-detriment findings’) i tråd med metodikk publisert av Verdens naturvernunion (IUCN) og CITES.

• Boer, Hugo de; Grainger, Matthew; Hjermann, Tilde; Kopatz, Alexander & Rueness, Eli Knispel (2025). Non-detriment finding for sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus). VKM Bulletin. VKM Bulletin(VKM Bulletin 2025: 06), s. 1–5. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Export of 10 pre-Convention sperm whale teeth (Physeter macrocephalus) from Norway to Fiji and 10 to USA will not be detrimental to the survival of the species. Export of 10 pre-Convention sperm whale teeth (Physeter macrocephalus) from Norway to Fiji and 10 to USA will not be detrimental to the survival of the species. Thus concludes the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food and Environment (VKM). The assessment was commissioned by the Norwegian Environment Agency, which is the management authority for the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) in Norway. VKM is the scientific authority for CITES in Norway and prepares non-detriment finding (NDF) reports in accordance with the methodology published by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and CITES.

• Kopatz, Alexander; Hjermann, Tilde; Rueness, Eli Knispel & Boer, Hugo de (2025). Non-detriment finding for scimitarhorned oryx (Oryx dammah). VKM Bulletin. VKM Bulletin(VKM Bulletin 2025: 08), s. 1–6. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Import of one hunting trophy of scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx dammah) from South Africa to Norway will not be detrimental to the survival of the species. Thus concludes the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food and Environment (VKM). The assessment was commissioned by the Norwegian Environment Agency, which is the management authority for the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) in Norway. VKM is the scientific authority for CITES in Norway and prepares non-detriment finding (NDF) reports in accordance with the methodology published by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and CITES.

• Kopatz, Alexander; Hjermann, Tilde; Rueness, Eli Knispel & Boer, Hugo de (2025). Non-detriment finding for Lau banded iguana (Brachylophus fasciatus). VKM Bulletin. VKM Bulletin(VKM Bulletin 2025: 07), s. 1–5. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Import of one live Lau banded iguana (Brachylophus fasciatus) from a zoo in Denmark to a zoo in Norway will not be detrimental to the survival of the species. Thus concludes the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food and Environment (VKM). The assessment was commissioned by the Norwegian Environment Agency, which is the management authority for the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) in Norway. VKM is the scientific authority for CITES in Norway and prepares non-detriment finding (NDF) reports in accordance with the methodology published by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and CITES.

• Rueness, Eli Knispel; Eldegard, Katrine; Gehrke, Berit; Hjermann, Tilde; Kopatz, Alexander & Boer, Hugo de (2024). Non-detriment finding for Sumatran orangutan. VKM Bulletin. VKM Bulletin 2024: 28(VKM Bulletin 2024: 28), s. 1–4. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Rueness, Eli Knispel; Eldegard, Katrine; Grainger, Matthew; Hermansen, Jo Skeie & Boer, Hugo de (2024). Non-detriment finding for golden lion tamarin. VKM Bulletin. VKM Bulletin 2024(VKM Bulletin 2024: 24), s. 1–4. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Utførsel av én levende løvetamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia) avlet i fangenskap fra dyrehage i Norge til dyrehage i Irland vil ikke være til skade for artens bevaringsstatus. Det konkluderer Vitenskapskomiteen for mat og miljø (VKM). Oppdraget ble gjort på vegne av Miljødirektoratet, som er forvaltningsmyndighet for Konvensjonen om internasjonal handel med truede arter av vill flora og fauna, CITES, i Norge. VKM er vitenskapelig myndighet for CITES i Norge, og utarbeider i NDF-rapporter i tråd med metodikk publisert av verdens naturvernunion (IUCN) og CITES.

• Hermansen, Jo Skeie; Eldegard, Katrine; Grainger, Matthew; Rueness, Eli Knispel & Boer, Hugo de (2024). Non-detriment finding for soft-shelled tortoise (Malacochersus tornieri). VKM Bulletin. VKM Bulletin 2024: 23(23), s. 1–5. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Innførsel av én levende pannekakeskilpadde (Malacochersus tornieri) født eller avlet i fangenskap fra dyrehage i Finland til dyrehage i Norge vil ikke være til skade for artens bevaringsstatus. Det konkluderer Vitenskapskomiteen for mat og miljø (VKM). Oppdraget ble gjort på vegne av Miljødirektoratet, som er forvaltningsmyndighet for Konvensjonen om internasjonal handel med truede arter av vill flora og fauna, CITES, i Norge. VKM er vitenskapelig myndighet for CITES i Norge, og utarbeider i NDF-rapporter i tråd med metodikk publisert av verdens naturvernunion (IUCN) og CITES.

• Cruz, Marcelo Merten; Rodrigues, Alan Erik Souza; Carvalho, Cintia Oliveira; Rosa, Fabricio dos Anjos Santa; Anmarkrud, Jarl Andreas & Melo, Silvana [Vis alle 10 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (2024). Bony fish diversity identified from environmental DNA identifies regional biogeographic breaks. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Rodrigues, Alan Erik Souza; Brito, Rafaela Maria Serra de; Nunes, Jorge Luiz Silva; Anmarkrud, Jarl Andreas; Melo, Silvana & Boer, Hugo de [Vis alle 10 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (2024). INSIGHTS ON THE DIET OF THREE THREATENED ELASMOBRANCHS OBTAINED USING A MOLECULAR APPROACH OF STOMACH CONTENTS. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Hjermann, Tilde; Grainger, Matthew; Hermansen, Jo Skeie; Rueness, Eli Knispel & Boer, Hugo de (2024). Non-detriment finding for Guianan squirrel monkey. VKM Bulletin. VKM Bulletin 2024: 25(VKM Bulletin 2024: 25), s. 1–6. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  (Re-)utførsel av to levende ekornaper (Saimiri sciureus) avlet i fangenskap fra dyrehage i Norge til dyrehage i Israel vil ikke være til skade for artens bevaringsstatus. Det konkluderer Vitenskapskomiteen for mat og miljø (VKM). Vurderingen ble gjort på oppdrag fra Miljødirektoratet, som er forvaltningsmyndighet for Konvensjonen om internasjonal handel med truede arter av vill flora og fauna, CITES, i Norge. VKM er vitenskapelig myndighet for CITES i Norge, og utarbeider vitenskapelige vurderinger (såkalte ‘non-detriment findings’) i tråd med metodikk publisert av Verdens naturvernunion (IUCN) og CITES.

• Carvalho, Cintia Oliveira; Gromstad, William Esbjug; Dunthorn, Micah; Karlsen, Hans Erik; Schrøder-Nielsen, Audun & Ready, Jonathan Stuart [Vis alle 10 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (2024). Unveiling fish community dynamics in the Oslo fjord through eDNA metabarcoding. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Conceição, Amanda; Rodrigues, Alan Erik Souza; Lee, James; Rosa, Fabricio dos Anjos Santa; Anjos, Marcia da Silva & Melo, Silvana [Vis alle 11 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (2024). Zooplankton diversity of the Blue Amazon evaluated by metabarcoding analysis of bulk samples. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Oliveira, Luiz Filipe Brito de; Junior, Santelmo Vasconcelos; Burlamaqui, Tiberio Cesar Tortola; Sales, João Bráullio de Luna; Boer, Hugo de & Ready, Jonathan Stuart (2024). ASSEMBLY OF COMPLETE MITOGENOMES OF GYMNOTIFORMES AND INSIGHTS INTO THE EFFECT OF NATURAL SELECTION PRESSURE AMONG NEOTROPICAL ELECTRIC FISHES. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Queiroz, Anna Karolina Oliveira de; Gasalla, Maria A.; Laux, Marcele; Oliveira, Renato Renison Moreira; Rosa, Fabricio dos Anjos Santa & Schrøder-Nielsen, Audun [Vis alle 10 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (2024). Dietary metabarcoding of keystone sardine species reveals the importance of their ichthyoplankton prey in food webs of the Southern Brazilian Bight fisheries. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Rueness, Eli Knispel; Eldegard, Katrine; Hjermann, Tilde; Kopatz, Alexander & Boer, Hugo de (2024). Non-detriment finding for ringtailed lemur. VKM Bulletin. VKM Bulletin 2024: 29(VKM Bulletin 2024: 29), s. 1–4. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Utførsel av fire levende ringhalelemurer (Lemur catta) avlet i fangenskap fra en dyrehage i Norge til en dyrehage i Danmark vil ikke være til skade for artens bevaringsstatus. Det konkluderer Vitenskapskomiteen for mat og miljø (VKM). Vurderingen ble gjort på oppdrag fra Miljødirektoratet, som er forvaltningsmyndighet for Konvensjonen om internasjonal handel med truede arter av vill flora og fauna, CITES, i Norge. VKM er vitenskapelig myndighet for CITES i Norge, og utarbeider vitenskapelige vurderinger (såkalte ‘non-detriment findings’) i tråd med metodikk publisert av Verdens naturvernunion (IUCN) og CITES. Del denne side

• Oliveira, Luiz F.; Rodrigues, Alan Erik Souza; Asenjo, Angélico; Vasconcelos, Santelmo; Oliveira, Renato Renison Moreira & Aleixo, Alexandre [Vis alle 11 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (2024). Mitogenomic reference data for bony fishes from the eastern Amazon. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Rodrigues, Alan Erik Souza; Carvalho, Cintia Oliveira; Rosa, Fabricio dos Anjos Santa; Charvet, Patricia; Faria, Vicente & Anmarkrud, Jarl Andreas [Vis alle 10 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (2024). Environmental DNA identifies sharks and rays across their biodiversity hotspot along the northern coast of Brazil. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Mauvisseau, Quentin; Boer, Hugo de; Schrøder-Nielsen, Audun; Burian, Alfred; Bohmann, Kristine & Bodawatta, Kasun H. [Vis alle 7 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (2024). Environmental DNA/RNA based BioBlitz in a remote Arctic Island. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Pereira, Kerly; Rincon, Getúlio; Rodrigues, Alan Erik Souza; Rosa, Fabricio dos Anjos Santa; Reis, Orlando & Thorbek, Birgitte Lisbeth Graae [Vis alle 11 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (2024). eDNA metabarcoding identifies the diet of the Freshwater Stingray (Potamotrygon motoro) (Myliobatiformes: Potamotrygonidae) in Maranhão, Brazil. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Amaral, Aisha Carolina Cei; Rodrigues, Alan Erik Souza; Silva, Dalila Costa; Anmarkrud, Jarl Andreas; Melo, Silvana & Sales, João Bráullio de Luna [Vis alle 10 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (2024). MOLECULAR ANALYSIS OF THE DIETARY HABITS OF THE INVASIVE PRAWN MACROBRACHIUM ROSENBERGII (DE MAN, 1789): A GENERALIST PREDATOR IN AMAZON DELTA. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Amaral, Aisha Carolina Cei; Rodrigues, Alan Erik Souza; Silva, Dalila Costa; Anmarkrud, Jarl Andreas; Melo, Silvana & Sales, João Bráullio de Luna [Vis alle 10 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (2024). Molecular analysis shows that the invasive shrimp Macrobrachium rosenbergii is a generalist and opportunistic predator in the Amazon delta. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Kimura, Naelma Gonçalves; Tabosa, Ana Elena Souza; Pinheiro, Yany Victória Rabêlo; Anjos, Marcia da Silva; Carvalho, Cintia Oliveira & Sales, João Bráullio de Luna [Vis alle 9 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (2024). METABARCODING OF BULK PITFALL TRAP SAMPLES TO TRACK FOREST RECOVERY AFTER MINING. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Pinheiro, Yany Victória Rabêlo; Tabosa, Ana Elena Souza; Kimura, Naelma Gonçalves; Anjos, Marcia da Silva; Carvalho, Cintia Oliveira & Sales, João Bráullio de Luna [Vis alle 10 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (2024). THE USE OF METABARCODING IN BULK SAMPLES FROM FLIGHT INTERCEPTION TRAPS IN POST-MINING RECOVERY AREAS. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Sajid, Uswa; BATISTA-MORALES, Angelica Maria; Rocha, Lilith Lopes; Rosa, Fabricio dos Anjos Santa; Queiroz, Anna Karolina Oliveira de & Ribas, Talita Fernanda Augusto [Vis alle 11 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (2024). Evaluating the diet diversity of the Whitemouth Croaker: A comparison between traditional methods and DNA metabarcoding. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Tabosa, Ana Elena Souza; Kimura, Naelma Gonçalves; Pinheiro, Yany Victória Rabêlo; Anjos, Marcia da Silva; Carvalho, Cintia Oliveira & Thorbek, Birgitte Lisbeth Graae [Vis alle 9 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (2024). METABARCODING IDENTIFICATION OF ARTHROPODS IN BULK SAMPLES FROM CDC LIGHT TRAPS IN POST-BAUXITE MINING AREAS IN PARÁ. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Dergan, Jessica Conceição Nascimento; Silva, Amanda Reis da; Reis, Orlando Gabriel da Silva Solano; Rodrigues, Alan Erik Souza; Ready, Jonathan Stuart & Boer, Hugo de [Vis alle 10 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (2024). CHARACTERIZATION OF THE PLASTID GENOME (PLASTOME) OF MIMOSA SENSITIVA L. (FABACEAE-MIMOSOIDEAE). Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Paiva, Bianca Lima; Rodrigues, Alan Erik Souza; Carvalho, Cintia Oliveira; Anmarkrud, Jarl Andreas; Melo, Silvana & Charvet, Patricia [Vis alle 11 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (2024). Endangered species for sale. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Anjos, Marcia da Silva; Kimura, Naelma Gonçalves; Tabosa, Ana Elena Souza; Pinheiro, Yany Victória Rabêlo; Costa, Marlyson J. R. & Carvalho, Cintia Oliveira [Vis alle 11 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (2024). Metabarcoding of spider webs in monitoring forest recovery in the Amazon. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Johaadien, Rukaya Sarah; Torma, Michal; Boer, Hugo de; Meyke, Evgeniy; Schigel, Dmitry & Karimov, Farkhod (2024). GBIF in Central Asia new aspects of development Workshop. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Physical workshop and conference with optional digital participation, in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Providing capacity-building on digitization techniques, data publication, and data cleaning, and co-creating Russian language resources. This project aims to enhance data publication and bioinformatics in Uzbekistan and Tajikistan.

• Kopatz, Alexander; Eldegard, Katrine; Grainger, Matthew; Hermansen, Jo Skeie; Rueness, Eli Knispel & Boer, Hugo de (2024). Non-detriment finding for Amur tiger (Panthera tigris altaica). VKM Bulletin. 2024:03, s. 1–7. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Rueness, Eli Knispel; Eldegard, Katrine; Hermansen, Jo Skeie; Kopatz, Alexander & Boer, Hugo de (2024). Non-detriment finding for European otter (Lutra lutra). VKM Bulletin. 2024:02, s. 1–6. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Eldegard, Katrine; Boer, Hugo de; Rueness, Eli Knispel & Hermansen, Jo Skeie (2024). Non-detriment finding for white-tailed sea-eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla). VKM Bulletin. 2024: 16(2024: 16), s. 1–12. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  The export of up to 30 wild caught white-tailed sea-eagle nestlings (Haliaeetus albicilla) from Norway to Ireland for reintroduction purposes in 2024 will not be detrimental to the survival of this species. Thus concludes the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food and Environment (VKM). The assignment was carried out on behalf of the Norwegian Environment Agency, which is the management authority for the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) in Norway. VKM is the scientific authority for CITES in Norway and prepares NDF (non-detriment finding) reports in accordance with the methodology published by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and CITES.

• Eldegard, Katrine; Gehrke, Berit; Hermansen, Jo Skeie; Rueness, Eli Knispel & Boer, Hugo de (2024). Non-detriment finding for osprey (Pandion haliaetus). VKM Bulletin. 2024: 17(2024: 17), s. 1–8. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  The export of a maximum of 16 osprey nestlings (Pandion haliaetus) from Norway to Ireland for reintroduction purposes will not be detrimental to the survival of this species. Thus concludes the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food and Environment (VKM). The assignment was carried out on behalf of the Norwegian Environment Agency, which is the management authority for the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) in Norway. VKM is the scientific authority for CITES in Norway and prepares NDF (non-detriment finding) reports in accordance with the methodology published by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and CITES.

• Grainger, Matthew; Eldegard, Katrine; Kopatz, Alexander; Rueness, Eli Knispel; Hermansen, Jo Skeie & Boer, Hugo de (2024). Non-detriment finding for tawny owl. VKM Bulletin. VKM Bulletin(VKM Bulletin 2024: 13), s. 1–5. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  The export from Norway to the UK of feathers from one tawny owl (Strix aluco) for personal purposes will not be detrimental to the survival of the species. Thus concludes the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food and Environment (VKM). The assignment was carried out on behalf of the Norwegian Environment Agency, which is the management authority for the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) in Norway. VKM is the scientific authority for CITES in Norway and prepares NDF (non-detriment finding) reports in accordance with the methodology published by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and CITES.

• Grainger, Matthew; Eldegard, Katrine; Hermansen, Jo Skeie; Kopatz, Alexander; Rueness, Eli Knispel & Boer, Hugo de (2024). Non-detriment finding for Amur leopard. VKM Bulletin. 2024: 14(2024: 14), s. 1–6. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Export on one individual Amur tiger The export from Norway to Türkiye of one individual Amur tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) that was bred in captivity will not be detrimental to the survival of the species in the wild. Thus concludes the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food and Environment (VKM). The assignment was carried out on behalf of the Norwegian Environment Agency, which is the management authority for the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) in Norway. VKM is the scientific authority for CITES in Norway and prepares NDF (non-detriment finding) reports in accordance with the methodology published by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and CITES.

• Rueness, Eli Knispel; Kopatz, Alexander; Eldegard, Katrine; Gehrke, Berit; Hermansen, Jo Skeie & Grainger, Matthew [Vis alle 7 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (2024). Non-detriment finding for Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx). VKM Bulletin. 2024: 12(2024: 12), s. 1–5. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Non-detriment finding for Eurasian lynx The export from Norway to Belgium of one skin of an adult male lynx (Lynx lynx) shot during the course of management removal and damage reduction will not be detrimental to the survival of the species. Thus concludes the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food and Environment (VKM). The assignment was carried out on behalf of the Norwegian Environment Agency, which is the management authority for the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) in Norway. VKM is the scientific authority for CITES in Norway and prepares NDF (non-detriment finding) reports in accordance with the methodology published by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and CITES.

• Eldegard, Katrine; Grainger, Matthew; Hermansen, Jo Skeie; Kopatz, Alexander; Raeymaekers, Joost Andre M & Rueness, Eli Knispel [Vis alle 7 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (2024). Non-detriment finding for common buzzard (Buteo buteo). VKM Bulletin. 2024: 15(2024: 15), s. 1–5. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Non-detriment finding for common buzzard The export from Norway to Sweden of one taxidermied common buzzard (Buteo buteo) for personal purposes will not be detrimental to the survival of the species. Thus concludes the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food and Environment (VKM). The assignment was carried out on behalf of the Norwegian Environment Agency, which is the management authority for the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) in Norway. VKM is the scientific authority for CITES in Norway and prepares NDF (non-detriment finding) reports in accordance with the methodology published by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and CITES.

• Rueness, Eli Knispel; Grainger, Matthew; Hermansen, Jo Skeie; Kopatz, Alexander & Boer, Hugo de (2024). Non-detriment finding for saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus). VKM Bulletin. 2024: 19(VKM Bulletin 2024: 19), s. 1–4. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  The import to Norway from Denmark of one captive-bred live saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) for the purpose of zoological exhibition will not be detrimental to the survival of the species. Thus concludes the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food and Environment (VKM). The assignment was carried out on behalf of the Norwegian Environment Agency, which is the management authority for the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) in Norway. VKM is the scientific authority for CITES in Norway and prepares NDF (non-detriment finding) reports in accordance with the methodology published by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and CITES.

• Grainger, Matthew; Kopatz, Alexander; Rueness, Eli Knispel; Hermansen, Jo Skeie & Boer, Hugo de (2024). Non-detriment finding for Palawan peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron napoleonis). VKM Bulletin. VKM Bulletin 2024: 20(2024: 20), s. 1–4. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Re-export from Norway to Switzerland of one individual Palawan peacock-pheasant that was bred in captivity will not be detrimental to the survival of the species in the wild. The conclusion is based on the following factors: • The individual was bred in captivity at the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust and the re-export does not involve harvest or removal from the wild.

• Rueness, Eli Knispel; Gehrke, Berit; Grainger, Matthew; Kopatz, Alexander; Hermansen, Jo Skeie & Boer, Hugo de (2024). Non-detriment finding for Cuban crocodiles (Crocodylus rhombifer). VKM Bulletin. 2024: 18(2024: 18), s. 1–4. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  The import to Norway from Denmark of four live Cuban crocodiles (Crocodylus rhombifer) born in captivity for the purpose of zoological exhibition will not be detrimental to the survival of the species. Thus concludes the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food and Environment (VKM). The assignment was carried out on behalf of the Norwegian Environment Agency, which is the management authority for the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) in Norway. VKM is the scientific authority for CITES in Norway and prepares NDF (non-detriment finding) reports in accordance with the methodology published by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and CITES.

• Kopatz, Alexander; Raeymaekers, Joost A. M.; Boer, Hugo de & Vernesi, Cristiano (2023). Genomic BIodiversity Knowledge for Resilient Ecosystems (G-BiKE). Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  G-BiKE is a network of researchers and practitioners promoting the use of genomic diversity knowledge in nature and conservation management. G-BiKE enables standard and routine tools for assessing, monitoring and managing the genetic resilience and related adaptive potential of wild and captive populations. Although genetic data can be obtained for most organisms, the standardization of protocols for detecting and monitoring species’ genetic diversity, and their potential for adaptation, is still lacking. G-BiKE therefore assists scientists and practitioners across the EU and particularly in COST Inclusiveness Target Countries to integrate genetic and evolutionary knowledge into conservation planning policies, and to promote cross-border management and long term monitoring programs of evolutionary potential in order to ensure persistence of populations and species, and ultimately the continued supply of nature-based ecosystem services. Specifically, G-BiKE aims to bring together scientists and practitioners from a diversity of countries to: (1) clearly articulate for managers how genetic diversity can support ecosystems; 2) develop and test best practice protocols for monitoring genetic diversity in time and space; 3) provide an online forum on emerging tools; 4) connect all stakeholders through networking and training opportunities; 4) build a network of conservation genetics labs; 5) build a foundation for long term impact. G-BiKE disseminates its achievements as easy-to-read summaries for nature managers and outreach to the general public at Natura 2000 sites, botanic gardens and zoos, as well as in scientific publications, different media outlets, and social platforms.

• Bonchev, Georgi; Kamenova, Stefaniya; Wirta, Helena; Boer, Hugo de; Endresen, Dag & Frøslev, Tobias Guldberg [Vis alle 9 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (2023). Course on DNA barcode data in BOLD and GBIF - Bulgaria. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Accelerating biodiversity research through DNA barcodes, collection, and observation data. Regional Training course for M.Sc. and Ph.D. students with expert trainers and trainers-in-training - Bulgaria

• Kopatz, Alexander; Rueness, Eli Knispel; Boer, Hugo de; Eldegard, Katrine; Grainger, Matthew & Hermansen, Jo Skeie (2023). Non-detriment finding for Ursus arctos isabellinus. VKM Bulletin. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Very little information exists on Ursus arctos isabellinus and no science-based estimates of population size and trend are available. Data on brown bears in Tajikistan and/or the specific region are lacking, and the sustainability of harvest is therefore not possible to assess, especially as illegal hunting is known to occur in the region. Based on the CITES export permit and the additional information provided by the Norwegian Environment Agency, the individual originates from the Sangvor District in central Tajikistan. An expert from the IUCN Bear Specialist Group reports that this area might have a thriving bear population, but no data has yet been published. It should also be noted that the exact location of the harvested individual bear is not provided. Published scientific assessments highlight population declines and fragmentation, and other countries in the distribution zone of Ursus arctos isabellinus (Pakistan and India) consider it endangered. Further, the EU has currently a negative decision on import of Ursus arctos isabellinus hunting trophies from Tajikistan. In summary, VKM is unable to determine whether the removal of this individual may be detrimental to the survival of the subspecies in the wild.

• Melteig, Elina; Endresen, Dag; Boer, Hugo de; Khodosovtsev, Alexander & Moysiyenko, Ivan (2023). Mens bombene falt, snek forskerne ut en unik herbariesamling fra Kherson. [Internet]. Forkning.no. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Hva var det som fikk forskere til å risikere livet i Ukraina for en objektsamling? Kherson State University i Ukraina har et unikt herbarium med 30.000 objekter. Forskerne hadde for lengst blitt evakuert. Likevel våget de seg tilbake mens krigen herjet rundt dem.

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