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Perception and appreciation of plant biodiversity among experts and laypeople
Abstract Plant biodiversity, which is fundamental for the delivery of ecosystem services, is in decline. Yet, knowledge about how plant biodiversity is perceived and appreciated is scarce. We studied biologists' and laypeople's perception and appreciation for plant communities that differ in plant biodiversity, using ranges of plant biodiversity known ...
Eva Breitschopf, Kari Anne Bråthen
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By comparing widely separated populations of a threatened seabird, the Atlantic puffin, this study demonstrates that environmentally induced differences in actuarial senescence should be accounted for when predicting effects of climate variation and change on species persistence, calling for larger‐scale comparative studies on how senescence may ...
Terje L. Landsem +9 more
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Introductions of new alien species cannot be prevented by closing one or two introduction pathways, since none can be singled out as the main pathway of high‐impact alien species. Yet each pathways closed makes a difference, as this reduces the overall introduction pressure.
Hanno Sandvik +3 more
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Citizen science connects people with places they care about and is a major contributor to biodiversity science and conservation. Still, biodiversity data from opportunistic citizen science platforms could play a bigger role in the management of small, recreationally popular protected and natural areas.
Caitlin P. Mandeville +2 more
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Abstract Making the right decisions for sustainable development requires sound knowledge of the values and spatial distribution of the services co‐produced by ecosystems and people. UNESCO's Man and the Biosphere programme and associated Biosphere Reserves (BRs) are key learning sites or model regions for sustainable development providing key entry ...
Jarrod Cusens +2 more
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Navigating ethics in a pandemic—Contempt for the weak versus love of neighbor in a Swedish lens
Abstract The article draws on the author's observations and reflections about Sweden's pandemic management from February 2020 to June 2021. It does not simply interpret the lessons one can learn from the Swedish biopolitical experiment, but focuses on some central ethical challenges that every nation had to face in an accelerating pandemic.
Sigurd Bergmann
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Sammendrag Vår tids samfunn er preget av høy kompleksitet, formaliserte kontrollsystemer og utstrakt bruk av abstrakt og spesialisert kunnskap. Hvilken rolle spiller tillit i denne typen samfunn? Og hva slags tillit er det snakk om?
Marte Mangset
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Kompetansebegrepet i PISA - teori og praksis
Naturfagdelen av PISA-undersøkelsen presenterer resultater for tre kompetanseområder: 1) identifisere naturvitenskapelige problemstillinger, 2) forklare fenomener naturvitenskapelig og 3) bruke naturvitenskapelig evidens.
Anne Kristine Byhring, Erik Knain
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Organisasjons- og ledelsesstudier som arenaer for utvikling av praksisaktører
Artikkelen drøfter undervisningsmessige utfordringer relatert til å gjøre organisasjons- og ledelsesstudier innenfor høyere utdanning til arenaer for utvikling av praksisaktører, som reflekterte ledere og medarbeidere innenfor organisatoriske kontekster.
Åge Svein Gjøsæter, Øyvin Kyvik
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Ensretting, standardisering og kunnskapsbasert praksis – autoetnografi som motstand?
Artikkelen introduserer forskningsmetoden autoetnografi og diskuterer metoden i lys av begrepet «evidensens tid» og bruken av randomiserte, kontrollerte studier som den metodiske ryggraden i dette evidensbegrepet innenfor helse- og sosialfag. Gjennom tre
Trude Gøril Klevan +2 more
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