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Audun Stien is affiliated with the University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway. Their primary field of research is Environmental Science, focusing extensively on Ecology and its related subfields.

The main areas of study in Audun Stien's work include:

  • Ecology
  • General Health Professions
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Ecological Modeling
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

The scientist's research covers a range of topics within Environmental Science, prominently addressing:

  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Indigenous Studies and Ecology
  • Rangeland and Wildlife Management
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
  • Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
  • Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology

Audun Stien has published in several frequent venues, including:

  • Journal of Animal Ecology
  • Global Ecology and Conservation
  • Global Change Biology
  • Scientific Reports
  • Ecology and Evolution

Recent publications demonstrate a focus on population dynamics, climate effects on Arctic species, and physiological responses of wildlife. Key papers by or involving Audun Stien include:

  • The neglected season: Warmer autumns counteract harsher winters and promote population growth in Arctic reindeer, 2020, Global Change Biology
  • End-user involvement to improve predictions and management of populations with complex dynamics and multiple drivers, 2020, Ecological Applications
  • Determinants of heart rate in Svalbard reindeer reveal mechanisms of seasonal energy management, 2021, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Climate variability and density-dependent population dynamics: Lessons from a simple High Arctic ecosystem, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Stress responses to repeated captures in a wild ungulate, 2022, Scientific Reports

Collaboration is a notable aspect of Audun Stien's work. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Torkild Tveraa
  • Nigel G. Yoccoz
  • Leif Egil Loe
  • Åshild Ønvik Pedersen
  • Erik Ropstad

Best Publications

  • The role of parasites in the dynamics of a reindeer population

    S. D. Albon;A. Stien;R. J. Irvine;R. Langvatn

  • Climate Events Synchronize the Dynamics of a Resident Vertebrate Community in the High Arctic

    Brage Bremset Hansen;Vidar Grøtan;Ronny Aanes;Ronny Aanes;Bernt-Erik Sæther

  • Vertebrate herbivores and ecosystem control: cascading effects of faeces on tundra ecosystems

    René Van Der Wal;Richard D. Bardgett;Kathryn A. Harrison;Audun Stien

  • Population dynamics of salmon lice Lepeophtheirus salmonis on Atlantic salmon and sea trout

    Audun Stien;Pål Arne Bjørn;Peter Andreas Heuch;David A. Elston

  • Sea lice as a density-dependent constraint to salmonid farming

    Peder A. Jansen;Anja B. Kristoffersen;Hildegunn Viljugrein;Daniel Jimenez

  • The impact of gastrointestinal nematodes on wild reindeer: experimental and cross‐sectional studies

    A. Stien;R. J. Irvine;E. Ropstad;O. Halvorsen

  • Contrasting effects of summer and winter warming on body mass explain population dynamics in a food-limited Arctic herbivore.

    Steve D. Albon;R. Justin Irvine;Odd Halvorsen;Rolf Langvatn

  • Population densities, vegetation green-up, and plant productivity: impacts on reproductive success and juvenile body mass in reindeer.

    Torkild Tveraa;Audun Stien;Bård-J. Bårdsen;Per Fauchald

  • Congruent responses to weather variability in high arctic herbivores.

    Audun Stien;Rolf A. Ims;Steve D. Albon;Eva Fuglei

  • Serosurvey for Toxoplasma gondii in arctic foxes and possible sources of infection in the high Arctic of Svalbard

    Kristin Wear Prestrud;Kjetil Åsbakk;Eva Fuglei;Torill Mørk

  • High-arctic plants like it hot: a long-term investigation of between-year variability in plant biomass

    René van der Wal;Audun Stien

  • Activity pattern of arctic reindeer in a predator-free environment: no need to keep a daily rhythm

    Leif Egil Loe;Christophe Bonenfant;Christophe Bonenfant;Atle Mysterud;Torbjørn Severinsen

  • Antler length of yearling red deer is determined by population density, weather and early life-history

    K.T. Schmidt;A. Stien;S.D. Albon;F.E. Guinness

  • Faecal avoidance and the risk of infection by nematodes in a natural population of reindeer.

    R. van der Wal;J. Irvine;A. Stien;N. Shepherd

  • Icing events trigger range displacement in a high-arctic ungulate.

    Audun Stien;Leif Egil Loe;Atle Mysterud;Torbjørn Severinsen

  • Testing five hypotheses of sexual segregation in an arctic ungulate

    Leif Egil Loe;R. Justin Irvine;Christophe Bonenfant;Audun Stien

  • Life-history strategies and population dynamics of abomasal nematodes in Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus).

    R. J. Irvine;A. Stien;O. Halvorsen;R. Langvatn

  • More frequent extreme climate events stabilize reindeer population dynamics.

    Brage B. Hansen;Marlène Gamelon;Steve D. Albon;Aline M. Lee

  • Spatiotemporal patterns of rain-on-snow and basal ice in high Arctic Svalbard: detection of a climate-cryosphere regime shift

    Bart Peeters;Åshild Ønvik Pedersen;Leif Egil Loe;Ketil Isaksen

  • Large scale modelling of salmon lice (Lepeophtheirus salmonis) infection pressure based on lice monitoring data from Norwegian salmonid farms.

    Anja B. Kristoffersen;Daniel Jimenez;Hildegunn Viljugrein;Randi Grøntvedt

  • High arctic plants like it hot: a long-term investigation of between-year variability in plant biomass across habitats and species

    René Van Der Wal;Audun Stien

  • Evaluating capture stress and its effects on reproductive success in Svalbard reindeer

    E. H. Omsjoe;E. H. Omsjoe;A. Stien;A. Stien;J. Irvine;J. Irvine;S. D. Albon;S. D. Albon

  • Effects of Hydrographic Variability on the Spatial, Seasonal and Diel Diving Patterns of Southern Elephant Seals in the Eastern Weddell Sea

    Martin Biuw;Ole Anders Nøst;Audun Stien;Qin Zhou

Frequent Co-Authors

Steve D. Albon
Steve D. Albon James Hutton Institute
Torkild Tveraa
Torkild Tveraa Norwegian Institute for Nature Research
Leif Egil Loe
Leif Egil Loe Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Nigel G. Yoccoz
Nigel G. Yoccoz University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway
Rolf A. Ims
Rolf A. Ims University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway
Eva Fuglei
Eva Fuglei Norwegian Polar Institute
Rolf Langvatn
Rolf Langvatn Norwegian Institute for Nature Research
Atle Mysterud
Atle Mysterud University of Oslo
René van der Wal
René van der Wal Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Christophe Bonenfant
Christophe Bonenfant Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

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