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Esben Moland Olsen

Esben Moland Olsen

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
48
Citations
7905
World Ranking
4264
National Ranking
62

Overview

Esben Moland Olsen is affiliated with the University of Agder in Norway. Their research primarily spans the field of Environmental Science, with a focus on several subfields including Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Oceanography, and Aquatic Science.

The main topics addressed in their work include:

  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Marine animal studies overview
  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth
  • Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies

Their publication record features numerous papers in notable venues. Frequent publication venues for Olsen include:

  • ICES Journal of Marine Science
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Animal Ecology
  • Biological Conservation
  • Scientific Reports

Esben Moland Olsen has collaborated extensively with several researchers, including:

  • Even Moland (21 co-publications)
  • David Villegas-Ríos (13 co-publications)
  • Halvor Knutsen (13 co-publications)
  • Carla Freitas (9 co-publications)
  • Jon Egil Skjæraasen (9 co-publications)

Their recent published research covers diverse marine ecological topics. Selected publications include:

  • "Inferring individual fate from aquatic acoustic telemetry data" (2020), published in Methods in Ecology and Evolution
  • "Sea temperature effects on depth use and habitat selection in a marine fish community" (2021), published in Journal of Animal Ecology
  • "Integral functions of marine vertebrates in the ocean carbon cycle and climate change mitigation" (2021), published in One Earth
  • "Stabilizing selection on Atlantic cod supergenes through a millennium of extensive exploitation" (2022), published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Time at risk: Individual spatial behaviour drives effectiveness of marine protected areas and fitness" (2021), published in Biological Conservation

Best Publications

  • Maturation trends indicative of rapid evolution preceded the collapse of northern cod

    Esben M. Olsen;Esben M. Olsen;Mikko Heino;George R. Lilly;M. Joanne Morgan

  • BioTIME: A database of biodiversity time series for the Anthropocene

    Maria Dornelas;Laura H. Antão;Laura H. Antão;Faye Moyes;Amanda E. Bates;Amanda E. Bates

  • Assessing changes in age and size at maturation in collapsing populations of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)

    Esben Moland Olsen;George R Lilly;Mikko Heino;M Joanne Morgan

  • Are low but statistically significant levels of genetic differentiation in marine fishes 'biologically meaningful'? A case study of coastal Atlantic cod.

    H. Knutsen;E. M. Olsen;P. E. Jorde;S. H. Espeland

  • 'Islands of divergence' in the Atlantic cod genome represent polymorphic chromosomal rearrangements.

    Marte Sodeland;Per Erik Jorde;Sigbjørn Lien;Sissel Jentoft

  • An Evaluation of Visible Implant Elastomer for Marking Age-0 Brown Trout

    Esben Moland Olsen;Leif Asbjørn Vøllestad

  • Lobster and cod benefit from small-scale northern marine protected areas: inference from an empirical before–after control-impact study

    Even Moland;Esben Moland Olsen;Esben Moland Olsen;Halvor Knutsen;Halvor Knutsen;Pauline Garrigou

  • Seasonal mortality and the effect of body size : a review and an empirical test using individual data on brown trout

    Stephanie M. Carlson;Esben M. Olsen;L. Asbjørn Vøllestad

  • Egg distribution, bottom topography and small-scale cod population structure in a coastal marine system

    Halvor Knutsen;Esben Moland Olsen;Lorenzo Ciannelli;Sigurd Heiberg Espeland

  • Harvest selection on Atlantic cod behavioral traits: implications for spatial management.

    Esben Moland Olsen;Michelle R. Heupel;Michelle R. Heupel;Colin A. Simpfendorfer;Even Moland

  • Spawning stock and recruitment in North Sea cod shaped by food and climate

    Esben Moland Olsen;Geir Ottersen;Marcos Llope;Kung-Sik Chan

  • Evolutionary and ecological constraints of fish spawning habitats

    Lorenzo Ciannelli;Kevin Bailey;Esben Moland Olsen

  • Temperature-associated habitat selection in a cold-water marine fish.

    Carla Freitas;Carla Freitas;Esben Moland Olsen;Esben Moland Olsen;Halvor Knutsen;Halvor Knutsen;Jon Albretsen

  • Fitness landscape of Atlantic cod shaped by harvest selection and natural selection

    Esben Moland Olsen;Even Moland

  • Climate and population density drive changes in cod body size throughout a century on the Norwegian coast.

    Lauren A. Rogers;Leif C. Stige;Esben M. Olsen;Halvor Knutsen

  • Small-scale biocomplexity in coastal Atlantic cod supporting a Darwinian perspective on fisheries management.

    Esben Moland Olsen;Halvor Knutsen;Jakob Gjøsæter;Per Erik Jorde

  • Disentangling structural genomic and behavioural barriers in a sea of connectivity.

    Julia Maria Isis Barth;Julia Maria Isis Barth;David Villegas-Ríos;Carla Freitas;Even Moland

  • Growth‐rate variation in brown trout in small neighbouring streams: evidence for density‐dependence?

    L. A. Vøllestad;E. M. Olsen;T. Forseth

  • Effects of copepod foraging behavior on predation risk: An experimental study of the predatory copepod Pareuchaeta norvegica feeding on Acartia clausi and A-tonsa (Copepoda)

    Peter Tiselius;Per R. Jonsson;Stein Kuurtvedt;Esben Moland Olsen

  • Mating patterns and determinants of individual reproductive success in brown trout (Salmo trutta) revealed by parentage analysis of an entire stream living population

    Dimitar Serbezov;Louis Bernatchez;Esben M. Olsen;Leif A. Vøllestad

  • Home range of European lobster (Homarus gammarus) in a marine reserve: implications for future reserve design

    Esben Moland Olsen;Kristian Andvord;Jan Atle Knutsen;Nils Chr

Frequent Co-Authors

Halvor Knutsen
Halvor Knutsen University of Agder
Leif Asbjørn Vøllestad
Leif Asbjørn Vøllestad University of Oslo
Jeffrey A. Hutchings
Jeffrey A. Hutchings Dalhousie University
Nils Chr. Stenseth
Nils Chr. Stenseth University of Oslo
Per Erik Jorde
Per Erik Jorde University of Oslo
Carl André
Carl André University of Gothenburg
Michelle R. Heupel
Michelle R. Heupel University of Tasmania
Louis Bernatchez
Louis Bernatchez Université Laval
Lorenzo Ciannelli
Lorenzo Ciannelli Oregon State University
Stephanie M. Carlson
Stephanie M. Carlson University of California, Berkeley

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