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Overview

Ole-Gunnar Støen is affiliated with the Norwegian University of Life Sciences in Norway and works primarily within the field of Environmental Science, focusing on various aspects of Ecology.

Their research spans several subfields including Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, General Health Professions, Small Animals, and Ecological Modeling. This interdisciplinary approach supports a comprehensive understanding of ecological dynamics and wildlife behavior.

Ole-Gunnar Støen's main research topics encompass Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies, Ecology and Biodiversity Studies, Rangeland and Wildlife Management, Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation, Bat Biology and Ecology Studies, and Indigenous Studies and Ecology.

The scientist has contributed to multiple peer-reviewed publications, with frequent appearances in journals such as Diversity, Movement Ecology, Frontiers in Physiology, Global Ecology and Conservation, and Ecology and Evolution. Their recent publications include:

  • "Effects of Human Disturbance on Terrestrial Apex Predators" (2021, Diversity)
  • "Movement and habitat selection of a large carnivore in response to human infrastructure differs by life stage" (2022, Movement Ecology)
  • "Seasonality in Biological Rhythms in Scandinavian brown Bears" (2022, Frontiers in Physiology)
  • "Brown bear predation on semi-domesticated reindeer and depredation compensations" (2022, Global Ecology and Conservation)
  • "Habitat Selection by Brown Bears with Varying Levels of Predation Rates on Ungulate Neonates" (2021, Diversity)

Ole-Gunnar Støen frequently collaborates with several researchers, including Jonas Kindberg, Andrés Ordiz, Jon E. Swenson, Anne G. Hertel, and Aimee Tallian. These collaborations contribute to investigations across conservation biology, predator-prey interactions, and ecological modeling.

Best Publications

  • Predators or prey? Spatio-temporal discrimination of human-derived risk by brown bears

    Andrés Ordiz;Ole-Gunnar Støen;Ole-Gunnar Støen;Miguel Delibes;Jon E. Swenson

  • Do bears know they are being hunted

    Andrés Ordiz;Andrés Ordiz;Ole-Gunnar Støen;Ole-Gunnar Støen;Solve Sæbø;Jonas Kindberg

  • Brown bear attacks on humans: a worldwide perspective

    G. Bombieri;J. Naves;V. Penteriani;N. Selva

  • Human behaviour can trigger large carnivore attacks in developed countries

    Vincenzo Penteriani;Maria del Mar Delgado;Maria del Mar Delgado;Francesco Pinchera;Javier Naves

  • Inversely density-dependent natal dispersal in brown bears Ursus arctos

    Ole-Gunnar Støen;Andreas Zedrosser;Solve Sæbø;Jon E. Swenson

  • Terrain use by an expanding brown bear population in relation to age, recreational resorts and human settlements

    Christian Nellemann;Ole-Gunnar Støen;Ole-Gunnar Støen;Jonas Kindberg;Jon E. Swenson

  • Kin-related spatial structure in brown bears Ursus arctos

    Ole-Gunnar Støen;Eva Bellemain;Solve Sæbø;Jon E. Swenson

  • Biomedical Protocols for Free-ranging Brown Bears, Gray Wolves, Wolverines and Lynx Editors

    Jon M. Arnemo;Alina Evans;Åsa Fahlman;Per Ahlqvist

  • Should I stay or should I go? Natal dispersal in the brown bear

    Andreas Zedrosser;Ole-Gunnar Støen;Solve Sæbø;Jon E. Swenson

  • Cumulative Impacts of Tourist Resorts on Wild Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) during Winter

    Christian Nellemann;Per Jordhøy;Ole-Gunnar Støen;Olav Strand

  • Lasting behavioural responses of brown bears to experimental encounters with humans

    Andrés Ordiz;Ole‐Gunnar Støen;Ole‐Gunnar Støen;Solve Sæbø;Veronica Sahlén

  • Brown bear circadian behavior reveals human environmental encroachment

    Andrés Ordiz;Andrés Ordiz;Jonas Kindberg;Solve Sæbø;Jon E. Swenson

  • Targeting human fear of large carnivores — Many ideas but few known effects

    Maria Johansson;Inês A. Ferreira;Ole-Gunnar Støen;Jens Frank

  • Seasonality and human disturbance alter brown bear activity patterns: implications for circumpolar carnivore conservation?

    A. Ordiz;A. Ordiz;S. Sæbø;J. Kindberg;J. E. Swenson

  • Physiological evidence for a human-induced landscape of fear in brown bears (Ursus arctos)

    Ole Gunnar Støen;Ole Gunnar Støen;Andres Ordiz;Andres Ordiz;Alina Evans;Timothy G. Laske;Timothy G. Laske

  • The effects of primiparity on reproductive performance in the brown bear

    Andreas Zedrosser;Bjørn Dahle;Ole-Gunnar Støen;Jon E. Swenson

  • Socially induced delayed primiparity in brown bears Ursus arctos

    Ole-Gunnar Støen;Andreas Zedrosser;Per Wegge;Jon E. Swenson

  • Prey selection and prey removal by tiger (Panthera tigris) during the dry season in lowland Nepal

    O.G. Støen;P. Wegge

  • Effects of recreational cabins, trails and their removal for restoration of reindeer winter ranges.

    Christian Nellemann;Ingunn Vistnes;Per Jordhøy;Ole-Gunnar Støen

  • Capture, Anesthesia, and Disturbance of Free-Ranging Brown Bears (Ursus arctos) during Hibernation

    Alina L. Evans;Alina L. Evans;Veronica Sahlén;Ole-Gunnar Støen;Åsa Fahlman;Åsa Fahlman

  • Behaviour of Solitary Adult Scandinavian Brown Bears (Ursus arctos) when Approached by Humans on Foot

    Gro Kvelprud Moen;Ole-Gunnar Støen;Ole-Gunnar Støen;Veronica Sahlén;Jon E. Swenson

Frequent Co-Authors

Jon E. Swenson
Jon E. Swenson Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Andrés Ordiz
Andrés Ordiz Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Jonas Kindberg
Jonas Kindberg Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Andreas Zedrosser
Andreas Zedrosser University of South-Eastern Norway
Ilpo Kojola
Ilpo Kojola Natural Resources Institute Finland
Miguel Delibes
Miguel Delibes Spanish National Research Council
Petter Wabakken
Petter Wabakken Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences
María del Mar Delgado
María del Mar Delgado Spanish National Research Council
José M. Fedriani
José M. Fedriani Spanish National Research Council
Bjørn Dahle
Bjørn Dahle Norwegian University of Life Sciences

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