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Overview

Reidar Andersen is affiliated with the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Norway. Their research primarily lies within the field of Environmental Science, with a special focus on Ecology and Museology as subfields.

Their recent publications reflect interests that span wildlife ecology and museum studies. These include:

  • Experiences with live-capture and radio collaring of lynx Lynx lynx in Norway, 2024, published in Fauna norvegica
  • Visit Dynamics of 5- to 19-Year-Olds in a Natural History and Archaeology Museum from 1992 to 2016: Toward the Next Generation Museum, 2022, published in The International Journal of the Inclusive Museum
  • Blinded by the view? An ecological landscape is more than just pretty scenery, 2024, published in Fauna norvegica

The topics covered in their work include:

  • Marine animal studies overview
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Museums and Cultural Heritage

Reidar Andersen has collaborated frequently with other researchers, including Kristian Overskaug and John D. C. Linnell with two joint publications each, as well as Kai Nybakk, Morten Andre Kjørstad, and Tor Kvam contributing to their research network.

In terms of publication venues, Andersen's work has appeared predominantly in:

  • Fauna norvegica
  • The International Journal of the Inclusive Museum

The combination of research topics, coauthors, and publication platforms highlights Andersen's involvement in both ecological studies focused on wildlife and contributions to museology through natural history and archaeology museum visitor dynamics.

Best Publications

  • Habitat use and ecological correlates of home range size in a small cervid : the roe deer

    Jarle Tufto;Reidar Andersen;John Linnell

  • The European roe deer: the biology of success.

    R. Andersen;P. Duncan;J. D. C. Linnell

  • Who killed Bambi? The role of predation in the neonatal mortality of temperate ungulates

    John D. C. Linnell;Ronny Aanes;Reidar Andersen

  • Patterns of self-reported fear towards large carnivores among the Norwegian public

    Eivin Røskaft;Tore Bjerke;Bjørn Kaltenborn;John D.C Linnell

  • Prey density, environmental productivity and home-range size in the Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx)

    Ivar Herfindal;John D. C. Linnell;John Odden;Erlend Birkeland Nilsen

  • The fear of wolves: A review of wolf attacks on humans

    John Linnell;Reidar Andersen;Zanete Andersone;Linas Balciauskas

  • Survival rates and causes of mortality in Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) in multi-use landscapes

    Henrik Andrén;John D.C. Linnell;Olof Liberg;Reidar Andersen

  • Assessing habitat selection using multivariate statistics: Some refinements of the ecological-niche factor analysis

    Mathieu Basille;Clément Calenge;Éric Marboutin;Reidar Andersen

  • Factors affecting maternal care in an income breeder, the European roe deer

    Reidar Andersen;Jean Michel Gaillard;John D.C. Linnell;Patrick Duncan

  • Home range size and choice of management strategy for lynx in Scandinavia.

    John D. C. Linnell;Reidar Andersen;Tor Kvam;Henrik Andrén

  • Regulation of parental effort in a long-lived seabird an experimental manipulation of the cost of reproduction in the antarctic petrel, Thalassoica antarctica

    Bernt-Erik Sæther;Reidar Andersen;Hans Christian Pedersen

  • Diet of Eurasian lynx, Lynx lynx, in the boreal forest of southeastern Norway: the relative importance of livestock and hares at low roe deer density

    John Odden;John D. C. Linnell;Reidar Andersen

  • Conservation of biodiversity in Scandinavian boreal forests: large carnivores as flagships, umbrellas, indicators, or keystones?

    John D.C. Linnell;Jon E. Swenson;Reidar Andersen

  • What shapes Eurasian lynx distribution in human dominated landscapes: selecting prey or avoiding people?

    Mathieu Basille;Ivar Herfindal;Hugues Santin-Janin;John D. C. Linnell

  • Habitat differentiation within the large-carnivore community of Norway's multiple-use landscapes

    Roel May;Jiska Van Dijk;Petter Wabakken;Jon E. Swenson

  • Winter Lynx Lynx lynx Predation on semi-domestic Reindeer Rangifer tarandus in Northern Sweden

    Vegar A. Pedersen;John D.C. Linnell;Reidar Andersen;Henrik Andrén

  • A slow life in hell or a fast life in heaven: demographic analyses of contrasting roe deer populations.

    Erlend B. Nilsen;Jean‐Michel Gaillard;Reidar Andersen;John Odden

  • Climate, season, and social status modulate the functional response of an efficient stalking predator: the Eurasian lynx

    Erlend B. Nilsen;John D. C. Linnell;John Odden;Reidar Andersen

  • The effects of sex, time of birth, and habitat on the vulnerability of roedeer fawns to red fox predation

    Ronny Aanes;Reidar Andersen

  • Estimating total lynx Lynx lynx population size from censuses of family groups

    Henrik Andrén;John D. C. Linnell;Olof Liberg;Per Ahlqvist

  • Lynx depredation on domestic sheep in Norway

    John Odden;John D. C. Linnell;Pal Fossland Moa;Ivar Herfindal

Frequent Co-Authors

John D. C. Linnell
John D. C. Linnell Norwegian Institute for Nature Research
John Odden
John Odden Norwegian Institute for Nature Research
Ivar Herfindal
Ivar Herfindal Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Bernt-Erik Sæther
Bernt-Erik Sæther Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Jean-Michel Gaillard
Jean-Michel Gaillard Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
Erling Johan Solberg
Erling Johan Solberg Norwegian Institute for Nature Research
Olof Liberg
Olof Liberg Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Henrik Andrén
Henrik Andrén Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Eivin Røskaft
Eivin Røskaft Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Steinar Engen
Steinar Engen Norwegian University of Science and Technology

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