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Stein Kaartvedt

Stein Kaartvedt

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
45
Citations
10977
World Ranking
4760
National Ranking
70

Overview

Stein Kaartvedt is affiliated with the University of Oslo in Norway and has contributed extensively to research in Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work largely focuses on marine and aquatic ecosystems, with particular attention to fish ecology, marine and fisheries research, and oceanographic processes.

Their recent publications address topics including diel vertical migration and behavior of nekton beyond the ocean's twilight zone, mesopelagic fish behavior, and regional ecological interactions in fjord environments. Notable papers include:

  • "Flexible behaviour in a mesopelagic fish (Maurolicus muelleri)" (2021) published in ICES Journal of Marine Science
  • "Poleward distribution of mesopelagic fishes is constrained by seasonality in light" (2021) in Global Ecology and Biogeography
  • "Diel vertical migration and individual behavior of nekton beyond the ocean's twilight zone" (2020) in Deep Sea Research Part I Oceanographic Research Papers
  • "Plankton as potential prey in fjords" (2025) from the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES)
  • "Mesopelagic fishes in a hurry at low latitudes" (2022) in Marine Ecology Progress Series

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Kaartvedt include Svenja Christiansen, Anders Røstad, Thor A. Klevjer, Josefin Titelman, and Xabier Irigoien.

Their publications are commonly found in a range of scientific journals and networks, with repeated contributions to:

  • ICES Journal of Marine Science
  • Deep Sea Research Part I Oceanographic Research Papers
  • Limnology and Oceanography
  • Marine Ecology Progress Series
  • Publishing Network for Geoscientific and Environmental Data (PANGAEA) (Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research)

Kaartvedt's research spans several specialized subfields of study, including:

  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Oceanography
  • Ecology
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Aquatic Science

Within these disciplines, the main topics addressed by their research encompass:

  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Marine animal studies overview
  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
  • Marine and environmental studies

Best Publications

  • Mesopelagic fish biomass and trophic efficiency of the open ocean

    X.A. Irigoien;J. Klevjer;A. Rostad;U. Martinez

  • Large mesopelagic fishes biomass and trophic efficiency in the open ocean

    Xabier Irigoien;Thor Aleksander Klevjer;Anders Røstad;U Martinez

  • Efficient trawl avoidance by mesopelagic fishes causes large underestimation of their biomass

    Stein Kaartvedt;Arved Staby;Dag L. Aksnes

  • Mesoscale eddies are oases for higher trophic marine life.

    Olav Rune Godø;Annette Samuelsen;Gavin J. Macaulay;Ruben Patel

  • Large scale patterns in vertical distribution and behaviour of mesopelagic scattering layers.

    Thor A. Klevjer;Xabier Irigoien;Anders Røstad;Eugenio Fraile-Nuez

  • Coastal water darkening and implications for mesopelagic regime shifts in Norwegian fjords

    Dag Lorents Aksnes;Nicolas Dupont;Arved Staby;Øyvind Fiksen

  • Intercomparison of zooplankton (net) sampling systems: Results from the ICES/GLOBEC sea-going workshop

    Hein Rune Skjoldal;Peter H. Wiebe;Lutz Postel;Tor Knutsen

  • Taxonomic and systematic assessment of planktonic copepods using mitochondrial COI sequence variation and competitive, species-specific PCR

    A. Bucklin;M. Guarnieri;R. S. Hill;A. M. Bentley

  • Vertical distribution and trophic interactions of zooplankton and fish in Masfjorden, Norway

    Jarl Giske;Dag Lorents Aksnes;Beatriz M. Balino;Stein Kaartvedt

  • Significance of advection for the carrying capacities of fjord populations

    Dag Lorents Aksnes;Jan Aure;Stein Kaartvedt;Thorolf Magnesen

  • Trophic structure and community stability in an overfished ecosystem.

    Anne Cristine Utne-Palm;Anne G. V. Salvanes;Bronwen Currie;Stein Kaartvedt;Stein Kaartvedt

  • Fish or jellies—a question of visibility?

    Ketil Eiane;Dag L. Aksnes;Espen BagØien;Stein Kaartvedt

  • Vertical distribution and mortality of overwintering Calanus

    Espen Bag×ien;Stein Kaartvedt;Dag L. Aksnes;Ketil Eiane

  • Use of bottom-mounted echo sounders in exploring behavior of mesopelagic fishes

    Stein Kaartvedt;Anders Røstad;Thor A. Klevjer;Arved Staby

  • Zooplankton patch dynamics: daily gap formation over abrupt topography

    Amatzia Genin;Charles Greene;Loren Haury;Peter Wiebe

  • Diel vertical migration of the krill Meganyctiphanes norvegica in relation to physical environment, food and predators

    Maren S. R. Onsrud;Stein Kaartvedt

  • Occurrence of the Toxic Phytoflagellate Prymnesium parvum and Associated Fish Mortality in a Norwegian Fjord System

    S. Kaartvedt;T. M. Johnsen;D. L. Aksnes;U. Lie

  • Habitat preference during overwintering and timing of seasonal vertical migration of Calanus finmarchicus

    Stein Kaartvedt

  • Life history of Calanus finmarchicus in the Norwegian Sea in relation to planktivorous fish

    S. Kaartvedt

  • Acoustical study of the spatial distribution of plankton on Georges Bank and the relationship between volume backscattering strength and the taxonomic composition of the plankton

    P.H. Wiebe;D.G. Mountain;T.K. Stanton;C.H. Greene

Frequent Co-Authors

Dag L. Aksnes
Dag L. Aksnes University of Bergen
Peter H. Wiebe
Peter H. Wiebe Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Carlos M. Duarte
Carlos M. Duarte King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Santiago Hernández-León
Santiago Hernández-León University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Øyvind Fiksen
Øyvind Fiksen University of Bergen
Jarl Giske
Jarl Giske University of Bergen
Ann Bucklin
Ann Bucklin University of Connecticut
Charles H. Greene
Charles H. Greene Cornell University
Olav Rune Godø
Olav Rune Godø Norwegian Institute of Marine Research

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