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Vigdis Vandvik

Vigdis Vandvik

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
53
Citations
9303
World Ranking
3338
National Ranking
49

Overview

Vigdis Vandvik is affiliated with the University of Bergen in Norway. Their research primarily spans Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a focus on several interconnected subfields including Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecological Modeling, and Atmospheric Science.

Their published work covers key topics such as Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Plant and Animal Studies, Climate Change and Permafrost, Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology, Fire Effects on Ecosystems, and Botany and Plant Ecology Studies.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Vandvik include:

  • "Synchrony matters more than species richness in plant community stability at a global scale," 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Open Science principles for accelerating trait-based science across the Tree of Life," 2020, Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • "Winters are changing: snow effects on Arctic and alpine tundra ecosystems," 2022, Arctic Science
  • "Curbing the major and growing threats from invasive alien species is urgent and achievable," 2024, Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • "Microclimate, an important part of ecology and biogeography," 2024, Global Ecology and Biogeography

Vandvik collaborates frequently with a range of researchers. Their most frequent co-authors include:

  • Aud H. Halbritter
  • Richard J. Telford
  • Brian J. Enquist
  • Kari Klanderud
  • Brian Maitner

Their research contributions are regularly published in venues such as:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Ecology and Evolution
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Vegetation Science
  • Scientific Data

Best Publications

  • Higher predation risk for insect prey at low latitudes and elevations

    Tomas Roslin;Tomas Roslin;Bess Hardwick;Vojtech Novotny;Vojtech Novotny;William K. Petry;William K. Petry

  • Nitrogen deposition threatens species richness of grasslands across Europe

    Carly J. Stevens;Cecilia Duprè;Edu Dorland;Cassandre Gaudnik

  • Local temperatures inferred from plant communities suggest strong spatial buffering of climate warming across Northern Europe

    Jonathan Lenoir;Bente Jessen Graae;Per Arild Aarrestad;Inger Greve Alsos

  • Dispersal limitations matter for microbial morphospecies.

    Richard J. Telford;Richard J. Telford;Vigdis Vandvik;Harry John Betteley Birks;Harry John Betteley Birks;Harry John Betteley Birks

  • Synchrony matters more than species richness in plant community stability at a global scale.

    Enrique Valencia;Francesco de Bello;Thomas Galland;Peter B Adler;Peter B Adler

  • Intraspecific trait variation and phenotypic plasticity mediate alpine plant species response to climate change

    Jonathan J. Henn;Vanessa Buzzard;Brian J. Enquist;Aud H. Halbritter;Aud H. Halbritter

  • Stay or go - how topographic complexity influences alpine plant population and community responses to climate change

    Bente Jessen Graae;Vigdis Vandvik;W. Scott Armbruster;Wolf L. Eiserhardt;Wolf L. Eiserhardt

  • Open Science principles for accelerating trait-based science across the Tree of Life

    Rachael V. Gallagher;Daniel S. Falster;Brian S. Maitner;Roberto Salguero-Gómez;Roberto Salguero-Gómez;Roberto Salguero-Gómez

  • Managing heterogeneity: the importance of grazing and environmental variation on post-fire succession in heathlands

    Vigdis Vandvik;Einar Heegaard;Einar Heegaard;Inger Elisabeth Måren;Per Arild Aarrestad

  • Testing the novelty effect of an m-learning tool on internalization and achievement: A Self-Determination Theory approach

    Lucas M. Jeno;Vigdis Vandvik;Sigrunn Eliassen;John-Arvid Grytnes

  • Impact of nitrogen deposition at the species level

    Richard J. Payne;Nancy B. Dise;Carly J. Stevens;David J. Gowing

  • The effects of m-learning on motivation, achievement and well-being: A Self-Determination Theory approach

    Lucas M. Jeno;Paul J. C. Adachi;John-Arvid Grytnes;Vigdis Vandvik

  • From facilitation to competition: temperature-driven shift in dominant plant interactions affects population dynamics in seminatural grasslands.

    Siri L. Olsen;Joachim P. Töpper;Joachim P. Töpper;Olav Skarpaas;Vigdis Vandvik

  • Physical dormancy in seeds: a game of hide and seek?

    Torbjørn Rage Paulsen;Louise Colville;Ilse Kranner;Ilse Kranner;Matthew I. Daws;Matthew I. Daws

  • Curbing the major and growing threats from invasive alien species is urgent and achievable

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  • The effect of a mobile-application tool on biology students' motivation and achievement in species identification

    Lucas M. Jeno;John-Arvid Grytnes;Vigdis Vandvik

  • The importance of Biotic vs. Abiotic drivers of local plant community composition along regional bioclimatic gradients

    Kari Klanderud;Vigdis Vandvik;Deborah Goldberg

  • Seed banks are biodiversity reservoirs: species–area relationships above versus below ground

    Vigdis Vandvik;Kari Klanderud;Kari Klanderud;Eric Pierre F Meineri;Eric Pierre F Meineri;Inger Elisabeth Måren

  • The role of fire in UK peatland and moorland management: The need for informed, unbiased debate

    G. Matt Davies;Nicholas Kettridge;Cathelijne R. Stoof;Alan Gray

  • The impact of nitrogen deposition on acid grasslands in the Atlantic region of Europe

    Carly J. Stevens;Cecilia Duprè;Edu Dorland;Cassandre Gaudnik

  • The handbook for standardized field and laboratory measurements in terrestrial climate change experiments and observational studies (ClimEx)

    Aud Helen Halbritter Rechsteiner;Hans J. De Boeck;Amy Elizabeth Eycott;Amy Elizabeth Eycott;Sabine Reinsch

  • Differential Effects of Oxidised and Reduced Nitrogen on Vegetation and Soil Chemistry of Species-Rich Acidic Grasslands

    Edu Dorland;Carly J. Stevens;Cassandre Gaudnik;Emmanuel Corcket

  • Can trait patterns along gradients predict plant community responses to climate change

    John Guittar;Deborah Goldberg;Kari Klanderud;Richard J. Telford

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard J. Telford
Richard J. Telford University of Bergen
Kari Klanderud
Kari Klanderud Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Brian J. Enquist
Brian J. Enquist University of Arizona
Deborah E. Goldberg
Deborah E. Goldberg University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Jan Alexander
Jan Alexander Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Åshild Krogdahl
Åshild Krogdahl Norwegian University of Life Sciences
H. J. B. Birks
H. J. B. Birks University of Bergen
Sean T. Michaletz
Sean T. Michaletz University of British Columbia
Carly J. Stevens
Carly J. Stevens Lancaster University
John-Arvid Grytnes
John-Arvid Grytnes Norwegian University of Life Sciences

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