Masters Theses
2022
Baklid, Lisbet. Lund University. Geographical expansion rate of a brown bear population in Fennoscandia and the factors explaining the directional variations. (D2.104)
Johnsson, Jeanette. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. How Does Habitat Selection by Brown Bear (Ursus arctos) during the Berry Season Change due to Forestry and Human Disturbance – looking at three different periods of human disturbances. (D2.102)
Johnsson, Jeanette. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. How do forest characteristics relate to brown bear (Ursus arctos) density? Focusing on basal area, age, height, and field layer. (D2.103)
2018
Barilla, Jan. University College of Southeast Norway, Bø. Master’s Thesis: Selection of rubbing trees by brown bears in Slovakia. (D2.93)
Blanchet, Leslie. Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences, Evenstad, and Université de Rennes, Rennes 1, France. Master’s Thesis: Relationship between movement and heart rate in the Scandinavian Brown Bear (Ursus arctos arctos) during spring and summer in southern Sweden. (D2.100)
Domevščik, Matej. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Umeå. Master’s Thesis: Resource distribution in disturbed landscapes – the effect of clearcutting on berry abundance and their use by brown bears. (D2.97)
Frøbert, Anne Mette. Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark. Master's Thesis: The hibernating Scandinavian brown bear: characterization of a potential regulator of hibernation physiology. (D2.95)
Haring, Michal. University of South-Eastern Norway, Bø, and Žilina University, Slovakia. Master’s Thesis: Bear attacks on people in Slovakia in 2000 – 2016. (D2.98)
Kudrenko, Svitlana. Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås. Master’s Thesis: Factors contributing to human injuries and fatalities inflicted by brown bears (Ursus arctos) in Russia, 1932-2017. (D2.99)
Le Grand, Luc. Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås. Master’s Thesis: The behavioural and physiological response of Scandinavian brown bears to dog hunts and human encounters. (D2.94)
Linden, Tom Henning. Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås. Master’s Thesis: The good, the bad, and the grizzly - Assessing human impact on grizzly bears (Ursus arctos) at army cutworm moth (Euxoa auxiliaris) aggregation sites in the Shoshone National Forest, Wyoming. (D2.92)
Rietz, Janine. University for Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria. Master’s Thesis: Human impact on endozoochorous seed dispersal by Scandinavian brown bears. (D2.96)
2017
Desmecht, Bastien. Liège université. Master’s Thesis: Impacts of power lines on brown bear movement in central Sweden. (D2.87)
Johnsen, Christin Beate. University College of Southeast Norway, Bø. Master’s Thesis: Naïve dairy cattle do not produce less milk in response to brown bear (Ursus arctos) fecal odor. (D2.85)
Morelli, Jacopo. Università degli Studi di Pisa, Pisa, Italy. Master’s: Comparison of two non-invasive blood pressure monitoring techniques in anaesthetized free-ranging brown bears (Ursus arctos). (D2.91)
Olsen, Marte. Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås. Master’s Thesis: Predation-induced ungulate carcasses mediate vegetation composition in the boreal ecosystem. (D2.86)
Stengeli, Elke. University for Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria. Master’s Thesis: Large carnivore predation mediates chemical soil properties and the soil seedbank. (D2.89)
Virmaja, Tommy. Karlstad University. Master’s Thesis: Skillnader i födoval mellan brunbjörnshonor (Ursus arctos) med och utan årsungar. (Differences in choices of food items between female brown bears (Ursus arctos) with and without cubs of the year). (D2.88)
Zirk. Estrella. University for Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria. Master’s Thesis: Endozoochorous plant seed dispersal by brown bears (Ursus arctos) in south-central Sweden. (D2.90)
2016
Anderson-Elliott, Henry. Peterhouse College, University of Cambridge. Master’s Thesis: The conservation of brown bears (Ursus arctos) in Scandinavia: Identifying hybrid wildlife in Anthropocene science. (D2.83)
Kleiner, Jack D. Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås. Master’s Thesis: Selection of trees marked by rubbing by Andean bears in the Peruvian dry forest. (D2.82)
Mannaart, Alja H. I. Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås. Master’s Thesis: Denning ecology of Scandinavian brown bears (Ursus arctos) in a dynamic landscape. (D2.81)
Marchand, Théo. Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, Lyon, France. Master’s Thesis: Comparative study of drivers of hibernation in bears and marmots. (D2.84)
2015
Arnesen, Marion Lukkari. Telemark University College, Bø. Master’s Thesis: Use of experimental bait sites by wolverines. (D2.78)
Gelink, Henriette Wathne. Norwegian University of Life Sciences. Master’s Thesis: Risky berry business? Brown bear (Ursus arctos) foraging behaviour in a landscape of fear. (D2.79)
Lodberg-Holm, Hanna Kavli. Norwegian University of Life Sciences. Master’s Thesis: When the hunter becomes the hunted: Impacts of hunting on the foraging behavior of the brown bear (Ursus arctos) in Sweden. (D2.80)
Nowak, Linda. University for Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria. Master’s Thesis: Reproductive performance of Scandinavian female brown bears (Ursus arctos) in relation to the use of den-type. (D2.77)
Romairone, Juan. Pablo Olavide University, Seville, Spain. Master’s Thesis: Habitat characteristics between different clusters of wolf (Canis lupus) activity before and after brown bear (Ursus arctos) emergence in Central Sweden. (D2.76)
Stenset, Nina Emilie. Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Faculty of Environmental Science and Technology, Department of Ecology and Natural Resource Management. Master’s Thesis: Behaviour of brown bears (Ursus arctos) when repeatedly approached by humans on foot. (D2.75)
2014
Gosselin, Jacinthe. Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada. Master’s Thesis: Influence de la chasse et de l’infanticide sur la dynamique de la population de l’ours brun scandinave (Ursus arctos) (Influence of hunting and infanticide on the population dynamics of the Scandinavian brown bear (Ursus arctos)). (D2.73)
Hansen, Stine Emilie Nøding. Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Faculty of Environmental Science and Technology, Department of Ecology and Natural Resource Management. Master’s Thesis: Behavior of Scandinavian brown bears when encountered by dogs and humans. (D2.74)
Klestil, Lisa A. Universität Wien. Master’s Thesis: Placental scar counts and the assessment of reproductive performance in female brown bears. (D2.72)
2013
Esteruelas, Núria Fandos. Universidad de Pablo Olavide, Sevilla. Master’s Thesis: Leukocyte coping capacity as a tool for assessing capture and handling-induced stress in free-ranging Scandinavian brown bears (Ursus arctos). (D2.70)
Græsli, Anne Randi. University of Copenhagen. Master’s Thesis: Haematological and biochemical reference values for medetomidine-tiletamine-zolazepam immobilized free-ranging brown bears (Ursus arctos) in Scandinavia and the influence of seasons and host characteristics. (D2.69)
Petré, Anna Maria. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Umeå. Master’s Thesis: Bears (Ursus arctos) use of managed forests in autumn; a comparison between Sweden and Canada. (D2.68)
Reusch, Christine. University for Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria. Master’s Thesis: Habitat segregation in brown bears: Testing the predation risk hypothesis with nutritional analyses. (D2.71)
2012
Filipczyková, Eva. Wageningen University, Wageningen, Netherlands. Master’s Thesis. To feed or to leave: The effects of bait sites on the behaviour of brown bears towards humans. (D2.65)
Hütter, Franziska Johanna. University for Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Austria. Master’s Thesis: Fecal analysis suggests that female brown bears with dependent offspring avoid adult males during the mating season to prevent sexually selected infanticide. (D2.67)
Joseph, Jürgen. Humboldt-Universität zur Berlin. Master’s Thesis: Zur Physiologie des Infantizides bei einem nicht sozial lebenden Carnivoren, dem Braunbären (Ursus arctos) in einer frei lebenden skandinavischen Population (On the physiology of infanticide in a non-social carnivore, the brown bear (Ursus arctos) in a Scandinavian free ranging population). (D2.63)
Müller, Martin. University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna. Master’s Thesis: Does food matter? Diet quality of Scandinavian brown bears in relation to their sex, age, reproductive status, and distance to settlements. (D2.64)
Pier, Erwin. Wageningen University, Wageningen, Netherlands. Master’s Thesis: Impact of climate change on bear-movement regarding berry foraging; Feedback on spatio-temporal data analyses. (D2.62)
Vestøl, Tommy. Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås. Master’s Thesis: Baiting for brown bears (Ursus arctos) in Sweden. (D2.66)
2011
Frank, Shane. University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany. Master’s Thesis: Bears, clear-cuts and ants: predicting bear use and movement among and within clear-cuts in Sweden during summer. (D2.56 / D2.61)
Gonzalez, Ofelia. Universitè de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada, Master’s Thesis: Causes et consequences de la variation en tille de portée chez l’ours brun (Ursus arctos) (The determinants and effects of litter size and cub sex ratio in brown bears). (D2.60)
Haberkorn, David. Wageningen University, Wageningen, Netherlands. Master’s Thesis: Spatio-temporal analysis of brown bear (Ursus arctos) interactions in the mating season. (D2.57)
Menges, Vera. Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh. Master’s Thesis: Influence of season, sex, age and behaviour on the defecation rate of brown bears (Ursus arctos) in south-central Sweden. (D2.59)
Milleret, Cyril. Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, France. Master’s Thesis: Estimating wolves (Canis lupus) and brown bear (Ursus arctos) interactions in Central Sweden. Does the emergence of brown bears affect wolf predation patterns? (D2.58)
2010
Budic, Lara. Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås. Master’s Thesis: Brown bears in northern and southern Europe: Are they seeking food or avoiding dominant bears? (D2.56)
Sahlén, Ellinor. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Umeå. Master’s Thesis: Do grizzly bears use or avoid well-sites in west-central Alberta, Canada? (D2.55)
2009
Berg, Solveig Silset. Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås. Master’s Thesis: Small-scale habitat use by male and female brown bears (Ursus arctos) in the mating and the hyperphagy season. (D2.54)
Moen, Gro Kvelprud. Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås. Master’s Thesis: Responses by Scandinavian brown bears (Ursus arctos) to human approaches on foot. (D2.53)
Steyaert, Sam M. J. G. Wageningen University, Wageningen, Netherlands. Master’s Thesis: Habitat modelling as a predictive tool in human-wildlife conflicts: Brown bear (Ursus arctos) and free-ranging cattle in central Sweden. (D2.52)
Vang, Silje. Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås. Master’s Thesis: Factors affecting the ability and accuracy of dogs (Canis familiaris) to track brown bears (Ursus arctos). (D2.51)
2008
Dathe, Diala. Friedrich-Alexander Universität, Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany. Master’s Thesis: Das Markierungsverhalten von Braunbären in süd-zentral Schweden (The marking behavior of brown bears in south-central Sweden). (D2.47)
Engelhardt-Bergsjø, Heidi. Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås. Master’s Thesis: Distribution and grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horriblis) use of ungulate carcasses in Gardiner Basin, Montana. (D2.50)
Greve, Peter Marcus K. Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås. Master’s Thesis: Behavior of the Scandinavian brown bear (Ursus arctos) when approached by people on foot. (D2.48)
Ingdal, Kristian. Telemark University College, Bø. Master’s Thesis: Chemical communication in yellow-bellied marmot (Marmota flaviventris) and brown bear (Ursus arctos). (D2.46)
Langebro, Lisa Grenlund, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås. Master’s Thesis: Brown bear (Ursus arctos) bed-site selection and behaviour in relation to human settlements. (D2.49)
Lassen, Bård Andreas. Telemark University College, Bø. Master’s Thesis: Chemical communication in yellow-bellied marmot (Marmota flaviventris) and brown bear (Ursus arctos). (D2.46)
2007
Hyun, Jee-Yun. Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea. Master’s Thesis: Habitat use of female brown bears (Ursus arctos) in central Sweden (In Korean). (D2.44)
Knagenhjelm, Maria Collett. Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås. Master’s Thesis: Bears or tears? A study of people- predator conflicts in the Bolivian Andes. (D2.45)
Moren, Kent Ove. Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås. Master’s Thesis: Brunbjørns Ursus arctos predasjon på elg Alces alces: Økonomiske effekter for grunneiere i sentrale Sør-Sverige (Predation by brown bears on moose: economic effects for landowners in central southern Sweden). (D2.43)
Pedersen, Bjørn Erik. Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås. Master’s Thesis: Immediate and delayed behaviour of Scandinavian female brown bears when encountered by humans on foot. (D2.42)
2006
Rauset, Geir Rune. Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås. Master’s Thesis: Estimating individual kill rates on moose calves by brown bears based on GPS technology and GIS cluster analysis. (D2.40)
Sahlén, Veronica. University College London. Master’s Thesis: Female brown bear Ursus arctos use of an anthropogenic food source: A study from south-central Sweden. (D2.39)
Yri, Inger Marie. Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås. Master’s Thesis: Seasonal and diel variation in road avoidance behaviour of female Scandinavian brown bears. (D2.41)
2005
Barck, Hanna. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala. Undergraduate Thesis (20 points): Factors affecting foraging by brown bears Ursus arctos on carpenter ants, Camponotus herculeanus. (D2.36)
Jansson, Ingela. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Umeå. Undergraduate Thesis (20 points): A pilot study of brown bear (Ursus arctos) habitat use in central Sweden using GPS. (D2.35)
Moe, Therese Fosholt. Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås. Master’s Thesis: Diel variation in habitat selection of female Scandinavian brown bears (Ursus arctos) in relation to resting and foraging behavior. (D2.37)
Signer, Claudio. University of Basel, Switzerland. Master’s Thesis: Multi-level habitat analsis of female brown bears (Ursus arctos) in central Sweden.
2004
Bauhaus, Insa. Albert-Ludwigs-Universität, Freiburg, Germany. Master’s Thesis: Factors for the use of carpenter ants (Campanotus spp.) on clear-cuts by Scandinavian brown bears (Ursus arctos L.). (D2.31)
Elfström, Marcus. Umeå University, Umeå. Undergraduate Thesis (30 ECTS): Denning ecology of Scandinavian brown bears. (D2.33)
Madslien, Knut. Norwegian School of Veterinary Sciences, Oslo. Student Thesis: Use of intraperitoneal radiotransmitters in yearling female brown bears; anesthetic and surgical procedures. (D2.34)
Nerheim, Eskil. Agricultural University of Norway, Ås. Master’s Thesis: Futility of shooting brown bears Ursus arctos to stop sheep loss in Norway is confirmed. (D2.32)
2003
Drageset, Ola-Mattis. Agricultural University of Norway, Ås. Master’s Thesis: A test of methods to estimate brown bear (Ursus arctos) population size. (D2.30)
Jigsved, Patrik. Umeå University, Umeå. Undergraduate Thesis (30 ECTS): Utilisation of berries by brown bears in the Scandinavian boreal forest. (D2.29)
Solberg, Knut Håkon. Agricultural University of Norway, Ås. Master’s Thesis: A test of methods to estimate brown bear (Ursus arctos) population size. (D2.30)
2002
Åsbrink, Jessica. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala. Undergraduate Thesis: Parasites and metals in the Scandinavian Brown Bear (Ursus arctos). Study project from the Department of Pathology, No. 30. (D2.27)
Kristoffersen, Solveig. University of Oslo, Oslo. Master’s Thesis: Restricting daily movements as a counterstrategy against sexually selected infanticide in brown bears (Ursus arctos). (D2.25)
Nilsen, Paul Antoni. Agricultural University of Norway, Ås. Master’s Thesis: Scandinavian brown bear (Ursus arctos L.) foraging on temporally and spatially variable berry resources in the boreal forest. (D2.26)
Plahn, Lars. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala. Undergraduate Thesis (20 points): Avoidance of potentially infanticidal males by female brown bears (Ursus arctos): Patterns of diel activity. (D2.28)
2001
Anderson, Ander Larunbe. University of Stirling, UK. Master’s Thesis: Use of GIS to study brown bear, Ursus arctos, distribution in relation to habitat and traditional reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) herding in Scandinavia. (D2.24)
Bellemain, Eva. Université Claude Bernard, Villeurbanne, France. Master’s Thesis: Etude du système d'appariement de l'ours brun de Scandinavie (Study of the Scandinavian brown bear mating system) (D2.23)
Bjarnadottír, Valgerður. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala. Master’s Thesis: Brown bear (Ursus arctos) use of three berry species in central Sweden: Do bears choose foraging plots based on the densities of berries? (D2.20)
Fossum, Kristin Høivik. Agricultural University of Norway, Master’s Thesis: Brown bears (Ursus arctos) and berries: Use of a spatially and temporally variable resource by bears of different age and sex. (D2.21)
Katajisto, Jonna. University of Helsinki, Helsinki. Master’s Thesis: Bed site selection of female brown bears (Ursus arctos) as a counter-strategy to avoid sexually selected infanticide by males. (D2.22)
Neumann, Wiebke. Universität Osnabrück, Osnabrück. Master’s Thesis: The brown bear Ursus arctos and berries in the Swedish boreal forest: Exploiting a temporarily and spatially variable resource. (D2.18)
Rønning, Oddmund. Agricultural University of Norway. Master’s Thesis: Spatial and temporal supply of berries and their use by brown bears in south-central Sweden. (D2.19)
2000
Friebe, Andrea. Johann-Wolfgang Goethe Universität, Frankfurt am Main. Master’s Thesis: Das Winterverhalten und die täglichen Wanderungen von weiblichen Braunbären (Ursus arctos) in Zentralschweden (The winter behavior and daily migrations of female brown bears (Ursus arctos) in central Sweden). (D2.13)
Fujita, Rikako. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala. Undergraduate Thesis (20 points): Bait-hunting for brown bear in Sweden: Temporal and spatial occurrence and potential effects on the population. (D2.17)
Hustad, Håkon. Agricultural University of Norway, Ås. Master’s Thesis: The issuing of kill permits for brown bears in response to domestic sheep depredation in Norway, 1989-99. (D2.14)
Myre, Torleiv Yli. Agricultural University of Norway, Ås. Master’s Thesis: Strategies for female brown bear (Ursus arctos) to avoid infanticide: Activity patterns. (D2.12)
Wilson, Beverly Ann. University of Stirling, UK. Master’s Thesis: Conservation management of the brown bear, Ursus arctos, in Scandinavia: Using GIS and a habitat quality index to explain the temporal and spatial variation in sub-population core areas. (D2.15)
Zakrisson, Christer. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Umeå. Undergraduate Thesis (20 points): Do brown bear (Ursus arctos) females with cubs alter their movement pattern in order to avoid infanticidal males? (D2.16)
1998
Busk, Helena. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala. Undergraduate Thesis (20 points): Brown bear (Ursus arctos) predation on moose (Alces alces) calves in a Swedish boreal forest. (D2.10)
Opseth, Ole. Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim. Master’s Thesis: Brown bear (Ursus arctos) diet and predation on moose (Alces alces) calves in the southern taiga zone in Sweden. (D2.09)
Persson, Inga-Lill. University of Oslo. Master’s Thesis: Brown bear Ursus arctos predation upon adult moose in Scandinavia: A study at two levels of scale. (D2.08)
1997
Jansson, Anna. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala. Undergraduate Thesis (20 points): Can a high protein availability explain the high reproductive rate in the Scandinavian brown bear (Ursus arctos)? (D2.06)
Johansen, Thomas. Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim. Master’s Thesis: The diet of the brown bear (Ursus arctos) in central Sweden. (D2.07)
1996
Dahle, Bjørn. Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim. Master’s Thesis: Nutritional ecology of brown bears (Ursus arctos) in Scandinavia with special reference to moose (Alces alces) (D2.04)
Ytterberg, Raili. Stockholm University. Undergraduate Thesis (10 points): Do ants support the high reproductive rate in the Scandinavian brown bear (Ursus arctos) population? (D2.05)