Lene Buhl-Mortensen
Arbeidsområde
- Biogeography of the amphipod-fauna in Norwegian waters
- Regulating factors of the diversity of bottom-fauna of fjords
- The response of bottom fauna diversity to hypoxia in fjord-basins
- Long-time effects of pollution and eutrophication on bottom fauna
- Implications of the precautionary principle for marine science
- Taxonomy of amphipods, cirripeds and copepods
- Distribution and ecology of deep-sea corals and associated fauna
- Mapping bottom fauna for management
- Effects of fisheries on bottom environment and fauna
- Area based marine management
Curriculum Vitae
Lene Buhl-Mortensen
Citizenship: Danish
Born: 20 June 1956, Esbjerg, Denmark
Civil status: Married with Pål Buhl-Mortensen, have two children: Isak Buhl-Mortensen (born 22.06.1991) and Alf Buhl-Mortensen (born 15.04.1999). Maiden name: Buhl-Jensen.
First language: Norwegian
Second language: English
Current position: Senior scientist at Institute of Marine Research, Research Group Benthic Habitats, Bergen, Norway.
Education
Ph.D. (Dr. Scient.) degree at the Department of Fisheries and Marine Biology, University of Bergen, Norway; 1994. Major field of study – marine biology; minor field of study – marine zoology.
Thesis – Are fjord-basins habitat islands?
Advisor – Tore Høisæter, Associated Professor
Master of Science (Cand. Scient.) degree at the Department of Fisheries and Marine Biology, University of Bergen, Norway; 1984. Major field of study – marine biology; minor field of study – zoology
Thesis – Distribution of benthic amphipods (Crustacea) on the Norwegian continental shelf (60o15’- 67o50’ N) and in five adjacent fjords.
Advisor – Torleiv Brattegard, Associated Professor
Master of Science (special arbete) degree at the Department of Zoology University of Gothenburg, Sweden; 1980. Major field of study – zoology; minor field of study - zoological physiology
Thesis – The effects of cadmium on the enzymesystem cytochrome p-450 in Salmo trutta [in Swedish].
Advisor – Tiu Hansson, Associated Professor
Bachelor of Science (Fil. Cand.) degree at the Department of Zoology, Gothenburg University, Sweden; 1980. Major field of study – biology
Major Projects and Activities
1981-1984: Biogeography of the amphipod-fauna in Norwegian waters
• Investigation of the distribution of the amphipod-fauna on the Norwegian continental shelf and in 5 adjacent fjords. Sampling with epibenthic sledge, taxonomic identification, and multivariate analysis of the relationship between abiotic factors and fauna patterns (species distribution and diversity). Participation on a cruise on the Norwegian continental shelf.
1985-1999: Regulating factors of the diversity of bottom-fauna of fjords
• One-year research fellowship at Kristineberg Marinbiological Station, Sweden, financed by a grant from the Nordic Council of Marine Biology. Investigation of changes in the hyperbenthic fauna during one year in the Gullmarfjord relating fauna patterns to bottom-water exchanges and historical observations.
• Four years research fellowship at Department of Fisheries and Marine Biology, Norway, financed by the University of Bergen. Detailed investigation of sediment quality, amphipod- and mollusc-fauna along a transect from offshore to inner parts of a fjord system. Cruise leader on several cruises in Scandinavian waters.
• Comparison of macrofauna patterns with meiofauna (foraminifera) along a transect from offshore to inner parts of a fjord system. Investigating the relation between the dispersal ability and diversity patterns for amphipods, mollusks and foraminiferans.
1989-2001 Long-time effects of pollution and eutrophication on bottom fauna
• 1989 investigation of the amphipod-fauna in the deep parts of Skagerrak. A comparison of diversity and fauna-patterns with observations from the 1930s using rarefaction- and multivariateanalysis.
• 2001 post doctor fellowship at the Danish National Environmental Research Institute, Denmark, financed by the Nordic Academy of Science. Analysing data from the database MADS to investigate effects of near bottom oxygen concentrations on crustacean fauna and to identify general distribution-patterns in soft-bottom communities in Danish waters.
1994-1998: Implications of the precautionary principle for marine science
• Research fellow at Center for the Study of the Sciences and Humanities, Bergen University, financed by the Norwegian Research Council (NFR). Study on the ethics of science with focus on the relation between environmental policy and methods used in marine environmental science.
• Participant on several courses in moral philosophy and research ethics.
• Writing essays in moral philosophy.
1994-2009: Taxonomy of amphipods, cirripeds and copepods
• Participant on in the research programs BIOICE and BIOFAR investigating the bottom fauna in Icelandic and Faeroe waters. Identification of amphipods from Icelandic and Faeroe waters.
• Participating at several amphipod-workshops
• Involved in the international DELTA project. Main task is to develop a web based interactive identification key for the world’s crustaceans. Professor J. Lowry at the Australian Museum Sidney guides this work.
• Arranging a course on amphipod taxonomy at Natural History Museum of Halifax, Nova Scotia, 2003.
• Describing new species of cirripeds and copepods.
2001-2003: Distribution and ecology of deep-sea corals and associated fauna
• Research Biologist on the ERSF coral project investigating the distribution and ecology of corals and associated fauna on the Nova Scotia continental shelf and slope.
• Description of two new species associated with deep-sea corals (Gorgonophilus canadensis n. gen., n. sp. and Heteralepas cantelli n.sp.).
2003-2011: The response of benthos to hypoxia in fjord-basins .
• Research Biologist at Institute of Marine Research leading a NFR-project investigating the 'hyperbenthos', macro infauna, and foraminiferans, together with environmental factors, of 11 sill-basins that are part of the unique monitoring program. Because the historical levels of oxygen in the bottom water at these localities differs a comparison of the bottom fauna will produce detailed information on responses to hypoxia.
• 2004-2007: Norwegian coordinator of the EU-project SPICOSA (Science and Policy Integration for Coastal Systems Assessment ), an integrated project under sixth framework programme.
• 2007-2011: Involved as expert in SPICOSA on topics related to benthos hypoxia response in fjords
2006-: Mapping biodiversity in the Barents Sea .
• Research Biologist at Institute of Marine Research leading the sampling program of marine benthos for the Norwegian research program MAREANO.
• Head of the MAREANO program 2007-2009.
• To be able to manage marine biodiversity and mans activities (fisheries, aquaculture etc.) mapping of the sea bottom (topography, sediment, pollutants and fauna) was started in 2005. The Norwegian government finances the MAREANO program to map prioritized areas in the Barents Sea. In parallel a database and web-portal is developed to make available information from the Barents Sea accessible to the public and managers.
• 2009-2013: Coordinator of the Barents Sea case study in the EU-project MESMA (Monitoring and Evaluation of Spatially Managed Areas), a project under seventh framework programme.
2012-: Effects of fisheries on bottom environment and fauna
• Leading a group at Institute of Marine Research assessing effects of bottom trawling.
• Coordinating IMRs involvement in the EU-project “BENTHIS” that study effects of bottom trawling on the bottom environment and fauna.
Employment
Research fellow, Krisineberg Marine Station, Sweden 1984-1985 .
Teacher in aquaculture at the School of Fisheries in Austevoll, Norway 1985-1988 .
Research fellow, Department of Fisheries and Marine Biology, Bergen, Norway, 1988-1994 . Investigation of soft-bottom fauna in fjords.
Research scientist, Center for the Study of the Science and Humanities, Bergen, 1994-1998 . Investigating the effects of methodology on results in marine science and its implications for a precautionary management.
Visiting fellow at Center of Research Ethics, Gothenburg, Sweden. 1998-1999.
Developing a course in research ethics and investigating scientist’s view on and definition of the term sustainability.
Visiting fellow at the Danish National Environmental Research Institute, Roskilde, Denmark. 2000-2001 . Investigation of the distribution patterns of the bottom fauna in Danish waters with focus on responses to hypoxia.
Research biologist, at Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. 2001- 2003 . Investigating the distribution and ecology of corals and associated fauna on the Nova Scotia continental shelf and slope.
Research biologist at Institute of Marine Research, Bergen, Norway (IMR) 2003- :
2003-2005: Leading the project “The response of hyperbenthos, infauna, and foraminifera to hypoxia in fjord-basins:Searching for indicator organisms and controlling enving the marine benthos mapping project for the Norwegian research prograironmental factors” supported the Norwegian Research Counsel.
2006-2010: Leading the MAREANO IMR activity.
2007-2010: Head of the MAREANO program and leading the executive group.
2011- : Principle scientist in the MAREANO IMR activity.
Publikasjoner
Vitenskapelige artikler (NVI)
A Generic Framework to Assess the Representation and Protection of Benthic Ecosystems in European Marine Protected Areas
Classification and Mapping of Benthic Biotopes in Arctic and Sub-Arctic Norwegian Waters
Vulnerable marine ecosystems (VMEs): Coral and sponge VMEs in Arctic and sub-Arctic waters – Distribution and threats
Does grab size influence sampled macrofauna composition? A test conducted on deep-sea communities in the northeast Atlantic
Some observations of Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758 (Decapoda, Brachyura) in deep water
Bottom trawl fishing footprints on the world's continental shelves
Spatial patterns in sub-Arctic benthos: multiscale analysis reveals structural differences between community components
Impacts of bottom trawling and litter on the seabed in Norwegian waters
Amphipod family distributions around Iceland
Lessons on Marine Protected Area Management in Northern Boreal Regions from the United States and Norway
Lessons on marine protected area management in northern boreal regions from the United States and Norway
Assembling ecological pieces to reconstruct the conservation puzzle of the aegean sea
First description of a Lophelia pertusa reef complex in Atlantic Canada
Marine litter in the Nordic Seas: Distribution composition and abundance
A new pedunculate barnacle (Cirripedia: Heteralepadidae) from the Mediterranean with notes on reproduction
Differences in biological traits composition of benthic assemblages between unimpacted habitats
The footprint of bottom trawling in European waters: distribution, intensity, and seabed integrity
Maritime ecosystem-based management in practice: Lessons learned from the application of a generic spatial planning framework in Europe
First observations of the structure and megafaunal community of a large Lophelia reef on the Ghanaian shelf (the Gulf of Guinea)
Towards a framework for the quantitative assessment of trawling impact on the seabed and benthic ecosystem
Fishing impacts on benthic ecosystems: an introduction to the 2014 ICES symposium special issue
How Integrated Ocean governance in the Barents Sea was created by a drive for increased oil production
Behaviour and habitat of Neohela monstrosa (Boeck, 1861) (Amphipoda: Corophiida) in Norwegian Sea deep water
Trawling disturbance on megabenthos and sediment in the Barents Sea: Chronic effects on density, diversity, and composition
Fauna associated with cold water gorgonians and sea pens
Assessing uncertainty associated with the monitoring and evaluation of spatially managed areas
Distribution of sea spiders (Pycnogonida, Arthropoda) off northern Norway, collected by MAREANO
Habitat mapping as a tool for conservation and sustainable use of marine resources: Some perspectives from the MAREANO Programme, Norway
The MAREANO programme – A full coverage mapping of the Norwegian off-shore benthic environment and fauna
Climate change and marine benthos: A review of existing research and future directions in the North Atlantic
Benthos distribution modelling and its relevance for marine ecosystem management
Distribution of nine cold-water coral species (Scleractinia and Gorgonacea) in the cold temperate North Atlantic: effects of bathymetry and hydrography
Diverse and vulnerable deep-water biotopes in the Hardangerfjord
Reproductive strategy of two deep-sea scalpellid barnacles (Crustacea: Cirripedia: Thoracica) associated with decapods and pycnogonids and the first description of a penis in scalpellid dwarf males
Monitoring and evaluation of spatially managed areas: A generic framework for implementation of ecosystem based marine management and its application
Monitoring marine populations and communities: methods dealing with imperfect detectability
Catastrophic fluid escape venting-tunnels and related features associated with large submarine slides on the continental rise off Vesterålen-Troms, North Norway
Cypris settlement and dwarf male formation in the barnacle Scalpellum scalpellum: A model for an androdioecious reproductive system
Biological structures as a source of habitat heterogeneity and biodiversity on the deep ocean margins
Developing seabed nature-type maps offshore Norway: initial results from the MAREANO programme
Megafaunal diversity associated with marine landscapes of northern Norway: a preliminary assessment
Giant sandwaves in the Hola glacial trough off Vesteralen, North Norway
Prediction of benthic biotopes on a Norwegian offshore bank using a combination of multivariate analysis and GIS classification
Sediment distribution and seabed processes in the Troms II area - offshore North Norway
Bottom currents interpreted from iceberg ploughmarks revealed by multibeam data at Tromsoflaket, Barents Sea
Occurrence of deep-water corals on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge based on MAR-ECO data
Field observations of Flabellum spp. and laboratory study of the behavior and respiration of Flabellum alabastrum
Reproduction and larval development in three scalpellid barnacles, Scalpellum scalpellum (Linnaeus 1767), Ornatoscalpellum stroemii (M. Sars 1859) and Arcoscalpellum michelottianum (Seguenza 1876), Crustacea : Cirripedia : Thoracica): implications for reproduction and dispersal in the deep sea
Carbon sequestration, the precautionary approach and the responsibility of scientists
A new pedunculate barnacle (Cirripedia : Heteralepadidae) from the Northwest Atlantic
Distribution of deep-water gorgonian corals in relation to benthic habitat features in the Northeast Channel (Atlantic Canada)
Symbiosis in deep-water corals
Gorgonophilus canadensis n. gen., n. sp (Copepoda : Lamippidae), a gall forming endoparasite in the octocoral Paragorgia arborea (L., 1758) from the Northwest Atlantic
Crustaceans associated with the deep-water gorgonian corals Paragorgia arborea (L., 1758) and Primnoa resedaeformis (Gunn., 1763)
Fisheries management in a sea of uncertainty: the role and responsibility of scientists in attaining a precautionary approach
Benthic foraminifera along an offshore-fjord gradient: a comparison with amphipods and molluscs
Has the fauna in the deeper parts of the Skagerrak changed?: A comparison of the present amphipod fauna with observations from 1933/37
The ethics of doing policy relevant science: The precautionary principle and the significance of non-significant results
Amphipod fauna along an offshore-fjord gradient
Type-II statistical errors in environmental science and the precautionary principle
Mollusc fauna along an offshore-fjord gradient
Hyperbenthic crustacean fauna of the Gullmarfjord area (western Sweden) - species richness, seasonal-variation and long-term changes
A pneumatic, bottom-activated, opening and closing device for epibenthic sledges
The benthic amphipod fauna of the west-norwegian continental-shelf compared with the fauna of 5 adjacent fjords
Poster
Plastic on beaches and in seabirds. Preliminary results from a comparative study in the Norwegian Arctic and North Sea
Distribution of nine cold-water coral species (Scleractinia and Gorgonacea) in the cold temperate North Atlantic: effects of bathymetry and hydrography
Changes in the distribution of benthic fauna off N. Norway
Kapitler og bøker
The inland deep-sea Benthic biotopes in the Sognefjord. In: Seafloor Geomorphology as Benthic Habitat
Cold Temperate Coral Habitats
Hav er meir enn vatn
Cold-water coral reefs in the Hola glacial trough off Vesterålen, North Norway
Cold-water coral reefs in the Hola glacial trough off Vesterålen, North Norway
Trophic Ecology and Habitat Provision in Cold-Water Coral Ecosystems
Practical use of new knowledge
Environmental threats - pollution and physical impacts: Effect of fisheries
Barents Sea and coast of Finnmark: The bottom fauna
Mid-Norwegian continental shelf and slope: Bottom habitats and fauna
The bottom fauna from Lofoten to Finnmark: Fauna collected using beamtrawl, sled and grab
The deep-sea off Lofoten, Vesterålen and Troms: Bottom habitats and fauna
Benthic fauna - the shelf off Lofoten - Vesterålen - Troms
Tromsøflaket, Eggakanten and the areas off Finnmark
The Norwegian sea floor: new knowledge from MAREANO for ecosystem-based management
Til bunns i Barentshavet og havområdene utenfor Lofoten
Effects of fisheries on deepwater gorgonian corals in the Northeast Channel, Nova Scotia
Deep-water corals and their habitats in The Gully, a submarine canyon off Atlantic Canada
Distribution and diversity of species associated with deep-sea gorgonian corals off Atlantic Canada
Populærvitenskapelige artikler
Søppel i havet
Bunndyr varsler om miljøforandringer
Bunndyr varsler om miljøforandringer
Faglige foredrag
Marine litter in arctic and northern Norway
Linking plastic pollution to plastics in seabirds
NovasArc: Nordic Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems and anthropogenic activities in sub-Arctic and Arctic waters
Effects of fishing on benthic megafauna
Hva observeres og dokumenteres av søppel - gjør det noe at det ligger søppel på bunnen?
Litter on the seafloor in the Nordic seas
KILO-rapporten; en sårbarhetsanalyse for Lofoten og Vesterålen
Experience from 10 years of mapping for the Norwegian government: The Mareano Programme. Value creation in ocean space
Plan for forvaltning av biomangfold i Aegeer-havet: MARISCA et EEA finansiert prosjekt
Marin forsøpling
Plast i havet
Marine mapping to establish baselines and later monitoring: example on how an ecosystem can be characterized
Marine environmental questions on deep sea mining
The state of ecosystem impact of the bottom trawl fisheries in the Barents Sea and adjacent waters
Experience from 10 years of mapping for management conducted by Mareano
Habitats and biotopes in Norwegian seas: 10 years of experience with mapping conducted by the MAREANO Programme
Structure and megafaunal community of a large Lophelia reef on the Ivorian-Ghanaian margin (the Gulf of Guinea)
Trawling impact on megabenthos and sediment in the Barents Sea: use of satellite vessel monitoring and video
Ecosystem, fishing and oil exploration – competition for the same ocean areas
Ny kunnskap om Lofoten – VesterålenResultater fra Havforskningsinstituttets kunnskapsinnhenting - KILO
Ny kunnskap om Lofoten – Vesterålen.Resultater fra Havforskningsinstituttets kunnskapsinnhenting - KILO
Kunnskapsinnhenting Lofoten-Vesterålen-TromsKILO-rapporten
Endringer i bunnfauna observert av Mareano 2006-2009 - grunnlag for fremtidig analyse av endringer i miljø?
Baseline mapping: a necessity for an assessment of effects of climate changes on benthic communities
Annet tidsskriftbidrag
The use of benthic indicators in Europe: From the Water Framework Directive to the Marine Strategy Framework Directive
Rapporter og avhandlinger
Undersøkelser av sedimentsamfunn offshore – sammenlignende kvantitativ utprøving av 0,1 m² vs. 0,25 m² van Veen grabb
Mineralutvinning i dyphavet. Potensiell næring som utfordrer rådgivningen. Havforskningsrapportene 2016. s122-124.
Impacts of fisheries and aquaculture on sediments and benthic fauna: suggestions for new management approaches
KunnskapsInnhenting Barentshavet-Lofoten-Vesterålen (KILO). Status og videreutvikling av kunnskapsgrunnlaget for mengde, fordeling og transport av kommersielle fiskearter fra gytende fisk til egg, larver, yngel og ungfisk i nordnorske sokkelområder med vekt på Lofoten og Vesterålen
Effekter av oksygensvikt på fjordfauna: Bunnfauna og miljø i fjorder på Skagerrakkysten
Are fjord-basins habitat islands?
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