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High host densities dilute sea lice Lepeophtheirus salmonis loads on individual Atlantic salmon, but do not reduce lice infection success
Samsing, Francisca; Oppedal, Frode; Johansson, David; Bui, Samantha; Dempster, Timothy David (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Host density likely plays a key role in host−parasite interactions, but empirical evidence in marine ecosystems remains limited. Classical models predict a positive relationship between host density and parasite infection ... -
Precision fish farming: A new framework to improve production in aquaculture
Føre, Martin; Frank, Kevin; Norton, Tomas; Svendsen, Eirik; Alfredsen, Jo Arve; Dempster, Timothy David; Eguiraun, Harkaitz; Watson, Win; Stahl, Annette; Sunde, Leif Magne; Schellewald, Christian; Skøien, Kristoffer Rist; Alver, Morten; Berckmans, Daniel (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-11-14)Aquaculture production of finfish has seen rapid growth in production volume and economic yield over the last decades, and is today a key provider of seafood. As the scale of production increases, so does the likelihood ... -
Proxy Measures of Fitness Suggest Coastal Fish Farms Can Act as Population Sources and Not Ecological Traps for Wild Gadoid Fish
Dempster, Timothy David; Sánchez-Jerez, Pablo; Fernandez-Jover, Damian; Bayle-Sempere, Just; Nilsen, Rune; Bjørn, Pål Arne; Uglem, Ingebrigt (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011-01-17)Background: Ecological traps form when artificial structures are added to natural habitats and induce mismatches between habitat preferences and fitness consequences. Their existence in terrestrial systems has been documented, ...