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Kjell Gundersen

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Head of Research/ Research Manager
Telephone: 40428173
Department: Plankton

Publications

Academic articles

2023

Thirty years of nutrients and biogeochemistry in the Norwegian, Greenland and Iceland Seas, 1990-2019

Kjell Gundersen, Jane S. Møgster, Vidar Surén Lien, Elizaveta Ershova, Linda Fonnes Lunde, Hilde Arnesen, Ann-Kristin Olsen
Scientific Data 10 p. 256
2023

Nutrient Biogeochemistry in the Nordic Seas (Norwegian, Greenland, Iceland Seas), 2020 - 2022

Kjell Gundersen, Jane S. Møgster, Vidar Lien, Linda F. Lunde, Hilde Arnesen, Ann-Kristin Olsen, Arnfinn Morvik, Asuka Yamakawa, Øyvind Jakobsson, Cecilie T. Broms
NMDC
2023

Nutrient concentrations in minke whale faeces and the potential impact on dissolved nutrient pools off Svalbard, Norway

Carla Freitas, Kjell Gundersen, Lotta Lindblom, Martin Biuw, Tore Haug
Progress in Oceanography 210
2023

Thirty Years of Nutrient Biogeochemistry in the Norwegian, Greenland and Iceland Seas, 1990 – 2019

Kjell Gundersen, Jane S. Møgster, Vidar Lien, Elizaveta Ershova, Linda F. Lunde, Hilde Arnesen, Ann-Kristin Olsen
Scientific Data (a Nature Research Journal) 10 p. 256
2022

Arctic and Atlantic Waters in the Norwegian Basin, Between Year Variability and Potential Ecosystem Implications

Øystein Skagseth, Cecilie Broms, Kjell Gundersen, Hjalmar Hathun, Inga Kristiansen, Karin M H Larsen, Kjell Arne Mork, Hildur Petursdottir, Henrik Søiland
Frontiers in Marine Science 9
2022

Decadal trends in Ocean Acidification from the Ocean Weather Station M in the Norwegian Sea

Ingunn Skjelvan, Siv Kari Lauvset, Truls Johannessen, Kjell Gundersen, Øystein Skagseth
Journal of Marine Systems 234 p. 1-13
2022

Nutrient Biogeochemistry in the Nordic Seas (Norwegian, Greenland and Iceland Seas), 1990 – 2019

Kjell Gundersen, Jane S. Møgster, Vidar Lien, Linda F. Lunde, Hilde Arnesen, Ann-Kristin Olsen, Arnfinn Morvik, Asuka Yamakawa, Øyvind Jakobsson, Cecilie T. Broms
NMDC access on-line
2022

Nutrient Biogeochemistry in the Barents Sea and the Arctic, 1990 – 2019

Kjell Gundersen, Jane S. Møgster, Vidar Lien, Linda F. Lunde, Hilde Arnesen, Ann-Kristin Olsen, Espen Bagøien
NMDC access on-line
2022

Thirty Years of Nutrient Biogeochemistry in the Barents Sea and the Arctic, 1990 – 2019

Kjell Gundersen, Jane S. Møgster, Vidar Lien, Elizaveta Ershova, Linda F. Lunde, Hilde Arnesen, Ann-Kristin Olsen
Scientific Data (a Nature Research Journal) 9 p. 649
2022

Nutrient concentrations in minke whale faeces and the potential impact on dissolved nutrient pools off Svalbard, Norway

Carla Freitas, Kjell Gundersen, Lotta Lindblom, Martin Biuw, Tore Haug
Progress in Oceanography
2022

Arctic and Atlantic waters in the Norwegian Basin, between year variability and potential ecosystem implications

Øystein Skagseth, Cecilie Broms, Kjell Gundersen, Hjalmar Hátún, Inga Kristiansen, Karin Margretha H. Larsen, Kjell Arne Mork, Hildur Petursdottir, Henrik Søiland
Frontiers Marine Science 9 p. 831739
2022

Carbon variability at Ocean Weather Station M in the Norwegian Sea with focus on ocean acidification

Ingunn Skjelvan, Siv K. Lauvset, Truls Johannesen, Kjell Gundersen & Øystein Skagseth
Journal of Marine Systems 234 p. 103775
2021

Copernicus Marine Service Ocean State Report, Issue 5

Karina von Schuckmann, Pierre-Yves Traon, Neville Smith, Ananda Pascual, Samuel Djavidnia, Jean-Pierre Gattuso, Marilaure Grégoire, Signe Aaboe, Victor Alari, Emily Down, Kjell Gundersen, Maaike Knol-Kauffman, Thomas Lavergne, Vidar Surén Lien, Sigrid Lind, Jane S. Møgster, Kjell Arne Mork, Malte Müller, Jan Even Øie Nilsen, Cyril Palerme, Roshin Pappukutty Raj, Håvard Vindenes
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2021

Calculating Net Community Production and Respiration from Continuous Optode Measurements.

Gundersen, K. & R. A. Vandermeulen
In: R.A. Vandermeulen, R.A., J. Chaves & A. Mannino (Eds) IOCCG Ocean Optics and Biogeochemistry Protocols for Satellite Ocean Colour Sensor Validation, IOCCG, Dartmouth, NS, Canada Volume 7 p. TBD
2021

Declining silicate and nitrate concentrations in the northern North Atlantic.

Gundersen K., Lien V.S., Møgster J.S., Nilsen J.E.Ø., Vindenes H.
In: Copernicus Marine Service Ocean State Report, Issue 5, Journal of Operational Oceanography 14 p. 23-31
2017

Photophysiological and light absorption properties of phytoplankton communities in the river-dominated margin of the northern Gulf of Mexico

Sumit Chakraborty, Steven E. Lohrenz, Kjell Gundersen
Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Biogeosciences 122 p. 4922-4938
2015

Temporal variation and stoichiometric ratios of organic matter remineralization in bottom waters of the northern Gulf of Mexico during late spring and summer

Jianhong Xue, Wei-Jun Cai, Xinping Hu, Wei-Jen Huang, Steven E. Lohrenz, Kjell Gundersen
Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Biogeosciences 120 p. 8304-8326
2013

Intense ectoenzyme activities associated with Trichodesmium colonies in the Sargasso Sea

Orcutt, K. M., K. Gundersen, J.W. Ammerman
Marine Ecology Progress Series 478 p. 101-113
2012

Database of diazotrophs in global ocean: abundance, biomass and nitrogen fixation rates

Luo, Y.-W., Doney, S. C., Anderson, L. A., Benavides, M., Berman-Frank, I., Bode, A., Bonnet, S., Boström, K. H., Böttjer, D., Capone, D. G., Carpenter, E. J., Chen, Y. L., Church, M. J., Dore, J. E., Falcón, L. I., Fernández, A., Foster, R. A., Furuya, K., Gómez, F., Gundersen, K., Hynes, A. M., Karl, D. M., Kitajima, S., Langlois, R. J., LaRoche, J., Letelier, R. M., Marañón, E., McGillicuddy Jr, D. J., Moisander, P. H., Moore, C. M., Mouriño-Carballido, B., Mulholland, M. R., Needoba, J. A., Orcutt, K. M., Poulton, A. J., Rahav, E., Raimbault, P., Rees, A. P., Riemann, L., Shiozaki, T., Subramaniam, A., Tyrrell, T., Turk-Kubo, K. A., Varela, M., Villareal, T. A., Webb, E. A., White, A. E., Wu, J., and Zehr, J. P.
Earth System Science Data 4 p. 47-73
2011

Eutrophication and high atmospheric pCO2 enhance ocean acidification and denitrification

Cai, W.-J., X. Hu, W.-J. Huang, M.C. Murrell, J.C. Lehrter, S.E. Lohrenz, W.-C. Chou, W. Zhai, J.T. Hollibaugh, Y. Wang, P. Zhao, X. Guo, K. Gundersen, M. Dai & G.-C. Gong
Nature Geoscience
2009

Detecting proteins in highly autofluorescent cells using quantum dot antibody conjugates

Orcutt, K.M., S. Ren & K. Gundersen
Sensors 9 p. 7540-7549
2009

Comparison of inherent optical properties as a surrogate for particulate matter concentration in coastal waters

Boss, E., L. Taylor, S. Gilbert, K. Gundersen, N. Hawley, C. Janzen, T. Johengen, H. Purcell, C. Robertson, D. Schar, G.J. Smith & M. Tamburri
Limnology & Oceanography: Methods 7 p. 803-810
2008

Seasonal significance of N2 fixation in coastal and off-shore waters of the north-western Baltic Sea

Degerholm, J., K. Gundersen, S. Hajdu, B. Bergman & E. Söderbäck
Marine Ecology Progress Series 360 p. 73-84
2008

Lighting up phytoplankton cells with quantum dots

Orcutt, K.M., K. Gundersen, M.L. Wells, N.J. Poulton, M.E. Sieracki & G.J. Smith
Limnology & Oceanography: Methods 6 p. 653-658
2007

Another look at green Trichodesmium colonies

Orcutt, K.M., K. Gundersen & U. Rasmussen
Limnology & Oceanography 53 p. 2049-2051
2006

Phosphorus limiting growth in the filamentous cyanobacteria Nodularia sp. and Aphanizomenon sp.

Degerholm, J., K. Gundersen, B. Bergman & E. Söderbäck
FEMS Microbiology Ecology 58 p. 323-332
2006

The significance of nitrogen fixation to new production during early summer in the Baltic Sea

Ohlendieck, U., K. Gundersen, M. Meyerhöfer, P. Fritsche, K. Nachtigall & B. Bergman
Biogeosciences 4 p. 1-11
2002

Characterization of Trichodesmium spp. using genetic techniques including HIP1 DNA fingerprinting

Orcutt, K., U. Rasmussen, E.A. Webb, J.B. Waterbury, K. Gundersen & B. Bergman
Applied Environmental Microbiology 68 p. 2236-2245
2002

Uncoupling of N2 fixation and primary production in a developing cyanobacterial bloom in the Baltic Sea

Gallon, J.R., P. Albertano, B. Bergman, K.v. Bröckel, A. Canini, R. Congresti, A.M. Evans, P. Fritsche, K. Gundersen, S.te L. Hekkert, A. Jones, M. Meyerhöfer, K. Nachtigall, U. Ohlendieck, K.M. Orcutt, S. Repka, K. Sivonen, M. Staal & L.J. Stal
Limnology & Oceanography 47 p. 1514-1521
2002

Elemental C, N and P content of individual bacteria collected at the Bermuda Atlantic Time-series Study (BATS) site

Gundersen, K., M. Heldal, S. Norland & D.A. Purdie
Limnology & Oceanography 47 p. 1525-1530
2001

A seasonal study of the significance of N2 fixation by Trichodesmium spp. at the Bermuda Atlantic Time-series Study (BATS) site

Orcutt, K.M., F. Lipschultz, K. Gundersen, R. Arimoto, A.F. Michaels, A.H. Knap & J.R. Gallon
Deep-Sea Research II 48 p. 1583-1608
2001

Particulate organic carbon mass distribution at the Bermuda Atlantic Time-series Study (BATS) site

Gundersen, K., K.M. Orcutt, D.A. Purdie, A.F. Michaels & A.H. Knap
Deep-Sea Research II 48 p. 1697-1718
1998

Sedimentation and pelagic retention of particulate C, N and P in the coastal northern Baltic Sea

Heiskanen, A.-S., Haapala, J. & K. Gundersen
Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 46 p. 703-712
1996

Impact of planktonic food web structure on nutrient retention and loss from late summer pelagic system in the northern Baltic Sea

Heiskanen, A.-S., T. Tamminen & K. Gundersen
Marine Ecology Progress Series 145 p. 195-208
1996

Factors influencing the loss of bacteria in preserved seawater samples

Gundersen, K., G. Bratbak & M. Heldal
Marine Ecology Progress Series 137 p. 305-310
1995

Mineralization of dissolved organic carbon in the Sargasso Sea

Hansell, D., N.R. Bates & K. Gundersen
Marine Chemistry 51 p. 201-212
1994

Seasonal patterns of ocean biogeochemistry at the U.S. JGOFS Bermuda Atlantic Time-series Study site

Michaels, A.F., A.H. Knap, R.L. Dow, K. Gundersen, R.J. Johnson, J. Sorensen, A. Close, G.A. Knauer, S.E. Lohrenz, V.A. Asper, M. Tuel & R. Bidigare
Deep-Sea Research 41 p. 1013-1038
1993

Fate of phytoplankton spring bloom: sedimentation and carbon flow in the planktonic food web in the northern Baltic

Lignell, R., A.-S. Heiskanen, H. Kuosa, K. Gundersen, P. Kuuppo-Leinikki, R. Pajuniemi & A. Uitto
Marine Ecology Progress Series 94 p. 239-252
1990

Use of chloroform in sediment traps: caution advised

Gundersen, K. & P. Wassmann
Marine Ecology Progress Series 64 p. 187-195

Scientific lectures

2023

Decadal trends from the Ocean Weather Station M

Ingunn Skjelvan, Siv Kari Lauvset, Truls Johannessen, Øystein Skagseth, Kjell Gundersen
2023

Decadal trends from the Ocean Weather Station M

Ingunn Skjelvan, Siv Kari Lauvset, Truls Johannessen, Øystein Skagseth, Kjell Gundersen
2015

Photosynthetic parameters and buio-optical properties of the phytoplankton community in the Northern Gulf of Mexico

Chakraborty, S., S.E. Lohrenz & K. Gundersen
2015 International Ocean Colour Science meeting, San Francisco, CA, USA
2012

Molecular detection of unicellular diazotrophs in the Northern Gulf of Mexico

Orcutt, K.M., P. Burnett and K. Gundersen
ASLO Ocean Sciences, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
2011

Archaeal community structure in two distinct seasonally hypoxic zones in the Northern Gulf of Mexico region

Cumbaa, N.O., K. Gundersen & A.C. Ortmann
ASLO Aquatic Sciences meeting, San Juan, PR, USA
2010

Using Qdot conjugates to detect proteins in situ in highly autofluorescent cyanobacteria cells

Ren, S., K.M. Orcutt, K. Gundersen
In: Marine Technology for Our Future: Global and Local Challenges, Oceans 09, MTS/IEEE-Biloxi, MS, USA
2010

Hypoxia Monitoring on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

Gundersen, K., S.D. Howden & S. Lohrenz
Workshop on Ecological Impacts of Hypoxia on Living Resources, NOAA National Coastal Data Development Center, Bay St. Louis, MS, USA

Poster

2022

Trends in Ocean Acidification in the Norwegian Sea

Ingunn Skjelvan, Siv Kari Lauvset, Truls Johannessen, Kjell Gundersen, Øystein Skagseth
2016

Dissolved inorganic nutrients determine phytoplankton primary production, cellular elemental composition and zooplankton growth in the Barents Sea

Gundersen, K., P. Dalpadado & H.R. Skjoldal
ICES 6th International Zooplankton Production Symposium, Bergen, Norway
2014

A pilot project for autonomous ocean acidification surveys in the northern Gulf with the Liquid Robotics Wave Glider

Howden, S., J. Griffin, R. Wanninkhof, G. Friederich, K. Gundersen & K. Martin
ASLO Ocean Sciences, Honolulu, HI, USA
2012

Community growth physiology and nutrient chemistry in an estuarine coastal environment in the Northern Gulf of Mexico

Vandermeulen, R.A. & K. Gundersen
Ocean Science Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
2012

River discharge, stratification and shelf water hypoxia in the Mississippi Bight

Gundersen, K., S. Howden, D. Redalje & S. Lohrenz
Ocean Science Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
2011

Distribution and diversity of Archaea in two distinct seasonally hypoxic regions: Mobile Bay and coastal Mississippi

Ortell N., K. Gundersen & A.C. Ortmann
Mississippi-Alabama Bays and Bayous Symposium, Biloxi, MS, USA
2011

Balancing photosynthesis and community respiration in an estuarine coastal environment in the Northern Gulf of Mexico

Vandermeulen, R.A. & K. Gundersen
21st Biennial Conference of the Coastal and estuarine research Federation (CERF), Daytona Beach, FL, USA
2011

The nitrogen budget in coastal waters of the Northern Gulf of Mexico is influenced by seasonal hypoxic events

Burnett, P., K. Orcutt, K. Gundersen, A. Mojzis & D. Redalje
21st Biennial Conference of the Coastal and estuarine research Federation (CERF), Daytona Beach, FL, USA
2010

Quantum dot (Qdot) conjugates, a powerful new tool to detect proteins in highly autofluorescent cells

Gundersen, K., S. Ren & K.M. Orcutt
Ocean Sciences Meeting, Portland, OR, USA
2010

Detecting proteins in highly autofluorescent cells using Quantum dot antibody conjugates

Orcutt, K.M., S. Ren & K. Gundersen
Gordon Research Conference – Marine Microbes, Tilton, NH, USA
2010

Carbon System Dynamics in the Large River-Dominated Northern Gulf of Mexico Coastal Margin: An Overview of the Gulf Carbon Program

Lohrenz, S.E., W.-J. Cai, K. Martin, S. Chakraborty, S. Epps, K. Gundersen, W. Huang & Y. Wang
AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, USA
2010

Diurnal respiration in microplankton measured by automated optical dissolved oxygen (DO) sensor technology

Gundersen, K. & R. Vandermeulen
Gordon Research Conference – Marine Microbes, Tilton, NH, USA

Reports and dissertations

2023

North Sea Ecosystem Cruise Report_JH2022206

Gayantonia Franzè, Tone Falkenhaug, Jon Albretsen, Elizaveta Ershova, Kjell Gundersen, Hilde Elise Heldal, Sarah Lerch
2023

Status for miljøet i norske havområder - Rapport fra Overvåkingsgruppen 2023

Jon Albretsen, Per Arneberg, Karen Assmann, Philipp Assmy, Pernilla Bohlin-Nizzetto, Knut Yngve Børsheim, Melissa Chierici, Kai Håkon Christensen, Padmini Dalpadado, Markus Diesing, Lars Christian Espenes, Tone Falkenhaug, Per Fauchald, Sylvia Frantzen, Anne Kirstine Højholt Frie, Sebastian Gerland, Bjørn Einar Grøsvik, Hege Gundersen, Kjell Gundersen, Kasper Hancke, Eldbjørg Sofie Heimstad, Vivian Husa, Randi Brunvær Ingvaldsen, Anders Jelmert, Henning Hensen, Louise Kiel Jensen, Martin Jensen, Josefina Johansson, Hanne Johnsen, Lis Lindal Jørgensen, Kit M. Kovacs, Øystein Leiknes, Deanna Marie Leonard, Svein-Håkon Lorentsen, Erik Askov Mousing, Kjell Magnus Norderhaug, Elisabet Rosendal, Jorge Sanchez-Borque, Merete Schøyen, Øystein Skagseth, Hilde Kristin Skjerdal, Mette Skern-Mauritzen, Morten D. Skogen, Kristine O. Stene, Guldborg Søvik, Terje Thorsnes, Gro Ingleid van der Meeren, Ida Vee, Cecilie von Quillfeldt
2017

Næringssalter og tilvekst av planteplankton i norske havområder

Gundersen, K., Petersen, M., J.S. Møgster, J.S. & L.F. Lunde
Fisken og havet – særnummer I – 2017
2013

Performance Verification Statement for Automated Hydrocarbon Sensors

Alliance for Coastal Technologies
http://www.act-us.info/evaluation reports.php
2009

Performance Verification Statement for Automated Conductivity Sensors

Alliance for Coastal Technologies
http://www.act-us.info/evaluation reports.php
2007

Performance Verification Statement for Automated Turbidity Sensors

Alliance for Coastal Technologies
http://www.act-us.info/evaluation reports.php
2006

Performance Verification Statement for Automated Fluorometers

Alliance for Coastal Technologies
http://www.act-us.info/evaluation reports.php
2005

Performance Verification Statement for Dissolved Oxygen Sensors

Alliance for Coastal Technologies
http://www.act-us.info/evaluation reports.php
1994

Protocols for the Joint Global Ocean Flux Study (JGOFS) Core measurements

UNESCO
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) Scientific Committee on Oceanic research, Manual & Guides 29
1993

Bermuda Atlantic Time-series Study BATS Method Manual, Version 3.

Knap, A., A.F. Michaels, R.L. Dow, R. Johnson, K. Gundersen, J.C. Sorensen, A.R. Close, F.A. Howse, M. Hammer, N. Bates, A. Doyle & T. Waterhouse
U.S. Joint Global Ocean Flux Study, U.S. JGOFS Planning and Coordination Office, Woods Hole, MA, USA.
1990

Sampling precision and preservation of sediment trap material

Gundersen, K.
In: Sediment trap studies in the Nordic countries 2, Proceedings of the symposium “Sediment traps in marine ecological research and monitoring”, Wassmann, P., A.-S. Heiskanen & O. Lindahl (Eds.), NurmiPrint Oy, Finland.
1988

Degradation of organic matter in sediment traps

Gundersen, K.
In: Sediment trap studies in the Nordic countries 1, Proceedings of the Workshop “Use of sediment traps for studies of vertical flux of particulate matter in the sea”, Wassmann, P. & A.-S. Heiskanen (Eds.), Yliopistopaino, Finland.
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