Curriculum Vitae

Publications:
Theses:
• Krafft, B. A. 2005. Population biology of ringed seals (Pusa hispida) in Svalbard, Norway. PhD thesis. Norw. Univ. Tromsø (UiTø), Norway. 172 pp.

• Krafft, B. A. 1999. Diving behaviour of lactating bearded seals (Erignathus barbatus) in the Svalbard area. Cand. scient. thesis. Norw. Univ. Tromsø (UiTø), Norway. 52 pp.

Scientific primary literature:
• Biuw, M., Krafft, B.A., Hofmeyr, G.J.G., Lydersen, C., Kovacs, K.M. 2009. Time Budgets and at-sea behavior of lactating female Antarctic fur seals Arctocephalus gazella at Bouvetøya. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 385:271-284

• Wolkers, H., Krafft, B. A., vanBavel, B., Helgason, L. B., Lydersen, C., Kovacs, K. M. 2008. Biomarker responses and decreasing contaminant levels in ringed seals (Pusa hispida) from Svalbard, Norway. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, 71:1009-1018

• Krafft, B. A., Kovacs, K. M. and Lydersen, C. 2007. Distribution of sex and age groups of ringed seals (Pusa hispida) in the fast-ice breeding habitat. Marine Ecology Progress Series 335: 199-206

• Tryland, M., Krafft, B. A., Lydersen, C., Kovacs, K. M. and Thoresen, S. I. 2006. Serum chemistry of free-ranging ringed seals (Pusa hispida) in Svalbard. Veterinary Clinical Pathology 35: 405-412

• Krafft, B. A., Lydersen, C. and Kovacs, K. M. 2006. Serum haptoglobin concentrations of ringed seals (Pusa hispida) on Svalbard, Norway. Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 42(2):442-446

• Krafft, B. A., Kovacs, K. M., Frie, A. K., Haug, T. and Lydersen. 2006. Growth and population parameters of ringed seals (Pusa hispida) from Svalbard, Norway, 2002-04. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 63: 1136-1144

• Krafft, B. A., Kovacs, K. M., Andersen, M., Aars, J., Lydersen, C., Ergon, T. and Haug, T. 2006. Abundance of ringed seals (Pusa hispida) in the fjords of Spitsbergen, Svalbard, during the peak moulting period. Marine Mammal Science, 22(2): 394-412

• Carlens, H., Lydersen, C., Krafft, B. A., Kovacs, K. M. 2006. Spring haul-out behaviour of ringed seals (Pusa hispida) in Kongsfjorden, Svalbard. Marine Mammal Science, 22(2): 379-393

• Hofmeyr, G. J. G., Krafft, B. A., Kirkman, S. P., Bester, M. N., Lydersen C. and Kovacs, K. M. 2005. Population changes of Antarctic Fur seals at Nyrøysa, Bouvetøya. Polar Biology, 28: 725-731

• Krafft, B. A., Lydersen, C., Kovacs, K. M. and Gjertz, I. 2002. Diving behaviour of sub-adult harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) at Prins Karls Forland, Svalbard. Polar Biology, 25: 230-234

• Gjertz, I., Griffiths, D., Krafft, B. A., Lydersen, C., and Wiig, Ø. 2001. Diving and haul-out patterns of walruses Odobenus rosmarus on Svalbard. Polar Biology, 24: 314-319

• Krafft, B. A., Lydersen, C., Kovacs, K. M., Gjertz, I. and Haug, T. 2000. Diving behaviour of lactating bearded seals (Erignathus barbatus) in the Svalbard area. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 78: 1408-1418

Reports
• Krafft, B.A. and Skaret, G. 2009. Demographic studies of Antarctic krill in the South Orkney Islands area 2009, fieldwork and preliminary results. WG-EMM CCAMLR 2009. 14 pp.

• Skaret, G., Krafft, B.A., and Korneliussen, R. 2009. Krill density estimates in CCAMLR subarea 48.6 based on acoustic data collected during January-March 2008. WG-EMM CCAMLR 2009. 11 pp.

• Iversen, S.A., Melle, W., Bagøien, E., Chu, D., Edvardsen, B., Ellertsen, B., Grønningsæter, E., Jørstad, K., Karslbakk, E., Klevjer, T., Knutsen, T., Korneliussen, R., Kowall, H., Krafft, B.A., Kaartvedt, S., Lona, P.B., Murray, S., Naustvoll, L., Nøttestad, L., Ostrowski, M., Siegel,V., Skagseth, Ø., Skaret, G., Søiland, H. Zhao, X. Årnes, C.B. 2008. The Antarctic Krill and Ecosystem Survey with R/V “G.O. Sars” in 2008. WG-EMM CCAMLR 2008. 21 pp.

• Krafft, B. A., Lydersen, C., Andersen, M. and Kovacs, K. M. 2004. Aerial survey of ringed and bearded seals in Van Mijenfjorden and Van Keulenfjorden, June 2003. Norwegian Polar Institute Internal Report, No. 16, 17 pp.

• Lydersen, C., Krafft, B. A., Andersen, M. and Kovacs, K. M. 2002. Marine mammals in the Bellsund – Van Mijenfjorden – Van Keulenfjorden area. New investigations and status of knowledge. Norwegian Polar Institute Report Series No. 121, 38 pp.

• Krafft, B. A., Lydersen, C., Løyning, T. B. and Kovacs K. M. Climate and Sea Ice Data Base for the Svalbard Area. Arctic Climate Impact Assessment (ACIA) Project. 2002. Internal Report, Norwegian Polar Institute, 37 pp. (http://acia.npolar.no/Dokumenter/Prosjektrapporter/Kovacs(1).pdf)

• Krafft, B. A., Hofmeyr, J. G., Keith, D., Harck, I. B. and Kovacs, K. M. 2001. Studies of seals and seabirds at Bouvetøya 2000/01 – Fieldwork and preliminary results. Pp. 62-71. In: Winther, J. G. (ed.): Norwegian Antarctic Research Expedition 2000-2001. Norwegian Polar Institute Report Series No. 120: 62-71

• Krafft, B. A., Andersen, M., Krag, L., Riiser, M. W., Hansen, B, Hansson, P. and Sandal, T. 2001. A census of reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus) in Adventdalen, Svalbard, during the summer of 2001. Norwegian Polar Institute, Internal Project Report, 4. Sept. 37 pp.

Posters & presentations:
• Krafft, B. A. and Skaret, G. 2008. The Norwegian Antarctic Krill and Ecosystem Studies (AKES) survey, 2008. Poster. CCAMLR XXVII showcase at the Australian Antarctic Division Headquarters Kingston, Hobart, Australia

• Biuw, M., Krafft, B. A., Hofmeyr, G.G.H., Lydersen, C. and Kovacs, K.M. 2008. Individual feeding patterns of female Antarctic fur seals throughout lactation at Bouvetøya. SCAR/IASC Open Science Conference, St. Petersburg, Russia, 8-11 July 2008.

• Krafft, B. A., Kovacs, K. M. and Lydersen C. 2005. Spatial distribution of ringed seals (Pusa hispida) in their fast-ice breeding habitat in Kongsfjorden, Svalbard, Norway. Poster. 16th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals. The Society for Marine Mammalogy, San Diego CA, USA

• Carlens, H., Lydersen, C., Krafft, B. A. and Kovacs, K. M. 2005. Spring haul-out behavior of ringed seals (Pusa hispida) in Kongsfjorden, Svalbard. NAMMCO Scientific Committee Meeting, Reine, Lofoten, Norway, 25-27 October 2005. SC/13/15. 31 pp.

• Krafft, B. A.. Kovacs, K. M., Ergon, T., Andersen, M., Aars, J., Haug, T. and Lydersen, C. 2005. Abundance of ringed seals (Pusa hispida) in the fjords of Spitsbergen, Svalbard, during the peak molting period. NAMMCO Scientific Committee Meeting, Reine, Lofoten, Norway, 25-27 October 2005. SC/13/16. 34 pp.

• Krafft, B. A., Kovacs, K. M., Haug, T. and Lydersen, C. 2005. Growth and population parameters of ringed seals (Pusa hispida) from Svalbard, Norway, 2002 – 2004. NAMMCO Scientific Committee Meeting, Reine, Lofoten, Norway, 25-27 October 2005. SC/13/17. 30 pp.

• Krafft, B. A., Lydersen, C., Andersen, M., Haug, T. and Kovacs, K. M. 2003. An aerial survey of ringed seals in Svalbard, Norway, using digital photography. Poster. 15th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals. The Society for Marine Mammalogy, Greensboro, South Carolina, USA

• Hofmeyr, G., Krafft, B. A., Kirkman, S., Kovacs, K. M., Besther, M. and Gjertz, I. 2001. Increase in the Antarctic fur seal population at Bouvetøya. Zoological Society of Southern Africa Symposium, Port Elizabeth, South Africa

• Krafft, B. A., Lydersen, C., Kovacs, K. M., Gjertz, I. and Haug, T. 1999. Diving behaviour of lactating bearded seals (Erignathus barbatus) in the Svalbard area. Poster. 13th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals. The Society for Marine Mammalogy, Maui, Hawaii, USA