Malene Østreng Nygård

• Nygård, Malene Østreng; Kopatz, Alexander; Speed, James David Mervyn; Martin, Michael David; Prestø, Tommy & Kleven, Oddmund [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2023). SNP genotyping and environmental niche modelling using herbarium specimens of the northern dragonhead, Dracocephalum ruyschiana (Lamiaceae). Bauhinia. ISSN 0067-4605. 29, p. 127–128. doi: 10.12685/bauhinia.1375.
• Matten, Damaris Marina; Mienna, Ida Marielle; Bieker, Vanessa Carina; Mishler, Brent D.; Moen, Victoria Stornes & Nygård, Malene Østreng [Show all 10 contributors for this article] (2023). Spatial patterns of phylogenetic and species diversity of fennoscandian vascular plants in protected areas. Biodiversity and Conservation. ISSN 0960-3115. 32, p. 4425–4443. doi: 10.1007/s10531-023-02705-9. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Protected areas are one of the main strategic means for conserving biodiversity. Yet, the design of protected areas usually neglects phylogenetic diversity, an important diversity measure. In this paper we assess the phylogenetic diversity and species richness of vascular plants in Fennoscandian protected areas. We evaluate how much species richness and phylogenetic diversity is found within and outside protected areas, and the differences in plant diversity between different categories of protected areas. We also assess the differences in the diversity-area relationship of the different protected area categories in terms of both species richness and phylogenetic diversity. We build a multi-locus phylogeny of 1,519 native vascular plants of Norway, Sweden, and Finland. We estimate the phylogenetic diversity and species richness by combining the phylogeny with publicly available occurrence data and the currently protected area system of Fennoscandia. Our results indicate that protected areas in Fennoscandia hold more plant diversity when larger, and that phylogenetic diversity increases faster with area than species richness. We found evidence for more plant diversity outside of protected areas of the different countries of Fennoscandia than inside of protected areas, but no evidence for plant diversity differences between areas with different protection status. Hence, our results indicate that the current protected area system in Fennoscandia is no more effective in conserving phylogenetic diversity and species richness of vascular plants than a random selection of localities. Our results also indicate that planning conservation strategies around phylogenetic diversity, rather than species richness, might be a first step to protect vascular plant diversity more effectively. Biodiversity · Spatial phylogenetics · Conservation · Diversity-area relationship · Flora

• Nygård, Malene Østreng (2022). Naturhistoriske samlinger – en uvurderlig datakilde for forståelsen av biologisk mangfold. In Nielsen, May-Brith Ohman & Høeg, Ida Marie (Ed.), Årbok for Agder Vitenskapsakademi 2021. Novus Forlag. ISSN 9788283901023.
• Nygaard, Malene; Kopatz, Alexander; Speed, James David Mervyn; Martin, Michael David; Prestø, Tommy & Kleven, Oddmund [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2022). Spatiotemporal monitoring of the rare northern dragonhead (Dracocephalum ruyschiana, Lamiaceae) — SNP genotyping and environmental niche modeling herbarium specimens. Ecology and Evolution. ISSN 2045-7758. 12(8). doi: 10.1002/ece3.9187. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  The species we have studied the spatiotemporal genetic change in the northern dragonhead, a plant species that has experienced a drastic population decline and habitat loss in Europe. We have added a temporal perspective to the monitoring of northern dragonhead in Norway by genotyping herbarium specimens up to 200 years old. We have also assessed whether northern dragonhead has achieved its potential distribution in Norway. To obtain the genotype data from 130 herbarium specimens collected from 1820 to 2008, mainly from Norway (83) but also beyond (47), we applied a microfluidic array consisting of 96 SNP markers. To assess temporal genetic change, we compared our new genotype data with existing data from modern samples. We used sample metadata and observational records to model the species' environmental niche and potential distribution in Norway. Our results show that the SNP array successfully genotyped all included herbarium specimens. Hence, with the appropriate design procedures, the SNP array technology appears highly promising for genotyping old herbarium specimens. The captured genetic diversity correlates negatively with distance from Norway. The historical-modern comparisons reveal similar genetic structure and diversity across space and limited genetic change through time in Norway, providing no signs of any regional bottleneck (i.e., spatiotemporal stasis). The regional areas in Norway have remained genetically divergent, however, both from each other and more so from populations outside of Norway, rendering continued protection of the species in Norway relevant. The ENM results suggest that northern dragonhead has not fully achieved its potential distribution in Norway and corroborate that the species is anchored in warmer and drier habitats.

• Nygård, Malene Østreng; Kemppainen, Petri; Speed, James D. M.; Elven, Reidar; Flatberg, Kjell Ivar & Galten, Leif Persen [Show all 9 contributors for this article] (2021). Combining population genomics and ecological niche modeling to assess taxon limits between Carex jemtlandica and C. lepidocarpa. Journal of Systematics and Evolution. ISSN 1674-4918. 59(4), p. 627–641. doi: 10.1111/jse.12743. Full text in Research Archive

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• Nygaard, Malene & Dalen, Leif (2024). Kampen mot lupiner. [TV]. NRK Nyhetsmorgen.
• Nordahl, Victoria Marie; Dalen, Leif & Nygaard, Malene (2024). Blomst sprer seg – nå skal den fjernes. [Newspaper]. NRK Sørlandet.
• Bjorå, Charlotte Sletten; Alm, Torbjørn; Bødker, Kine Hals; Nygård, Malene Østreng; Scheen, Anne-Cathrine & Smedmark, Jenny Else Elisabeth [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2024). Norske navn på alle karplantefamilier og -ordener. Blyttia : Norsk botanisk forenings tidsskrift. ISSN 0006-5269. 82(2), p. 83–116.
• Ihme, Henrik & Nygaard, Malene (2024). Vil hindre storutbygging i siste liten: – Bygger ned bit for bit. [Newspaper]. Fædrelandsvennen.
• Nygaard, Malene; Kopatz, Alexander; Speed, James David Mervyn; Martin, Michael David; Prestø, Tommy & Kleven, Oddmund [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2023). SNP genotyping and environmental niche modelling using herbarium specimens of the northern dragonhead, Dracocephalum ruyschiana (Lamiaceae). Bauhinia. ISSN 0067-4605. 29, p. 127–128.
• Nygaard, Malene; Solheim, Roar; Johansen, Beate Strøm; Ramirez, Raul; Jøssang, Ida & Fiskvatn, Kari [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2023). Nature and Climate Change. Show summary

  Temporary exhibition featuring graphic illustrations and text produced by Curating Tomorrow. The illustrations are placed in a broader context and supplemented with translated texts, original texts, and objects from both institutional and private collections. Theme of the exhibition is nature and climate change, exploring how nature, animals, and plants respond to these changes with concrete examples.

• Nygård, Malene Østreng (2023). Kjøttetende planter.
• Nygård, Malene Østreng (2023). Hjelp fra flattrykte planter og døde dyr.
• Nygaard, Malene (2023). Kjøttetende planter.
• Nygaard, Malene (2023). Taksonomi: Læren om og anvendelsen av klassifikasjon.
• Larsen, Jorunn; Nygaard, Malene; Halvorsen, Kirsti Vindal; Borg-Stoveland, Stian; Sørdalen, Tonje Knutsen & Fiskvatn, Kari [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2023). Når natur forsvinner: Bærekraftig utvikling eller bare kraftig utvikling i Kristiansand kommune? Fædrelandsvennen. ISSN 0805-3790.
• Nygård, Malene Østreng (2023). Underjordisk botanikk.
• Nygård, Malene Østreng (2023). Urbant landbruk: økt biologisk mangfold i grøntanlegg.
• Nygård, Malene Østreng (2023). Planters livssyklus og grønn mat.
• Nygård, Malene Østreng (2023). Grønn mat og deres ville slektninger.
• Nygård, Malene Østreng (2023). Biologisk mangfold.
• Nygård, Malene Østreng (2023). Pollinerende insekter og blomstermeny.
• Nygård, Malene Østreng (2023). Pollinerende insekter og blomsterplanter.
• Nygård, Malene Østreng; Johansen, Beate Strøm; Berger, Lisa Marianne; Nordtveit, Aslaug; Rutgerson, Ida & Skjelnes, Julie (2023). Natural history museum collections as an untapped reservoir for pathogen studies: A case study of Snake Fungal Disease in Norway.
• Lien, Anne; Nygård, Malene Østreng; Laugen, Ane Timenes; Lie, Asbjørn; Slettan, Audun & Johansen, Beate Strøm [Show all 33 contributors for this article] (2023). Utbygging vil ødelegge for biologisk mangfold på campus Gimlemoen. NB! 34 forfattere totalt. Fædrelandsvennen. ISSN 0805-3790. p. 19–19.
• Nygård, Malene Østreng (2023). Brenneslen fra helvete. naturblogg.uia.no.
• Nygaard, Malene (2022). The Role of Phylogenetics in Biological Sciences.
• Nygaard, Malene (2022). Vampyrer: løk, sølv og flaggermus.
• Nygård, Malene Østreng (2022). Hvorfor lukter noen blomster råttent kjøtt. naturblogg.uia.no.
• Nygård, Malene Østreng (2022). Spatiotemporal monitoring of the rare Northern dragonhead, Dracocephalum ruyschiana (Lamiaceae) — SNP genotyping and environmental niche modelling herbarium specimens.
• Nygård, Malene Østreng (2022). Naturhistoriske samlinger – en uvurderlig datakilde for forståelsen av biologisk mangfold.
• Nygård, Malene Østreng (2022). Spatiotemporal monitoring of the rare Northern dragonhead, Dracocephalum ruyschiana (Lamiaceae) — SNP genotyping and environmental niche modelling herbarium specimens.
• Nygård, Malene Østreng (2022). Fra jord til bord.
• Nygård, Malene Østreng (2022). Frø og planteutvikling.
• Nygaard, Malene (2022). Fra frø til frukt.
• Nygaard, Malene; Jøssang, Ida & Enoksen, Solveig (2022). The Hidden Beauty of Seeds & Fruits.
• Nygaard, Malene; Solheim, Roar; Jøssang, Ida; Bargeman, Handrik Jan & Enoksen, Solveig (2022). Biologisk mangfold og fremmedarter.
• Nygaard, Malene (2022). Kjærligheten blomstrer i fjellet – om kjærlighet, kjønn og seksualitet i planteriket.
• Nygaard, Malene (2021). Custom hybrid capture probes enable herbarium specimen phylogenomic analysis of the sedges (Cyperaceae).
• Nygaard, Malene (2021). Teatralsk høyfjellesøkologi.
• Nygaard, Malene (2021). Naturmuseum Kristiansand - Botanikeren Malene. [TV]. TV Agder.
• Nygård, Malene Østreng (2021). Fra jord til bord.
• Nygård, Malene Østreng (2021). Samspill mellom dyr og planter.
• Nygård, Malene Østreng (2021). Hvorfor er insektene så viktige?
• Nygård, Malene Østreng (2021). Naturhistoriske samlinger - en uvurderlig datakilde for forståelsen av biologisk mangfold.
• Nygaard, Malene (2020). Botanisk samling.
• Nygaard, Malene (2020). Juletrær.
• Nygaard, Malene (2020). Vampyrer: løk, sølv og flaggermus.
• Nygaard, Malene (2020). Biologisk mangfold: viktigheten av genetisk variasjon og tilgang på ulike nisjer.
• Nygaard, Malene (2020). Juletrær.
• Nygaard, Malene (2020). Fjellets barskinger.
• Nygård, Malene Østreng (2020). Vitenskapelige samlinger.
• Nygård, Malene Østreng (2020). Taksonomens blikk.
• Nygård, Malene Østreng (2020). Fra jord til bord.
• Nygård, Malene Østreng (2020). Using SNPs and herbarium specimens to monitor past and present populations of the Northern Dragonhead Dracocephalum ruyschiana in Norway.
• Nygård, Malene Østreng & Bendiksby, Mika (2020). Vi måler tempen på forskningsfeltet biosystematikk. Biolog. ISSN 0801-0722. 2, p. 14–21.
• Tiller, Kristin; Ellingsen, Ellen J. Grav; Ekrem, Torbjørn; Alsli, Lise Mariann Bolstad; Austrheim, Gunnar & Bendiksby, Mika [Show all 26 contributors for this article] (2019). (Dis)Harmoni i hjemlandet – Masterplan for Nye Hovedutstillinger ved NTNU Vitenskapsmuseet.
• Vange, Vibekke; Gagnås, Steinar; Nilsen, Stefan Patrick; Skavlan, Bård Jensen; Moen, Toril Loennechen & Koch, Wouter [Show all 11 contributors for this article] (2019). ÅPEN DAG & BioBlitz.
• Nygård, Malene Østreng (2019). Planter som beskytter mot det overnaturlige - en alternativ inngang til botanikk. Forskning.no. ISSN 1891-635X.
• Nygård, Malene Østreng (2019). “Capturing the Phylogenetic History of Carex flava complex”. Show summary

  The Carex flava complex (Cyperaceae) is a small, monophyletic group with several red-listed members, some of which are restricted to the Nordic countries. Internally, the phylogeny of the complex remains unsolved despite previous studies using different molecular approaches. This is most likely due to the young age of the group, and it is further complicated by frequent hybridization between members of the group. As a consequence, taxonomical treatment and species delimitation within the group is highly disputed worldwide. The aim of our project is to untangle the complex phylogeny of the Carex flava complex, identify species complexes in need of more in depth studies, and to identify proper units for biodiversity conservation efforts. We will use a targeted DNA sequence capture approach and design our own probes based on both transcriptome and genome-skimming data. In order to obtain a global representation of all taxa within the complex, we will make use of herbarium specimens of various age. The target capture approach seems particularly suitable for obtaining multi-locus data from degraded biological tissues. We will use various phylogenetic and species delimitation methods concatenated alignments. We will present preliminary results.

• Nygård, Malene Østreng (2018). Conservation genomic studies of red-listed angiosperm species prevalent in Central Norway.
• Nygård, Malene Østreng (2018). Norway’s New Invaders: The Black List.
• Nygård, Malene Østreng (2018). Svartelista.
• Nygård, Malene Østreng (2018). Er du en hageforbryter?
• Nygård, Malene Østreng (2017). A RAD-seq study of the Norwegian red-listed sister-species Carex jemtlandica and C. lepidocarpa (sect. Ceratocystis, Cyperaceae).
• Nygård, Malene Østreng (2017). A RAD-seq study of the Norwegian red-listed sister-species Carex jemtlandica and C. lepidocarpa (sect. Ceratocystis, Cyperaceae).
• Nygård, Malene Østreng (2016). A population genetic study of Carex jemtlandica and C. lepidocarpa sect. Ceratocystis, using RAD-seq.
• Nygaard, Malene; Bendiksby, Mika; Speed, James David Mervyn & Martin, Mike (2022). Integrative biosystematics and conservation genomics – holistic studies of two red-listed plants in Norway. Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet. ISSN 978-82-326-6339-2. 2022(68).

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