Tanja Kofod Petersen
About
Discipline/work area
I am currently engaged as a researcher at the NTNU University Museum affiliated with multiple research projects.
Expertise
My previous research mainly dealt with the impact of urbanisation on biodiversity, thus involving a variety of stakeholders. I am experienced in biological modelling, statistical data analyses, and in designing and conducting field studies in various conditions. I have both a great interest in and experience with macroecology, conservation, biodiversity and interdisciplinary work.
Background
- Teacher, Slotshaven Gymnasium (Biology C, Mathematics A)
- M.Sc. in Biology, University of Copenhagen, Section for Ecology and Evolution. Thesis title: “Zoochorous seed dispersal by red deer (Cervus elaphus): comparison of dung, fur and hooves”.
- Exchange student, B.Sc. University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS), Arctic Biology
- B.Sc. in Biology, University of Copenhagen, Natural History Museum of Denmark (Geological Museum). Thesis title: “Fossil elasmobranch teeth (Chondrichthyes) from Angola, Western Africa”.
Publications
2023
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Petersen, Tanja Kofod;
Kolstad, Anders Lorentzen;
Kouki, Jari;
Leroux, Shawn J.;
Potvin, Lynette R.;
Tremblay, Jean-Pierre.
(2023)
Airborne laser scanning reveals uniform responses of forest structure to moose (Alces alces) across the boreal forest biome.
Journal of Ecology
Academic article
2022
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Petersen, Tanja Kofod;
Vuorinen, Katariina Elsa M;
Bendiksby, Mika;
Speed, James David Mervyn.
(2022)
Climate and land-use drive the functional composition of vascular plant assemblages across Norway.
Nordic Journal of Botany (NJB)
Academic article
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Speed, James David Mervyn;
Evankow, Ann;
Petersen, Tanja Kofod;
Ranke, Peter Sjolte;
Nilsen, Nellie Henriette;
Turner, Grace Winifred.
(2022)
A regionally coherent ecological fingerprint of climate change, evidenced from natural history collections.
Ecology and Evolution
Academic article
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Jepsen, Jane Uhd;
Speed, James David Mervyn;
Austrheim, Gunnar;
Rusch, Graciela;
Petersen, Tanja Kofod;
Asplund, Johan.
(2022)
Panel-based Assessment of Ecosystem Condition – a methodological pilot for four terrestrial ecosystems in Trøndelag.
NINA rapport (2094)
Report
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Petersen, Tanja Kofod;
Speed, James David Mervyn;
Grøtan, Vidar;
Frøyen, Yngve Karl;
Austrheim, Gunnar.
(2022)
Urbanisation and land-cover change affect functional, but not compositional turnover of bird communities.
Urban Ecosystems
Academic article
2021
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Petersen, Tanja Kofod;
Speed, James David Mervyn;
Grøtan, Vidar;
Austrheim, Gunnar.
(2021)
Species data for understanding biodiversity dynamics: The what, where and when of species occurrence data collection.
Ecological Solutions and Evidence
Academic article
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Petersen, Tanja Kofod;
Austrheim, Gunnar;
Speed, James David Mervyn;
Grøtan, Vidar.
(2021)
Biodiversity dynamics in urban areas under changing land-uses.
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Doctoral dissertation
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Petersen, Tanja Kofod.
(2021)
Tanja Petersen: Uncovering biases in Citizen Science data.
Website (informational material)
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Petersen, Tanja Kofod;
Austrheim, Gunnar;
Speed, James David Mervyn;
Grøtan, Vidar;
Frøyen, Yngve Karl.
(2021)
Hvilke arter skal vi bo sammen med i byen?.
Forskersonen.no
Feature article
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Petersen, Tanja Kofod;
Speed, James David Mervyn;
Grøtan, Vidar;
Austrheim, Gunnar.
(2021)
Competitors and ruderals go to town: plant community composition and function along an urbanisation gradient.
Nordic Journal of Botany (NJB)
Academic article
2020
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Petersen, Tanja Kofod;
Speed, James David Mervyn;
Grøtan, Vidar;
Austrheim, Gunnar.
(2020)
Urban aliens and threatened near-naturals: Land-cover affects the species richness of alien- and threatened species in an urban-rural setting.
Scientific Reports
Academic article
2019
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Petersen, Tanja Kofod;
Perrin, Sam.
(2019)
Biodiverse Gardens: Where Doing Less Is More.
Website (informational material)
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Petersen, Tanja Kofod;
Perrin, Sam.
(2019)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Herbivore.
Website (informational material)
-
Petersen, Tanja Kofod;
Perrin, Sam.
(2019)
Locating Shark's Teeth in the Phone Book.
Website (informational material)
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Petersen, Tanja Kofod.
(2019)
De Nye Naboene.
The Big Challenge, FUTURUM
Other presentation
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Petersen, Tanja Kofod;
Bruun, Hans Henrik.
(2019)
Can plant traits predict seed dispersal probability via red deer guts, fur, and hooves?.
Ecology and Evolution
Academic article
2018
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Petersen, Tanja Kofod;
Perrin, Sam.
(2018)
Norway’s New Invaders: Filling the Knowledge Gap.
Website (informational material)
Journal publications
-
Petersen, Tanja Kofod;
Kolstad, Anders Lorentzen;
Kouki, Jari;
Leroux, Shawn J.;
Potvin, Lynette R.;
Tremblay, Jean-Pierre.
(2023)
Airborne laser scanning reveals uniform responses of forest structure to moose (Alces alces) across the boreal forest biome.
Journal of Ecology
Academic article
-
Petersen, Tanja Kofod;
Vuorinen, Katariina Elsa M;
Bendiksby, Mika;
Speed, James David Mervyn.
(2022)
Climate and land-use drive the functional composition of vascular plant assemblages across Norway.
Nordic Journal of Botany (NJB)
Academic article
-
Speed, James David Mervyn;
Evankow, Ann;
Petersen, Tanja Kofod;
Ranke, Peter Sjolte;
Nilsen, Nellie Henriette;
Turner, Grace Winifred.
(2022)
A regionally coherent ecological fingerprint of climate change, evidenced from natural history collections.
Ecology and Evolution
Academic article
-
Petersen, Tanja Kofod;
Speed, James David Mervyn;
Grøtan, Vidar;
Frøyen, Yngve Karl;
Austrheim, Gunnar.
(2022)
Urbanisation and land-cover change affect functional, but not compositional turnover of bird communities.
Urban Ecosystems
Academic article
-
Petersen, Tanja Kofod;
Speed, James David Mervyn;
Grøtan, Vidar;
Austrheim, Gunnar.
(2021)
Species data for understanding biodiversity dynamics: The what, where and when of species occurrence data collection.
Ecological Solutions and Evidence
Academic article
-
Petersen, Tanja Kofod;
Austrheim, Gunnar;
Speed, James David Mervyn;
Grøtan, Vidar;
Frøyen, Yngve Karl.
(2021)
Hvilke arter skal vi bo sammen med i byen?.
Forskersonen.no
Feature article
-
Petersen, Tanja Kofod;
Speed, James David Mervyn;
Grøtan, Vidar;
Austrheim, Gunnar.
(2021)
Competitors and ruderals go to town: plant community composition and function along an urbanisation gradient.
Nordic Journal of Botany (NJB)
Academic article
-
Petersen, Tanja Kofod;
Speed, James David Mervyn;
Grøtan, Vidar;
Austrheim, Gunnar.
(2020)
Urban aliens and threatened near-naturals: Land-cover affects the species richness of alien- and threatened species in an urban-rural setting.
Scientific Reports
Academic article
-
Petersen, Tanja Kofod;
Bruun, Hans Henrik.
(2019)
Can plant traits predict seed dispersal probability via red deer guts, fur, and hooves?.
Ecology and Evolution
Academic article
Report
-
Jepsen, Jane Uhd;
Speed, James David Mervyn;
Austrheim, Gunnar;
Rusch, Graciela;
Petersen, Tanja Kofod;
Asplund, Johan.
(2022)
Panel-based Assessment of Ecosystem Condition – a methodological pilot for four terrestrial ecosystems in Trøndelag.
NINA rapport (2094)
Report
-
Petersen, Tanja Kofod;
Austrheim, Gunnar;
Speed, James David Mervyn;
Grøtan, Vidar.
(2021)
Biodiversity dynamics in urban areas under changing land-uses.
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Doctoral dissertation
UTSTILLING
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Petersen, Tanja Kofod.
(2019)
De Nye Naboene.
The Big Challenge, FUTURUM
Other presentation
INFORMASJONSMATR
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Petersen, Tanja Kofod.
(2021)
Tanja Petersen: Uncovering biases in Citizen Science data.
Website (informational material)
-
Petersen, Tanja Kofod;
Perrin, Sam.
(2019)
Biodiverse Gardens: Where Doing Less Is More.
Website (informational material)
-
Petersen, Tanja Kofod;
Perrin, Sam.
(2019)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Herbivore.
Website (informational material)
-
Petersen, Tanja Kofod;
Perrin, Sam.
(2019)
Locating Shark's Teeth in the Phone Book.
Website (informational material)
-
Petersen, Tanja Kofod;
Perrin, Sam.
(2018)
Norway’s New Invaders: Filling the Knowledge Gap.
Website (informational material)
Media
2021
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LecturePetersen, Tanja Kofod. (2021) Arealbruk og Biodiversitet i Trondheim. Seksjon for Truet Natur, Miljødirektoratet Seksjonsmøte , Trondheim (online) 2021-05-26 - 2021-05-26
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LecturePetersen, Tanja Kofod. (2021) Hvilke arter skal vi bo med i byen?. Bymiljøetaten, Oslo Kommune Miljø- og Klimaforum , Oslo (online) 2021-11-10 - 2021-11-10
2020
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LecturePetersen, Tanja Kofod; Austrheim, Gunnar; Speed, James David Mervyn; Grøtan, Vidar. (2020) Biodiversity dynamics in urban areas under changing land-use. British Ecological Society Festival of Ecology 2020-12-14 - 2020-12-18
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LecturePetersen, Tanja Kofod. (2020) Ecology goes to town. Biodiversity dynamics in urban areas under changing land uses. Nordic Society Oikos Ecology in the Anthropocene: The fourth conference of the Nordic Society Oikos , Reykjavik 2020-03-03 - 2020-03-05
2019
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LecturePetersen, Tanja Kofod. (2019) Land cover determines threatened and alien species richness in a mixed urban-natural municipality . The Arctic University of Norway 4th Conference of the Norwegian Ecological Society , The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø 2019-02-11 - 2019-02-13
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PosterPetersen, Tanja Kofod; Austrheim, Gunnar; Speed, James David Mervyn; Grøtan, Vidar. (2019) Land cover determines threatened and alien species richness in a mixed urban-natural municipality. University of Aarhus, University of Copenhagen Biodiversitetssymposiet 2019 , University of Aarhus 2019-01-22 - 2019-01-23
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PosterPetersen, Tanja Kofod; Moen, Toril Loennechen; Kielland, Øystein Nordeide. (2019) De nye naboene. Fremmedarter i Trondheim- nå og i 2050. Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet Futurum (v. Vitenskapsfestivalen, "The big challenge") 2019-06-16 - 2019-06-19
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InterviewPetersen, Tanja Kofod. (2019) Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson: Rise of the Planet of the Insects. https://ecologyforthemasses.com https://ecologyforthemasses.com [Internet] 2019-03-14
2018
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PosterPetersen, Tanja Kofod; Austrheim, Gunnar; Speed, James David Mervyn; Grøtan, Vidar. (2018) Urban Biodiversity - a redlisted refuge or blacklisted gateway. Nordic OIKOS OIKOS 2018 , Claridon Hotel and Congress Center 2018-02-19 - 2018-02-22