Academic literature review

• García-Seoane, Eva; Gjøsæter, Harald; Dalpadado, Padmini et al. (2025). Why is the Arabian Sea a hotspot for myctophids?. (external link)
• Hessen, Dag Olav; Kaartvedt, Stein (2014). Top-down cascades in lakes and oceans: Different perspectives but same story?. (external link)
• Skjoldal, Hein Rune; Wiebe, Peter; Postel, Lutz et al. (2013). Intercomparison of zooplankton (net) sampling systems: Results from the ICES/GLOBEC sea-going workshop. (external link)
• Bagøien, Espen; Melle, Webjørn Raunsgård; Kaartvedt, Stein (2012). Seasonal development of mixed layer depths, nutrients, chlorophyll and Calanus finmarchicus in the Norwegian Sea – A basin-scale habitat comparison. (external link)

Academic article

• Salvanes, Anne Gro Vea; Gallo, Natalya; Solås, Martine Røysted et al. (2025). Deep Fjords Are Excellent Natural Infrastructure for Climate Impact Studies. (external link)
• Christiansen, Svenja; Bråthen, Mabel Pernille; Moksnes, Fredrik Lund et al. (2024). Extensive avoidance behaviour of krill from predators and nets. (external link)
• Aksnes, Dag Lorents; Løtvedt, Anita Stene; Lindemann, Christian et al. (2023). Effects of migrating mesopelagic fishes on the biological carbon pump. (external link)
• Kaartvedt, Stein; Christiansen, Svenja; Titelman, Josefin (2023). Mid-summer fish behavior in a high-latitude twilight zone. (external link)
• Aldanondo, Naroa; Kaartvedt, Stein; Irigoien, Xabier (2023). Growth patterns of two Red Sea mesopelagic fishes. (external link)
• Christiansen, Svenja; Langangen, Øystein Ole Gahr; Titelman, Josefin et al. (2022). Three-dimensional swimming behavior and activity of a mesopelagic fish. (external link)
• Kaartvedt, Stein; Christiansen, Svenja; Røstad, Anders et al. (2022). Mesopelagic fishes in a hurry at low latitudes. (external link)
• Benguria, Beatriz Sobradillo; Christiansen, Svenja; Røstad, Anders et al. (2022). Individual daytime swimming of mesopelagic fishes in the world's warmest twilight zone. (external link)
• Kaartvedt, Stein; Ugland, Karl I.; Heuschele, Jan David et al. (2021). Coordinated gas release among the physostomous fish sprat (Sprattus sprattus). (external link)
• Langbehn, Tom; Aksnes, Dag Lorents; Kaartvedt, Stein et al. (2021). Poleward distribution of mesopelagic fishes is constrained by seasonality in light. (external link)
• Christiansen, Svenja; Klevjer, Thor Aleksander; Røstad, Anders et al. (2021). Flexible behaviour in a mesopelagic fish (Maurolicus muelleri). (external link)
• Kaartvedt, Stein; Røstad, Anders; Titelman, Josefin (2021). Sleep walking copepods? Calanus diapausing in hypoxic waters adjust their vertical position during winter. (external link)
• Kaartvedt, Stein; Røstad, Anders; Christiansen, Svenja et al. (2020). Diel vertical migration and individual behavior of nekton beyond the ocean's twilight zone. (external link)
• Kaartvedt, Stein; Røstad, Anders; Opdal, Anders Frugård et al. (2019). Herding mesopelagic fish by light. (external link)
• Christiansen, Svenja; Titelman, Josefin; Kaartvedt, Stein (2019). Nighttime Swimming Behavior of a Mesopelagic Fish. (external link)
• Kaartvedt, Stein; Langbehn, Tom; Aksnes, Dag Lorents (2019). Enlightening the ocean’s twilight zone. (external link)
• Langbehn, Tom; Aksnes, Dag Lorents; Kaartvedt, Stein et al. (2019). Light comfort zone in a mesopelagic fish emerges from adaptive behaviour along a latitudinal gradient. (external link)
• Calleja, Maria Ll; Ansari, Mohd I; Røstad, Anders et al. (2018). The mesopelagic scattering layer: A hotspot for heterotrophic prokaryotes in the Red Sea twilight zone. (external link)
• Hozumi, Aya; Kaartvedt, Stein; Røstad, Anders et al. (2018). Acoustic backscatter at a Red Sea whale shark aggregation site. (external link)
• Hozumi, Aya; Hong, Pei-Ying; Kaartvedt, Stein et al. (2018). Water quality, seasonality, and trajectory of an aquaculture-wastewater plume in the Red Sea. (external link)
• Kaartvedt, Stein; Titelman, Josefin (2018). Planktivorous fish in a future Arctic Ocean of changing ice and unchanged photoperiod. (external link)
• Solberg, Ingrid; Kaartvedt, Stein (2017). The diel vertical migration patterns and individual swimming behavior of overwintering sprat Sprattus sprattus. (external link)
• de, Fanny Busserolles; Cortesi, Fabio; Helvik, Jon Vidar et al. (2017). Pushing the limits of photoreception in twilight conditions: The rod-like cone retina of the deep-sea pearlsides. (external link)
• Bozman, Andrea; Titelman, Josefin; Kaartvedt, Stein et al. (2017). Jellyfish distribute vertically according to irradiance. (external link)
• Kaartvedt, Stein; Røstad, Anders; Aksnes, Dag Lorents (2017). Changing weather causes behavioral responses in the lower mesopelagic. (external link)
• Aksnes, Dag Lorents; Røstad, Anders; Kaartvedt, Stein et al. (2017). Light penetration structures the deep acoustic scattering layers in the global ocean. (external link)
• Banguera-Hinestroza, E; Eikrem, W; Mansour, H et al. (2016). Seasonality and toxin production of Pyrodinium bahamense in a Red Sea lagoon. (external link)
• Folkvord, Arild; Gundersen, Geir; Albretsen, Jon et al. (2016). Impact of hatch date on early life growth and survival of Mueller’s pearlside (Maurolicus muelleri) larvae and life-history consequences. (external link)
• Folkvord, Arild; Gundersen, Geir; Albretsen, Jon et al. (2016). Impact of hatch-date on early life growth and survival of Mueller's pearlside (Maurolicus Muelleri) larvae and life-history consequences. (external link)
• Ariza, A; Landeira, J.M.; Escanez, A. et al. (2016). Vertical distribution, composition and migratory patterns of acoustic scattering layers in the Canary Islands. (external link)
• Klevjer, Thor A.; Irigoien, Xabier; Røstad, Anders et al. (2016). Large scale patterns in vertical distribution and behaviour of mesopelagic scattering layers. (external link)
• Seibel, Brad A.; Schneider, Jillian L.; Kaartvedt, Stein et al. (2016). Hypoxia tolerance and metabolic suppression in oxygen minimum zone euphausiids: implications for ocean deoxygenation and biogeochemical cycles. (external link)
• Prihartato, Perdana K.; Irigoien, Xabier; Genton, Marc G. et al. (2016). Global effects of moon phase on nocturnal acoustic scattering layers. (external link)
• Wiebe, Peter H.; Bucklin, Ann; Kaartvedt, Stein et al. (2016). Vertical distribution and migration of euphausiid species in the Red Sea. (external link)
• Kaartvedt, Stein; Antunes, andré; Røstad, Anders et al. (2016). Zooplankton at deep Red Sea brine pools. (external link)
• Røstad, Anders; Kaartvedt, Stein; Aksnes, Dag Lorents (2016). Light comfort zones of mesopelagic acoustic scattering layers in two contrasting optical environments. (external link)
• Prihartato, Perdana K.; Aksnes, Dag Lorents; Kaartvedt, Stein (2015). Seasonal patterns in the nocturnal distributionand behavior of the mesopelagic fish Maurolicus muelleri at high latitudes. (external link)
• Calbet, Albert; Agersted, Mette Dalgaard; Kaartvedt, Stein et al. (2015). Heterogeneous distribution of plankton within the mixed layer and its implications for bloom formation in tropical seas. (external link)
• Solberg, Ingrid; Røstad, Anders; Kaartvedt, Stein (2015). Ecology of overwintering sprat (Sprattus sprattus). (external link)
• Kaartvedt, Stein; Ugland, Karl Inne; Klevjer, Thor A. et al. (2015). Social behaviour in mesopelagic jellyfish. (external link)
• Vestheim, Hege; Kaartvedt, Stein (2015). A deep sea community at the Kebrit brine pool in the Red Sea. (external link)
• Ugland, Karl Inne; Aksnes, Dag Lorents; Klevjer, Thor A. et al. (2014). Lévy night flights by the jellyfish Periphylla periphylla. (external link)
• Godø, Olav Rune; Handegard, Nils Olav; Browman, Howard et al. (2014). Marine ecosystem acoustics (MEA): Quantifying processes in the sea at the spatio-temporal scales on which they occur. (external link)
• Vestheim, Hege; Røstad, Anders; Klevjer, Thor A. et al. (2014). Vertical distribution and diel vertical migration of krill beneath snow-covered ice and in ice-free waters. (external link)
• Solberg, Ingrid; Kaartvedt, Stein (2014). Surfacing behavior and gas release of the physostome sprat (Sprattus sprattus) in ice-free and ice-covered waters. (external link)
• Kaartvedt, Stein (2014). The Submarine Volcano Eruption off El Hierro Island: Effects on the Scattering Migrant Biota and the Evolution of the Pelagic Communities. (external link)
• Ariza, A; Kaartvedt, Stein; Røstad, A et al. (2014). The submarine volcano eruption off El Hierro Island: Effects on the scattering migrant biota and the evolution of the pelagic communities. (external link)
• Irigoien, Xabier; Klevjer, Thor A.; Røstad, Anders et al. (2014). Large mesopelagic fishes biomass and trophic efficiency in the open ocean. (external link)
• Vestheim, Hege Finsås; Brucet, Sandra; Kaartvedt, Stein (2013). Vertical distribution, feeding and vulnerability to tactile predation in Metridia longa (Copepoda, Calanoida). (external link)
• Røstad, Anders; Kaartvedt, Stein (2013). Seasonal and diel patterns in sedimentary flux of krill fecal pellets recorded by an echo sounder. (external link)
• Kaartvedt, Stein; Staby, Arved; Aksnes, Dag Lorents (2012). Efficient trawl avoidance by mesopelagic fishes causes large underestimation of their biomass. (external link)
• Kaartvedt, Stein; Klevjer, Thor A.; Aksnes, Dag Lorents (2012). Internal wave-mediated shading causes frequent vertical migrations in fishes. (external link)
• Godø, Olav Rune; Samuelsen, Annette; Macaulay, Gavin John et al. (2012). Mesoscale Eddies Are Oases for Higher Trophic Marine Life. (external link)
• Klevjer, Thor A.; Torres, Daniel J.; Kaartvedt, Stein (2012). Distribution and diel vertical movements of mesopelagic scattering layers in the Red Sea. (external link)
• Dypvik, Eivind; Røstad, Anders; Kaartvedt, Stein (2012). Seasonal variations in vertical migration of glacier lanternfish, Benthosema glaciale. (external link)
• Solberg, Ingrid; Klevjer, Thor A.; Kaartvedt, Stein (2012). Continuous acoustic studies of overwintering sprat Sprattus sprattus reveal flexible behavior. (external link)
• Dypvik, Eivind; Klevjer, Thor A.; Kaartvedt, Stein (2012). Inverse vertical migration and feeding in glacier lanternfish (Benthosema glaciale). (external link)
• Klevjer, Thor A.; Kaartvedt, Stein (2011). Krill (Meganyctiphanes norvegica) swim faster at night. (external link)
• Kaartvedt, Stein; Titelman, Josefin; Røstad, Anders et al. (2011). Beyond the average: Diverse individual migration patterns in a population of mesopelagic jellyfish. (external link)
• Staby, Arved; Røstad, Anders; Kaartvedt, Stein (2011). Long-term acoustical observations of the mesopelagic fish Maurolicus muelleri reveal novel and varied vertical migration patterns. (external link)
• Utne-Palm, Anne Christine; Salvanes, Anne Gro Vea; Currie, Bronwen et al. (2010). Trophic Structure and Community Stability in an Overfished Ecosystem. (external link)
• Wiebe, Peter H.; Chu, Dezhang; Kaartvedt, Stein et al. (2010). The acoustic properties of Salpa thompsoni. (external link)
• Dupont, Nicolas; Klevjer, Thor A.; Kaartvedt, Stein et al. (2009). Diel vertical migration of the deep-water jellyfish Periphylla periphylla simulated as individual responses to absolute light intensity. (external link)
• Vestheim, Hege; Kaartvedt, Stein (2009). Vertical migration, feeding and colouration in the mesopelagic shrimp Sergestes arcticus. (external link)
• Klevjer, Thor A.; Kaartvedt, Stein; Båmstedt, Ulf (2009). In situ behaviour and acoustic properties of the deep living jellyfish Periphylla periphylla. (external link)
• Aksnes, Dag Lorents; Dupont, Nicolas; Staby, Arved et al. (2009). Coastal water darkening and implications for mesopelagic regime shifts in Norwegian fjords. (external link)
• Kaartvedt, Stein; Røstad, Anders; Klevjer, Thor A. et al. (2009). Use of bottom-mounted echo sounders in exploring behavior of mesopelagic fishes. (external link)
• Kaartvedt, Stein; Røstad, Anders; Klevjer, Thor A. (2009). Sprat Sprattus sprattus can exploit low oxygen waters for overwintering. (external link)
• Broms, Cecilie; Melle, Webjørn; Kaartvedt, Stein (2009). Oceanic distribution and life cycle of Calanus species in the Norwegian Sea and adjacent waters. (external link)
• Kaartvedt, Stein (2008). Photoperiod may constrain the effect of global warming in arctic marine systems. (external link)
• Kaartvedt, Stein; Torgersen, Thomas; Klevjer, Thor A. et al. (2008). Behavior of individual mesopelagic fish in acoustic scattering layers of Norwegian fjords. (external link)
• Kaartvedt, Stein; Klevjer, Thor A.; Torgersen, Thomas et al. (2007). Diel vertical migration of individual jellyfish (Periphylla periphylla). (external link)
• Olsen, Esben Moland; Melle, Webjørn; Kaartvedt, Stein et al. (2007). Spatially structured interactions between a migratory pelagic predator, the Norwegian spring-spawning herring Clupea harengus L., and its zooplankton prey. (external link)
• Vestheim, Hege Finsås; Kaartvedt, Stein (2006). Plasticity in coloration as an antipredator strategy among zooplankton. (external link)
• Røstad, Anders; Kaartvedt, Stein; Klevjer, Thor A. et al. (2006). Fish are attracted to vessels. (external link)
• Klevjer, Thor A.; Kaartvedt, Stein (2006). In situ target strength and behaviour of northern krill (Meganyctiphanes norvegica). (external link)
• Vestheim, Hege Finsås; Edvardsen, Bente; Kaartvedt, Stein (2005). Assessing feeding of a carnivorous copepod using species-specific PCR. (external link)
• Vestheim, Hege Finsås; Kaartvedt, Stein; Edvardsen, Bente (2005). State-dependent vertical distribution of the carnivore copepod Pareuchaeta norvegica. (external link)
• Onsrud, Maren S Rasch; Kaartvedt, Stein; Breien, Mari (2005). In situ swimming speed and swimming behaviour of fish feeding on the krill Meganyctiphanes norvegica. (external link)
• Kaartvedt, Stein; Røstad, Anders; Fiksen, Øyvind et al. (2005). Piscivorous fish patrol krill swarms. (external link)
• Onsrud, Maren S Rasch; Kaartvedt, Stein; Røstad, Anders et al. (2004). Vertical distribution and feeding patterns in fish foraging on the krill Meganyctiphanes norvegica. (external link)
• Schøyen, Merete; Kaartvedt, Stein (2004). Vertical distribution and feeding of the copepod Chiridius armatus. (external link)
• Båmstedt, Ulf; Kaartvedt, Stein; Youngbluth, Mark (2003). An evaluation of acoustic and video methods to estimate the abundance and vertical distribution of jellyfish. (external link)
• Klevjer, Thor A.; Kaartvedt, Stein (2003). Split-beam target tracking can be used to study the swimming behavior of deep-living plankton in situ. (external link)
• Skarra, Hilde; Kaartvedt, Stein (2003). Vertical distribution and feeding of the carnivorous copepod Paraeuchaeta norvegica. (external link)
• Kaartvedt, Stein; Larsen, Tom; Hjelmseth, Knut et al. (2002). Is the omnivorous krill Meganyctiphanes norvegica primarily a selectively feeding carnivore?. (external link)
• Torgersen, Thomas; Karlsbakk, Egil; Kaartvedt, Stein (2002). Deviating vertical distribution and increased conspicuousness of parasitized Calanus. (external link)
• Kaartvedt, Stein; Dale, Trine; Bagøien, Espen et al. (2002). Bi-modal vertical distribution of the carnivorous copepod Paraechaeta norvegica. (external link)
• Dale, Trine; Kaartvedt, Stein; Ellertsen, Bjørnar et al. (2001). Large scale oceanic distribution and population structure of Calanus finmarchicus in relation to physical environment, food and predators. (external link)
• Fleddum, Annelise; Kaartvedt, Stein; Ellertsen, Bjørnar (2001). Distribution and feeding of the carnivorous copepod Paraeuchaeta norvegica in habitats of shallow prey assemblages and midnight sun. (external link)
• Torgersen, Thomas; Kaartvedt, Stein (2001). In situ swimming behaviour of individual mesopelagic fish studied by split-beam echo target tracking. (external link)
• Bagøien, Espen; Kaartvedt, Stein; Aksnes, Dag L. et al. (2001). Vertical distribution and mortality of overwintering Calanus. (external link)
• Dale, Trine; Kaartvedt, Stein; Ellertsen, Bjørnar et al. (2001). Large-scale oceanic distribution and population structure of Calanus finmarchicus in relation to physical food and predators. (external link)
• Kaartvedt, Stein (2000). Life history of Calanus finmarchicus in the Norwegian Sea in relation to planktivorous fish. (external link)
• Bagøien, Espen; Kaartvedt, Stein; Øveraas, Sidsel (2000). Seasonal vertical migration of Calanus spp. in Oslofjorden. (external link)
• Bucklin, Ann; Kaartvedt, Stein; Guarnieri, Maria et al. (2000). Population genetics of drifting (Calanus spp.) and resident (Acartia clausi) plankton in Norwegian fjords. (external link)
• Olsen, Esben Moland; Jørstad, Tom; Kaartvedt, Stein (2000). The feeding strategies of two large marine copepods. (external link)
• Dale, Trine; Kaartvedt, Stein (2000). Diel patterns in stage specific vertical migration of Calanus finmarchicus in habitats with midnight sun. (external link)
• Eiane, Ketil; Aksnes, Dag L.; Bagøien, Espen et al. (1999). Fish or jellies - a question of visibility?. (external link)
• Dale, Trine; Bagøien, Espen; Melle, Webjørn et al. (1999). Can predator avoidance explain varying overwintering depth of Calanus in different oceanic water masses?. (external link)
• Bucklin, Ann; Guarnieri, Maria; Hill, R. Sean et al. (1999). Taxonomic and systematic assessment of planktonic copepods using mitochondrial COI sequence variation and competitive, species-specific PCR. (external link)
• Tiselius, Peter; Jonsson, Per R.; Kaartvedt, Stein et al. (1997). Effects of copepod foraging behavior on predation risk: an experimental study of the predatory copepod Paraeuchaeta norveigca feeding on Acartia clausi and A. tonsa (Copepoda). (external link)

Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

• Kaartvedt, Stein; Røstad, Anders; Christiansen, Svenja (2024). Mesopelagic fishes in the Red Sea. (external link)
• Solberg, Ingrid; Kaartvedt, Stein; Klevjer, Thor A. (2013). The use of echosounders for long-term studies of the overwintering ecology of sprat (Sprattus sprattus). (external link)

Article in business/trade/industry journal

• Kaartvedt, Stein; Christiansen, Svenja; Titelman, Josefin (2024). Internal waves and fine-scale zooplankton sampling: Comment on Dewar-Fowler et al. (2023). (external link)

Academic lecture

• Langbehn, Tom; Ljungström, Anna Jeja Gabriella; Fiksen, Øyvind et al. (2023). Model evidence for photic barriers to poleward range shifts. (external link)
• Langbehn, Tom; Ljungström, Anna Jeja Gabriella; Fiksen, Øyvind et al. (2023). Insights from mechanistic models: understanding causes and consequences of mesopelagic diel vertical migration across latitudes. (external link)
• Salvanes, Anne Gro Vea; Aksnes, Dag Lorents; Folkvord, Arild et al. (2022). West Norwegian sill fjords as natural infrastructures for investigating consequences of ocean deoxygenation on fish. (external link)
• Langbehn, Tom; Aksnes, Dag Lorents; Kaartvedt, Stein et al. (2019). Poleward distribution of mesopelagic fish is constrained by seasonality in light. (external link)
• Langbehn, Tom; Jørgensen, Christian; Fiksen, Øyvind et al. (2019). From light, to vision, to species distribution. (external link)
• Langbehn, Tom; Aksnes, Dag Lorents; Kaartvedt, Stein et al. (2019). Poleward distribution of mesopelagic fish is constrained by seasonality in light. (external link)
• Langbehn, Tom; Aksnes, Dag Lorents; Kaartvedt, Stein et al. (2019). Light and the ecology of mesopelagic fish at high latitudes. (external link)
• Solberg, Ingrid; Kaartvedt, Stein; Klevjer, Thor A. et al. (2016). Livet under sjøisen - brislingens adferd før- og etter islegging. (external link)
• Solberg, Ingrid; Kaartvedt, Stein; Klevjer, Thor A. (2013). The use of echosounders for long-term studies of the overwintering ecology of sprat (Sprattus sprattus). (external link)
• Iversen, Svein Arnholt; Melle, Webjørn Raunsgård; Bagøien, Espen et al. (2008). The Antarctic krill and ecosystem survey with r/v GO Sars, in 2008. (external link)
• Kaartvedt, Stein (1999). Feeding and antipredator behavior of the krill Meganyctiphanes norvegica. (external link)
• Kaartvedt, Stein (1999). Feeding and antipredator behavior of the krill Meganyctiphanes norvegica. (external link)
• Kaartvedt, Stein (1999). Fish predation on krill and krill antipredator responses. (external link)
• Kaartvedt, Stein (1999). Life history of Calanus finmarchicus in the Norwegian Sea in relation to fish predators. (external link)
• Kaartvedt, Stein (1999). Plankton behaviour and life cycles in advective environments. (external link)

Poster

• Salvanes, Anne Gro Vea; Gallo, Natalya; Folkvord, Arild et al. (2021). The HypOnFjordFish project - effects of oxygen loss on fish in West Norwegian fjords. (external link)
• Langbehn, Tom; Aksnes, Dag Lorents; Kaartvedt, Stein et al. (2019). Poleward distribution of mesopelagic fish is constrained by seasonality in light. (external link)

Feature article

• Kaartvedt, Stein; Hylland, Ketil (2021). Oslofjorden er langt fra død. (external link)

Errata

• Røstad, Anders; Kaartvedt, Stein; Aksnes, Dag Lorents (2016). Erratum to “Light comfort zones of mesopelagic acoustic scattering layers in two contrasting optical environments” (Deep-Sea Research (2016) 113(Part I) (1–6) (S0967063715300224) (10.1016/j.dsr.2016.02.020)). (external link)

Report

• Misund, Ole Arve; Gammelsrød, Tor; Kaartvedt, Stein et al. (2006). Forskningsfaglig begrunnelse for fornying av forskningsfartøy. (external link)

Reader opinion piece

• Fiksen, Øyvind; Varpe, Øystein; Kaartvedt, S (2004). Reply to Horizons Article "Some ideas about the role of lipids in the life cycle of Calanus finmarchicus" Irigoien (2004): II. (external link)

Doctoral dissertation

• Kaartvedt, Stein (1988). Significance of vertical migrations for advection and retention of fjord-living crustaceans. (external link)

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