Manas publikācijas

2026

Abersons, K., Raibarte, P., Elferts, D., Dimante-Deimantovica, I., 2026. Weak Reproductive Response of European River Lamprey to a Newly Built Fishway—A Case Study From Latvia. River Research and Applications, 42: 284-292. https://doi.org/10.1002/rra.70057
Ķēniņa, L., Elferts, D., Jaunslaviete I., Jansons, A., 2026. Disturbance event impact on aboveground carbon storage and vulnerability of large trees in old-growth coniferous forest stands in Latvia. Scientific Reports. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-37378-1
Liepiņa, A.A., Jansone, D., Elferts, D., Donis, J., Lībiete, Z., 2026. Retrospective long-term effects of halo thinning: Ground-cover vegetation diversity 20 years after remnant oak release. Forest Ecology and Management, 605: 123522. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2026.123522
Petaja, G., Elferts, D., Zvaigzne, Z., Purviņa, D., Skranda, I., Lazdiņš, A., 2026. Ground vegetation composition responses to forest fertilization in hemiboreal forests of Latvia: a multivariate analysis. Environments, 13(2): 95. https://doi.org/10.3390/environments13020095

2025

Adams, C.B., Krams, R., Elferts, D., Brūmelis, G., Dauškane, I., Strode, L., Šmits, A., Trakimas, G., Krams, I.A., Krama, T., 2025. Ecological trap effects in migratory european pied flycatchers (Ficedula hypoleuca) nesting in pest outbreak-affected forests. Birds, 6(2): 27. https://doi.org/10.3390/birds6020027
Bāders, E., Seipulis, A., Champion, J.J.-C., Krišāns, O., Elferts, D., 2025. UAV-based multispectral assessment of wind-induced damage in Norway spruce crowns. Forests, 16(8): 1348. https://doi.org/10.3390/f16081348
Baranovskis, Ģ., Nikodemus, O., Elferts, D., Brūmelis, G., Līviņa, A., Mežgaile, A., 2025. Biodiversity conservation in private forests: Preferences of Latvian forest owners in the context of involuntary conservation. Forest Policy and Economics, 170: 103369. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2024.103369
Done, G., Ķēniņa, L., Elferts, D., Ozoliņš, J., Jansons, Ā., 2025. Assessing relationships between deer (Cervidae) damage and stand structure of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) stands in hemiboreal Latvia. Forests, 16: 170. https://doi.org/10.3390/f16010170
Jansone, D., Liepiņa, A.A., Barone, I., Elferts, D., Lībiete, Z., Matisons, R., 2025. The older, the richer? A comparative study of tree-related microhabitats and epiphytes on champion and planted mature oaks. Diversity, 17: 484. https://doi.org/10.3390/d17070484
Jansone, D., Liepiņa, A.A., Elferts, D., Jansons, Ā., 2025. Vegetation species diversity and dominance after large-scale clear-cutting: case study from Latvia. Sustainability, 17: 2849. https://doi.org/10.3390/su17072849
Jansone, D., Matisons, R., Elferts, D., Jõgiste, K., Jansone, B., Straupe, I., Jansons, Ā., 2025. Should I stay or should I go? Meteorological effects on radial growth in introduced Lodgepole pine provenances. Dendrochronologia, 91:126308. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dendro.2025.126308
Krama, T., Krams, R., Elferts, D., Adams, C.A., Cirule, D., Krams, I.A., 2025. Hissing predicts lower tonic immobility and higher nest siccess in female great tits (Parus major). Birds, 6: 53. https://doi.org/10.3390/birds6040053
Liepiņa, A.A., Elferts, D., Matisons, R., Jansons, Ā., Jansone, D., 2025. Being edgy: ecotones of ground cover vegetation in managed black alder habitats. Forests, 16(5): 846. https://doi.org/10.3390/f16050846
Petaja, G., Elferts, D., Bārdule, A., Zvaigzne, Z.A., Purviņa, D., Skranda, I., 2025. Short-term ground vegetation responses to fertilization in Latvian forests: effects on species richness and diversity. Environments, 12: 47. https://doi.org/10.3390/environments12020047
Saklaurs, M., Elferts, D., Kitenberga, M., Liepa, L., Sisenis, L., Jansons, Ā., 2025. Willingness of local community to support management for the improvement in the quality of the riparian zone in north-eastern Latvia. Land, 14(2): 434. https://doi.org/10.3390/land14020434

2024

Apsīte, E., Elferts, D., Lapinskis, J., Briede, A., Klints, L., 2024. Changes in Magnitude and Shifts in Timing of the Latvian River Annual Flood Peaks. Atmosphere, 15: 1139. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos15091139
Bāders, E., Zeltiņš, P., Elferts, D., Ruņģis, D., Gailis, A., Jansons, Ā., 2024. Trends in genetic diversity of silver birch: Insights from varied planting scenarious. Baltic Forestry, 30:id759. https://doi.org/10.46490/BF759
Liepiņa, A.A., Jansone, D., Elferts, D., Barone, I., Donis, J., Jansons, Ā., 2024. The Effects of the Selective Removal of Adjacent Trees on the Diversity of Oak-Hosted Epiphytes and Tree-Related Microhabitats. Plants 13: 3019. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13213019
Seipulis, A., Gardiner, B., Peltola, H., Nicoll, B., Rust, S., Matisons, R., Elferts, D., Krišāns, O., Jansons, A., 2024. Geographic variation in resistance of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) to wind loading across different wind environments in Europe. Forest Ecology and Management, 571: 122237. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2024.122237

2023

Krama, T., Krams, R., Elferts, D., Sieving, K.E., Krams, I.A, 2023. Selective selfishness in alarm calling behavious by some members of wintering mixed-species groups of crested tits and willow tits. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 378: 20220102. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2022.0102
Krama, T., Munkevics, M., Krams, R., Grigorjeva, T., Trakimas, G., Jõers, P., Popovs, S., Zants, K., Elferts, D., Rantala, M.J., Sledevskis. E., Contreras-Garduño, J., de Bivort, B., Krams, I.A., 2023. Development under predation risk increases serotonin-signaling, variability of turning behavior and survival in adult fruit flies Drosophila melanogaster. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 17:1189301. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnbeh.2023.1189301
Ķēniņa, L., Elferts, D., Jaunslaviete, I., Bāders, E., Jansons, Ā., 2023. Sustaining carbon storage: lessons from hemiboreal old-growth coniferous and deciduous forest stands. Forest Science, 69: 158-166. https://doi.org/10.1093/forsci/fxac055

2022

Baranovskis, Ģ., Nikodemus, O., Brūmelis, G., Elferts, D., 2022. Biodiversity conservation in private forests: Factors driving landowner’s attitude. Biological Conservation, 266: 109441. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2024.103369
Eliassen, S., Krama, T., Luoto, S., Krams, R., Mennerat, A., Jõers, P., Elferts, D., Rantala, M.J., Krams, I.A., 2022. Reply to Jan T. Lifjeld et al.: Female agency and fitness benefits of mixed-paternity broods remain. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 119 (30): e2207741119. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2207741119
Krama, T., Krams, R., Munkevics, M., Willow, J., Popovs, S., Elferts, D., Dobkeviča, L., Raibarte, P., Rantala, M., Contreras-Garduño J., Krams I.A., 2022. Physiological stress and higher reproductive success in bumblebees are both associated with intensive agriculture. PeerJ ,10:e12953. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12953
Krams, I.A., Mennerat, A., Krama, T., Krams, R., Jõers, P., Elferts, D., Luoto, S., Rantala, M.J., Eliassen, S., 2022. Extra-pair paternity explains cooperation in a bird species. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 119 (5): e2112004119.https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2112004119
Krams, R., Krama, T., Elferts, D., Daukšte, J., Raibarte, P., Brūmelis, G., Dauškane, I., Strode, L., Krams, I.A., 2022. High Blood Parasite Infection Rate and Low Fitness Suggest That Forest Water Bodies Comprise Ecological Traps for Pied Flycatchers. Birds ,3: 221-233. https://doi.org/10.3390/birds3020014
Krišāns, O., Čakša, L., Matisons, R., Rust, S., Elferts, D., Seipulis, A., Jansons, Ā., 2022. A static pulling test is a suitable method for comparison of the loading resistence of silver birch (Betula pendula Roth.) between urban and peri-urban forests. Forests, 13(1): 127. https://doi.org/10.3390/f13010127
Krišāns, O., Matisons, R., Vuguls, J., Bāders, E., Rust, S., Elferts, D., Saleniece, R., Jansons, Ā., 2022. Regularly planted rather than natural understory of Norway spruce (Picea abies H. Karst.) contributes to the individual stability of canopy silver birch (Betula pendula Roth.). Forests, 13: 942. https://doi.org/10.3390/f13060942
Krišāns, O., Matisons, R., Vuguls, J., Rust, S., Elferts, D., Seipulis, A., Saleniece, R., Jansons, Ā., 2022. Silver birch (Betula pendula Roth.) on dry mineral rather than on deep peat soils is more dependent on frozen conditions in terms of wind damage in the Eastern Baltic region. Plants, 11: 1174. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11091174
Krišāns, O., Matisons, R., Vuguls, J.; Seipulis, A., Elferts, D., Samariks, V., Saleniece, R., Jansons, Ā., 2022. Soil type rather than freezing determines the size of soil-root plate of Silver birch (Betula pendula Roth.) in the Eastern Baltic Region. Sustainability, 14: 7332. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14127332
Ķēniņa, L., Elferts, D., Jaunslaviete, I., Bāders, E., Šnepsts, G., Jansons, Ā., 2022. Tree biomass – a fragile carbon storage in old-growth birch and aspen stands in hemiboreal Latvia. Baltic Forestry, 28 (2). https://doi.org/10.46490/BF654
Matisons, R., Jansone, D., Elferts, D., Schneck, V., Kowslczyk, J., Wojda, T., Jansons, Ā., 2022. Silver birch shows nonlinear responses to moisture availability and temperature in the eastern Baltic Sea region. Dendrochronologia, 76: 126003. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dendro.2022.126003
Saklaurs, M., Liepiņa, A.A., Elferts, D., Jansons, Ā., 2022. Social Perception of Riparian Forests. Sustainability, 14: 9302. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14159302
Saklaurs, M., Lībiete, Z., Donis, J., Kitenberga, M., Elferts, D., Jūrmalis, E., Jansons, Ā., 2022. Provision of ecosystem services in riparian hemiboreal forest fixed-width buffers. Forests, 13: 928. https://doi.org/10.3390/f13060928
Trivedi, P., Klavins, L., Hykkerud, A.L., Kviesis, J., Elferts, D., Martinussen, I., Klavins, M., Karppinen, K., Häggman, H.M., Jaakola, L., 2022. Temperature has a major effect on the cuticular wax composition of bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.) fruit. Frontiers in Plant Science, 13: 980427. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2022.980427

2021

Bāders, E., Jõgiste, K., Elferts, D., Vodde, F., Kiviste, A., Luguza, S., Jansons, Ā., 2021. Storm legacies shaping post-windthrow forest regeneration: learnings from spatial indices in unmanaged Norway spruce stands. European Journal of Forest Research.
Čakša, L., Šēnhofa, S., Šņepsts, G., Elferts, D., Liepa, L., Jansons, Ā., 2021. Effect of stem snapping on aspen timber assortment recovery in hemiboreal forests. Forests, 12: 28.
Čakšs, R., Čakša, L., Desaine, I., Lībiete, Z., Elferts, D., Butlers, A., Jansons, Ā., 2021. Long-term influence of stump-removal on components of hemiboreal pine forest ecosystem. Sustainability, 13: 2095.
Dūmiņš, K., Andersone-Ozola, U., Samsone, I., Elferts, D., Ievinsh, G., 2021. Growth and physiological performance of a coastal species Trifolium fragiferum as affected by a coexistence with Trifolium repens, NaCl treatment and inoculation with rhizobia. Plants, 10: 2196.
Freimane, L., Čakša, L., Kārkliņa, A., Elferts, D., Bērziņa, B., 2021. Post fire ground vegetation development over 25 years. Research For Rural Development, 36: 44-50.
Gaile, L., Andersone-Ozola, U., Samsone, I., Elferts, D., Ievinsh, G., 2021. Modification of growth and physiological response of coastal dune species Anthyllis maritima to sand burial by rhizobial symbiosis and salinity. Plants, 10: 2584.
Kitenberga, M., Šņepsts, G., Vuguls, J., Elferts, D., Jaunslaviete, I., Jansons, Ā., 2021. Tree- and stand-scale factors shape the probability of wind damage to birch in hemiboreal forests. Silva Fennica, 55: 10483.
Krams, I.A., Kram,a T., Krams, R., Trakimas, G., Popovs, S., Jõers, P., Munkevics, M., Elferts, D., Rantala, M.J., Makņa, J., de Bivort, B.L., 2021. Serotoninergic modulation of phototactic variability underpins a bet-hedging strategy in Drosophila melanogaster. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 15:659331.
Krams, R., Krama, T., Brūmelis, G., Elferts, D., Strode, L., Dauškane, I., Luoto, S., Šmits, A., Krams, I.A., 2021. Ecological traps: evidence of a fitness cost in a cavity-nesting bird. Oecologia,
Krišāns, O., Matisons, R., Kitenberga, M., Donis, J., Rust, S., Elferts, D., Jansons, Ā., 2021. Wind resistance of Eastern Baltic silver birch (Betula pendula Roth.) suggests its suitability for periodically waterlogged sites. Forests, 12: 21.
Luoto, S., Krama, T., Rubika, A., Borráz-León, J.I., Trakimas, G., Elferts, D., Skrinda, I., Krams, R., Moore, F.R., Birbele, E., Kaminska, I., Contreras-Garduño, J., Rantala, M.J., Krams, I.A., 2021. Socioeconomic position, immune function, and its physiological markers. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 105202.
Matisons, R., Elferts, D., Krišāns, O., Schneck, V., Gärtner, H., Bast, A., Wojda, T., Kowalczyk, J., Jansons, Ā., 2021. Non-linear regional weather-growth relationships indicate limited adaptability of the eastern Baltic scots pine. Forest Ecology and Management, 479: 118600.
Matisons, R., Elferts, D., Krišāns, O., Schneck, V., Gärtner, H., Wojda, T., Kowalczyk, J., Jansons, Ā., 2021. Nonlinear weather–growth relationships suggest disproportional growth changes of Norway spruce in the Eastern Baltic region. Forests, 12: 661.
Matisons, R., Krišāns, O., Jansons, Ā., Kondratovičs, T., Elferts, D., Ievinsh, G., 2021. Norway spruce seedlings from an eastern Baltic provenance show tolerance to simulated drought. Forests, 12(1):82.
Terentjeva, M., Šteingolde, Ž., Meistere, I., Elferts, D., Avsejenko, J., Streikiša, M., Gradovska, S., Alksne, L., Ķibilds, J., Bērziņš, A., 2021. Prevalence, genetic diversity and factors associated with distribution of Listeria monocytogenes and other Listeria spp. in cattle farms in Latvia. Pathogens 10: 851.

2020

Bāders, E., Krišāns, O., Donis, J., Elferts, D., Jaunslaviete, I., Jansons, Ā., 2020. Norway Spruce Survival Rate in Two Forested Landscapes, 1975–2016. Forests, 11: 745.
Brūmelis, G., Dauškane, I., Elferts, D., Strode, L., Krama, T., Krams, I., 2020. Estimates of Tree Canopy Closure and Basal Area as Proxies for Tree Crown Volume at a Stand Scale. Forests 2020, 11: 1180.
Cekstere, G., Osvalde, A., Elferts, D., Rose, C., Lucas F., Vollenweider, P., 2020. Salt accumulation and effects within foliage of Tilia × vulgaris trees from the street greenery of Riga, Latvia. Science of Total Environment, 140921.
Ievinsh, G., Gaile, L., Elferts, D., Liepiņa, L., 2020. Relationship between functional traits, functional types, and habitat in boreonemoral bryophytes. Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Science. Section B, 74 (3): 196-205.
Kārkliņa, A., Brūmelis, G., Dauškane, I., Elferts, D., Freimane, L., Kitenberga, M., Lībiete, Z., Matisons, R., Jansons, Ā., 2020. Effect of salvage-logging on post-fire tree establishment and ground cover vegetation in semi-natural hemiboreal forests. Silva Fennica, 54 (5): 10334.
Kitenberga, M., Elferts, D., Adamovics, A., Katrevics, J., Donis, J., Baders, E., Jansons, A., 2020. Effect of salvage logging and forest type on the post-fire regeneration of Scots pine in hemiboreal forests. New Forests, DOI: 10.1007/s11056-020-09775-5
Krams, I.A., Luoto, S., Krama, T., Krams, R., Sieving, K., Trakimas, G., Elferts, D., Rantala M.J., Goodale, E., 2020. Egalitarian mixed-species bird groups enhance winter survival of subordinate group members but only in high-quality forests. Scientific Reports, 10: 4005.
Krisans, O., Matisons, R., Rust, S., Burnevica, N., Bruna, L., Elferts, D., Kalvane, L., Jansons, A., 2020. Presence of root rot reduces stability of Norway spruce (Picea abies): Results of static pulling tests in Latvia. Forests, 11: 416.
Krisans, O., Saleniece, R., Rust, S., Elferts, D., Kapostins, R., Jansons, A., Matisons, R., 2020. Effect of Bark-Stripping on Mechanical Stability of Norway Spruce. Forests 2020, 11, 357.
Luguza, S., Snepsts, G., Donis, J., Desaine, I., Baders, E., Kitenberga, M., Elferts, D., Jansons, A., 2020. Advance Regeneration of Norway Spruce and Scots Pine in Hemiboreal Forests in Latvia. Forests, 11: 215.
Matisons, R., Gärtner, H., Elferts, D., Kārkliņa, A., Adamovičs, A., Jansons, Ā., 2020. Occurrence of ‘blue’ and ‘frost’ rings reveals frost sensitivity of eastern Baltic provenances of Scots pine. Forest Ecology and Management, 457: 117729.
Matisons, R., Kārkliņa, A., Krišāns, O., Elferts, D., Jansons, Ā., 2020. Species composition modulates seedling competitiveness of temperate tree species under hemiboreal conditions. Forest ecology and Management, 478: 118499.
Rubika, A., Luoto, S., Krama, T., Trakimas, G., Rantala, M.J., Moore, F.R., Skrinda, I., Elferts, D., Krams, R., Contreras-Garduño, J., Krams, I.A., 2020. Women’s socioeconomic position in ontogeny is associated with improved immune function and lower stress, but not with height. Scientific Reports, 10:11517.
Snepsts, G., Kitenberga, M., Elferts, D., Donis, J., Jansons, A., 2020. Stem damage modifies the impact of wind on Norway spruces. Forests, 11: 463.

2019

Brūmelis, G., Artistova, A., Elferts, D., Kasparinskis, R., Nikodemus, O., Amatniece, V., Rendenieks, Z., 2019. Effects of stand-level and landscape factors on understorey plant community traits in broad-leaved forest of the boreo-nemoral zone in Latvia. Forest Ecology and Management, 434: 264-278.
Kitenberga, M., Drobyshev, I., Elferts, D., Matisons, R., Adamovics, A., Katrevics, J., Niklasson, M., Jansons, A., 2019. A mixture of human and climatic effects shapes the 250-year long fire history of a semi-natural pine dominated landscape of Northern Latvia. Forest Ecology and Management, 441: 192–201.
Krams, I., Luoto, S., Rubika, A., Krama, T., Elferts, D., Krams, R., Kecko, S., Skrinda, I., Moore, F.R., Rantala, M.J., 2019. A head start for life history development? Family income mediates associations between height and immune response in men. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 168: 421-427.
Matisons, R., Jansone, D., Elferts, D., Adamovičs, A., Schneck, V., Jansons, Ā., 2019. Plasticity of response of tree-ring width of Scots pine provenances to weather extremes in Latvia. Dendrochronologia, 54: 1-10.
Rendenieks, Z., Brumelis, G., Nikodemus, O., Elferts, D., 2019. Geographic determinants of spatial patterns of Quercus robur forest stands in Latvia: biophysical conditions and past management. iForest, 12: 349-356.
Terentjeva, M., Streikiša, M., Avsejenko, J., Trofimova, J., Kovaļenko, K., Elferts, D., Bērziņš, A., 2019. Prevalence and antimicrobial resistance of Escherichia coli, Enterococcus spp. and the major foodborne pathogens in calves in Latvia. Foodborne Pathogens and Disease, 16: 35-41.
Trakimas, G., Krams, R., Krama, T., Kortet, R., Haque, S., Luoto, S., Eichler, I.S., Butler, D.M., Jõers, P., Hawlena, D., Rantala, M.J., Elferts, D., Contreras-Garduño, J., Krams, I., 2019. Ecological stoichiometry: a link between developmental speed and physiological stress in an omnivorous insect. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 13:42.

2018

Bāders, E., Jansons, Ā., Matisons, R., Elferts, D., Desaine, I., 2018. Landscape diversity for reduced risk of insect damage: a case study of spruce bud scale in Latvia. Forests, 9 (545): 1-15.
Krams, I., Trakimas, G., Kecko, S., Elferts, D., Krams, R., Luoto, S., Rantala, M.J., Mänd, M., Kuusik, A., Kekäläinen, J., Jõers, P., Kortet, R., Krama, T., 2018. Linking organismal growth, coping styles, stress reactivity, and metabolism via responses against a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor in an insect. Scientific Reports, 8:8599:1-12.
Krūmiņa, A., Pliss, L., Zariņa, G., Puzuka, A., Zariņa, A., Lāce, B., Elferts, D., Khrunin, A., Limborska, S., Kloviņš, J., Gailīte, L., 2018. Population genetics of Latvians in the context of admixture between north-eastern European ethnic groups. Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Science. Section B, 72 (2): 131-151.
Ķēniņa, L., Elferts, D., Bāders, E., Jansons, Ā., 2018. Carbon pools in a hemiboreal over-mature Norway spruce stands. Forests, 9 (435): 1:10.
Poikane, S., Portielje, R., Denys, L., Elferts, D., Kelly, M., Kolada, A., Mäemets, H., Phillips, G., Søndergaard, M., Wilblby, N., van der Berg, M.S., 2018. Macrophyte assessment in European lakes: diverse approaches but convergent views of ‘good’ ecological status. Ecological Indicators, 94: 185-197.
Robalte, L., Jansone, D., Elferts, D., Matisons, R., Jansons, Ā., 2018. Bilberry ramet dimensions in relation to stand age in oligotrophic conditions in Latvia. Silva Fennica, 52: 9899.
Vinogradovs, I., Nikodemus, O., Elferts, D., Brūmelis, G., 2018. Assesment of site-specific drivers of farmland abandonment in mosaic-type landscapes: A case study in Vidzeme, Latvia. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 253: 113-121.

2017

Apsīte, E., Nikodemus, O., Brūmelis, G., Lagzdiņš, A., Elferts, D., Rendenieks, Z., Klints, L., 2017. Impact of climate variability, drainage and land-cover changes on hemiboreal streamflow. Hydrological Science Journal, 62: 2558-2570.
Brūmelis, G., Ikauniece, S., Voiceščuka, A., Artistova, A., Treimane, A., Dauškane, I., Elferts, D., Tjarve, D., 2017. Tree regeneration in noble broadleaved tree stands at their northern limit: implications for conservation management. Environmental and Experimental Biology, 15: 275-282.
Brūmelis, G., Oļehnoviča, E., Šūba, U., Treimane, A., Inne, S., Zviedre, E., Elferts, D., Dakša, M., Tjarve, D., 2017. Bryophute and polypore richness and indicators in relation to type, age and decay stage of coarse woody debris of Picea abies. Environmental and Experimental Biology, 15: 95-103.
Cīrule, D., Krama, T., Krams, R., Elferts, D., Kaasik, A., Rantala, M.J., Mierauskas, P., Luoto, S., Krams, I.A., 2017. Habitat quality affects stress responses and survival in a bird wintering under extremely low ambient temperatures. Science of Nature, 104 (99): 1-13.
Kecko, S., Mihailova, A., Kangassalo, K., Elferts, D., Krama, T., Krams, R., Luoto, S., Rantala, M. J. and Krams, I. A., 2017. Sex-specific compensatory growth in the larvae of the greater wax moth Galleria mellonella. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 30: 1910-1918. doi:10.1111/jeb.13150
Krams, I., Kecko, S., Inashkina, I., Trakimas, G., Krams, R., Elferts, D., Vrublevska, J., Jõers, P., Rantala, M. J., Luoto, S., Contreras-Garduño, J., Jankevica, L., Meija, L., Krama, T., 2017. Food quality affects the expression of antimicrobial peptide genes upon simulated parasite attack in the larvae of greater wax moth. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, 165: 129:137.
Krams, I.A., Kecko, S., Jõers, P., Trakimas, G., Elferts, D., Krams, R., Luoto, S., Rantala, M.J., Inashkina, I., Gudrā, D., Fridmanis, D., Contreras-Garduño, J., Grantiņa-Ieviņa, L., Krama, T., 2017. Microbiome symbionts and diet diversity incur costs on the immune system of insect larvae. Journal of Experimental Biology, 220: 4204-4212.
Krams, I.A., Rumvolt, K., Saks, L., Krams, R., Elferts, D., Vrublevska, J., Rantala, M.J., Kecko, S., Cīrule, D., Luoto, S., Krama, T., 2017. Reproduction compromises adaptive immunity in a cyprinid fish. Ecological Research, 32: 559-566.

2016

Apsīte, E., Elferts, D., Latkovska, I., 2016. Long-term changes of Daugava River ice phenology under the impact of the cascade of hydro power plants. Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Science. Section B, 70 (2): 71-77.
Igumnova, V., Capligina, V., Krams, A., Cirule, A., Elferts, D., Pole, I., Jansone, I., Bandere, D., Ranka, R., 2016. Genotype and allele frequencies of isoniazid-metabolizing enzymes NAT2 and GSTM1 in Latvian tuberculosis patients. Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy, 22: 472-477.
Kokarēviča, I., Brumelis, G., Kasparinskis, R., Rolava, A., Nikodemus, O., Grods, J., Elferts, D., 2016. Vegetation changes in boreo-nemoral forest stands depending on soil factors and past land-use during an 80-year period of no human impact. Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 46: 376-386.
Latkovska, I., Apsīte, E., Elferts, D., 2016. Long-term changes of the ice regime of rivers in Latvia. Hydrology research, 47: 782-798.
Livdāne, L., Putnis, I., Rubene, G., Elferts, D., Ikauniece, A., 2016. Baltic herring prey selectively on older copepodites of Eurytemora affinis and Limnocalanus macrurus in the Gulf of Riga. Oceanologia, 58: 46-53.
Ustups, D., Bergstrom, U., Florin, A.B., Kruze, E., Zilniece, D., Elferts, D., Knospina, E., Uzars, D., 2016. Diet overlap between juvenile flatfish and the invasive round goby in the central Baltic Sea. Journal of Sea Research, 107(1): 121-129.
Vinogradovs, I., Nikodemus, O., Tabors, G., Krūze, I., Elferts, D., 2016. Assessment of factors of landscape change in mosaic type landscape: a case study of Vidzeme, Latvia. Environmental protection engineering, 19: 212-217.

2015

Krumme, U., Grinvalds, K., Zagars, M., Elferts, D., Ikejima, K., Tongnunui, P., 2015. Tidal, diel and lunar patterns in intertidal and subtidal mangrove creek fish assemblages from southwest Thailand. Environmental Biology of Fishes, 98: 1671-1693.
Liepiņa, L., Dimbiere, A., Laime, B., Tjarve, D., Elferts, D., Tabors, G., Brūmelis, G., 2015. Arbuscular mycorrhizal colonization in roots of sand dune plants in relation to soil factors. Environmental and Experimental Biology, 13: 139-145.
Plikshs M., Hinrichsen H.-H., Elferts D., Sics I., Kornilovs G., Köster F.W. 2015. Reproduction of Baltic cod, Gadus morhua (Actinopterygii: Gadiformes: Gadidae), in the Gotland Basin: Causes of annual variability. Acta Ichthyol. Piscat. 45 (3): 247–258.
Zole, E., Elferts, D., Kimsis, J., Krumina, A., Narels, K., Pole, I., Ranka, R., Pliss, L., 2015. Comparison of telomere length between population-specific mitochondrial haplogroups among different age groups in a Latvian population. Mechanisms of Ageing and Development, 145: 13-17.

2014

Apsīte, E., Elferts, D., Zubaničs, A., Latkovska, I., 2014. Long-term changes in hydrological regime of the lakes in Latvia. Hydrology Research, 45: 308-321.
Dirnena, I., Dimanta, I., Gruduls, A., Kleperis, J., Elferts, D., Nikolajeva, V., 2014. Influence of the initial acidification step on the biogas production and composition. Biotechnology and Applied Biochemestry, 61: 316-321.

2013

Apsīte, E., Rudlapa, I., Latkovska, I., Elferts, D., 2013. Changes in Latvian river discharge regime at the turn of the century. Hydrology Research, 44: 554-569.
Matisons, R., Elferts, D., Brūmelis, G., 2013. Possible signs of growth decline of pedunculate oak in Latvia during 1980-2009 in tree-ring width and vessel size. Baltic Forestry, 19: 137-142.
Matisons, R., Elferts, D., Brūmelis, G., 2013. Pointer years in tree-ring width and earlywood-vessel area time series of Quercus robur – Relation with climate factors near its northern distribution limit. Dendrochronologia, 31: 129-139.

2012

Elferts, D., Jansons, Ā., 2012. Response of Scots pine radial growth to past and future climate change in Latvia. In: Kļaviņš, M., Briede, A. (eds.) Climate change in Latvia and adaptation to it. University of Latvia, Rīga. 134-145.
Latkovska, I. Apsīte, E., Elferts, D., Kurpniece, L., 2012. Forecasted changes in the climate and the river runoff regime in Latvian river basins. Baltica, 25: 143-152.
Latkovska, I. Apsīte, E., Kurpniece, L., Elferts, D., 2012. Changes in climate and discharge regime in Latvia at the end of the 21th century. In: Kļaviņš, M., Briede, A. (eds.) Climate change in Latvia and adaptation to it. University of Latvia, Rīga. 119-133.
Matisons, R., Elferts, D., Brūmelis, G., 2012. Changes in climatic signals of English oak tree-ring width and cross-section area of earlywood vessels in Latvia during the period 1900-2009. Forest ecology and management, 279:34-44.
Robalte, L., Matisons, R., Elferts, D., Brūmelis, G., 2012. Natural structures and disturbances in an old growth wet Norway spruce forest in the nature reserve Gruzdovas meži, Latvia. Environmental and Experimental Biology, 10: 81-87.

2011

Apsīte, E., Bakute, A., Elferts, D., Kurpniece, L., Pallo, I., 2011. Climate change impacts on river runoff in Latvia. Climate Research, 48: 57-71
Dauškane, I., Brūmelis, G., Elferts, D., 2011. Effect of climate on extreme radial growth of Scots pine growing on bogs in Latvia. Estonian Journal of Ecology, 60:236-248.
Dauškane, I., Elferts, D., 2011. The influence of climate on Scots pine growth on dry and wet soils near Lake Engure in Latvia. Estonian Journal of Ecology, 60: 225-235.
Elferts, D., Dauškane, I., Ūsele, G., Treimane, A., 2011. Effect of water level and climatic factors on the radial growth of black alder. Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Science. Section B, 65: 164-169.
Melecis, V., Krisjane, Z., Klavins, M., Aigars, J., Elferts, D., Viksne, J., 2011. Preliminary characteristics of ecological and socioeconomic components and their interaction within the long term socioecological research platform of Latvia. Scientific Journal of Riga Technical University. Environmental and Climate Technologies, 7: 87-92.
Pliss, L., Brakmanis, A., Ranka, R., Elferts, D., Krumina, A., Baumanis, V., 2011. The link between mitochondrial DNA hypervariable segment I heteroplasmy and ageing among genetically unrelated Latvians. Experimental Gerontology, 46: 560-568.

2008

Zunde, M., Briede, A., Elferts, D., 2008. The influence of climatic factors on the radial growth of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) in Western Latvia. Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Science. Section B, 62 (3): 120-128.

2007

Elferts, D. 2007. Scots pine pointer-years in northwestern Latvia and their relationship with climatic factors. Acta Universitatis Latviensis, 723 : 163-170.
Elferts, D., 2007. The influence of climatic factors on the radial growth of the Scots pine on a dune island of Raganas Mire. In: Kļaviņs, M. (ed.) Climate change in Latvia. LU Akadēmiskais apgāds, Rīga: 186-192.

2005

Brumelis, G., Elferts, D., Liepina, L., Luce, I., Tabors, G., Tjarve, D. 2005. Age and spatial structure of natural Pinus sylvestris stands in Latvia. Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research, 20 (6): 471-480.