Manas publikācijas

2026

124. Abersons, K., Elferts, D., Raiberte, P., Dimante-Deimantovica, I., 2026. Decade-long data highlight medium-sized, fast-flowing cold-water streams as important recruitment habitats for European river and brook lampreys. Scientific Reports. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-75795-4

123. 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

122. Boikmanis, G., Elferts, D., Šteingolde, Ž., Mališevs, A., Ķibilds, J., Grantiņa-Ieviņa, L., Bērziņš, A., Valciņa, O., 2026. Surveillance of Q fever in dairy cattle in Latvia: molecular and serological findings and association with farm and woodland density. Microorganisms, 14(4): 881. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms14040881

121. Gricjus, E., Legzdiņa, L., Vilks, K., Striķe, Z., Matisons, R., Elferts, D., Šmits, A., 2026. Specific responses of natural enemies to Ips acuminatus density in endemic and post-outbreak populations in Scots pine stands: a case study. Forests, 17: 1108. https://doi.org/10.3390/f17091108

120. 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

119. 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

118. 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

117. Rieksts-Riekstiņš, R., Elferts, D., Matisons, R., Zeltiņš, P., Jansone, D., Jaunslaviete, I., Jansons, Ā., Stoncelis, A., Juškauskaitė, A., Baliuckas, V., 2026. Meteorological Conditions and Site Productivity Modulate Genetic Controls over Radial Increment, but Not the Sensitivity of Hemiboreal Scots Pine. Forests, 17(7), 806. https://doi.org/10.3390/f17070806

116. Seipulis, A., Riekstiņa, K., Bičkovskis, K., Elferts, D., Bāders, E., Matisons, R., Krišāns, O. (2026). Interactions Between Snow Cover and Forest Composition Drive Seasonal and Regional Variability in Soil Thermal Regimes of Hemiboreal Forests in the Eastern Baltic Region. Forests, 17:276. https://doi.org/10.3390/f17020276

115. Seipulis, A., Samariks, V., Matisons, R., Elferts, D., & Krišāns, O., 2026. Effect of Pulling Direction on Destructive Tree-Pulling Tests in Hemiboreal Scots Pine Stands in Northern Europe. Forests, 17(9), 1111. https://doi.org/10.3390/f17091111

2025

114. 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

113. 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

112. 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

111. 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

110. 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

109. 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

108. 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

107. 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

106. 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

105. 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

104. 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

103. 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

102. 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

101. 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

100. 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

99. 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

98. 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

97. 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

96. 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

95. 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

94. 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

93. 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

92. 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

91. 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

90. 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

89. 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

88. 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

87. 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

86. 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

85. Saklaurs, M., Liepiņa, A.A., Elferts, D., Jansons, Ā., 2022. Social Perception of Riparian Forests. Sustainability, 14: 9302. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14159302

84. 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

83. 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

82. 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. 140: 819-833. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10342-021-01368-x

81. 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. https://doi.org/10.3390/f12010028

80. 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. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13042095

79. 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. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10102196

78. 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. https://doi.org/10.22616/rrd.27.2021.006

77. 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. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10122584

76. 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. https://doi.org/10.14214/sf.10483

75. 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. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnbeh.2021.659331

74. 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, 196: 735-745. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-021-04969-w

73. 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. https://doi.org/10.3390/f12010021

72. 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, 127:105202. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2021.105202

71. 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. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118600

70. 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. https://doi.org/10.3390/f12060661

69. 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. https://doi.org/10.3390/f12010082

68. 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. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10070851

2020

67. 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. https://doi.org/10.3390/f11070745

66. 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. https://doi.org/10.3390/f11111180

65. 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, 747: 140921. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140921

64. 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. https://doi.org/10.2478/prolas-2020-0031

63. 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. https://doi.org/10.14214/sf.10334

62. 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, 51: 1069-1085. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11056-020-09775-5

61. 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. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-60144-w

60. 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. https://doi.org/10.3390/f11040416

59. 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. https://doi.org/10.3390/f11030357>

58. 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. https://doi.org/10.3390/f11020215

57. 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. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2019.117729

56. 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. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118499

55. 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. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-68217-6

54. Snepsts, G., Kitenberga, M., Elferts, D., Donis, J., Jansons, A., 2020. Stem damage modifies the impact of wind on Norway spruces. Forests, 11: 463. https://doi.org/10.3390/f11040463

2019

53. 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. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2018.12.032

52. 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. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2019.03.032

51. 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. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.23754

50. 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. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dendro.2019.01.002

49. 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. https://doi.org/10.3832/ifor2979-012

48. 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. https://doi.org/10.1089/fpd.2018.2523

47. 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. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnbeh.2019.00042

2018

46. 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. https://doi.org/10.3390/f9090545

45. 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. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-26722-9

44. 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. https://doi.org/10.2478/prolas-2018-0025

43. Ķēniņa, L., Elferts, D., Bāders, E., Jansons, Ā., 2018. Carbon pools in a hemiboreal over-mature Norway spruce stands. Forests, 9 (435): 1:10. https://doi.org/10.3390/f9070435

42. 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. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2018.06.056

41. 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. https://doi.org/10.14214/sf.9899

40. 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. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2017.10.016

2017

39. 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. https://doi.org/10.1080/02626667.2017.1393821

38. 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. https://doi.org/10.22364/eeb.15.28

37. 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. https://doi.org/10.22364/eeb.15.08

36. 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. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00114-017-1519-8

35. 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. https://doi.org/10.1111/jeb.13150

34. 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. https://doi.org/10.1111/eea.12629

33. 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. https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.169227

32. 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. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11284-017-1467-y

2016

31. 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.

30. 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.

29. 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.

28. Latkovska, I., Apsīte, E., Elferts, D., 2016. Long-term changes of the ice regime of rivers in Latvia. Hydrology research, 47: 782-798.

27. 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.

26. 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.

25. 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

24. 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.

23. 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.

22. 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.

21. 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

20. 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. https://doi.org/10.2166/nh.2013.435

19. 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. https://doi.org/10.1002/bab.1163

2013

18. 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. https://doi.org/10.2166/nh.2012.007

17. 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.

16. 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. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dendro.2012.10.001

2012

15. 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.

14. 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. https://doi.org/10.5200/baltica.2012.25.14

13. 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.

12. 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. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2012.05.029

11. 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

10. Apsīte, E., Bakute, A., Elferts, D., Kurpniece, L., Pallo, I., 2011. Climate change impacts on river runoff in Latvia. Climate Research, 48: 57-71. https://doi.org/10.3354/cr01004

9. 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. https://doi.org/10.3176/eco.2011.3.06

8. 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. https://doi.org/10.3176/eco.2011.3.05

7. 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. https://doi.org/10.2478/v10046-011-0032-2

6. 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.

5. 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. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exger.2011.02.016

2008

4. 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. https://doi.org/10.2478/v10046-008-0015-0

2007

3. Elferts, D. 2007. Scots pine pointer-years in northwestern Latvia and their relationship with climatic factors. Acta Universitatis Latviensis, 723 : 163-170.

2. 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

1. 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. https://doi.org/10.1080/02827580500339526