- E-mailtom.langbehn@uib.no
- Visitor AddressThormøhlens gate 53 A/B5006 Bergen
- Postal AddressPostboks 78035020 Bergen
I am marine ecologist with a keen interested in evolution and the ecology and biography of environmental change, with a fascination for polar ecosystems and the ocean twilight zone. My research currently revolves around the understanding of mechanism at the individual level underlying macroecological and macroevolutionary patterns. Central aspects of my work are life-history theory, physiology and the role of the light regime in governing foraging interactions and consequently species distributions. I enjoy thinking broadly, to link data with theory and models, and I find interest in diverse biological disciplines.
For further details and a list of publications, please visit our my profile on our group website or my google scholar page.
Academic article
- (2024). Spatial restrictions inadvertently doubled the carbon footprint of Norway's mackerel fishing fleet. Marine Policy.
- (2023). Visual predation risk and spatial distributions of large Arctic copepods along gradients of sea ice and bottom depth. Limnology and Oceanography. 1388-1405.
- (2023). Model-informed classification of broadband acoustic backscatter from zooplankton in an in situ mesocosm. ICES Journal of Marine Science. 14 pages.
- (2023). Model of mesopelagic fish predation on eggs and larvae shows benefits of tuna spawning under full moon. Limnology and Oceanography.
- (2023). Blue mussels in western Norway have vanished where in reach of crawling predators. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 85-101.
- (2023). Bergmann patterns in planktivorous fishes: A light-size or zooplankton community-size rule is just as valid explanation as the temperature-size rule. Global Ecology and Biogeography. 1-17.
- (2021). Poleward distribution of mesopelagic fishes is constrained by seasonality in light. Global Ecology and Biogeography. 546-561.
- (2021). Pelagic organisms avoid white, blue, and red artificial light from scientific instruments. Scientific Reports. 13 pages.
- (2021). Light and energetics at seasonal extremes limit poleward range shifts. Nature Climate Change. 530-536.
- (2019). Light comfort zone in a mesopelagic fish emerges from adaptive behaviour along a latitudinal gradient. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 161-174.
- (2019). Enlightening the ocean’s twilight zone. ICES Journal of Marine Science. 803-812.
- (2019). Catastrophic dynamics limit Atlantic cod recovery. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences.
- (2017). Sea-ice loss boosts visual search: fish foraging and changing pelagic interactions in polar oceans. Global Change Biology. 5318-5330.
Lecture
- (2023). Small fish - The world’s most CO2 efficient animal protein source?
- (2023). Model-informed classification of broadband acoustic backscattering from zooplankton in an in situ mesocosm.
- (2023). Brexit doblet karbonfotavtrykket til Norges makrellfiskeflåte.
- (2022). Mer mat med mindre påvirkning – kan pelagiske fiskerier bidra mer til bærekraftig matproduksjon?
- (2022). How can fisheries contribute more to a sustainable future?
Academic lecture
- (2024). Illuminating zooplankton diel vertical migration with eDNA metabarcoding in the polar night.
- (2023). Trends in CO2 efficiency in North Atlantic fisheries.
- (2023). Spatial restrictions inadvertently doubled the carbon footprint of Norway’s mackerel fishing fleet.
- (2023). Rethinking fisheries in the sustainability crisis - the role of small pelagics.
- (2023). Model evidence for photic barriers to poleward range shifts.
- (2023). Insights from mechanistic models: understanding causes and consequences of mesopelagic diel vertical migration across latitudes.
- (2023). How can fisheries contribute more to a sustainable future?
- (2023). Bergman patterns in a warming ocean, their mechanistic basis, and implications for projecting responses to climate change.
- (2022). Visual predation risk and spatial distribution of large Arctic copepods along gradients sea ice and bottom depth .
- (2022). The Arctic lightscape and its role in pelagic interactions and species distributions.
- (2021). The pelagic riskscape and consequences for zooplankton size along gradients of light and sea-ice in the Barents Sea.
- (2021). Light and energetics at seasonal extremes limit poleward range shifts.
- (2021). From light, to vision, to species distribution - Developing a mechanistic understanding of species (re-)distributions beyond temperature.
- (2021). From light, to vision, to species distribution - Developing a mechanistic understanding of species (re-)distributions beyond temperature.
- (2021). Equatorwards shifts of marine fishes under climate change: a rule rather than exception?
- (2020). Exploring the emergent niche of Greater argentine (Argentina silus) along gradients of topography, light and advection.
Short communication
- (2018). Increased occurrence of the jellyfish Periphylla periphylla in the European high Arctic. Polar Biology. 1-5.
Masters thesis
- (2021). Trophic structure of mesopelagic species in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean based on stable isotopes of carbon and nitrogen.
Doctoral dissertation
- (2019). Light and visual foraging in the pelagic: Opportunities and constraints along gradients of seasonality.
Interview
- (2021). Årstidene begrenser artsutbredelser i havet.
Poster
- (2023). UNINTENDED CLIMATE CONSEQUENCES OF FISHERY MANAGEMENT BREAKDOWN.
- (2023). Blue food, green food, and the nature crisis.
- (2021). Exploring the emergent niche of Greater silver smelt (Argentina silus) along gradients of topography, light and advection.
- (2020). Exploring the emergent niche of Greater argentine (Argentina silus) along gradients of topography, light and advection.
- (2019). Sea-ice loss is bad news for large copepods.
Academic literature review
- (2021). A review of adaptation options in fisheries management to support resilience and transition under socio-ecological change. ICES Journal of Marine Science. 463-479.
Website (informational material)
- (2020). Sea ice disappearing may be good news for the fish in the Arctic, but bad news for the zooplankton!
More information in national current research information system (CRIStin)