Botany, systematics, genetics, species delimitation, hybridization, conservation
Scientific publications
Matten, Damaris Marina; Mienna, Ida Marielle; Bieker, Vanessa Carina; Mishler, Brent D; Moen, Victoria Stornes; Nygård, Malene Østreng; Vuorinen, Katariina Elsa M; Bendiksby, Mika; Martin, Michael David; Speed, James David Mervyn (2023). Spatial patterns of phylogenetic and species diversity of fennoscandian vascular plants in protected areas. Biodiversity and Conservation. ISSN: 0960-3115. 32s 4425 - 4443. doi:10.1007/s10531-023-02705-9.
Nygård, Malene Østreng (2022). Naturhistoriske samlinger – en uvurderlig datakilde for forståelsen av biologisk mangfold. Årbok for Agder Vitenskapsakademi 2021. ISBN: 9788283901023. Novus Forlag.
Nygaard, Malene; Kopatz, Alexander; Speed, James David Mervyn; Martin, Michael David; Prestø, Tommy; Kleven, Oddmund; Bendiksby, Mika (2022). Spatiotemporal monitoring of the rare northern dragonhead (Dracocephalum ruyschiana, Lamiaceae) — SNP genotyping and environmental niche modeling herbarium specimens. Ecology and Evolution. ISSN: 2045-7758. 12 (8). doi:10.1002/ece3.9187.
Nygård, Malene Østreng; Kemppainen, Petri; Speed, James D. M.; Elven, Reidar; Flatberg, Kjell Ivar; Galten, Leif Persen; Yousefi, Narjes; Solstad, Heidi; Bendiksby, Mika (2021). Combining population genomics and ecological niche modeling to assess taxon limits between Carex jemtlandica and C. lepidocarpa. Journal of Systematics and Evolution. ISSN: 1674-4918. 59 (4). s 627 - 641. doi:10.1111/jse.12743.