About
Biologist with master in botany and a PhD in microbial ecology from University of Oslo. Teach Nature, health and movement. Reserch on outdoor play areas and nature.
Research groups
Publications and research
Scientific publications
Vik, Unni
(2026).
Shrinking playgrounds: how urban density and daycare size limit children’s outdoor space in Oslo.
Cities & Health.
https://doi.org/10.1080/23748834.2026.2645459
Ronold, Eivind Kverme;
Vik, Unni
; Vandvik, Vigdis; Kauserud, Håvard; Thoen, Ella
(2025).
Elevational range expansion of Betula pubescens may be slowed by lack of suitable mycorrhizal symbionts in alpine soils.
Fungal ecology.
Vol. 77.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.funeco.2025.101454
Vik, Unni
; Hov, Asbjørn Magnar; Langholm, Guri
(2025).
Stor variasjon i naturfagmateriell i Oslobarnehagar.
Nordic Studies in Science Education (NorDiNa).
Vol. 21.
https://doi.org/10.5617/nordina.11402
Jørgensen-Vittersø, Kari Anne
;
Vik, Unni
(2021).
Barn i by.
ISBN: 9788215040936.
320 p.
Universitetsforlaget.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4861567
Vik, Unni
;
Botnen, Synnøve Smebye
;
Sandbakken, Mari
(2021).
Artar som kan skape tilhøyrsle til natur på barnehagen sitt uteområde.
Jørgensen-Vittersø, Kari Anne; Vik, Unni (Ed.).
Barn i by. p. 85-98.
Universitetsforlaget.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4610901
Sandbakken, Mari
;
Vik, Unni
;
Botnen, Synnøve Smebye
(2021).
Dyr i byen. Barns muligheter til å oppleve dyr og dyreliv i byen.
Jørgensen-Vittersø, Kari Anne; Vik, Unni (Ed.).
Barn i by. p. 71-83.
Universitetsforlaget.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3717922
Thoen, Ella; Harder, Christoffer Bugge; Kauserud, Håvard;
Botnen, Synnøve Smebye
;
Vik, Unni
; Taylor, Andy F.S.; Menkis, Audrius; Skrede, Inger
(2020).
In vitro evidence of root colonization suggests ecological versatility in the genus Mycena.
New Phytologist.
Vol. 227.
https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.16545
Botnen, Synnøve Smebye
; Davey, Marie Louise; Aas, Anders Bjørnsgard; Carlsen, Tor; Thoen, Ella; Heegaard, Einar;
Vik, Unni
; Dresch, Philipp; Mundra, Sunil; Peintner, Ursula; Taylor, Andy F. S.; Kauserud, Håvard
(2019).
Biogeography of plant root-associated fungal communities in the North Atlantic region mirrors climatic variability.
Journal of Biogeography.
Vol. 46.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.13613
Rechsteiner, Aud Helen Halbritter; Boeck, Hans J. De; Eycott, Amy Elizabeth; Reinsch, Sabine; Robinson, David A.; Vicca, Sara; Berauer, Bernd; Christiansen, Casper Tai; Estiarte, Marc; Grünzweig, José M.; Gya, Ragnhild; Hansen, Karin; Jentsch, Anke; Lee, Hanna; Linder, Sune; Marshall, John; Peñuelas, Josep; Schmidt, Inger Kappel; Stuart-Haëntjens, Ellen; Wilfahrt, Peter; Abrantes, Nelson; Almagro, María; Althuizen, Inge; Barrio, Isabel C.; Beest, Mariska te; Beier, Claus; Beil, Iilka; Berry, Z. Carter; Birkemoe, Tone; Bjerke, Jarle W.; Blonder, Benjamin; Blume-Werry, Gesche; Bohrer, Gil; Campos, Isabel; Cernusak, Lucas S.; Chojnicki, Bogdan H.; Cosby, Bernhard J.; Dickman, Lee T.; Djukic, Ika; Filella, Iolanda; Fuchslueger, Lucia; Gargallo-Garriga, Albert; Gillespie, Mark Andrew; Goldsmith, Gregory R.; Gough, Christopher; Halliday, Fletcher W.; Hegland, Stein Joar; Hoch, Gunter; Holub, Petr; Jaroszynska, Francesca Orinda Holl; Johnson, Daniel M.; Jones, Scott B.; Kardol, Paul; Keizer, Jan J.; Klem, Karel; Konestabo, Heidi Sjursen; Kreyling, Jürgen; Kröel-Dulay, György; Landhäusser, Simon M.; Larsen, Klaus S.; Leblans, Niki; Lebron, Inma; Lehmann, Marco M.; Lembrechts, Jonas J.; Lenz, Armando; Linstädter, Anja; Llusià, Joan; Macias-Fauria, Marc; Malyshev, Andrey V.; Mänd, Pille; Marshall, Miles; Matheny, Ashley M.; McDowell, Nate; Meier, Ina C.; Meinzer, Frederick C.; Michaletz, Sean T.; Miller, Megan L.; Muffler, Lena; Oravec, Michal; Ostonen, Ivika; Porcar-Castell, Albert; Preece, Catherine; Prentice, Iain C.; Radujković, Dajana; Ravolainen, Virve; Ribbons, Relena; Ruppert, Jan C.; Sack, Lawren; Sardans, Jordi; Schindlbacher, Andreas; Scoffoni, Christine; Sigurdsson, Bjarni D.; Smart, Simon M; Smith, Stuart; Soper, Fiona; Speed, James David Mervyn; Sverdrup-Thygeson, Anne; Sydenham, Markus A. K.; Taghizadeh-Toosi, Arezoo; Telford, Richard; Tielborger, Katja; Töpper, Joachim Paul; Urban, Otmar; Ploeg, Martine van der; Langenhove, Leandro Van; Večeřová, Kristýna; Ven, Arne; Verbruggen, Erik;
Vik, Unni
; Weigel, Robert; Wohlgemuth, Thomas; Wood, Lauren K.; Zinnert, Julie; Zurba, Kamal; Vandvik, Vigdis
(2019).
The handbook for standardized field and laboratory
measurements in terrestrial climate change experiments and
observational studies (ClimEx).
Methods in Ecology and Evolution.
Vol. 11.
https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.13331
Aas, Anders Bjørnsgard; Andrew, Carrie Joy; Blaalid, Rakel;
Vik, Unni
; Kauserud, Håvard; Davey, Marie Louise
(2019).
Fine-scale diversity patterns in belowground microbial communities are consistent across kingdoms.
FEMS Microbiology Ecology.
Vol. 95.
https://doi.org/10.1093/femsec/fiz058
