Contact us
Last changed: 05 June 2024
Do you want to get in touch with the SLU Forest Damage Centre? Feel free to contact out staff or one of SLU's external collaboration specialists who are experts in forests and forest damage!
Management and communication
Director
Jonas Rönnberg, Researcher at The Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre
Telephone: +4640415179, +46706727643
E-mail: jonas.ronnberg@slu.se
Telephone: +4640415179, +46706727643
E-mail: jonas.ronnberg@slu.se
Deputy Directors
Åke Olson, Researcher at the Department of Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology
Telephone: +4618-671876
E-mail: ake.olson@slu.se
Åke Olsons CV-sida
Åke is responsible for SLU Forest Damage Centre's Research School
Wiebke Neumann Sivertsson, Researcher at the Department of Wildlife, Fish, and Environmental Studies
Telephone: +46907868117, +46706349051
E-mail: wiebke.neumann@slu.se
Wiebke Neumann Sivertssons CV-sida
Communications Officer
Theres Svensson, Kommunikatör för SLU Skogsskadecentrum
Telefon: +46 90 78 68 228, +46 765 46 05 96
E-mail:
Coordinator
Katja Fedrowitz, Coordinator at the SLU Forest Damage Centre and the Department of Ecology
Telephone: +4618672196
E-mail: katja.fedrowitz@slu.se
Contact our analysts
Damage caused by insects
Maartje Klapwijk, +4618-67 24 02
Damage caused by fungi, bacteria and viruses
Iryna Matsiakh, +4640-415 394 and Audrius Menkis, +4618-67 27 29
Damage caused by wildlife
Fredrik Widemo, +4690-786 81 40, +4676-13 91 040
Damage caused by fire and drought
Inka Bohlin, +4690-786 81 06
Damage caused by wind and snow
Vacant.
Socio-economic impact
Risk and impact assessments with Heureka
Narayanan Subramanian, +4640-415 315 and Johanna Lundström, +4690-786 81 48
External collaboration specialists
External collaboration specialists
SLU has appointed external collaboration specialists with a special focus on developing the extension processes at the university in the forest area. These specialists all combine proficiency in research with extension activities in their subject areas.
- Fredrik Widemo, wildlife, wildlife management and forests
Fredrik Widemo is an expert in the field of wildlife, wildlife management and forests. - Rimvydas Vasaitis, mycology, forest protection
Rimvydas Vasaitis is a researcher and a field mycologist at SLU. He is an expert on forest health and protection, mycology, ecology and silviculture. - Henrik Böhlenius, forest management
Henrik Böhlenius is an expert on forest management with poplar plantation as research area. - Mats Jonsell, forest enthomology
Mats Jonsell is an expert on forest enthomolgy. He studies insects and nature conservation issues in forests.
Experts on forest damage
Wildlife
Fredrik Widemo, Lecturer, analyst SLU Forest Damage Centre
External collaboration specialist, Department of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental studies.
fredrik.widemo@slu.se, +4690-786 81 40, +4676-13 91 040
Annika Felton, researcher
Department of Southern Swedish Forest
Annika.Felton@slu.se, +4640-41 51 77
Moose damage
Göran Ericsson, professor
Department of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies
goran.ericsson@slu.se, +4690-786 85 08, +46706-76 50 12
Vole
Birger Hörnfeldt, Senior Advisor
Department of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies
birger.hornfeldt@slu.se, +4670-552 53 28
Insect damage to trees and shrubs
Insect damage (general)
Mats Jonsell, Senior Lecturer
Department of Ecology
mats.jonsell@slu.se, +4618-67 28 76
Maartje Klapwijk, Senior Lecturer, analyst at SLU Forest Damage Centre
Department of Ecology
maartje.klapwijk@slu.se, +4618-67 24 02
Insect damage on leaf
Helena Bylund, Researcher
Department of Ecology
helena.bylund@slu.se, +4618-67 23 28
Insect damage on forest plantation
Christer Björkman, professor, Forest entomology unit
Department of Ecology
christer.bjorkman@slu.se , +4618-67 153 2, +46705-58 15 32
Pine weevil
Adriana Puentes, Senior Lecturer, Forest entomology unit
Department of Ecology
adriana.puentes@slu.se , +4618-67 24 03
Spruce bark beetle
Martin Schroeder, professor
Department of Ecology
martin.schroeder@slu.se, +4618-67 23 32
Damage caused by fungi
Damage caused by fungi (general)
Audrius Menkis, researcher, analyst at SLU Forest Damage Centre
Department of Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology
audrius.menkis@slu.se, +4618-67 27 29
Iryna Matsiakh, researcher, analyst at SLU Forest Damage Centre
Department of Southern Swedish Forest
iryna.matsiakh@slu.se, +4640-415 394
Michelle Cleary, Senior lecturer
Department of Southern Swedish Forest
Michelle.Cleary@slu.se, +4640-415 51 81, +4676-787 87 71
Rimvydas Vasaitis, Field Mycologist
Department of Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology
rimvys.vasaitis@slu.se, +4618-67 18 74
Phytophthora
Michelle Cleary, Senior lecturer
Department of Southern Swedish Forest
michelle.cleary@slu.se, 040-415 51 81
Root rot
Jan Stenlid, Senior Advisor
Department of Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology
Jan.Stenlid@slu.se, +4618-67 18 07
Jonas Rönnberg, Researcher
Department of Southern Swedish Forest
jonas.ronnberg@slu.se, +4640-41 51 79, +4670-672 76 43
Forest nurseries
Audrius Menkis, researcher, analyst at SLU Forest Damage Centre
Department of Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology
audrius.menkis@slu.se, +4618-67 27 29
Michelle Cleary, Senior lecturer
Department of Southern Swedish Forest
Michelle.Cleary@slu.se, +4640-415 51 81, +4676-787 87 71
Risk assessment of plant pests
Johanna Boberg, analyst
Risk assessment of plant pests
johanna.boberg@slu.se, +4618 – 67 18 04
Niklas Björklund, analyst
Risk assessment of plant pests
niklas.bjorklund@slu.se, +4618 – 67 28 79, +4670-508 28 79
Rust fungi
Berit Samils, Researcher
Department of Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology
berit.samils@slu.se, +4618-67 27 27
Abiotic damage
Wind
Kristina Blennow, professor
Department of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management
kristina.blennow@slu.se, +4640-41 52 30
Forest fire
Inka Bohlin, Researcher, analyst SLU Forest Damage Centre
Department of Forest Resource Management
inka.bohlin@slu.se, +4690-786 81 06
Anders Granström, Senior lecturer
Department of Forest Ecology and Management
anders.granstrom@slu.se, +4690-786 83 39, +4670-22 97 29