We develop ecological knowledge that is useful when making decisions that affect terrestrial biodiversity. We study how biodiversity is affected by land use, conservation measures and climate change.
Our research consists of field studies, analysis of environmental monitoring data and syntheses of earlier studies. We do this through ecological studies of various organism groups, such as insects, fungi, lichens, and vascular plants, as well as important ecological functions like carbon sequestration, decomposition, and pollination. We often put biodiversity in a wider perspective by linking it to ecosystem services and also considering other aspects important for land use decisions.
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Natural grasslands are decreasing and that is a problem for biodiversity. At the same time road verges and power line corridors are increases and many species from meadows and pastures have found a new habitat. But how big is the potential for nature conservation? Photo: Juliana Dániel-Ferreira
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Field work in an oak pasture. We have seen that the hermit beetle has lived well the last 25 years but may be homeless in the future. It is a problem that there are often a low number of young trees in areas with numerous ancient trees.
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An indicator of high conservation value? How can we improve current methods used for assessing forest conservation values? Photo: Joachim Strengbom
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