Johan Månsson

I am a researcher and Associate Professor in Wildlife Ecology at Grimsö Research Station, Department of Ecology. 

My research focuses on how various landscape factors affect the spatial distribution and foraging patterns of animals, particularly in relation to conflicts with human land use. As land use intensifies, interactions between humans and wildlife increase, often leading to damage to forests and crops and creating conflicts between different societal interests. Many of the research questions I work on involve these interactions and how we can mitigate wildlife damage and the conflicts it creates. By gaining basic knowledge about wildlife and their behaviors, we increase the potential to find solutions for coexistence between wildlife and humans. My work often lies at the intersection of basic and applied research. Initially, my research was highly focused on moose and other ungulates but has since broadened to include large carnivores such as wolves and birds like geese, cranes, and diving ducks.

Scientific publications 2023-2024

Liljebäck N., Schekkerman H., Månsson J., Kowallik C. & Koffijberg K. 2024. Reinforcement of an endangered goose population: the effect of age and interspecific fostering on survival of released birds. Restoration Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.14286

de Koning K.,  Nilsson L., Månsson J., Ovaskainen O., Kranstauber B., Arp M. & Schakel, J.K. 2024. High-resolution spatiotemporal forecasting of the European crane migration. Ecological Modelling 498 – 110884 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2024.110884

Yanco S.W, Ruth Y. Oliver R.Y., Iannarilli F., Carlson B.S., Heine G, Mueller U., Richter N., Vorneweg B., Andryushchenko Y., Batbayar N. Dagys M., Desholm M., Galtbalt B., Gavrilov A.E., Goroshko O.A., Ilyashenko E.I., Ilyashenko V.Y., Månsson J., Mudrik E.A., Natsagdorj T., Nilsson L., Sherub S., Skov H., Sukhbaatar T., Zydelis R., Wikelski M., Jetz W. &  Pokrovsky I. 2024. Migratory birds modulate niche tradeoffs in rhythm with seasons and life history. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). 121 (41) e2316827121 https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2316827121

Månsson J., Teräväinen M., Andrén H., Million W. & Elmberg J. 2024. Individual responses of GPS-tagged geese scared off crops by drones or walking humans. Ecological Solutions and Evidence 5:e12386 https://doi.org/10.1002/2688-8319.12386

Nilsson L., Månsson J., Elmberg J., Liljebäck N., Tombre N. 2024. Selection of a diversionary field and other habitats by large grazing birds in a landscape managed for agriculture and wetland biodiversity. Ecological Solutions and Evidence 5(1):e12302. https://doi.org/10.1002/2688-8319.12302

Augustsson E., Hyeyoung K., Andrén H., Graf L., Kjellander P., Widegren S., Månsson J., Malmsten J. & Thurfjell H. Density-dependent dinner: wild boar overuse agricultural land at high densities. European Journal of Wildlife Research 70:15 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10344-024-01766-7

Eklund A., Frank J., Nilsson L., Zetterberg A., Månsson J. In press. Times of trouble - Seasonal variation in number and severity of large carnivore attacks on sheep. European Journal of Wildlife Research 70:9  https://doi.org/10.1007/s10344-023-01761-4

Robai C.I., Nyaga J.M., Karuri H., Elmberg J., Månsson J. 2024. Reducing the number of grazing geese on agricultural fields - Effectiveness of different scaring techniques. Crop Protection 177:106552. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2023.106552

Navarro-Ramos M.J., van Leeuwen C.H.A., Olsson C., Elmberg J. Månsson J., Martín-Vélez V., Lovas-Kiss A. & Green A.J. 2024. Seed dispersal between agricultural and aquatic habitats by geese. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 359 – 108741. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2023.108741

Eriksson L., Johansson M., Månsson J., Sandström C. & Elmberg. 2024. Adaptive capacity in the multi-level management system of migratory waterbirds: A case study of participatory goose management in Sweden. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management 67(3):522-541 https://doi.org/10.1080/09640568.2022.2124153

Eklund A., Månsson J., Frank J. 2023. How effective are interventions to reduce damage to agricultural crops from herbivorous wild birds and mammals? A systematic review protocol. Environmental Evidence 12:22 https://doi.org/10.1186/s13750-023-00315-0

Liljebäck N., Hove Sørensen I., Sterup J., Haas F., Krag Petersen I., Månsson J. 2023. Prevalence of imbedded and ingested shot gun pellets in breeding sea ducks in the Baltic Sea—possible implications for future conservation efforts. European Journal of Wildlife Research 69:73 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10344-023-01706-x

Eriksson L., Månsson J., Liljebäck N., Sandström C., Johansson M., Eklund A. & Elmberg J. 2023. The importance of structural, situational, and psychological factors for involving hunters in the adaptive flyway management of geese. Scientific reports 13:7112. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-33846-0

Sandström C., Eriksson L., Pärt T., Liljebäck N., Elmberg J., Johansson M. & Månsson J. 2023. Removing obstacles to AM should still be the focus: a reply to Dickie et al. Trends in Ecology and Evolution. Trends in Ecology and Evolution (TREE) 38(6):507-508 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2023.03.005

Eriksson L., Johansson M., Månsson J., Sandström C., Eklund A. & Elmberg J. 2023. Are birdwatchers willing to participate in local goose management? A case study from Sweden. European Journal of Wildlife Research 69:28. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10344-023-01649-3

Månsson J., Eriksson L, Hodgson I, Elmberg J, Bunnefeld N, Hessel R, Johansson M, Liljebäck N, Nilsson L, Olsson C, Pärt T, Sandström C, Tombre I, Redpath S. 2023 Understanding and overcoming obstacles in Adaptive Management. Trends in Ecology and Evolution (TREE) 38(1): 55–71. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2022.08.009

VILTSKADECENTER (wildlife damage centre)