Department of Ecology
Exploring the future of agrobiodiversity
Increased agrobiodiversity is expected to provide more resilient ecosystem services in our farmlands. Mattias Jonsson and Ariani Wartenberg aim to improve agrobiodiversity for resilient pest control
Dissertation Kristina Berggren Nieto
Enhancing spruce defence against an insect pest : effects of somatic embryogenesis and methyl jasmonate treatment charlotta.bergstrom@slu.se Kristina Berggren Nieto defends her thesis "Enhancing
Diss Pablo de la Peña Aguilera
Community assembly across Subarctic landscapes Exploring patterns of diversity charlotta.eriksson@slu.se Pablo de la Peña Aguilera defends his thesis " Community assembly across Subarctic
Dissertation Carl Lehto
The nature of human habitats : revealing outdoor recreation preferences through landscape utilization charlotta.bergstrom@slu.se Carl Lehto defends his thesis "The nature of human habitats :
Diss Sokha Kheam
Insect-plant interactions within cultivar mixtures: volatile plant communication as an underlying mechanism charlotta.eriksson@slu.se Sokha Kheam defends his thesis "Insect-plant interactions
Researchers will now study the audience of a popular moose show
Why are you watching the the Great Moose Migration (Den stora älgvandringen)? Do you watch alone, with friends or family? Researcher Minh-Xuân Truong will study the audience of the Great Moose
Inauguration of SLU Honey Bee Research Centre
anna.lundmark@slu.se SLU has a new centre for honey bee research. On 2 May, at 16:00, Vice Chancellor Maria Knutson Wedel will inaugurate it and you are also welcome to attend. There will be a short
Intensive agriculture results in less reliable weed control from seed eaters
To increase crop productivity, agriculture relies on intensive use of chemical pesticides and fertilizers. In a new study, researchers show that with intensive agriculture, there is a risk of losing
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The call from the Interdisciplinary Academy – Q&A session and match making futurefood@slu.se Welcome to a lunch webinar about the call for new applicants to the Interdisciplinary Academy (IDA) at
Doctoral thesis on sustainable plant production adapted to climate change
On Thursday, Alessio Costa will defend his doctoral thesis. He shows how crop rotation diversity, i.e. how farmers switch between different crops on their fields, can benefit food security and
Grass snake winter survival decreased in warmer climate
Swedish grass snakes are the northernmost egg-laying reptiles in the world. A 68-year data sampling shows that grass snakes are benefiting from longer and warmer summers, but their winter survival
Are pests adapting to the push-pull system?
Ecologically intensified farms in Kenya, where biodiversity is carefully managed, maintain successful pest control over time. That is the result of a research study published in 2023. The idea of