Albin Larsson Ekström

My research focuses on the ecology of forest dwelling species communities in relation to ecological restoration and forest management. My main interests revolve around biodiversity patterns and community ecology in a wide sense.

Teaching in "Sustainable Management of Boreal Forests", Msc course, 15 ECTS.

Teaching in "Forest Ecology and Conservation Biology", Bsc course, 15 ECTS.

Field teaching regarding pest insect species and species of conservation concern.

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Gammal i förtid - om nyttan med naturvårdande skötsel (in Swedish)

Aktiv naturvård (in Swedish)

Generell hänsyn blir viktigare och viktigare (in Swedish)

Skogens silver är guld värd (in Swedish)

Bsc thesis

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Msc thesis

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Larsson Ekström, A. (2025). Hitting the restoration target? Decadal effects of ecological restoration in boreal forests. Doctoral Thesis. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. https://doi.org/10.54612/a.4qru4hf0d1 

Jones, F.A.M., Hardenbol, A.A., Hekkala, A.M., Larsson Ekström, A., Jönsson, M., Koivula, M., Strengbom, J., Sjögren, J. (2025). Partitioning Beta Diversity at Two Spatial Resolutions Reveals Biotic Homogenisation With Habitat Degradation. Diversity and Distributions, Volume 31, https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.70080.

Larsson Ekström, A., Jones, F.A.M., Hardenbol, A.A., Hekkala, A.M., Jönsson, M., Koivula, M., Strengbom, J., Sjögren, J. (2025). Habitat diversity as a taxon-dependent tool for predicting red-listed forest species. Forest Ecology and Management, Volume 593, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2025.122858.

Larsson Ekström, A., Djupström, L,B., Hjältén, T., Sjögren, J., Jönsson, M., Löfroth, T. (2024). Deadwood manipulation and type determine assemblage composition of saproxylic beetles and fungi after a decade. Journal of Environmental Management, Volume 372, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.123416.

Larsson Ekström, A., Hjältén, J., Löfroth, T. (2024).
A decadal study reveals that restoration guided by an umbrella species does not reach target levels. Journal of Applied Ecology, Volume 61, https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.14586.

Larsson Ekström, A., Sjögren, J., Djupström., L.B., Thor, G., Löfroth, T. (2023).
Reinventory of permanent plots show that kelo lichens face an extinction debt.
Biological Conservation, Volume 288, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2023.110363.

Larsson Ekström, A., Bergmark, P., Hekkala, A.-M. (2021). Can multifunctional forest landscapes sustain a high diversity of saproxylic beetles? Forest Ecology and Management, Volume 490, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2021.119107.

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