Ecology

Karolina Jörgensen

karolina.jorgensen@slu.se I am a soil ecologist interested in how soil organisms, mainly fungi, interact with their environment and influence soil processes such as nutrient cycling. During my PhD

Crop protection futures in agriculture-en

Crop protection futures in agriculture futurefood@slu.se Crop production is the vital basis for our food system, but the current set up is highly dependent on inputs of chemical pesticides and

Mora Aronsson

mora.aronsson@slu.se  Swedish member of terrestrial CBMP (The Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Program, a program under CAFF, Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna – a working group under

Diss Carlotta Meriggi

Early detection and the importance of environmental drivers for the invasive cyanobacterium Raphidiopsis raciborskii Charlotta.eriksson@slu.se Carlotta Meriggi defends her thesis "Early detection

Alexander Pinkwart

alexander.pinkwart@slu.se I am interested in the effects of management on the carbon and greenhouse gas exchange of forest and peatland ecosystems. I investigate how restoration affects the

Diss Kaisa Torppa

Earthworm and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities in agricultural soils charlotta.eriksson@slu.se Kaisa Torppa defends her thesis "Earthworm and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities in

Karin Nilsson

karin.a.nilsson@slu.se Most of my work concerns aquatic food webs and fish populations in particular. Currently I focus on how human impacts - such as hydropower development and climate change -

Petra Fransson

petra.fransson@slu.se My research focuses on how plants and their associated microbes interact with soil processes. The long-term goal is to understand the functional link between soil microbial

Diss Tarquin Netherway

From forests to microbiomes The mediation of plant-soil systems by root-symbiotic fungi charlotta.eriksson@slu.se Tarquin Netherway defends his theis "From forests to microbiomes The mediation of

Alexander Menegat

alexander.menegat@slu.se My research focus is on plant ecology with emphasis on ecological weed management. Aim of my research is to improve our knowledge on plant-plant interaction in

Eli Thoré

eli.thore@slu.se Eli Thoré is a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Wildlife, Fish, and Environmental Studies. He is an aquatic ecologist with a broad interest in how the environment

Biochar – a potential component of a new green revolution

The human population of sub-Saharan Africa is predicted to double by 2050, which is challenging for food security. African smallholder farming landscapes are characterised by low crop productivity