Department of Ecology
World Soil Day 2022: ”Soils, where food begins”
World Soil Day 2022: ”Soils, Where food begins” amanda.oberg@slu.se Agricultural soils are the foundation of our food supply. But to keep our soils capable of delivering such an important ecosystem
Carlos Cardoso Palacios
carlos.cardoso.palacios@slu.se Versatile molecular biologist with a certain talent for programming I'm working with the monitoring of the wolf population in Sweden and with different assignments
Weed seed predation depends on agricultural intensity
Field management intensity weakens the ecosystem service of weed seed predation. This is shown by SLU researchers in a new study. In addition, a new metric was developed that can assess the strength
Vapenflugan i människans tjänst
Can one small fly help us solve three big problems? Researchers at SLU and the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture in Benin think so! The Black soldier fly lives naturally in tropical
EJP SOIL webinar: Publications and Data – Procedures for Open Access, Storage & Reporting
amanda.oberg@slu.se Welcome to a webinar on scientific publications and data - procedures for open access, storage and reporting. The webinar is arranged against the background that publications are
Kick-off for the new Interdisciplinary Adacemy
In November, SLU's new Interdisciplinary Academy (IDA) makes its official start. Two projects and eleven researchers are admitted to the academy. Together, they represent nine departments, all four
Wild boar can reduce soil decomposer abundance and affect soil nutrients in boreal forests
In forests, wild boar rooting patches are clearly visible, but it is not as easy to see how they affect life in the soil. Now SLU can show that the wild boar reduces the number of soil mites, small
Future analysis of the management of urban forests
Future analysis of the management of urban forests viktor.karlsson@slu.se The webinar series on urban forests, arranged by SLU Urban Futures and Future Forests, closes the autumn webinars with a
Urban Forestry and Green Infrastructure – a historic perspective
hanna.weiber.post@slu.se The webinar series on urban forests, arranged by SLU Urban Futures and Future Forests, continues with a presentation by Anders Lindhagen from the Department of Forest
Adaptive governance of urban green spaces across Latin America – Insights amid COVID-19
Adaptive governance of urban green spaces across Latin America – Insights amid COVID-19 hanna.weiber.post@slu.se The webinar series on urban forests, arranged by SLU Urban Futures and Future
Contribute with input on soil information and data infrastructure course
In January 2023, it will be possible to take part in a course related to soil data infrastructure, organised by the EU research programme EJP SOIL. EJP SOIL is now asking for input on the course
Seminar: TRACE-Soils Online Scientific Forum
Seminar: "Sustainable agriculture to support soil function and biodiversity" amanda.oberg@slu.se The TRACE-Soils project, funded by the EJP SOIL program, aims to identify the mechanisms