Research
We develop ecological theories in order to understand how the world works. Our research is used within wildlife management, nature conservation, forestry and agriculture.
SLU Grimsö Wildlife Research Station
All year round, researchers and field staff at the SLU Grimsö Research Station work with monitoring, research and teaching och about wild animals.
International setting
We have doctoral students and researchers from around the globe. Our employees conduct field studies in places such as Greenland, Mongolia, Brazil and Rwanda. We collaborate with researchers from the entire world.
About us
Here you will find contact information and an overview of the department's work in research, environmental analysis, teaching, and collaboration.
News & Events
News
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Digital tools are reshaping our relationship with birds
Apps, cameras, and social media make it easy to start birdwatching, but they also raise many questions. How do new technologies affect birdwatching itself: how it is carried out, experienced, and who takes part? -
Large ibex males face the highest risk of predation – but get to mate more often
Snow leopards prefer fully grown male Siberian ibex, despite the fact that these animals are at least twice their size. While large body size gives the ibex males an edge in the competition for mates, it also makes them less agile in the mountainous terrain. -
Researchers traced butterfly color patterns back in time
Müllerian mimicry is a mutualistic strategy where species benefit from sharing a warning signal by enhancing predator learning thus reducing the risk of attacks on all species involved. Researchers at SLU have now studied how these color patterns have evolved in a group of butterflies
Research
Research projects
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Economics, policy and food systems transformation
The Bommarco lab explores how diversified farming affects farm economy, how it can be developed and promoted in food value chains and food systems. We explore how biodiversity and ecosystem services, especially pollinators and pollination, are discussed and integrated in policy. -
Ecological functions in agroecosystems
The Bommarco lab empirically and theoretically explores ecosystem functions in insect-plant-soil food webs in agricultural ecosystems. We apply this to crop production, pest control and pollination. -
Diversified cropping
The Bommarco lab analyses how diversified farming affects crop yield and ecosystem functions in crop production and cropped landscapes. We assess options for adaptation and mitigation of climate change and biodiversity decline.
Research groups
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Biodiversity and biocontrol lab
We perform research on biodiversity and ecosystem services in agricultural landscapes. We study the links between biodiversity, food-web structure and service provisioning, and how farming practices and land use at different scales can be modified to support ecosystem services. -
Ninkovic lab
Plants can communicate with each other in different ways including chemical signalling. The aim of our research is to develop sustainable crop protection strategies based understanding of the interactions between plants, insects and their natural enemies. -
Bommarco lab
We study insect and plant ecology in agriculture. We explore how farming practices, land use and climate affect biodiversity and ecosystem functions. We participate in interdisciplinary research on economy policy and transformations of agriculture and food systems.