Department of Forest Ecology and Management

Our mission is to advance scientific understanding of forest ecosystems and the underlying ecological processes, while refining evidence-based principles for their sustainable and effective management.

  • Climate Change
  • Carbon and Nitrogen cycling
  • Forest vegetation and sustainable digital planning tools

Our mission

Here at the department, our mission is to advance the understanding of forest ecosystem processes and to progress the principles of forest ecosystem management.

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Research

We conduct interdisciplinary research across the entire forest landscape. More information on themes, disciplines and research catalogue

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Education

Our world-class forestry education includes a three-year Forest Science program, master's level courses, and Postgraduate education.

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Laboratory Facilities

Our state-of-the-art labs offer analysis on soils, plants, gases, and water components in SSIL, BAL and research lab facilities

Research Infrastructures

The unit for field-based forest research was established in 2004 and is part of the Faculty of Forest Sciences.

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BIOGEOMON 2026

SLU host the BIOGEOMON conference on June 8-11, 2026 at the Umea Campus

WIFORCE

Wallenberg Initiatives in Forest Research explore how climate, environment, and genetics affect forest growth and health

News & Events

News

  • Here's where moose and deer find their food – SLU releases unique map

    For the first time, there is now a map showing where the forage for deer and moose is located. The maps, produced by researchers at SLU, shows where key tree species for ungulates are found and how much is at grazing height.

  • Digital twins, analog practices and posthumanism at this year's Landscape Days

    About fifty employees from SLU's departments of Urban and Rural Development, People and Society and Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management gathered in October at SLU Ultuna for a 24 hour conversation and inspiration about future landscape practices.

  • SLU Landscape Days explore more-than-human landscapes

    During a panel discussion at this year’s SLU Landscape Days, researchers and practitioners came together to discuss what it means to think and live in “more-than-human” landscapes - places where humans, animals, plants, and other materials are deeply entangled.

  • New insights into how plants regulate the uptake of organic nitrogen

    Plants can absorb amino acids as an alternative nitrogen source to nitrate and ammonium but little is known about how this process is regulated. PhD student Laura Tünnermann has now identified new molecular regulators, offering insights that may help reduce fertilizer-related pollution.

  • Extended lactations in multiparous dairy cows

    The aim of this project was to investigate the effect of extended calving intervals on fertility, milk production, and culling in the second lactation, as well as the relationship between calving intervals, milk yield in the second lactation, and cow mortality during the first month after calving.

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