Associate professor and research leader
My field of expertise is ecophysiology and silviculture, where climatic change and nutrient dynamics in forestry is my main interest. I’ve been programme manager for the “Fiberskog” programme in 1998-2005 and was responsible for the co-ordination of the research activities of the programme. A considerable amount of my time at present is consulting forest owners/companies how to prepare their estate to increase the production and meet future climate change. As a scientist I’m trying to apply and develop the scientific results for practical use.

I’m responsible for a large number of experiments (26) and different studies conducted at the experiment. The experiments are basically fertilisation experiments, where different fertilisation regimes are tested. Experiments are conducted both
in coniferous and deciduous forests. Internationally I’m involved in plantation forestry and in 2006 we started a new experiment in south-western China together with StoraEnso and Chinese researchers.

My expertise in nutrient dynamics, boreal forest production and how climate change might affect the Swedish forest. Since there topics are much debated issues, it have
given me opportunity to join different committees and forest policy projects. I’m also involved also in many climate change related projects / programmes. One project is
about the effects of global change on future silviculture and the risk forest owners/companies take by changing tree species and the risk associated by not changing tree species (SWECIA). The outcome of the project will be
effect on production, evaluation of different risks (wind-throw, invertebrates etc.) and develop strategies and adjustment to the forestry in Sweden. Another programme which I’m involved in is the COST action “ECHOES” (Expected Climate
Change and Options for European Silviculture). The aim of ECHOES is to give guidelines to policy makers and politicians within EU to develop forestry to meet the
future climate. I participate also in Baccara which is also a European programme dealing with Biodiversity and climate change and function of different forest ecosystems.

I’ve been working part time as a guest professor in Ecotechnology at Mid-University in Östersund since 2009, where we focus on the total carbon balance of the
forest. In our analysis we consider the carbon stock of aboveground biomass and soil in the forest as well as all carbon emission from different operations in the
wood product chain and the substitution effect (replacement of fossil fuel, construction material in buildings), where CO2-emissions are avoided.  I’m also deeply involved in the Future Forest programme at SLU and been a theme leader for a project dealing with strategies how forestry and use of wood products to mitigate climate change.
In Future Forest I take part in several different production related sub-projects within the programme.

Teaching
I teach in several courses at SLU and outside SLU. One course within SLU is the
Euroforester Msc programme “Sustainable forestry around the southern Baltic Sea, where I teach in different segments. I’m very often (20-30 times per year) invited by different organisations from the society and forestry organisation to have seminars. The most common topics are Climate change and forestry and how to increase the growth forest grow. I’ve also been lecturing for National Forest Agency (Skogsstyrelsen) for forest owners, entrepreneurs and representatives from the bio-energy sector.

Courses I teach and has been teaching
Växtanatomi, 5 p, A-nivå under perioden 1994-1995
Forest student's summer course, 1 p, B-nivå under perioden 1993-1996
Växtanatomi och växtfysiologi, 10 p, A-nivå under perioden 1996-1998
Skogsskötsel, teorier och principer, 10 p B-nivå under perioden 1999-2001
Course in bio-energy systems, 5 p, C-nivå 1998-1999
Påbyggnadskurs för lantmästare, 5p, B-nivå 2002-2004
Euroforester Msc programme “Sustainable forestry around the southern Baltic Sea”, 80 , C-nivå under perioden 2004-2011
Global Ecosystem Processes, 10 p, B-nivå under perioden 2005-2006
Grundkurs för lantmästare, 5 p, A-nivå under perioden 2007-2009
Påbyggnadskurs för skogsägare, 40 p, Linnéuniversitetet under perioden 2007-2011
Sommarresan för Jägmästarstudenter 2001-2011

Selected Scientific Publications
Bergh, J. and Linder, S. 1999. Effects of soil warming on photosynthetic recovery in a boreal Norway spruce stand during spring. Global Change Biology 5: 245-253.

Bergh, J., Linder, S., Lundmark, T. and Elfving, B. 1999 The effect of water and nutrient
availability on the productivity of Norway spruce in northern and southern Sweden. Forest Ecology and Management 119: 51-62.

Bergh, J., et al. 2003. Modelling the short-term effects of climate change on the productivity of selected tree species in Nordic countries. Forest Ecology and Management 183: 327-340.

Bergh, J., Linder, S. and Bergström, J. 2005. The potential production for Norway spruce in Sweden. Forest Ecology and Manangement 204: 1-10.

Bergh, J., Nilsson, U., Grip, L., Hedwall, P-O.  & Lundmark, T. 2009. Effects of fertilisation interval on foliar chemistry, production and nutrient leakage in young Norway spruce stands in Sweden. Silva Fennica 42(5): 721–733.

Bergh, J., Nilsson, U., Kjartansson, B. & Karlsson, M. 2010. Impact of climate change on the productivity of Silver birch, Norway spruce and Scots pine stands in Sweden with economic implications for timber production. Ecological Bulletins, 53(15), 2010: pp. 185-195.

Sathre, R., Gustavsson, L. & and Bergh, J. 2010. Greenhouse gas implications of increased biomass production from optimised forest fertilization. Biomass and Bioenergy (34): 572-581.

Poudel, B.C., Sathre, R., Gustavsson, L., Bergh, J., Lundström, A. and Hyvönen. R. Effects of climate change on biomass production and substitution in north-central Sweden. Accepted in Biomass and Bioenergy.

Poudel, B.C., Sathre, R., Bergh, J., Gustavsson, L., Lundström, A. and Hyvönen R. Potential effects of intensive forestry on biomass production and substitution in north-central Sweden. Accepted in Forest Ecology and Management.

Selected Popular Science Publications
Bergh, J., et al. 2006. Slutrapport för Fiberskogsprogrammet. Institutionsrapport nr 27 vid Institutionen för Sydsvensk Skogsvetenskap. ISBN 91-576-7161-3.

Bergh, J., et al. 2006. Syntesrapport vid intensivodling av gran. Institutionsrapport nr 28 vid Institutionen för Sydsvensk Skogsvetenskap. ISBN 91-576-7161-6.

Bergh, J., Blennow, K., Andersson, M., Olofsson, E., Nilsson, U., Sallnäs, O & Karlsson, M. 2007. Effekter av ett förändrat klimat på skogen. Institutionsrapport nr 34 vid Institutionen för Sydsvensk Skogsvetenskap. ISBN 978-91-576-7231-5.

Bergh, J., Johansson, Ulf, Nilsson, U., Sallnäs, O. and Lundström, A. Är anpassning av skogsskötseln nödvändigt i dagsläget för att minska skogsskador i ett förändrat klimat? Institutionsrapport nr xx vid Institutionen för Sydsvensk Skogsvetenskap. ISBN 978-91-576-7231-5.

Bergh, J. 1999. Fiberskog - ett temaforskningsprogram om intensiv skogsproduktion. Fakta Skog 1. ISSN 1400-7789. (also published in english).

Bergh, J., Linder, S. och Bergström, J. 1999. Produktionspotentialen för gran i Sverige - en outnyttjad resurs. Fakta Skog 2. ISSN 1400-7789. (also published in english).

Bergh, J., Flemberg, S., Kindberg, J., Linder, S., Räisinen, J., Strömgren, M. and Wallin, G. 2000. Framtida klimatförändringar –tänkbara effekter på den svenska skogen. Fakta Skog 13. ISSN 1400-7789.

Bergh, J. 2000. Varmare klimat ger mer timmer. Forskning & Framsteg, årgång 35, nr 4, pp. 6. ISSN 0015-7937.

Bergh, J., Linder, S., Morén A-S., Grelle, A. Lindroth and Roberntz, P. 2000. Skogens kolbalans –många faktorer inverkar. Fakta Skog 15. ISSN 1400-7789.

Bergh, J. and Linder, S. 2010. Sverige I ett nytt klimat –vårvarm utmaning ISBN 978-91-540-6040-5.

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