Department of Ecology

How can we manage forests and land without threating biodiversity and ruining ecosystem services? These divergent goals require a broad understanding of ecological interactions in nature.

Research, education and collaboration at the department of Ecology contribute to a wise use of natural resources in the future.

A major centre of ecological research in Scandinavia

SLU is a major centra for ecological research in Scandinavia. We combine research in basic ecology with applied research in nature conservation, wildlife management, forestry and crop protection.

The department of Ecology provide knowledge for efficient conservation, efficacious plant protection as well as sustainable forest and crop production.

Research Units

Follow LIFEPLAN in field

Lifeplan is a huge project that will map life on Earth. We need to know what species communities look like today and how they are changing. It is only then that we can truly protect and manage biodiversity. In this film you will follow the Lifeplan team in Uppsala into the field.