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Associate professor Michael Gundale
Phone +46-(0)90-786 8427
SLU calculates and reports emissions and uptake from Sweden's Land use, Land Use Change and Forestry sector (LULUCF).
Forest vegetation ecology includes plant with biotic, abiotic and extrinsic disturbance factors, that control diversity, productivity, or ecosystem functioning.
The overarching goal of the forest vegetation ecology research effort is to better understand interactions of forest plants with each other, and with the other biotic and abiotic components of the forested ecosystem. This includes understanding interrelationships of plants with animals and microbes, feedbacks between plants and soil, and relationships of plants with extrinsic disturbance factors, notably fire. Research is also focused on the role of forest understory vegetation (e.g., shrubs, mosses) in driving forest community structure and ecosystem processes. The majority of the work is focused on the Swedish boreal forest and sub-arctic landscapes, but also include research activities across the world, including Central Europe, North America, South America, New Zealand, Australia, Africa, and China.
Fieldwork in Abisko and on islands in lake Hornavan
Staff
Senior Researchers
Michael Gundale
Marie-Charlotte Nilsson Hegethorn
Paul Kardol
Anders Granström
Research Assistant & Lab Contact
Kelley Gundale
Post-docs
Susan Nuske
Ludovic Henneron
Melissa Pingree
Kibrom Abreha
Roger Grau-Andrés
PhD students
Benjamin Forsmark
Clydecia Spitzer
Theresa Ibáñez
Associate professor Michael Gundale
Phone +46-(0)90-786 8427
Head of department Hjalmar Laudon, +46-90-786 8584
Deputy Head of department, premises & security Mats Öquist, +46-90-786 8525
Deputy Head of department, undergraduate studies Gustaf Egnell +46-90-786 8455
Deputy Head of department, post graduate studies Michael Gundale, +46-90-786 8427
Deputy Head of department, equal opportunities Kelley Gundale, +46-90-786 8444
Deputy Head of department, young researchers Lars Östlund, +46-90-786 8442
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