Nicolas Finkler

I am interested in how environmental change and forest management influence water and nutrient dynamics in boreal ecosystems. My research combines long-term monitoring and experimental approaches to understand hydrological and biogeochemical processes in forested catchments and streams.

My work focuses on the interactions between climate, land use, and ecosystem processes across spatial and temporal scales. In the Flakaliden experimental forest, I investigate how climate change-related water stressors (e.g., altered snowmelt timing, drought, and changes in vapor pressure deficit) influence soil water fluxes and nutrient export. I also use long-term data from the Krycklan Catchment Study to explore how forest management and climate variability shape nitrogen cycling and water quality in boreal streams.

Previously, I worked on tropical stream ecosystems examining how anthropogenic stressors affect nutrient processing and ecosystem functioning. This cross-biome perspective strengthens my interest in understanding and predicting the resilience of aquatic and terrestrial interfaces under global change.