Marie-Charlotte Nilsson Hegethorn

I have been Professor of Forest Regeneration since 2008 and have an academic background in forest vegetation ecology. I received my PhD in 1993 and was promoted to Professor in 1999.

My research takes a broad ecosystem perspective on early tree establishment and highlights the interactions between soil environment, vegetation, and both natural and anthropogenic disturbances in boreal forest ecosystems.

My research focuses on tree regeneration and early establishment in boreal forest ecosystems. I investigate how ground conditions—including vegetation, nutrient dynamics, and nitrogen cycling—interact with natural and human-induced disturbances to influence tree survival, growth, and competitive ability. Combining basic and applied ecosystem research, my work spans topics from nitrogen fixation to studies of natural and assisted regeneration, contributing both to fundamental ecological understanding and to knowledge supporting sustainable forest management and long-term resilience of boreal forests.