Biodiversity

Biodiversity is the variability of life on Earth, measured across genetic, species, ecosystem and phylogenetic levels. It is unevenly distributed and underpins the health and resilience of ecosystems such as oak forests.

Everything across The Oak Project tagged with the topic “Biodiversity”.

Researchers

6

• Researcher Anders Forsman Professor
• Researcher Johanna Sunde Associate Senior Lecturer
• Researcher Lena Gustafsson Professor Emeritus
• Researcher Marcus Hall PhD Student
• Researcher Romana Salis Postdoctoral Researcher
• Researcher Oskar Olsson

Methodologies

8

• Methodology Biodiversity and phenology malaise trap
• Methodology Biodiversity and phenology soundbox
• Methodology Herbivory and mildew assessment
• Methodology Insect biomass assessment
• Methodology Lichen and moss diversity
• Methodology Light and temperature data collection
• Methodology Tree basal area and dead-standing wood assessment
• Methodology Vascular plant assessment

Subprojects

7

• Subproject Beetle diversity in swedish oak forests using biodiversity pheromones
• Subproject Exploring the association between biodiversity and the age of the oak forest
• Subproject Oak-Associated arthropod biodiversity: A re-evaluation of terrestrial arthropod metabarcoding
• Subproject Phytopathogen effects on phytophagous insect communities across different scales
• Subproject Protected areas, biodiversity and oak forests
• Subproject Unlocking the secrets of oak trunks: a comprehensive study of invertebrate biodiversity and phenology across Sweden
• Subproject Yeast diversity on oak

Research streams

2

• Research stream Native and introduced oak species across Swedish latitudes
• Research stream Understanding biodiversity in non-native versus native oak forests