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Karl-Olof Bergman

Associate Professor, Docent

I believe in increasing our knowledge how to preserve species and ecosystems.

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My main interest is in the field of conservation biology and I have broad interest with regard to organisms. I have been studying plants, lichens, butterflies, beetles and frogs, everything in the context of increasing our knowledge how to preserve species and ecosystems.

Karl-Olof BergmanI did my PhD about the conservation of a threatened butterfly, the Woodland Brown, (Lopinga achine). The project dealt with detailed autoecological studies such as choice of host plant, habitat selection, and dispersal ability. The effects of patch area, isolation, and successional stages were also examined.
 
Monitoring of invertebrates is another field that I have been working with. I am the main adviser in development of monitoring of butterflies and bumblebees in the NILS (National Inventory of the Landscape in Sweden) project. I have written the monitoring methods for butterflies, bumblebees, dung beetles and grasshoppers for SEPA.
 
I have a personal and professional interest in tropical conservation and I enjoy travelling and photographing in tropical areas. Visit my personal Instagram account to see some photos from the tropics.

Publications

2024

Victor Johansson, Demieka Seabrook Sawenfalk, Karl-Olof Bergman, Oskar Kindvall, John Askling, Markus Franzén (2024) Oviposition preferences and larval survival of the marsh fritillary butterfly: The adverse impact of grazing Insect Conservation and Diversity Continue to DOI

2021

Per Milberg, Victor Eriksson, Karl-Olof Bergman (2021) Assemblages of flower-visiting insects in clear-cuts are rich and dynamic
Per Milberg, Victor Eriksson, Karl-Olof Bergman (2021) Assemblages of flower-visiting insects in clear-cuts are rich and dynamic European Journal of Entomology, Assemblages of flower-visiting insects in clear-cuts are rich and dynamic, Vol. 118, p. 182-191 Continue to DOI

2020

Per Milberg, Karl-Olof Bergman, Anders Glimskar, Sigrid Nilsson, Malin Tälle (2020) Site factors are more important than management for indicator species in semi-natural grasslands in southern Sweden Plant Ecology, Vol. 221, p. 577-594 Continue to DOI
Karl-Olof Bergman, Joseph Burman, Dennis Jonason, Mattias C. Larsson, Nils Ryrholm, Lars Westerberg, Per Milberg (2020) Clear-cuts are temporary habitats, not matrix, for endangered grassland burnet moths (Zygaena spp.) Journal of Insect Conservation, Vol. 24, p. 269-277 Continue to DOI

Research

The picture shows two six-spot burnets on a purple flower

Conservation Ecology Group

The management of species-rich grassland and deciduous forests have changed drastically over the last 80 years. Many species have become rare and endangered as the resources and habitat decreased. We study what is needed to preserve diversity.

News

A person points at something in the forest.

The forest – an eye-opener on sustainability for students

The interest in biological resources and sustainability is increasing on the programme in Industrial Engineering and Management. In one course, the students work for a fictitious company that wants to invest in more sustainable forestry.
A group of people crosses a bridge in the rainforest

Amazing master's experiences in the Amazon

For two weeks, a group of master’s students from Linköping University travelled to the rainforest of the Amazon to conduct field studies. It turned out to be an overwhelming and inspirational experience.

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