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Nicklas Jansson

Adjunct Associate Professor

I have been studying insects from my early childhood: today, I work with preserving beetles in Sweden and in Turkey.

Presentation

My research revolves mainly around old trees, oak-living beetles and conservation. I have explored various aspects of preserving the beetle fauna on old oak trees.

For example, I have developed and tested artificial oak-wood nest boxes for oak living species. Such boxes can successfully support local insect diversity and provide “stepping-stones” between isolated areas.

The beetle fauna in old oak trees is very diverse and contain many rare and threatened species. As oak habitat has decreased in Sweden and Europe, it is important to map and understand how this diversity can be protected. To broaden this knowledge I have a long standing cooperation with researchers in Turkey, and I manage a pan-European oak beetle project.

I’m also a member of the Redlist committees for beetles in Sweden and for saproxylic beetles in Europe.

Online profiles

Publications

2024

Arturo Mendoza-Galvan, Roger Magnusson, Niklas Jansson, Hans Arwin, Kenneth Järrendahl (2024) Dual chiral structures in the cuticle of <i>Protaetia mirifica</i> analyzed with Mueller matrix spectroscopic ellipsometry Frontiers in Physics, Vol. 12, Article 1444297 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI

2023

Zeynel Arslangundogdu, Erdem Hizal, Adam Bergner, Niklas Jansson (2023) The Importance of Urban Green Spaces for Resident and Migrant Birds - A Case Study from Tepeören Cemetery in Istanbul-Türkiye KASTAMONU UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OF FORESTRY FACULTY, Vol. 23, p. 131-143 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Serdar Goktepe, Mustafa Avci, Niklas Jansson (2023) Saproxylic beetles on oaks in a wooded pasture in the Eastern Mediterranean Region and contributions to Turkish entomofauna TURKIYE ENTOMOLOJI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF ENTOMOLOGY, Vol. 47, p. 149-166 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Francesca Della Rocca, Nicklas Jansson, Stefano Chiari, Agnese Zauli, Giuseppe Maria Carpaneto (2023) Micro-habitat drivers of saproxylic beetle assemblages in old woodlands of Mediterranean cork oak (Quercus suber) Agricultural and Forest Entomology, Vol. 25, p. 77-90 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI

2021

Per Angelstam, Mariia Fedoriak, Fatima Cruz, Jose Munoz-Rojas, Taras Yamelynets, Michael Manton, Carla-Leanne Washbourne, Denis Dobrynin, Zita Izakovicova, Niklas Jansson, Bogdan Jaroszewicz, Robert Kanka, Marika Kavtarishvili, Leena Kopperoinen, Marius Lazdinis, Marc J. Metzger, Deniz Ozut, Dori Pavloska Gjorgjieska, Frans J. Sijtsma, Nataliya Stryamets, Ahmet Tolunay, Turkay Turkoglu, Bert van der Moolen, Asiya Zagidullina, Alina Zhuk (2021) Meeting places and social capital supporting rural landscape stewardship: A Pan-European horizon scanning Ecology and Society, Vol. 26, Article 11 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI

News

Research group

Students map the forest’s species

Much of Sweden’s area is forest, in particular spruce forest. But which, and how many, insect species inhabit these forests? A unique project is under way in the spruce forests of southeastern Sweden. Two master’s students are doing the work.

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.

butterfly sitting on wild flower

Butterflies thrive in grasslands surrounded by forest

For pollinating butterflies, it is more important to be close to forests than to agricultural fields. Results from a new study of 32,000 butterflies provide important knowledge about how to form the landscape to ensure the survival of butterflies.

Publication list

2024

Arturo Mendoza-Galvan, Roger Magnusson, Niklas Jansson, Hans Arwin, Kenneth Järrendahl (2024) Dual chiral structures in the cuticle of <i>Protaetia mirifica</i> analyzed with Mueller matrix spectroscopic ellipsometry Frontiers in Physics, Vol. 12, Article 1444297 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI

2023

Zeynel Arslangundogdu, Erdem Hizal, Adam Bergner, Niklas Jansson (2023) The Importance of Urban Green Spaces for Resident and Migrant Birds - A Case Study from Tepeören Cemetery in Istanbul-Türkiye KASTAMONU UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OF FORESTRY FACULTY, Vol. 23, p. 131-143 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Serdar Goktepe, Mustafa Avci, Niklas Jansson (2023) Saproxylic beetles on oaks in a wooded pasture in the Eastern Mediterranean Region and contributions to Turkish entomofauna TURKIYE ENTOMOLOJI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF ENTOMOLOGY, Vol. 47, p. 149-166 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Francesca Della Rocca, Nicklas Jansson, Stefano Chiari, Agnese Zauli, Giuseppe Maria Carpaneto (2023) Micro-habitat drivers of saproxylic beetle assemblages in old woodlands of Mediterranean cork oak (Quercus suber) Agricultural and Forest Entomology, Vol. 25, p. 77-90 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI

2021

Per Angelstam, Mariia Fedoriak, Fatima Cruz, Jose Munoz-Rojas, Taras Yamelynets, Michael Manton, Carla-Leanne Washbourne, Denis Dobrynin, Zita Izakovicova, Niklas Jansson, Bogdan Jaroszewicz, Robert Kanka, Marika Kavtarishvili, Leena Kopperoinen, Marius Lazdinis, Marc J. Metzger, Deniz Ozut, Dori Pavloska Gjorgjieska, Frans J. Sijtsma, Nataliya Stryamets, Ahmet Tolunay, Turkay Turkoglu, Bert van der Moolen, Asiya Zagidullina, Alina Zhuk (2021) Meeting places and social capital supporting rural landscape stewardship: A Pan-European horizon scanning Ecology and Society, Vol. 26, Article 11 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Sakin Vural Varli, Aylin Tuven, Hakan Surgut, Niklas Jansson (2021) Determination of Polyphaga Species Distributed in Different Biotopes in Cataldag Karsiyaka Sub-District Directorate (Balikesir) by Pitfall Trap Method KSU TARIM VE DOGA DERGISI-KSU JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURE, Vol. 24, p. 401-413 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Per Angelstam, Michael Manton, Taras Yamelynets, Mariia Fedoriak, Andra-Cosmina Albulescu, Felipe Bravo, Fatima Cruz, Bogdan Jaroszewicz, Marika Kavtarishvili, Jose Munoz-Rojas, Frans Sijtsma, Carla-Leanne Washbourne, Mauro Agnoletti, Denis Dobrynin, Zita Izakovicova, Niklas Jansson, Robert Kanka, Leena Kopperoinen, Marius Lazdinis, Marc Metzger, Bert van der Moolen, Deniz Ozut, Dori Pavloska Gjorgieska, Natalie Stryamets, Ahmet Tolunay, Turkay Turkoglu, Asiya Zagidullina (2021) Maintaining natural and traditional cultural green infrastructures across Europe: learning from historic and current landscape transformations Landscape Ecology, Vol. 36, p. 637-663 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI

2020

Sakin Vural Varli, Hakan Surgut, Aylin Tuven, Nicklas Jansson (2020) Çataldağ (Balıkesir-Susurluk) Çevresinin Carabidae, Staphylinidae, Elateridae, Cleridae, Cerambycidae ve Chrysomelidae (Coleoptera) Faunası Üzerine Çalışmalar [Faunistic Studies on Carabidae, Staphylinidae, Elateridae, Cleridae, Cerambycidae and Chrysomelidae (Coleoptera) Families of Cataldag (Balikesir-Susurluk) Province, Western Turkey] KSU TARIM VE DOGA DERGISI-KSU JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURE, Vol. 23, p. 740-747 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI

2019

Fabien Soldati, Niklas Jansson, Mustafa Avci, Erol Atay, Mustafa Coskun, Tamer Kayis, Fatih Aytar (2019) A NEW SPECIES OF CORTICEUS PILLER & MITTERPACHER FROM TURKEY, WITH AN UPDATED KEY TO TURKISH SPECIES BELONGING TO THIS GENUS (COLEOPTERA: TENEBRIONIDAE) Annales Zoologici, Vol. 69, p. 165-172 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI

2018

Laia Mestre, Niklas Jansson, Thomas Ranius (2018) Saproxylic biodiversity and decomposition rate decrease with small-scale isolation of tree hollows Biological Conservation, Vol. 227, p. 226-232 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
M. Korkmaz, A. Akyol, T. Turkoglu, A. Bergner, Niklas Jansson, A. Tolunay (2018) PERSPECTIVE ON FOREST BIODIVERSITY INDICATORS FOR PROTECTED AREAS: A COMPARISON OF TURKISH AND SWEDISH FOREST EXPERT OPINIONS Applied Ecology and Environmental Research, Vol. 16, p. 3595-3609 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI

2016

Leonie A. Gough, Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson, Per Milberg, Hanne E. Pilskog, Niclas Jansson, Mats Jonsell, Tone Birkemoe, Nicklas Jansson (2016) Data from: Specialists in ancient trees are more affected by climate than generalists
Staffan Carlsson, Karl-Olof Bergman, Nicklas Jansson, Thomas Ranius, Per Milberg (2016) Boxing for biodiversity: evaluation of an artificiallycreated decaying wood habitat Biodiversity and Conservation, Vol. 25, p. 393-405 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Adam Bergner, Anton Sunnergren, Burcu Yeşilbudak, Cahit Erdem, Nicklas Jansson (2016) Attributes of trees used by nesting and foraging woodpeckers (Aves: Picidae) in an area with old pollarded Oaks (Quercus spp.) in the Taurus Mountains, Turkey Zoology in the Middle East, Vol. 62, p. 288-298 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Per Milberg, Karl-Olof Bergman, Kerem Sancak, Nicklas Jansson (2016) Assemblages of saproxylic beetles on large downed trunks of oak Ecology and Evolution, Vol. 6, p. 1614-1625 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI

2015

Leonie A. Goug, Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson, Per Milberg, Hanne E. Pilskog, Nicklas Jansson, Mats Jonsell, Tone Birkemoe (2015) Specialists in ancient trees are more affected by climate than generalists Ecology and Evolution, Data from: Specialists in ancient trees are more affected by climate than generalists, Vol. 5, p. 5632-5641 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Sakine Serap Avgin, Gloria Antonini, Andrzej Lason, Niklas Jansson, Tuba Oncul Abacigil, Sakin Vural Varli, Alessio De Biase, Paolo Audisio (2015) New data on distribution, ecology, and taxonomy of Turkish Nitidulidae (Coleoptera) Turkish Journal of Zoology, Vol. 39, p. 314-322 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Adam Bergner, Mustafa Avci, Hasan Eryigit, Nicklas Jansson, Mats Niklasson, Lars Westerberg, Per Milberg (2015) Influences of forest type and habitat structure on bird assemblagesof oak (Quercus spp.) and pine (Pinus spp.) stands in southwesternTurkey Forest Ecology and Management, Vol. 336, p. 137-147 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Per Milberg, Karl-Olof Bergman, Henrik Norman, Roger B. Pettersson, Lars Westerberg, Lars-Ove Wikars, Nicklas Jansson (2015) A burning desire for smoke? Sampling insects favoured by forestfire in the absence of fire Journal of Insect Conservation, Vol. 19, p. 55-65 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI

2014

Jacek Hilszczanski, Tomasz Jaworski, Radoslaw Plewa, Niklas Jansson (2014) Surrogate tree cavities: boxes with artificial substrate can serve as temporary habitat for Osmoderma barnabita (Motsch.) (Coleoptera, Cetoniinae) Journal of Insect Conservation, Vol. 18, p. 855-861 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI