I have mainly worked with colonization-extinction dynamics, dispersal and persistence of sessile species (e.g. lichens, mosses, fungi and vascular plants), but lately I have gained an increased interest in pollinators. Right now, I work a lot with population dynamics of butterflies in relation to grazing and extreme weather. I work 50% at Linköping University and 50% at Calluna AB.
Victor Johansson
Associate Professor
I develop population models that can be used to simulate future population persistence under different scenarios of management and climate change.
Presentation
I have a general interest in landscape and (meta)population ecology, and its applications for conservation.
Publications
2026
Targeting connectivity and road verge management to conserve specialist pollinators in agricultural landscapes in Sweden
Journal of Applied Ecology, Vol. 63, Article e70353
(Article in journal)
https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.70353
Landscape and Geography Determine Saproxylic Beetle Captures in Pheromone-Baited Traps
Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata
(Article in journal)
https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/eea.70082
A 30-year population decline of a threatened forest orchid associated with old growth forests
Biological Conservation, Vol. 316, Article 111765
(Article in journal)
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2026.111765
Lower deadwood quality and cryptogam diversity in boreal production forests compared to nature reserves
Forest Ecology and Management, Vol. 602, Article 123416
(Article in journal)
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2025.123416
Structural recovery but compositional shift: Eight decades of forest succession under strict protection
Biological Conservation, Vol. 313, Article 111588
(Article in journal)
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2025.111588