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Research in ecological and environmental modelling 

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Our research is diverse but our focus on quantitative methods and commitment to systems thinking is a uniting factor. We study the structure, dynamics, and sustainability outcomes of a wide range of ecological and socio-ecological systems.

Our research often uses large-scale data sources, but what we study varies widely. Focal systems include (but are far from limited to) food webs in the Baltic Sea, disease spread in US livestock population, and global agricultural nutrient yield gaps.

Members of the division have different academic backgrounds, including biology, mathematics, physics, and natural resource science.

Within our division there are five main research groups headed by:

György Barabas (Theoretical community ecology)
Anna Eklöf (Ecological networks and community ecology)
Tom Lindström (Statistical and computational modelling for ecology and epidemiology)
Geneviève Metson (Sustainable urban and rural natural resource management)
Uno Wennergren (Large-scale ecological data for society)

 

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György Barabas, Assistant professor, IFM

He is modelling ecological systems

Dr Barabas is a theoretical population biologist who translates species’ traits and relationships into equations and mathematical models, mapping the theory of coexistence between species.

Ecological networks and community ecology

We use ecological networks and other modelling approaches to address a variety of community ecology questions.
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Sustainable nutrient and energy management

Natural resources are the building blocks of any eco system. Understanding where these resources are, how they flow on our landscapes, and why we see these use patterns are key questions to inform more sustainable management.

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György Barabas, Assistant professor, IFM

He is modelling ecological systems

Dr Barabas is a theoretical population biologist who translates species’ traits and relationships into equations and mathematical models, mapping the theory of coexistence between species.

Deeper understanding of species roles in ecosystems

New methods can make it easier to predict the ecological role that a species will play when it is introduced into a new habitat. In a new study, researchers at Linköping University predict ecological roles based on easily-collected species traits.

Predicting damage in disturbed ecosystems

What happens when the balance in an ecological network is disturbed? Anna Eklöf combines mathematics and ecology to predict the consequences for the complete ecosystem when one species becomes extinct in the ecosystem or when the climate changes.

Contact

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Tom Lindström

Associate Professor, Head of Division, Docent

Organisation

Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology (IFM)

Undergraduate teaching and research in the areas of biology, chemistry, materials and applied physics and theory and modelling are conducted at this department.

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