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Ecology

Ecology has to do with interactions in nature. It is the study of how organisms (such as animals, plants and microorganisms) live and work within their habitats, and of how they depend on each other and their surrounding environments. Environmental factors may range from weather, climate, and soil to topography and ocean currents.

Feature

Visiting professor André de Roos shakes up established ideas in theoretical ecology

Mathematicians call him ecologist, ecologists a mathematician. André is a comfortable interdisciplinaire.

Underground threat to our national parks

Jonatan Klaminder reckons it’s time to question our attitudes towards these underground diggers.

Infrastructures

Integrated Science Lab (Icelab)
We take a modelling approach for causal understanding and connect researchers from different backgrounds.
The Mesocosm facility
Conduct large scale water and sediment experiments under highly controlled conditions.

Latest news

Vattendrag med trädstockar i förgrunden.
Restored UK river inspires in Sweden

Scientists made wildlife flourish by creating new wetlands.

Vy över vattendrag genom fjällandskap.
Inland waters emit more greenhouse gases than previously thought

Not accounting for carbon fluxes between land and water leads to incorrect climate assessments.

En man i en tät lövskog med en armborst.
Herbivorous insects have major impact on forests

Major global study shows that insect herbivory plays a significant role in carbon and nutrient cycling.

Research projects

Stress Response Modeling at IceLab

A multidisciplinary complexity center formed to unveil universal principles and adaptive mechanisms in living systems under stress.

Duration 1 January 2024
Type of project Research project
Gasping for Breath: Exploring the consequences of coastal deoxygenation on microbial processes and ecosystem services
Research area: Ecology, Marine science
Duration 1 January 2024 until 31 December 2027
Type of project Research project
Genetic variation in blister rust resistance in Scots pine
Research area: Ecology
Duration 1 January 2024 until 31 December 2025
Type of project Research project
Interactions between terrestrial plants and water chemistry in boreal streams
Research area: Ecology
Duration 1 October 2023 until 31 March 2028
Type of project Research project

Research groups

EcoChange Umeå
EcoChange is a strategic research programme that is hosted by Umeå University.
Eric Capo lab
We study the microbial diversity of aquatic ecosystems.
Freshwater ecology
Research area at the Dept. of Ecology and Environmental Science
Research area: Ecology
Henrik Sjödin Lab
Researches on public health, global health and infectious epidemiology.
Joacim Rocklöv Lab
The group researches what drives the growth and spread of infectious diseases globally.
Research area: Ecology, Infection biology
Johan Wikner Lab
Research area at the Department of Ecology and Environmental Science Research area: Marin ecology
Research area: Ecology, Marine science
Marine ecology
Research area at the Department of Ecology and Environmental Science
Research area: Ecology
Mathematical ecology
Research area at the Dept. of Ecology and Environmental Science
Research area: Ecology
Restoration ecology
Research area at the Department of Ecology and Environmental Sciences.
Research area: Ecology
Terrestrial ecology
Research area at the Dept. of Ecology and Environmental Science
Research area: Ecology