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Johan Olofsson

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johan.olofsson@umu.se
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+46 90 786 77 04

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Professor at Department of Ecology and Environmental Sciences
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KB. H4, Linnaeus väg 6, Umeå, A4.46.15 Umeå universitet, 901 87 Umeå
Towards a Monitoring Approach for Understanding Permafrost Degradation and Linked Subsidence in Arctic Peatlands
Remote Sensing, MDPI 2022, Vol. 14, (3)
de la Barreda-Bautista, Betsabe; Boyd, Doreen S.; Ledger, Martha; et al.
Pulse grazing by reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) can increase the phylogenetic diversity of vascular plant communities in the Fennoscandian tundra
Ecology and Evolution, John Wiley & Sons 2021, Vol. 11, (21) : 14598-14614
Gibson, Kate; Olofsson, Johan; Mooers, Arne Ø.; et al.
Idiosyncratic responses to simulated herbivory by root fungal symbionts in a subarctic meadow
Arctic, Antarctic and Alpine research, Taylor & Francis 2021, Vol. 53, (1) : 80-92
Kytöviita, Minna-Maarit; Olofsson, Johan
Large and small herbivores have strong effects on tundra vegetation in Scandinavia and Alaska
Ecology and Evolution, John Wiley & Sons 2021, Vol. 11, (17) : 12141-12152
Lindén, Elin; Gough, Laura; Olofsson, Johan
Comparison of the distribution and phenology of Arctic Mountain plants between the early 20th and 21st centuries
Global Change Biology, John Wiley & Sons 2021, Vol. 27, (20) : 5070-5083
MacDougall, Andrew S.; Caplat, Paul; Olofsson, Johan; et al.
UAV reveals substantial but heterogeneous effects of herbivores on Arctic vegetation
Scientific Reports, Nature Publishing Group 2021, Vol. 11, (1)
Siewert, Matthias B.; Olofsson, Johan
Ecological indicator and traits values for Swedish vascular plants
Ecological Indicators, Elsevier 2021, Vol. 120
Tyler, Torbjörn; Herbertsson, Lina; Olofsson, Johan; et al.
Protection of Permafrost Soils from Thawing by Increasing Herbivore Density
Scientific Reports, Nature Publishing Group 2020, Vol. 10, (1)
Beer, Christian; Zimov, Nikita; Olofsson, Johan; et al.
Invasive earthworms unlock arctic plant nitrogen limitation
Nature Communications, Nature Publishing Group 2020, Vol. 11, (1)
Blume-Werry, Gesche; Krab, Eveline J; Olofsson, Johan; et al.
Reindeer trampling promotes vegetation changes in tundra heathlands: Results from a simulation experiment
Journal of Vegetation Science, John Wiley & Sons 2020, Vol. 31, (3) : 476-486
Egelkraut, Dagmar; Barthelemy, Hélène; Olofsson, Johan
Documenting lemming population change in the Arctic: Can we detect trends?
Ambio, Springer 2020, Vol. 49, (3) : 801-804
Ehrich, Dorothée; Schmidt, Niels M.; Gauthier, Gilles; et al.
Mammalian herbivory shapes intraspecific trait responses to warmer climate and nutrient enrichment
Global Change Biology, John Wiley & Sons 2020, Vol. 26, (12) : 6742-6752
Jessen, Maria-Theresa; Kaarlejarvi, Elina; Olofsson, Johan; et al.
Mosses modify effects of warmer and wetter conditions on tree seedlings at the alpine treeline
Global Change Biology, John Wiley & Sons 2020, Vol. 26, (10) : 5754-5766
Lett, Signe; Teuber, Laurenz M.; Krab, Eveline J; et al.
Complexity revealed in the greening of the Arctic
Nature Climate Change, Nature Publishing Group 2020, Vol. 10, (2) : 106-117
Myers-Smith, Isla H.; Kerby, Jeffrey T.; Phoenix, Gareth K.; et al.
The impact of thermal seasonality on terrestrial endotherm food web dynamics: a revision of the Exploitation Ecosystem Hypothesis
Ecography, John Wiley & Sons 2020, Vol. 43, (12) : 1859-1877
Oksanen, Tarja; Oksanen, Lauri; Vuorinen, Katariina E. M.; et al.
Rhizosphere allocation by canopy-forming species dominates soil CO2 efflux in a subarctic landscape
New Phytologist, John Wiley & Sons 2020, Vol. 227, (6) : 1818-1830
Parker, Thomas C.; Clemmensen, Karina E.; Friggens, Nina L.; et al.
Scale-dependency of Arctic ecosystem properties revealed by UAV
Environmental Research Letters, Institute of Physics Publishing (IOPP) 2020, Vol. 15, (9)
Siewert, Matthias B.; Olofsson, Johan
Responses of tundra plant community carbon flux to experimental warming, dominant species removal and elevation
Functional Ecology, John Wiley & Sons 2020, Vol. 34, (7) : 1497-1506
Sundqvist, Maja K.; Sanders, Nathan J.; Dorrepaal, Ellen; et al.
Global plant trait relationships extend to the climatic extremes of the tundra biome
Nature Communications, Nature Publishing Group 2020, Vol. 11, (1)
Thomas, H. J. D.; Bjorkman, A. D.; Myers-Smith, I. H.; et al.
Removal of grazers alters the response of tundra soil carbon to warming and enhanced nitrogen availability
Ecological Monographs, John Wiley & Sons 2020, Vol. 90, (1)
Ylänne, Henni; Kaarlejärvi, Elina; Väisänen, Maria; et al.
Defoliation of a grass is mediated by the positive effect of dung deposition, moss removal and enhanced soil nutrient contents: results from a reindeer grazing simulation experiment
Oikos, Wiley 2019, Vol. 128, (10) : 1515-1524
Barthelemy, Hélène; Dorrepaal, Ellen; Olofsson, Johan
The polar regions in a 2°C warmer world
Science Advances, American Association for the Advancement of Science 2019, Vol. 5, (12)
Post, Eric; Alley, Richard B.; Christensen, Torben R.; et al.
Hiding in the background: community-level patterns in invertebrate herbivory across the tundra biome
Polar Biology, Springer 2019, Vol. 42, (10) : 1881-1897
Rheubottom, Sarah, I; Barrio, Isabel C.; Kozlov, Mikhail, V; et al.
Long-term heavy reindeer grazing promotes plant phosphorus limitation in arctic tundra
Functional Ecology, John Wiley & Sons 2019, Vol. 33, (7) : 1233-1242
Sitters, Judith; Cherif, Mehdi; Egelkraut, Dagmar; et al.
Contrasting vegetation states do not diverge in soil organic matter storage: evidence from historical sites in tundra
Ecology, Vol. 100, (7)
Stark, Sari; Egelkraut, Dagmar; Aronsson, Kjell-Åke; et al.
Traditional plant functional groups explain variation in economic but not size-related traits across the tundra biome
Global Ecology and Biogeography, John Wiley & Sons 2019, Vol. 28, (2) : 78-95
Thomas, H. J. D.; Myers-Smith, I. H.; Bjorkman, A. D.; et al.
Publisher Correction to: Background invertebrate herbivory on dwarf birch (Betula glandulosa-nana complex) increases with temperature and precipitation across the tundra biome (vol 40, pg 2265, 2017)
Polar Biology, Springer 2018, Vol. 41, (8) : 1653-1654
Barrio, Isabel C.; Lindén, Elin; te Beest, Mariska; et al.
Urine is an important nitrogen source for plants irrespective of vegetation composition in an Arctic tundra: Insights from a N-15-enriched urea tracer experiment
Journal of Ecology, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Inc. 2018, Vol. 106, (1) : 367-378
Barthelemy, Hélène; Stark, Sari; Michelsen, Anders; et al.
Decreased cryogenic disturbance: one of the potential mechanisms behind the vegetation change in the Arctic
Polar Biology, Springer 2018, Vol. 41, (1) : 101-110
Becher, Marina; Olofsson, Johan; Berglund, Louise; et al.
Plant functional trait change across a warming tundra biome
Nature, Nature Publishing Group 2018, Vol. 562, (7725) : 57-+
Bjorkman, Anne D.; Myers-Smith, Isla H.; Elmendorf, Sarah C.; et al.
Tundra Trait Team: a database of plant traits spanning the tundra biome
Global Ecology and Biogeography, John Wiley & Sons 2018, Vol. 27, (12) : 1402-1411
Bjorkman, Anne D.; Myers-Smith, Isla H.; Elmendorf, Sarah C.; et al.
Role of climate and herbivory on native and alien conifer seedling recruitment at and above the Fennoscandian tree line
Journal of Vegetation Science, Wiley-Blackwell 2018, Vol. 29, (4) : 573-584
Bognounou, Fidele; Hulme, Philip E.; Oksanen, Lauri; et al.
Multiple feedbacks contribute to a centennial legacy of reindeer on tundra vegetation
Ecosystems (New York. Print), Springer 2018, Vol. 21, (8) : 1545-1563
Egelkraut, Dagmar; Aronsson, Kjell-Åke; Allard, Anna; et al.
The role of plant-soil feedbacks in stabilizing a reindeer-induced vegetation shift in subarctic tundra
Functional Ecology, John Wiley & Sons 2018, Vol. 32, (8) : 1959-1971
Egelkraut, Dagmar; Kardol, Paul; De Long, Jonathan R.; et al.
Effects of large herbivores on tundra vegetation in a changing climate, and implications for rewilding
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences, The Royal Society 2018, Vol. 373, (1761)
Olofsson, Johan; Post, Eric
Human-mediated introduction of geoengineering earthworms in the Fennoscandian arctic
Biological Invasions, Springer 2018, Vol. 20, (6) : 1377-1386
Wackett, Adrian A.; Yoo, Kyungsoo; Olofsson, Johan; et al.
Consequences of grazer-induced vegetation transitions on ecosystem carbon storage in the tundra
Functional Ecology, John Wiley & Sons 2018, Vol. 32, (4) : 1091-1102
Ylänne, Henni; Olofsson, Johan; Oksanen, Lauri; et al.
Background invertebrate herbivory on dwarf birch (Betula glandulosa-nana complex) increases with temperature and precipitation across the tundra biome
Polar Biology, Springer 2017, Vol. 40, (11) : 2265-2278
Barrio, Isabel C.; Lindén, Elin; Te Beest, Mariska; et al.
Grazing decreases N partitioning among coexisting plant species
Functional Ecology, Vol. 31, (11) : 2051-2060
Barthelemy, Hélène; Stark, Sari; Kytöviita, Minna-Maarit; et al.
Herbivory and nutrient limitation protect warming tundra from lowland species' invasion and diversity loss
Global Change Biology, Vol. 23, (1) : 245-255
Eskelinen, Anu; Kaarlejarvi, Elina; Olofsson, Johan
Herbivores rescue diversity in warming tundra by modulating trait-dependent species losses and gains
Nature Communications, Nature Publishing Group 2017, Vol. 8
Kaarlejärvi, Elina; Eskelinen, Anu; Olofsson, Johan
Interactive Effects Between Reindeer and Habitat Fertility Drive Soil Nutrient Availabilities in Arctic Tundra
Ecosystems (New York. Print), Vol. 20, (7) : 1266-1277
Sitters, Judith; te Beest, Mariska; Cherif, Mehdi; et al.
Open tundra persist, but arctic features decline-Vegetation changes in the warming Fennoscandian tundra
Global Change Biology, WILEY 2017, Vol. 23, (9) : 3794-3807
Vuorinen, Katariina E. M.; Oksanen, Lauri; Oksanen, Tarja; et al.
Biotic interactions mediate patterns of herbivore diversity in the Arctic
Global Ecology and Biogeography, Wiley-Blackwell 2016, Vol. 25, (9) : 1108-1118
Barrio, I. C.; Bueno, C. G.; Gartzia, M.; et al.
Reindeer grazing increases summer albedo by reducing shrub abundance in Arctic tundra
Environmental Research Letters, Vol. 11, (12)
te Beest, Mariska; Sitters, Judith; Menard, Cecile B.; et al.
Long-Term Trends and Role of Climate in the Population Dynamics of Eurasian Reindeer
PLOS ONE, Vol. 11, (6)
Uboni, Alessia; Horstkotte, Tim; Kaarlejärvi, Elina; et al.
Where do the treeless tundra areas of northern highlands fit in the global biome system: toward an ecologically natural subdivision of the tundra biome
Ecology and Evolution, Vol. 6, (1) : 143-158
Virtanen, Risto; Oksanen, Lauri; Oksanen, Tarja; et al.
Strong Responses of Subarctic Plant Communities to Long-Term Reindeer Feces Manipulation
Ecosystems (New York. Print), Springer 2015, Vol. 18, (5) : 740-751
Barthelemy, Helene; Stark, Sari; Olofsson, Johan
Cryogenic disturbance and its impact on carbon fluxes in a subarctic heathland
Environmental Research Letters, IOP Publishing 2015, Vol. 10, (11)
Becher, Marina; Olofsson, Johan; Klaminder, Jonatan
Mammalian herbivores confer resilience of Arctic shrub-dominated ecosystems to changing climate
Global Change Biology, [Kaarlejarvi, Elina; Olofsson, Johan] Umea Univ, Dept Ecol & Environm Sci, SE-90187 Umea, Sweden. [Hoset, Katrine S.] Univ Turku, Dept Biol, Sect Ecol, FI-20014 Turku, Finland.: 2015, Vol. 21, (9) : 3379-3388
Kaarlejarvi, Elina; Hoset, Katrine S.; Olofsson, Johan
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Head of research
Terrestrial ecology