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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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Affiliation
Professor at Department of Ecology and Environmental Sciences
Location
KB. H4, Linnaeus väg 6, Umeå, A4.46.15 Umeå universitet, 901 87 Umeå
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
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
Distinct impacts of different mammalian herbivore assemblages on arctic tundra CO2 exchange during the peak of the growing season
Oikos, Vol. 124, (12) : 1632-1638
Metcalfe, Daniel B.; Olofsson, Johan
Spatial variation in vegetation damage relative to primary productivity, small rodent abundance and predation
Ecography, Vol. 37, (9) : 894-901
Hoset, Katrine S.; Kyro, Kukka; Oksanen, Tarja; et al.
Concurrent biotic interactions influence plant performance at their altitudinal distribution margins
Oikos, John Wiley & Sons 2014, Vol. 123, (8) : 943-952
Kaarlejärvi, Elina; Olofsson, Johan
Long-Term Experiments Reveal Strong Interactions Between Lemmings and Plants in the Fennoscandian Highland Tundra
Ecosystems (New York. Print), Vol. 17, (4) : 606-615
Olofsson, Johan; Oksanen, Lauri; Oksanen, Tarja; et al.
Consequences of warming on tundra carbon balance determined by reindeer grazing history
Nature Climate Change, Vol. 4, (5) : 384-388
Vaisanen, Maria; Ylanne, Henni; Kaarlejärvi, Elina; et al.
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Head of research
Terrestrial ecology