In the forest ecosystem, dead wood is a dynamic and complex ecological niche in which fungi play a central role in the decomposition of …

There are several known cases of fungi altering insect behaviour, but few studies have turned the question around and asked the opposite: how are …

The loss of plant diversity is a growing global concern, driven by changes in land-use and climate. Maintaining plant diversity is important for ecosystem …

Soil microbial decomposers, including bacteria and fungi, are the gatekeepers of the soil carbon cycle, determining the fraction of decomposed carbon that becomes part …

Bacteria and fungi associated with plants play critical roles in plant growth, fitness, and stress tolerance. These microbial communities inhabit the rhizosphere—the soil zone …

Soils are the largest organic carbon reservoir in terrestrial ecosystems, storing carbon as organic matter derived from decomposed plant, microbial, and animal residues that …

Ectomycorrhizal fungi form symbiotic relationships with trees, playing a pivotal role in forest ecosystems by enhancing plant nutrient uptake in exchange for carbon from …

Songbirds rely on an endogenous program to follow species-specific routes and schedule their migrations to the annual cycle. Due to competition, birds are often …

The main goal of the project is to process microscope images of fungal mycelium and conduct dimensionality reduction and hierarchical clustering to find out …

The task is to develop and make publicly available a web application that allows anyone to calculate population trends based on systematic monitoring data …

The evolutionary ecology of cognition and memory in Caenorhabditis worms We have two MSc projects (45-60 credits each) to investigate the evolution and ecology …

Cancers are bad, but why do they occur? The prevalence of cancer, or malignant neoplasia, varies across and within species. Theories argue that life-history …

The most well-known life-history trade-off involves the survival cost of reproduction – reproduction (e.g., fertility, number of eggs) is commonly ‘costly’ in terms of …

Aim: The water flea, Polyphemus, uses its large, highly specialised eye to hunt for prey and navigate its habitat. They live in freshwater lakes …

Fungi can tidy up nanoplastics form their surrounding! We recently found that nanoplastics stick to hyphae of certain fungi. You wonder if that is …

The European lobster (Homarus gammarus) occurs along the entire Swedish west coast down to the northern part of the Sound, and lives mainly on …

Would you like to contribute to our understanding of the effects of human activities on species genetic diversity? Why not join our team to …

We are seeking a Master’s student for a 30, 45, or 60 credit thesis opportunity starting Spring / Summer 2024 to explore the relationship …

The Heat Dissipation Limit (HDL) hypothesis posits that animals are limited by their ability to dissipate heat when they are active. Even moderately warmer …

Pollinators in agricultural landscapes suffer from an increasingly intensive agriculture and loss of semi-natural habitat, which has resulted in lack of flower resources. To …