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Håkan Wallander

Håkan Wallander

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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
62
Citations
12934
World Ranking
1105
National Ranking
19

Overview

Håkan Wallander is affiliated with Lund University in Sweden and has contributed extensively to the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Environmental Science. Their research spans multiple subfields including Plant Science, Soil Science, Insect Science, Ecology, and Atmospheric Science.

The scientist's primary research topics include:

  • Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Climate change and permafrost
  • Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology

Several recent papers authored or coauthored by Håkan Wallander illustrate their focus on soil ecology and microbial dynamics:

  • "Reviews and syntheses: Biological weathering and its consequences at different spatial levels - from nanoscale to global scale," 2020, Biogeosciences
  • "Do ectomycorrhizal exploration types reflect mycelial foraging strategies?" 2022, New Phytologist
  • "Drought legacies on soil respiration and microbial community in a Mediterranean forest soil under different soil moisture and carbon inputs," 2021, Geoderma
  • "The influence of soil warming on organic carbon sequestration of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in a sub-arctic grassland," 2020, Soil Biology and Biochemistry
  • "Fatty acid 16:1ω5 as a proxy for arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal biomass: current challenges and ways forward," 2022, Biology and Fertility of Soils

Håkan Wallander has frequently published in notable scientific venues, demonstrating sustained contributions over time. These venues include:

  • Biogeosciences
  • New Phytologist
  • Soil Biology and Biochemistry
  • Geoderma
  • Biology and Fertility of Soils

Collaboration is evident in their work, with frequent coauthors including Bjarni D. Sigurðsson, Nicholas P. Rosenstock, Sara Vicca, Thomas Kätterer, and Erik Verbruggen, each with multiple joint publications.

Best Publications

  • Roots and associated fungi drive long-term carbon sequestration in boreal forest.

    Karina Clemmensen;Adam Bahr;Otso Ovaskainen;Anders Dahlberg

  • Estimation of the biomass and seasonal growth of external mycelium of ectomycorrhizal fungi in the field

    Håkan Wallander;Lars Ola Nilsson;David Hagerberg;Erland Bååth

  • The role of fungi in weathering

    Ellis Hoffland;Thomas W Kuyper;Håkan Wallander;Claude Plassard

  • The production and turnover of extramatrical mycelium of ectomycorrhizal fungi in forest soils: role in carbon cycling

    A. Ekblad;H. Wallander;D. L. Godbold;C. Cruz

  • 5 Ergosterol Analysis as a Means of Quantifying Mycorrhizal Biomass

    Jan-Erik Nylund;Håkan Wallander

  • Effects of excess nitrogen and phosphorus starvation on the extramatrical mycelium of ectomycorrhizas of Pinus sylvestris L.

    H. Wallander;J.-E. Nylund

  • Production of external mycelium by ectomycorrhizal fungi in a norway spruce forest was reduced in response to nitrogen fertilization

    Lars Ola Nilsson;Håkan Wallander

  • Uptake of P from apatite by Pinus sylvestris seedlings colonised by different ectomycorrhizal fungi

    Håkan Wallander

  • Evaluation of methods to estimate production, biomass and turnover of ectomycorrhizal mycelium in forests soils : A review

    Håkan Wallander;A. Ekblad;D. L. Godbold;D. Johnson

  • Production, standing biomass and natural abundance of N-15 and C-13 in ectomycorrhizal mycelia collected at different soil depths in two forest types

    Håkan Wallander;Hans Göransson;Ulrika Rosengren

  • Biotite and microcline as potassium sources in ectomycorrhizal and non-mycorrhizal Pinus sylvestris seedlings

    H. Wallander;Tonie Wickman

  • Organic phosphorus in the terrestrial environment: a perspective on the state of the art and future priorities

    T. S. George;C. D. Giles;D. Menezes-Blackburn;Leo M. Condron

  • Elemental composition of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi at high salinity.

    Edith C. Hammer;Hafedh Nasr;Jan Pallon;Pål Axel Olsson

  • Ergosterol and fatty acids for biomass estimation of mycorrhizal fungi

    Pål Axel Olsson;Lennart Larsson;Bert Bago;Håkan Wallander

  • Tit for tat? A mycorrhizal fungus accumulates phosphorus under low plant carbon availability.

    Edith C. Hammer;Jan Pallon;Håkan Wallander;Pål Axel Olsson

  • Production of ectomycorrhizal mycelium peaks during canopy closure in Norway spruce forests.

    Håkan Wallander;Ulf Johansson;Erica Sterkenburg;Mikael Brandström Durling

  • Growth of ectomycorrhizal mycelia and composition of soil microbial communities in oak forest soils along a nitrogen deposition gradient

    Lars Ola Nilsson;Erland Bååth;Ursula Falkengren-Grerup;Håkan Wallander

  • Bottom–up or top–down control in forest soil microcosms? Effects of soil fauna on fungal biomass and C/N mineralisation

    L Lenoir;T Persson;J Bengtsson;Håkan Wallander

  • The production of ectomycorrhizal mycelium in forests: Relation between forest nutrient status and local mineral sources

    David Hagerberg;Gunnar Thelin;Håkan Wallander

  • Chitin and ergosterol combined to measure total and living fungal biomass in ectomycorrhizas

    Alf Ekblad;Håkan Wallander;Torgny Näsholm

  • A new hypothesis to explain allocation of dry matter between mycorrhizal fungi and pine seedlings in relation to nutrient supply

    Håkan Wallander

Frequent Co-Authors

Pål Axel Olsson
Pål Axel Olsson Lund University
Alf Ekblad
Alf Ekblad Örebro University
Roger D. Finlay
Roger D. Finlay Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Reiner Giesler
Reiner Giesler Umeå University
Erland Bååth
Erland Bååth Lund University
Claude Plassard
Claude Plassard INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Bjarni D. Sigurdsson
Bjarni D. Sigurdsson Agricultural University of Iceland
Michael J. Gundale
Michael J. Gundale Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Rasmus Kjøller
Rasmus Kjøller University of Copenhagen
Sara Vicca
Sara Vicca University of Antwerp

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