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Lars-Anders Hansson

Lars-Anders Hansson

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Ecology and Evolution
Sweden
2026

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
83
Citations
24103
World Ranking
719
National Ranking
9

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Sweden Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Sweden Leader Award

Overview

Lars-Anders Hansson is a researcher affiliated with Lund University in Sweden, focusing primarily on environmental science with a substantial body of work in ecology. Their research covers a range of subfields including ecology, environmental chemistry, nature and landscape conservation, oceanography, and the broader domain of ecology, evolution, behavior, and systematics.

Their work engages deeply with topics related to aquatic ecosystems, with particular attention to phytoplankton dynamics, fish ecology and management, marine and coastal ecosystems, microplastics and plastic pollution, microbial community ecology and physiology, recycling, and waste management techniques, as well as biodiversity within aquatic systems.

Recent publications by Lars-Anders Hansson include:

  • "Different climate scenarios alter dominance patterns among aquatic primary producers in temperate systems," 2020, Limnology and Oceanography
  • "Long-term exposure to nanoplastics reduces life-time in Daphnia magna," 2020, Scientific Reports
  • "Climate warming and heat waves alter harmful cyanobacterial blooms along the benthic-pelagic interface," 2020, Ecology
  • "Eco-chemical mechanisms govern phytoplankton emissions of dimethylsulfide in global surface waters," 2020, National Science Review
  • "Adsorption of bio-organic eco-corona molecules reduces the toxic response to metallic nanoparticles in Daphnia magna," 2021, Scientific Reports

Lars-Anders Hansson has frequently collaborated with a group of co-authors, including Christer Brönmark, Kaj Hulthén, P. Anders Nilsson, Mikael T. Ekvall, and Huan Zhang, with multiple joint publications across different projects.

Their research appears regularly in several scientific journals, with frequent publication venues including Ecology, Freshwater Biology, Journal of Animal Ecology, Scientific Reports, and Limnology and Oceanography. These venues reflect the thematic focus of their work on aquatic and environmental science topics.

Best Publications

  • Warmer climates boost cyanobacterial dominance in shallow lakes

    Sarian Kosten;Sarian Kosten;Vera L. M. Huszar;Eloy Bécares;Luciana S. Costa

  • The ecology and evolution of partial migration

    Ben B. Chapman;Christer Brönmark;Jan-Åke Nilsson;Lars-Anders Hansson

  • The biology of lakes and ponds

    Christer Brönmark;Lars-Anders Hansson

  • Brain damage and behavioural disorders in fish induced by plastic nanoparticles delivered through the food chain

    Karin Mattsson;Elyse V. Johnson;Anders Malmendal;Sara Linse

  • Food Chain Transport of Nanoparticles Affects Behaviour and Fat Metabolism in Fish

    Tommy Cedervall;Lars-Anders Hansson;Mercy Lard;Birgitta Frohm

  • Nano-plastics in the aquatic environment

    Karin Mattsson;Lars-Anders Hansson;Tommy Cedervall

  • Altered Behavior, Physiology, and Metabolism in Fish Exposed to Polystyrene Nanoparticles

    Karin Mattsson;Mikael T. Ekvall;Lars-Anders Hansson;Sara Linse

  • Nanoplastics in the aquatic environment

    Karin Mattsson;Simonne Jocic;Isa Doverbratt;Lars Anders Hansson

  • Biomanipulation as an application of food-chain theory: constraints, synthesis, and recommendations for temperate lakes

    Lars-Anders Hansson;Helene Annadotter;Eva Bergman;Stellan F. Hamrin

  • INVADING HERBIVORY: THE GOLDEN APPLE SNAIL ALTERS ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONING IN ASIAN WETLANDS

    Nils O. L. Carlsson;Christer Brönmark;Lars-Anders Hansson

  • Environmental issues in lakes and ponds: current state and perspectives

    Christer Brönmark;Lars-Anders Hansson

  • The determination of ecological status in shallow lakes - a tested system (ECOFRAME) for implementation of the European Water Framework Directive

    Brian Moss;Deborah Stephen;Cristina Alvarez;Eloy Becares

  • Conflicting demands on wetland ecosystem services: nutrient retention, biodiversity or both?

    Lars‐Anders Hansson;Christer Brönmark;P Anders Nilsson;Kajsa Åbjörnsson

  • Partial migration in fishes: causes and consequences

    B.B. Chapman;K. Hulthén;J. Brodersen;P.A. Nilsson

  • Dormancy in freshwater zooplankton: Induction, termination and the importance of benthic-pelagic coupling

    Mikael Gyllström;Lars-Anders Hansson

  • The interaction between cyanobacteria and zooplankton in a more eutrophic world.

    Kemal Ali Ger;Pablo Urrutia-Cordero;Paul C. Frost;Lars Anders Hansson

  • To boldly go: individual differences in boldness influence migratory tendency

    Ben B. Chapman;Kaj Hulthén;David R. Blomqvist;Lars-Anders Hansson

  • Browning of freshwaters: Consequences to ecosystem services, underlying drivers, and potential mitigation measures

    Emma S. Kritzberg;Eliza Maher Hasselquist;Martin Škerlep;Stefan Löfgren

  • Factors regulating periphytic algal biomass

    Lars-Anders Hansson

  • Chemical communication in aquatic systems: an introduction

    Christer Brönmark;Lars-Anders Hansson

  • Cyanobacterial chemical warfare affects zooplankton community composition

    Lars‐Anders Hansson;Susanne Gustafsson;Karin Rengefors;Lina Bomark

Frequent Co-Authors

Christer Brönmark
Christer Brönmark Lund University
P. Anders Nilsson
P. Anders Nilsson Lund University
Jakob Brodersen
Jakob Brodersen Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Christian Skov
Christian Skov Technical University of Denmark
Brian Moss
Brian Moss University of Liverpool
Timo Kairesalo
Timo Kairesalo University of Helsinki
Susana Romo
Susana Romo University of Valencia
Eloy Bécares
Eloy Bécares University of Leon
Ellen Van Donk
Ellen Van Donk Utrecht University
Karin Rengefors
Karin Rengefors Lund University

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