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Lars Ericson

Lars Ericson

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
55
Citations
8055
World Ranking
3036
National Ranking
77

Overview

Lars Ericson is affiliated with Umeå University in Sweden. Their research primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with nine publications in each domain.

The scientist's work covers several subfields, notably:

  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Ecology
  • Insect Science
  • Plant Science

Ericson's main research topics include:

  • Lichen and fungal ecology
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure
  • Analytical chemistry methods development
  • Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research

Recent publications showcase a range of environmental and ecological themes across different scientific venues. Some notable papers include:

  • "Halomethoxybenzenes in air of the Nordic region" (2022), published in Environmental Science and Ecotechnology
  • "Plant resistance does not compromise parasitoid-based biocontrol of a strawberry pest" (2020), published in Scientific Reports
  • "The Kulbäcksliden Research Infrastructure: a unique setting for northern peatland studies" (2023), published in Frontiers in Earth Science
  • "Disease influences host population growth rates in a natural wild plant-pathogen association over a 30-year period" (2021), published in Journal of Ecology
  • "Sources and pathways of halomethoxybenzenes in northern Baltic estuaries" (2023), published in Frontiers in Marine Science

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Ericson include:

  • Terry F. Bidleman
  • Mats Tysklind
  • Agneta Andersson
  • Sonia Brugel
  • Katarina Hansson

Ericson has published multiple times in several scientific journals, including:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Environmental Science and Ecotechnology
  • Frontiers in Earth Science
  • Scientific Reports
  • Journal of Ecology

Best Publications

  • Boreal Forests—The Focal Habitats of Fennoscandia

    Per-Anders Esseen;Bengt Ehnström;Lars Ericson;Kjell Sjöberg

  • The Current and Future Dynamics of Disease in Plant Communities

    Jeremy J. Burdon;Peter H. Thrall;Lars Ericson

  • Nitrogen deposition and the biodiversity of boreal forests: implications for the nitrogen critical load.

    Annika Nordin;Joachim Strengbom;Johanna Witzell;Torgny Näsholm

  • Effects of simulated herbivory and intraspecific competition on the compensatory ability of birches

    Joakim Hjalten;Kjell Danell;Lars Ericson

  • Slow recovery of boreal forest ecosystem following decreased nitrogen input

    J Strengbom;A Nordin;T Nasholm;Lars Ericson

  • Associational resistance: insect damage to purple loosestrife reduced in thickets of sweet gale.

    Peter A. Hambäck;Jon Ågren;Lars Ericson

  • Effects of simulated N deposition on understorey vegetation of a boreal coniferous forest

    A Nordin;T Nasholm;Lars Ericson

  • Epiphytic macrolichens as conservation indicators: successional sequence in Populus tremula stands

    Henrik Hedenås;Lars Ericson

  • Parasitic fungus mediates change in nitrogen-exposed boreal forest vegetation

    Joachim Strengbom;Annika Nordin;Torgny Näsholm;Lars Ericson

  • Sexual Dimorphism and Biotic Interactions

    Jon Ågren;Kjell Danell;Thomas Elmqvist;Lars Ericson

  • Spatial and temporal dynamics of epidemics of the rust fungus Uromyces valerianae on populations of its host Valeriana salina

    Lars Ericson;J J Burdon;W J Muller

  • GLOBAL CHANGE SHIFTS VEGETATION AND PLANT–PARASITE INTERACTIONS IN A BOREAL MIRE

    Magdalena M. Wiedermann;Annika Nordin;Urban Gunnarsson;Mats B. Nilsson

  • Epidemiological patterns at multiple spatial scales: an 11‐year study of a Triphragmium ulmariae– Filipendula ulmaria metapopulation

    David L. Smith;Lars Ericson;Jeremy J. Burdon

  • Sexuality in willows and preference by bark-eating voles: defence or not?

    Kjell Danell;Thomas Elmqvist;Lars Ericson;Ann Salomonson

  • Nitrogen Deposition and the Biodiversity of Boreal Forests: Implications for the Nitrogen Critical Load

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  • Responses to ammonium and nitrate additions by boreal plants and their natural enemies.

    Annika Nordin;Joachim Strengbom;Lars Ericson

  • Carbon balance of Arctic tundra under increased snow cover mediated by a plant pathogen

    Johan Olofsson;Lars Ericson;Mikaela Torp;Mikaela Torp;Sari Stark

  • Temporal and Spatial Changes in a Metapopulation of the Rust Pathogen Triphragmium Ulmariae and its Host, Filipendula Ulmaria

    J. J. Burdon;L. Ericson;W. J. Muller

  • Conservation of Plant and Animal Populations in Theory and Practice

    Sven G. Nilsson;Lars Ericson

  • Latitudinal sex ratio variation in willows, Salix spp., and gradients in vole herbivory

    Thomas Elmqvist;Lars Ericson;Kjell Danell;Ann Salomonson

  • Abundance and viability of fungal spores along a forestry gradient – responses to habitat loss and isolation?

    Mattias Edman;Mårten Gustafsson;Jan Stenlid;Lars Ericson

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeremy J. Burdon
Jeremy J. Burdon CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research
Kjell Danell
Kjell Danell Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Joakim Hjältén
Joakim Hjältén Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Annika Nordin
Annika Nordin Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Joachim Strengbom
Joachim Strengbom Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Thomas Elmqvist
Thomas Elmqvist Stockholm Resilience Centre
Peter A. Hambäck
Peter A. Hambäck Stockholm University
Lauri Oksanen
Lauri Oksanen University of Turku
Peter H. Thrall
Peter H. Thrall Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Torgny Näsholm
Torgny Näsholm Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

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