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Lars Olof Björn

Lars Olof Björn

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
61
Citations
16853
World Ranking
11196
National Ranking
162

Overview

Lars Olof Björn is affiliated with Lund University in Sweden and has contributed extensively to research in Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work spans several subfields including Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics.

The scientist's main research topics focus on Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms, Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance, Plant responses to water stress, Light effects on plants, Algal biology and biofuel production, Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies, and Plant Parasitism and Resistance.

Frequent co-authors in their work include Alexandrina Stirbet, Dmitriy Shevela, Julian J. Eaton-Rye, Arthur M. Nonomura, and Ashwani Pareek.

Publications by Lars Olof Björn appear in various scientific venues with repeated contributions to journals such as Acta Botanica Hungarica, Photosynthetica, and Plant Physiology Reports. Other venues include The Science of The Total Environment and Diversity.

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by the scientist include:

  • Ventilation Systems in Wetland Plant Species (2022), published in Diversity
  • Peptidoglycan in eukaryotes: Unanswered questions (2020), published in Phytochemistry

Other significant papers related to their research collaborations or thematic interests are:

  • Phosphorus-arsenic interaction in the 'soil-plant-microbe' system and its influence on arsenic pollution (2021), published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • Light quality, oxygenic photosynthesis and more (2022), published in Photosynthetica
  • Govindjee's 90th birthday: a life dedicated to photosynthesis (2022), published in Plant Physiology Reports

Best Publications

  • Changes in biologically active ultraviolet radiation reaching the Earth's surface

    S Madronich;R L McKenzie;Lars Olof Björn;M M Caldwell

  • UV-B as an environmental factor in plant life: stress and regulation.

    Jelte Rozema;Jos van de Staaij;Lars Olof Björn;Martyn Caldwell

  • The role of UV-B radiation in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems--an experimental and functional analysis of the evolution of UV-absorbing compounds.

    J Rozema;L.O Björn;J.F Bornman;A Gaberščik

  • Terrestrial ecosystems, increased solar ultraviolet radiation and interactions with other climatic change factors

    Martyn M. Caldwell;Carlos L. Ballaré;Janet F. Bornman;Stephan D. Flint

  • Effects of increased solar ultraviolet radiation on terrestrial ecosystems

    M M Caldwell;Lars Olof Björn;Janet Bornman;S D Flint

  • Changes in biologically-active ultraviolet radiation reaching the Earth's surface

    Richard L. McKenzie;Pieter J. Aucamp;Alkiviades F. Bais;Lars Olof Björn

  • Changes in ultraviolet-radiation reaching the earths surface

    S Madronich;R L McKenzie;M Caldwell;Lars Olof Björn

  • Ozone depletion and climate change: impacts on UV radiation

    Richard L. McKenzie;Pieter J. Aucamp;Alkiviades F. Bais;Lars Olof Björn;Lars Olof Björn

  • Effects of increased solar ultraviolet-radiation on terrestrial plants

    M Caldwell;A H Teramura;M Tevini;Janet Bornman

  • Biodiversity, distributions and adaptations of Arctic species in the context of environmental change.

    Terry V. Callaghan;Lars Olof Björn;Yuri Chernov;Terry Chapin

  • Computer calculation of solar ultraviolet-radiation at ground-level

    Lars Olof Björn;T M Murphy

  • A viewpoint: Why chlorophyll a?

    Lars Olof Björn;George C. Papageorgiou;Robert E. Blankenship;Govindjee

  • UV Radiation: Balancing Risks and Benefits†

    Richard L. McKenzie;J. Ben Liley;Lars Olof Björn

  • Arctic tundra and Polar Desert Ecosystems

    Terry V. Callaghan;Lars Olof Björn;Y.I. Chernov;F.S. Chapin Iii

  • Measurement of light gradients and spectral regime in plant-tissue with a fiber optic probe

    Thomas C. Vogelmann;Lars Olof Bjorn

  • The effect of ultraviolet radiation on the accumulation of medicinal compounds in plants

    Wen Jing Zhang;Lars Olof Björn;Lars Olof Björn

  • Arabidopsis STO/BBX24 negatively regulates UV-B signaling by interacting with COP1 and repressing HY5 transcriptional activity.

    Lei Jiang;Yan Wang;Qian-Feng Li;Lars Olof Björn

  • Ultraviolet-B radiation and nitrogen affect the photosynthesis of maize: a Mediterranean field study

    Carlos M. Correia;José M. Moutinho Pereira;João F. Coutinho;Lars Olof Björn

  • Photobiology : the science of light and life

    Lars Olof Björn

  • Climate Change and UV-B Impacts on Arctic Tundra and Polar Desert Ecosystems

    Terry V. Callaghan;Lars Olof Björn;Yuri Chernov;Terry Chapin

Frequent Co-Authors

Terry V. Callaghan
Terry V. Callaghan University of Sheffield
Walter C. Oechel
Walter C. Oechel San Diego State University
Brian Huntley
Brian Huntley Durham University
Rolf A. Ims
Rolf A. Ims University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway
Sven Jonasson
Sven Jonasson University of Copenhagen
Margareta Johansson
Margareta Johansson Lund University
Janet F. Bornman
Janet F. Bornman Curtin University
Torben R. Christensen
Torben R. Christensen Aarhus University
Richard McKenzie
Richard McKenzie National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
Dylan Gwynn-Jones
Dylan Gwynn-Jones Aberystwyth University

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