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Magnus Löf is affiliated with the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in Sweden. Their research spans the broad fields of Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a particular focus on forest ecology and management.

The scientist's work covers multiple subfields, including:

  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Insect Science
  • Plant Science
  • Atmospheric Science

Key topics in Magnus Löf's research include:

  • Forest ecology and management
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Forest Management and Policy
  • Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
  • Tree-ring climate responses
  • Botany and Plant Ecology Studies

Magnus Löf has frequently published in the following venues:

  • Forest Ecology and Management
  • European Journal of Forest Research
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Global Ecology and Biogeography
  • Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Magnus Löf have included:

  • Miren del Río
  • Kamil Bielak
  • Hans Pretzsch
  • Michael Heym
  • Gediminas Brazaitis

Selected recent publications by Magnus Löf include:

  • "Precision restoration: a necessary approach to foster forest recovery in the 21st century," 2021, Restoration Ecology
  • "Emerging stability of forest productivity by mixing two species buffers temperature destabilizing effect," 2022, Journal of Applied Ecology
  • "Timing and duration of drought modulate tree growth response in pure and mixed stands of Scots pine and Norway spruce," 2022, Journal of Ecology
  • "Tree species identity drives soil organic carbon storage more than species mixing in major two-species mixtures (pine, oak, beech) in Europe," 2020, Forest Ecology and Management
  • "Mixing effects on Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) and Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.) productivity along a climatic gradient across Europe," 2020, Forest Ecology and Management

Best Publications

  • Adaptive forest management in central Europe: Climate change impacts, strategies and integrative concept

    Andreas Bolte;Christian Ammer;Magnus Löf;Palle Madsen

  • Growth and yield of mixed versus pure stands of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) and European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) analysed along a productivity gradient through Europe

    H. Pretzsch;M. del Río;Ch. Ammer;A. Avdagic

  • Mechanical site preparation for forest restoration

    Magnus Löf;Daniel C. Dey;Rafael M. Navarro;Douglass F. Jacobs

  • Effects of crown architecture and stand structure on light absorption in mixed and monospecific Fagus sylvatica and Pinus sylvestris forests along a productivity and climate gradient through Europe

    David Ian Forrester;David Ian Forrester;Christian Ammer;Peter J. Annighöfer;Ignacio Barbeito

  • Species interactions increase the temporal stability of community productivity in Pinus sylvestris-Fagus sylvatica mixtures across Europe

    Miren del Río;Miren del Río;Hans Pretzsch;Ricardo Ruíz-Peinado;Ricardo Ruíz-Peinado;Evy Ampoorter

  • European Mixed Forests: definition and research perspectives

    Andres Bravo-Oviedo;Hans Pretzsch;Christian Ammer;Ernesto Andenmatten

  • Restoring forests: regeneration and ecosystem function for the future

    Magnus Löf;Palle Madsen;Marek Metslaid;Johanna Witzell

  • Mixing of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) and European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) enhances structural heterogeneity, and the effect increases with water availability

    H. Pretzsch;M. del Río;G. Schütze;Ch. Ammer

  • A review of thinning effects on Scots pine stands: From growth and yield to new challenges under global change

    Miren del Río;Andrés Bravo-Oviedo;Hans Pretzsch;Magnus Löf

  • Knowledge gaps about mixed forests: What do European forest managers want to know and what answers can science provide?

    Lluís Coll;Lluís Coll;Aitor Ameztegui;Catherine Collet;Magnus Löf

  • Establishment and growth in seedlings of Fagus sylvatica and Quercus robur : influence of interference from herbaceous vegetation

    M. Löf

  • Terrestrial laser scanning reveals differences in crown structure of Fagus sylvatica in mixed vs. pure European forests

    Ignacio Barbeito;Mathieu Dassot;Dominik Bayer;Catherine Collet

  • Stand growth and structure of mixed-species and monospecific stands of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) and oak (Q. robur L., Quercus petraea (Matt.) Liebl.) analysed along a productivity gradient through Europe

    H. Pretzsch;M. Steckel;M. Heym;P. Biber

  • Shrubs protect oak seedlings against ungulate browsing in temperate broadleaved forests of conservation interest: A field experiment

    Anna M. Jensen;Frank Götmark;Magnus Löf

  • Increased forest biomass production in the Nordic and Baltic countries - a review on current and future opportunities.

    Lars Rytter;Morten Ingerslev;Antti Kilpeläinen;Piritta Torssonen

  • Reforestation in southern Scandinavia using direct seeding of oak (Quercus robur L.)

    Palle Madsen;Magnus Löf

  • Precision restoration: A necessary approach to foster forest recovery in the 21st century

    Jorge Castro;Fernando Morales-Rueda;Francisco B. Navarro;Magnus Löf

  • Root system development of oak seedlings analysed using an architectural model. Effects of competition with grass

    Catherine Collet;Magnus Löf;Loïc Pagès

  • Management of oak forests: striking a balance between timber production, biodiversity and cultural services

    Magnus Löf;Jörg Brunet;Anna Filyushkina;Matts Lindbladh

  • Species-specific and generic biomass equations for seedlings and saplings of European tree species

    Peter Annighöfer;Aitor Ameztegui;Christian Ammer;Philippe Balandier

  • Germination and early growth of sown Quercus robur L. in relation to soil preparation, sowing depths and prevention against predation

    Urban Nilsson;Pelle Gemmel;Magnus Löf;Torkel Welander

  • Effects of roe deer browsing and site preparation on performance of planted broadleaved and conifer seedlings when using temporary fences.

    Jonas Bergquist;Magnus Löf;Göran Örlander

  • Influence of herbaceous competitors on early growth in direct seeded Fagus sylvatica L. and Quercus robur L.

    Magnus Löf;Nils Torkel Welander

  • European Mixed Forests

    Andres Bravo-Oviedo;Magnus Löf;Jens Peter Skovsgaard;Tzvetan Zlatanov

Frequent Co-Authors

Hans Pretzsch
Hans Pretzsch Technical University of Munich
Andrés Bravo-Oviedo
Andrés Bravo-Oviedo Spanish National Research Council
Lluís Coll
Lluís Coll University of Lleida
Miren del Río
Miren del Río University of Valladolid
Quentin Ponette
Quentin Ponette Université Catholique de Louvain
Ricardo Ruiz-Peinado
Ricardo Ruiz-Peinado Spanish National Research Council
Tzvetan Zlatanov
Tzvetan Zlatanov Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research
Christian Ammer
Christian Ammer University of Göttingen
David I. Forrester
David I. Forrester Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Felipe Bravo
Felipe Bravo University of Valladolid

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