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Micael Jonsson

Micael Jonsson

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
34
Citations
5710
World Ranking
7546
National Ranking
193

Overview

Micael Jonsson is affiliated with Umeå University in Sweden and specializes in Environmental Science. Their research focuses significantly on Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Environmental Chemistry, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, as well as Global and Planetary Change.

The scientist's research topics include Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology, Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics, Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies, Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research, and Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols.

Recent publications authored or co-authored by Jonsson include:

  • Stand age and climate influence forest ecosystem service delivery and multifunctionality, 2020, Environmental Research Letters

Frequent co-authors include:

  • Ryan A. Sponseller
  • Gustav Hellström
  • Jonatan Klaminder
  • Elliot Bastias
  • Alina Koch

Frequent publication venues for Jonsson's work include:

  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Environmental Research Letters
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Forest Ecology and Management
  • Ecological Engineering

Best Publications

  • Higher levels of multiple ecosystem services are found in forests with more tree species

    Lars Gamfeldt;Tord Snäll;Robert Bagchi;Micael Jonsson

  • Dilute concentrations of a psychiatric drug alter behavior of fish from natural populations.

    Tomas Brodin;Jerker Fick;Micael Jonsson;Jonatan Klaminder

  • Ecological effects of pharmaceuticals in aquatic systems--impacts through behavioural alterations.

    Tomas Brodin;Susanna Piovano;Jerker Fick;Jonatan Klaminder

  • Ecosystem process rate increases with animal species richness: evidence from leaf‐eating, aquatic insects

    Micael Jonsson;Björn Malmqvist

  • Linking vegetation change, carbon sequestration and biodiversity: insights from island ecosystems in a long-term natural experiment

    David A. Wardle;Micael Jonsson;Sheel Bansal;Richard D. Bardgett

  • Leaf litter breakdown rates in boreal streams: does shredder species richness matter?

    Micael Jonsson;Björn Malmqvist;Per‐Ola Hoffsten

  • Structural equation modelling reveals plant-community drivers of carbon storage in boreal forest ecosystems

    Micael Jonsson;David A. Wardle

  • Bioaccumulation of five pharmaceuticals at multiple trophic levels in an aquatic food web : Insights from a field experiment

    Annelie Lagesson;Johan Fahlman;Tomas Brodin;Jerker Fick

  • Patchy field sampling biases understanding of climate change impacts across the Arctic

    Daniel B. Metcalfe;Thirze D. G. Hermans;Jenny Ahlstrand;Michael Becker

  • Mechanisms behind positive diversity effects on ecosystem functioning: testing the facilitation and interference hypotheses

    Micael Jonsson;Björn Malmqvist

  • Simulating species loss following perturbation: assessing the effects on process rates.

    Micael Jonsson;Olivier Dangles;Björn Malmqvist;Francois Guérold

  • Land-use effects on terrestrial consumers through changed size structure of aquatic insects

    Karolina Stenroth;Lina E. Polvi;Emma Fältström;Micael Jonsson

  • Context dependency of litter-mixing effects on decomposition and nutrient release across a long-term chronosequence

    Micael Jonsson;David A. Wardle

  • Long-Term Persistence of an Anxiolytic Drug (Oxazepam) in a Large Freshwater Lake.

    Jonatan Klaminder;Tomas Brodin;Anna Sundelin;N. J. Anderson

  • GABAergic anxiolytic drug in water increases migration behaviour in salmon.

    Gustav Hellström;Jonatan Klaminder;Fia Finn;Lo Persson

  • The conceptual imperfection of aquatic risk assessment tests: highlighting the need for tests designed to detect therapeutic effects of pharmaceutical contaminants

    Jonatan Klaminder;Micael Jonsson;Jerker Fick;Anna Sundelin

  • Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl-Contaminated Freshwater Impacts Adjacent Riparian Food Webs.

    Alina Koch;Micael Jonsson;Leo W. Y. Yeung;Anna Kärrman

  • Patterns of invertebrate density and taxonomic richness across gradients of area, isolation, and vegetation diversity in a lake-island system

    Micael Jonsson;Gregor W. Yeates;David A. Wardle

  • Antihistamines and aquatic insects: Bioconcentration and impacts on behavior in damselfly larvae (Zygoptera)

    Micael Jonsson;Jerker Fick;Jonatan Klaminder;Tomas Brodin

  • Levels of forest ecosystem services depend on specific mixtures of commercial tree species.

    Micael Jonsson;Jan Bengtsson;Lars Gamfeldt;Jon Moen

  • Importance of species identity and number for process rates within different stream invertebrate functional feeding groups

    Micael Jonsson;Björn Malmqvist

  • Point source characterization of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) and extractable organofluorine (EOF) in freshwater and aquatic invertebrates

    Alina Koch;Anna Kärrman;Leo W. Y. Yeung;Micael Jonsson

  • Climate change modifies the size structure of assemblages of emerging aquatic insects

    Micael Jonsson;Per Hedström;Karolina Stenroth;Erin R. Hotchkiss

  • Direct and Indirect Drivers of Moss Community Structure, Function, and Associated Microfauna Across a Successional Gradient

    Micael Jonsson;Paul Kardol;Michael J. Gundale;Sheel Bansal

Frequent Co-Authors

Jonatan Klaminder
Jonatan Klaminder Umeå University
Tomas Brodin
Tomas Brodin Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Jerker Fick
Jerker Fick Umeå University
David A. Wardle
David A. Wardle Umeå University
Björn Malmqvist
Björn Malmqvist Umeå University
Ryan A. Sponseller
Ryan A. Sponseller Umeå University
Daniel B. Metcalfe
Daniel B. Metcalfe Umeå University
Tord Snäll
Tord Snäll Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Jon Moen
Jon Moen Umeå University
Lars Gamfeldt
Lars Gamfeldt University of Gothenburg

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