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P. Anders Nilsson

P. Anders Nilsson

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
40
Citations
7031
World Ranking
6067
National Ranking
150

Overview

P. Anders Nilsson is affiliated with Lund University in Sweden. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences, with a significant emphasis on nature and landscape conservation, ecology, and related subfields.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics associated with fish ecology and management studies, animal behavior and reproduction, and wildlife ecology and conservation. Other key topics include fish biology and ecology studies, hydrology and sediment transport processes, aquatic invertebrate ecology and behavior, and parasite biology and host interactions.

Nilsson's recent papers reflect a diverse range of ecological and aquatic research themes. Some notable publications include:

  • "Efficient and timely downstream passage solutions for European silver eels at hydropower dams," 2021, published in Ecological Engineering
  • "More than meets the eye: Predator-induced pupil size plasticity in a teleost fish," 2020, published in Journal of Animal Ecology
  • "Diel vertical migration of copepods and its environmental drivers in subtropical Bahamian blue holes," 2020, published in Aquatic Ecology
  • "Inland blue holes of The Bahamas - chemistry and biology in a unique aquatic environment," 2020, published in Fundamental and Applied Limnology / Archiv für Hydrobiologie
  • "Guiding migrating salmonid smolts: Experimentally assessing the performance of angled and inclined screens with varying gap widths," 2021, published in Ecological Engineering

Frequent coauthors contributing to multiple collaborations with Nilsson include:

  • Christer Brönmark
  • Kaj Hulthén
  • Lars-Anders Hansson
  • Jerker Vinterstare
  • Olle Calles

Nilsson's work appears regularly in several publication venues, reflecting the breadth of their research interests and expertise. These venues include:

  • Journal of Animal Ecology
  • Journal of Fish Biology
  • Ecological Engineering
  • Oikos
  • Aquatic Ecology

Best Publications

  • Prey vulnerability to a gape-size limited predator: behavioural and morphological impacts on northern pike piscivory

    P. Anders Nilsson;Christer Brönmark

  • 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

  • Partial migration in fishes: definitions, methodologies and taxonomic distribution.

    B B Chapman;C Skov;K Hulthén;Jacob Brodersen

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

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

  • CONDITION-DEPENDENT INDIVIDUAL DECISION-MAKING DETERMINES CYPRINID PARTIAL MIGRATION

    Jakob Brodersen;P. Anders Nilsson;Lars-Anders Hansson;Christian Skov

  • There and back again: migration in freshwater fishes

    Christer Brönmark;Kaj Hulthén;P. A. Nilsson;C. Skov

  • Food-chain length alters community responses to global change in aquatic systems

    Lars-Anders Hansson;Alice Nicolle;Wilhelm Granéli;Per Hallgren

  • Seasonal migration determined by a trade-off between predator avoidance and growth

    Christer Brönmark;Christian Skov;Jakob Brodersen;P. Anders Nilsson

  • Benefits of a predator induced morphology in crucian carp

    P. Anders Nilsson;Christer Brönmark;Lars B. Pettersson

  • Sizing up your enemy: individual predation vulnerability predicts migratory probability

    Christian Skov;Henrik Baktoft;Jakob Brodersen;Christer Brönmark

  • Evaluation of PIT-tagging in cyprinids

    C. Skov;J. Brodersen;C. Brönmark;L.‐A. Hansson

  • Effect of Acid Deposition on Quantity and Quality of Dissolved Organic Matter in Soil–Water

    Sara M Ekström;Emma S Kritzberg;Dan B Kleja;Niklas Larsson

  • Consequences of fish predation, migration, and juvenile ontogeny on zooplankton spring dynamics

    Lars-Anders Hansson;Alice Nicolle;Jakob Brodersen;Pia Romare

  • Effects of Enrichment on Simple Aquatic Food Webs

    Anders Persson;Lars‐Anders Hansson;Christer Brönmark;Per Lundberg

  • Predator recognition and defence strategies in crucian carp, Carassius carassius

    Lars B. Pettersson;P. Anders Nilsson;Christer Brönmark

  • Foraging among cannibals and kleptoparasites: effects of prey size on pike behavior

    P. Anders Nilsson;Christer Brönmark

  • Effects of brown and turbid water on piscivore-prey fish interactions along a visibility gradient

    Lynn Ranåker;Mikael Jönsson;P. Anders Nilsson;Christer Brönmark

  • Increasing concentrations of iron in surface waters as a consequence of reducing conditions in the catchment area

    Sara M. Ekström;Olof Regnell;Heather E. Reader;P. Anders Nilsson;P. Anders Nilsson

  • Ecological implications of altered fish foraging after exposure to an antidepressant pharmaceutical

    Melanie L. Hedgespeth;P. Anders Nilsson;Olof Berglund

Frequent Co-Authors

Christer Brönmark
Christer Brönmark Lund University
Lars-Anders Hansson
Lars-Anders Hansson Lund University
Christian Skov
Christian Skov Technical University of Denmark
Jakob Brodersen
Jakob Brodersen Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
R. Brian Langerhans
R. Brian Langerhans North Carolina State University
Karin Rengefors
Karin Rengefors Lund University
Martin Lindegren
Martin Lindegren Technical University of Denmark
Per Lundberg
Per Lundberg Lund University
Larry Greenberg
Larry Greenberg Karlstad University
Dan Berggren Kleja
Dan Berggren Kleja Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

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