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Stefan Löfgren is affiliated with the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in Sweden. Their research primarily falls within the field of Environmental Science, with a particular focus on Environmental Chemistry, Ecology, Water Science and Technology, Soil Science, and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis.

The scientist's work covers various interconnected topics including:

  • Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
  • Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
  • Forest Ecology and Management
  • Bioenergy Crop Production and Management
  • Groundwater Flow and Contamination Studies

Stefan Löfgren has published research in several academic venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • Scientific Reports
  • Ecological Indicators
  • Forest Ecology and Management
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Environmental Pollution

Examples of recent scientific papers authored or co-authored by Stefan Löfgren include:

  • "Assessing critical load exceedances and ecosystem impacts of anthropogenic nitrogen and sulphur deposition at unmanaged forested catchments in Europe," 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Conventional analysis methods underestimate the plant-available pools of calcium, magnesium and potassium in forest soils," 2020, Scientific Reports
  • "Trends in mercury, lead and cadmium concentrations in 27 European streams and rivers: 2000-2020," 2024, Environmental Pollution
  • "Forest biomass accumulation is an important source of acidity to forest soils: Data from Swedish inventories of forests and soils 1955 to 2010," 2021, AMBIO
  • "Critical biomass harvesting indicator for whole-tree extraction does not reflect the sensitivity of Swedish forest soils," 2021, Ecological Indicators

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Stefan Löfgren include:

  • Jussi Vuorenmaa
  • Algirdas Augustaitis
  • Heleen A. de Wit
  • Thomas Dirnböck
  • Pavel Krám

Best Publications

  • Early stage litter decomposition across biomes

    Ika Djukic;Sebastian Kepfer-Rojas;Inger Kappel Schmidt;Klaus Steenberg Larsen

  • Browning of freshwaters: Consequences to ecosystem services, underlying drivers, and potential mitigation measures

    Emma S. Kritzberg;Eliza Maher Hasselquist;Martin Škerlep;Stefan Löfgren

  • The Chemical Effects of Deicing Salt on Soil and Stream Water of Five Catchments in Southeast Sweden

    Stefan Löfgren

  • Realizing the energy potential of forest biomass in Sweden – How much is environmentally sustainable?

    Johnny de Jong;Cecilia Akselsson;Gustaf Egnell;Stefan Löfgren

  • Metals in Scandinavian surface waters: Effects of acidification, liming, and potential reacidification

    Espen Lydersen;Stefan Löfgren;Rolf Tore Arnesen

  • Phosphorus in interstitial water: methods and dynamics

    Magnus Enell;Stefan Löfgren

  • Multiple sources and sinks of dissolved inorganic carbon across Swedish streams, refocusing the lens of stable C isotopes

    Audrey Campeau;Marcus B. Wallin;Reiner Giesler;Stefan Löfgren

  • Short-term Effects of Clear-cutting on the Water Chemistry of Two Boreal Streams in Northern Sweden: A Paired Catchment Study

    Stefan Löfgren;Eva Ring;Claudia von Brömssen;Rasmus Sørensen

  • The influence of environmental, biotic and spatial factors on diatom metacommunity structure in Swedish headwater streams.

    Emma Göthe;David G. Angeler;Steffi Gottschalk;Stefan Löfgren

  • 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

  • Long-term changes (1990-2015) in the atmospheric deposition and runoff water chemistry of sulphate, inorganic nitrogen and acidity for forested catchments in Europe in relation to changes in emissions and hydrometeorological conditions.

    Jussi Vuorenmaa;Algirdas Augustaitis;Burkhard Beudert;Witold Bochenek

  • Long-term trends in water chemistry of acid-sensitive Swedish lakes show slow recovery from historic acidification

    Martyn N. Futter;Salar Valinia;Stefan Löfgren;Stephan J. Köhler

  • Organic carbon budget for the Gulf of Bothnia

    Grete Algesten;Lars Brydsten;Per Jonsson;Pirkko Kortelainen

  • Carbon dioxide and methane emissions of Swedish low-order streams - a national estimate and lessons learnt from more than a decade of observations

    Marcus B. Wallin;Audrey Campeau;Joachim Audet;David Bastviken

  • Recovery of Soil Water, Groundwater, and Streamwater From Acidification at the Swedish Integrated Monitoring Catchments

    Stefan Löfgren;Mats Aastrup;Lage Bringmark;Hans Hultberg

  • Interstitial water concentrations of phosphorus, iron and manganese in a shallow, eutrophic swedish lake-implications for phosphorus cycling

    Stefan Löfgren;Bengt Boström

  • Representative regional sampling of carbon dioxide and methane concentrations in hemiboreal headwater streams reveal underestimates in less systematic approaches

    Marcus B. Wallin;Stefan Löfgren;Martin Erlandsson;Kevin Bishop;Kevin Bishop

  • AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AND NUTRIENT FLOWS IN THE BALTIC STATES AND SWEDEN AFTER 1988

    S. Lofgren;A. Gustafson;S. Steineck;P. Stahlnacke

  • Acidifying effect of removal of tree stumps and logging residues as compared to atmospheric deposition

    Johan Iwald;Stefan Löfgren;Johan Stendahl;Erik Karltun

  • Elemental composition of natural nanoparticles and fine colloids in European forest stream waters and their role as phosphorus carriers

    N. Gottselig;Wulf Amelung;J. W. Kirchner;J. W. Kirchner;R. Bol

  • Nitrogen budgets of the Polish agriculture 1960–2000: implications for riverine nitrogen loads to the Baltic Sea from transitional countries

    Hanna Eriksson;Marianna Pastuszak;Stefan Löfgren;Carl-Magnus Mörth

Frequent Co-Authors

Kevin Bishop
Kevin Bishop Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Hjalmar Laudon
Hjalmar Laudon Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Martyn N. Futter
Martyn N. Futter Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Stephan J. Köhler
Stephan J. Köhler Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Jon Petter Gustafsson
Jon Petter Gustafsson Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Jun Yu
Jun Yu Chinese University of Hong Kong
Joachim Audet
Joachim Audet Aarhus University
Filip Moldan
Filip Moldan Czech Academy of Sciences
Martin Forsius
Martin Forsius Finnish Environment Institute
David Bastviken
David Bastviken Linköping University

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