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Overview

Thomas Ranius is affiliated with the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in Sweden and has contributed extensively to research in environmental and agricultural sciences. Their work spans various fields and topics, reflecting a broad engagement with ecological and biological studies.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Subfields where Thomas has focused research are:

  • Insect Science
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Plant Science
  • Ecology
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

The main research topics they have worked on include:

  • Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
  • Forest Management and Policy
  • Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
  • Forest Insect Ecology and Management
  • Lichen and fungal ecology
  • Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
  • Environmental Conservation and Management

Among Thomas Ranius's frequent co-authors are:

  • Erik Öckinger
  • Ly Lindman
  • Lina A. Widenfalk
  • Joachim Strengbom
  • Aino Hämäläinen

Their research has been published regularly in these venues:

  • AMBIO
  • Journal of Environmental Management
  • Oecologia
  • Journal of Applied Ecology
  • Biological Conservation

Notable recent publications authored or co-authored by Thomas Ranius include:

  • Protected area designation and management in a world of climate change: A review of recommendations, 2022, AMBIO
  • Salvage logging effects on regulating ecosystem services and fuel loads, 2020, Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
  • Compensating for lost nature values through biodiversity offsetting - Where is the evidence?, 2021, Biological Conservation
  • Operationalisation of ecological compensation - Obstacles and ways forward, 2021, Journal of Environmental Management
  • Nutrient richness of wood mould in tree hollows with the Scarabaeid beetle Osmoderma eremita, 2024, Animal Biodiversity and Conservation

Best Publications

  • Ecology of Species Living on Dead Wood - Lessons for Dead Wood Management

    Bengt Gunnar Jonsson;Nicholas Kruys;Thomas Ranius

  • The influence of forest regrowth, original canopy cover and tree size on saproxylic beetles associated with old oaks.

    Thomas Ranius;Nicklas Jansson

  • Densities of large living and dead trees in old-growth temperate and boreal forests

    Sven G Nilsson;Mats Niklasson;Jonas Hedin;Gillis Aronsson

  • Erratum to “Densities of large living and dead trees in old-growth temperate and boreal forests”

    Sven G. Nilsson;Mats Niklasson;Jonas Hedin;Gillis Aronsson

  • Replacing monocultures with mixed-species stands: Ecosystem service implications of two production forest alternatives in Sweden

    Adam Felton;Urban Nilsson;Johan Sonesson;Annika M. Felton

  • The dispersal rate of a beetle, Osmoderma eremita, living in tree hollows.

    Thomas Ranius;Jonas Hedin

  • The Swedish forestry model : More of everything?

    Karin Beland Lindahl;Anna Sténs;Camilla Sandström;Johanna Johansson

  • Development of tree hollows in pedunculate oak (Quercus robur)

    Thomas Ranius;Mats Niklasson;Niclas Berg

  • Osmoderma eremita (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Cetoniinae) in Europe

    T. Ranius;L. O. Aguado;K. Antonsson;P. Audisio

  • The influence of tree age and microhabitat quality on the occurrence of crustose lichens associated with old oaks

    Thomas Ranius;Per Johansson;Niclas Berg;Mats Niklasson

  • Influence of stand size and quality of tree hollows on saproxylic beetles in Sweden

    Thomas Ranius

  • An Endangered Longhorn Beetle Associated with Old Oaks and Its Possible Role as an Ecosystem Engineer

    J. Buse;T. Ranius;T. Assmann

  • Osmoderma eremita as an indicator of species richness of beetles in tree hollows

    Thomas Ranius

  • Measuring the dispersal of saproxylic insects: a key characteristic for their conservation

    Thomas Ranius

  • Habitat of Osmoderma eremita Scop. (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), a beetle living in hollow trees

    Thomas Ranius;Sven G. Nilsson

  • The effects of logging residue extraction for energy on ecosystem services and biodiversity : a synthesis

    Thomas Ranius;Aino Hämäläinen;Gustaf Egnell;Bengt Olsson

  • Modelling dead wood in Norway spruce stands subject to different management regimes

    Thomas Ranius;Oskar Kindvall;Nicholas Kruys;Bengt Gunnar Jonsson

  • How climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies can threaten or enhance the biodiversity of production forests: Insights from Sweden

    A. Felton;L. Gustafsson;J.-M. Roberge;T. Ranius

  • A comparison of three methods to survey saproxylic beetles in hollow oaks

    Thomas Ranius;Nicklas Jansson

  • Surveying moths using light traps: effects of weather and time of year.

    Dennis Jonason;Markus Franzén;Thomas Ranius

  • Restricted dispersal in a flying beetle assessed by telemetry

    Jonas Hedin;Thomas Ranius;Sven G. Nilsson;Henrik G. Smith

Frequent Co-Authors

Adam Felton
Adam Felton Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Anders Dahlberg
Anders Dahlberg Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Thorsten Assmann
Thorsten Assmann Leuphana University of Lüneburg
Lena Gustafsson
Lena Gustafsson Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Sven G. Nilsson
Sven G. Nilsson Lund University
Matts Lindbladh
Matts Lindbladh Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Tomas Lundmark
Tomas Lundmark Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Joakim Hjältén
Joakim Hjältén Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Mats Jonsell
Mats Jonsell Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Annika Nordin
Annika Nordin Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

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