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Urban Nilsson is affiliated with the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in Sweden. Their research spans multiple fields including Environmental Science, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, and Engineering.

The primary areas of study in Urban Nilsson's work include:

  • Forest ecology and management
  • Seedling growth and survival studies
  • Tree root and stability studies
  • Wood treatment and properties
  • Botany and plant ecology studies
  • Growth and nutrition in plants
  • Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism

Their research covers notable subfields such as Nature and Landscape Conservation, Plant Science, Mechanical Engineering, and Building and Construction.

Urban Nilsson has contributed to several recent papers, which include the following publications:

  • "Growth and modulus of elasticity of pine species and hybrids three years after planting in South Africa" (2020, Southern Forests a Journal of Forest Science)
  • "Establishment and growth of Scots pine and Norway spruce: a comparison between species" (2020, Epsilon Open Archive, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences)
  • "Nitrogen uptake, retranslocation and potential N2-fixation in Scots pine and Norway spruce seedlings" (2024, New Forests)

The venues where Urban Nilsson has published include Southern Forests a Journal of Forest Science, Epsilon Open Archive of the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, and New Forests.

Frequent co-authors in their work include Gary R. Hodge, L. J. Frampton, W. S. Dvorak, Johan Bergh, and Urban Nilsson themselves.

Best Publications

  • 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

  • Effect of Reforestation Methods on Pine Weevil (Hylobius abietis) Damage and Seedling Survival

    Göran örlander;Urban Nilsson

  • Vegetation management on grass-dominated clearcuts planted with Norway spruce in southern Sweden

    Urban Nilsson;Göran Örlander

  • Reforestation with planting in northern Europe

    Urban Nilsson;Jaana Luoranen;Taneli Kolström;Göran Örlander

  • Short- and long-term effects of site preparation, fertilization and vegetation control on growth and stand development of planted loblolly pine

    Urban Nilsson;H.Lee Allen

  • Interactions with soil biota shift from negative to positive when a tree species is moved outside its native range

    Michael J. Gundale;Paul Kardol;Marie-Charlotte Nilsson;Urban Nilsson

  • Natural regeneration of Norway spruce, Scots pine and birch under Norway spruce shelterwoods of varying densities on a mesic-dry site in southern Sweden

    Urban Nilsson;Pelle Gemmel;Ulf Johansson;Matts Karlsson

  • Effects of regeneration methods on drought damage to newly planted Norway spruce seedlings

    Urban Nilsson;Göran Örlander

  • Thinning of Scots pine and Norway spruce monocultures in Sweden

    Urban Nilsson;Eric Agestam;Per-Magnus Ekö;Björn Elfving

  • Pine weevil abundance on clear‐cuttings of different ages: A 6‐year study using pitfall traps

    Göran Örlander;Urban Nilsson;Göran Nordlander

  • Keeping pace with forestry: Multi-scale conservation in a changing production forest matrix.

    Adam Felton;Therese Löfroth;Per Angelstam;Lena Gustafsson

  • The effects of shelterwood density and site preparation on natural regeneration of Fagus sylvatica in southern Sweden

    E. Agestam;P.-M. Ekö;U. Nilsson;N.T. Welander

  • Increased openness around retained oaks increases species richness of saproxylic beetles

    Maria Koch Widerberg;Thomas Ranius;Igor Drobyshev;Igor Drobyshev;Urban Nilsson

  • Scarification and Seedfall affects Natural Regeneration of Scots Pine Under Two Shelterwood Densities and a Clear-cut in Southern Sweden

    M. Béland;E. Agestam;P. M. Ekö;P. Gemmel

  • Deer browsing and slash removal affect field vegetation on south Swedish clearcuts

    Jonas Bergquist;Göran Örlander;Urban Nilsson

  • Storm and snow damage in a Norway spruce thinning experiment in southern Sweden

    Cristofer Wallentin;Urban Nilsson

  • Productivity of needles and allocation of growth in young Scots pine trees of different competitive status

    Urban Nilsson;Arne Albrektson

  • Development of oak and beech seedlings planted under varying shelterwood densities and with different site preparation methods in southern Sweden

    Pelle Gemmel;Urban Nilsson;Torkel Welander

  • Maintenance of long-term experiments for unique insights into forest growth dynamics and trends: review and perspectives

    Hans Pretzsch;Miren del Río;Peter Biber;Catia Arcangeli

  • Long-term responses of Scots pine and Norway spruce stands in Sweden to repeated fertilization and thinning

    Johan Bergh;Urban Nilsson;H.Lee Allen;Ulf Johansson

  • The tree species matters: Biodiversity and ecosystem service implications of replacing Scots pine production stands with Norway spruce

    Adam Felton;Lisa Petersson;Oscar Nilsson;Johanna Witzell

  • 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

Frequent Co-Authors

Göran Örlander
Göran Örlander Linnaeus University
Johan Bergh
Johan Bergh Linnaeus University
Tomas Lundmark
Tomas Lundmark Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Thomas Ranius
Thomas Ranius Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Adam Felton
Adam Felton Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
H. Lee Allen
H. Lee Allen North Carolina State University
Sune Linder
Sune Linder Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Matts Lindbladh
Matts Lindbladh Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Annika Nordin
Annika Nordin Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
José Luiz Stape
José Luiz Stape North Carolina State University

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