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Conservation Ecology Group

Linköping University – Sweden

We investigate how land use and environmental changes impact biodiversity to advance knowledge and develop effective conservation strategies.

Latest News
Webpage update and Biodiversa instagram
Presence isn't enough: New study targets where butterfly populations actually persist
MSc student in field: Post-fire beetle succession and diversity across forest landscapes

Featured Species

  • hairy-footed leafcutter bee (Megachile lagopoda) LC

    Megachile lagopoda hairy-footed leafcutter bee

    Megachile lagopoda is a species of bee in the family Megachilidae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1761.
  • Apollo (Parnassius apollo) LC

    Parnassius apollo Apollo

    The Apollo, also called the mountain Apollo, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae.
  • English oak (Quercus robur) LC

    Quercus robur English oak

    Quercus robur, pedunculate oak, European oak, or English oak, is a species of flowering plant in the beech and oak family, Fagaceae. It is a large tree, native to Europe and western Asia, and is widely cultivated in other temperate regions. It grows on soils of near neutral acidity in the lowlands and is notable for its value to natural ecosystems, supporting a diversity of herbivorous insects, acorn eating mammals and birds, and fungi.

Courses at Linköping University

  • Biodiversity in Swedish Nature · ETE405
  • Conservation Biology Methods · NBID87

Funders & partners

Formas
Linköping University
Stiftelsen Oscar och Lili Lamms Minne
Carl Tryggers Stiftelse för Vetenskaplig Forskning
Biodiversa
Conservation Ecology · LiU

Conservation Ecology research group, hosted by the Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology (IFM) at Linköping University, Sweden.

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Museo Avellonia → Natural-history collections and exhibitions. The Oak Project → Climate-resilient oak ecosystems in southern Sweden.
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