Research at the Biodiversity Unit
Research at Biodiversity Unit focuses broadly on biodiversity and ecosystem functions and –services.
The research infrastructure including the botanical garden and two field stations, long-term experiments and environmental monitoring datasets and scientific collections provides an excellent support for multidisciplinary research on topical questions such as climate change, biodiversity crisis, and the sustainable use and protection of natural resources in both natural and man-made environments.
In addition to its own research, the Biodiversity Unit promotes multidisciplinary research at the university and serves as a showcase for public outreach.
Our research
New publications
Biodiversity, leadership, and resilience in a national sustainable tourism program (2024)
Scandinavian Journal of Hospitality and Tourism
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1))
An ecologically sound and participatory monitoring network for pan-Arctic seabirds (2024)
Conservation Biology
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1))
New data on Dysdera Latreille, 1804 and Harpactea Bristowe, 1939 (Araneae: Dysderidae) of the Caucasus, with new species and records (2024)
Zootaxa
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1))
Effects of glyphosate and glyphosate-based herbicide on learning and memory of the buff-tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) (2024)
Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1))
Differential expression and alternative splicing analyses of multiple tissues reveal albinism-associated genes in the Wels catfish (Silurus glanis) (2024)
Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part B: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1))
The frantic pace of modern life is damaging our sense of time, but nature can help us heal – new study (2024)
Conversation
(Popularised article or blog post (E1))
Newly recorded corticolous lichens for Vietnam (2024)
Taiwania
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1))
Does long-term grazing cause cascading impacts on the soil microbiome in mountain birch forests? (2024)
Fungal Ecology
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1))
New data on the spider fauna of Iran (Arachnida: Araneae), Part XI (2024)
Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1))
Harnessing online digital data in biodiversity monitoring (2024)
PLoS Biology
(Article or data-article in scientific journal (B1))