Joakim Hjältén
Professor
Department of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Sweden
Biography
Joakim Hjältén is a Professor in Animal Ecology (especially Plant-Herbivore Interaction and Conservation Biology), Department of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Umeå. He is the Founder and coordinator of the research group FOREST BIOCORE. More specifically,his focus is on evaluating and developing restoration methods for degraded habitats aimed at promoting species biodiversity. In 1996 he is appointed as an Associate professor (Docent) in Animal Ecology, Department of Animal Ecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Umeå. He completed his Ph.D.(1991) in Ecology, Department of Wildlife Ecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Umeå.
Research Interest
Plant-herbivore interactions; Sustainable forest use; Conservation biology; Restoration ecology in policy and practice; Ecological risk and benefits with GM trees; Chemical ecology ;Insect ecology.
Publications
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Work T, Andersson J, Ranius T, Hjältén J. 2016. Defining stump harvesting retention targets required to maintain saproxylic beetle biodiversity. Forest Ecology and Management 371: 90–102.
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Hjältén J, Nilsson C, Jörgensen D, Bell D. 2016. Forest‒Stream Linkages, Anthropogenic Stressors and Climate Change: Implications for Restoration Planning Bioscience 66: 646–654.
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Andersson J, Dynesius M, Hjältén J. 2016. Short-term response to stump harvesting by the ground flora in boreal clear-cuts. Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research (in press).
