Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in a Changing Climate - BECC
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A Strategic Research Area at Lund & Gothenburg universities, +300 researchers from natural & social sciences performing world leading research on the dynamics between biodiversity & ecosystem services in a rapidly changing world 🌍🐝🌱🪱🍄🦉
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BECC - world leading research on Biodiversity and Ecosystem services in a Changing Climate
The world is facing extreme challenges; climate change, the destruction of eco systems and the loss of biodiversity. To face those challenges, BECC provide a world-leading research environment that brings together excellent research and training at Lund University and the University of Gothenburg. In this film, you will meet some of the more than 300 BECC-affiliated researchers and learn more about how BECC as a research environment can help society face some of the great challenges of our time. Learn more on www.becc.lu.se
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New documentary at Swedish Television about microorganisms in the soil and their role in agriculture, cultivation and how plants thrive. The documentary features our coordinator, @edithhammer.bsky.social and colleagues! www.svtplay.se/video/KnDAkn...
Vår jord
Jordens mikroliv spelar en stor roll för hur andra växter trivs i jorden. Men hur hänger mikrolivet ihop med skördens storlek och grönsakernas smak? Vad händer när ekosystemtjänster ersätter konstgödn...
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February 2, 2026 at 9:44 AM
New documentary at Swedish Television about microorganisms in the soil and their role in agriculture, cultivation and how plants thrive. The documentary features our coordinator, @edithhammer.bsky.social and colleagues! www.svtplay.se/video/KnDAkn...
Pics from yesterday's seminar "AI for Biodiversity and Climate Science". The room was filled to the last seat and we had a great day. Huge thanks to all participants and speakers!
January 21, 2026 at 12:31 PM
Pics from yesterday's seminar "AI for Biodiversity and Climate Science". The room was filled to the last seat and we had a great day. Huge thanks to all participants and speakers!
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New exciting paper with Lu Fluxes involvement, highlighting how trees, ponds and grazing strongly shape greenhouse gas dynamics in Sahel savannas, showing how complex and dynamic semi‑arid ecosystems really are.
Well Done Alek!
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Well Done Alek!
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Contrasting roles of ground, trees, ponds and grazing in carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide fluxes of an African semi-arid savanna
Understanding greenhouse gas fluxes in semi-arid ecosystems is critical for improving our understanding of biogeochemical cycles, particularly in unde…
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December 30, 2025 at 5:21 PM
New exciting paper with Lu Fluxes involvement, highlighting how trees, ponds and grazing strongly shape greenhouse gas dynamics in Sahel savannas, showing how complex and dynamic semi‑arid ecosystems really are.
Well Done Alek!
@beccsweden.bsky.social
@lund-university.bsky.social
Well Done Alek!
@beccsweden.bsky.social
@lund-university.bsky.social
Old air samples hint at effects of climate change
Through DNA analysis of old air samples collected by the Swedish Armed Forces, Nils Cronberg (botany researcher & BECC PI) & colleagues, show that spore dispersal of northern mosses changed the past 35 years: www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/old-...
Through DNA analysis of old air samples collected by the Swedish Armed Forces, Nils Cronberg (botany researcher & BECC PI) & colleagues, show that spore dispersal of northern mosses changed the past 35 years: www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/old-...
December 4, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Old air samples hint at effects of climate change
Through DNA analysis of old air samples collected by the Swedish Armed Forces, Nils Cronberg (botany researcher & BECC PI) & colleagues, show that spore dispersal of northern mosses changed the past 35 years: www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/old-...
Through DNA analysis of old air samples collected by the Swedish Armed Forces, Nils Cronberg (botany researcher & BECC PI) & colleagues, show that spore dispersal of northern mosses changed the past 35 years: www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/old-...
Swedish Climate Symposium: Call for Abstracts open
SCS is a symposium for increased scientific understanding of climate change and its environmental and societal consequences. Explore the programme to see which sessions are accepting abstracts. Submit by 30 January: swedishclimatesymposium.com
SCS is a symposium for increased scientific understanding of climate change and its environmental and societal consequences. Explore the programme to see which sessions are accepting abstracts. Submit by 30 January: swedishclimatesymposium.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Swedish Climate Symposium: Call for Abstracts open
SCS is a symposium for increased scientific understanding of climate change and its environmental and societal consequences. Explore the programme to see which sessions are accepting abstracts. Submit by 30 January: swedishclimatesymposium.com
SCS is a symposium for increased scientific understanding of climate change and its environmental and societal consequences. Explore the programme to see which sessions are accepting abstracts. Submit by 30 January: swedishclimatesymposium.com
As COP30 approaches, several BECC members are contributing vital perspectives on climate justice, biodiversity, and the future of the Amazon.
In this post, we’ve gathered reading tips and contributions from BECC members: www.becc.lu.se/article/becc...
In this post, we’ve gathered reading tips and contributions from BECC members: www.becc.lu.se/article/becc...
November 7, 2025 at 10:36 AM
As COP30 approaches, several BECC members are contributing vital perspectives on climate justice, biodiversity, and the future of the Amazon.
In this post, we’ve gathered reading tips and contributions from BECC members: www.becc.lu.se/article/becc...
In this post, we’ve gathered reading tips and contributions from BECC members: www.becc.lu.se/article/becc...
Moments captured at Swedish Biodiversity Symposium 2025!
And a short article with links to Book of Abstracts and more: www.becc.lu.se/article/full...
And a short article with links to Book of Abstracts and more: www.becc.lu.se/article/full...
Swedish Biodiversity Symposium 2025
Swedish Biodiversity Symposium 2025
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November 5, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Moments captured at Swedish Biodiversity Symposium 2025!
And a short article with links to Book of Abstracts and more: www.becc.lu.se/article/full...
And a short article with links to Book of Abstracts and more: www.becc.lu.se/article/full...
Welcome to the seminar/webinar: Pesticides and Pollinators
November 12, 10:30 -12:00
Researchers & policy experts explore how pesticides affect pollinators, what new research tells us about risks & resilience & what strategies we can implement to protect pollinators & by extension, the ecosystems.
November 12, 10:30 -12:00
Researchers & policy experts explore how pesticides affect pollinators, what new research tells us about risks & resilience & what strategies we can implement to protect pollinators & by extension, the ecosystems.
Pesticides and Pollinators
Pollinators are essential for both biodiversity and food security, yet many species are in decline due to multiple pressures like habitat loss, pesticide exposure and climate change. This seminar brin...
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November 3, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Welcome to the seminar/webinar: Pesticides and Pollinators
November 12, 10:30 -12:00
Researchers & policy experts explore how pesticides affect pollinators, what new research tells us about risks & resilience & what strategies we can implement to protect pollinators & by extension, the ecosystems.
November 12, 10:30 -12:00
Researchers & policy experts explore how pesticides affect pollinators, what new research tells us about risks & resilience & what strategies we can implement to protect pollinators & by extension, the ecosystems.
Congratulations to our former coordinator @henrikgsmith.bsky.social on being rewarded the Marsh Awards for Ecology by @britishecologicalsociety.org!
Announcing the 2025 BES Award winners - British Ecological Society
We're delighted to announce the worthy winners of our annual awards and prizes.
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October 23, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Congratulations to our former coordinator @henrikgsmith.bsky.social on being rewarded the Marsh Awards for Ecology by @britishecologicalsociety.org!
As one of the main organisers behind Swedish Biodiversity Symposium - we are happy to see its off to a flying start!
Halfway through, we can still look forward to 1,5 days filled with inspiration, collaboration, and insight into Transformative change – from knowledge to action for biodiversity.
Halfway through, we can still look forward to 1,5 days filled with inspiration, collaboration, and insight into Transformative change – from knowledge to action for biodiversity.
October 22, 2025 at 12:16 PM
As one of the main organisers behind Swedish Biodiversity Symposium - we are happy to see its off to a flying start!
Halfway through, we can still look forward to 1,5 days filled with inspiration, collaboration, and insight into Transformative change – from knowledge to action for biodiversity.
Halfway through, we can still look forward to 1,5 days filled with inspiration, collaboration, and insight into Transformative change – from knowledge to action for biodiversity.
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At the Swedish Biodiversity Symposium in Gothenburg. Panel discussion on social transformation for BD conservation- from theory to practice
October 22, 2025 at 7:47 AM
At the Swedish Biodiversity Symposium in Gothenburg. Panel discussion on social transformation for BD conservation- from theory to practice
If you happen to live in or around Lund, maybe we will see you 25 October on the Opening of Climate and Forests – A New Popular Science Exhibition at Naturum Skrylle: www.becc.lu.se/calendar/ope...
October 7, 2025 at 1:22 PM
If you happen to live in or around Lund, maybe we will see you 25 October on the Opening of Climate and Forests – A New Popular Science Exhibition at Naturum Skrylle: www.becc.lu.se/calendar/ope...
Today Green Pole project organises the conference Nordic Forest Policies. Panelists: Stefan Karlsson (Swedish Forest Agency), Marit Widman (Swedish Society for Nature Conservation), Kristian Ersbøll Berg Poulsen (Nordic Council of Ministers) & Terhi Koskela (Finnish resource Institute). greenpole.se
October 1, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Today Green Pole project organises the conference Nordic Forest Policies. Panelists: Stefan Karlsson (Swedish Forest Agency), Marit Widman (Swedish Society for Nature Conservation), Kristian Ersbøll Berg Poulsen (Nordic Council of Ministers) & Terhi Koskela (Finnish resource Institute). greenpole.se
Greetings from (parts of) the BECC board! We are on a two-day-retreat in Höör to work intensely with our future research strategy. Grateful for all the input we've had from our members, Scientific Advisory Board and Stakeholder Reference Group!
September 24, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Greetings from (parts of) the BECC board! We are on a two-day-retreat in Höör to work intensely with our future research strategy. Grateful for all the input we've had from our members, Scientific Advisory Board and Stakeholder Reference Group!
Med satellitbilder i krigets spår - krigets miljöpåverkan
Lina Eklund, docent i naturgeografi & ekosystemvetenskap & medlem i BECC, har varit med i Rymdstyrelsen blogg om sin forskning med satellitdata för att kartlägga hur konflikter påverkar miljön: www.rymdstyrelsen.se/upptack-rymd...
Lina Eklund, docent i naturgeografi & ekosystemvetenskap & medlem i BECC, har varit med i Rymdstyrelsen blogg om sin forskning med satellitdata för att kartlägga hur konflikter påverkar miljön: www.rymdstyrelsen.se/upptack-rymd...
Med satellitbilder i krigets spår
Lina Eklund, docent vid Lunds universitet, använder satellitdata för att kartlägga hur konflikter påverkar miljön. Genom internationellt samarbete dokumenterar hon förstörelse av byggnader, jordbruksm...
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September 22, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Med satellitbilder i krigets spår - krigets miljöpåverkan
Lina Eklund, docent i naturgeografi & ekosystemvetenskap & medlem i BECC, har varit med i Rymdstyrelsen blogg om sin forskning med satellitdata för att kartlägga hur konflikter påverkar miljön: www.rymdstyrelsen.se/upptack-rymd...
Lina Eklund, docent i naturgeografi & ekosystemvetenskap & medlem i BECC, har varit med i Rymdstyrelsen blogg om sin forskning med satellitdata för att kartlägga hur konflikter påverkar miljön: www.rymdstyrelsen.se/upptack-rymd...
New LU Land series: Climate & sustainable land use
The 1st lecture (24/9) will give an introduction to the subject. Future lectures will delve deeper into various aspects of research on the interplay between climate change & changes in land use. More info (Swe): www.luland.lu.se/evenemang/lu...
The 1st lecture (24/9) will give an introduction to the subject. Future lectures will delve deeper into various aspects of research on the interplay between climate change & changes in land use. More info (Swe): www.luland.lu.se/evenemang/lu...
September 17, 2025 at 8:54 AM
New LU Land series: Climate & sustainable land use
The 1st lecture (24/9) will give an introduction to the subject. Future lectures will delve deeper into various aspects of research on the interplay between climate change & changes in land use. More info (Swe): www.luland.lu.se/evenemang/lu...
The 1st lecture (24/9) will give an introduction to the subject. Future lectures will delve deeper into various aspects of research on the interplay between climate change & changes in land use. More info (Swe): www.luland.lu.se/evenemang/lu...
🌾 AI + satellite data + ecosystem model = better crop forecasts
PhD thesis by Xueying Li (Dept. of Physical Geography & Ecosystem Science, LU; BECC & MERGE) shows how combining AI, satellite data & ecosystem models can improve early yield predictions—key for food security in a changing climate.
PhD thesis by Xueying Li (Dept. of Physical Geography & Ecosystem Science, LU; BECC & MERGE) shows how combining AI, satellite data & ecosystem models can improve early yield predictions—key for food security in a changing climate.
More reliable crop forecasts with AI and satellite data
Lund University. Meeting the food demands of a growing global population with limited agricultural resources is one of the greatest challenges of our time. Crop yields are highly sensitive to weather ...
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September 11, 2025 at 9:59 AM
🌾 AI + satellite data + ecosystem model = better crop forecasts
PhD thesis by Xueying Li (Dept. of Physical Geography & Ecosystem Science, LU; BECC & MERGE) shows how combining AI, satellite data & ecosystem models can improve early yield predictions—key for food security in a changing climate.
PhD thesis by Xueying Li (Dept. of Physical Geography & Ecosystem Science, LU; BECC & MERGE) shows how combining AI, satellite data & ecosystem models can improve early yield predictions—key for food security in a changing climate.
Exploring New Research Horizons in the Alps 🏔️
PhD student @hannaeks.bsky.social shares her experiences from a study visit, funded by BECC, to Campus Alpin and the Land Use and Climate Change research group in Garmisch-Partenkirchen: www.becc.lu.se/article/expl...
PhD student @hannaeks.bsky.social shares her experiences from a study visit, funded by BECC, to Campus Alpin and the Land Use and Climate Change research group in Garmisch-Partenkirchen: www.becc.lu.se/article/expl...
September 10, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Exploring New Research Horizons in the Alps 🏔️
PhD student @hannaeks.bsky.social shares her experiences from a study visit, funded by BECC, to Campus Alpin and the Land Use and Climate Change research group in Garmisch-Partenkirchen: www.becc.lu.se/article/expl...
PhD student @hannaeks.bsky.social shares her experiences from a study visit, funded by BECC, to Campus Alpin and the Land Use and Climate Change research group in Garmisch-Partenkirchen: www.becc.lu.se/article/expl...
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How can YOU help fix the climate crisis? This new guide I researched and created with support from @projectdrawdown.bsky.social will help you find & flex your climate superpowers:
👩⚖️ Citizen
💼 Professional
💵 Investor
✈️ Consumer
🌟 Role Model
Check out jointheshift.earth and let's #MakeSHIFThappen!
👩⚖️ Citizen
💼 Professional
💵 Investor
✈️ Consumer
🌟 Role Model
Check out jointheshift.earth and let's #MakeSHIFThappen!
September 9, 2025 at 4:36 PM
How can YOU help fix the climate crisis? This new guide I researched and created with support from @projectdrawdown.bsky.social will help you find & flex your climate superpowers:
👩⚖️ Citizen
💼 Professional
💵 Investor
✈️ Consumer
🌟 Role Model
Check out jointheshift.earth and let's #MakeSHIFThappen!
👩⚖️ Citizen
💼 Professional
💵 Investor
✈️ Consumer
🌟 Role Model
Check out jointheshift.earth and let's #MakeSHIFThappen!
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Our ability to predict how biology will feed back to climate change relies on our ability to convert biological insights into mathematica formulations that can be scaled up in structured ways, within the context of Earth System Models (ESMs)...
September 2, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Our ability to predict how biology will feed back to climate change relies on our ability to convert biological insights into mathematica formulations that can be scaled up in structured ways, within the context of Earth System Models (ESMs)...
Thawing permafrost raised carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
A new study by BECC-members Amelie Lindgren (UGOT), Zhengyao Lu (LU), et al. shows that an unexpectedly large proportion of carbon dioxide emissions after the ice age may have come from thawing permafrost: www.gu.se/en/news/thaw...
A new study by BECC-members Amelie Lindgren (UGOT), Zhengyao Lu (LU), et al. shows that an unexpectedly large proportion of carbon dioxide emissions after the ice age may have come from thawing permafrost: www.gu.se/en/news/thaw...
Thawing permafrost raised carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere vary naturally between ice ages and interglacial periods. A new study by researchers at the University of Gothenburg shows that an unexpectedly large proportion...
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September 2, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Thawing permafrost raised carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
A new study by BECC-members Amelie Lindgren (UGOT), Zhengyao Lu (LU), et al. shows that an unexpectedly large proportion of carbon dioxide emissions after the ice age may have come from thawing permafrost: www.gu.se/en/news/thaw...
A new study by BECC-members Amelie Lindgren (UGOT), Zhengyao Lu (LU), et al. shows that an unexpectedly large proportion of carbon dioxide emissions after the ice age may have come from thawing permafrost: www.gu.se/en/news/thaw...
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🌍 Join us at University of Gothenburg 🇸🇪!
We're hiring an Associate Senior Lecturer (tenure-track) in greenhouse gas dynamics in soil–plant systems.
🔬 Focus: peatlands, carbon & nitrogen cycles, land use.
🔗 bit.ly/47hQKRc
#AcademicJobs #ClimateScience #Peatlands @beccsweden.bsky.social
We're hiring an Associate Senior Lecturer (tenure-track) in greenhouse gas dynamics in soil–plant systems.
🔬 Focus: peatlands, carbon & nitrogen cycles, land use.
🔗 bit.ly/47hQKRc
#AcademicJobs #ClimateScience #Peatlands @beccsweden.bsky.social
Associate Senior Lecturer in Ecosystem Science
At the Department of Earth Sciences, we have ca 75 employees who work in the
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September 2, 2025 at 5:35 AM
🌍 Join us at University of Gothenburg 🇸🇪!
We're hiring an Associate Senior Lecturer (tenure-track) in greenhouse gas dynamics in soil–plant systems.
🔬 Focus: peatlands, carbon & nitrogen cycles, land use.
🔗 bit.ly/47hQKRc
#AcademicJobs #ClimateScience #Peatlands @beccsweden.bsky.social
We're hiring an Associate Senior Lecturer (tenure-track) in greenhouse gas dynamics in soil–plant systems.
🔬 Focus: peatlands, carbon & nitrogen cycles, land use.
🔗 bit.ly/47hQKRc
#AcademicJobs #ClimateScience #Peatlands @beccsweden.bsky.social
Two inspiring days of discussions and experiences on Restoring Nature under Climate Change—bringing together perspectives from policy, theory, and practice in a thoughtful mix. A big thank you to everyone who joined and contributed to the 2025 BECC Annual Meeting in beautiful Halmstad!
August 28, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Two inspiring days of discussions and experiences on Restoring Nature under Climate Change—bringing together perspectives from policy, theory, and practice in a thoughtful mix. A big thank you to everyone who joined and contributed to the 2025 BECC Annual Meeting in beautiful Halmstad!
Changes in Land Use Leads to Increased Inbreeding in Swedish Butterflies
In his thesis, Zach Nolen examined Swedish grassland butterflies, showing that land use change not only reduce insect numbers. It can also increase inbreeding, especially in specialised species: www.becc.lu.se/article/chan...
In his thesis, Zach Nolen examined Swedish grassland butterflies, showing that land use change not only reduce insect numbers. It can also increase inbreeding, especially in specialised species: www.becc.lu.se/article/chan...
August 15, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Changes in Land Use Leads to Increased Inbreeding in Swedish Butterflies
In his thesis, Zach Nolen examined Swedish grassland butterflies, showing that land use change not only reduce insect numbers. It can also increase inbreeding, especially in specialised species: www.becc.lu.se/article/chan...
In his thesis, Zach Nolen examined Swedish grassland butterflies, showing that land use change not only reduce insect numbers. It can also increase inbreeding, especially in specialised species: www.becc.lu.se/article/chan...
The programme for the 1st Swedish Biodiversity Symposium is taking form. It offers 3 days of lectures, discussions, workshops & social activities where experts & stakeholders in biodiversity come together to promote positive developments in the field: swedishbiodiversitysymposium.se/en
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Swedish Biodiversity Symposium, 21 - 23 October 2025
Welcome to Sweden's first Swedish Biodiversity Symposium - an interdisciplinary conference where experts and stakeholders in biodiversity come together to promote positive developments in the field.
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August 13, 2025 at 5:00 AM
The programme for the 1st Swedish Biodiversity Symposium is taking form. It offers 3 days of lectures, discussions, workshops & social activities where experts & stakeholders in biodiversity come together to promote positive developments in the field: swedishbiodiversitysymposium.se/en
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