In youth’s spring it was my lot
To haunt, of the wide earth a spot
The which I could not love the less,
So lovely was the loneliness
Of a wild lake, with black rock bound,
And the tall pines that tower’d around.
Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849)
My major research interest is on understanding how lakes on Earth respond to the ongoing accelerated pace of change in the world. Much of the research is carried out within the Global Lake Ecological Observatory Network (GLEON). At present, I lead research on lake ice cover changes around the globe with focus on assessing the effects on ecosystem services and the Sustainable Development Goals. A special interest is also on metabolic processes in lake ecosystems with the overall goal to better understand energy and matter fluxes in the Earth's climate system. The basis for the research are global, regional and local databases, including Sweden's unique physical, chemical and biological freshwater long-term data series as well as field and laboratory experiments. The research is mainly funded by the European Union, NordForsk, the Swedish Research Council, the Swedish Research Council for Environment, Agricultural Sciences and Spatial Planning (FORMAS), the Royal Academy of Sciences and the Wallenberg foundation.
In addition to research, I am actively engaged in a variety of organisations and societies, e.g. the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. I have a passion to pass on our common responsibility to sustain lakes on Earth. More about scientific, pedagogic and personal qualifications can be found by looking at the CV.
To haunt, of the wide earth a spot
The which I could not love the less,
So lovely was the loneliness
Of a wild lake, with black rock bound,
And the tall pines that tower’d around.
Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849)
My major research interest is on understanding how lakes on Earth respond to the ongoing accelerated pace of change in the world. Much of the research is carried out within the Global Lake Ecological Observatory Network (GLEON). At present, I lead research on lake ice cover changes around the globe with focus on assessing the effects on ecosystem services and the Sustainable Development Goals. A special interest is also on metabolic processes in lake ecosystems with the overall goal to better understand energy and matter fluxes in the Earth's climate system. The basis for the research are global, regional and local databases, including Sweden's unique physical, chemical and biological freshwater long-term data series as well as field and laboratory experiments. The research is mainly funded by the European Union, NordForsk, the Swedish Research Council, the Swedish Research Council for Environment, Agricultural Sciences and Spatial Planning (FORMAS), the Royal Academy of Sciences and the Wallenberg foundation.
In addition to research, I am actively engaged in a variety of organisations and societies, e.g. the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. I have a passion to pass on our common responsibility to sustain lakes on Earth. More about scientific, pedagogic and personal qualifications can be found by looking at the CV.
