Prof Carl Folke
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Program on Ecosystem Change and Society
Resilience and Sustainable Development: Integrated research on social-ecological systems
Period: 1/1/05 - 12/31/09
Recent research have generated new insights in understanding complex social-ecological systems and the significance of resilience (capacity to absorb disturbance and continue to develop) for an ecologically sustainable societal development. The four research institutes behind the application, with ...
Rethinking agricultural land abandonment to create socially responsive and biodiverse landscapes
Period: 1/1/09 - 12/31/11
The abandonment of agricultural landscapes is an increasing trend in western nations. The implications for biodiversity are well documented as market forces, environmental degradation and aging populations combine to depopulate marginalized areas. In this project we consider the implications for ...
Seabirds in a dynamic ecosystem
Period: 1/1/09 - 12/31/11
Seabird studies are useful for understanding the dynamic interactions between commercial fisheries, fish stocks and natural predators, since seabirds often are top predators sharing a resource base with the fisheries. Changes in the fish stocks may have effects on all life stages of fish predators. ...