About me

I am a researcher in Ecology at Stockholm University, Sweden, and at the Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA) in Tromsø. My research is focused mainly on landscape ecology and species interactions in subarctic and arctic ecosystems, spanning from animals (mammals and arthropods) to vegetation (focusing on pale lichens).

Starting in May 2023, I lead the “Mountain Tundra Spider Project” - a 4 year research project at the Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences at Stockholm University, Sweden. The project is funded by FORMAS (a Swedish Research Council for Sustainable Development)

I was a visiting reasearcher at the Environmental Change Research Unit (ECRU) at Helsinki University in Finland from August 2021 to July 2022.

Contact: contact@rasmuserlandsson.net

Interests
  • Ecology
  • Remote sensing
  • Population dynamics
  • Species interactions
  • High latitude ecosystems
Education

  • PhD in Animal Ecology, 2019

    Stockholm University, Sweden

Featured scientific article

An artificial intelligence approach to remotely assess pale lichen biomass
R. Erlandsson, J. Bjerke, E. Finne, R. Myneni, S. Piao, X. Wang, T. Virtanen, A. Räsänen, T. Kumpula, T. Kolari, T. Tahvanainen, H. Tømmervik
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Recent & Upcoming Talks

Popular scientific talk - Le Commandant Charcot
Drivers of trophic interaction structures in Arctic environments
2023-05-16 — Le Commandant Charcot, Denmark strait
Rasmus Erlandsson
Popular scientific talk - Le Commandant Charcot
Biofórum 2022 - Palestras em Ecologia
Counting lichens from space - an artificial intelligence approach to remotely access pale lichen biomass
2022-10-18 — University of Campinas, Brazil
Rasmus Erlandsson
Project
Biofórum 2022 - Palestras em Ecologia
Arctic Fox Conference 2022
Habitat use and movement patterns in a strict lemming fox population – GPS-collar data from Scandinavia
2022-08-26 — 2022-08-29 Longyearbyen, Svalbard
Rasmus Erlandsson
Project Webpage Arctic fox conference 2022
Arctic Fox Conference 2022
OIKOS 2022 Conference
An artificial intelligence approach to remotely assess pale lichen biomass
2022-06-07 — 2022-06-10 Aarhus, Denmark
Rasmus Erlandsson
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OIKOS 2022 Conference

Projects

The Mountain Tundra Spider Project
Investigating how climate and aquatic subsidies affect spider trophic interactions
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The Mountain Tundra Spider Project
The Swedish Arctic Fox Project
A research group at Stockholm University who study the mountain tundra ecosystem, focusing on the ecology of the arctic fox.
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The Swedish Arctic Fox Project
CHARTER
Drivers and Feedbacks of Changes in Arctic Terrestrial Biodiversity.
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CHARTER
VANWHITE - The vanishing white
Management of stressors causing reduction of pale vegetation surfaces in the Arctic and the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau
VANWHITE - The vanishing white

Employments

 
 
 
 
 
The Swedish Arctic fox project, Stockholm University
Researcher
The Swedish Arctic fox project, Stockholm University
2019-03-03 – 2019-10-10 Stockholm, SWeden

Responsibilities included:

  • Research
  • Field work
  • Field coordination
 
 
 
 
 
Stockholm University
Teaching
Stockholm University
2013-08-08 – Present Stockholm, Sweden
Taught and administrated courses in basic and advanced Ecology.
 
 
 
 
 
Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA)
Postdoctoral researcher
Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA)
2019-11-11 – 2022-10-10 Tromsø, Norway
Research on remote sensing methodologies for pale lichens.
 
 
 
 
 
University of Tromsø (UiT)
Postdoctoral researcher
University of Tromsø (UiT)
2021-09-09 – 2023-04-04 Tromsø, Norway
Population dynamics and herbivore interactions
 
 
 
 
 
Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA)
Researcher
Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA)
2022-11-11 – Present Tromsø, Norway
Remote sensing of pale lichens.
 
 
 
 
 
Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences
Researcher
Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences
2023-05-05 – Present Stockholm, Sweden
Climate effects on arthropod trophic interactions

Reports & Thesis

Spatial and temporal population dynamics in the mountain tundra – mesopredator and prey
R. Erlandsson
Last updated on 2022-03-17 thesis
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Spatial and temporal population dynamics in the mountain tundra – mesopredator and prey
Habitatanvändning hos skandinavisk fjällräv utifrån GPS-data från ett delbestånd i södra Norrbotten
R. Erlandsson, H. Rebane, A. Angerbjörn
Last updated on 2022-03-11
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Outreach

Ottar
Article on Lichens in Ottar - The popular scientific magazine of Tromsø University Museum Ottar Nr 341, PDF.
Rasmus Erlandsson
Last updated on 2023-04-16
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Ottar
Fjällräven - interviews and coverage
Some posts on Fjällräven’s blog Foxtrails featuring my field work: Summer field work in the Swedish mountain range Winter field work in the Swedish mountain range Fieldwork in arctic Russia
Rasmus Erlandsson
Last updated on 2022-03-13
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Fjällräven - interviews and coverage
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Contact

  • contact@rasmuserlandsson.net
  • Svante Arrhenius väg 20 A, Stockholm, SE-106 91
  • Room N393 - The Department of Environment, Ecology and Plant Sciences