Bolin Centre for Climate Research
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Multidisciplinary consortium of ~400 scientists in Sweden conducting research on Earth´s climate. A collaboration between Stockholm University, KTH Royal Institue of Technology and the Swedish Meteorological & Hydrological Instititute. 🌍 www.bolin.su.se
Just completed: A decade of year-round lake temperatures from Darfáljávri (Lake Tarfala), including under-ice data. One mooring lost to the ice, but the record will continue :) It started here: doi.org/10.1080/1523... @stockholm-uni.bsky.social @bolincentre.bsky.social @efdtoronto.bsky.social
Seagrass meadows don’t just store carbon – they also support more nutritious fisheries than nearby coral reefs. 🌊🌿🐟 New research shows their vital role in food security, highlighting the need to protect these overlooked ecosystems. 🔗 www.su.se/english/divi...
New paper out: Future atmospheric and ocean warming have a larger impact on ice loss from Greenland ice shelves than the choice of calving method. doi.org/10.5194/tc-2... @stockholm-uni.bsky.social @bolincentre.bsky.social #Glaciology #GreenlandIceSheet #IceSheetModelling
Comparing calving laws at Greenland's three largest ice shelves
Abstract. The retreat of Greenlandic glaciers through calving has major implications for the ice sheet's mass balance and future sea-level rise contributions. Despite its importance, the implementatio...
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Today, we mounted the goodbye-glaciers.info signpost for #Storglaciären #TarfalaResearchStation @stockholm-uni.bsky.social @bolincentre.bsky.social @uniinnsbruck.bsky.social @vaw-glaciology.bsky.social @swisspolar.bsky.social. 2087 is the year when Storglaciären is expected to have almost vanished.
New study published last week: Northern high latitudes could become a net carbon source below 2 °C global warming 🌍 See more here: doi.org/10.5194/esd-... With co-authors Eleanor Burke, Dan Hooke, @njsteinert.bsky.social, @mathisoncamilla.bsky.social & Luke Smallman.
Northern high latitudes could become a net carbon source below 2 °C global warming
Abstract. Under historical warming, terrestrial ecosystems within the northern high latitudes have been a net carbon sink, providing vital mitigation against anthropogenic emissions of CO2. However, t...
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The northern high latitudes mitigate climate change by land ecosystems absorbing more carbon from the atmosphere than they release. This carbon sink is sensitive to long-term CO2 emissions.
We use a probabilistic framework to quantify the timing and magnitude of a carbon source transition in different future emission scenarios, including overshoot. The fate of this region is dependent on the balance between carbon loss from permafrost and gain from increased vegetation productivity 🌳 ❄️
How long does forest biodiversity take to recover after clear-cutting?🌲🪓 A new international study in @natsustain.nature.com shows that while some species return within decades, others need more than a century — raising concerns for biodiversity in managed boreal forests. 👇
Species recover slowly after forest harvesting – some may disappear - Stockholms universitet
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Open PhD position in Plant Physiology here at DEEP! 📣 Study the epigenetic basis of reproductive thermotolerance and how plants respond to heat stress. 🌡️🌱 Learn more and apply by 15 August: su.varbi.com/en/what:job/... @stockholm-uni.bsky.social @bolincentre.bsky.social
PhD student in Plant Physiology
The Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences (DEEP) conducts research and offers education at the Arrhenius Laboratories on the Frescati campus. We are approximately 100 staff members, in
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Maximum temperature anomalies over the UK for the last two days. If you're wondering whether we need a new colour scale... you're not wrong. These anomaly maps are relative to the 1991-2020 average. (Based on HadUK-Grid dataset and produced by the Met Office National Climate Information Centre)
My research is on the Swedish Radio @srnyheter.bsky.social: www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/ny-f... This interview is based on my latest research published in @ecography.bsky.social: doi.org/10.1002/ecog...
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Hur kan miljontals digitaliserade växtprover hjälpa oss att skydda hotade arter? 🌿🍄 Hör vår forskare Aelys Humphreys i Vetenskapsradion. Aelys har bidragit till Kews nya State of the World’s Plants and Fungi-rapport. #SOTWPF @bolincentre.bsky.social @stockholm-uni.bsky.social
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Kew’s sixth State of the World’s Plants and Fungi report is here! 🌿🍄 Exploring how digitised collections and AI are changing our understanding of biodiversity. We're proud that Aelys Humphreys from the Bolin Centre contributed to Chapter 7: Seeing extinction in a new light. 👉 bit.ly/SOTWPF #SOTWPF
Also just out: #AMAP report www.amap.no/documents/do... It was an honour and pleasure to contribute! @bolincentre.bsky.social @stockholm-uni.bsky.social
AMAP Arctic Climate Change Update 2024: Key Trends and Impacts | AMAP
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Örjan Gustafsson at @bolincentre.bsky.social investigates methane emissions from permafrost in Arctic seabed. The findings will provide a clearer picture of the global methane balance & help societies to prepare for increasingly vulnerable climate. @kawresearch.bsky.social www.su.se/english/news...
New article just out describing work conducted during the GEOEO North of Greenland Expedition in 2024, at Ostenfeld glacier and Victoria fjord: Commun Earth Environ 7, 493 (2026). doi.org/10.1038/s432... @bolincentre.bsky.social @stockholm-uni.bsky.social
Researchers published first scientific findings revealing how previously unmapped seafloor features may explain in part why the ice tongue of C.H. Ostenfeld Gletsjer disappeared while neighbouring glaciers retained theirs. @seabed2030.bsky.social @bolincentre.bsky.social www.su.se/english/news...
6 juni är inte enbart Nationaldagen utan även Stora Lupinbekämpardagen, där allmänheten uppmuntras ge sig ut i naturen för att klippa ned eller rycka upp denna invasiva växt. Forskare vid @bolincentre.bsky.social kartlägger hur utbredd lupinen är i Sverige. www.su.se/nyheter/nyhe...
Debate article (in swedish) in Senska Dagbladet today, about the urgent need for a strict committment to replace Icebreaker Oden @bolincentre.bsky.social www.svd.se/a/8p9gnA/ark...
”Ny strategi för Arktis räcker inte”
DEBATT. Om regeringen menar allvar med Sveriges nya strategi för Arktis måste den skyndsamt fatta beslut om en ny svensk forskningsisbrytare. Det skriver 59 forskare och professorer vid svenska lärosä...
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At this year´s Crafoord Prize Symposium in Geosciences at @scienceacademyswe.bsky.social leading climate researchers including @bolincentre.bsky.social gathered to explore how aerosols, clouds and other climate pollutants are reshaping Earth’s energy balance. #Climate www.su.se/english/divi...
Researchers and colleagues at universities, colleges and academic institutes are invited to sign a call from the academic community in support of the Climate Demonstration on 23 August in Stockholm, for which Researchers’ Desk is a co-organiser. enadeforklimatet.nu
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Akademin står enad för klimatet. Skriv under appellen och delta i Den stora klimatdemonstrationen.
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Tiny invader, big surprises 🌱 🪲 A new DEEP-led study published in @springernature.com finds that the invasive moss Campylopus introflexus shakes up peatland life in southern Sweden, boosting beetle diversity while leaving spiders unaffected. Even moss invasions can reshape ecosystems!
Mixed effects of the invasive moss Campylopus introflexus on spider and beetle communities in disturbed peatlands in southern Sweden - Biological Invasions
Little is known about the effects of invasive bryophytes on native biodiversity. To date, the main documented effect is competition, mostly with other bryophytes. Campylopus introflexus is an invasive moss in Europe and North America that can form dense monocultural carpets that displace native vegetation and influence the composition of native arthropod communities. It was first recorded in Sweden in 1976, where it commonly invades disturbed peatlands and its invasion potential is currently assessed as ‘severe’. Despite this long invasion history, little is understood about its local impacts, including on ground-dwelling arthropods. We analysed the effect of C. introflexus invasion on ground-dwelling beetle and spider communities at 14 sites in south-west Sweden. We collected arthropods along paired transects (50–200 m apart) in disturbed peatlands that were invaded or uninvaded by C. introflexus. Pitfall traps were emptied during the months of July, August, and September. We characterized the ground layer vegetation using quadrats (50 × 50 cm) centred over pitfall traps. We collected 2237 beetles belonging to 109 species from 18 families and 2139 spiders belonging to 85 species from 18 families. We found that C. introflexus invasion was associated with increased beetle abundance, richness, and diversity, but had no effect on spider abundance, richness, and diversity. We found no effect of C. introflexus invasion on beetle or spider community composition. Our results suggest that C. introflexus invasion into disturbed peatlands affects beetle communities, demonstrating that bryophyte invasions can have ecological consequences and highlighting the need for further research on this often overlooked group.
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A big thank you to all participants of the Swedish Climate Symposium! Your thoughtful discussions, curiosity, and openness made the event truly engaging. We hope these exchanges will grow into new insights and future papers for Tellus. @tellusjournal.bsky.social @bolincentre.bsky.social
The Swedish Climate Symposium 2026 has officially wrapped up! 👏 The final day opened with discussions on how climate research is becoming increasingly resilient and challenged, setting the tone for conversations on climate policy, adaptation and resilient futures. Thanks to everyone who joined us!
Happy International Day for Biological Diversity 🌱 Biodiversity and climate are deeply interconnected. At the Bolin Centre, researchers like @yannickwoudstra.bsky.social work to better understand these links and the changes shaping life on Earth.
Stockholm University@stockholm-uni.bsky.social · 3mo agoToday marks the International Day for Biological Diversity and we highlight the research by @yannickwoudstra.bsky.social at @deepsthlmuni.bsky.social showing that pollenless dandelions have been more common in Sweden, which could reduce the availability of food for insects. www.su.se/nyheter/nyhe...
Day ✌️of the Swedish Climate Symposium is a wrap! Today’s sessions explored forests, oceans, biodiversity, climate extremes, AI, climate services and transformative action. Thanks for all the inspiring discussions — we’re looking forward to tomorrow’s final day! ✨
Come meet us in Lund at the Swedish Climate Symposium 2026, between 20-22 May!
Day one of the Swedish Climate Symposium is underway! 🌍 We’re looking forward to a few inspiring days of climate research, new perspectives, and exciting discussions with colleagues from across Sweden and internationally. Stay tuned for updates from the symposium!
News results from #SLUAlnarp and DEEP's @kristofferhylander.bsky.social shows that as plant species decline towards suboptimal climate (from their perspective) they also contract their niches of pH and nitrogen (and become more picky so to speak). Access it here: doi.org/10.1111/geb....
