Robert G. Björk

@robertgbjork.bsky.social

Arctic ecologist in APE@GU with focus on plant-soil interactions. Professor in Ecosystem Science at University of Gothenburg 🇸🇪.

🚨 New Ambio study led greatly by Håkan Pleijel within the @biodiversa.eu project BioDiv‑Support: Northern Scandinavia is heading for major climate & ecosystem shifts 🌡️🌲. High‑resolution models reveal big impacts on 🦌 reindeer herding, 🎿 tourism & 🌿 conservation 🔗https://rdcu.be/fkiYw Thread 👇🧵

Highly resolved projections of climate and vegetation indicate major changes in northern Scandinavia: Implications for reindeer herding, tourism and nature conservation

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🚨 New Ambio study led greatly by Håkan Pleijel within the @biodiversa.eu project BioDiv‑Support: Northern Scandinavia is heading for major climate & ecosystem shifts 🌡️🌲. High‑resolution models reveal big impacts on 🦌 reindeer herding, 🎿 tourism & 🌿 conservation 🔗https://rdcu.be/fkiYw Thread 👇🧵

Highly resolved projections of climate and vegetation indicate major changes in northern Scandinavia: Implications for reindeer herding, tourism and nature conservation

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📢New paper! Long-term warming boosts CH₄ oxidation in dry tundra and cuts emissions in tussock tundra — driven by vegetation shifts and soil aeration. Huge thanks to @matsbjorkman.bsky.social for leading this work! 🙌🌟 @globalchangebio.bsky.social #Latnjajaure onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/6YA9GK...

Increased CH4 Oxidation in Arctic Tundra Ecosystems Caused by Vegetation‐Mediated Soil Drying

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📢New paper! Long-term warming boosts CH₄ oxidation in dry tundra and cuts emissions in tussock tundra — driven by vegetation shifts and soil aeration. Huge thanks to @matsbjorkman.bsky.social for leading this work! 🙌🌟 @globalchangebio.bsky.social #Latnjajaure onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/6YA9GK...

Increased CH4 Oxidation in Arctic Tundra Ecosystems Caused by Vegetation‐Mediated Soil Drying

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🌍 Berkeley Earth’s 2025 Global Temperature Report is out. 2025 was the 3rd warmest year on record. Annual global temperature reached 1.44 ± 0.09°C above the pre-industrial baseline; 770 million people experienced locally record-warm annual conditions. Full report: berkeleyearth.org/global-tempe...

Global Temperature Report for 2025 - Berkeley Earth

2025 was the 3rd warmest year on Earth since direct observations began, and recent warming appears to be moving faster than expected.

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Climate change has already reshaped the bioclimatic space of extreme events in the Arctic 🌐❄️ Arctic biodiversity has entered a new era of bioclimatic extremes w/ more droughts, greater winter-warming 📈 & more rain-on-snow events 💧❄️ shorturl.at/pQsVP Just published in Science Advances ⬇️

A new era of bioclimatic extremes in the terrestrial Arctic

Long-term climate data suggest that the Arctic is entering a new era of bioclimatic extremes threatening cold ecosystems.

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Thrilled to announce that our Polar Research School has secured funding! 🌍❄️ This means 15 new PhD studentships will soon be connected to the program. Stay tuned for updates! 🔗https://www.vr.se/english/applying-for-funding/decisions/2025-11-05-doctoral-programme-grant-within-polar-research.html

Doctoral Programme grant within Polar Research

The Swedish Research Council has decided on the applications to be awarded Doctoral programme grant within polar research. Our total grant amount for 2025-2028 is nearly 40 million SEK.

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Thrilled to announce that our Polar Research School has secured funding! 🌍❄️ This means 15 new PhD studentships will soon be connected to the program. Stay tuned for updates! 🔗https://www.vr.se/english/applying-for-funding/decisions/2025-11-05-doctoral-programme-grant-within-polar-research.html

Doctoral Programme grant within Polar Research

The Swedish Research Council has decided on the applications to be awarded Doctoral programme grant within polar research. Our total grant amount for 2025-2028 is nearly 40 million SEK.

vr.se