The Climate Stress Lab by Professor Martin Holmstrup and Associate professor Stine Slotsbo is a research group under Section of Terrestrial Ecology at Department of Ecoscience.
Forest management, including selection of appropriate tree species to mitigate climate change and sustain biodiversity, requires a better understanding of factors that affect the composition of soil fauna communities. This paper shows how tree species, and to some extent the type of mycorrhizal association, defines the soil fauna communities in forests. Link to paper
In our newly funded research project we are going to investigate the genetic basis of freeze-tolerance in the Arctic whiteworm Enchytraeus albidus. Link til projekt
Earthworm burrow number and vertical distribution are affected by the crop sequence of a grass-clover rotation system. Link to paper.
Adults and eggs of the Arctic seed bug, Nysius groenlandicus have high heat tolerance. Only the eggs overwinter and are extremely desiccation resistant. Link to paper.
When thermal conditions become stressful, the sensitivity of insects toward insecticides can be exacerbated. Likewise, exposure of insects to insecticides can subsequently influence their ability to handle stressful temperatures. Link to paper.
The potworm, Enchytraeus albidus, has a broad thermal optimum range and displays almost similar biomass production in the range of 15–22 °C. Maximum production of this live-feed for fish can reach 80 g live worms per month per liter soil. Link to paper.
