Sofie Hellsten

ORCID: 0000-0002-6005-4292
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Research Areas
  • Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
  • Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
  • Forest Management and Policy
  • Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
  • Environmental Conservation and Management
  • Odor and Emission Control Technologies
  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Social and Educational Sciences
  • Economic and Environmental Valuation
  • Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Plant responses to elevated CO2
  • Forest Biomass Utilization and Management
  • Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
  • Integrated Water Resources Management
  • Forest Insect Ecology and Management
  • Land Use and Ecosystem Services
  • Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy
  • Climate variability and models
  • Evaluation and Performance Assessment
  • Noise Effects and Management
  • Vehicle emissions and performance
  • Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations

IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute
2012-2025

IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute
2022

UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
2004-2018

University of Edinburgh
2004-2018

Abstract Human activities have greatly increased the reactive nitrogen in biosphere, thus profoundly altering global cycling. The large increase deposition over past few decades has led to eutrophication natural ecosystems, with negative effects on forest health and biodiversity. Recent studies, however, reported oligotrophication constraining their capacity as carbon sinks. Here we demonstrate widespread biological transformation of atmospheric canopies European forests by combining...

10.1038/s41561-023-01364-3 article EN cc-by Nature Geoscience 2024-02-01

Informing and engaging all actors in the land sector, including land-owners managers, researchers, policy-makers citizens, on most effective sustainable land-based solutions behavioural changes is a key strategy for achieving climate change adaptation mitigation targets at global as well EU local level. One requisite to support sector provide them publicly available, reliable ready-to-use information related implementation of Land-based Adaptation Mitigation Solutions (LAMS). Here we...

10.1038/s41597-025-04484-0 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Scientific Data 2025-01-28

Abstract. The EMEP MSC-W Eulerian chemical transport model, and its predictions of deposition acidifying eutrophying pollutants over Europe, play a key role in the development emission control strategies for Europe. It is important that this model tested against observational data. Here we compare results with measured data from 160 sites European Union/ICP Forest (Level II) monitoring network, years 1997 2000. This comparison comprises: (a) Precipitation amount, (b) Total SO2−4 to...

10.5194/bg-3-337-2006 article EN cc-by-nc-sa Biogeosciences 2006-07-21

Finland has a long tradition of utilizing forest-based biomass for energy and industry purposes the use steadily increased in past decade due to changes international regional policies. Intensive harvesting practices, which larger proportion woody is removed from forest stand, are becoming more common. The objectives this study were (i) evaluate spatial temporal extent soil surface disturbance caused by stump-root system (ii) quantify how much nitrogen stand stump coarse root harvesting. was...

10.1016/j.foreco.2018.05.032 article EN cc-by Forest Ecology and Management 2018-05-21

The demand of renewable energy has increased the interest in whole-tree harvesting. sustainability harvesting after clear-cutting, from an acidification point view, depends on two factors: present status and further loss buffering capacity at aims this study were to investigate relationship between these factors 26 sites along gradient Sweden, divide into risk classes, examine geographical distribution them order provide policy-relevant insights. was represented by acid neutralizing (ANC)...

10.3390/su13042395 article EN Sustainability 2021-02-23

The yearly, total (dry+wet) deposition of inorganic nitrogen (inorg-N) to Norway spruce forests was estimated with a full spatial coverage over Sweden for twenty-year period, 2001-2020, based on combined measurements Teflon string samplers, throughfall and bulk the open field. results were novel method apply estimates dry at limited number sites, larger sites only measurements, in turn existence strong geographical gradient inorg-N from southwest northeast Sweden. should be applicable other...

10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.152192 article EN cc-by The Science of The Total Environment 2021-12-07

Trends for the atmospheric deposition of sulphur (S) and inorganic nitrogen (inorg-N) to forests changes in forest soil water chemistry Sweden have been assessed since 1985, with special focus on last 25 years, based measurements within Swedish Throughfall Monitoring Network (SWETHRO). The reductions S inorg-N southern part corresponded relatively well pollutant emission from both EU27 + UK during 1996/97–2021/22. For northern decreased a lesser extent than European emissions. bulk NO3-N has...

10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.169734 article EN cc-by The Science of The Total Environment 2023-12-30

Climate change concerns the energy sector to a high degree because is sensitive both changing conditions for power and heat production, demand electricity, heating cooling. In this study potential consequences of climate on different parts Swedish were assessed in series workshops, where scientists, systems experts analysts met with representatives assess vulnerability consider what indicators could be used impacts relevance. The impact depends type. Hydropower, which production naturally...

10.1016/j.cliser.2024.100486 article EN cc-by Climate Services 2024-04-01
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