At the Svartberget Research Station scientists are planning to launch one of the largest field experiments to evaluate the effect of climate change on the tree growth, carbon sequestration and biodiversity in the boreal forest. The experiment, which will include different types of water limitation (drought) and heating, will feature an unprecedented scale, instrumentation, and level of replication. Designed to run for more than a decade, the project will be funded by the Kempe Foundation and the KAW Wallenberg Initiatives of Forest Research (WIFORCE). It will be led by Hjalmar Laudon, professor of forest landscape biogeochemistry at SLU Umeå.
The forested area in Flakaliden, where the experiment will be located (Photo: Ulla Nylander)