Johanna Sunde

Associate senior lecturer

Department of Biology and Environmental Science Faculty of Health and Life Sciences

johanna.sunde@lnu.se

+46 480-44 67 43

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My research groups

Evolutionary Ecology The overriding aim of evolutionary ecology research is to enhance our knowledge and understanding of the dynamics of genetic, functional, ecological and evolutionary mechanisms…
Forest Ecology and Ecophysiology The research field Forest Ecology and Ecophysiology focuses on nature conservation, soil ecology, nutrient dynamics in forests, ecophysiology, the water and carbon…
Linnaeus University Centre for Ecology and Evolution in Microbial model Systems (EEMiS) EEMiS is a centre for research excellence studying ecological and evolutionary interactions from land to sea.
The Bridge A unique partnership between Södra, IKEA, and Linnaeus University that unites academia and industry for innovation and sustainability, focusing on forestry and wood.

My ongoing research projects

Publications

Article in journal (Refereed)

Johansson, V., Forsman, A., Gustafsson, L., Hall, M., Edvardsson, J., et al. (2025). Low cross-taxon congruence and weak stand-age effects on biodiversity in Swedish oak forests. Biodiversity and Conservation.
Status: Epub ahead of print
Salis, R.K., Sunde, J., Gubonin, N., Franzén, M., Forsman, A. (2024). Performance of DNA metabarcoding, standard barcoding and morphological approaches in the identification of insect biodiversity. Molecular Ecology Resources. 28 (8).
Status: Published
Forsman, A., Sunde, J., Salis, R.K., Franzén, M. (2024). Latitudinal gradients of biodiversity and ecosystem services in protected and non-protected oak forest areas can inform climate smart conservation. Geography and Sustainability. 5 (4). 647-659.
Status: Published
Franzén, M., Hall, M., Sunde, J., Forsman, A. (2024). Regeneration patterns of native and introduced oak species in Sweden : Investigating the roles of latitude, age, and environmental gradients. Forest Ecology and Management. 561.
Status: Published
Franzén, M., Askling, J., Kindvall, O., Johansson, V., Sunde, J., et al. (2024). Landscape properties and density dependence shape the movement patterns of three threatened butterflies. Landscape Ecology. 39 (9).
Status: Published
Sunde, J., Askling, J., Kindvall, O., Johansson, V., Franzén, M. (2024). Negative impacts of future forest succession on three threatened butterfly species. Biodiversity and Conservation. 33. 2885-2910.
Status: Published
Sunde, J., Franzén, M., Betzholtz, P., Francioli, Y., Pettersson, L.B., et al. (2023). Century-long butterfly range expansions in northern Europe depend on climate, land use and species traits. Communications Biology. 6 (1).
Status: Published
Gustafsson, L., Franzén, M., Sunde, J., Johansson, V. (2023). The non-native Quercus rubra does not substitute the native Quercus robur and Q. petraea as substrate for epiphytic lichens and bryophytes. Forest Ecology and Management. 549.
Status: Published
Hall, M., Koch-Schmidt, P., Larsson, P., Tibblin, P., Yildirim, Y., et al. (2022). Reproductive homing and fine-scaled genetic structuring of anadromous Baltic Sea perch (Perca fluviatilis). Fisheries Management and Ecology. 29 (5). 586-596.
Status: Published
Sunde, J., Yildirim, Y., Tibblin, P., Bekkevold, D., Skov, C., et al. (2022). Drivers of neutral and adaptive differentiation in pike (Esox lucius) populations from contrasting environments. Molecular Ecology. 31 (4). 1093-1110.
Status: Published
Yildirim, Y., Forsman, A., Sunde, J. (2021). How well do genetic markers inform about responses to intraspecific admixture? : A comparative analysis of microsatellites and RADseq. BMC Genomic Data. 22 (1).
Status: Published
Sunde, J., Yildirim, Y., Tibblin, P., Forsman, A. (2020). Comparing the performance of microsatellites and RADseq in population genetic studies : analysis of data for pike (Esox lucius) and a synthesis of previous studies. Frontiers in Genetics. 11. 1-17.
Status: Published
Forsman, A., Polic, D., Sunde, J., Betzholtz, P., Franzén, M. (2020). Variable colour patterns indicate multidimensional, intraspecific trait variation and ecological generalization in moths. Ecography. 43 (6). 823-833.
Status: Published
Nordahl, O., Koch-Schmidt, P., Sunde, J., Yildirim, Y., Tibblin, P., et al. (2019). Genetic differentiation between and within ecotypes of pike (Esox lucius) in the Baltic Sea. Aquatic conservation. 29 (11). 1923-1935.
Status: Published
Sunde, J., Larsson, P., Forsman, A. (2019). Adaptations of early development to local spawning temperature in anadromous populations of pike (Esox lucius). BMC Evolutionary Biology. 19. 1-13.
Status: Published
Sunde, J., Tamario, C., Tibblin, P., Larsson, P., Forsman, A. (2018). Variation in salinity tolerance between and within anadromous subpopulations of pike (Esox lucius). Scientific Reports. 8.
Status: Published
Sunde, J., Tibblin, P., Larsson, P., Forsman, A. (2018). Sex-specific effects of outbreeding on offspring quality in pike (Esox lucius). Ecology and Evolution. 8 (21). 10448-10459.
Status: Published
Sunde, J., Forsman, A. (2016). Mate choice is not consistent with short-term effects of intraspecific admixture in the common rough woodlouse (Porcellio scaber). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 119 (2). 359-369.
Status: Published

Article, review/survey (Refereed)

Tamario, C., Sunde, J., Petersson, E., Tibblin, P., Forsman, A. (2019). Ecological and Evolutionary Consequences of Environmental Change and Management Actions for Migrating Fish. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. Frontiers Media S.A.. 7. 1-24.
Status: Published

Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary (Other academic)

Sunde, J. (2020). Ecological drivers and genetic signatures of evolutionary divergence and local adaptation in pike (Esox lucius). Doctoral Thesis. Växjö, Linnaeus University Press. 48.