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Karl-Olof Bergman is an Associate Professor at Linköping University specializing in conservation biology. His main research interest lies in the preservation of species and ecosystems, with a strong focus on various organisms, including plants, lichens, butterflies, beetles, and frogs. He completed his PhD investigating the ecology of the threatened Woodland Brown butterfly (Lopinga achine), which included detailed autoecological studies such as host plant choice, habitat selection, and dispersal ability, while also examining the effects of patch area, isolation, and successional stages on these insects. Bergman has been actively involved in the development of butterfly and bumblebee monitoring methods for the National Inventory Landscape Sweden (NILS) project. He has also authored publications on monitoring techniques for various insect families including butterflies, bumblebees, dung beetles, and grasshoppers for the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA). Beyond his academic work, he has a personal interest in tropical conservation and enjoys traveling and photographing tropical regions, which he shares on his personal Instagram account.
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