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Umea University : Millions to research on the role of forests in climate change.

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ENPNewswire-November 2, 2021--Umea University : Millions to research on the role of forests in climate change

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Release date- 01112021 - Associate professor Per Stenberg at the Department of Ecology and Environmental Science at Umea University, Sweden, is awarded a grant of almost 16 million SEK from Formas' announcement The role of the Swedish forest in climate change. A total of nine projects were approved.

'The feeling is hard to describe, I could not believe it was true' says Per Stenberg. 'It makes me really happy to see that others also believe in our research and our ideas! It is unusual to receive such a large grant that now give us time to carefully set up and execute this exciting collaborative project together with the co-applicants Xiao-Ru Wang, David Hall and Mats Forsman.'

The research within Formas' major programme is expected to increase knowledge of the different values that the forest covers and provide a basis for decision-making in the forest area.

'The project will investigate the climate impact on forest biodiversity with the aid of weekly air samples that have been collected over several decades, where we are using DNA...

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