Theoretical ecology and Modelling

We study the dynamics and evolution of populations and species combining analysis of empirical data with predictions from theoretical models

The strong empirical and experimental focus of the research at the Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences is complemented by theoretical analyses and modelling. Matrix population models of rocky shore organisms, individual based modelling of sympatric speciation, predictive modelling of distribution of benthic habitats, advanced larval dispersal modelling, and metapopulation models are recent and ongoing examples. The Department coordinates a research platform (Centre for Theoretical Biology, CTBio) promoting collaborations to theoreticians and computational scientists at the departments of physics and mathematics at the University of Gothenburg and Chalmers University of Technology. In addition, we actively collaborate with leading theoretical biologists worldwide.