Professor

Stein Joar Hegland

Department of Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences
Stein Joar Hegland
Tel: +47 57 67 62 19
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Sogndal
HB, H-1045
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Field of work

I'm an field ecologist. My favorite study organisms are bilberry, bumblebees and red deer and much of my work centre on the ecological interactions with these species involved.

I'm teaching at the M.Sc. programme Climate Change Management and the B.Sc programmes Landscape planning with landscape architecture and Renewable energy, and I am head of the research group in Landscape, ecology and climate.

I study plants, insects and large mammals with focus on ecology and wildlife management. My aim is that my reserach will result in better mangement of our landscapes and biodiversity, and be relevant to our students. Here are some of my research themes:

  • Land-use change; effects of forestry and other land-use changes on plants and animals
  • Pollination ecology, the interaction between wild pollinators (such as bumblebees) and plants, and among plants to attract pollinators
  • Effects of climate change on functionallyt important ecological species and their interactions
  • Herbivore ecology: deer and insect effects on key plant species (incl. plant defense) and vegetation in forest systems
  • Wildlife management and human-wildlife conflicts

You'll find my publications and projects at Research Gate


Courses taught

  • Climate Change Ecology (M.Sc.)
  • Landscape ecology (B.Sc.)
  • Ecology (B.Sc.)


Research areas

  • Land-use changes
  • Pollination ecology
  • Plant-herbivore ecology
  • Human-wildlife conflicts
  • Climate change ecology


Research groups

Landscape, ecology and climate

Courses taught
  • BI4-301, Climate Change Ecology, Fall 2024
  • BI435, Landscape Ecology, Spring 2025
  • BI445, Ecology, Spring 2025
  • PL491, Bachelor thesis in Landscape planning with landscape Architecture, Spring 2025

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