Biography

My professional background is mycology and forest pathology. I am a senior research scientist/research professor (2015) with PhD in forest pathology (Norwegian University of Life Sciences, NMBU, 1995). 

My professional focus is forest health, diagnosing of diseases and disorders in forest trees, evaluation of biotic and abiotic damage in forests, invasive pathogens, identification/effects of fluoride emmissions on vegetation, monitoring of forest damage, biological processes below- and above ground with impact on forest health, interactions among hosts and pathogens, symbiotic interactions: mycorrhiza, role of roots and fungi in carbon sequestration in forest soils.   

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