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Håkan Pleijel
Professor
Department of Biological & Environmental SciencesAbout Håkan Pleijel
Research My research is focused on the interaction between vegetation and the atmosphere. A large fraction of my work has been related to ground level-ozone – deposition, effects on vegetation and its distribution in the landscape near the Earth surface. This work has been used in the Air Pollution Convention LRTAP (Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution), where I have been active in the Task Force ICP Vegetation since 1987. I also conducted several investigations of the effect of elevated carbon dioxide on agricultural crops regarding growth and nutrient concentration.
In addition, I work with traffic related air pollutants, such as nitrogen oxides, PAH pollutants and particles, as well as the effects of climate and climate change on air pollution. This part of my research also includes the importance of urban greenery for the city environment, partly by removing air pollutants, but also more generally by contributing to an improved local climate and a more attractive Environment.
I lead the Formas funded project ”Clean the air with plants – can PAH exposure be reduced with urban vegetation?” where we investigate how different tree species can contribute to improved air quality by absorbing PAH pollutants in the urban environment. We also investigate the distribution of air pollutants over the urban landscape.
I am also project leader of the Formas project CityAirSim - ”Visualising and modelling urban air quality - influence of vegetation, building morphology and traffic emissions”. Here, the University of Gothenburg collaborates with Chalmers, the IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute and other partners on how the urban air quality is affected by the design of the urban landscape, including the occurrence of greenery. We also address the question of how the knowledge can be transferred to school children and city planners. You can read more about this project on the web site of Mistra Urban Futures.
In the period 2010-2021, I was the co-ordinator for those parts of the strategic research area BECC (Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in a Changing Climate), led by Lund University, that are allocated to the University of Gothenburg. In am still active in BECC. Here we work with a broad spectrum of research related to climate effects and environmental change in the terrestrial environment.
Teaching My teaching covers plant ecophysiology, air pollution, international environmental agreements as well as basic environmental science and ecology.
Other activities I have been the author and/or editor of several books, mainly for teaching purposes. In addition, I have been working with design of environmental monitoring and evaluation of environmental objectives.
A complete list of scientific publications can be obtained through my Researcher ID C-9724-2010.
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Ozone exposure consistently increases δ13C in wheat
grain
Malin Broberg, Melissa Chang Espino, Felicity Hayes, Ignacio Gonzalez Fernandez, Håkan Pleijel
ENVIRONMENTAL AND EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY - 2025 -
Leaf Age Affects Mercury Accumulation in Evergreen
Plants
Håkan Pleijel, Jenny Klingberg, Henrik Sjoman, Göran Wallin
WATER AIR AND SOIL POLLUTION - 2025 -
Well-planned greenery improves air urban quality - Modelling the effect of altered airflow and pollutant
deposition
Malin S. M. Gustafsson, Jenny Linden, Emelie M. M. Johansson, Agot K. Watne, Johan Uddling, Daniel Sjolie, Håkan Pleijel
ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT - 2024 -
New ozone–nitrogen model shows early senescence onset is the primary cause of ozone-induced reduction in grain quality of
wheat
Jo Cook, Clare Brewster, Felicity Hayes, Nathan Booth, Sam Bland, Pritha Pande, Samarthia Thankappan, Håkan Pleijel, Lisa Emberson
Biogeosciences - 2024 -
Exceedance of critical levels for ozone impacts on Swedish forests
Evaluation of methodology for POD1SPEC
calculations
Per Erik Karlsson, Helena Danielsson, Håkan Pleijel, Camilla Andersson
2024 -
Air pollution removal with urban greenery – Introducing the Vegetation Impact Dynamic Assessment model
(VIDA)
Malin S.M. Gustafsson, Jenny Lindén, Emelie M.M. Johansson, Ågot K. Watne, Håkan Pleijel
Atmospheric Environment - 2024 -
Ozone stress response of leaf BVOC emission and photosynthesis in mountain birch (Betula pubescens spp. czerepanovii) depends on leaf
age
Erica Jaakkola, Heidi Hellén, Stefan Olin, Håkan Pleijel, Toni Tykkä, Thomas Holst
Plant-Environment Interactions - 2024 -
Ozone dose-response relationships for wheat can be derived using photosynthetic-based stomatal conductance
models
P. Pande, F. Hayes, S. Bland, N. Booth, Håkan Pleijel, L. D. Emberson
AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY - 2024 -
Kilometre-scale simulations over Fennoscandia reveal a large loss of tundra due to climate
warming
Fredrik Lagergren, Robert G. Björk, Camilla Andersson, Danijel Belušić, Mats P. Björkman, Erik Kjellström, Petter Lind, David Lindstedt, Tinja Olenius, Håkan Pleijel, Gunhild Rosqvist, Paul A. Miller
Biogeosciences - 2024 -
Effects of ozone, drought and heat stress on wheat yield and grain
quality
Malin Broberg, Felicity Hayes, Harry Harmens, Johan Uddling, Gina Mills, Håkan Pleijel
Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment - 2023 -
Accumulation of antimony and lead in leaves and needles of trees: The role of traffic
emissions
Håkan Pleijel, Jenny Klingberg, Bo Strandberg, Henrik Sjöman, Göran Wallin
Heliyon - 2023 -
Air pollution removal through deposition on urban vegetation: The importance of vegetation
characteristics
Jenny Lindén, Malin Gustafsson, Johan Uddling, Ågot Watne, Håkan Pleijel
Urban Forestry and Urban Greening - 2023 -
Visualizing Invisible Environmental Data in VR: Development and Implementation of Design Concepts for Communicating Urban Air Quality in a Virtual City
Model
Clara Larsson, Beata Stahre Wästberg, Daniel Sjölie, Thommy Eriksson, Håkan Pleijel
Communications in Computer and Information Science Volume 1819 CCIS, Pages 253 - 267 - 2023 -
Stem growth of Norway spruce in south Sweden in relation to soil moisture, nitrogen deposition, ozone exposure and meteorological
variables
Per Erik Karlsson, Håkan Pleijel, Philip Fowler, Emad Farahat, Hans W. Linderholm, Magnuz Engardt, Camilla Andersson
Forest Ecology and Management - 2023 -
Marknära ozon i bakgrundsmiljö i södra Sverige
Ozonmätnätet i södra Sverige
2022
Gunilla Pihl Karlsson, Helena Danielsson, Per Erik Karlsson, Håkan Pleijel
2023 -
DEN URBANA VEGETATIONENS BETYDELSE FÖR
LUFTKVALITETEN
Håkan Pleijel, Jenny Klingberg, Malin Gustafsson, Henrik Sjöman, Clara Larsson
Movium Fakta - 2023 -
Variation in Polycyclic Aromatic Compound (PAC) Concentrations in a Norway Spruce Stand Close to a Major Traffic Route-Influence of Distance and
Season
J. Klingberg, B. Strandberg, Maria Grundström, H. Sjoman, Göran Wallin, Håkan Pleijel
Water Air and Soil Pollution - 2023 -
Differences in accumulation of polycyclic aromatic compounds (PACs) among eleven broadleaved and conifer tree
species
Håkan Pleijel, Jenny Klingberg, B. Strandberg, H. Sjöman, Lasse Tarvainen, Göran Wallin
Ecological Indicators - 2022 -
Characterization, sources, and atmospheric transformation of a few key short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs) at a rural super-site in the Indo-Gangetic Plain (IGP) of
India
Jai Prakash, Harsh Raj Mishra, Kalyan Mitra, Bhilok Chandra, Mattias Hallquist, Gazala Habib, Geetam Tiwari, Jan B. C. Pettersson, Johan Boman, Håkan Pleijel, Ravi K. Pathak
Environmental Science: Atmospheres - 2022 -
Benefits of the Phytotoxic Ozone Dose (POD) index in dose-response functions for wheat yield
loss
Håkan Pleijel, Helena Danielsson, Malin Broberg
Atmospheric Environment - 2022 -
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) accumulation in Quercus palustris and Pinus nigra in the urban landscape of Gothenburg,
Sweden
J. Klingberg, B. Strandberg, H. Sjoman, Malin Taube, Göran Wallin, Håkan Pleijel
Science of the Total Environment - 2022 -
Marknära ozon i bakgrundsmiljö i södra Sverige. Ozonmätnätet i södra Sverige
2021.
Gunilla Pihl Karlsson, Helena Danielsson, Per Erik Karlsson, Håkan Pleijel
2022 -
Letter to the editor regarding Pleijel et al. 2019: Ozone sensitivity of wheat in different continents – An
addendum
Håkan Pleijel, Malin Broberg, Johan Uddling, K Kobayashi
Science of the Total Environment - 2021 -
Mercury accumulation in leaves of different plant types – the significance of tissue age and specific leaf
area
Håkan Pleijel, Jenny Klingberg, Michelle Nerentorp, Malin Broberg, Brigitte Nyirambangutse, John Munthe, Göran Wallin
Biogeosciences - 2021 -
Harvest index and remobilization of 13 elements during wheat grain filling: Experiences from ozone experiments in China and
Sweden
Malin Broberg, Yansen Xu, Zhaozhong Feng, Håkan Pleijel
Field Crops Research - 2021 -
Yield Response of an Ensemble of Potato Crop Models to Elevated CO2 in Continental
Europe
Fleisher D H, Condori B, Barreda C, Berguis H, Bindi M, Boote K, Craigon J, van Evert F, Fangmeier A, Ferrise R, Gayler S, Hoogenboom G, Merrante P, Nendel C, Ninanya J, Håkan Pleijel, Raes D, Ramirez D A, Raimundo R, Reidsma P, Vasco Silva J, Stöckle C O, Supit I, Stella T, Vandermeiren K, van Oort P, Vanuytrecht E, Vorne V, Wolf J
European Journal of Agronomy - 2021 -
Marknära ozon i bakgrundsmiljö i södra Sverige - Ozonmätnätet i södra Sverige
2020
G Pihl Karlsson, H Danielsson, P E Karlsson, Håkan Pleijel
2021 -
The vulnerability of northern European vegetation to ozone damage in a changing climate
An assessment based on current
knowledge
Per Erik Karlsson, Håkan Pleijel, Robert Bergström, Magnuz Engardt, Aud Eriksen, Stefanie Falk, Jenny Klingberg, Joakim Langner, Sikku Manninen, Frode Stordal, Hans Tømmervik, Ane Vollsnes
2021 -
The European heat wave of 2018 and its promotion of the ozone climate penalty in southwest
Sweden
Julia M. Johansson, A. K. Watne, P. E. Karlsson, G. P. Karlsson, H. Danielsson, C. Andersson, Håkan Pleijel
Boreal Environment Research - 2020 -
Narrowing uncertainties in the effects of elevated CO2 on
crops
A Toreti, D Deryng, F N Tubiello, C Müller, B A Kimball, G Moser, K Boote, S Asseng, T A M Pugh, E Vanuytrecht, Håkan Pleijel, H Webber, J-L Durand, F Dentener, A Ceglar, X Wang, F Badeck, R Lecerf, G W Wall, M van den Berg, P Hoegy, R Lopez-Lozano, M Zampieri, S Galmarini, G J O´Leary, R Manderscheid, E Mencos Contreras, C Rosenzweig
Nature Food - 2020 -
Swedish Clean Air and Climate Research Programme – SCAC Final report second
phase
A Ekman, J Langner, HC Hansson, O Gruzieva, B Forsberg, C Andersson, PE Karlsson, F Moldan, Håkan Pleijel, S Åström, J Munthe
2020 -
Från dynsvacka till fjällhed - fjällmurklingen greppar
brett
Kill Persson, Håkan Pleijel
Svensk Mykologisk Tidskrift - 2020 -
Marknära ozon i bakgrundsmiljö i södra Sverige, Ozonmätnätet i södra Sverige
2019
Gunilla Pihl Karlsson, Helena Danielsson, Per Erik Karlsson, Håkan Pleijel
2020 -
Ozone induced loss of seed protein accumulation is larger in soybean than in wheat and
rice
Malin Broberg, Sara Daun, Håkan Pleijel
Agronomy - 2020 -
Grenig gräslilja - ytterligare en sällsynt adventivväxt på Kvibergsfältet i nordöstra
Göteborg
Håkan Pleijel, Erik Ljungstrand
Svensk Botanisk Tidskrift - 2020 -
Observed annual surface ozone maxima and minima in northern and central Europe from 1990–2015 — latitude dependence and temporal
trends
Jenny Klingberg, P E Karlsson, C Andersson, M Engardt, G Pihl Karlsson, Håkan Pleijel
Boreal environment research - 2019 -
Nitrogen application is required to realize wheat yield stimulation by elevated CO2 but will not remove the CO2 -induced reduction in grain protein
concentration
Håkan Pleijel, Malin Broberg, Petra Högy, Johan Uddling
Global Change Biology - 2019 -
Ozone impact on wheat in Europe, Asia and North America – A
comparison
Håkan Pleijel, Malin Broberg, Johan Uddling
Science of the Total Environment - 2019 -
Policy design for the
Anthropocene
Thomas Sterner, Edward B. Barbier, Ian Bateman, Inge van den Bijgaart, Anne Sophie Crépin, Ottmar Edenhofer, Carolyn Fischer, Wolfgang Habla, John Hassler, Olof Johansson-Stenman, Andreas Lange, Stephen Polasky, Johan Rockström, Henrik G. Smith, Will Steffen, Gernot Wagner, James E. Wilen, Francisco Alpízar, Christian Azar, Donna Carless, Carlos Chávez, Jessica Coria, Gustav Engström, Sverker C. Jagers, Gunnar Köhlin, Åsa Löfgren, Håkan Pleijel, Amanda Robinson
Nature Sustainability - 2019 -
Den gula zinkviolen – tundraväxten som blev
metallofyt
Håkan Pleijel
Svensk Botanisk Tidskrift - 2019 -
En ekonomisk utvärdering av inverkan av marknära ozon på skog och jordbruksgrödor i Sverige baserat på
ozonflux
Per Erik Karlsson, Gunilla Pihl Karlsson, Helena Danielsson, Joakim Langner, Håkan Pleijel
2019 -
Ozone exposure- and flux-yield response relationships for
maize
Jinlong Peng, Bo Shang, Yansen Xu, Zhaozhong Feng, Håkan Pleijel, Vicent Calatayud
Environmental Pollution - 2019 -
Marknära ozon i bakgrundsmiljö i södra Sverige,
Ozonmätnätet i södra Sverige
2018
Gunilla Pihl Karlsson, Helena Danielsson, Per Erik Karlsson, Håkan Pleijel
2019 -
Effects of elevated CO2 on wheat yield: Non-linear response and relation to site
productivity
Malin Broberg, Petra Högy, Zhaozhong Feng, Håkan Pleijel
Agronomy - 2019 -
Ozone effects on crops and consideration in crop
models
Lisa D. Emberson, Håkan Pleijel, Elizabeth A. Ainsworth, Maurits van den Berg, Wei Ren, Stephanie Osborne, Gina Mills, Divya Pandey, Frank Dentener, Patrick Büker, Frank Ewert, Renate Koeble, Rita Van Dingenen
European Journal of Agronomy - 2018 -
Tropospheric Ozone Assessment Report: Present-day tropospheric ozone distribution and trends relevant to
vegetation
Gina Mills, Håkan Pleijel, C. S. Malley, B. Sinha, O. R. Cooper, M. G. Schultz, H. S. Neufeld, D. Simpson, K. Sharps, Z. Z. Feng, G. Gerosa, H. Harmens, K. Kobayashi, P. Saxena, E. Paoletti, V. Sinha, X. B. Xu
Elementa-Science of the Anthropocene - 2018 -
Ozone pollution will compromise efforts to increase global wheat
production
Gina Mills, K. Sharps, David Simpson, Håkan Pleijel, Malin Broberg, Johan Uddling, F. Jaramillo, W. J. Davies, F. Dentener, M. Van den Berg, M. Agrawal, S. B. Agrawal, E. A. Ainsworth, P. Buker, L. Emberson, Z. Z. Feng, H. Harmens, F. Hayes, K. Kobayashi, E. Paoletti, R. Van Dingenen
Global Change Biology - 2018 -
Wheat yield responses to stomatal uptake of ozone: Peak vs rising background ozone
conditions
H. Harmens, F. Hayes, Gina Mills, K. Sharps, S. Osborne, Håkan Pleijel
Atmospheric Environment - 2018 -
Current surface ozone concentrations significantly decrease wheat growth, yield and
quality
Håkan Pleijel, Malin Broberg, Johan Uddling, Gina Mills
Science of the Total Environment - 2018 -
Crop quality under rising atmospheric
CO2
Johan Uddling, Malin Broberg, Zhaozhong Feng, Håkan Pleijel
Current Opinion in Plant Biology - 2018
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