

About my research
My PhD project is exploring the impact of pollinators declines on plant community and ecosystem functioning from landscape perspective. Specifically, I will be looking at under the different land-use intensity, how pollinators interact with other plant antagonists such herbivores and seed predators to influence the plant fitness and reproduction, and further to the ecosystem functions and services. I will combine both the manipulative and observational approaches together to conduct multi-year experiments in the grassland systems within Skåne province.
About me
I received my Bachelor’s degree in forestry and MSc degree in Ecology. Over the past three years, I spent most of my time in Xishuangbanna - the only tropical region in mainland China for my master project. I investigated the tri-trophic interactions between insectivorous predators, herbivore insects and plant herbivory in forest understorey and canopy of a Southeast Asian rainforest system. The intensive ecological study and training I learnt from my master study gave me a well-equipped background to shift my research focus from tropical system to grassland system.
Publications
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Landscape composition influences invertebrate herbivory on flowering forbs in semi-natural grasslands
Yuanyuan Quan, Veronica Hederström, Johan Ekroos, Pablo Menubarbe, Theresia Krausl, et al.
(2025) Basic and Applied Ecology, 85 p.23-35
Journal articleLandscape composition can influence reproductive success of plants in semi-natural grasslands depending on their pollinator dependence
Theresia Krausl, Veronica Hederström, YuanYuan Quan, Yann Clough
(2025) Biological Conservation, 308
Journal articleDiversity in insect responses to landscape composition drives flower visitation across semi-natural grassland plants
Veronica Hederström, Theresia Krausl, Yuanyuan Quan, Adam H. Bates, Sandra Blasiusson, et al.
(2025) Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 383
Journal articlePlant-insect interactions in grassland ecosystems : Assessing consequences of landscape change and environmental stressors
Yuanyuan Quan
(2025)
DissertationPollinator-mediated effects of landscape-scale land use on grassland plant community composition and ecosystem functioning – seven hypotheses
Veronica Hederström, Johan Ekroos, Magne Friberg, Theresia Krausl, Øystein H. Opedal, et al.
(2024) Biological Reviews, 99 p.675-698
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