Atle Mysterud, Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis, University of Oslo, Norway
Effects of selective harvesting on ungulate populations
Atle Mysterud is Professor of Ecology at University of Oslo, Norway. His research primarily focuses on foraging ecology, life history and population ecology of ungulates, while also spanning fields of climate change ecology, grazing ecology, evolutionary ecology, epidemiology, and wildlife management. His work frequently involves the analysis of long-term ecological datasets, with an emphasis on linking fundamental ecological theory to applied conservation and management challenges.
A key interest is understanding how human hunting can shape ecological and evolutionary processes in large herbivore populations, both directly through selective mortality and indirectly through changes in behaviour and rutting dynamics that may subsequently affect population demography. Through his interdisciplinary research, he aims to advance evidence-based management of large herbivores in rapidly changing environments.