Research
My research is on how short-term flow regulation (hydropeaking) affects riparian zones downstream from hydropower plants. More specificly, I'm looking at the effects on
- Sediment dynamics - both sediment yields and resultant substrate composition.
- Ice conditions and erosion - using time-lapse to quantify ice movements during the winter, and then connecting this to shoreline erosion.
- Decomposition - using the Tea Bag Index, to see how the fluctuations in water level (and thereby oxygen) affect decomposition rate and stabilization of organic material.
- Vegetation - including species diversity, composition, and coverage.
Selected publications
Nordström, E., Eckstein, R. L., & Lind, L. (2022). Edge effects on decomposition in Sphagnum bogs: Implications for carbon storage. Ecosphere, 13(9). https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.4234
Nordström, E. (2023). Hints of Sweden. Practical Fishkeeping Magazine, 1, 22–29.