Current research:
Chemical ecology of the large pine weevil (Hylobius abietis) and the European spruce bark beetle (Ips typographus).
Projekt ReBek

Background:
PhD. Forest Management, 2020, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Alnarp, Sweden
M.Sc. Forest Sciences and Forest Ecology, 2015, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
B.Sc. Tropical Biology, 2010, Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica, Heredia, Costa Rica

Publications:
Villalobos, A., Schlyter, F., Birgersson, G., Koteja, P., & Löf, M. (2022). Fear effects on bank voles (Rodentia: Arvicolinae): Testing for repellent candidates from predator volatiles. Pest Management Science. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.6787

Löf, M., Barrere, J., Engman, M., Petersson, L.K. and Villalobos, A., 2021. The influence of fencing on seedling establishment during reforestation of oak stands: a comparison of artificial and natural regeneration techniques including costs. European Journal of Forest Research, pp.1-11. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10342-021-01369-w

Villalobos, A., Schlyter, F., Olsson, G., Witzell, J. and Löf, M., 2020. Direct seeding for restoration of mixed oak forests: Influence of distance to forest edge, predator-derived repellent and acorn size on seed removal by granivorous rodents. Forest Ecology and Management, 477, p.118484. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118484

Löf, M., Castro, J., Engman, M., Leverkus, A.B., Madsen, P., Reque, J.A., Villalobos, A. and Gardiner, E.S., 2019. Tamm Review: Direct seeding to restore oak (Quercus spp.) forests and woodlands. Forest Ecology and Management, 448, pp.474-489. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2019.06.032

Villalobos, A., Olsson, G., Birkedal, M. and Löf, M., 2019. The effects of four repellents on bank vole consumption and germination of beech nuts and acorns. New Forests, 50(2), pp.241-254.https://doi.org/10.1007/s11056-018-9660-6