Lars B. Pettersson

Lars B. Pettersson is an associate professor in animal ecology and a coordinator of the Swedish butterfly monitoring scheme.

Pettersson works with ecological and evolutionary aspects of conservation biology with a particular focus on butterflies and moths. He has a strong interest in butterfly and moth diversity in the agricultural landscape and the relationship between land management and diversity patterns.

Using historical data, Pettersson collaborates with Swedish and German colleagues to explore nationwide colonisation patterns of Swedish Lepidopterans and relate these to species-specific traits