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Curriculum vitae
This is not a complete CV, but contains a short summary of what I do and have done.
I am currently looking for job opportunities, both in Sweden and abroad. For more information about me, my education and previous work, please contact me!
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Exams
2009 Degree of Doctor of Philosophy, Stockholm University
2008 Degree of Licentiate of Philosophy, Stockholm University
2002 Degree of MSc in Biology-Conservation Biology, Lund University
Current and previous positions
2014- Editor of the popular scientific (entomologic) magazine "Yrfän".
2014 Web editor, Lund University, teaching at Lund University.
2011-2013 Postdoctoral researcher, Research and Developmental Institute Aronia, Finland
2005-2009 PhD student, Stockholm University
2006- Teacher, Field Faunistics, Lund University
2004-2005 Laboratory assistant, Lund Institute of Technology
2002-2005 Field and laboratory assistant, Lund University
2001-2005 Course assistant (Ecology), Lund University
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Publication list
Scientific publications
Mellbrand, K., Lavery, P., Hyndes, G. & Hambäck, P. 2011. Linking land and sea - different pathways for marine subsidies.
– Ecosystems 14 (5): 732-744
Mellbrand, K & Hambäck, P. A. 2010. Coastal niches
for terrestrial predators - a stable isotope study.
– Canadian Journal of Zoology 88: 1077-1085
Mellbrand, K., Östman, Ö. & Hambäck, P. A. 2010.
Effects of subsidized predators on coastal food webs in the
Baltic Sea area. –Basic and Applied Ecology 11(5): 450-458
Östman, Ö, Mellbrand, K & Hambäck, P. 2009. Edge or
dispersal effects – Their relative importance on arthropod
densities on small islands. – Basic and Applied Ecology 10 (5): 475-484
Mellbrand, K. 2009. The Spider and the Sea - Effects of marine subsidies on the role of spiders in terrestrial food webs. Doctoral thesis, Stockholm University.
Mellbrand, K. 2007. Beachcombers, landlubbers and able seemen - Effects of marine subsidies on roles of arthropod predators in coastal food webs. Licentiate thesis. – Plants & Ecology 2007:7
Popular scientific publications
Kronestedt, T. & Mellbrand, K. 2006. Hoppspindeln Pseudicius encarpatus återfunnen i Sverige. – Fauna & Flora 101(3): 24-28 (in Swedish)
Media
I occasionally talk about spiders or other Arachnids in radio or TV. This includes a one hour spider special in the radio show "Morgonpasset" (Radio P3) in October 2nd 2014, a spider excursion in the Swedish TV show "Mitt i naturen" in spring 2014, talking about ticks in the TV show "TV4Nyhetsmorgon" in spring 2014, a spider special of the radio show "Christer" (Radio P3) together with Christian Berg (animal keeper at Universeum in Gothenburg) in spring 2012, and talking about spiders and insects together with
entomologist Linda Strand in Swedish radio (P4 Radio Malmöhus) in winter 2010.
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