Profile

Professor.
Exploring eco-evolutionary processes with mathematics.
Publications
Falster, Daniel S; Brännström, Åke; Dieckmann, Ulf; Westoby, Mark
In: Journal of Ecology, 2010.
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title = {Influence of four major plant traits on average height, leaf-area cover, net primary productivity, and biomass density in single-species forests: a theoretical investigation},
author = {Daniel S Falster and Åke Brännström and Ulf Dieckmann and Mark Westoby},
doi = {10.1111/j.1365-2745.2010.01735.x},
year = {2010},
date = {2010-01-01},
journal = {Journal of Ecology},
publisher = {Wiley Online Library},
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Rossberg, Axel G; Brännström, Åke; Dieckmann, Ulf
Food-web structure in low-and high-dimensional trophic niche spaces Journal Article
In: Journal of The Royal Society Interface, vol. 7, no. 53, pp. 1735–1743, 2010.
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title = {Food-web structure in low-and high-dimensional trophic niche spaces},
author = {Axel G Rossberg and Åke Brännström and Ulf Dieckmann},
doi = {10.1098/rsif.2010.0111},
year = {2010},
date = {2010-01-01},
journal = {Journal of The Royal Society Interface},
volume = {7},
number = {53},
pages = {1735--1743},
publisher = {The Royal Society},
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Brännström, Åke; Loeuille, Nicolas; Loreau, Michel; Dieckmann, Ulf
Emergence and maintenance of biodiversity in an evolutionary food-web model Journal Article
In: Theoretical Ecology, pp. 1–12, 2010.
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title = {Emergence and maintenance of biodiversity in an evolutionary food-web model},
author = {Åke Brännström and Nicolas Loeuille and Michel Loreau and Ulf Dieckmann},
doi = {10.1007/s12080-010-0089-6},
year = {2010},
date = {2010-01-01},
journal = {Theoretical Ecology},
pages = {1--12},
publisher = {Springer},
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Swami, Viren; Frederick, David A; Aavik, Toivo; Alcalay, Lidia; Allik, Jüri; Anderson, Donna; Andrianto, Sonny; Arora, Arvind; Brännström, Åke; Cunningham, John; others,
In: Personality and social psychology bulletin, vol. 36, no. 3, pp. 309–325, 2010.
@article{swami2010attractive,
title = {The attractive female body weight and female body dissatisfaction in 26 countries across 10 world regions: Results of the International Body Project I},
author = {Viren Swami and David A Frederick and Toivo Aavik and Lidia Alcalay and Jüri Allik and Donna Anderson and Sonny Andrianto and Arvind Arora and Åke Brännström and John Cunningham and others},
doi = {10.1177/0146167209359702},
year = {2010},
date = {2010-01-01},
journal = {Personality and social psychology bulletin},
volume = {36},
number = {3},
pages = {309--325},
publisher = {Sage Publications Sage CA: Los Angeles, CA},
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Rossberg, AG; Brännström, Åke; Dieckmann, U
How trophic interaction strength depends on traits Journal Article
In: Theoretical Ecology, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 13–24, 2010.
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title = {How trophic interaction strength depends on traits},
author = {AG Rossberg and Åke Brännström and U Dieckmann},
doi = {10.1007/s12080-009-0049-1},
year = {2010},
date = {2010-01-01},
journal = {Theoretical Ecology},
volume = {3},
number = {1},
pages = {13--24},
publisher = {Springer},
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Sumpter, David JT; Brännström, Åke
Synergy in social communication Journal Article
In: Sociobiology of Communication: An Interdisciplinary Perspective. Oxford University Press, Oxford, pp. 191–208, 2008.
@article{sumpter2008synergy,
title = {Synergy in social communication},
author = {David JT Sumpter and Åke Brännström},
doi = {10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199216840.003.0011},
year = {2008},
date = {2008-01-01},
journal = {Sociobiology of Communication: An Interdisciplinary Perspective. Oxford University Press, Oxford},
pages = {191--208},
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Dieckmann, Ulf; Brännström, Åke; HilleRisLambers, Reinier; Ito, Hiroshi C
The adaptive dynamics of community structure Incollection
In: Mathematics for ecology and environmental sciences, pp. 145–177, Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, 2007.
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title = {The adaptive dynamics of community structure},
author = {Ulf Dieckmann and Åke Brännström and Reinier HilleRisLambers and Hiroshi C Ito},
url = {http://pure.iiasa.ac.at/8059},
year = {2007},
date = {2007-01-01},
booktitle = {Mathematics for ecology and environmental sciences},
pages = {145--177},
publisher = {Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg},
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Brännström, Åke; Sumpter, David JT
Stochastic analogues of deterministic single-species population models Journal Article
In: Theoretical Population Biology, vol. 69, no. 4, pp. 442–451, 2006.
@article{brannstrom2006stochastic,
title = {Stochastic analogues of deterministic single-species population models},
author = {Åke Brännström and David JT Sumpter},
doi = {10.1016/j.tpb.2006.01.006},
year = {2006},
date = {2006-01-01},
journal = {Theoretical Population Biology},
volume = {69},
number = {4},
pages = {442--451},
publisher = {Academic Press},
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Brännström, Åke; Sumpter, David JT
Coupled map lattice approximations for spatially explicit individual-based models of ecology Journal Article
In: Bulletin of mathematical biology, vol. 67, no. 4, pp. 663–682, 2005.
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title = {Coupled map lattice approximations for spatially explicit individual-based models of ecology},
author = {Åke Brännström and David JT Sumpter},
doi = {10.1016/j.bulm.2004.09.006},
year = {2005},
date = {2005-01-01},
journal = {Bulletin of mathematical biology},
volume = {67},
number = {4},
pages = {663--682},
publisher = {No longer published by Elsevier},
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Brännström, Åke; Sumpter, DJT
The role of competition and clustering in population dynamics Journal Article
In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, vol. 272, no. 1576, pp. 2065, 2005.
@article{brannstrom2005role,
title = {The role of competition and clustering in population dynamics},
author = {Åke Brännström and DJT Sumpter},
doi = {10.1098/rspb.2005.3185},
year = {2005},
date = {2005-01-01},
journal = {Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences},
volume = {272},
number = {1576},
pages = {2065},
publisher = {The Royal Society},
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Brännström, Åke; Dieckmann, U
Evolutionary dynamics of altruism and cheating among social amoebas Journal Article
In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, vol. 272, no. 1572, pp. 1609, 2005.
@article{brannstrom2005evolutionary,
title = {Evolutionary dynamics of altruism and cheating among social amoebas},
author = {Åke Brännström and U Dieckmann},
doi = {10.1098/rspb.2005.3116},
year = {2005},
date = {2005-01-01},
journal = {Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences},
volume = {272},
number = {1572},
pages = {1609},
publisher = {The Royal Society},
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The world around us with its rich biology and complex human societies results from complex dynamics that takes place at different time scales, including rapid individual changes, slow demographic changes, and even slower evolutionary changes. Together with colleagues nationally and internationally, Åke Brännström applies and develops mathematical and computational techniques to explore the aforementioned processes and the dynamics they give rise to. Much of his work is on questions in theoretical ecology and on understanding the evolution of cooperation.
Being a founding member of IceLab, he has for long been interested in applying mathematics to elucidate and understand ecological and evolutionary processes. During his doctoral studies, he investigated how mathematical population models can be derived from mechanistic assumptions of individual behavior and how they are influenced by competition, clustering, and spatial structure. After completing his PhD studies in 2004, he broadened his horizons to include evolutionary studies through postdoctoral studies in Austria and Japan. He is a guest research scholar at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis in Austria and have several ongoing international collaborative efforts with researchers at the institute. Since October 2017, he is a full professor of interdisciplinary mathematics at Umeå University.
Current Projects
How geographic productivity-patterns affect food-web evolution
Jonas Wickman (Icelab), Ulf Dieckmann (IIASA), Cang Hui (Stellenbosch University), Åke Brännström (Icelab)
The resource-competition conditions promoting diversity in homogeneous environments prevent greater diversity in heterogeneous environments
Jonas Wickman (Icelab), Åke Brännström (Icelab), Sebastian Diehl (Icelab)
Evolution in crowding organisms
Jonas Wickman (Icelab), Niklas Lundström (Umeå Univeristy), Åke Brännström (Icelab)
How do species characteristics affects species extinction in the face of habitat loss?
Haoqi Liu (Xinjiang University), Jonas Wickman (Icelab), Åke Brännström (Icelab), Cang Hui (Stellenbosch University), Ulf Dieckamnn (IIASA)
Climate change induced regime shifts in Northern lake ecosystems
Åke Brännström, et al. For more information click here.
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