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Senior Lecturer in Landscape Ecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
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Professor of Environmental Engineering, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
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Associate Professor, Grimsö Wildlife Research Station, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Environmental Engineering, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
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Environmental Assessment Specialist, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
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Adjunct Research Scientist, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
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Associate Professor in Agricultural and Environmental Economics, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
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Associate professor in Chemical Ecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Environmental Engineering, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
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Professor in the Department of Plant Protection Biology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
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Project Manager, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
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Postdoctoral Researcher, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
