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Lena Wennersten is a researcher and educator at Linnaeus University, affiliated with the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences and the Department of Biology and Environmental Science. She has transitioned from evolutionary ecology research to biology education, focusing on ecological concepts in primary school and teacher training.
Her research groups include the Center for Science and Technology Education and the Linnaeus University Centre for Ecology and Evolution in Microbial model Systems (EEMiS). She investigates how students and future teachers interpret ecological relationships, particularly the distinction between nutrient cycling and energy flow.
Her refereed publications span evolutionary ecology, biodiversity, and pedagogy, with recent work emphasizing critical aspects of ecology teaching. She contributes to educational literature through book chapters and popular science articles but has not been explicitly recognized with scientific awards in the provided texts.