Thund is an innovative consulting company where scientific expertise is applied to the study of ecosystems. The company specialises in the assessment of biological communities, especially of vegetation and associated insect fauna. Ongoing projects centre on both natural and manmade environment, using ecological data in the assessment process while supporting the sustainable use and restoration of ecological communities.

Research interests

• Importance of insect herbivory for birch and willow.
• Ecology of herbivory in Icelandic woodlands and other Subarctic areas.
• Experimental studies of insect herbivory and vegetation.
• Vegetation succession, e. g., in grassland.
• Assessment of the effect of environmental factors on vegetation.
• Plant and animal life in the rainforests of Costa Rica.