PhD Candidate

Catharina Caspara Vloon

Field of work

My research is focused on peatland restoration, vegetation dynamics in intact peatlands, growth of Sphagnum mosses, and peatland diaspore banks.

My PhD is part of the project "REPEAT – REthinking sustainable land use of PEATlands", led by the Western Norway University of Applied Sciences.

Research areas

BI424, Introduction to Botany, Fall 2025
PL462, Nature restoration, Fall 2025
PL491, Bachelor thesis in Landscape planning with landscape Architecture, Spring 2026

Vegetation Dynamics on a Boreal Raised Bog: Changes in Carpets, Lawns and Hummocks Towards Wetter Conditions Over a 34‐Year Period

Catharina Caspara Vloon, Rune Halvorsen, Jørn-Frode Nordbakken, Joachim Paul Töpper, Inger Auestad, Knut Rydgren (2025)

Journal of Vegetation Science (JVS) 2025 ;Volum 36.(6)
Alpine restoration: planting and seeding of native species facilitate vegetation recovery

Catharina Caspara Vloon, Marianne Evju, Kari Klanderud, Dagmar Hagen (2021)

Restoration Ecology 2021 ;Volum 30.(1)