Projects per year
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
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Jaanika Blomster
- Department of Environmental Sciences - Senior University Lecturer
- Doctoral Programme in Microbiology and Biotechnology - Supervisor for doctoral programme
- Doctoral Programme in Wildlife Biology - Supervisor for doctoral programme
- Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science (HELSUS)
- Teachers' Academy
- Life Science Education
- Marine Ecosystems Research Group
Person: U3 Research and teaching staff, UH
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Camilla Gustafsson
- Department of Environmental Sciences - Academy Research Fellow, Title of Docent
- Tvärminne Zoological Station
- Doctoral Programme in Wildlife Biology - Supervisor for doctoral programme
- Macrophyte Biodiversity Research Group
- Marine Ecosystems Research Group
- Tvärminne Benthic Ecology Team
Person: U3 Research and teaching staff, UH , Teaching and research personnel
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Tom Jilbert
- Department of Geosciences and Geography - Professor, Title of Docent
- Doctoral Programme in Geosciences - Supervisor for doctoral programme
- Doctoral Programme in Wildlife Biology - Supervisor for doctoral programme
- Doctoral Programme in Interdisciplinary Environmental Sciences - Supervisor for doctoral programme
- Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science (HELSUS)
- Environmental Geochemistry
- Marine Ecosystems Research Group
Person: UH , U4 Research and teaching staff
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Microbiology: the missing link in benthic foraminiferal ecology
Salonen, I. (Participant)
15/01/2015 → …
Project: Research project
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Microbiology: the missing link in benthic foraminiferal ecology
Koho, K. (Project manager), Salonen, I. (Participant) & Chronopoulou, M. (Participant)
01/09/2014 → …
Project: Research project
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CoastalBioMon
Gustafsson, C. (Principal Investigator), Kauppi, L. (Participant), Norkko, J. (Participant), Norkko, A. (Participant), Stockdale, E. J. (Participant), Vesanen, A.-R. K. (Participant) & Villnäs, A. (Participant)
01/07/2022 → 31/12/2023
Project: Ministry funding
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Check in with the microbes: using metagenomics and metatranscriptomics to comprehend seasonal organic carbon limitation of coastal benthic denitrification
Hellemann, D. (Project manager) & Eronen-Rasimus, E. (CoIlaborator)
01/01/2022 → 31/08/2022
Project: Research project
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Facilitators of seagrass growth? The role of infaunal biodiversity versus biomass
Villnäs, A. (Co-Principal Investigator), Gustafsson, C. (Co-Principal Investigator) & Infantes, E. (Participant)
01/05/2020 → 31/07/2020
Project: Research project
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Achieving Harmonized and Integrated Long‐Term Environmental Observation of Essential Ecosystem Variables ‐ The eLTER Framework of Standard Observations
Zacharias, S., Lumpi, T., Weldon, J. K., Dirnböck, T., Gaillardet, J., Haase, P., Kühn, I., Vereecken, H., Bäck, J. K., Bergami, C., Bertsch-Hoermann, B., Braud, I., Cools, N., Dick, J., Dor‐Haim, S., Forsius, M., Futter, M. N., Gaube, V., Groner, E. & Halada, L. & 25 others, , 18 Apr 2026, In: Earth's future. 14, 4, 35 p., e2025EF006743.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Biotic carbon stocks across trophic levels in the shallow littoral zone – the role of biodiversity and environmental drivers
Pykäri, J. V., Sumelius, H., Ollus, V. M. S., Wennhage, H., Norkko, A. M. & Villnäs, A. P. M., Jun 2026, In: Marine Environmental Research. 218, 11 p., 108049.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Carbon cycling across coastal soft sediments: the contribution of macrofaunal communities to seafloor respiration
Rohlfer, E. K., Villnäs, A., Gustafsson, C., Gammal, J., Kauppi, L., Attard, K., Norkko, J. & Norkko, A., Mar 2026, In: Marine Environmental Research. 215, 11 p., 107812.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Carbon storage in coastal reed ecosystems
Williamson, M., Jilbert, T., Norkko, A. & Gustafsson, C., 19 Feb 2026, In: Biogeosciences. 23, p. 1327-1340 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Evidence for cable bacteria inhabiting deep in anoxic sediment reveals a novel ecological niche
Fonseca, A., Hermans, M., Nascimento, F. J. A., Stranne, C., Norkko, A., Gustafsson, B. G. & Humborg, C., 15 Apr 2026, In: Environmental microbiome. 21, 1, 17 p., 54.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Open Access
Activities
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Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (External organisation)
Norkko, A. (Board member)
1 Jan 2026 → 31 Dec 2028Activity: Membership types › Membership or other role in national/international committee, council, board
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Coastal Fucus-associated Food Webs of the Baltic Sea: Linking feeding selectivity, community respiration and carbon flow through in-situ and experimental techniques.
Villnäs, A. (Co-supervisor)
15 Mar 2025 → 15 Mar 2028Activity: Examination types › Supervisor or co-supervisor of doctoral thesis
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Spanish Natl Res Council, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas (CSIC), University of Valencia, CSIC-GV-UV - Centro de Investigaciones sobre Desertificacion (CIDE), Desertificat Res Ctr, CIDE, CSIC
Gustafsson, C. (Visiting researcher)
27 Oct 2025 → 3 Nov 2025Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Academic visit to other institution
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Baltic Sea as a test laboratory for climate impact
Villnäs, A. (Speaker)
22 Apr 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Univ Auckland, Leigh Marine Lab
Villnäs, A. (Visiting researcher)
9 Jan 2025 → 1 Feb 2025Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Academic visit to other institution
Prizes
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Finska Vetenskaps-Societeten / Finnish Society of Sciences and Letters
Norkko, A. (Recipient), 2014
Prize: Prizes and awards
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Frontiers Planet Prize 2023 National Champion of Finland
Tammeorg, O. (Recipient), Tammeorg, P. (Recipient), Kiani, M. (Recipient), Horppila, J. (Recipient), Jilbert, T. (Recipient), Hellsten, S. (Recipient), Härkönen, L. (Recipient), Nurminen, L. (Recipient), Ruuhijärvi, J. (Recipient), Kotamäki, N. (Recipient), Silvonen, S. (Recipient) & Ventelä, A.-M. (Recipient), 22 Apr 2024
Prize: Prizes and awards
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Frontiers Planet Prize - national champion, New Zealand
Norkko, A. (Recipient), 26 Jun 2024
Prize: Prizes and awards
Datasets
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mtDNA ITS and 23S sequencing for Baltic Sea Fucus vesiculosus
Preston, R. (Creator), Seppä, P. (Creator), Schagerstrom, E. (Creator) & Blomster, J. (Creator), Figshare, 2 Sept 2022
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.17049041
Dataset
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Eight microsatellite genotyping loci for attached and free-living Fucus vesiculosus from the Baltic Sea
Preston, R. (Creator), Blomster, J. (Creator), Schagerstrom, E. (Creator) & Seppä, P. (Creator), Figshare, 2 Sept 2022
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19361759
Dataset
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Fucus vesiculosus DNA barcode mitochondrial intergenic spacer and 23S
Preston, R. (Creator), Seppä, P. (Creator), Schagerstrom, E. (Creator) & Blomster, J. (Creator), NCBI GenBank, 2022
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/popset/2294331717 and 2 more links, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/MZ779027.1/, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/MZ779028 (show fewer)
Dataset
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Macrofaunal communities abundances, biomass and traits in relation to their environment between 2003 and 2022 in Åland Islands, Baltic Sea
Jacquot, M. P. (Contributor), Weigel, B. (Contributor), Herlevi, H. (Contributor), Pykäri, J. V. (Contributor), Villnäs, A. (Contributor), Cederberg, T. (Contributor), Aarnio, K. (Contributor), Nygård, H. (Contributor), Snickars, M. (Contributor), Bonsdorff, E. (Contributor) & Nordström, M. C. (Contributor), Mendeley Data, 2024
Dataset
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Microsatellite genotyping and morphology datasets of Baltic Sea Fucus vesiculosus
Preston, R. (Creator) & Franco Rodil, I. (Creator), Figshare, 2022
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19690930, https://figshare.com/account/projects/145689/articles/19690930
Dataset
Press/Media
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Meriekologi Alf Norkko tuntee Itämeren pohjaa myöten: ”Merenpohja heijastaa hyvin luonnon tilaa”
08/09/2025
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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'You look up and see light coming through': The divers venturing under the ice in the name of science
11/03/2025
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Tvärminneforskare bland mangroveträsk i Nya Zeeland – när havet inte mera hjälper klimatet
25/01/2025
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media