NETWORK MEMBERS
HELSINKI
Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE), Marine Research Centre
The group is specialized in the ecology and biodiversity of Baltic Sea phytoplankton including toxic and bloom forming species. Using ecophysiological, phylogeographic and population genetic approaches we study expansion and dominance of toxic and bloom forming species, ecophysiological and genetic mechanisms of adaptation to changing environmental conditions and the relationship between intraspecific diversity of key species and ecological processes. We have established a collection of Baltic dinoflagellate and diatom species including multiple strains of the toxic dinoflagellate Alexandrium ostenfeldii and the cold water diatom Skeletonema marinoi. SYKE has several research vessels and a laboratory specifically designed for marine ecological experimentation.
Anke Kremp
Anke.Kremp@ymparisto.fi
+358 295 251 320
Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE)
Marine Research Centre/Marine Functional Biodiversity
Visiting adress: Erik Palménin aukio 1, Helsinki
Postal address: Erik Palménin aukio 1, FI-00560 Helsinki, P.O.Box 140 Helsinki
ASSOCIATED RESEARCHERS
E-mail: Sanna.Suikkanen@ymparisto.fi
PhD STUDENTS
Pia Tahvanainen
E-mail: Pia.Tahvanainen@helsinki.fi
Päivi Hakanen
E-mail: Paivi.Hakanen@ymparisto.fi
E-mail: Conny.Sjoqvist@ymparisto.fi
Anniina Le Tortorec
E-mail: Anniina.Letortorec@ymparisto.fi
Henna Hautala
E-mail: heanha@utu.fi
GOTHENBURG
Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg
The group works with population genetics of aquatic protists, and have mainly been using Skeletonema marinoi as a model organism to address questions pertaining to microalgal dispersal, adaptation potential and microevolution. At University of Gothenburg a collection of 300 clonal and genotyped strains are maintained as part of the European Community-RI Action ASSEMBLE.
PhD STUDENTS
E-mail: Josefin.Sefbom@bioenv.gu.se
E-mail: Susanna.Gross@bioenv.gu.se
Sirje Sildever
E-mail: sirjesildever@gmail.com
Anna Godhe
Anna.Godhe@bioenv.gu.se
+46 31 78 627 09
University of Gothenburg/Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences
Visiting adress: Carl Skottbergs gata 22B
Postal adress: Box 461 SE-405 30 GOTHENBURG SWEDEN
COPENHAGEN
Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences
The phycology research group at the Department of Biology is an integrated part of the recognized Danish marine research environment at the University of Copenhagen based on an outstanding tradition and knowledge base within algae taxonomy and biology. They also manage the Science and Communication Centre on Harmful Algae in collaboration with the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO and house the Scandinavian Culture Collection of Algae & Protozoa (SCCAP), a unique bio-bank of marine and freshwater unicellular organisms.
Natural History Museum of Denmark
Lundholms group at the Natural History Museum works on diversity at species and population level of aquatic phytoplankton organisms, combining morphological, molecular, physiological and toxin data. Diatoms and dinoflagellates have been the main focus and potentially toxic species of the genus Pseudo-nitzschia have been used as models for several studies. The museum will house the already granted National DNA and Tissue Center for cryopreservation of live material and the National Sequencing Center for high through-put sequencing.
Marianne Ellegaard
me@plen.ku.dk
+45 353-20024
University of Copenhagen/Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences
Adress: Thorvaldsensvej 401871 Frederiksberg C
Nina Lundholm
nlundholm@snm.ku.dk
+45 353-22282
University of Copenhagen/Natural History Museum of Denmark
Address: Sølvgade 83 opgang S1307 København K
Sofia Ribeiro
sri@geus.dk
University of Copenhagen/Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS), Department of Marine Geology and Glaciology
Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS), Department of Marine Geology and Glaciology
Through GEUS, the network will have access to a series of equipments and techniques which are essential to collect and analyze benthic sediments. Benthic sediments, where resting stages of aquatic protists may be deposited and preserved for long periods of time, offer a temporal insight into population genetics and intraspecific diversity issues. The Department of Marine Geology and Glaciology has extensive experience working with resting stages of marine protist groups as climatic indicators, and it offers access to diverse sampling equipments (i.e. sediment corers), dating techniques, and participation in oceanographic campaigns.
Karin Rengefors
Karin.Rengefors@biol.lu.se
+46462228427
Lund University, Department of Biology, Aquatic Ecology Unit
LUND
Lund University/Department of Biology, Aquatic Ecology Unit
The group is focused on inter- and intraspecific genetic diversity as well as life cycle transitions in limnic phytoplankton. We are specifically interested in investigating the processes that lead to population genetic structure, differentiation, and eventually speciation. Our research concerns both dinoflagellates and raphidophytes, in both freshwater and saline lakes. We utilize standard molecular markers, AFLP, RAD-tag sequencing, as well as transcriptomic analyses. We currently maintain several hundred strains of Gonyostomum semen and Scrippsiella aff. hangoei from Antarctic lakes. A 454 sequencing platform is also available at the Department of Biology.
POST DOCS
Karen Lebret
E-mail: Karen.Lebret@biol.lu.se
Sylvie Tesson
E-mail: sylvie.tesson@gu.se
Natalia Annenkova
E-mail: nataliia.annenkova@biol.lu.se
PhD STUDENTS
Ingrid Sassenhagen
E-mail: Ingrid.Sassenhagen@biol.lu.se
REASEARCH ASSISTANT
Saghar Khandan
E-mail: saghar.k.j@gmail.com
KALMAR
Linnaeus University Kalmar, Dept. of Natural Sciences, Marine Ecology and Evolution Biology section
The group works with interactions between protists and bacteria in marine microbial communities, including harmful algal blooms species. Our approach relies on ecology, physiology and molecular techniques to study trophic and chemical interactions in microbial food webs. Current focus is on the impact of environmental factors (temperature, salinity, DOC) on diversity and food web efficiency. The School of Natural Sciences hosts a very large collection of genotyped prokaryote and eukaryote microrganisms from marine waters. The School also offers state of the art laboratories, indoors mesocosms and field sampling facilities.
POST DOCS
Elin Lindehof
E-mail: elin.lindehoff@lnu.se
PhD STUDENTS
Mireia Bertos
E-mail: mireia.bertos.fortis@lnu.se
Carina Bunse
E-mail: carina.bunse@lnu.se
Catherine Legrand
catherine.legrand@lnu.se
+46 (0)70-4380618
Linnaeus University Kalmar, Dept. of Natural Sciences, Marine Ecology and Evolution Biology section
Bente Edvardsen
bente.edvardsen@ibv.uio.no
+47-22857038
University of Oslo, Department of Biology
Visiting adress: Blindernveien 31 0316 OSLO
Postal adress: Postboks 1066 Blindern 0316 OSLO
ASSOCIATED RESEARCHERS
Wenche Eikrem
E-mail: wenche.eikrem@bio.uio.no
Anke Stüken
E-mail: ankes@bio.uio.no
PhD STUDENTS
Anette Engesmo
E-mail: anette.engesmo@niva.no
Elianne Egge
E-mail: e.s.egge@bio.uio.no
LIVERPOOL
University of Liverpool/University of Oulu
The group studies adaptive divergence in a range of different organisms. The free-living marine heterotrophic dinoflagellate Oxyrrhis marina is used as a model protist as it is a well-characterised morphospecies that is abundant in coastal habitats all around Europe and has a near-cosmopolitan distribution. We combines phylogenetic, population genetic and genomic approaches with ecophysiology studies (e.g. individual response profiles and competitive outcomes to variation in salinity, temperature, pH), to study the relationship between genetic and functional/environmental differentiation and processes responsible for divergence. 454, SOLiD, Ion Torrent and Illumina sequencing platforms are available through the Centre for Genomic Research (http://www.liv.ac.uk/genomic-research/).
Phill Watts
phill@liv.ac.uk, phillip.watts@oulu.fi
+358-40-805 3860
University of Liverpool/Department of Evolution, Ecology and Behaviour
Adress: Crown Street, Liverpool L69 7ZB, United Kingdom
University of Oulu, Department of Biology
Adress: PO Box 3000, FI-90014 Oulu, Finland
ASSOCIATED RESEARCHERS
Erik Mousing
E-mail: eamousing@bio.ku.dk
PhD STUDENTS
Anna Tammilehto
E-mail: atammilehto@snm.ku.dk
Sara Hardardottir
E-mail: sara.hardardottir@snm.ku.dk
OSLO
University of Oslo, Department of Biology
The group study microalgal ecology, biodiversity, evolution and systematics. We have a focus on harmful algae and their relatives. These studies include morphological and genetic characterisation, taxonomy and phylogeny, genetic diversity and distribution, molecular probe development for detection and monitoring, culture experiments to clarify growth preferences and toxicity, and genomic analyses of genes expressed and phenotype.