DEPARTMENT OF SYSTEMS ECOLOGYFRESCATI BACKE + KRÄFTAN
Staff 91 persons50 Ph.D. Students10 Professors/Lecturers14 Researchers 5 Research assistants12 Adm + lab pers
Funding 70 million SEK Faculty 33 External “Bidrag” 23 (Formas,Sida,EU)“Uppdrag” NV 10 Teaching 3
Special FacilitiesCertified labs for nutrient analysesTemperature controlled experimental roomsSpecial equipments
Askö laboratoryBaltic Sea Research
Dep.Zoology
Marine ecology
Marine ecotoxicology
Natural ResourcesManagement
Dep. Systems Ecology
StockholmResilience
centerBaltic NEST
Institute
Beijer Institutefor Ecological
economicsSMF
Physiology
Chemistry
Oceanography
MeteorologyGeography
ITM
Analytical chemEnv. chemBiochemistry 1989
Global ChangeClimate
Baltic SeaPollution effectson ecosystems
Coral reefsMangroves
Fisheries-AquacultureManagement of ecosystems
HumanSocial sciences
Waterresources
Tropical research
Marine ecology
Genetics
Botany
GMT
Geology
Fate and effects of pollutants in coastal ecosystems Clare Bradshaw, Linda Kumblad, Karolina Stark, Ben Jaeschke, Lena Konovalenko, Hanna Ericson, Suzanne Faxneld, Micaela Hellström, Michael Tedengren
Studies at all organizational levelsEcologically important organisms/communities
Lab experiments, mesocosms, in situ studies Genetic markers, proteomics, ecophysiologyEcostoichiometry, ecosystem modelling
Radionucleids, flame retardants, pharmaceutical residues, pesticides etc
e.g. Role of blue mussels for circulation of pollutants, biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in the whole Baltic Sea
Pesticide use - Risk-awareness among farmers and effects on tropical ecosystemsLinda Kumblad, Nadja Stadlinger, Michael Tedengren, Nils Kautsky, Jonas Gunnarsson, Angelina Sanderson
- Banana plantations in Costa Rica- Antibiotic and chemical use in shrimp farming - Rice fields in Tanzania and Vietnam
Contaminated sedimentsJonas Gunnarsson, Clare Bradshaw, Johan NäslundIngrid Tjensvoll, Göran Samuelsson
Toxicant re-mobilisation throughBioturbation of digging animalsSediment re-suspension by trawling
“Capping” to prevent leakage of toxicants
Ecological connectivity in the tropical seascapeNils Kautsky, Charlotte Berkström,Magnus Nyström, Martin Gullström,Johan Eklöf, Matilda Tyresson,Regina Lindborg
Eutrophication, macroalgae, coral reefs and sea urchins and resilienceNils Kautsky, Erik Mörk, Gustaf Lilliesköld-Sjöö, Johan Eklöf, Magnus Nyström Ecological consequences of invasions of alien species e.g. algae, Japanese oystersSofia Wikström, Josefin Sagerman, Nils Kautsky
Tropical seagrass ecology and management Maricela de la Torre-Castro, Johan Eklöf, Sara Fröcklin, Hampus Eriksson, Nils Kautsky
• Seagrass related fisheries• Management of sea cucumber and and sea turtle populations• Social-ecological impacts of seaweed farming• Women's’ role in coastal management and livelihood sustainability• Adaptive capacity of the coastal poor to global climate change
Seagrass, Mangrove and Coral reef related fisheries
Aquaculture and fisheriesMax Troell, Nils Kautsky, Carl Folke,Maricela de la Torre Castro et al..
Small-scale fisheries - food for local communitiesGlobal issues - fish-meal use, environmental impactsIntegrated aquaculture -Ecological engineering