Camilla Gustafsson

Nice day for a day on the ice! ☀️😎We’re preparing for our ice dive next week to measure benthic metabolism in SAV incl. #Zostera 🌱
@tiinasalo.bsky.social Laura Kauppi Anna Vesanen
@marienordstrom.bsky.social

@tvarminne.bsky.social @coastclim.bsky.social

#WorldSeagrassDay 2026!
Seagrasses are vital for marine life:
🐠 Provide habitats that support biodiversity
🎣Boost fisheries as nurseries & feeding grounds

This year's theme “SeagrassesEnrichOceanBiodiversity&Fisheries” highlights their role in ocean health.Join us to #ProtectSeagrass!

📷 N. Foster

🚨New publication on carbon stocks in reed beds!

M Williamson et al. quantified C storage in reed stems, roots and sediment.

🌍 Most C was stored in the sediments and roots, and the highest total C storage was observed in the intermittent zone of the reed beds.

👉 Read more: doi.org/10.5194/bg-2...

🚨New publication!
Eva Rohlfer et al. show how the contribution of zoobenthos to seafloor respiration in coastal habitats varies with space and time.

👉Read about the interesting results: doi.org/10.1016/j.ma...

@tvarminne.bsky.social

🌱🌱 Within-species variation in #functional traits matter for #SAV community response to environmental gradients. Read more here ➡️ doi.org/10.1002/oik....

#trait-basedapproach #aquaticplants #seagrass #abiotic

@tvarminne.bsky.social @balticseacentre.bsky.social @oikosjournal.bsky.social

Results from extensive #field work incl. #SCUBA in lush and varying #SAV meadows in a heterogeneous #seascape.
Read more here⬇️
#seagrass #traits #C-storage #functional #marine #biodiversity

A path towards appropriate degradation experiments for assessing carbon sequestration potential of macroalgae We systematically reviewed literature on macroalgal degradation. To date, most degradation experiments are carried out in aquaria or shallow environments, span short timescales or rarely incorporate ...

🚨 New publication!! 🚨
Read the review paper by Lydia White & @alfnorkko.bsky.social, on how to experimentally assess carbon sequestration potential of macroalgae.
doi.org/10.1111/1365...

Sad I didn't manage to go to there myself this time, but thanks to Mace Head team for hosting these campaigns!

Spent the month of May on the beautiful Irish west coast quantifying BVOC-emissions from marine algae and seagrass. Fruitful collaboration between @helsinki.fi, @uniofgalway.bsky.social, @coastclim.bsky.social.

@cmgustafsson.bsky.social
@mikaelehn.bsky.social
@ovadnevaite.bsky.social

Marine biodiversity loss in Finnish coastal waters: Evidence and implications for management - Ambio Marine biodiversity loss poses significant ecological and socio-economic challenges. This paper examines how coastal biodiversity loss is expressed and outlines implications for management. Synthesizi...

New paper: Marine biodiversity is declining across Finnish coastal waters, with loss driven by eutrophication, climate change & seabed disturbance. Urgent action, better monitoring & bridging knowledge gaps are key to ecosystem recovery. #Biodiversity #BalticSea

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Journal editors struggling to find reviewers — there are some bloody good reasons why I used to think it was merely a post-COVID19 hiccough, but the extensive delays in receiving reviews for submitted manuscripts that I am seeing near constantly now are the symptoms of a much larger problem. That problem is, in a nutshell, how awfully journals are treating both authors and reviewers these days. I regularly hear stories from editors handling my papers, as well as accounts from colleagues, about the ridiculous number of review requests they send with no response.

Journal editors struggling to find reviewers — there are some bloody good reasons why

I used to think it was merely a post-COVID19 hiccough, but the extensive delays in receiving reviews for submitted manuscripts that I am seeing near constantly now are the symptoms of a much larger problem. That…

Functional traits are moderate predictors of above‐ and below‐ground biomass in multispecies seagrass habitats Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.

🚨 NEW paper alert!
#Seagrass #functional #traits act as predictors of #biomass, albeit moderately. Study conducted across 1500 km coastline.
Main #biodiversity mechanism driving seagrass #biomass stock is through dominance.

@tvarminne.bsky.social @uwaoceans.bsky.social

doi.org/10.1111/1365...

Tune it at 13 EET for @roellammerant.bsky.social PhD-defense on #macrophyte traits snd #carboncycling
Zoom: helsinki.zoom.us/j/68659327422

🚨PhD-defense coming up on #macrophyte #functional traits and links to #carbon cycling! 🌱🌱
@roellammerant.bsky.social will defend his thesis on Fri 4th April at 13 (EET)
Link to Zoom: helsinki.zoom.us/j/68659327422

Looking for a PhD position, and interested in in 2nd generation restoration considering genetic factors in seagrasses (aka assisted evolution)? - still 10 days left to apply!

Latest data from @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social shows:

January 2025 was the warmest January globally on record

🌡️ 1.75ºC above pre-industrial level

🌊 Second highest global SST, 0.19°C below January 2024

 #ClimateAction 🧪⚒️🌍

CoastClim researchers are currently on a field campaign in NZ. Preliminary measurements suggest high emissions of #GHG in degraded #coastalecosystems.
This highlights the role of coastal ecosystems in #climatechange mitigation plans.
#collaboration #universityofauckland #helsinkiuni #stockholmuni

Maailman keski­lämpötilan nousu ylitti 1,5 astetta ensi kertaa mittaus­historiassa, ja se näkyi tulvina ja hirmu­myrskyinä Vuoden 2024 lämpöennätystä selittää osaltaan luonnollinen sääilmiö El Niño. Ihmisen toiminta eli ilmastopäästöt olivat silti suurin syy lämpenemiseen.

Vuosi 2024 oli mittaushistorian lämpimin. Ensimmäistä kertaa lämpeneminen ylitti 1,5 astetta. Vuoteen mahtui mm. historian kuumin, yksittäinen päivä. Hiilidioksidia ja metaania oli ilmakehässä enemmän kuin koskaan mittaushistoriassa.

yle.fi/a/74-20135259

Itämeren sinfoniaorkesteri esittää: Jouluyö, juhlayö YouTube video by Baltic Sea Action Group

Season’s Greetings from the Baltic Sea! DJ Slow used sounds from the sea to arrange O Holy Night.

Donate to #marine nature protection joululahjaitamerelle.fi so the Baltic Sea doesn’t quiet down

#BalticSeaActionGroup #marinebiodiversity

www.bsag.fi/en/home/

youtu.be/__6pnazRLvc

Looking for a PhD student to join us - focusing on quantifying GHG across coastal seascapes. Please help spread the word!

Still some time to apply for this #trait-based #ecology #postdoc
✔️in supportive group within a lively faculty
✔️in beautiful Helsinki with forests🌲, shoreline and islands 🏕️

The role of lag phases between real-term marine heatwaves in the trait responses of two macrophyte species Coastal marine macrophytes are critical ecosystem engineers providing valuable ecosystem services. However, they experience detrimental impacts from c…

🚨NEW paper by Gillis et al. exploring #macrophyte #trait responses to #marineheatwaves & showing that lag phases between MHWs can having varying effects on macrophyte performance. 🌱
#Zostera #Fucus #AQUACOSM-plus @tvarminne.bsky.social

tinyurl.com/bd68cayk

Open PhD position in pelagic biogeochemistry at Tvärminne Zoological Station, University of Helsinki

👉Open PhD position!
in pelagic biogeochemistry @tvarminne.bsky.social @helsinkiuni.bsky.social

Interested in investigating temporal and spatial variability in coastal sea-air GHG fluxes, impacts of heatwaves and links to biodiversity? Check this out!

Apply before 31 January
👉coastclim.org/news

Our PhD student, Norman Göbeler, working on marine heatwaves defends his thesis tomorrow with Dan Smale as external examiner. The public examination can be followed online👇

News - CoastClim Read the latest news from CoastClim!

👉Read the latest Newsletter!

After years of extensive field work and experiments, we are looking forward to combining data and discover new insights during the coming year!

Find all letters and sign up here: coastclim.org/news

Seminar on Friday 6 November at noon @sosbangor.bsky.social by Roel Lammerant from @coastclim.bsky.social on ‘A functional perspective on the role of coastal plant communities in the C-cycle’. 🌊

teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi...

NEW PhD thesis! Norman Göbeler will defend the doctoral dissertation entitled "The role of Marine Heatwaves for #biodiversity and #ecosystem functioning in #coastal waters" on Wednesday 4.12.2024 at 13 PM.
The public examination streamed here: helsinki.zoom.us/j/64509869274

#wearehelsinkiuni #tzs

@tvarminne.bsky.social

Joululahjalahjoitus Suomen Luonnonsuojelun Säätiölle on lahja tulevaisuuden puolesta - Suomen Luonnonsuojelun säätiö Tälle planeetalle kehittynyt elämä on kauneinta ja hämmästyttävintä mitä olemassa on. Samalla se elämä on tällä hetkellä meidän ihmisten tekojen

Tälle planeetalle kehittynyt elämä on kauneinta ja hämmästyttävintä mitä olemassa on. Samalla se elämä on tällä hetkellä meidän ihmisten tekojen seurauksena vakavasti uhattuna.
luonnonsuojelunsaatio.fi/joululahjala...