The Arctic Ecosystems Research Group aims to integrate biogeochemical & ecological research within and between “systems” in the Arctic through national and international collaborative research. This is done by bringing wide-ranging research expertise together to form complimentary research together to help answer big questions such as: How will interconnected Arctic ecosystems change in the rapidly changing climate? Closely associated with this are the questions of how such changes will impact on society. Therefore, a strong goal for the group is that the research outputs will be pertinent for stakeholders and policy makers.
Group leader: Professor David Thomas
Biodiversity is changing. The related mechanisms and general patterns are the focus of the Biodiversity Change research group. We provide fundamental research and primary data on biodiversity change by combining theories and methods from ecology and geography. Responsible and open practices is our path in research, teaching and outreach. The group is associated with Luomus and the Faculty of biological and environmental sciences.
Group leader: Assistant professor Julia Kemppinen
The Marine Interactions Research Group explores marine food webs and human impact on coastal ecosystems. In a time where human activities have become the dominant driver of Earth system processes, our seas and oceans are crucial for buffering climate change and maintaining biodiversity and the associated delivery of ecosystem services. The Marine Interactions Research Group uses network science and trait-based approaches in combination with long-term, large-scale monitoring data as well as targeted field sampling and mesocoms studies to assess how the changing marine environment influences biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. The research group works across a range of benthic ecosystems, from the Baltic Sea to the Arctic, the North Sea, and Mediterranean-climate areas.
Group leader: Associate Professor Marie Nordström