People

We are a group of researcher with a common interest in understanding why some species are able to cope with environmental changes, while others are not.
Ulrika Candolin, group leader

I aim to increase our knowledge of how and why organism respond to human-induced environmental changes and the consequences their responses have for populations, communities and ecosystems. Research topics range from effects of eutrophication and climate change on fishes to impact of light pollution on various invertebrates. In addition, I synthesise the field through reviews, both traditional and systematic, and build conceptual frameworks to generate predictions and guide empirical and theoretical work.

Sitara Palecanda, post-doctoral researcher

Sitara investigates the ability of glow-worms to adapt to light pollution.

Yuhan He, PhD student

Yuhan He is investigating the impact of light pollution on the behaviour and ecological function of aquatic invertebrates (especially amphipods). She is also interested in assessing how latitude (different photoperiods) influences responses to ALAN at both the individual and the population level.

Anirban Ganguly, PhD student

Anirban Ganguly is investigating the impact of light pollution on an important freshwater detritivore, Gammarus pulex, and how changes in its behaviour influence ecological conditions.

Tawfiqur Rahman, PhD student

Tawfiqur Rahman  investigates the impact of climate change on the top-down effect of a dominant mesopredator in the Baltic Sea, the threespine stickleback, and how changes in its behaviour, abundance, and distribution influence ecological conditions

Sini Bäckroos, PhD student

Sini investigates the impact of light pollution on reproductive behaviour of threespine stickleback and the consequences for populations.

Linnea Kivelä, PhD student

Linnea Kivelä did her Master’s work on the impact of light pollution on reproduction in glow-worms, focussing on the impact of different qualities of artificial light. She is now continuing as a PhD student, investigating the role of artificial ligth as an ecological trap and the the degree to which this depends on the characteristics of the light.

Aurelién Boulez, PhD student

Aurélien investigates the impact of light pollution on glowworms. He uses two spatial gradients, a latitudinal and an urban-rural one, to assess phenotypic and genetic adaptation to light pollution.

Megha Kanduri, PhD student

Megha Khanduri investigates the influence of light pollution on threatened species of Ganga river basin in India, including two species of turtles and the Gharial crocodile.

Hanxi Chen, PhD-student

Hanxi investigates the impact of light pollution on the development of threespine stickleback juveniles.

Alumni
Hanna Granroth-Wilding, post-doctoral researcher

Hanna investigated the impact of climate change on host-parasite interactions using the three-spined stickleback and its cestode parasite Schistocephalus solidus. 

Topi Lehtonen, post-doctoral researcher

Topi worked on sexual selection, parental care, speciation and species interactions in fish, as well as on the impact of light pollution on glow-worms.

Anu Vehmaa, post-doctoral researcher

Anu investigated the adaptation of zooplankton to rapid human induced environmental changes, such as eutrophication and climate change.

Tuomas Leinonen, post-doctoral researcher

Tuomas investigated the adaptation of zooplankton to rapid human induced environmental changes, such as eutrophication and climate change.

Jaana Kekkonen, post-doctoral researcher

Jaana investigated the adaptation of zooplankton to rapid human induced environmental changes, such as eutrophication and climate change.

Christina Elgert, PhD student

Christina investigated the impact of light pollution on glow-worm reproduction. 

Alexandre Budria, PhD student

Alexandre investigated the impact of eutrophication on host-parasite interactions, focussing on the threespine stickleback system

Ulla Tuomainen, PhD student

Ulla investigated the impact of eutrophication on threespine stickleback reproduction.

Leon Vlieger, PhD student

Leon investigated the impact of eutrophication on alternative reproductive tactics in the threespine stickleback.

Jan Heuschele, PhD student

Jan investigated the impact of eutrophication on threespine stickleback reproduction.