The glacial Arctic Ocean was not a barren ice desert but a breeding ground for the evolution of cold adaptation in marine fish. This is the main conclusion of a new scientific publication from Stockholm University that examines small fish bones found in deep-sea sediments during an expedition aboard the Swedish Icebreaker Oden.
Tiny photosynthetic organisms in the Baltic Sea can contribute substantially to the transport of carbon from surface waters to deeper parts of the sea. A new study from the Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences (DEEP) at Stockholm University shows that their ability to form colonies and aggregates is an important factor determining how much of their biomass sinks.
By bringing together automated experiments, advanced chemical analysis and artificial intelligence, the new CircuLab research infrastructure aims to make the development of sustainable materials more integrated and efficient. The platform was inaugurated at Stockholm University on 30 September.
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The Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences (DEEP) at Stockholm University is looking for a PhD student in Ecology and Evolution. The position is part of a research project investigating the evolutionary drivers and genomic consequences of pollen evolution during shifts in pollination mode.
How cells are arranged within cyanobacterial filaments affects how they communicate with one another. New research from the Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences (DEEP) at Stockholm University provides new insights into how cellular architecture shapes communication in multicellular bacteria.
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The Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences (DEEP) at Stockholm University is looking for a PhD student in wetland ecology. The position is part of the interdisciplinary research project BALANCE wetlands, funded by Formas.
From fire-prone highlands to lush rainforest and coastal forests, PhD student Friederike Wölke spent part of the summer searching for plants across Madagascar. The specimens she brought back will now help researchers explore how some of the island’s distinctive vegetation evolved, but finding them required flexibility, local expertise and plenty of time in the field.
Professor Emerita Marianne Hielm Pedersén has passed away at the age of 90. She began her scientific career at Uppsala University and was for many years active in the research environment that today forms part of the Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences (DEEP). Through her research, mentorship, and international collaborations, she left a lasting impact on the fields of algal biology and marine botany.
To be or not to be: the future of herring in the Stockholm Archipelago has been a hot topic in recent years, with coastal fishermen warning that large industrial trawlers have emptied the archipelago of fish that were once abundant. Scientifically, however, the archipelago's herring stocks have been poorly studied. To address this, researchers at Stockholm University are now conducting their fourth annual trawling expedition, using meter-long nets to catch tiny, newly hatched herring larvae.
Researchers working on the ‘Thriving Bays’ project have investigated which environments in shallow coastal areas of the Baltic Sea are most sensitive to disturbance from motorboats. The results show that the risk for boat-related impact is highest in the most enclosed bays, where extensive sediment resuspension from boat propellers can cause adverse effects on the aquatic environment and vegetation. In these bays, measures to mitigate disturbance from motor boats could be one way of protecting sensitive bottom vegetation.
Seagrass meadows play a major overlooked role in feeding and nourishing coastal communities, according to a new study published in Cell Reports Sustainability and led by researchers at the Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences, Stockholm University.
The rate at which species recover after clear-cutting varies considerably. Some groups, such as lichens and mosses, are unable to re-establish before the next harvesting cycle, according to a major international study involving researchers from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) and the Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences (DEEP) at Stockholm Unviersity.
