List of experts: Ocean

Biodiversity and evolutionary processes

Kerstin Johannesson, Professor of Marine Ecology, phone: 076–622 9611, e-mail: kerstin.johannesson@gu.se. She can answer questions about how biodiversity changes and evolves through evolutionary processes such as local adaptation.

Biodiversity and ecosystem services

Lars Gamfeldt, Senior Lecturer in Marine Ecology, phone: 070-339 3921, e-mail: lars.gamfeldt@gu.se. He can answer questions about how human activities affect marine organisms, and the consequences for the functioning of the ocean and the ecosystem services it provides.

Animal physiology and adaptations to different environments

Kristina Snuttan Sundell, Professor of Zoophysiology and Director of the National Competence Center for Marine Aquaculture SWEMARC, phone: 070–200 4108, e-mail: kristina.sundell@bioenv.gu.se. She can answer questions about how animal organs and systems work individually and together, and how they can adapt to different and changing environments.

Fish reproduction

Lotta Kvarnemo, Professor of Evolutionary Ecology, phone: 070–486 3832, e-post: lotta.kvarnemo@bioenv.gu.se. She can answer questions about how marine fish reproduce, especially questions about fish fry care, and how their reproduction has adapted to salinity.

Fishing and fish genetics 

Carl André, Professor of Marine Ecology, phone: 076–622 6693, e-post: carl.andre@gu.se. He can answer questions about the breakdown and local adaptations of different stocks of marine fish and shellfish.
 

Fish growth and appetite

Elisabeth Jönsson Bergman, Senior Lecturer in zoophysiology, phone: 076-618 3684, e-mail: elisabeth.jonsson@bioenv.gu.se. She can answer questions about how fish are affected by changes in the environment, such as increased water temperatures due to climate change.

Sea trout

Johan Höjesjö, Professor of Ecological Zoology, phone 031-786 3636, e-mail: johan.hojesjo@bioenv.gu.se. He can answer questions about the ecology of sea trout and its movement patterns, both in the sea and during the spawning migration to and from the rivers.

Communicating with chemical signals

Henrik Pavia, Professor of Marine Ecology, phone: 076-622 9685, email: henrik.pavia@marine.gu.se 

Gunilla Toth, Researcher in Marine Chemical Ecology, phone: 076-622 9614, email: gunilla.toth@marine.gu.se
 
They can answer questions about how algae and animals communicate using chemical signals.

Crabs and other crustaceans

Matz Berggren, Marine Biodiversity Researcher, phone: 073-263 7489, email: matz.berggren@marine.gu.se. He can answer questions about on marine biodiversity among higher crustaceans and also about invasive alien species.

Jellyfish

Doris Björling, PhD student in Marine Biology/Taxonomy, phone: 073-811 2822, e-mail: doris.bjorling@gu.se. She can answer questions about different types of jellyfish, how they are related, where they come from, and about polychaetes with and without the medusa stage.

Oysters

Pierre De Wit, Researcher in Marine Evolution, phone: 076-622 9550, e-mail: pierre.de_wit@marine.gu.se. He can answer questions on the population breakdown and local adaptations of Swedish oysters, both Pacific and European flat oysters.

Sea cucumbers and algae

Ellen Schagerström, Researcher in Marine Ecology, phone: 031-786 9527, e-mail: ellen.schagerstrom@bioenv.gu.se. She can answer questions such as sea cucumbers role in marine ecosystem to farming and breeding, but also questions about algae in the Baltic Sea and on the west coast.

Stress, pain and welfare in aquatic animals

Lynne Sneddon, Senior Lecturer in Zoophysiology, phone +44 (0) 76-618 3607, email: lynne.sneddon@bioenv.gu.se. twitter: @LynneUSneddon. She can answer on welfare and ethical considerations related to the use of these animals in, for example, fisheries, aquaculture, research and public aquariums.

Blackmouth butterfly and other invasive species

Leon Green, Researcher in Marine Ecology and Evolution, phone: 070-476 1480, email: leon.green@bioenv.gu.se. He can answer questions about invasive alien species in Swedish seas, especially the invasive fish species blackmouth gudgeon.

Swedish coral reefs 

Ann Larsson, Senior Lecturer in Biohydrodynamics, phone: 031-786 9613, e-mail: ann.larsson@marine.gu.se. She can answer questions about Swedish corals, eye coral reproduction and restoration of cold water coral reefs in Sweden.

Eelgrass

Per-Olav Moksnes, Researcher in Marine Ecology, phone: 073-257 6224, e-mail: per.moksnes@marine.gu.se. He can answer questions about the restoration and protection of eelgrass beds.

 

Fisheries management

Milena Arias Schreiber, Researcher in Social Science Environmental Studies, phone: +49 15-237 77 42 11, email: milena-schreiber@gu.se. She can answer questions about social and cultural values in relation to fisheries management and commercial fishing.

Marine management and environmental economics

Håkan Eggert, Associate Professor of Economics, phone: 031-786 4175, e-mail: hakan.eggert@economics.gu.se. His research focuses on environmental, behavioral and resource economics, often related to fisheries, marine issues, trade and valuation.

Environmental economics

Thomas Sterner, Professor of Environmental Economics, phone: 031-786 1377, e-mail: thomas.sterner@economics.gu.se. His research covers most aspects of sustainable development, climate, circular economy and resource economy - especially fisheries.

Social science perspectives on fisheries and maritime governance

Sebastian Linke, Associate Professor in Social Science Environmental Studies, phone: 073-573 6703, e-mail: sebastian.linke@gu.se. He studies the interaction between science, policy and society with a focus on fisheries and ocean governance at different levels (global, EU, Sweden, local communities).

Water and marine law

Lena Gipperth, Professor of Environmental Law, phone: 076-858 1227, e-mail: lena.gipperth@gu.se. She can answer questions on shoreline protection and environmental law.

Industrial impacts on the oceans

Thomas Dahlgren, lecturer in marine biodiversity, phone: 070-3662042, e-mail: thomas.dahlgren@marine.gu.se, twitter: @mucofloris. He is an expert on marine biodiversity and is currently studying the effects of industrial impacts on the marine environment, such as: deep-sea mining, wind farms, oil and gas exploitation, and aquaculture.

Collection of data from the sea

Torsten Linders, project coordinator for the Swedish Center for Ocean Observing Technology (SCOOT), phone: 076-618 2873, e-mail: torsten.linders@marine.gu.se. He can answer questions about developing new methods to collect, disseminate and analyze data from the sea. New methods include waterborne drones, underwater robots and smart sensors, but also new ways of using artificial intelligence and citizen science.

Antibiotics and pharmaceuticals in the aquatic environment

Joakim Larsson, Professor of Environmental Pharmacology, phone: 070-962 1068, e-mail: joakim.larsson@fysiologi.gu.se. He is an internationally renowned researcher with particular expertise in pharmaceuticals and antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the aquatic environment.

Conservation of historic shipwrecks

Charlotte Björdal, Professor of Cultural Conservation, phone: 076-618 4717, e-mail: charlotte.bjordal@marine.gu.se. She can answer questions about the preservation of archaeological wood finds, as well as how fungi and bacteria in nature degrade our common wooden heritage. 

Maritime cultural heritage

Bosse Lagerqvist, Senior Lecturer in Conservation, phone: 073-346 7085, e-mail: bosse.lagerqvist@conservation.gu.se. He can answer questions about maritime cultural heritage such as shipyards, ports, coastal communities, boats and ships from a conservation perspective.

Prehistoric boats and shipping

Johan Ling, Professor of Archaeology, phone: 070-249 4574, e-mail: johan.ling@archaeology.gu.se. He can answer maritime-related questions and question about prehistorical boats.

The importance of the sea for human subsistence

Per Hallén, Senior Lecturer in economic history, phone: 031-786 4747, e-mail: per.hallen@econhist.gu.se. He researches how humans have used the sea for their livelihood through shipping, trade and fishing in a long-term perspective.

Health effects of air pollution from shipping

Leo Stockfelt, Associate Professor of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, phone: 072-202 07 82, leo.stockfelt@amm.gu.se. He can answer questions about the health effects of air pollution.

Chemical pollutants and cocktail effects

Thomas Backhaus, Professor of Ecotoxicology and Director of the Center for Future Chemical Risk Analysis and Management (FRAM), phone: 031-786 27 34, e-mail:thomas.backhaus@bioenv.gu.se. twitter:@ThoBaSwe. He can answer questions about chemical pollution in the sea. 

Marine archaeology

Staffan von Arbin, PhD student in Archaeology, phone: 076-319 6663, e-mail: staffan.arbin@gu.se. He can answer questions on maritime heritage and cultural landscapes, boats and ships, shipping, underwater archaeology, the preservation of underwater heritage and scientific diving methods.

Marine pedagogy and ocean literacy

Géraldine Fauville, Senior Lecturer in Education, phone: 070-710 4602, email: geraldine.fauville@gu.se. She can answer questions on marine pedagogy, ocean literacy, and the use of digital technologies for marine education.

Maritime pedagogy and shipping

Charlott Sellberg, Senior Lecturer in Applied Information Technology, phone: 076-618 6557, e-mail: charlott.sellberg@ait.gu.se. She can answer questions about the digitalization of maritime education. 

Environmental toxins in the sea

Ingela Dahllöf, Professor of Environmental Science, phone: 031-786 9333, e-mail: ingela.dahllof@bioenv.gu.se. She can answer questions about the effects and spread of environmental toxins in the sea, for example in shipwrecks.

Environmental toxins and environmental monitoring

Joachim Sturve, Professor of Ecotoxicology, phone: 076-618 3688, email: joachim.sturve@bioenv.gu.se. He can answer questions about how different chemicals and nanoparticles affect fish and other marine organisms.

Environmental policy and environmental justice

Sverker Jagers, Professor of Political Science, phone: 031-786 12 30, e-mail: sverker.jagers@pol.gu.se. He can answer questions related to environmental opinion, i.e. what citizens think about different environmental issues. 

Plastics in the sea

Bethanie Carney Almroth, Professor of Ecotoxicology, phone: 073-226 1569, e-mail: bethanie.carney@bioenv.gu.se 

Martin Hassellöv, Professor of Marine Nanochemistry, phone: 031-786 9050, e-mail: martin.hassellov@gu.se 

They can answer questions about plastic particles, which does not belong in the ocean, and how these affect fish, the sea and the ecosystem. 

Seafarers' health

Helena Eriksson, Researcher in Occupational and Environmental Medicine, phone: 072-201 1728, e-mail: helena.eriksson@amm.gu.se. She can answer questions about factors in the work environment when working on board that can affect the health of merchant seafarers.

Tourism and outdoor life on the coast

Andreas Skriver Hansen, Researcher in Human Geography, phone: 031-786 1391, e-mail: andreas.hansen@geography.gu.se. He can answer questions about the importance of outdoor recreation and tourism for coastal communities and the coastal environment.

Tourism development

Erik Lundberg, Senior Lecturer in Business Administration and Director of the Center for Tourism, phone: 031-786 6188, email: erik.lundberg@handels.gu.se. He can answer questions about how the tourism development is affecting our coastal communities.  

Antarctica's melting glaciers

Anna Wåhlin, Professor of Oceanography, phone: 031-786 2866, e-mail: anna.wahlin@marine.gu.se, twitter: @a_wahlin. She can answer questions about oceanography, ocean circulation, polar research, Antarctica, Southern Ocean, sea level rise, melting glaciers, heavy bottom currents and topographic control.

Ocean acidification

Sam Dupont, Senior Lecturer in Marine Ecophysiology, phone: 031-786 9531, email: sam.dupont@bioenv.gu.se. He can answer questions on how marine organisms are affected by a drop in ocean pH and how species can adapt to ocean acidification.

Ocean currents, sea ice and sea level

Céline Heuzé, Associate Professor and Assistant Senior Lecturer in Climatology, phone: 031-786 2204, email: celine.heuze@gu.se, twitter: @ClnHz. She can answer questions about how current climate change affects and is affected by global deep ocean currents, melting sea ice and glaciers, and sea level rise.

Changing glacial landscapes

Tyrone Martinsson, Professor of Photography, phone: 073-687 47 84, email: tyrone.martinsson@gu.se. He can answer questions about the challenges of creating stories about a melting Arctic.

Climate active gases in polar regions

Katarina Abrahamsson, Professor of Analytical and Marine Chemistry, phone 076-622 9051, e-mail: katarina.abrahamsson@gu.se. Katarina can answer questions about climate-active gases in polar regions and their impact on the atmosphere.

Climate impact on plankton and algae

Angela Wulff, Professor of Marine Ecology, phone: 031-786 2628, 076-618 2628, e-mail: angela.wulff@bioenv.gu.se. She can answer questions about how plankton and algae are affected by climate change. She can also answer questions the biodiversity of marine diatoms.

Climate impacts on fish in the Arctic Ocean

Michael Axelsson, Professor of Zoophysiology, phone: 031-786 3689, 073-390 3249, e-mail: michael.axelsson@bioenv.gu.se. He has extensive experience of the effects of climate change in the polar regions. He studies, among other things, the conditions that different fish species have to cope with changes in their environment and how they regulate their heart and blood vessels during changes that may be natural or induced by humans.

Climate change and marine species

Jonathan Havenhand, researcher in marine ecology, phone: 076-622 9682, email: jon.havenhand@marine.gu.se. He can answer questions on how climate change affects marine species.

Climate change in urban coastal areas

Per Knutsson, Senior Lecturer in Human Ecology, phone: 031-786 4214, e-mail: per.knutsson@globalstudies.gu.se. Per Knutsson's expertise covers issues of climate risk, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change in urban coastal areas in Sweden and India.

Antibiotic use in aquaculture

Per Knutsson, University lecturer in Human Ecology, phone: 031–786 4214, e-mail: per.knutsson@globalstudies.gu.se. He can answer questions on policy management of risks related to the use of antibiotics in aquaculture in India and East Africa.

Consumer attitudes towards seafood

John Armbrecht, Researcher in Business Economics, phone: 031–786 5122, e-post: John.armbrecht@gu.se. He can answer questions related to a consumer perspective on farmed seafood.

Community blue gardens and small-scale farming

Maria Bodin, Project Manager, phone: 076–618 6638, e-post: maria.bodin@gu.se. She can answer questions about which species are suitable to grow and store, what physical conditions and permits are required.

Cultivation of marine species

Kristina ”Snuttan” Sundell, Professor of Zoophysiology, phone: 031–786 3671, e-post: kristina.sundell@bioenv.gu.se. She can answer questions about cultivating fish, shellfish, algae and other food from the sea.

Cultivation of algae

Henrik Pavia, Professor of Marine Ecology, phone: 076–622 9685, e-post: henrik.pavia@marine.gu.se 

Gunilla Toth, Researcher in Marine Chemical Ecology, phone: 076–622 9614,  e-post: gunilla.toth@marine.gu.se

They can answer questions about the cultivation of Swedish macroalgae (seaweed).

Cultivation of micro algae

Angela Wulff, Professor of Marin Ecology, phone: 031−786 2628, 076−618 2628, e-post: angela.wulff@bioenv.gu.se. She can answer questions about growing microalgae and recirculating, sustainable farming systems.