BAMBI - Baltic Sea Marine Biodiversity

Our overall goal is to assess and improve capacities of marine species to deal with the current challenge of a rapidly changing Baltic Sea environment. To reach this goal we need to understand the potential of organisms to evolve new adaptations and how management should be framed to support this.

...addressing the potential of adaptation to climate change.

BaltGene website disseminates new research on genetic biodiversity in the Baltic Sea. The site presents genetic data on key species, including scientifically based advice for management and conservation of genetic biodiversity.

Publications

Understanding and bridging the conservation genetics
gap in marine conservation, by Annica Sandström, Carina Lundmark, Klas Andersson, Kerstin Johannesson and Linda Laikre. Conservation Biology, December 2018.

Diet-dependent gene expression highlights the importance of Cytochrome P450 in detoxification of algal secondary metabolites in a marine isopod, by Pierre De Wit, Keith Yamada, Marina Panova, Carl André & Kerstin Johannesson. Scientific Reports, November 2018.

Monitoring the effects of knowledge communication on conservation managers’ perception of genetic biodiversity – A case study from the Baltic Sea, by Carina Lundmark, Annica Sandström, Klas Andersson and Linda Laikre. Marine Policy, October 2018.