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Tvärminne Zoological Station @tvarminne.bsky.social · Sep 4

OPEN CALL - Onni Talas Foundation PhD grants for 2026 for marine projects at @tvarminne.bsky.social at @helsinki.fi

Deadline 12.10.2025. For more information and to get a copy of the application form, please contact [email protected]

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CoastClim @coastclim.bsky.social · Aug 15

🚨 New publication!! 🚨
Roel Lammerant & Jenna Hölttä et al. show how environmental gradients affect functional structure and carbon storage of aquatic plant meadows.
doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.70327

@roellammerant.bsky.social @jennaholtta.bsky.social @cmgustafsson.bsky.social @alfnorkko.bsky.social

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Alf Norkko @alfnorkko.bsky.social · Aug 11

Check out our new review paper, championed by Lydia White, "A path towards appropriate degradation experiments for assessing carbon sequestration potential of macroalgae". Read it here: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @coastclim.bsky.social @tvarminne.bsky.social #mCDR

A path towards appropriate degradation experiments for assessing carbon sequestration potential of macroalgae

We systematically reviewed literature on macroalgal degradation. To date, most degradation experiments are carried out in aquaria or shallow environments, span short timescales or rarely incorporate ....

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Tvärminne Zoological Station @tvarminne.bsky.social · Aug 8

Jeij! So cool to see our work featured on the cover of the August issue of Functional Ecology - A Special Issue on Marine Heatwaves.

Special Feature: Marine Heatwaves: Functional Ecology: Vol 39, No 8

<em>Functional Ecology</em> journal publishes high-impact research providing a mechanistic understanding of ecological pattern and process from the organismic to ecosystem scale.

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Tvärminne Zoological Station @tvarminne.bsky.social · Jun 17

Emissions from marine plants and algae (BVOCs) play a significant role in the global carbon cycle and for the climate. How do the emissions on the Atlantic coast compare to emissions in the Baltic Sea?

👉 Read the CoastClim newsletter for more info!

#coastalecosystems #climatechange #research

CoastClim @coastclim.bsky.social · Jun 13

CoastClim Newsletter:
🌍Field campaign in Ireland comparing BVOC emissions from Baltic and Atlantic plants and algae
🌍 Find interesting sea related events close to you this summer, e.g. Askö open house and the Baltic Sea day

Read and sign up for the newsletter at www.coastclim.org/news/

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Alf Norkko @alfnorkko.bsky.social · Jun 7

Det är dags för Finland och Sverige att ta FNs havskonferens på allvar! @tvarminne.bsky.social @ostersjocentrum.bsky.social @coastclim.bsky.social @balticseacentre.bsky.social @helsinki.fi
www.hbl.fi/2025-06-07/f...

DEBATT: Finland och Sverige måste sätta ett friskt hav främst

Ekologisk hållbarhet är en förutsättning för ekonomiska och sociala värden i haven, skriver Alf Norkko och Christoph…

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Camilla Gustafsson @cmgustafsson.bsky.social · Apr 28

🚨 NEW paper alert!
#Seagrass #functional #traits act as predictors of #biomass, albeit moderately. Study conducted across 1500 km coastline.
Main #biodiversity mechanism driving seagrass #biomass stock is through dominance.

@tvarminne.bsky.social @uwaoceans.bsky.social

doi.org/10.1111/1365...

Functional traits are moderate predictors of above‐ and below‐ground biomass in multispecies seagrass habitats

Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.

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Tvärminne Zoological Station @tvarminne.bsky.social · May 2

Find more about Tvärminne Zoological Station: catalog.isia.cnrs.fr/catalog/20/i...

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Tvärminne Zoological Station @tvarminne.bsky.social · May 2

The IRISCC Open Call is now open!

Researchers can apply for sponsored access to Europe's top infrastructures to tackle climate risks. Find more about TZS in the comments!
Open Access Call: www.iriscc.eu/open-calls
Deadline: 30 June 2025

#ClimateChangeResearch #ResearchInfrastructure

Open Calls - IRISCC

Follow our Open Calls for opportunities to access world-class climate research infrastructures.

www.iriscc.eu

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Tvärminne Zoological Station @tvarminne.bsky.social · Apr 14

Anna Vesanen on ammattisukeltaja ja vuoden alusta Tvärminnen eläintieteellisen aseman sukellusvastaava.

Merentutkijoiden kenttäkausi on vilkkaimmillaan huhtikuusta lokakuulle, ja silloin myös vierailevia sukeltajia on eniten asemalla.

Lue sukellusvastaavan terveiset! 👇

#scientificdiving #tzs

Sukellusvastaavan terveiset Suomen tutkimussukelluksen ytimestä | Tvärminnen eläintieteellinen asema | Helsingin yliopisto

Anna Vesanen on ammattisukeltaja ja ympäristötieteiden maisteri, ja vuoden alusta myös Tvärminnen eläintieteellisen aseman sukellusvastaava. Sukellus osana merentutkimusta on olennainen osa aseman ark...

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Tvärminne Zoological Station @tvarminne.bsky.social · Apr 9

Kiitos @bsag.fi vierailustanne Tvärminnen eläintieteellisellä asemalla! Nuorten tutkijoiden tekemän merentutkimuksen tuominen esille suuren yleisön tietoisuuteen on tärkeä asia! 🫶

#wearehelsinkiuni #oceanliteracy #balticsea

Baltic Sea Action Group @bsag.fi · Mar 26

Väitöskirjatutkijat ovat keskeinen osa @tvarminne.bsky.social CoastClim-tutkimuskeskuksen toimintaa. Tutkimusta tehdään esimerkiksi meren lämpöaaltojen vaikutuksista ekosysteemeihin, levien sopeutumiskyvystä ja ruovikoiden kyvystä varastoida hiiltä. Tutustu Tvärminnen tutkijoihin videoiden avulla. 👇🏼

Merentutkimus tutuksi - YouTube

Meriä koskeva tieto on keskeisessä asemassa maailmanlaajuisen biodiversiteetti- ja ilmastokriisin ratkaisemisessa. Meret ylläpitävät elämää maapallolla ja pe...

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Tvärminne Zoological Station @tvarminne.bsky.social · Apr 9

Kiitos vierailustanne, ja nuorten tutkijoiden tekemän merentutkimuksen nostamisesta yleisön tietoisuuteen! 😍

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Tvärminne Zoological Station @tvarminne.bsky.social · Mar 31

NEW PhD thesis! Roel Lammerant will defend the doctoral dissertation entitled "Functional perspective on the role of macrophytes in the coastal carbon cycle across different temporal and spatial scales" on Friday 4.4 at 13:00 at Tvärminne Zoological Station.
Stream: helsinki.zoom.us/j/68659327422

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Tvärminne Zoological Station @tvarminne.bsky.social · Mar 25

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E-Lomake - Registration to the ACCC Impact Week on April 22-25, 2025

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Tvärminne Zoological Station @tvarminne.bsky.social · Mar 25

Are the Oceans Reaching Their Limit? Join the Discussion at #ACCCImpactWeek on April 22 with our marine researchers @alfnorkko.bsky.social and Anna Villnäs participating. Register by April 9, this event is free of charge.

#climatechange #coastalecosystems #sciencematters

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Tvärminne Zoological Station @tvarminne.bsky.social · Mar 13

👉 Save the date! Itämeriluentoja 19.3. klo 16.30-17.30:
"Östersjöns ekosystem i snabb förändring”, professori Alf Norkko, TZS
“Itämeren mikromuoveista“, tutkimusprofessori Maiju Lehtiniemi, SYKE
Järjestäjä: Societas. Paikka: Tiedekulma Think Lounge. helsinginyliopisto.etapahtuma.fi/Kalenteri/Su...

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Tvärminne Zoological Station @tvarminne.bsky.social · Mar 12

Happy to share this article about our science and polar diving published on bbc.com!
BBC reporter Erika Benke visited Finnish Scientific Diving Academy - FSDA during the polar diving program in Kilpisjärvi.

#polardiving #scienceundertheice #wearehelsinkiuni

'You look up and see light coming through': The divers venturing under the ice in the name of science

It is a world cut off from our own by thick blankets of floating ice, but some scientists are taking the plunge to learn how these frozen depths are changing.

www.bbc.com

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Tvärminne Zoological Station @tvarminne.bsky.social · Mar 12

Kaunis kiitos tämän tarinan jakamisesta! <3

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Tvärminne Zoological Station @tvarminne.bsky.social · Mar 4

At the core of marine research - FINMARI Researcher Day - with many researchers from Tvärminne attending! A day filled with new knowledge about the ecological state, the effects of climate change, the green transition, and other current topics relevant to marine research in the Baltic Sea.

FINMARI Researcher Day 2025

The 10th FINMARI Researcher Day is organized at the Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki. Date: Tuesday 4 March 2025, 9:00 am – 17:00 pm (UTC+2) Location: Dynamicum, Finnish Meteorological…

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Tvärminne Zoological Station @tvarminne.bsky.social · Feb 25

Tv-vinkki! Tänään 25.2. klo 18.30 YLE Fem tai Yle Areena. Dokumentti "Havsforskarna-Merentutkijat" kertoo tutkijapariskunnan Alf ja Joanna Norkon työstä Tvärminnen eläintieteellisellä asemalla aikana, jolloin huoli yhteisestä tulevaisuudestamme on vahvasti läsnä.

#merentutkijat #havsforskarna

Merentutkijat

Metrien paksuisen jään alla avautuu levien ja eliöiden arvoituksellinen maailma, jonka vain harvat ovat nähneet aiemmin. Joanna ja Alf Norkko yrittävät kansainvälisen tutkimussukeltajaryhmän kanssa lö...

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Tvärminne Zoological Station @tvarminne.bsky.social · Feb 17

Tiede tutuksi! Talvilomatorstaina 20.2. klo 11-15 Tvärminnen eläintieteellisellä asemalla järjestetään ohjelmaa koko perheelle. Levätyöpajan aikana pääset näkemään mikroskooppisen pieniä eläviä leviä, ja voit askarella oman leväsolun savesta. Katso koko ohjelma!

#tiedekasvatus #wearehelsinkiuni

Yleisölle avoin ohjelma | Tvärminnen eläintieteellinen asema | Helsingin yliopisto

Vuonna 2025 tarjoamme myös erilaisia ohjelmia yleisölle. Lapset ja nuoret voivat ilmoittautua erilaisiin järjestettäviin aktiviteetteihin. Alueella on myös yleisölle avoin luontopolku.

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Tvärminne Zoological Station @tvarminne.bsky.social · Feb 13

Planning to do field work at Tvärminne in 2025?

The field season is behind the corner and all researchers planning to work at Tvärminne Zoological Station in 2025 are kindly asked to submit the electronic application form by the 31.3.2025.

Welcome to Tvärminne!

#fieldseason #researchstations

Services for researchers | Tvärminne Zoological Station | University of Helsinki

Information about services, equipment, and facilities available at TZS. We offer access to coastal ecosystems, several research vessels, sampling equipment, diving facilities, aquarium rooms, laborato...

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Tvärminne Zoological Station @tvarminne.bsky.social · Feb 12

Grab a grant! The Nottbeck Foundation and the JAP Foundation award MSc thesis grants to students conducting their thesis work at Tvärminne Zoological Station.

The deadline for applications is 31.3.2025 for both foundations.

More info below. Applications for Nottbeck grants: nottbeck.apurahat.net

MSc thesis grant at Tvärminne Zoological Station | Tvärminne Zoological Station | University of Helsinki

Each year MSc thesis grants are awarded to students conducting their thesis work at Tvärminne Zoological Station. The topic can be in any field of biology and the grants are open for students from all...

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Tvärminne Zoological Station @tvarminne.bsky.social · Jan 23

CoastClim researchers from Tvärminne Zoological Station are currently on a field campaign in NZ!
#researchcollaboration #climatechange #coastalecosystems

CoastClim @coastclim.bsky.social · Jan 22

CoastClim researchers are currently on a field campaign in NZ. Preliminary measurements suggest high emissions of #GHG in degraded #coastalecosystems.
This highlights the role of coastal ecosystems in #climatechange mitigation plans.
#collaboration #universityofauckland #helsinkiuni #stockholmuni

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Tvärminne Zoological Station @tvarminne.bsky.social · Jan 23

APPLY NOW! Five internships funded by the Onni Talas Foundation are available at Tvärminne Zoological Station this summer.
👉 Send applications to [email protected]. Deadline for applications is 24.2.2025. Please see the link for more details!
#marinescience #internship #researchstation

Onni Talas Foundation Marine Science Discovery internship at Tvärminne | Tvärminnen eläintieteellinen asema | Helsingin yliopisto

The Onni Talas Foundation supports Baltic Sea research at Tvärminne Zoological Station. The Marine Science Discovery internship aims at providing young students with insights into conducting marine re...

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