REPORTS, THESES AND POPULAR SCIENCE PUBLICATIONS
Andersen O, De Rosa MC, Pirolli D, Tooming-Klunderud A, Petersen PE, Andre C. 2011. Polymorphism, selection and tandem duplication of transferrin genes in Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) - Conserved synteny between fish monolobal and tetrapod bilobal transferrin loci. BMC Genetics 2011, 12:51. doi:10.1186/1471-2156-12-51
André C, Larsson LC, Laikre L, Bekkevold D, Brigham J, Carvalho GR, Dahlgren TG, Hutchinson WF, Mariani S, Mudde K, Ruzzante DE, Ryman N. 2010. Detecting population structure in a high gene-flow species, Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus): direct, simultaneous evaluation of neutral versus putatively selected loci. Heredity, 2010, 104:40-51. doi: 10.1038/hdy.2010.71.
Charlier J. 2011. Monitoring gene level biodiversity – aspects and considerations in the context of conservation. Doctoral thesis 2011. Department of Zoology, Stockholm University, 60 pp. ISBN 978-91-7447-353-7
Charlier J, Laikre L, Ryman N. Genetic monitoring reveals temporal stability over 30 years in a small, lake resident brown trout population. Submitted.
Charlier J, Palmé A, Laikre L, Andersson J, Ryman N. 2011. Census (Nc) and genetically effective (Ne) population size in a lake-resident population of brown trout Salmo trutta. Journal of Fish Biology, 2011, 79, 2074-2082. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8649.2011.03124.x
DeFaveri J, Jonsson PR, Merilä J. Local adapatation in the Baltic Sea threespine sticklebacks. (in prep.)
DeFaveri J, Shikano T, Ab Ghani IN, & Merilä J. Contrasting population structures in two sympatric fishes in the Baltic Sea basin. Marine Ecology. Submitted.
DeFaveri J, Shikano T, Shimada Y, Goto A, Merilä J. 2011. Global analysis of genes involved in freshwater adaptation in threespine sticklebacks (Gasterosteus aculeatus). Evolution 65: 1800-1807. doi:10.1111/j.1558-5646.2011.01247.x
DeFaveri J, Szachnowski U, Merilä J. Platemorph differentiation and genetics in
Baltic Sea sticklebacks: Selection or drift? (in prep.)
DeFaveri J, Viitaniemi H, Leder E, Merilä J. Characterizing genic and non-genic
molecular markers: comparison of microsatellites and SNPs. (in prep.)
Forslund H, Eriksson O, Kautsky L. Grazing and geographic range of the Baltic
seaweed Fucus radicans (Phaeophyceae). Marine Biology Reseach, accepted.
Forslund H, Kautsky L, Johannesson K, Pereryra R. Reproduction and reproductive isolation in the Baltic endemic Fucus radicans. (in prep.)
Genelt-Yanovsky EA. (2010). Рopulation biology and distribution Сerastoderma edule (Linnaeus, 1758) in north-eastern border area (Murmansk Barents Sea)". Doctoral thesis, University of S:t Petersburg. Defence of thesis - December 2, 2010.
Genelt-Yanovsky EA, Tentler D, Mikhailova N. Geometric morphometric and genetic studies of two cockles Cerastoderma glaucum and C. edule revealed a wide interpopulation morphological variability. (in prep.)
Herczeg G, Turtiainen M, Merilä J. 2010. Morphological divergence of North-European nine-spined sticklebacks (Pungitius pungitius): signatures of parallel evolution. Biological Journal of Linnean Society 101: 403-416. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8312.2010.01518.x
Jackson JA, Laikre L, Baker CS, Kendall KC, the Genetic Monitoring Working Group. Guidelines for collecting and maintaining archives for genetic monitoring. Conservation Genetic Resources, doi 10.1007/s12686-011-9545-x
Johannesson K, Forslund H, Åstrand Capetillo N, Kautsky L, Johansson D, Pereyra RT and Råberg S. Asexual recruitment decreases phenotypic variation in Baltic populations of the endemic macroalga Fucus radicans. BMC Ecology (in review).
Johannesson K, Johansson D, Larsson KH, Huenchunir CJ, Perus J, Forslund AH, Kautsky L, Pereyra RT. 2011. Frequent clonality in fucoids (Fucus radicans and F. vesiculosus; Fucales Phaeophyceae) in the Baltic Sea. Journal of Phycology 47, 990-998 (2011)
Johansson D, Johannesson K, Pereyra RT. Morphological and genetic divergence between two sympatric and extremely close sister species - Fucus vesiculosus and F. radicans. (in prep.)
Johansson D, Pereyra RT, Johannesson K. Decreased salinity in the near future will challenge the distribution of the endemic Baltic Sea foundation macroalga, Fucus radicans. (in prep.)
Johannesson K, Smolarz K, Grahn M, André C. 2011. The Future of Baltic Sea Populations: Local Extinction or Evolutionary Rescue? AMBIO 40:179-190. DOI: 10.1007/s13280-010-0129-x
Kahilainen KK, Teacher AGF, Kähkönen K, Vinni M, Lehtonen H, Merilä J. 2011. First record of natural hybridization and introgression between pikeperch Sander lucioperca and perch Perca fluviatilis. Annales Zoologici Fennici 48: 39-44.
Kijewski T, Śmietanka B, Zbawicka M, Gosling E, Hummel H, Wenne R. 2011. Distribution of Mytilus taxa in European coastal areas as inferred from molecular markers. Journal of Sea Research 65 (2011) 224-234.
Laikre L. 2010. Genetic diversity is overlooked in international conservation policy implementation. Conservation Genetics 11:349–354 (2010).
Laikre L, Allendorf FW, Aroner LC, Baker CS, Gregovich DP, Hansen MM, Jackson JA, Kendall KC, McKelvey K, Neel MC, Olivieri I, Ryman N, Schwartz MK, Shortbull R, Stetz JB, Tallmon DA, Taylor BL, Vojta CD, Waller DM, Waples RS. 2010. Neglect of Genetic Diversity in Implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity. Conservation Biology 24:86–88 (2010a).
Laikre L, Gajardo G, Josefsson M, Ryman N. Targets and indicators for gene level biodiversity. (in prep.)
Laikre L, Nilsson T, Primmer CR, Ryman N, Allendorf FW. 2009. Importance of genetics in the interpretation of Favourable Conservation Status. Conservation Biology, 23(6), 1378-1381 (2009).
Laikre L, Schwartz MK, Waples RS, Ryman N, and The GeM Working Group. Compromising genetic diversity in the wild: unmonitored large-scale release of plants and animals. 2010. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 25:520-529 (2010b).
Larsson LC, Laikre L, André C, Dahlgren TG, Ryman N. 2010. Temporally stable genetic structure of heavily exploited Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) in Swedish waters. Heredity, 104:40-51 (2010).
Lind, T. 2011. “What’s the problem with fish stocking?” Research report, 25pp. Luleå University of Technology, Sweden.
Luttikhuizen PC, Drent J, van der Veer HW, Johannesson K. Genetic architecture in a marine hybrid zone: outlier detection and genomic clone analysis in the marine bivalve Macoma balthica. Submitted.
Nilsson Jacobi M, André C, Döös K, Jonsson PR. Identification of subpopulations from connectivity matrices. Ecography, accepted
Olsson F, Hössjer O, Laikre L, Ryman N. Effective size of subdivided and age-structured populations with separate sexes. (in prep.)
Olsson J, Florin AB, Mo K, Aho T, Ryman N. 2012. Genetic structure of whitefish (Coregonus maraena) in the Baltic Sea. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science (2012) 97, 104-113.
Olsson J, Mo K, Florin AB, Aho T, Ryman N. 2011. Genetic population structure of perch Perca fluviatilis along the Swedish coast of the Baltic Sea. Journal of Fish Biology (2011) 79(1), 122-137.
Palmé A. 2010. Assessing and monitoring genetic patterns for conservation purposes with special emphasis on Scandinavia. Doctoral dissertation 2011. Department of Zoology, Stockholm University. 61 pp. ISBN: 978-91-7447-130-4
Palmé A, Guban P, Wennerström L, Laikre L. Genetic biodiversity of Baltic Sea salmon (Salmo salar) and the risks associated with large scale compensatory releases. Scientific report, (in prep.)
Palmé A, Laikre L, Ryman N. Genetic monitoring reveals two sympatric brown trout populations in a small mountain lake. Submitted.
Papakostas S, Vasemägi A, Peil L, Himberg M, Vähä JP, Primmer CR. 2012. A proteomics approach reveals divergent molecular responses to salinity in populations of European whitefish (Coregonus lavaretus). Molecular Ecology (in press).
Pereyra RT, Bergström L, Kautsky L, Johannesson K. 2009. Rapid speciation in a newly opened postglacial marine environment, the Baltic Sea. BMC Evolutionary Biology 2009, 9:70, doi:10.1186/1471-2148-9-70.
Pereyra RT, Huenchuñir C, Forslund H, Johansson D, Bergström L, Kautsky L, Jonsson PR, Johannesson K. Complex genetic structure of two marine macroalgae - explained by ocean circulation, reproductive strategies and recent speciation. Submitted.
Ryman N, Hössjer O, Allendorf FW, Jorde PE, Laikre L. Samples from structured populations yield biased estimates of effective size that overestimate the rate of loss of genetic variation. Submitted.
Sandström A. 2010. Institutional and substantial uncertainty—Explaining the lack of adaptability in fish stocking policy. Marine Policy, Volume 34, Issue 6, November 2010, Pages 1357-1365
Sandström A. 2011. Navigating a complex policy system – Explaining local divergences in Swedish fish stocking policy. Marine Policy, Volume 35, Issue 3, May 2011. Pages 419-425.
Sandström, A. 2011. “Social networks, learning and joint image building”. In Bodin, Ö., and C. Prell Social networks and natural resource management: uncovering the social fabric of environmental governance. Cambridge University Press.
Sevä, M. “Fish stocking practises at a regional level: a comparative case study between Sweden and Finland”. (in prep.)
Shimada Y, Shikano T, DeFaveri J, Merilä J. High degree of cryptic genetic differentiation in marine threespine sticklebacks (Gasterosteus aculeatus) - A targeted genome scan approach. Submitted
Shikano T, Shimada Y, Herczeg G, Merilä J. 2010. History vs. habitat type: explaining the genetic structure of European nine-spined stickleback (Pungitius pungitius) populations. Molecular Ecology 19: 1147-1161. doi:10.1111/j.1365-294X.2010.04553.x
Teacher AGF, André C, Jonsson P, Merilä J. Population structure in the Altantic herring (Clupea harengus) in the Baltic region. (in prep.)
Teacher AGF, André C, Merilä J, Weath C. Whole mitochondrial genome scan for population structure and selection in the Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) in the Baltic region. Submitted
Teacher AGF, Kähkönen K, Merilä J. 2011. Development of 61 new transcriptome-derived microsatellites for the Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus). Conservation Genetics Resources.
DOI: 10.1007/s12686-011-9477-5
Teacher AGF, Shikano T, Karjalainen ME, Merilä J. 2011. Phylogeography and genetic structuring of European nine-spined sticklebacks (Pungitius pungitius) - mitochondrial DNA evidence. PLoS ONE 6(5): e19476.
Trokovic N, Herczeg G, McCairns RJS, Ab Ghani NI, Merilä J. 2011. Intraspecific divergence in the lateral line system in the nine-spined stickleback (Pungitius pungitius). Journal of Evolutionary Biology 24: 1546-1558. doi:10.1111/j.1420-9101.2011.02286.x
Välimäki K, Herczeg G, Merilä J. Morphological antipredation defences in the nine-spined stickeleback: consititutive, induced or both? Submitted.
Wennerström L, Primmer C, Laikre L, André C, Merilä J, Vasemägi A, Ryman N, Teacher A, Johannesson K. Baltic Sea genetic biodiversity – delineating spatial patterns for sustainable management. (in prep.)
REPORTS, THESES AND POPULAR SCIENCE PUBLICATIONS
Conference reports & presentations
Genelt-Yanovsky EA, Mikhailova NA. (2010) Monitoring the genetic
structure of cockles populations in the Barents and Baltic Seas as a
tool for biodiversity assessment and conservation. Proceedings of the
Second Youth Environmental Congress "Northern Palmira". 16-18 Nov.
2010. Publisher of the St. Petersburg Research Centre for Ecological
Safety. P. 235-240.
Forslund H, Kautsky, L., Johannesson, K and Pereyra R. Reproductive barriers in the sympatric seaweeds Fucus radicans and Fucus vesiculosus (poster at the Conference “Visions of the Sea” Stockholm, 21-23 Nov. 2011. Sweden.
Lind, T. 2011. “What’s the problem with fish stocking?” Research report, 25pp. Luleå University of Technology, Sweden
Sandström, A.
2011. 'The challenges of adaptive management: Navigating institutional
complexities and substantial uncertainties in fish stocking policy',
Resilience 2011, Tempe, Arizona, USA, 11-03-11 - 16-03-11. Abstract.
Sańko T., Burzyński A., Wenne R., Transcriptome analysis of mussel
(Mytilus trossulus) from the Baltic, III Polski Kongres Genetyki,
Lublin, 12-15.09.2010,
Conference materials, abstract, p. 134.
Schagerström, E. Scales and functions in Baltic Fucus forests. Oral presentation at the Baltic Sea Science Congress St. Petersburg Aug. 2011, data from the BONUS BaltGene project
Zbawicka M, Drywa A, Wenne R: Identification and validation of novel SNP markers in European populations of marine mussels Mytilus. 13th Congress of the European Society for Evolutionary Biology, 20 – 25.08.2011, Tübingen, Germany, abstract.
Nordic
Marine Science
Today. Highlights
from the Nordic marine Sciences
Conference 2010, Strömstad. Swedish Society of Marine Sciences
and
University of Gothenburg. 16 pp.
Doctoral
theses
Charlier J. 2011.
Monitoring gene level biodiversity – aspects and considerations
in the context of conservation. Doctoral thesis 2011. Department of
Zoology, Stockholm University, 60 pp. ISBN 978-91-7447-353-7
Genelt-Yanovsky EA. (2010). Рopulation biology and distribution Сerastoderma edule (Linnaeus, 1758) in north-eastern border area (Murmansk Barents Sea)". Doctoral thesis, University of S:t Petersburg. Defence of thesis - December 2, 2010.
Palmé A. 2010.
Assessing and monitoring genetic patterns for conservation purposes
with special emphasis on Scandinavia. Doctoral thesis 2011. Department
of Zoology, Stockholm University. 61 pp. ISBN: 978-91-7447-130-4
Popular
science publications & Public outreach activities
Johannesson K,
(2010). Bevara
bjälklagsarter – nödvändigt recept
för
hållbara ecosystem. Biodiverse
2010:4, pp. 10-‐11
Johannesson K, 2011. Den bortglömda mångfalden. Havsutsikt 2/2011. (Havsutsikt utges av Havsmiljöinstitutets enheter i Göteborg, Stockholm och Umeå.
Johannesson K, 2011. Ta fisken och miljön I samma båt. Framtider nr 3/11 (Framtider utges av Institutet för framtidsstudier, Stockholm).
Nordic Marine Science Today. Highlights from the Nordic marine Sciences Conference 2010, Strömstad. Swedish Society of Marine Sciences and University of Gothenburg. 16 pp.
Lind T. (2011). What's the problem with fish stocking? Belief coalitions in Sweden's alien species policy. Student report, Luleå University of Technology. 25 pp.
WP 1. Key genetic
resources of the Baltic Sea
1.1.
Assessing and mapping Baltic genetic structures and landscapes.
1.2. Identifying management units in continuous landscapes.
1.3. Evolution of Baltic populations.
WP 2.
Importance of Baltic genetic biodiversity
2.1. Linking genetic biodiversity to ecosystem function and resilience
2.2.
Occurence and importance of local genetic adaptation.
2.3 Evolution of gene expression patterns in Baltic
populations
WP 3. Protection and sustainable management of Baltic gene pools
3.1. Conservation genetic monitoring of Baltic Sea populations.
3.2. Evaluating genetic effects of marine proteced areas.
3.3. - excluded from the original plan due to budget cuts in Oct 2008
3.4. Modelling genetic effects of fisheries management strategies.
WP 4. Governance structure facing new scientific information
4.1. The capacity of prevailing governance systems to incorporate genetic biodiversity in management policies.
4.2. Fitting governance systems to management of genetic biodiversity.
WP 5. Dissemination and science-stakeholder communication
5.1. BaltGene Wiki - web-based advisory tool for managers
5.2. BaltGene enduser presentation, BONUS Forum, 24th Oct 2011, Gdansk
5.3. Scientific publications and manuscripts
5.4. Year 1 - progress report
5.4. Year 2 - progress report
5.4. Year 3 - final report, submitted to BONUS 31st January 2012
