We conducted a mesocosm experiment to assess the independent and combined impact of ecosystem engineers (Mytilus trossulus and Zostera marina) and the presence of the non-indigenous Harris mudcrab (Rhithropanopeus harrisii) under simulated marine heatwaves, on the performance of the three species as well as the recruitment of invertebrates in soft sediments in the Archipelago Sea. The experiment was conducted between July 1st – September 30th 2022 and utilized 16 tanks, which functioned as water baths, with each mesocosm containing 6 experimental subunits.
MSc and BSc theses
3. Christopher Jakob Esser – The influence of a marine heatwave and the presence of a recent invader (NIS) on the establishment of marine benthic communities – highlighting the absence and presence of habitat engineers (2024) BSc of Science University of Münster
2. Joose Janatuinen – Marina värmeböljor och habitatbildande arters inverkanpå etablering av artsamhällen (2024). Kandidatavhandling, Åbo Akademi University
1. Riitta Maila Chorfi – Multiple stressor effect study on Zostera marina’s morphological properties, erosion mitigation capacity and shoot dislodgement in the Turku Archipelago, Finland (2023). MSc thesis University of Akureyri, University Centre of the Westfjords, Iceland