Group Leader
Bergen, No
My research is placed at the transition between molecular, developmental and zooplankton biology. A large emphasis is to develop molecular tools to understand life history strategies and trophic interactions within an ecosystem.We are currently working on the following projects:1. Phylogenetic microarrays and high-troughput sequencing: A new tool for biodiversity assessment in Northern Norway. (Havet og Kysten, NFR, 2010-2015). 2. Tunicate ascidians. A new marine biomass (FORNY, NFR, 2012-2014)3. Tracing phytoplankton grazed by mussels – using molecular methods to identify preys and improve modelling (Havet og Kysten, NFR, 2013-2015).4. Bioactive peptides in Tunicate biomass (BIOEK 2021, NFR, 2013-2014)5. Response of pelagic foodwebs to warmer, acidified oceans. (NFR, Havet og Kysten, 2011-2014). 6. A novel cross-disciplinary approach to solve an old enigma: the food-web transfer of the mass-blooming phytoplankter Phaeocystis. (NFR, FriBio, 2011-2014).