Staff profile

Acidification of Swedish Seas in a Changing Environment

Havenhand, J., A-S. Crépin, H.L. Filipsson, S. Jagers, D. Langlet, S. Matti, S. Niiranen, M. Troell, L.G. Anderson, V. Galaz, E. Kritzberg, D. Turner, M. Winder, P. de Wit

2017 - Report

Generalized modeling of empirical social‐ecological systems

Lade, S.J., S. Niiranen

2017 - Journal / article

Modeling social‐ecological systems is difficult due to the complexity of ecosystems and of individual and collective human behavior. Key components of the social‐ecological system are often over‐simplified or omitted. Generalized modeling is a dynamical systems approach that can overcome some of these challenges. It can rigorously analyze qualitative system dynamics such as regime shifts despite incomplete knowledge of the mod...

The importance of benthic–pelagic coupling for marine ecosystem functioning in a changing world

Griffiths, J.R., M. Kadin, F.J.A. Nascimento, T. Tamelander, A. Tornroos, S. Bonaglia, E. Bonsdorff, V. Bruchert, A. Gardmark, M. Jarnstrom, J. Kotta, M. Lindegren, M.C. Nordstrom, A. Norkko, J. Olsson, B. Weigel, R. Zydelis, T. Blenckner, S. Niiranen, M. Winder

2017 - Journal / article

Benthic–pelagic coupling is manifested as the exchange of energy, mass, or nutrients between benthic and pelagic habitats. It plays a prominent role in aquatic ecosystems, and it is crucial to functions from nutrient cycling to energy transfer in food webs. Coastal and estuarine ecosystem structure and function are strongly affected by anthropogenic pressures; however, there are large gaps in our understanding of the responses...

Processes for the sustainable stewardship of marine environments

Scharin, H., S. Ericsdotter, M. Elliott, R.K. Turner, S. Niiranen, T. Blenckner, K. Hyytiäinen, L. Ahlvik, H. Ahtiainen, J. Artell, L. Hasselström, T. Söderqvist, J. Rockström

2016 - Journal / article

Sustainable stewardship of the marine environment necessitates a holistic approach encompassing all the relevant drivers, activities and pressures causing problems for the natural state of the system and their impact on human societies today and in the future. This article provides a framework as well as a decision support process and tool that could guide such an approach. In this process, identifying costs and benefits of mi...