Sanna Kristiina Majaneva
Om
I am an ecologist with strong interests in marine plankton ecology. The main focus of my work is on pelagic food web structure and functioning. I’m particularly interested in the nodes and interactions of the food webs which have drawn less attention previously, such as poorly known taxa, indirect interactions and factors regulating the transfer between trophic levels. I have strong theoretical background in ecology with a major in marine ecology and geography and minors in environmental management, research leadership and management as well as university pedagogy.
I currently work together with Nicole Aberle-Malzahn in GoJelly – a gelatinous solution to plastic pollution project, focusing on the driving mechanisms and predictions of jellyfish blooms. My focus is to use molecular approaches to trace the origin of jellyfish seed populations. I’m also leading GooseAlien – Ctenophores along the Norwegian coast project aiming to chart the currently insufficiently understood diversity of pelagic ctenophores in Norwegian waters.
I joined the NTNU Pelagic food web group in August 2018 and have been working in the past with Samuel Hylander, Linnaeus University, on transfer of pigments and vitamins in the aquatic food web. Before migrating to Scandinavia I was based at the University of Helsinki, Finland and the University Centre in Svalbard, where I did my PhD with Dr Maiju Lehtiniemi (SYKE, Finland), Elena Gorokhova (US, Sweden) and Jørgen Berge (UiT, Norway). My PhD focused on the biodiversity and ecological importance of ctenophores.
Publikasjoner
2023
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Soto Angel, Joan-Josep;
Jaspers, C.;
Hosia, Aino Laila Johanna;
Majaneva, Sanna Kristiina;
Martell Hernandez, Luis Felipe;
Burkhardt, Pawel.
(2023)
Are we there yet to eliminate the terms larva, metamorphosis, and dissogeny from the ctenophore literature?.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Brev til redaktøren
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Engeland, Tom Van;
Bagøien, Espen;
Wold, Anette;
Cannaby, Heather Anne;
Majaneva, Sanna Kristiina;
Vader, Anna.
(2023)
Diversity and seasonal development of large zooplankton along physical gradients in the Arctic Barents Sea.
Progress in Oceanography
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Fridolfsson, Emil;
Majaneva, Sanna Kristiina;
Hylander, Samuel.
(2023)
Limited effects of macro-nutrient ratios on thiamin content and transfer in phytoplankton and copepods.
Journal of Plankton Research
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Williamson, David Roddan;
Moreira Fragoso, Glaucia;
Majaneva, Sanna Kristiina;
Dallolio, Alberto;
Halvorsen, Daniel Ørnes;
Hasler, Oliver Kevin.
(2023)
Monitoring Algal Blooms with Complementary Sensors on Multiple Spatial and Temporal Scales.
Oceanography
Vitenskapelig artikkel
2022
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Weydmann-Zwolicka, Agata;
Cottier, Finlo Robert;
Berge, Jørgen;
Majaneva, Sanna;
Kuklinski, Piotr;
Zwolicki, Adrian.
(2022)
Environmental niche overlap in sibling planktonic species Calanus finmarchicus and C. glacialis in Arctic fjords.
Ecology and Evolution
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Edelist, Dor;
Knutsen, Øyvind;
Ellingsen, Ingrid H.;
Majaneva, Sanna;
Aberle-Malzahn, Nicole;
Dror, Hila.
(2022)
Tracking jellyfish swarm origins using a combined oceanographic-genetic-citizen science approach.
Frontiers in Marine Science
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Fragoso, Glaucia Moreira;
Davies, Emlyn John;
Fossum, Trygve Olav;
Ullgren, Jenny;
Majaneva, Sanna;
Aberle-Malzahn, Nicole.
(2022)
Contrasting phytoplankton-zooplankton distributions observed through autonomous platforms, in-situ optical sensors and discrete sampling.
PLOS ONE
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Oudijk, Esmée;
Hasler, Oliver Kevin;
Øveraas, Henning;
Marty, Sabine;
Williamson, David Roddan;
Svendsen, Torbjørn Karl.
(2022)
Campaign For Hyperspectral Data Validation In North Atlantic Coastal Waters.
Workshop on Hyperspectral Image and Signal Processing, Evolution in Remote Sensing
Vitenskapelig artikkel
2021
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Majaneva, Sanna;
Ringvold, Halldis;
Johansen, Ellie;
Østensen, Mari-Ann;
Hosia, Aino Laila Johanna.
(2021)
Hiding in plain sight - Euplokamis dunlapae (Ctenophora) in Norwegian waters.
Journal of Plankton Research
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Johansen, Ellie;
Aberle-Malzahn, Nicole;
Østensen, Mari-Ann;
Majaneva, Sanna.
(2021)
Assessing the Value of a Citizen Science Approach for Ctenophore Identification.
Frontiers in Marine Science
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Weydmann-Zwolicka, Agata;
Prątnicka, Paula;
Łącka, Magdalena;
Majaneva, Sanna;
Cottier, Finlo Robert;
Berge, Jørgen.
(2021)
Zooplankton and sediment fluxes in two contrasting fjords reveal Atlantification of the Arctic.
Science of the Total Environment
Vitenskapelig artikkel
2020
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Majaneva, Sanna;
Fridolfsson, Emil;
Casini, Michele;
Legrand, Catherine;
Lindehoff, Elin;
Margonski, Piotr.
(2020)
Deficiency syndromes in top predators associated with large-scale changes in the Baltic Sea ecosystem.
PLOS ONE
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Majaneva, Sanna;
Cyvin, Øylov Emma;
Sandbakk, Elin;
Skjelbakken, Roger;
Hansen, Frid Kvalpskarmo;
Sylvester, Morten.
(2020)
Skjulte skjønnheter og glupske rovdyr.
En utstilling om ribbemaneter.
Museumsutstilling
Museumsutstilling
2019
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Wallin, Jan-Konrad;
Bading, Katharina;
Østensen, Mari-Ann;
Aberle-Malzahn, Nicole;
Majaneva, Sanna;
Ekrem, Torbjørn.
(2019)
Community dynamics and barcoding of protozooplankton in the Trondheim Fjord, Norway.
Genome
Sammendrag/abstract
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Fridolfsson, Emil;
Bunse, Carina;
Legrand, Catherine;
Lindehoff, Elin;
Majaneva, Sanna Kristiina;
Hylander, Samuel.
(2019)
Seasonal variation and species-specific concentrations of the essential vitamin B1 (thiamin) in zooplankton and seston .
Marine Biology
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Sjøholtstrand, Marianne;
Haugen, Randi Wenche;
Bakken, Torkild;
Vaagland, Henriette;
Falnes, Sten Terje;
Aberle-Malzahn, Nicole.
(2019)
Flytende Forskning. Publikum er velkomne ombord i NTNUs eget forskningsfartøy F/F Gunnerus. Der fikk publikum omvisning på skipet, gjennomføre enkle tester og analyser i tørr- og våtlaboratoriet ombord. 15 personer ble med ut på «forskningstokt» på fjorden.
Forskningsdagene - Åpen båt & tokt på fjorden med forskningsfartøyet F/F Gunnerus
Annen presentasjon
2018
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Geoffroy, Maxime;
Berge, Jørgen;
Majaneva, Sanna Kristiina;
Johnsen, Geir;
Langbehn, Tom;
Cottier, Finlo Robert.
(2018)
Increased occurrence of the jellyfish Periphylla periphylla in the European high Arctic.
Polar Biology
Short communication
2017
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Marquardt, Miriam;
Majaneva, Sanna Kristiina;
Pitusi, Vanessa;
Søreide, Janne.
(2017)
Pan-Arctic distribution of the hydrozoan Sympagohydra tuuli? First record in sea ice from Svalbard (European Arctic).
Polar Biology
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Halsband, Claudia;
Majaneva, Sanna Kristiina;
Hosia, Aino;
Emaus, Per;
Gaardsted, Frank;
Zhou, Qin.
(2017)
Jellyfish summer distribution, diversity and impact on fish farms in a Nordic fjord.
Marine Ecology Progress Series
Vitenskapelig artikkel
2016
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Majaneva, Sanna Kristiina;
Hamon, Gwenaelle;
Fugmann, Gerlis Ursula;
Lisowska, Maja;
Baeseman, Jenny Lynn.
(2016)
Where are they now? – A case study of the impact of international travel support for early career Arctic researchers.
Polar Science
Vitenskapelig artikkel
2014
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Majaneva, Sanna;
Setälä, Outi;
Gorokhova, Elena;
Lehtiniemi, Maiju.
(2014)
Feeding of the Arctic ctenophore Mertensia ovum in the Baltic Sea: evidence of the use of microbial prey.
Journal of Plankton Research
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Berge, Jørgen;
Majaneva, Sanna.
(2014)
UNDERSTANDING THE BIODIVERSITY AND ECOLOGICAL IMPORTANCE
OF CTENOPHORES
– LESSONS FROM ARCTIC AND BALTIC MERTENSIA OVUM
.
University of Helsinki
Doktorgradsavhandling
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Berge, Jørgen;
Cottier, Finlo;
Varpe, Øystein;
Renaud, Paul;
Falk-Petersen, Stig;
Kwasniewski, Sawomir.
(2014)
Arctic complexity: A case study on diel vertical migration of zooplankton.
Journal of Plankton Research
Vitenskapelig artikkel
2013
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Majaneva, Sanna;
Majaneva, M..
(2013)
Cydippid ctenophores in the coastal waters of Svalbard: is it only Mertensia ovum?.
Polar Biology
Vitenskapelig artikkel
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Majaneva, Sanna;
Berge, Jørgen;
Renaud, Paul;
Vader, Anna;
Stübner, Eike Ingrid;
Meshram, Archana.
(2013)
Aggregations of predators and prey affect predation impact of the Arctic ctenophore Mertensia ovum.
Marine Ecology Progress Series
Vitenskapelig artikkel
2012
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Granhag, Lena;
Majaneva, Sanna;
Møller, Lene Friis.
(2012)
First recordings of the ctenophore Euplokamis sp. (Ctenophora, Cydippida) in Swedish coastal waters and molecular identification of this genus.
Aquatic Invasions
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Tidsskriftspublikasjoner
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Soto Angel, Joan-Josep;
Jaspers, C.;
Hosia, Aino Laila Johanna;
Majaneva, Sanna Kristiina;
Martell Hernandez, Luis Felipe;
Burkhardt, Pawel.
(2023)
Are we there yet to eliminate the terms larva, metamorphosis, and dissogeny from the ctenophore literature?.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Brev til redaktøren
-
Engeland, Tom Van;
Bagøien, Espen;
Wold, Anette;
Cannaby, Heather Anne;
Majaneva, Sanna Kristiina;
Vader, Anna.
(2023)
Diversity and seasonal development of large zooplankton along physical gradients in the Arctic Barents Sea.
Progress in Oceanography
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Fridolfsson, Emil;
Majaneva, Sanna Kristiina;
Hylander, Samuel.
(2023)
Limited effects of macro-nutrient ratios on thiamin content and transfer in phytoplankton and copepods.
Journal of Plankton Research
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Williamson, David Roddan;
Moreira Fragoso, Glaucia;
Majaneva, Sanna Kristiina;
Dallolio, Alberto;
Halvorsen, Daniel Ørnes;
Hasler, Oliver Kevin.
(2023)
Monitoring Algal Blooms with Complementary Sensors on Multiple Spatial and Temporal Scales.
Oceanography
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Weydmann-Zwolicka, Agata;
Cottier, Finlo Robert;
Berge, Jørgen;
Majaneva, Sanna;
Kuklinski, Piotr;
Zwolicki, Adrian.
(2022)
Environmental niche overlap in sibling planktonic species Calanus finmarchicus and C. glacialis in Arctic fjords.
Ecology and Evolution
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Edelist, Dor;
Knutsen, Øyvind;
Ellingsen, Ingrid H.;
Majaneva, Sanna;
Aberle-Malzahn, Nicole;
Dror, Hila.
(2022)
Tracking jellyfish swarm origins using a combined oceanographic-genetic-citizen science approach.
Frontiers in Marine Science
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Fragoso, Glaucia Moreira;
Davies, Emlyn John;
Fossum, Trygve Olav;
Ullgren, Jenny;
Majaneva, Sanna;
Aberle-Malzahn, Nicole.
(2022)
Contrasting phytoplankton-zooplankton distributions observed through autonomous platforms, in-situ optical sensors and discrete sampling.
PLOS ONE
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Oudijk, Esmée;
Hasler, Oliver Kevin;
Øveraas, Henning;
Marty, Sabine;
Williamson, David Roddan;
Svendsen, Torbjørn Karl.
(2022)
Campaign For Hyperspectral Data Validation In North Atlantic Coastal Waters.
Workshop on Hyperspectral Image and Signal Processing, Evolution in Remote Sensing
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Majaneva, Sanna;
Ringvold, Halldis;
Johansen, Ellie;
Østensen, Mari-Ann;
Hosia, Aino Laila Johanna.
(2021)
Hiding in plain sight - Euplokamis dunlapae (Ctenophora) in Norwegian waters.
Journal of Plankton Research
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Johansen, Ellie;
Aberle-Malzahn, Nicole;
Østensen, Mari-Ann;
Majaneva, Sanna.
(2021)
Assessing the Value of a Citizen Science Approach for Ctenophore Identification.
Frontiers in Marine Science
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Weydmann-Zwolicka, Agata;
Prątnicka, Paula;
Łącka, Magdalena;
Majaneva, Sanna;
Cottier, Finlo Robert;
Berge, Jørgen.
(2021)
Zooplankton and sediment fluxes in two contrasting fjords reveal Atlantification of the Arctic.
Science of the Total Environment
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Majaneva, Sanna;
Fridolfsson, Emil;
Casini, Michele;
Legrand, Catherine;
Lindehoff, Elin;
Margonski, Piotr.
(2020)
Deficiency syndromes in top predators associated with large-scale changes in the Baltic Sea ecosystem.
PLOS ONE
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Wallin, Jan-Konrad;
Bading, Katharina;
Østensen, Mari-Ann;
Aberle-Malzahn, Nicole;
Majaneva, Sanna;
Ekrem, Torbjørn.
(2019)
Community dynamics and barcoding of protozooplankton in the Trondheim Fjord, Norway.
Genome
Sammendrag/abstract
-
Fridolfsson, Emil;
Bunse, Carina;
Legrand, Catherine;
Lindehoff, Elin;
Majaneva, Sanna Kristiina;
Hylander, Samuel.
(2019)
Seasonal variation and species-specific concentrations of the essential vitamin B1 (thiamin) in zooplankton and seston .
Marine Biology
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Geoffroy, Maxime;
Berge, Jørgen;
Majaneva, Sanna Kristiina;
Johnsen, Geir;
Langbehn, Tom;
Cottier, Finlo Robert.
(2018)
Increased occurrence of the jellyfish Periphylla periphylla in the European high Arctic.
Polar Biology
Short communication
-
Marquardt, Miriam;
Majaneva, Sanna Kristiina;
Pitusi, Vanessa;
Søreide, Janne.
(2017)
Pan-Arctic distribution of the hydrozoan Sympagohydra tuuli? First record in sea ice from Svalbard (European Arctic).
Polar Biology
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Halsband, Claudia;
Majaneva, Sanna Kristiina;
Hosia, Aino;
Emaus, Per;
Gaardsted, Frank;
Zhou, Qin.
(2017)
Jellyfish summer distribution, diversity and impact on fish farms in a Nordic fjord.
Marine Ecology Progress Series
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Majaneva, Sanna Kristiina;
Hamon, Gwenaelle;
Fugmann, Gerlis Ursula;
Lisowska, Maja;
Baeseman, Jenny Lynn.
(2016)
Where are they now? – A case study of the impact of international travel support for early career Arctic researchers.
Polar Science
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Majaneva, Sanna;
Setälä, Outi;
Gorokhova, Elena;
Lehtiniemi, Maiju.
(2014)
Feeding of the Arctic ctenophore Mertensia ovum in the Baltic Sea: evidence of the use of microbial prey.
Journal of Plankton Research
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Berge, Jørgen;
Cottier, Finlo;
Varpe, Øystein;
Renaud, Paul;
Falk-Petersen, Stig;
Kwasniewski, Sawomir.
(2014)
Arctic complexity: A case study on diel vertical migration of zooplankton.
Journal of Plankton Research
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Majaneva, Sanna;
Majaneva, M..
(2013)
Cydippid ctenophores in the coastal waters of Svalbard: is it only Mertensia ovum?.
Polar Biology
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Majaneva, Sanna;
Berge, Jørgen;
Renaud, Paul;
Vader, Anna;
Stübner, Eike Ingrid;
Meshram, Archana.
(2013)
Aggregations of predators and prey affect predation impact of the Arctic ctenophore Mertensia ovum.
Marine Ecology Progress Series
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Granhag, Lena;
Majaneva, Sanna;
Møller, Lene Friis.
(2012)
First recordings of the ctenophore Euplokamis sp. (Ctenophora, Cydippida) in Swedish coastal waters and molecular identification of this genus.
Aquatic Invasions
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Rapport
-
Berge, Jørgen;
Majaneva, Sanna.
(2014)
UNDERSTANDING THE BIODIVERSITY AND ECOLOGICAL IMPORTANCE
OF CTENOPHORES
– LESSONS FROM ARCTIC AND BALTIC MERTENSIA OVUM
.
University of Helsinki
Doktorgradsavhandling
UTSTILLING
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Majaneva, Sanna;
Cyvin, Øylov Emma;
Sandbakk, Elin;
Skjelbakken, Roger;
Hansen, Frid Kvalpskarmo;
Sylvester, Morten.
(2020)
Skjulte skjønnheter og glupske rovdyr.
En utstilling om ribbemaneter.
Museumsutstilling
Museumsutstilling
-
Sjøholtstrand, Marianne;
Haugen, Randi Wenche;
Bakken, Torkild;
Vaagland, Henriette;
Falnes, Sten Terje;
Aberle-Malzahn, Nicole.
(2019)
Flytende Forskning. Publikum er velkomne ombord i NTNUs eget forskningsfartøy F/F Gunnerus. Der fikk publikum omvisning på skipet, gjennomføre enkle tester og analyser i tørr- og våtlaboratoriet ombord. 15 personer ble med ut på «forskningstokt» på fjorden.
Forskningsdagene - Åpen båt & tokt på fjorden med forskningsfartøyet F/F Gunnerus
Annen presentasjon
Formidling
2022
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Faglig foredragOudijk, Esmée; Hasler, Oliver Kevin; Overaas, H; Marty, Sabine; Williamson, David; Svendsen, T. (2022) Campaign For Hyperspectral Data Validation In North Atlantic Coastal Waters. 2022 12th Workshop on Hyperspectral Imaging and Signal Processing: Evolution in Remote Sensing (WHISPERS) 2022-10-13 - 2022-10-16
2019
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PosterWallin, Jan-Konrad; Bading, Katharina; Østensen, Mari-Ann; Aberle-Malzahn, Nicole; Majaneva, Sanna; Ekrem, Torbjørn. (2019) Community dynamics and barcoding of protozooplankton in the Trondheim Fjord, Norway. NTNU, Artsdatabanken 8th International Barcode of Life Conference , Trondheim 2019-06-17 - 2019-06-20
2018
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IntervjuTiller, Rachel ; Aberle-Malzahn, Nicole; Majaneva, Sanna Kristiina. (2018) To fluer i én smekk!. Fiskeribladet Fiskeribladet [Fagblad] 2018-01-10
2017
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PosterGeoffroy, Maxime; Berge, Jørgen; Majaneva, Sanna Kristiina; Johnsen, Geir; Cottier, Finlo Robert. (2017) First records of Periphylla periphylla in a high Arctic fjord: a newcomer or a returning visitor?. Gordon Reserach Conference in Polar Marine Science , Venture 2017-03-25 - 2017-03-31
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Faglig foredragGeoffroy, Maxime; Berge, Jørgen; Majaneva, Sanna Kristiina; Johnsen, Geir; Cottier, Finlo Robert. (2017) First records of Periphylla periphylla in a high Arctic fjord: a newcomer or a returning visitor?. Gordon Research Seminar in Polar Marine Science , Ventura 2017-03-25 - 2017-03-31
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IntervjuKjersti, Bruheim; Aberle-Malzahn, Nicole; Tiller, Rachel ; Majaneva, Sanna. (2017) Manetslim for å fjerne mikroplast i havet. Gemini Research News Gemini Research News [Fagblad] 2017-11-03
2016
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PosterMajaneva, Sanna; Hosia, Aino; Haddock, Steven H.D.; Berge, Jørgen. (2016) Ctenophores – native aliens in Norwegian waters. University of Florida Ctenopalooza , Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience, Florida 2016-03-14 - 2016-03-15
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Faglig foredragHalsband, Claudia; Majaneva, Sanna Kristiina; Småge, Sverre Bang; Emaus, Per; Renaud, Paul. (2016) Jellyfish summer distribution, diversity and impact on fish farms in a Nordic fjord. 5th International Jellyfish Bloom Symposium 2016-05-30 - 2016-06-03
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Vitenskapelig foredragHosia, Aino; Majaneva, Sanna; Licandro, Priscilla; Falkenhaug, Tone. (2016) Including gelatinous zooplankton in plankton surveys – challenges, suggestions and potential gain. ICES/PICES 6th Zooplankton Production Symposium , Bergen 2016-05-09 - 2016-05-13
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PosterMajaneva, Sanna Kristiina; Hosia, Aino; Haddock, Steven H.D.; Berge, Jørgen. (2016) Ctenophores – native aliens in Norwegian waters (GooseAlien). 5th International Jellyfish Bloom Symposium , Barcelona 2016-05-30 - 2016-06-03
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Vitenskapelig foredragHosia, Aino; Majaneva, Sanna Kristiina; Licandro, Priscilla; Falkenhaug, Tone. (2016) Look and you shall find – jellies and standard zooplankton surveys. 5th International Jellyfish Bloom Symposium , Barcelona 2016-05-30 - 2016-06-03
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Vitenskapelig foredragMajaneva, Sanna Kristiina; Hosia, Aino; Halsband, Claudia; Lehtiniemi, Maiju; Majaneva, Markus; Renaud, Paul. (2016) Morphological and molecular evidence reveal underestimated ctenophore species richness – peeking into the group of unidentified species. ICES/PICES 6th Zooplankton Production Symposium , Bergen 2016-05-09 - 2016-05-13
2014
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Vitenskapelig foredragHosia, Aino; Majaneva, Sanna. (2014) Ctenophore diversity in Norway – new acquaintances. ForBio Research School in Biosystematics ForBio annual meeting , Tromsø University Museum 2014-02-24 - 2014-02-26
2011
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PosterSetälä, Outi; Dinasquet, Julie; Møller, Lene Friis; Granhag, Lena; Hosia, Aino Laila Johanna; Katajisto, Tarja. (2011) Mnemiopsis vs. Aurelia: The role of gelatinous top predators in the northern Baltic Sea food web. ICES/PICES 5th International Zooplankton Production Symposium , Pucón 2011-03-14 - 2011-03-18