Research output per year
Research output per year
Docent in Marine Biology
J.A. Palménin tie 260
00014
Finland
Finland
Viikinkaari 1, Biocentre 3
00790 Helsinki
Finland
Research activity per year
Seagrasses and other aquatic plants are foundation species that maintain biodiversity and modify the abiotic and biotic environment. They form vast underwater meadows that can contain up to 8-9 co-occurring plant species. My research interests lie in the field of marine biodiversity and ecosystem functioning with a focus on macrophytes including seagrasses and other vascular aquatic plants. More specifically, I explore how the functional diversity of aquatic plants is linked to ecosystem processes (e.g. primary production and carbon dynamics) and properties (community resilience, stability) in vegetated coastal environments across spatial and temporal scales. In addition, I investigate how seagrass traits are linked to trait variability along environmental gradients and how ecological filters shape the community assembly of seagrasses regionally and globally.
My research provides critical information on how multi-species seagrass/aquatic plant communities and their functional characteristics maintain ecosystem functioning and how they respond to environmental drivers and future change. This will further improve the understanding of our marine ecosystems undergoing change and support the conservation and management of these important marine ecosystems.
Marine Biology, Docent, University of Helsinki
Award Date: 14 Jun 2018
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Gustafsson, C., Klockars, I., Norkko, J., Rautava, K. K., Stockdale, E. J. & Vesanen, A. K.
01/01/2024 → 31/12/2024
Project: Ministry funding
Ehn, M., Gustafsson, C., Gräfnings, M. L. E., Luo, Y. & Ovadnevaite, J.
01/11/2023 → 31/12/2026
Project: Foundations (Private Foundations, Non-Profit Foundations, Charitable Trusts)
Gustafsson, C. & Hölttä, J. K.
01/09/2023 → 31/08/2027
Project: Research Council of Finland: Academy Research Fellow
Gustafsson, C., Kauppi, L. & Salo, T.
Jenny & Antti Wihurin säätiö, Svenska kulturfonden
03/07/2017 → 31/12/2024
Project: Research project
Camilla Gustafsson (Member)
Activity: Membership types › Membership or other role in research network
Norman Göbeler (Supervisor), Alf Norkko (Supervisor) & Camilla Gustafsson (Supervisor)
Activity: Examination types › Supervision of other thesis (Master's, Licentiate)
Camilla Gustafsson (Attendee)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
Camilla Gustafsson (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
Roel Lammerant (Supervisor) & Camilla Gustafsson (Supervisor)
Activity: Examination types › Supervision of other thesis (Master's, Licentiate)
16/02/2024
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
16/07/2023
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
29/06/2023
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
31/08/2021
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media