Anssi Vainikka

Research environment: freshwaters (including wetlands), marine

Taxonomic group of interest: crustaceans, fish, insects, mammals

Field of research: conservation biology, behavioural ecology, community ecology, disease ecology, ecophysiology, evolutionary ecology, human-nature relationships, population ecology, population genetics, stock management

Land use under investigation: aquaculture, fishing, tourism

Anthropogenic impact under investigation: climate change, habitat modifications, invasive species, pollution (including from light and noise), population changes and species decline







Generally, my research field is evolutionary ecology with wide interest on ecology and molecular biology, i.e. everything that is relevant for the genetic diversity of populations and species, and their conservation.

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