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The strategic research programme EcoChange

The strategic research programme EcoChange focuses on the effects of climate change on marine ecosystems. Collaboration between several universities enables unique possibilities to perform holistic syntheses of the effects in the Baltic Sea. The research includes different thematic areas, with the Baltic Sea ecosystem as a common denominator.

UMF utför provtagning för miljöövervakningsprogram Fria vattenmassan med kustbevakningens fartyg KBV 181. I bild: Martina Jeuthe och Siv Huseby.
Researchers discover major ecological shift in the Gulf of Bothnia

After 30 years of data, researchers are seeing a major shift in the nutrient balance of the Gulf of Bothnia.

George Westmeijer med sina handledare Johan Wikner och Linda sandblad
Tiny microbes give big insights into the Baltic Sea

In an interdisciplinary project, George Westmeijer is building an image library of microbes in the Baltic Sea.

Provtagning av vatten med håv för miljöövervakning.
DNA boosts marine monitoring but cannot stand alone

DNA methods add powerful insight to marine monitoring, but need to be combined with established approaches.

Setting up one of the passive samplers on Haparanda Sandskär.<br/><br/> Bild som Terry Frank Bidleman bidragit med. Obs: Lågupplöst bild. Passar bäst för webb.
Honorable prize awarded to Professor Terry Bidleman

He receives the prize for his research concerning how persistent organic pollutants spread in nature.

Blomning av cyanobakterier vid Rensviken, norra Ulvön.
Gulf of Bothnia heading towards eutrophication

The Gulf of Bothnia is getting eutrophied. This is shown by a study conducted at Umeå Marine Sciences Centre.

Provtagning av sediment från forskningsfartyget R/V Botnica. Runt provtagaren syns en kraftig algblomning.
Research for the Baltic

UMF researchers are granted Baltic Waters funding to study eutrophication and storage of carbon in the Baltic.

EcoChange in a nutshell

Climate change
will effect temperature, salinity and nutrients in the Baltic Sea. Dissolved carbon will increase, which will promote bacteria.
The food web
will not be as efficient as earlier, due to the promotion of bacteria. This can lead to decreased fish production and an increase in contaminants.
The Baltic Sea
with its gradients in salinity and temperature acts as an excellent model for the effects of climate change in marine systems.

About the EcoChange evaluation

Here you will find everything related to the evaluation of EcoChange. Read about what will be assessed, key dates, and how the work on the evaluation materials is progressing.

About the EcoChange Evaluation 2026–2027

Insight into the research

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Reportages

Meet the people, read about what has been done within EcoChange.

Populärvetenskapliga artiklar producerade inom EcoChange
Reports and articles

Reports and articles produced within EcoChange.

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Scientific publications

Scientific publications produced within EcoChange.