I am studying ecological and evolutionary processes that affect community structure and dynamics. My study system consists of microbial communities associated with the body surface of fish. First, I will study patterns of natural variation in microbial communities associated with fish. Samples collected from wild fish populations will be used to compare community structure and diversity in bacterial communities among different species of fish. Next, I will perform experimental manipulations in the field and laboratory to evaluate what factors that impact community structure and evolution of the microbial communities existing on the surface of fish.
My research groups
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Evolutionary Ecology The overriding aim of evolutionary ecology research is to enhance our knowledge and understanding of the dynamics of genetic, functional, ecological and evolutionary mechanisms…
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Fish Ecology Baltic coastal populations of predatory fish, mainly perch and pike, has been greatly reduced in recent decades. Underlying causes can be altered food webs, competition and disrupted…
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Linnaeus University Centre for Ecology and Evolution in Microbial model Systems (EEMiS) EEMiS is a centre for research excellence studying ecological and evolutionary interactions from land to sea.
Publications
Article in journal (Refereed)
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Berggren, H., Yildirim, Y., Nordahl, O., Larsson, P., Dopson, M., et al. (2024). Ecological filtering drives rapid spatiotemporal dynamics in fish skin microbiomes. Molecular Ecology. 33 (18).
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Bergström, K., Berggren, H., Nordahl, O., Koch-Schmidt, P., Tibblin, P., et al. (2024). Seasonal and Daily Movement Patterns by Wels Catfish (Silurus glanis) at the Northern Fringe of Its Distribution Range. Fishes. 9 (7).
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Münnich, J., Hoppmann, F., Berggren, H., Nordahl, O., Tibblin, P. (2023). The role of chemical communication in the predator-prey role reversal of northern pike (Esox lucius) and three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus). Fisheries Research. 258.
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Tibblin, P., Bergström, K., Flink, H., Hall, M., Berggren, H., et al. (2023). Higher abundance of adult pike in Baltic Sea coastal areas adjacent to restored wetlands compared to reference bays. Hydrobiologia. 850. 2049-2060.
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Berggren, H., Nordahl, O., Yildirim, Y., Larsson, P., Tibblin, P., et al. (2023). Effects of environmental translocation and host characteristics on skin microbiomes of sun-basking fish. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences. 290 (2013).
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Berggren, H., Tibblin, P., Yildirim, Y., Broman, E., Larsson, P., et al. (2022). Fish Skin Microbiomes Are Highly Variable Among Individuals and Populations but Not Within Individuals. Frontiers in Microbiology. 12.
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Nordahl, O., Tibblin, P., Koch-Schmidt, P., Berggren, H., Larsson, P., et al. (2018). Sun-basking fish benefit from body temperatures that are higher than ambient water. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences. 285 (1879).
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Forsman, A., Berggren, H. (2017). Can spatial sorting associated with spawning migration explain evolution of body size and vertebral number in Anguilla eels?. Ecology and Evolution. 7 (2). 751-761.
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Tibblin, P., Berggren, H., Nordahl, O., Larsson, P., Forsman, A. (2016). Causes and consequences of intra-specific variation in vertebral number. Scientific Reports. 6.
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Tinnert, J., Berggren, H., Forsman, A. (2016). Population-specific effects of interbreeding and admixture on reproductive decisions and offspring quality. Annales Zoologici Fennici. 53 (1-2). 55-68.
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Berggren, H., Nordahl, O., Tibblin, P., Larsson, P., Forsman, A. (2016). Testing for local adaptation to spawning habitat in sympatric subpopulations of northern pike by reciprocal translocation of embryos. PLOS ONE. 11 (5).
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Berggren, H., Tinnert, J., Forsman, A. (2012). Spatial sorting may explain evolutionary dynamics of wing polymorphism in pygmy grasshoppers.. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 25 (10). 2126-2138.
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Article, review/survey (Refereed)
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Forsman, A., Berggren, H., Åström, M.E., Larsson, P. (2016). To what extent can existing research help project climate change impacts on biodiversity in aquatic environments? : A review of methodological approaches. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. 4 (4).
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Forsman, A., Tibblin, P., Berggren, H., Nordahl, O., Koch-Schmidt, P., et al. (2015). Pike Esox lucius as an emerging model organism for studies in ecology and evolutionary biology: a review.. Journal of Fish Biology. 87 (2). 472-479.
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Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary (Other academic)
- Berggren, H. (2021). Consequences of Environmental Variation for Fish and Their Skin Associated Microbial Communities. Doctoral Thesis. Växjö, Linnaeus University Press. 49.