Romana Salis

Research

I am an ecologist with broad interests in human impacts on biodiversity. In particular, my research has focused on using molecular techniques to assess the impacts and interactions of multiple anthropogenic stressors on the structure and functioning of aquatic ecosystems.

My research groups

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.

My ongoing research projects

Publications

Article in journal (Refereed)

Devkota, N., Salis, R.K., Hansson, L. (2025). Warming of shallow temperate lakes : consequences for rotifer community composition and population dynamics. Hydrobiologia. 852. 971-985.
Status: Published
Salis, R.K., Hansson, L. (2025). Comparative Analysis of Environmental DNA Metabarcoding and Spectro-Fluorescence for Phytoplankton Community Assessments. Environmental DNA. 7 (2).
Status: Published
Franzén, M., Hall, M., Salis, R.K., Sunde, J., Van Dijk, L.J.A., et al. (2025). Biodiversity impacts of native versus non-native oaks. Biological Invasions. 27 (9).
Status: Published
Johansson, V., Forsman, A., Gustafsson, L., Hall, M., Edvardsson, J., et al. (2025). Low cross-taxon congruence and weak stand-age effects on biodiversity in Swedish oak forests. Biodiversity and Conservation. 34. 2739-2750.
Status: Published
Franzén, M., Salis, R.K., Hall, M., Gaytan, A., Forsman, A., et al. (2025). A cryptic moth species drives major outbreak dynamics on oak without escaping its natural enemies. Forest Ecology and Management. 597.
Status: Published
Krogsgaard Svendsen, I., Forsman, A., Dopson, M., Nilsson, E., Sunde, J., et al. (2025). Climate warming disrupts zooplankton phenology and overwintering strategies. Limnology and Oceanography. 70 (11). 3277-3291.
Status: Submitted
Schreiner, V.C., Link, M., Amelung, G., Ohler, K., Salis, R.K., et al. (2025). Timing Matters : Viticultural Land Use Determines Responses in Structure and Function of Fungal Stream Communities Across One Growing Season. Global Change Biology. 31 (2).
Status: Published
Forsman, A., Sunde, J., Salis, R.K., Franzén, M. (2024). Latitudinal gradients of biodiversity and ecosystem services in protected and non-protected oak forest areas can inform climate smart conservation. Geography and Sustainability. 5 (4). 647-659.
Status: Published
Salis, R.K., Sunde, J., Gubonin, N., Franzén, M., Forsman, A. (2024). Performance of DNA metabarcoding, standard barcoding and morphological approaches in the identification of insect biodiversity. Molecular Ecology Resources. 28 (8).
Status: Published
Salis, R.K., Brennan, G.L., Hansson, L. (2023). Successful invasions to freshwater systems double with climate warming. Limnology and Oceanography. 68 (4). 953-962.
Status: Published
Devkota, N., Salis, R.K., Hansson, L. (2023). Warming reshapes the invertebrate predation pressure on the plankton community. Freshwater Biology. 68 (3). 365-377.
Status: Published
Salis, R.K., Schreiner, V.C., Rozenberg, A., Ohler, K., Baudy-Groh, P., et al. (2023). Effects of fungicides on aquatic fungi and bacteria : a comparison of morphological and molecular approaches from a microcosm experiment. Environmental Sciences Europe. 35 (1).
Status: Published
Brasseur, M.V., Beermann, A.J., Elbrecht, V., Grabner, D., Peinert-Voss, B., et al. (2022). Impacts of multiple anthropogenic stressors on the transcriptional response of Gammarus fossarum in a mesocosm field experiment. BMC Genomics. 23 (1).
Status: Published
Salis, R.K., Bruder, A., Piggott, J.J., Summerfield, T.C., Matthaei, C.D. (2019). Multiple-stressor effects of dicyandiamide (DCD) and agricultural stressors on trait-based responses of stream benthic algal communities. Science of the Total Environment. 693.
Status: Published
Paterson, R.A., Nefjodova, J., Salis, R.K., Knudsen, R. (2019). Exploring trophic niches and parasite communities of sympatric Arctic charr and brown trout populations of southern Norway. Hydrobiologia. 840 (1). 271-280.
Status: Published
Salis, R.K., Bruder, A., Piggott, J.J., Summerfield, T.C., Matthaei, C.D. (2017). High-throughput amplicon sequencing and stream benthic bacteria : Identifying the best taxonomic level for multiple-stressor research. Scientific Reports. 7 (February). 1-12.
Status: Published
Bruder, A., Salis, R.K., Jones, P.E., Matthaei, C.D. (2017). Biotic interactions modify multiple-stressor effects on juvenile brown trout in an experimental stream food web. Global Change Biology. 23 (9). 3882-3894.
Status: Published
Macher, J.N., Salis, R.K., Blakemore, K.S., Tollrian, R., Matthaei, C.D., et al. (2016). Multiple-stressor effects on stream invertebrates : DNA barcoding reveals contrasting responses of cryptic mayfly species. Ecological Indicators. 61 (January). 159-169.
Status: Published
Bruder, A., Salis, R.K., Mchugh, N.J., Matthaei, C.D. (2016). Multiple-stressor effects on leaf litter decomposition and fungal decomposers in agricultural streams contrast between litter species. Functional Ecology. 30 (7). 1257-1266.
Status: Published
Winkworth, C.L., Salis, R.K., Matthaei, C.D. (2015). Interactive multiple-stressor effects of the antibiotic monensin, cattle effluent and light on stream periphyton. Freshwater Biology. 60 (11). 2410-2423.
Status: Published
Piggott, J.J., Salis, R.K., Lear, G., Townsend, C.R., Matthaei, C.D. (2015). Climate warming and agricultural stressors interact to determine stream periphyton community composition. Global Change Biology. 21 (1). 206-222.
Status: Published

Article, review/survey (Refereed)

Sagova-Mareckova, M., Boenigk, J., Bouchez, A., Cermakova, K., Chonova, T., et al. (2021). Expanding ecological assessment by integrating microorganisms into routine freshwater biomonitoring. Water Research. Elsevier. 191.
Status: Published