Research
The Archipelago Research Institute participates in multidisciplinary research of the Baltic Sea, with a special focus on the Archipelago Sea. Most research is done in collaboration between several research groups and stakeholders but the staff actively conduct their own research as well. Below you’ll find more information on our long-term environmental monitoring programs, current research projects and publications.
Environmental monitoring and online data
Environmental and at-sea monitoring has been conducted at Seili by ARI, together with several stakeholders, since 1966. Thanks to these long-running programs, ARI nowadays has several data sets that extend back over 50 years. The time series are available for researches for example to study climate-induces environmental changes in the northern Baltic ecosystem.
Research projects
Research projects of the Archipelago Research Institute
Selected examples
Habitat selection and the frequency of tick-borne diseases (Lyme disease and tick-borne encephalitis) of Ixodes -ticks in the Archipelago Sea
The aim of the study is to determine the occurence and frequency of the most common tick species (Ixodes ricinus) in Finland. The research identifies ticks favored habitats with associated environmental conditions during summer. In addition, the developmental stages of ticks will be examined with PCR analysis for better identification (bardcoding) of tick types and to identify potential Lyme disease (Borrelia burgdorferi s.l.) and tick-borne encephalitis carriers.
The study is conducted in cooperation with the Section of Ecology (Department of Biology), Zoological Museum (Department of Biodiversity) and Faculty of Medicine of the University of Turku.
More information about the project here and at Ticks in Southwest Finland -website (in Finnish).
The future of the Baltic Sea and us: the effects of climate change to the Baltic Sea pelagic ecosystem
The purpose of the project is to provide information on ecological and biochemical changes that can be expected in the Baltic Sea pelagic ecosystem if the current sea stagnation continues and/or climate change is progressing to increased precipitation in the Baltic watershed area.
The study is conducted in cooperation with Food Chemistry and Food Development, University of Turku.
Baltic herring research
Research on the reproductive biology of Baltic herring was started at the Archipelago Research Institute and the Department of Biology in the beginning of the 1980’s. Since that, herring research has continued in the form of several scientific and monitoring projects that have been carried out in the Archipelago Sea area where one of the major herring reproductive areas is situated.
Read more about the projects on the Herring Project’s webpage.
Earlier research projects are listed in the Institute’s collected publications and collected reprints.
Collected publications
Statistics of provided or contributed publications at Seili in 1950-2029
2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012,
2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006,
2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000,
All publications are listed also in the Institute’s collected publications and collected reprints.
SEILI Archipelago Research Institute Publications -series
Selected examples
Rajasilta, M. & Vuorinen, I. 2008. Identification manual for northern Baltic Sea zooplankton species (In Finnish). SEILI Archipelago Research Institute Publications 5. 66 s. ISBN 978-951-29-3829-2. Pdf.
Hänninen J., Toivonen R., Vahteri P., Vuorinen I., Helminen H. 2007. Environmental factors shaping the littoral biodiversity in the Finnish archipelago, northern Baltic, and the value of low Biodiversity. SEILI Archipelago Research Institute Publications 4. Pdf.
Rajasilta, M., Eklund, J., Laine, P., Jönsson, N., Lorenz, T.2006. Intensive monitoring of spawning populations of the Baltic herring (Clupea harengus membras L.). Final report of the study project ref. No 96-068, 1997-1999. SEILI Archipelago Research Institute Publications 3. ISBN 951-29-3047-1. Report (pdf).
Theses provided or contributed by the Institute
Collaboration network
