Marlene Jahnke
About Marlene Jahnke
Background
Docent (2023, University of Gothenburg) in Marine Ecology and PhD (2016, Station Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Italy/Open University, UK) in Biology. Born (1984) in Germany, MSc in Biology from the University of Konstanz, Germany, as well as CSIRO and University of Canberra, Australia.
Research
I am a molecular ecologist with a focus in conservation genetics. I am interested in exploring how population genetic information can be used for conservation purposes with state-of-the-art methods, for instance for the establishment of protected areas, monitoring, restoration and understanding adaptability to climate change. I have strong interests in seascape genomics, adaptive vs. non-adaptive evolution and the evolution of sexual vs. asexual reproduction.
Currently I am a researcher at Tjärnö Marine Laboratory, University of Gothenburg, working on two projects for which I am the main PI. The first is a FORMAS research project for early-career researchers (2021-2025), and we are working on generating genetic information for Baltic Sea eelgrass, which is threatened by climate change. The second is a VR project (2023-2026) aiming to predict survival and adaptation of eelgrass in the seascape and validate those predictions with mesocosm experiments.
- Genetic population structure of Baltic Sea eelgrass - urgent information for conservation of a foundation species under climate changehttps://www.gu.se/forskning/genetic-population-structure-of-baltic-sea-…
- Eelgrass adaptation to climate change - predicting future survivalhttps://www.gu.se/en/research/eelgrass-adaptation-to-climate-change-pre…
- Integrating seascape ecology and ecosystem services of eelgrass meadows for marine spatial managementhttps://www.gu.se/en/research/integrating-seascape-ecology-and-ecosyste…
- Local adaptation driven by evolution of dispersal traits in marine larvae:https://www.gu.se/en/research/local-adaptation-driven-by-evolution-of-d…
- Research group Zorro:https://www.gu.se/en/research/zorro-interdisciplinary-research-about-ma…
Interesting article published on our work in the European Commission's newsletter “Science for Environment Policy”: https://ec.europa.eu/environment/integration/research/newsalert/pdf/553na1_en-eelgrass-conservation-insights.pdf
Teaching
I am teaching on the topics of conservation genetics, seascape genetics/genomics and seagrasses in the following course: BIO418 Conservation and population genetics, BIO458 Primary producers of the sea and MAR4646 Seascape governance in times of global change.
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Comparative landscape genomics has arrived with a
splash
Cynthia Riginos, Marlene Jahnke
Molecular Ecology - 2023 -
Small carbon stocks in sediments of Baltic Sea eelgrass
meadows
Maja Billman, Isaac R. Santos, Marlene Jahnke
Frontiers in Marine Science - 2023 -
Ocean current patterns drive the worldwide colonization of eelgrass (Zostera
marina)
Lei Yu, Marina Khachaturyan, Michael Matschiner, Adam Healey, Diane Bauer, Brenda Cameron, Mathieu Cusson, J. Emmett Duffy, F. Joel Fodrie, Diana Gill, Jane Grimwood, Masakazu Hori, Kevin Hovel, A. Randall Hughes, Marlene Jahnke, Jerry Jenkins, Keykhosrow Keymanesh, Claudia Kruschel, Sujan Mamidi, Damian M. Menning, Per-Olav Moksnes, Masahiro Nakaoka, Christa Pennacchio, Katrin Reiss, Francesca Rossi, Jennifer L. Ruesink, Stewart T. Schultz, Sandra Talbot, Richard Unsworth, David H. Ward, Tal Dagan, Jeremy Schmutz, Jonathan A. Eisen, John J. Stachowicz, Yves Van de Peer, Jeanine L. Olsen, Thorsten B. H. Reusch
Nature Plants - 2023 -
Ten years of marine evolutionary biology - challenges and achievements of a multidisciplinary research
initiative
Kerstin Johannesson, Erica H Leder, Carl André, Samuel Dupont, Susanne P. Eriksson, Karin C. Harding, Jonathan N. Havenhand, Marlene Jahnke, Per R. Jonsson, Charlotta Kvarnemo, Henrik Pavia, Marina Rafajlovic, Eva Marie Rödström, Michael C. Thorndyke, Anders Blomberg
Evolutionary Applications - 2023 -
A Pleistocene legacy structures variation in modern seagrass
ecosystems
Emmett Duffy, John Stachowicz, Pamela Reynolds, Kevin A. Hovel, Marlene Jahnke, Erik E. Sotka, Christoffer Broström, Katharyn E. Boyer, Mathieu Cusson, Johan Eklöf, Aschwin H. Engelen, Britas Klemens Eriksson, F. Joel Fodrie, John N. Griffin, Clara M. Hereu, Masakazu Hori, A. Randall Hughes, Mikhail V. Ivanov, Pablo Jorgensen, Claudia Kruschel, Kun-Seop Lee, Jonathan S. Lefcheck, Per-Olav Moksnes, Masahiro Nakaoka, Mary O’Connor, Nessa O’Connor, Robert J. Orth, Bradley J. Peterson, Henning Reiss, Katrin Reiss, J. Paul Richardson, Francesca Rossi, Jennifer L. Ruesink, Stewart T. Schultz, Jonas Thormar, Fiona Tomas, Richard Unsworth, Erin Voigt, Matthew A. Whalen, Shelby L. Ziegler, Jeanine L. Olsen
Proceedings of the National Academy of Science of the United States of America - 2022 -
A decade of progress in marine evolutionary
biology
Pierre De Wit, Ellika Faust, Leon Green, Marlene Jahnke, Ricardo T. Pereyra, Marina Rafajlovic
Evolutionary Applications - 2022 -
2b-RAD Genotyping of the Seagrass Cymodocea nodosa Along a Latitudinal Cline Identifies Candidate Genes for Environmental
Adaptation
Miriam Ruocco, Marlene Jahnke, Joao Silva, Gabriele Procaccini, Emanuela Dattolo
Frontiers in Genetics - 2022 -
Combining population genomics with demographic analyses highlights habitat patchiness and larval dispersal as determinants of connectivity in coastal fish
species
Halvor Knutsen, Diana Catarino, Lauren Rogers, Marte Sodeland, Morten Mattingsdal, Marlene Jahnke, Jeffery A. Hutchings, Ida Mellerud, Sigurd H. Espelund, Kerstin Johannesson, Olivia Roth, Michael M. Hansen, Sissel Jentoft, Carl André, Per Erik Jorde
Molecular Ecology - 2022 -
Seascape genomics identify adaptive barriers correlated to tidal amplitude in the shore crab Carcinus
maenas
Marlene Jahnke, Per-Olav Moksnes, Alan Le Moan, Gerrit A. Martens, Per R. Jonsson
Molecular Ecology - 2022 -
Biophysical models of dispersal contribute to seascape genetic
analyses
Marlene Jahnke, Per R. Jonsson
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences - 2022 -
m6A RNA Methylation in Marine Plants: First Insights and Relevance for Biological
Rhythms
Miriam Ruocco, Luca Ambrosino, Marlene Jahnke, Maria Luisa Chiusano, Isabel Barote, Gabriele Procaccini, Joao Silva, Emanuela Dattolo
International Journal of Molecular Sciences - 2020 -
Integrating genetics, biophysical, and demographic insights identifies critical sites for seagrass
conservation
Marlene Jahnke, Per-Olav Moksnes, J. L. Olsen, N. S. Serra, M. N. Jacobi, K. Kuusemae, H. Corell, Per R. Jonsson
Ecological Applications - 2020 -
Adaptive responses along a depth and a latitudinal gradient in the endemic seagrass Posidonia
oceanica
Marlene Jahnke, Daniela D’Esposito, Luigi Orrù, Antonella Lamontanara, Emanuela Dattolo, Fabio Badalamenti, Silvia Mazzuca, Gabriele Procaccini, Luisa Orsini
Heredity - 2019 -
Population genetic structure and connectivity of the seagrass Thalassia hemprichii in the Western Indian Ocean is influenced by predominant ocean
currents.
Marlene Jahnke, Martin Gullström, Josefine Larsson, Maria. E. Asplund, Said Mgeleka, Mathew Ogalo Silas, Arielle Hoamby, Jamal Mahafina, Lina Mtwana Nordlund
Ecology and Evolution - 2019 -
Seascape genetics and biophysical connectivity modelling support conservation of the seagrass Zostera marina in the Skagerrak-Kattegat region of the eastern North
Sea
Marlene Jahnke, Per R. Jonsson, Per-Olav Moksnes, Lars-Ove Loo, Martin Nilsson Jacobi, Jeanine Olsen
Evolutionary Applications - 2018 -
Tissue-specific transcriptomic profiling provides new insights into the reproductive ecology and biology of the iconic seagrass species Posidonia
oceanica
Laura Entrambasaguas, Marlene Jahnke, Elio Biffali, Marco Borra, Remo Sanges, Lázaro Marín-Guirao, Gabriele Procaccini
Marine Genomics - 2017 -
Potential and realized connectivity of the seagrass Posidonia oceanica and their implication for
conservation
Marlene Jahnke, R. Casagrandi, P. Melia, M. Schiavina, S. T. Schultz, L. Zane, G. Procaccini
Diversity and Distributions - 2017 -
Patterns and mechanisms of dispersal in a keystone seagrass
species
Marlene Jahnke, Asbjørn Christensen, Dragos Micu, Nataliya Milchakova, Murat Sezgin, Valentina Todorova, Stefan Strungaru, Gabriele Procaccini
Marine Environmental Research - 2016 -
A meta-analysis reveals a positive correlation between genetic diversity metrics and environmental status in the long-lived seagrass Posidonia
oceanica
Marlene Jahnke, Jeanine L. Olsen, Gabriele Procaccini
Molecular Ecology - 2015 -
Should we sync? Seascape-level genetic and ecological factors determine seagrass flowering
patterns
Marlene Jahnke, Jordi F. Pagès, Teresa Alcoverro, Paul S. Lavery, Kathryn M. Mcmahon, Gabriele Procaccini
Journal of Ecology - 2015 -
A comparison of the degree of implementation of marine biodiversity indicators by European countries in relation to the Marine Strategy Framework Directive
(MSFD)
Herman Hummel, Matt Frost, José A. Juanes, Judith Kochmann, Carlos F.Castellanos Perez Bolde, Fernando Aneiros, François Vandenbosch, João N. Franco, Beatriz Echavarri, Xabier Guinda, Araceli Puente, Camino Fernández, Cristina Galván, Maria Merino, Elvira Ramos, Paloma Fernández, Valentina Pitacco, Madara Alberte, Dagmara Wojcik, Monika Grabowska, Marlene Jahnke, Fabio Crocetta, Laura Carugati, Simonetta Scorrano, Simonetta Fraschetti, Patricia Pérez García, José Antonio Sanabria Fernández, Artem Poromov, Anna Iurchenko, Artem Isachenko, Alexandra Chava, Christina Pavloudi, François Bordeyne, Simone Fie Andersen, Elizabeth Grace Tunka Eronat, Taylan Cakmak, Paraskevi Louizidou, José Rico, Stela Ruci, David Corta Diego, Sara Mendez, Maria Rousou, Laurence De Clippele, Annukka Eriksson, Winnie Van Zanten, Anna Diamant, Valentina Kirienko Fernandes De Matos
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom - 2015 -
The importance of genetic make-up in seagrass restoration: A case study of the seagrass Zostera
noltei
Marlene Jahnke, Ilia Anna Serra, Guillaume Bernard, Gabriele Procaccini
Marine Ecology Progress Series - 2015 -
Adaptation and acclimatization to ocean acidification in marine ectotherms: An in situ transplant experiment with polychaetes at a shallow CO<inf>2</inf> vent
system
Piero Calosi, Samuel P.S. Rastrick, Chiara Lombardi, Heidi J. de Guzman, Laura Davidson, Marlene Jahnke, Adriana Giangrande, Jörg D. Hardege, Anja Schulze, John I. Spicer, Maria Cristina Gambi
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences - 2013 -
Evolution and phylogeography of the nonpathogenic calicivirus RCV-A1 in wild rabbits in
Australia
Marlene Jahnke, Edward C. Holmes, Peter J. Kerr, John D. Wright, Tanja Strive
Journal of Virology - 2010