Iines Salonen

Iines Salonen is a Postdoctoral Researcher affiliated with the Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences at the University of Helsinki and the Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science (HELSUS). She works at the Tvärminne Zoological Station as part of the Centre for Coastal Ecosystem and Climate Change Research (CoastClim), focusing on marine ecosystem dynamics.

• Research Focus: Microbiology, evolutionary biology, and ecological impacts of climate change
• Contact: iines.salonen@helsinki.fi

Research Interests span marine microbial ecology, benthic ecosystem responses to environmental stressors, and advanced DNA metabarcoding techniques. Her work investigates symbiotic relationships in benthic foraminifera and paleoceanographic reconstructions using microfossil proxies.

Publications (2013–2023) demonstrate expertise in microbial community analysis, with applications in climate science, marine geochemistry, and ecological monitoring.