Christian Pansch-Hattich

Christian Pansch-Hattich is a Professor of Marine Ecology at Åbo Akademi University's Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering, specializing in Environmental and Marine Biology. His research explores eco-physiological responses in marine organisms, focusing on interactions across environmental scales from microhabitats to large-scale climate shifts.

• Expertise: Marine heatwaves, ocean acidification, salinity gradients, and microbial ecology
• Projects: Active contributor to the SOS: Center for Sustainable Marine Science (2024-2028)
• Collaborations: Regular collaborator with Baltic Sea Research Institute, Leibniz-Institute, and EU Biodiversa project BaltVib

Current work examines:

• Climate change impacts on Vibrio pathogens
• Acclimatization mechanisms in benthic ecosystems
• Interspecific competition in phytoplankton communities
• Thermal habitat variability effects on marine vegetation

Recent publications highlight:

• 2025: Vibrio prevalence in Baltic salinity gradients
• 2024: Heatwave acclimation in temperate ecosystems
• 2024: Eutrophication controls on Vibrio vulnificus
• 2022: Eco-evolutionary dynamics in microalgal adaptation