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Isolde Puts is a Postdoctoral Fellow (currently on leave) at Umeå University's Department of Ecology, Environment and Geoscience, leading a FORMAS ERC-funded project (2023-2027) investigating how increased freshwater influxes impact coastal biogeochemistry and lower food webs along Northern European coasts. Her research integrates field experiments and large-scale analyses of northern lake ecosystems.
Her primary research interests include freshwater ecology, global change impacts, biogeochemistry, and primary production dynamics. She specializes in examining how climate warming and browning (elevated dissolved organic carbon) alter periphyton communities, invertebrate biomass, nutrient limitation, and pelagic-benthic interactions. Her work also pioneers environmental DNA methodologies for fish population assessment in humic-rich waters, addressing critical challenges in biodiversity monitoring.
Analysis of her recent publications (2021-2023) reveals a cohesive focus on northern aquatic systems under global change. Key trends include the interactive effects of warming and browning on productivity, the role of landscape features in nutrient cycling, and methodological innovations for studying humic-rich ecosystems. Her research consistently bridges empirical field data with theoretical frameworks to predict ecosystem responses to anthropogenic pressures.
Scientific awards: None mentioned in source materials.
Dr. Puts serves as Head of Project for the FORMAS-funded initiative "Terrigenous freshwater inputs threaten coastal resource quality" (2023-2027), which examines terrestrial-coastal connections and their cascading effects on coastal biogeochemistry. This project represents significant external grant acquisition and leadership in global change ecology.
