Sofia Wikström

Sofia Wikström is an Associate Professor at Stockholm University, affiliated with the Baltic Sea Centre. Her work focuses on marine ecology with specific emphasis on anthropogenic pressures (e.g., eutrophication, boating, physical disturbance), benthic habitat mapping and monitoring, biological invasions, and seaweed/seagrass ecology.

Research Trends

Wikström’s recent publications highlight:

• Carbon and nutrient reservoir dynamics in shallow coastal bays (2025)
• Greenhouse gas fluxes in coastal ecosystems (2025)
• Environmental gradient impacts on aquatic plant meadows (2025)
• Advancements in ecosystem-based management through projects like BalticCAT (2024)
• Strategies for establishing no-take zones to preserve fish stocks (2024)

Projects

Current initiatives include:

• Coastal exploitation and marine habitats – investigating human impacts on Baltic Sea ecosystems
• BalticCAT – developing cumulative effect assessment tools for the Baltic Sea
• Synthetic chemicals – analyzing chemical impacts on Baltic Sea biodiversity