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Susanne Kortsch is an Academy Research Fellow at the University of Helsinki, affiliated with the Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Biological Stations. As a marine community and food web ecologist, her work bridges ecological community structure with ecosystem functioning, emphasizing how ecological networks evolve across time and space.
- Current role: Academy Research Fellow
- Key affiliations: University of Helsinki, Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Biological Stations
Her research spans diverse ecological domains, including marine and Antarctic ecosystems, agronomy, pollination services, and climate change impacts. She integrates theoretical frameworks with empirical data to analyze food web robustness, biodiversity-ecosystem functioning relationships, and the cascading effects of stressors like microplastics and warming.
Recent publications highlight her focus on:
- Trophic interaction responses to multiple stressors
- Climate-driven changes in flexible foraging behavior
- Mechanisms linking agricultural specialization to pollination vulnerability
- Heatwave-induced rewiring of coastal food webs
- Advancements in quantitative network approaches for ecosystem management
Her work has been supported by the Research Council of Finland and private foundations, with projects spanning 2024-2028 and 2023-2028. She supervises doctoral research in Wildlife Biology and contributes to global marine and climate change research networks.
