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Katja Räsänen is affiliated with the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology in Switzerland. Their research focuses primarily on environmental science, with a significant emphasis on ecology, genetics, nature and landscape conservation, aquatic science, and health, toxicology, and mutagenesis.

Their work encompasses key topics including fish ecology and management studies, aquatic invertebrate ecology and behavior, physiological and biochemical adaptations, environmental toxicology and ecotoxicology, aquaculture nutrition and growth, animal behavior and reproduction, and genetic diversity and population structure.

Recent publications by Katja Räsänen illustrate a range of ecological and environmental topics and include:

  • Stream microbial communities and ecosystem functioning show complex responses to multiple stressors in wastewater, 2020, Global Change Biology
  • Wastewater constituents impact biofilm microbial community in receiving streams, 2021, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Building on 150 Years of Knowledge: The Freshwater Isopod Asellus aquaticus as an Integrative Eco-Evolutionary Model System, 2021, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • Size-dependent sensitivity of stream amphipods indicates population-level responses to chemical pollution, 2021, Freshwater Biology
  • Environmental context determines pollution impacts on ecosystem functioning, 2022, Oikos

Katja Räsänen frequently collaborates with a core group of coauthors. These include:

  • Blake Matthews
  • Bjarni K. Kristjánsson
  • Camille A. Leblanc
  • Zophonı́as O. Jónsson
  • Skúli Skúlason

Their research has been published repeatedly in several journals, reflecting the interdisciplinary and ecological nature of their work. Key publication venues include:

  • BMC Ecology and Evolution
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Across their publications, Katja Räsänen addresses complex environmental issues affecting aquatic ecosystems, often considering relationships between chemical pollution, microbial communities, and ecosystem functioning. Their contributions span integrative approaches bridging ecological, genetic, and toxicological perspectives.

Best Publications

  • Maternal effects and evolution at ecological time‐scales

    K. Räsänen;L. E. B. Kruuk

  • Latitudinal countergradient variation in the common frog (Rana temporaria) development rates--evidence for local adaptation.

    Ane T. Laugen;Anssi Laurila;Katja Räsänen;Juha Merilä

  • Disentangling interactions between adaptive divergence and gene flow when ecology drives diversification.

    Katja Räsänen;Andrew P. Hendry

  • GEOGRAPHIC VARIATION IN ACID STRESS TOLERANCE OF THE MOOR FROG, RANA ARVALIS. I. LOCAL ADAPTATION

    Katja Räsänen;Anssi Laurila;Juha Merilä

  • Plasticity in age and size at metamorphosis in Rana temporaria - comparison of high and low latitude populations

    Juha Merilä;Anssi Laurila;Ane Timenes Laugen;Katja Räsänen

  • Maternal investment in egg size: environment- and population-specific effects on offspring performance.

    Katja Räsänen;Katja Räsänen;Anssi Laurila;Juha Merilä;Juha Merilä

  • A way forward with eco evo devo: an extended theory of resource polymorphism with postglacial fishes as model systems

    Skúli Skúlason;Kevin J. Parsons;Richard Svanbäck;Katja Räsänen

  • Comparison of nitrate tolerance between different populations of the common frog, Rana temporaria.

    Markus Johansson;Katja Räsänen;Juha Merilä

  • Genetic and environmental contributions to the morphology of lake and stream stickleback: implications for gene flow and reproductive isolation

    Diana M.T. Sharpe;Katja Räsänen;Daniel Berner;Andrew P. Hendry

  • Physical and biological changes to a lengthening stream gradient following a decade of rapid glacial recession

    Debra S. Finn;Katja Räsänen;Christopher T. Robinson

  • Unravelling the Impacts of Micropollutants in Aquatic Ecosystems: Interdisciplinary Studies at the Interface of Large-Scale Ecology

    Christian Stamm;Katja Räsänen;Francis J. Burdon;Florian Altermatt;Florian Altermatt

  • Adaptive Changes in Life History and Survival following a New Guppy Introduction

    Swanne P. Gordon;David N. Reznick;Michael T. Kinnison;Michael J. Bryant

  • Adaptive phenotypic plasticity in timing of metamorphosis in the common frog Rana temporaria

    Juha Merilä;Anssi Laurila;Maarit Pahkala;Katja Räsänen

  • Stream microbial communities and ecosystem functioning show complex responses to multiple stressors in wastewater.

    Francis J. Burdon;Francis J. Burdon;Yaohui Bai;Marta Reyes;Manu Tamminen

  • Genetic divergence in morphology–performance mapping between Misty Lake and inlet stickleback

    A. P. Hendry;K. Hudson;J. A. Walker;K. Räsänen

  • GEOGRAPHIC VARIATION IN ACID STRESS TOLERANCE OF THE MOOR FROG, RANA ARVALIS. II. ADAPTIVE MATERNAL EFFECTS

    Katja Räsänen;Anssi Laurila;Juha Merilä

  • What genomic data can reveal about eco-evolutionary dynamics.

    Seth M. Rudman;Matthew A. Barbour;Katalin Csilléry;Phillip Gienapp

  • Does plasticity enhance or dampen phenotypic parallelism? A test with three lake-stream stickleback pairs.

    K. B. Oke;M. Bukhari;R. Kaeuffer;G. Rolshausen

  • Certainty of paternity and paternal effort in the collared flycatcher

    Ben C. Sheldon;Katja Räsänen;Paula C. Dias

  • Environmental context and magnitude of disturbance influence trait‐mediated community responses to wastewater in streams

    Francis J. Burdon;Marta Reyes;Alfredo C. Alder;Adriano Joss

  • Extreme Sexual Brain Size Dimorphism in Sticklebacks : A Consequence of the Cognitive Challenges of Sex and Parenting?

    Alexander Kotrschal;Katja Räsänen;Bjarni K. Kristjánsson;Mike Senn

  • Unravelling the Impacts of Micropollutants in Aquatic Ecosystems: Interdisciplinary Studies at the Interface of Large-Scale Ecology,Advances in Ecological Research; Advances in Ecological Research

    C Stamm;K Räsänen;FJ Burdon;F Altermatt

Frequent Co-Authors

Anssi Laurila
Anssi Laurila Uppsala University
Juha Merilä
Juha Merilä University of Hong Kong
Andrew P. Hendry
Andrew P. Hendry McGill University
Christian Stamm
Christian Stamm Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Jukka Jokela
Jukka Jokela Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Florian Altermatt
Florian Altermatt University of Zurich
Christopher T. Robinson
Christopher T. Robinson Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Adriano Joss
Adriano Joss Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Otto Seppälä
Otto Seppälä University of Innsbruck

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