Stilling: førsteamanuensis
Telefon: 55 58 44 28
E-post: Kjersti.Sjotun@bio.uib.no
Besøksadresse: Thormøhlensgt. 53 A/B
Macroalgal biodiversity and ecology, and shallow water benthic ecology, including ecological effects of introduced species and of anthropogenic impact in the coastal zone in general.
Sjøtun K, Heldal HE, Brakstad, DS. Differential concentration of Technetium-99 (99Tc) in common intertidal molluscs with different food habits. Accepted in Marine Pollution Bulletin
Brattegard T, Høisæter T, Sjøtun K, Fenchel T & Uiblein F (2011). Norwegian Fjords: from Natural History to Ecosystem Ecology and beyond. Marine Biology Research 7: 421-424 (editorial note).
Eilertsen M, Norderhaug KM & Sjøtun K (2011). Does the amphipod fauna associated to epiphytes on kelp (Laminaria hyperborea) change with depth? Marine Biology Research 7: 224-234
Bengtsson MM, Sjøtun K, Storesund JE & Øvreås L (2011). Utilization of kelp-derived carbon sources by kelp surface-associated bacteria. Aquatic Microbial Ecology 62: 191-199
Heldal HE & Sjøtun K (2010). Technetium-99 (99Tc) in annual growth segments of knotted wrack (Ascophyllum nodosum). Science of the Total Environment 408: 5575-5582
Lorentsen S-H, Sjøtun K & Grémillet D (2010). Multi-trophic consequences of kelp harvest. Biological Conservation 143: 2054-2062
Bengtsson M, Sjøtun K & Øvreås L (2010). Seasonal dynamics of bacterial biofilms on kelp (Laminaria hyperborea). Aquatic Microbial Ecology 60: 71-83
Coyer J, Hoarau G, Sjøtun K & Olsen JL (2008). Being abundant is not enough: a decrease in effective population size over eight generations in a Norwegian population of the seaweed, Fucus serratus. Biology Letters 4: 755-757
Sjøtun K, Husa V & Peña V (2008). Present distribution and possible vectors of introductions of the alga Heterosiphonia japonica (Ceramiales, Rhodophyta) in Europe. Aquatic Invasions 3: 377-394
Husa V, Sjøtun K, Brattenborg N & Lein TE (2008). Changes of macroalgal biodiversity in sublittoral sites in southwest Norway: impact of an introduced species or higher temperature? Marine Biology Research 4: 414-428
Rueness J, Heggøy E, Husa V & Sjøtun K (2007). First report of the Japanese red alga Antithamnion nipponicum (Ceramiales, Rhodophyta) in Norway, an invasive species new to northern Europe. Aquatic invasions 2: 431-434 (Short communication).
Sjøtun K, Eggereide SF & Høisæter T (2007). Grazer-controlled recruitment of the introduced Sargassum muticum (Phaeophyceae, Fucales) in northern Europe. Marine Ecology Progress Series 342: 127-138.
Husa V & Sjøtun K (2006). Vegetative reproduction in "Heterosiphonia japonica" (Dasyaceae, Ceramiales), an introduced red alga on European coasts. Botanica Marina 49: 191-199
Sjøtun K, Christie H & Fosså JH (2006). The combined effect of canopy shading and sea urchin grazing on recruitment in kelp forest (Laminaria hyperborea). Marine Biology Research 2: 24-32.
Rinde E & Sjøtun K (2005). Demographic variation in the kelp Laminaria hyperborea along a latitudinal gradient. Marine Biology 146: 1051-1062
Husa V, Sjøtun K & Lein TE (2004). The newly introduced species Heterosiphonia japonica Yendo (Dasyaceae, Rhodophyta): geographical distribution and abundance at the Norwegian southwest coast. Sarsia 89: 211-217
Sjøtun K & Schoschina EV (2002). Gametophytic development of Laminaria spp. (Laminariales, Phaeopyceae) at low temperature. Phycologia 41: 147-152
MAR212 Marin samfunnsøkologi - organismar og habitatar
MAR211 Marin faunistikk og floristikk
MAR311 Marin systematikk
Nettverket "Norwegian seaweeds": http://seaweeds.uib.no
Algar i Hardangerfjorden, del av prosjektet EPIGRAPH (Havforskningsinstituttet) 2008-2011: Gjenundersøking av artssamansetnad i Hardangerfjorden, på stasjonar som vart undersøkt på 1950-talet.
Deltek i NFR prosjektet ”Ecological & evolutionary responses to global warming in the seaweed Fucus serratus, a key foundational species in the North Atlantic”, Høgskolen i Bodø (2010-2013).
Økologiske effektar av introduserte algar, finansiert av Direktoratet for naturforvaltning (2009-2010)