Anssi Vainikka
Professor
Evolutionary aquatic biology
Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology
anssi.vainikka@uef.fi | +358 50 569 5538
We study fishing-induced evolution, management of recreational fisheries, and behavioural and life-history evolution of fish. We also link fisheries topics to traditional limnology and aquatic ecology. We explore the relationships between well-being and biodiversity of aquatic ecosystems, and ways to improve the status of aquatic nature and wellbeing gains derived from aquatic ecosystems.
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Chironomids regulate long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid levels independent of lake nutrient or dissolved organic carbon concentrations
Pilecky, Matthias; Turunen, Aatu; Sohrabi, Mohammad S.; Ghimire, Sadikshya; Ilo, Timo; Kesti, Petri; Vitecek, Simon; Fehlinger, Lena; Akkanen, Jarkko; Taipale, Sami J.; Vainikka, Anssi; Kahilainen, Kimmo K.; Kainz, Martin J.; Strandberg, Ursula. 2024. Oikos. [Epub ahead of print 27 August 2024]: . e10816 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Counting fish at night using artificial light: transect survey of common bream Abramis brama and northern pike Esox lucius abundance as an example
Turunen, Aatu; Lappalainen, Niko; Huuskonen, Hannu; Vainikka, Anssi. 2024. Journal of fish biology. [First published: 12 November 2024]: 1-5 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Effects of top predator re-establishment and fishing on a simulated food web: Allometric Trophic Network model for Lake Oulujärvi
Kokkonen, Eevi; Kuisma, Mikael; Hyvärinen, Pekka; Vainikka, Anssi; Vuorio, Kristiina; Perälä, Tommi; Härkönen, Laura S; Estlander, Satu; Kuparinen, Anna. 2024. Ecological modelling. 492: . 110715 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Host Resistance and Behavior Determine Invasion Dynamics of a Detrimental Aquatic Disease
Koivu‐Jolma, Mikko; Kortet, Raine; Vainikka, Anssi; Kaitala, Veijo. 2024. Ecology and evolution. 14: 1-14 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Water quality shapes the community structure of zoobenthos in rivers but only has a minor effect on the fatty acid composition of zoobenthos and salmonids
Kesti, Petri; Strandberg, Ursula; Taipale, Sami; Hiltunen, Minna; Vesterinen, Jussi; Vainikka, Anssi; Kankaala, Paula. 2024. River research and applications. 40: 436-451 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Biomass and sustainable yields of Eurasian perch (Perca fluviatilis) in small boreal lakes with respect to lake properties and water quality
Vainikka, Anssi; Turunen, Aatu; Salgado-Ismodes, Andrés; Lotsari, Eliisa; Olin, Mikko; Ruuhijärvi, Jukka; Huuskonen, Hannu; Arzel, Céline; Nummi, Petri; Kahilainen, Kimmo K. 2023. Fisheries research. 2024; 271: A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Browning of boreal lakes: Do public perceptions and governance align with the biological foundations?
Albrecht, Eerika; Hannonen, Olga; Palacín‐Lizarbe, Carlos; Suni, Jarno; Härkönen, Laura H; Soininen, Niko; Kukkonen, Jussi; Vainikka, Anssi. 2023. Ecological applications. 33: A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Crayfish population size under different routes of pathogen transmission
Koivu‐Jolma, Mikko; Kortet, Raine; Vainikka, Anssi; Kaitala, Veijo. 2023. Ecology and evolution. 13: A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Two-generation common-garden experiment reveals a strong genetic contribution to migration tendency in brown trout (Salmo trutta)
Vainikka, Anssi; Elvidge, Chris K; Prokkola, Jenni M; Lemopoulos, Alexandre; Vornanen, Matti; Härkönen, Laura S; Alioravainen, Nico; Hyvärinen, Pekka. 2023. Canadian journal of fisheries and aquatic sciences. 80: 1394-1409 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Winter nitrogen cycling in sediments of boreal lakes affected by browning and mining
Palacin-Lizarbe, Carlos; Bertilsson, Stefan; Siljanen, Henri J.; Nykänen, Hannu; Biasi, Christina; Jäntti, Helena; Kiljunen, Mikko; Aalto, Saani L.; Rissanen, Antti J.; Pumpanen, Jukka; Vainikka, Anssi. 2023. Itä-Suomen yliopisto abstract