Sanna Kristiina Majaneva

Om

I am an ecologist with strong interests in marine plankton ecology. The main focus of my work is on pelagic food web structure and functioning. I’m particularly interested in the nodes and interactions of the food webs which have drawn less attention previously, such as poorly known taxa, indirect interactions and factors regulating the transfer between trophic levels. I have strong theoretical background in ecology with a major in marine ecology and geography and minors in environmental management, research leadership and management as well as university pedagogy.

I currently work together with Nicole Aberle-Malzahn in GoJelly – a gelatinous solution to plastic pollution project, focusing on the driving mechanisms and predictions of jellyfish blooms. My focus is to use molecular approaches to trace the origin of jellyfish seed populations. I’m also leading GooseAlien – Ctenophores along the Norwegian coast project aiming to chart the currently insufficiently understood diversity of pelagic ctenophores in Norwegian waters.

I joined the NTNU Pelagic food web group in August 2018 and have been working in the past with Samuel Hylander, Linnaeus University, on transfer of pigments and vitamins in the aquatic food web. Before migrating to Scandinavia I was based at the University of Helsinki, Finland and the University Centre in Svalbard, where I did my PhD with Dr Maiju Lehtiniemi (SYKE, Finland), Elena Gorokhova (US, Sweden) and Jørgen Berge (UiT, Norway). My PhD focused on the biodiversity and ecological importance of ctenophores.

Publikasjoner

2024

Førde, Hedda; Grant, Stephen Denis; Viljanen, Martta; Majaneva, Sanna Kristiina; Johnsen, Geir. (2024) Glow and Know – Evaluating the Potential of Spectral Bioluminescence as a Tool for Zooplankton Identification in situ. NTNU
Mastergradsoppgave
Viljanen, Martta; Five, Taran; Majaneva, Sanna Kristiina. (2024) Zooplankton behavioral data polar night 2023 .
Annet produkt
Viljanen, Martta; Førde, Hedda; Majaneva, Sanna Kristiina; Grant, Stephen Denis; Johnsen, Geir. (2024) Zooplankton spectral bioluminescence database.
Database
Five, Taran; Majaneva, Sanna Kristiina; Viljanen, Martta; Grant, Stephen Denis; Johnsen, Geir. (2024) Studying Behavioral Responses to Bioluminescence in Zooplankton. NTNU
Mastergradsoppgave
Mo-Bjørkelund, Tore; Majaneva, Sanna Kristiina; Moreira Fragoso, Glaucia; Johnsen, Geir; Ludvigsen, Martin. (2024) Multi-vehicle adaptive 3D mapping for targeted ocean sampling. PLOS ONE
Vitenskapelig artikkel

2023

Fridolfsson, Emil; Majaneva, Sanna; Hylander, Samuel. (2023) Limited effects of macro-nutrient ratios on thiamin content and transfer in phytoplankton and copepods. Journal of Plankton Research
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Williamson, David Roddan; Moreira Fragoso, Glaucia; Majaneva, Sanna Kristiina; Dallolio, Alberto; Halvorsen, Daniel Ørnes; Hasler, Oliver Kevin. (2023) Monitoring Algal Blooms with Complementary Sensors on Multiple Spatial and Temporal Scales. Oceanography
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Engeland, Tom Van; Bagøien, Espen; Wold, Anette; Cannaby, Heather Anne; Majaneva, Sanna Kristiina; Vader, Anna. (2023) Diversity and seasonal development of large zooplankton along physical gradients in the Arctic Barents Sea. Progress in Oceanography
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Soto Angel, Joan-Josep; Jaspers, C.; Hosia, Aino Laila Johanna; Majaneva, Sanna Kristiina; Martell Hernandez, Luis Felipe; Burkhardt, Pawel. (2023) Are we there yet to eliminate the terms larva, metamorphosis, and dissogeny from the ctenophore literature?. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS)
Brev til redaktøren
Husson, Berengere; Eriksen, Elena; Jentoft, Sissel; Boge, Erling; Borgå, Katrine; Chierici, Melissa. (2023) Polar cod connectivity cruise 2022 Cruise Report. UiT Norges arktiske universitet The Nansen Legacy Report Series (37)
Rapport
Svendsen, Thea; Majaneva, Sanna Kristiina; Majaneva, Markus; Båtnes, Anna Solvang; Johnsen, Geir. (2023) The usability of eDNA to identify and quantify zooplankton communities. NTNU
Mastergradsoppgave
Krohn-Pettersen, Gitte; Majaneva, Sanna Kristiina; Viljanen, Martta; Grant, Stephen Denis; Johnsen, Geir. (2023) Blinks in the dark - Detecting and characterizing flash kinetics of bioluminescence for in situ species recognition of zooplankton. NTNU
Mastergradsoppgave
Aberle, Nicole; Volpe, Charlotte; Østensen, Mari-Ann; Majaneva, Sanna. (2023) Long-term dynamics, population structure and connectivity of the helmet jellyfish Periphylla periphylla in a Norwegian fjord and adjacent waters. Journal of Plankton Research
Vitenskapelig artikkel

2022

Weydmann-Zwolicka, Agata; Cottier, Finlo Robert; Berge, Jørgen; Majaneva, Sanna; Kuklinski, Piotr; Zwolicki, Adrian. (2022) Environmental niche overlap in sibling planktonic species Calanus finmarchicus and C. glacialis in Arctic fjords. Ecology and Evolution
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Oudijk, Esmée; Hasler, Oliver Kevin; Øveraas, Henning; Marty, Sabine; Williamson, David Roddan; Svendsen, Torbjørn Karl. (2022) Campaign For Hyperspectral Data Validation In North Atlantic Coastal Waters. Workshop on Hyperspectral Image and Signal Processing, Evolution in Remote Sensing
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Fragoso, Glaucia Moreira; Davies, Emlyn John; Fossum, Trygve Olav; Ullgren, Jenny; Majaneva, Sanna; Aberle-Malzahn, Nicole. (2022) Contrasting phytoplankton-zooplankton distributions observed through autonomous platforms, in-situ optical sensors and discrete sampling. PLOS ONE
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Edelist, Dor; Knutsen, Øyvind; Ellingsen, Ingrid H.; Majaneva, Sanna; Aberle-Malzahn, Nicole; Dror, Hila. (2022) Tracking jellyfish swarm origins using a combined oceanographic-genetic-citizen science approach. Frontiers in Marine Science
Vitenskapelig artikkel

2021

Majaneva, Sanna; Ringvold, Halldis; Johansen, Ellie; Østensen, Mari-Ann; Hosia, Aino Laila Johanna. (2021) Hiding in plain sight - Euplokamis dunlapae (Ctenophora) in Norwegian waters. Journal of Plankton Research
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Johansen, Ellie; Aberle-Malzahn, Nicole; Østensen, Mari-Ann; Majaneva, Sanna. (2021) Assessing the Value of a Citizen Science Approach for Ctenophore Identification. Frontiers in Marine Science
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Weydmann-Zwolicka, Agata; Prątnicka, Paula; Łącka, Magdalena; Majaneva, Sanna; Cottier, Finlo Robert; Berge, Jørgen. (2021) Zooplankton and sediment fluxes in two contrasting fjords reveal Atlantification of the Arctic. Science of the Total Environment
Vitenskapelig artikkel

2020

Majaneva, Sanna; Fridolfsson, Emil; Casini, Michele; Legrand, Catherine; Lindehoff, Elin; Margonski, Piotr. (2020) Deficiency syndromes in top predators associated with large-scale changes in the Baltic Sea ecosystem. PLOS ONE
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Majaneva, Sanna; Cyvin, Øylov Emma; Sandbakk, Elin; Skjelbakken, Roger; Hansen, Frid Kvalpskarmo; Sylvester, Morten. (2020) Skjulte skjønnheter og glupske rovdyr. En utstilling om ribbemaneter. Museumsutstilling
Museumsutstilling

2019

Fridolfsson, Emil; Bunse, Carina; Legrand, Catherine; Lindehoff, Elin; Majaneva, Sanna Kristiina; Hylander, Samuel. (2019) Seasonal variation and species-specific concentrations of the essential vitamin B1 (thiamin) in zooplankton and seston . Marine Biology
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Wallin, Jan-Konrad; Bading, Katharina; Østensen, Mari-Ann; Aberle-Malzahn, Nicole; Majaneva, Sanna; Ekrem, Torbjørn. (2019) Community dynamics and barcoding of protozooplankton in the Trondheim Fjord, Norway. Genome
Sammendrag/abstract
Sjøholtstrand, Marianne; Haugen, Randi Wenche; Bakken, Torkild; Vaagland, Henriette; Falnes, Sten Terje; Aberle-Malzahn, Nicole. (2019) Flytende Forskning. Publikum er velkomne ombord i NTNUs eget forskningsfartøy F/F Gunnerus. Der fikk publikum omvisning på skipet, gjennomføre enkle tester og analyser i tørr- og våtlaboratoriet ombord. 15 personer ble med ut på «forskningstokt» på fjorden. Forskningsdagene - Åpen båt & tokt på fjorden med forskningsfartøyet F/F Gunnerus
Annen presentasjon

2018

Geoffroy, Maxime; Berge, Jørgen; Majaneva, Sanna Kristiina; Johnsen, Geir; Langbehn, Tom; Cottier, Finlo Robert. (2018) Increased occurrence of the jellyfish Periphylla periphylla in the European high Arctic. Polar Biology
Short communication

2017

Marquardt, Miriam; Majaneva, Sanna Kristiina; Pitusi, Vanessa; Søreide, Janne. (2017) Pan-Arctic distribution of the hydrozoan Sympagohydra tuuli? First record in sea ice from Svalbard (European Arctic). Polar Biology
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Halsband, Claudia; Majaneva, Sanna Kristiina; Hosia, Aino; Emaus, Per; Gaardsted, Frank; Zhou, Qin. (2017) Jellyfish summer distribution, diversity and impact on fish farms in a Nordic fjord. Marine Ecology Progress Series
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Majaneva, Markus; Blomster, Jaanika; Müller, Susann; Autio, Riitta; Majaneva, Sanna Kristiina; Hyytiäinen, Kirsi. (2017) Sea-ice eukaryotes of the Gulf of Finland, Baltic Sea, and evidence forherbivory on weakly shade-adapted ice algae. European Journal of Protistology
Vitenskapelig artikkel

2016

Majaneva, Sanna Kristiina; Hamon, Gwenaelle; Fugmann, Gerlis Ursula; Lisowska, Maja; Baeseman, Jenny Lynn. (2016) Where are they now? – A case study of the impact of international travel support for early career Arctic researchers. Polar Science
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Müller, Susann; Vähätalo, Anssi V.; Uusikivi, Jari; Majaneva, Markus; Majaneva, Sanna Kristiina; Autio, Riitta. (2016) Primary production calculations for sea ice from bio-optical observations in the Baltic Sea. Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene
Vitenskapelig artikkel

2014

Berge, Jørgen; Cottier, Finlo; Varpe, Øystein; Renaud, Paul; Falk-Petersen, Stig; Kwasniewski, Sawomir. (2014) Arctic complexity: A case study on diel vertical migration of zooplankton. Journal of Plankton Research
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Berge, Jørgen; Majaneva, Sanna. (2014) UNDERSTANDING THE BIODIVERSITY AND ECOLOGICAL IMPORTANCE OF CTENOPHORES – LESSONS FROM ARCTIC AND BALTIC MERTENSIA OVUM . University of Helsinki
Doktorgradsavhandling
Majaneva, Sanna; Setälä, Outi; Gorokhova, Elena; Lehtiniemi, Maiju. (2014) Feeding of the Arctic ctenophore Mertensia ovum in the Baltic Sea: evidence of the use of microbial prey. Journal of Plankton Research
Vitenskapelig artikkel

2013

Majaneva, Sanna; Berge, Jørgen; Renaud, Paul; Vader, Anna; Stübner, Eike Ingrid; Meshram, Archana. (2013) Aggregations of predators and prey affect predation impact of the Arctic ctenophore Mertensia ovum. Marine Ecology Progress Series
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Majaneva, Sanna; Majaneva, M.. (2013) Cydippid ctenophores in the coastal waters of Svalbard: is it only Mertensia ovum?. Polar Biology
Vitenskapelig artikkel

2012

Granhag, Lena; Majaneva, Sanna; Møller, Lene Friis. (2012) First recordings of the ctenophore Euplokamis sp. (Ctenophora, Cydippida) in Swedish coastal waters and molecular identification of this genus. Aquatic Invasions
Vitenskapelig artikkel

Tidsskriftspublikasjoner

Mo-Bjørkelund, Tore; Majaneva, Sanna Kristiina; Moreira Fragoso, Glaucia; Johnsen, Geir; Ludvigsen, Martin. (2024) Multi-vehicle adaptive 3D mapping for targeted ocean sampling. PLOS ONE
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Fridolfsson, Emil; Majaneva, Sanna; Hylander, Samuel. (2023) Limited effects of macro-nutrient ratios on thiamin content and transfer in phytoplankton and copepods. Journal of Plankton Research
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Williamson, David Roddan; Moreira Fragoso, Glaucia; Majaneva, Sanna Kristiina; Dallolio, Alberto; Halvorsen, Daniel Ørnes; Hasler, Oliver Kevin. (2023) Monitoring Algal Blooms with Complementary Sensors on Multiple Spatial and Temporal Scales. Oceanography
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Engeland, Tom Van; Bagøien, Espen; Wold, Anette; Cannaby, Heather Anne; Majaneva, Sanna Kristiina; Vader, Anna. (2023) Diversity and seasonal development of large zooplankton along physical gradients in the Arctic Barents Sea. Progress in Oceanography
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Soto Angel, Joan-Josep; Jaspers, C.; Hosia, Aino Laila Johanna; Majaneva, Sanna Kristiina; Martell Hernandez, Luis Felipe; Burkhardt, Pawel. (2023) Are we there yet to eliminate the terms larva, metamorphosis, and dissogeny from the ctenophore literature?. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS)
Brev til redaktøren
Aberle, Nicole; Volpe, Charlotte; Østensen, Mari-Ann; Majaneva, Sanna. (2023) Long-term dynamics, population structure and connectivity of the helmet jellyfish Periphylla periphylla in a Norwegian fjord and adjacent waters. Journal of Plankton Research
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Weydmann-Zwolicka, Agata; Cottier, Finlo Robert; Berge, Jørgen; Majaneva, Sanna; Kuklinski, Piotr; Zwolicki, Adrian. (2022) Environmental niche overlap in sibling planktonic species Calanus finmarchicus and C. glacialis in Arctic fjords. Ecology and Evolution
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Oudijk, Esmée; Hasler, Oliver Kevin; Øveraas, Henning; Marty, Sabine; Williamson, David Roddan; Svendsen, Torbjørn Karl. (2022) Campaign For Hyperspectral Data Validation In North Atlantic Coastal Waters. Workshop on Hyperspectral Image and Signal Processing, Evolution in Remote Sensing
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Fragoso, Glaucia Moreira; Davies, Emlyn John; Fossum, Trygve Olav; Ullgren, Jenny; Majaneva, Sanna; Aberle-Malzahn, Nicole. (2022) Contrasting phytoplankton-zooplankton distributions observed through autonomous platforms, in-situ optical sensors and discrete sampling. PLOS ONE
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Edelist, Dor; Knutsen, Øyvind; Ellingsen, Ingrid H.; Majaneva, Sanna; Aberle-Malzahn, Nicole; Dror, Hila. (2022) Tracking jellyfish swarm origins using a combined oceanographic-genetic-citizen science approach. Frontiers in Marine Science
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Majaneva, Sanna; Ringvold, Halldis; Johansen, Ellie; Østensen, Mari-Ann; Hosia, Aino Laila Johanna. (2021) Hiding in plain sight - Euplokamis dunlapae (Ctenophora) in Norwegian waters. Journal of Plankton Research
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Johansen, Ellie; Aberle-Malzahn, Nicole; Østensen, Mari-Ann; Majaneva, Sanna. (2021) Assessing the Value of a Citizen Science Approach for Ctenophore Identification. Frontiers in Marine Science
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Weydmann-Zwolicka, Agata; Prątnicka, Paula; Łącka, Magdalena; Majaneva, Sanna; Cottier, Finlo Robert; Berge, Jørgen. (2021) Zooplankton and sediment fluxes in two contrasting fjords reveal Atlantification of the Arctic. Science of the Total Environment
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Majaneva, Sanna; Fridolfsson, Emil; Casini, Michele; Legrand, Catherine; Lindehoff, Elin; Margonski, Piotr. (2020) Deficiency syndromes in top predators associated with large-scale changes in the Baltic Sea ecosystem. PLOS ONE
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Fridolfsson, Emil; Bunse, Carina; Legrand, Catherine; Lindehoff, Elin; Majaneva, Sanna Kristiina; Hylander, Samuel. (2019) Seasonal variation and species-specific concentrations of the essential vitamin B1 (thiamin) in zooplankton and seston . Marine Biology
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Wallin, Jan-Konrad; Bading, Katharina; Østensen, Mari-Ann; Aberle-Malzahn, Nicole; Majaneva, Sanna; Ekrem, Torbjørn. (2019) Community dynamics and barcoding of protozooplankton in the Trondheim Fjord, Norway. Genome
Sammendrag/abstract
Geoffroy, Maxime; Berge, Jørgen; Majaneva, Sanna Kristiina; Johnsen, Geir; Langbehn, Tom; Cottier, Finlo Robert. (2018) Increased occurrence of the jellyfish Periphylla periphylla in the European high Arctic. Polar Biology
Short communication
Marquardt, Miriam; Majaneva, Sanna Kristiina; Pitusi, Vanessa; Søreide, Janne. (2017) Pan-Arctic distribution of the hydrozoan Sympagohydra tuuli? First record in sea ice from Svalbard (European Arctic). Polar Biology
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Halsband, Claudia; Majaneva, Sanna Kristiina; Hosia, Aino; Emaus, Per; Gaardsted, Frank; Zhou, Qin. (2017) Jellyfish summer distribution, diversity and impact on fish farms in a Nordic fjord. Marine Ecology Progress Series
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Majaneva, Markus; Blomster, Jaanika; Müller, Susann; Autio, Riitta; Majaneva, Sanna Kristiina; Hyytiäinen, Kirsi. (2017) Sea-ice eukaryotes of the Gulf of Finland, Baltic Sea, and evidence forherbivory on weakly shade-adapted ice algae. European Journal of Protistology
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Majaneva, Sanna Kristiina; Hamon, Gwenaelle; Fugmann, Gerlis Ursula; Lisowska, Maja; Baeseman, Jenny Lynn. (2016) Where are they now? – A case study of the impact of international travel support for early career Arctic researchers. Polar Science
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Müller, Susann; Vähätalo, Anssi V.; Uusikivi, Jari; Majaneva, Markus; Majaneva, Sanna Kristiina; Autio, Riitta. (2016) Primary production calculations for sea ice from bio-optical observations in the Baltic Sea. Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Berge, Jørgen; Cottier, Finlo; Varpe, Øystein; Renaud, Paul; Falk-Petersen, Stig; Kwasniewski, Sawomir. (2014) Arctic complexity: A case study on diel vertical migration of zooplankton. Journal of Plankton Research
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Majaneva, Sanna; Setälä, Outi; Gorokhova, Elena; Lehtiniemi, Maiju. (2014) Feeding of the Arctic ctenophore Mertensia ovum in the Baltic Sea: evidence of the use of microbial prey. Journal of Plankton Research
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Majaneva, Sanna; Berge, Jørgen; Renaud, Paul; Vader, Anna; Stübner, Eike Ingrid; Meshram, Archana. (2013) Aggregations of predators and prey affect predation impact of the Arctic ctenophore Mertensia ovum. Marine Ecology Progress Series
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Majaneva, Sanna; Majaneva, M.. (2013) Cydippid ctenophores in the coastal waters of Svalbard: is it only Mertensia ovum?. Polar Biology
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Granhag, Lena; Majaneva, Sanna; Møller, Lene Friis. (2012) First recordings of the ctenophore Euplokamis sp. (Ctenophora, Cydippida) in Swedish coastal waters and molecular identification of this genus. Aquatic Invasions
Vitenskapelig artikkel

Rapport

Førde, Hedda; Grant, Stephen Denis; Viljanen, Martta; Majaneva, Sanna Kristiina; Johnsen, Geir. (2024) Glow and Know – Evaluating the Potential of Spectral Bioluminescence as a Tool for Zooplankton Identification in situ. NTNU
Mastergradsoppgave
Five, Taran; Majaneva, Sanna Kristiina; Viljanen, Martta; Grant, Stephen Denis; Johnsen, Geir. (2024) Studying Behavioral Responses to Bioluminescence in Zooplankton. NTNU
Mastergradsoppgave
Husson, Berengere; Eriksen, Elena; Jentoft, Sissel; Boge, Erling; Borgå, Katrine; Chierici, Melissa. (2023) Polar cod connectivity cruise 2022 Cruise Report. UiT Norges arktiske universitet The Nansen Legacy Report Series (37)
Rapport
Svendsen, Thea; Majaneva, Sanna Kristiina; Majaneva, Markus; Båtnes, Anna Solvang; Johnsen, Geir. (2023) The usability of eDNA to identify and quantify zooplankton communities. NTNU
Mastergradsoppgave
Krohn-Pettersen, Gitte; Majaneva, Sanna Kristiina; Viljanen, Martta; Grant, Stephen Denis; Johnsen, Geir. (2023) Blinks in the dark - Detecting and characterizing flash kinetics of bioluminescence for in situ species recognition of zooplankton. NTNU
Mastergradsoppgave
Berge, Jørgen; Majaneva, Sanna. (2014) UNDERSTANDING THE BIODIVERSITY AND ECOLOGICAL IMPORTANCE OF CTENOPHORES – LESSONS FROM ARCTIC AND BALTIC MERTENSIA OVUM . University of Helsinki
Doktorgradsavhandling

UTSTILLING

Majaneva, Sanna; Cyvin, Øylov Emma; Sandbakk, Elin; Skjelbakken, Roger; Hansen, Frid Kvalpskarmo; Sylvester, Morten. (2020) Skjulte skjønnheter og glupske rovdyr. En utstilling om ribbemaneter. Museumsutstilling
Museumsutstilling
Sjøholtstrand, Marianne; Haugen, Randi Wenche; Bakken, Torkild; Vaagland, Henriette; Falnes, Sten Terje; Aberle-Malzahn, Nicole. (2019) Flytende Forskning. Publikum er velkomne ombord i NTNUs eget forskningsfartøy F/F Gunnerus. Der fikk publikum omvisning på skipet, gjennomføre enkle tester og analyser i tørr- og våtlaboratoriet ombord. 15 personer ble med ut på «forskningstokt» på fjorden. Forskningsdagene - Åpen båt & tokt på fjorden med forskningsfartøyet F/F Gunnerus
Annen presentasjon

PRODUKT

Viljanen, Martta; Five, Taran; Majaneva, Sanna Kristiina. (2024) Zooplankton behavioral data polar night 2023 .
Annet produkt
Viljanen, Martta; Førde, Hedda; Majaneva, Sanna Kristiina; Grant, Stephen Denis; Johnsen, Geir. (2024) Zooplankton spectral bioluminescence database.
Database

Undervisning

Emner

BI2060 - Marine Ecology

Formidling