Johanna Myrseth Aarflot
Arbeidsområde
Currently, my rearch focuses largely on Norwegian coastal waters and to some degree polar ecosystems (Barents Sea). I am the principal investigator in a recently funded research project (PELAGIC, Norwegian Research Council) where our primary objective is to assess how temperature and water clarity affects planktonic size structure, dynamics and the competitive relationship between visual and tactile planktivore predators in coastal ecosystems. I also work with integrated ecosystem assessments (IEA) and ecosystem risk assessments (ERA), aiming at strengthening the ecosystem approach to marine management. I am part of the NORWECOM.E2E modelling team at the IMR and collaborate in model development and analyses, in particular to individual-based modelling of key calanoid copepods in the Nordic Seas.
Curriculum Vitae
WORK EXPERIENCE:
2021 - Research Scientist, Institute of Marine Research
2019 - 2021 Postdoctoral research fellow, Nansen Legacy project/Institute of Marine Research
2016 - 2019 PhD candidate, Institute of Marine Research
2013 - 2016 Consultant, Norwegian Trekking Association (Den Norske Turistforening, DNT)
2009 - 2012 HR advisor, Norsk Gjenvinning corporation
EDUCATION:
2016 - 2019 PhD in marine ecology, University of Bergen
2008 - 2009 Master in European Business (junior MBA), ESCP Europe
2006 - 2007 MSc in Fisheries Biology and Management, University of Bergen
2002 - 2005 Bachelor in General Biology, University of Bergen
PROJECT MANAGEMENT:
2023 - 2027 Project leader for PELAGIC: Plankont size and plaktivore competition along the Norwegian coast and fjords: ecological implications of warmer and darker waters. Funder: Norwegian Research Council.
2022 - 2023 Work package leader in CoastRisk, IMR strategic institute project. Funder: Norwegian Research Council.
2019 - 2022 Main developer of C. glacialis indivdual-based model, Nansen Legacy project. Funder: Norwegian Research Council.
OTHER RELEVANT PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES:
2023 Invited co-chair of session "Natural disasters, multiple stressors and cumulative impacts along sub-arctic and arctic coasts", ESSAS Annual Science Conference.
2022 - 2023 Invited guest editor for Nansen Legacy special issue "Seasonality and interannual variability of physical, chemical and biological states and processes in the northern Barents Sea and adjacent areas", Progress in Oceanography.
2022- Chair-invited member of the ICES Working Group on Integrative, Physical-biological and Ecosystem Modelling.
2021 Invited member of the science committee for Arctic Frontiers 2021 session 5 "The coupled Arctic ecosystem - lessons learned from recent international campaigns.
2020 - 2021 Invited member of "Vest ut og Fram", network for females working in industries and research institutions within the ocean and energy sectors. Organizer: Vestlandets Innovasjonsselskap (VIS). Funder: Norwegian Research Council and Vestland fylkeskommune.
PUBLICATIONS:
Planque B., Aarflot J. M., Buttay L, Carroll J., Frasner F., Hansen C., Husson B., Langangen Ø., Lindstrøm U., Pedersen T., Primicerio R., Sivel E., Skogen M. D., Strombom E., Stige L. C., Varpe Ø., Yoccoz N. G. 2022. A standard protocol for describing the evaluation of ecological models. Ecological Modelling 471, 110059. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2022.110059.
Aarflot J. M., Hjøllo S. S., Strand E., Skogen M. D. 2022. Transportation and predation control structures the distribution of a key calanoid in the Nordic Seas. Progress in Oceanography 202: 102761. doi: 10.1016/j.pocean.2022.102761
Skjoldal H. R., Aarflot J. M., Bagøien E., Skagseth Ø., Rønning J., Lien V. S. 2021. Seasonal and interannual variability in abundance and population development of Calanus finmarchicus at the western entrance to the Barents Sea, 1995-2019. Progress in Oceanography 195: 102574. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2021.102574
Aarflot J. M., Dalpadado P. and Fiksen Ø. 2020. Foraging success in planktivorous fish increases with topographic blockage of prey distributions. Marine Ecology Progress Series 644: 129-142. doi: 10.3354/meps13343
Aarflot J. M., Aksnes D. L., Opdal A. F., Skjoldal H. R. and Fiksen Ø. 2019. Caught in broad daylight: Topographic constraints on zooplankton depth distributions. Limnology and Oceanography 64 (3): 849-859. doi: 10.1002/lno.11079.
Aarflot J. M., Skjoldal H. R., Dalpadado P., Skern-Mauritzen M. 2018. Contribution of Calanus species to the mesozooplankton biomass in the Barents Sea. ICES Journal of Marine Science 75 (7): 2342-2354. doi: 10.1093/icesjms/fsx221.
Myrseth J., Enberg K., Heino M. and Fiksen Ø. 2011. Do accurate stock estimates increase harvest and reduce variability in fisheries yield? Natural Resource Modelling 24: 222-241.
REPORTS:
Hansen C., Aarflot J. M., Eriksen E., Husson B., Fauchald P., Johansen G. O., Jørgensen L. L., van der Meeren G., Mikkelsen N., Ottersen G., von Quillfeldt C. H., Skern-Mauritzen M. 2022. Samlet påvirkning i foreslåtte særlige verdifulle og sårbare områder i norske havområder. Rapport fra havforskningen 2022-46.
SELECTED POPULAR OUTREACH:
2022 NorFishing, popular science outreach at Forskningstorget. Organizer: Norwegian Research Council.
2022 Arendalsuken, invited speaker. Organizer: Institute of Marine Research.
2022 Newspaper interview Verdens Gang (VG, online edition)
2021 Arendalsuken, invited participant to public debate. Organizer: Norwegian Polar Institute.
2021 Pint of Science, invited speaker. Organizer: Pint of Science Bergen
2020 Research elevator pitch, YouTube and Facebook. Organizer: Nansen Legacy project.
2019 Newspaper chronicle, Aftenposten (printed edition)
2018 Participant in "Researcher Grand Prix". Organizer: Forskningsdagene i Bergen/NRK
Publikasjoner
Vitenskapelige artikler (NVI)
2023
Visual predation risk and spatial distributions of large Arctic copepods along gradients of sea ice and bottom depth
Limnology and Oceanography
2022
Transportation and predation control structures the distribution of a key calanoid in the Nordic Seas
Progress in Oceanography
202
2022
A standard protocol for describing the evaluation of ecological models
Ecological Modelling
471
2021
Seasonal and interannual variability in abundance and population development of Calanus finmarchicus at the western entrance to the Barents Sea, 1995–2019
Progress in Oceanography
195
2020
Foraging success in planktivorous fish increases with topographic blockage of prey distributions
Marine Ecology Progress Series
644
p. 129-142
2018
Caught in broad daylight: Topographic constraints of zooplankton depth distributions
Limnology and Oceanography
64
p. 849-859
2017
Contribution of Calanus to the mesozooplankton biomass in the Barents Sea
ICES Journal of Marine Science
2017
Contribution of Calanus species to the mesozooplankton biomass in the Barents Sea
ICES Journal of Marine Science
2011
Do accurate stock estimates increase harvest and reduce variability in fisheries yields?
Natural Resource Modeling
24
p. 222-241
Annet tidsskriftbidrag
2019
Hver sommer bader du med verdens sterkeste dyr
Aftenposten (morgenutg. : trykt utg.)
p. 16-17
Faglige foredrag
2023
A standard protocol for describing the evaluation of ecological models
2022
Integrated assessment of human activities and associated pressures along the Norwegian coast
2022
Visual predation risk and spatial distribution of large Arctic copepods along gradients sea ice and bottom depth
2021
How the bottom kills plankton
2021
The pelagic riskscape and consequences for zooplankton size along gradients of light and sea-ice in the Barents Sea
2021
Why we care about copepods
2020
Bathymetry Structures Predator-prey Dynamics between Zooplankton and Fish in Marine Pelagic Ecosystems
2019
Bathymetry structures predator-prey dynamics between zooplankton and fish in marine pelagic ecosystems
2019
Zooplankton-phytoplankton relationships in a changing climate
2019
Tips and tricks for popular science communication
2018
Verdens sterkeste dyr
2017
Contribution of Calanus to the mesozooplankton biomass in the Barents Sea
2017
Mesozooplankton in the Barents Sea: Key drivers, predation effects and impacts on fish stock productivity
2017
Zooplankton studies in the Barents Sea
Poster
2022
The distribution of Calanus hyberboreus in the Nordic Seas is structured by advective transport and predation
2021
Cosmopolitan or endemic: on the source of Calanus glacialis in the Barents Sea ecosystem
2019
Sea-ice loss is bad news for large copepods
2017
Do predation from fish structure zooplankton communities in the Barents Sea?
Rapporter og avhandlinger
2022
Samlet påvirkning i foreslåtte særlig verdifulle og sårbare områder i norske havområder
2020
Best practices for ecological model evaluation II: Workshop Report
2019
Three-dimensional zooplankton distributions seen through the lens of fish in the Barents Sea
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