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Zorro is an interdiciplinary research program working with management and restoration of eelgrass in sweden.
Link to webpage: https://www.gu.se/en/research/zorro
This week at the Swedish Biodiversity Symposium! 🌱
Johan Severinson shared insights on drifting Furcellaria mats replacing eelgrass and their genetic distinctness.
Lena Gipperth explored funding gaps in ecosystem restoration and innovative financial tools for eelgrass recovery
October 24, 2025 at 8:11 AM
🎓💥 Huge congrats to Dr. Ries, Zorro’s freshest PhD! 🥳
She just nailed her defense on Clonality, Connectivity and Conservation of Eelgrass.🌿💚
What a stellar job — we’re so proud of you! @stefanieries.bsky.social
October 17, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Volunteers have been testing a new no-diving method for seagrass restoration- what a team! 💪🌱 Great to see such public enthusiasm. A joint effort by Kosterhavet National Park & the Zorro research group #Seagrass #Restoration
@edinfantes.bsky.social @permoksnes.bsky.social
July 4, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Marlene Jahnke from the zorrogroup is giving a talk on how genetic tools can be used to chose optimal donor meadows during seagrass restoration 🧬 🌱 🇸🇪 at #ESRW2025 in Arcachon 🇫🇷 #generationrestoration
April 10, 2025 at 9:41 AM
@maru-bernal.bsky.social from the zorrogroup presenting her work at #ESRW2025 🌱🇸🇪 #generationrestoration
April 9, 2025 at 3:15 PM
The past few days we’ve started new eelgrass planting experiments in the Koster national park in Sweden to see if we can overcome problems with crab damage 🌱🦀 We have also done a mark-recapture of crabs and the population numbers are astonishing 😳
January 24, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Come and check out @JohanSeverinson poster at 5 pm - spot P16 - right in front of the altar 🤌🇸🇪 @ISBW15_WSC24
January 24, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Last talk from the @zorrogroup 🇸🇪🌱@Per_Mox talks about regime shifts and sand capping as a method for reducing turbidity - allowing eelgrass to survive and grow again! @ISBW15_WSC24
January 24, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Last day of talks @ISBW15_WSC24 🌱 🇸🇪 🇮🇹 what an amazing gathering of seagrass researchers!
January 24, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Great flash talk by @MruBernal and the perfect venue for talking about seagrass sex 😝 #ISBW15_WSC2024 in Napoli!
January 24, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Great presentation by @MarleneJahnke3 during #ISBW15_WSC2024 in Napoli!
January 24, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Today on #WorldOceanDay the
@zorrogroup is spreading knowledge about seagrasses, why it is important and threatened och what we can do to protect it 🌱🇸🇪

goteborg.naturskyddsforeningen.se/2024/05/27/var…
January 24, 2025 at 6:04 AM
New exciting study in the cite centre of Malmö! The @zorrogroup will
Investigate natural recolonisation of eelgrass 🌱in a restored part of Malmö harbour. A truly unique opportunity to study the patterns and genetics of eelgrass rewilding. Read more:

gu.se/en/news/resear…
January 24, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Drone mapping of eelgrass in southern Sweden 🚁🌱🇸🇪
January 24, 2025 at 6:03 AM
3,5 kg (!) of algae from 1 m2 of eelgrass meadow😮. The bottom is really packed with these furcellaria balls. It will be interesting to see their effect on the meadow 🤩
January 24, 2025 at 6:03 AM
New experiment on the go, examining how bottom drifting macroalgae affect eelgrass meadows! 🌱🇸🇪 @zorrogroup
January 24, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Today the @zorrogroup is interviewed on national radio @sverigesradio about how restoration of eelgrass can lead the recovery and increased diversity of fauna 🌱🌱🌱
January 24, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Today we celebrate seagrass worldwide! Information is key for promoting conservation, so #letstalkseagrass! The @zorrogroup is spreading the word at #tjärnömarinelaboratory #WorldSeagrassDay
January 24, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Seagrass is being celebrated at #tjärnömarinalaboratorium on #WorldSeagrassDay with seagrass cookies and poetry! /@zorrogroup
January 24, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Successful sand-capping and #eelgrass restoration in NW #Sweden. Last spring we placed 8000 ton of sand on 1 ha seafloor to reduce sediment resuspension, and planted 80 000 shoots of eelgrass. Surveys last weeks showed great survival and growth with almost 900 000 shoots!
January 24, 2025 at 6:02 AM
We aim to bring #seagrass monitoring to a new level: in collaboration with local managers we combine the use of #drones to map the areal extent of eelgrass, with genetic sampling to establish a #conservation #genetic baseline along the #Swedish NW coast. Stay tuned for more!
January 24, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Amazing to have the importance of our #biodiversity and #genetic diversity research on #eelgrass honoured by the Swedish king! Congratulations @MarleneJahnke3! 🌱🇸🇪
January 24, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Promising results for eelgrass restoration using sand-capping!
This summer, 80,000 eelgrass shoots were planted on 1 ha of seafloor, which had been sand-capped to reduce sediment resuspension. Since then the number of shoots have doubled🌱🇸🇪

Read more:

bit.ly/3DNYYhl
January 24, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Lovande resultat för ålgräsplantering på sand!
Antalet skott har dubblerats sedan planteringen i somras 🌱🌱🌱🌱

Pressmeddelande:Promising results for eelgrass restoration on sand!
Since planting this summer, the number of shoots has doubled

bit.ly/3lXxSOI
January 24, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Join the ZORRO-team!
Announcement of a new PhD-position working with mats of drifting algae. The algae prevent eelgrass recovery in many historical eelgrass sites but little is known about its ecology and function in the ecosystem.

Read more and apply:

bit.ly/3D8aLqx
January 24, 2025 at 6:02 AM