IA-LIFE Radio
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IA-LIFE Radio
The Improve Aquatic LIFE podcast follows one of Europe’s most ambitious nature conservation projects. With over 500 planned measures, aquatic environments in southern Sweden will be brought back to life – from rippling headwaters to open seas.
In each episode, we meet experts, researchers and entrepreneurs working to restore healthy ecosystems in rivers, lakes, wetlands and coastal waters. We explore how projects are boosting biodiversity, protecting threatened species such as Freshwater pearl mussel, Thick shelled river mussel, salmon and sea lamprey, and preparing our waters for the challenges of climate change.
Coordinating for living water
Water and wetland restoration requires close cooperation between authorities, researchers and landowners. In the podcast, water conservation experts Therese Asp, Mikael Ljung, Karl-Johan Persson and Jan Cedervind share their experiences, their varied working days and the driving forces that characterize their work in Improve Aquatic LIFE. The podcast is led by Nicka Hellenberg
The secretive life of mussels
Freshwater pearl mussel and Thick shelled river mussel are two freshwater species that are important for Swedish rivers and environments. The mussels have been severely affected by human impact, but are being helped to re-establish themselves. For example, did you know that a Freshwater pearl mussel can live to be over 200 years old and that it spreads with the help of salmon and sea trout as host fish? In this episode, Niklas Wengström, PhD in biology, and Martin Österling, researcher and teacher, meet two real experts on mussels. The podcast is led by Nicka Hellenberg – Swedish Anglers Association’s big fish registrar.
Sea trout - research, facts and fascination
What do we really know about sea trout – and what remains to be discovered? In this episode, we meet Johan Höjesjö, Professor of Ecological Zoology at the University of Gothenburg, and Anders Nilsson, Professor of Aquatic Ecology at Lund University. Together they share exciting research findings about the life, behavior and future of sea trout. The podcast is hosted by Nicka Hellenberg – sea trout enthusiast and head of the Swedish Anglers Association’s Big Fish Register.
