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Gunilla Toth
Senior Lecturer
Department of Marine SciencesDeputy Head of Department
Department of Marine Sciences-
Unlocking economic potential of the Ulva crop for low salinity environments: exploring the effect of salinity gradients on the performance and valuable compounds of Baltic Sea
strains
Sophie Steinhagen, Ida Johansson, Julia Specht, Swantje Enge, Karin Larsson, Ingrid Undeland, Gunilla B. Toth
Botanica Marina - 2025 -
Assessment of hydrogen peroxide as a bioindicator of stress in seaweed
aquaculture
Lina Taenzer, Gunilla Toth, Colleen M. Hansel
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS - 2024 -
Ocean acidification reduces thallus strength in a non-calcifying foundation
seaweed
Alexandra Kinnby, Gunnar Cervin, Ann I. Larsson, Ulrica Edlund, Gunilla B. Toth, Henrik Pavia
Current Biology - 2023 -
Molecular identification of the ubiquitous green algae Ulva reveals high biodiversity, crypticity, and invasive species in the Atlantic-Baltic Sea
region
Sophie Steinhagen, Samanta Hoffmann, Henrik Pavia, Gunilla B. Toth
Algal Research - 2023 -
Determination of nitrogen content in Ulva fenestrata by color image analysis – a rapid and cost-efficient method to estimate nitrogen content in
seaweeds
Kristoffer Stedt, Gunilla B. Toth, Johan Davegård, Henrik Pavia, Sophie Steinhagen
Frontiers in Marine Science - 2022 -
Salinity and host drive Ulva associated bacterial communities across the Atlantic-Baltic Sea
gradient
Luna van der Loos, Sofie D’Hondt, Aschwin Engelen, Henrik Pavia, Gunilla B. Toth, Anne Willems, Florian Weinberger, Olivier De Clerck, Sophie Steinhagen
Molecular Ecology - 2022 -
Closed life-cycle aquaculture of sea lettuce (Ulva fenestrata): performance and biochemical profile differ in early developmental
stages
Sophie Steinhagen, Karin Larsson, Joakim Olsson, Eva Albers, Ingrid Undeland, Henrik Pavia, Gunilla B. Toth
Frontiers in Marine Science - 2022 -
Cultivation of Ulva fenestrata using herring production process waters increases biomass yield and protein
content
Kristoffer Stedt, Oscar Gustavsson, Barbro Kollander, Ingrid Undeland, Gunilla B. Toth, Henrik Pavia
Frontiers in Marine Science - 2022 -
Adherence of kelp (Saccharina latissima) gametophytes on ropes with different binder treatments and flow
regimes
Wouter Visch, Ann I. Larsson, Per Åberg, Gunilla B. Toth
Journal of Applied Phycology - 2022 -
Cultivation in wastewater increases growth and nitrogen content of seaweeds: A
meta-analysis
Kristoffer Stedt, Henrik Pavia, Gunilla B. Toth
Journal of Algal Research - 2022 -
Post-harvest cultivation with seafood process waters improves protein levels of Ulva fenestrata while retaining important food sensory
attributes
Kristoffer Stedt, Sophie Steinhagen, João P. Trigo, Barbro Kollander, Ingrid Undeland, Gunilla B. Toth, Karin Wendin, Henrik Pavia
Frontiers in Marine Science - 2022 -
Harvest time can affect the optimal yield and quality of sea lettuce (Ulva fenestrata) in a sustainable sea-based
cultivation
Sophie Steinhagen, Swantje Enge, Gunnar Cervin, Karin Larsson, Ulrica Edlund, Alina Schmidt, Niklas Wahlström, Barbro Kollander, Henrik Pavia, Ingrid Undeland, Gunilla Toth
Frontiers in Marine Science - 2022 -
In vitro digestibility and Caco-2 cell bioavailability of sea lettuce (Ulva fenestrata) proteins extracted with pH-shift
technology
João Trigo, Niklas Engström, Sophie Steinhagen, Louise Juul, Hanna Harrysson, Gunilla B. Toth, Henrik Pavia, Nathalie Scheers, Ingrid Undeland
Food Chemistry - 2021 -
Sustainable large-scale aquaculture of the northern hemisphere Sea Lettuce, Ulva fenestrata, in an off-shore
seafarm
Sophie Steinhagen, Swantje Enge, Karin Larsson, Joakim Olsson, Göran M. Nylund, Eva Albers, Henrik Pavia, Ingrid Undeland, Gunilla B. Toth
Journal of Marine Science and Engineering - 2021 -
Climate Change Increases Susceptibility to Grazers in a Foundation
Seaweed
Alexandra Kinnby, Gunilla B. Toth, Henrik Pavia
Frontiers in Marine Science - 2021 -
Effect of storage conditions on lipid oxidation, nutrient loss and colour of dried seaweeds, Porphyra umbilicalis and Ulva fenestrata, subjected to different
pretreatments
H. Harrysson, J. L. Krook, K. Larsson, C. Tullberg, Annelous Oerbekke, Gunilla Toth, Henrik Pavia, I. Undeland
Algal Research - 2021 -
Ocean acidification decreases grazing pressure but alters morphological structure in a dominant coastal
seaweed.
Alexandra Kinnby, Joel White, Gunilla B. Toth, Henrik Pavia
PloS one - 2021 -
Cellulose from the green macroalgae Ulva lactuca: isolation, characterization, optotracing, and production of cellulose
nanofibrils
N. Wahlstrom, U. Edlund, Henrik Pavia, Gunilla B. Toth, A. Jaworski, A. J. Pell, F. X. Choong, H. Shirani, K. P. R. Nilsson, A. Richter-Dahlfors
Cellulose - 2020 -
Complex Interactions of Temperature, Light and Tissue Damage on Seagrass Wasting Disease in Zostera
marina
Stina Jakobsson-Thor, J. Brakel, Gunilla Toth, Henrik Pavia
Frontiers in Marine Science - 2020 -
Effects of irradiance, temperature, nutrients, and pCO(2) on the growth and biochemical composition of cultivated Ulva
fenestrata
Gunilla B. Toth, H. Harrysson, N. Wahlstrom, J. Olsson, Annelous Oerbecke, Sophie Steinhagen, Alexandra Kinnby, Joel White, E. Albers, U. Edlund, I. Undeland, Henrik Pavia
Journal of Applied Phycology - 2020 -
Ulvan dialdehyde-gelatin hydrogels for removal of heavy metals and methylene blue from aqueous
solution.
Niklas Wahlström, Sophie Steinhagen, Gunilla Toth, Henrik Pavia, Ulrica Edlund
Carbohydrate polymers - 2020 -
Cultivation conditions affect the monosaccharide composition in Ulva
fenestrata
J. Olsson, Gunilla B. Toth, Annelous Oerbecke, S. Cvijetinovic, N. Wahlstrom, H. Harrysson, Sophie Steinhagen, Alexandra Kinnby, Joel White, U. Edlund, I. Undeland, Henrik Pavia, E. Albers
Journal of Applied Phycology - 2020 -
Biochemical composition of red, green and brown seaweeds on the Swedish west
coast
J. Olsson, Gunilla B. Toth, E. Albers
Journal of Applied Phycology - 2020 -
Strategies for Improving the Protein Yield in pH-Shift Processing of Ulva lactuca Linnaeus: Effects of Ulvan Lyases, pH-Exposure Time, and
Temperature
H. Harrysson, V. R. Konasani, Gunilla B. Toth, Henrik Pavia, E. Albers, I. Undeland
Acs Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering - 2019 -
Seagrass wasting disease along a naturally occurring salinity
gradient
Stina Jakobsson-Thor, Gunilla B. Toth, Henrik Pavia
Marine Ecology Progress Series - 2019 -
Production of protein extracts from Swedish red, green, and brown seaweeds, Porphyra umbilicalis Kutzing, Ulva lactuca Linnaeus, and Saccharina latissima (Linnaeus) J. V. Lamouroux using three different
methods
H. Harrysson, M. Hayes, Friederike Eimer, N. G. Carlsson, Gunilla B. Toth, I. Undeland
Journal of Applied Phycology - 2018 -
Seagrass wasting disease varies with salinity and depth in natural Zostera marina
populations
Stina Jakobsson-Thor, Gunilla B. Toth, J. Brakel, A. C. Bockelmann, Henrik Pavia
Marine Ecology Progress Series - 2018 -
Distribution and abundance of teredinid recruits along the Swedish coast - are shipworms invading the Baltic
Sea?
Christin Appelqvist, Jonathan N. Havenhand, Gunilla B. Toth
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom - 2015 -
Circumglobal invasion by the brown seaweed Sargassum
muticum
A. H. Engelen, Alexandra Serebryakova, P. Ang, K. Britton-Simmons, F. Mineur, M. F. Pedersen, F. Arenas, C. Fernandez, H. Steen, Robin Svenson, Henrik Pavia, Gunilla B. Toth, F. Viard, R. Santos
Oceanography and Marine Biology: An Annual Review. R. N. Hughes, D. J. Hughes, I. P. Smith, and A. C. Dale (eds.) - 2015 -
TRADE-OFFS BETWEEN LIFE-HISTORY TRAITS AT RANGE-EDGE AND CENTRAL
LOCATIONS
R. Araujo, E. A. Serrao, I. Sousa-Pinto, F. Arenas, C. A. Monteiro, Gunilla B. Toth, Henrik Pavia, Per Åberg
Journal of Phycology - 2015 -
Natural populations of shipworm larvae are attracted to wood by waterborne chemical
cues
Gunilla B. Toth, Ann I. Larsson, Per R. Jonsson, Christin Appelqvist
PLoS ONE - 2015 -
Acquired Phototrophy through Retention of Functional Chloroplasts Increases Growth Efficiency of the Sea Slug Elysia
viridis
Finn A. Baumgartner, Henrik Pavia, Gunilla B. Toth
Plos One - 2015 -
Individual Specialization to Non-Optimal Hosts in a Polyphagous Marine Invertebrate
Herbivore
Finn A. Baumgartner, Henrik Pavia, Gunilla B. Toth
Plos One - 2014 -
Abundance and Size Distribution of the Sacoglossan Elysia viridis on Co-Occurring Algal Hosts on the Swedish West
Coast
Finn A. Baumgartner, Gunilla B. Toth
PLoS ONE - 2014 -
Proximate and ultimate causes for transatlantic variation in seaweed
defenses
JD Long, Henrik Pavia, Gunilla B. Toth
Marine Ecology Progress Series - 2013 -
Novel chemical weapon of an exotic macroalga inhibits recruitment of native competitors in the invaded
range
J. Robin Svensson, Göran M. Nylund, Gunnar Cervin, Gunilla B. Toth, Henrik Pavia
Journal of Ecology - 2013 -
Chemical defences against
herbivores
Henrik Pavia, Finn A. Baumgartner, Gunnar Cervin, Swantje Enge, Julia Kubanek, Göran M. Nylund, Erik Selander, J. Robin Svensson, Gunilla B. Toth
Chemical ecology in aquatic systems - 2012 -
JAPANESE MACROALGAE USE CHEMICAL WARFARE TO INVADE
SWEDEN
J. Robin Svensson, Göran M. Nylund, Gunnar Cervin, Gunilla B. Toth, Henrik Pavia
Phycologia - 2009 -
Formation of harmful algal blooms cannot be explained by allelopathic
interactions
Per R. Jonsson, Henrik Pavia, Gunilla B. Toth
Proc Natl Acad Sci (PNAS) - 2009 -
Water-soluble compounds from the breadcrumb sponge, Halichondria panicea, deter attachment of the barnacle, Balanus
improvisus.
Gunilla B. Toth, Maria Lindeborg
Marine Ecology Progress Series - 2008 -
Do plant density, nutrient availability, and herbivore grazing interact to affect phlorotannin plasticity in the brown seaweed Ascophyllum
nodosum?
Carl Johan Svensson, Henrik Pavia, Gunilla B. Toth
Marine Biology - 2007 -
Feeding behaviour in Littorina littorea: the red seaweed Osmundea ramosissima may not prevent trematode
infection.
Matilda Olsson, Lillemor Svärdh, Gunilla B. Toth
Marine Ecology Progress Series - 2007 -
Macroalgal models in testing and extending defense
theories.
Henrik Pavia, Gunilla B. Toth
Algal Chemical Ecology - 2007 -
Screening for induced resistance in Swedish intertidal
seaweeds.
Gunilla B. Toth
Marine Biology - 2007 -
Mesoherbivores reduce seaweed net growth and induce chemical resistance in natural
populations.
Gunilla B. Toth, Malin Karlsson, Henrik Pavia
Oecologia - 2007 -
Induced herbivore resistance in seaweeds: a
meta-analysis.
Gunilla B. Toth, Henrik Pavia
Journal of Ecology - 2007 -
New Trends in Marine Chemical
Ecology
A. Ianora, M. Boersma, R. Casotti, A. Fontana, J. Harder, F. Hoffmann, Henrik Pavia, P Potin, S.A. Poulet, Gunilla B. Toth
Estuaries and Coasts - 2006 -
Copepods induce paralytic shellfish toxin production in marine
dinoflagellates
Erik Selander, Peter Thor, Gunilla B. Toth, Henrik Pavia
Proceedings of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences - 2006 -
Artificial wounding decreases plant biomass and shoot strength of the brown seaweed Ascophyllum nodosum (Fucales,
Phaeophyceae)
Gunilla B. Toth, Henrik Pavia
Marine Biology - 2006 -
Inducible and constitutive defenses of valuable seaweed tissues: Consequences for herbivore
fitness
Gunilla B. Toth, Olivia Langhamer, Henrik Pavia
Ecology - 2005 -
Marine dinoflagellates show induced life-history shifts to escape parasite infection in response to water-borne
signals
Gunilla B. Toth, F. Noren, Erik Selander, Henrik Pavia
Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B-Biological Sciences - 2004 -
Intraspecific variation in the phlorotannin content of the brown alga Ascophyllum
nodosum
Henrik Pavia, Gunilla B. Toth, Annelie Lindgren, Per Åberg
Phycologia - 2003 -
Fertilization and germination tolerance to copper in Ascophyllum nodosum
(Phaeophyceae).
Gunilla B. Toth, Henrik Pavia
Proceedings of the XVIIth International Seaweed Symposium - 2003 -
Optimal defense theory: elasticity analysis as a tool to predict intraplant variation in
defenses.
Henrik Pavia, Gunilla B. Toth, Per Åberg
Ecology - 2002 -
Inducible chemical responses and herbivore resistance in
seaweeds.
Gunilla B. Toth
2002 -
Lack of phlorotannin induction in the kelp Laminaria hyperborea in response to grazing by two gastropod
herbivores.
Gunilla B. Toth, Henrik Pavia
Marine Biology - 2002 -
Intraplant habitat and feeding preference of two gastropod herbivores inhabiting the kelp Laminaria
hyperborea.
Gunilla B. Toth, Henrik Pavia
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom - 2002 -
Removal of dissolved brown algal phlorotannins using insoluble polyvinylpolypyrrolidone
(PVPP).
Gunilla B. Toth, Henrik Pavia
Journal of Chemical Ecology - 2001 -
Knöltång – en vaksam algart med effektivt
försvar.
Gunilla B. Toth, Henrik Pavia
Fauna och Flora - 2000 -
Lack of phlorotannin induction in the brown seaweed Ascophyllum nodosum in response to increased copper
concentrations.
Gunilla B. Toth, Henrik Pavia
Marine Ecology Progress Series - 2000 -
Inducible chemical resistance to herbivory in the brown seaweed Ascophyllum
nodosum.
Henrik Pavia, Gunilla B. Toth
Ecology - 2000 -
Water-borne cues induce chemical defence in a marine alga (Ascophyllum
nodosum).
Gunilla B. Toth, Henrik Pavia
Proceedings of the National Academy of Science USA - 2000 -
Influence of light and nitrogen on the phlorotannin content of the brown seaweeds Ascophyllum nodosum and Fucus
vesiculosus.
Henrik Pavia, Gunilla B. Toth
Hydrobiologia - 2000 -
Trade-offs between plorotannin production and annual growth in the brown seaweed Ascophyllum
nodosum.
Henrik Pavia, Gunilla B. Toth, Per Åberg
Journal of Ecology - 1999 -
Eutrofieringseffekter på makroalger. En utvärdering av “Bedömning av tillstånd för Västerhavet -
Makroalger”.
Gunilla B. Toth
1999