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Aino
Kalske

University Lecturer, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Docent, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
PhD, Docent in evolutionary ecology

Contact

+358 29 450 3065
+358 44 283 8665

Areas of expertise

plant evolutionary ecology
herbivory
plant-microbe interactions
chemical ecology
plant defence
invasive species
plant-plant communication

Biography

2023- University Lecturer in Plant Ecology (Department of Biology) - University of Turku, FI
2023 Title of Docent in evolutionary ecology (Department of Biology) - University of Turku, FI
2019-2023 Postdoctoral researcher in Turku Collegium of Science, Medicine and Technology and Research Council of Finland Project (Department of Biology) - University of Turku, FI
2016-2018 Postdoctoral researcher funded by Kone foundation (Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology) - Cornell University, NY, USA
2015 PhD in Ecology - University of Turku, FI
2011 MSc in Ecology - University of Turku, FI

Teaching

Courses taught in academic year 2025-2026 (language of instruction)

MSc/Advanced level
EKOL 2323 Plant Ecology (EN)
​​​​​​​EKOL3030 Literature in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 1 (FI, EN)

BSc/Intermediate level
BIOL2121 Evolutionary Biology (FI)
EKOL3200 B.Sc. Seminar in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (FI)
EKOL2308 Field Course in Aquatic Ecology (FI)

BSc/Basic level
BIOL4220 Biological Data Analysis: Multivariate Models (FI)
BIOL3012 Working as a Biologist and Personal Study Plan (FI)
BIOL1005 Basics of Ecology (FI)
YMPS1009 Environmental Ecology (FI)

Publications

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Cross-Continental Ecological Drivers Behind Trait Clines in the Forest Grass <i>Milium effusum</i> (2026)

Global Ecology and Biogeography
Møller, Charlotte; De Frenne, Pieter; Heberling, J. Mason; Bellemare, Jesse; Brunet, Jörg; Bruun, Hans Henrik; Cayouette, Jacques; Decocq, Guillaume; Diekmann, Martin; Frajman, Božo; Hagenblad, Jenny; Hedwall, Per-Ola; Isaac, Bonnie L.; Kalske, Aino; Lenoir, Jonathan; Liira, Jaan; March-salas, Marti; Muola, Anne; Orczewska, Anna; Selvi, Federico; Wheeler, Brandon; Sieck, Marcel; von Klopotek, Hagen; Scheepens, J. F.
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )

Plant size, latitude, and phylogeny explain within-population variability in herbivory (2023)

Science
Herbivory Variability Network*†, Robinson ML, Hahn PG, Inouye BD, Underwood N, Whitehead SR, Abbott KC, Bruna EM, Cacho NI, Dyer LA, Abdala-Roberts L, Allen WJ, Andrade JF, Angulo DF, Anjos D, Anstett DN, Bagchi R, Bagchi S, Barbosa M, Barrett S, Baskett CA, Ben-Simchon E, Bloodworth KJ, Bronstein JL, Buckley YM, Burghardt KT, Bustos-Segura C, Calixto ES, Carvalho RL, Castagneyrol B, Chiuffo MC, Cinoğlu D, Cinto Mejía E, Cock MC, Cogni R, Cope OL, Cornelissen T, Cortez DR, Crowder DW, Dallstream C, Dáttilo W, Davis JK, Dimarco RD, Dole HE, Egbon IN, Eisenring M, Ejomah A, Elderd BD, Endara MJ, Eubanks MD, Everingham SE, Farah KN, Farias RP, Fernandes AP, Fernandes GW, Ferrante M, Finn A, Florjancic GA, Forister ML, Fox QN, Frago E, França FM, Getman-Pickering AS, Getman-Pickering Z, Gianoli E, Gooden B, Gossner MM, Greig KA, Gripenberg S, Groenteman R, Grof-Tisza P, Haack N, Hahn L, Haq SM, Helms AM, Hennecke J, Hermann SL, Holeski LM, Holm S, Hutchinson MC, Jackson EE, Kagiya S, Kalske A, Kalwajtys M, Karban R, Kariyat R, Keasar T, Kersch-Becker MF, Kharouba HM, Kim TN, Kimuyu DM, Kluse J, Koerner SE, Komatsu KJ, Krishnan S, Laihonen M, Lamelas-López L, LaScaleia MC, Lecomte N, Lehn CR, Li X, Lindroth RL, LoPresti EF, Losada M, Louthan AM, Luizzi VJ, Lynch SC, Lynn JS, Lyon NJ, Maia LF, Maia RA, Mannall TL, Martin BS, Massad TJ, McCall AC, McGurrin K, Merwin AC, Mijango-Ramos Z, Mills CH, Moles AT, Moore CM, Moreira X, Morrison CR, Moshobane MC, Muola A, Nakadai R, Nakajima K, Novais S, Ogbebor CO, Ohsaki H, Pan VS, Pardikes NA, Pareja M, Parthasarathy N, Pawar RR, Paynter Q, Pearse IS, Penczykowski RM, Pepi AA, Pereira CC, Phartyal SS, Piper FI, Poveda K, Pringle EG, Puy J, Quijano T, Quintero C, Rasmann S, Rosche C, Rosenheim LY, Rosenheim JA, Runyon JB, Sadeh A, Sakata Y, Salcido DM, Salgado-Luarte C, Santos BA, Sapir Y, Sasal Y, Sato Y, Sawant M, Schroeder H, Schumann I, Segoli M, Segre H, Shelef O, Shinohara N, Singh RP, Smith DS, Sobral M, Stotz GC, Tack AJM, Tayal M, Tooker JF, Torrico-Bazoberry D, Tougeron K, Trowbridge AM, Utsumi S, Uyi O, Vaca-Uribe JL, Valtonen A, van Dijk LJA, Vandvik V, Villellas J, Waller LP, Weber MG, Yamawo A, Yim S, Zarnetske PL, Zehr LN, Zhong Z, Wetzel WC
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )

Kasveillakin on murteita (2022)

Helsingin Sanomat
Kalske Aino, Niemelä Pekka
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