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Annika
Saarto

Unit Manager, Biodiversity Unit of the University of Turku
Docent, Biodiversity Unit of the University of Turku
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Contact

+358 29 450 3982
+358 50 442 0249
Vesilinnantie 5
20500
Turku

Areas of expertise

Aerobiology
Pollen and spore monitoring
Biodiversity

Research

On-going projects and collaborations:

Aeroallergens and immunological preparedness for future climate scenarios: implications for public health promotion (ALL-IMPRESS), Academy of Finland, 2020-2023. Coordination: University of Eastern Finland (prof. Marjut Roponen). Partner: Finnish Meteorological Institute (doc. Mika Komppula).

Pedagogics of Biodiversity and Environmental Sustainability (PEBES), Finnish Agency for Education, 2022-2024. Coordination: University of Turku. Parners: Humak University of Applied Sciences, Bostwana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Namibia. http://sites.utu.fi/pebes

A System for real-time observation of Aeroallergens (SYLVA), Horizon Europe, 2023-2026. Coordination: Finnish Meteorological Institute (prof. Mikhail Sofiev).

New approaches in detection of pathogens and aeroallergens, COST action, The European Cooperation in Science and Technology, 2019-2023. Coordination: Aarhus University (prof. Carsten Skjøth).

Biodiversity Education Network, Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture, 2021-2022. Coordination: University of Eastern Finland (prof. Elina Oksanen). https://www.biodiversityeducation.fi/ (only in Finnish)

Publications

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Forecasting daily total pollen concentrations on a global scale (2024)

Allergy
Makra, László; Coviello, Luca; Gobbi, Andrea; Jurman, Giuseppe; Furlanello, Cesare; Brunato, Mauro; Ziska, Lewis H.; Hess, Jeremy J.; Damialis, Athanasios; Garcia, Maria Pilar Plaza; Tusnády, Gábor; Czibolya, Lilit; Ihász, István; Deák, Áron József; Mikó, Edit; Dorner, Zita; Harry, Susan K.; Bruffaerts, Nicolas; Packeu, Ann; Saarto, Annika; Toiviainen, Linnea; Louna-Korteniemi, Maria; Pätsi, Sanna; Thibaudon, Michel; Oliver, Gilles; Charalampopoulos, Athanasios; Vokou, Despoina; Przedpelska-Wasowicz, Ewa Maria; Guðjohnsen, Ellý Renée; Bonini, Maira; Celenk, Sevcan; Ozaslan, Cumali; Oh, Jae-Won; Sullivan, Krista; Ford, Linda; Kelly, Michelle; Levetin, Estelle; Myszkowska, Dorota; Severova, Elena; Gehrig, Regula; Calderón-Ezquerro, María Del Carmen; Guerra, César Guerrero; Leiva-Guzmán, Manuel Andres; Ramón, Germán Darío; Barrionuevo, Laura Beatriz; Peter, Jonny; Berman, Dilys; Katelaris, Connie H.; Davies, Janet M.; Burton, Pamela; Beggs, Paul J.; Vergamini, Sandra María; Valencia-Barrera, Rosa María; Traidl-Hoffmann, Claudia
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )

Global Spore Sampling Project : A global, standardized dataset of airborne fungal DNA (2024)

Scientific Data
Ovaskainen, Otso; Abrego, Nerea; Furneaux, Brendan; Hardwick, Bess; Somervuo, Panu; Palorinne, Isabella; Andrew, Nigel R.; Babiy, Ulyana V.; Bao, Tan; Bazzano, Gisela; Bondarchuk, Svetlana N.; Bonebrake, Timothy C.; Brennan, Georgina L.; Bret-Harte, Syndonia; Bässler, Claus; Cagnolo, Luciano; Cameron, Erin K.; Chapurlat, Elodie; Creer, Simon; D’Acqui, Luigi P.; de Vere, Natasha; Desprez-Loustau, Marie-Laure; Dongmo, Michel A. K.; Dyrholm Jacobsen, Ida B.; Fisher, Brian L.; Flores de Jesus, Miguel; Gilbert, Gregory S.; Griffith, Gareth W.; Gritsuk, Anna A.; Gross, Andrin; Grudd, Håkan; Halme, Panu; Hanna, Rachid; Hansen, Jannik; Hansen, Lars Holst; Hegbe, Apollon D. M. T.; Hill, Sarah; Hogg, Ian D.; Hultman, Jenni; Hyde, Kevin D.; Hynson, Nicole A.; Ivanova, Natalia; Karisto, Petteri; Kerdraon, Deirdre; Knorre, Anastasia; Krisai-Greilhuber, Irmgard; Kurhinen, Juri; Kuzmina, Masha; Lecomte, Nicolas; Lecomte, Erin; Loaiza, Viviana; Lundin, Erik; Meire, Alexander; Mešić, Armin; Miettinen, Otto; Monkhause, Norman; Mortimer, Peter; Müller, Jörg; Nilsson, R. Henrik; Nonti, Puani Yannick C.; Nordén, Jenni; Nordén, Björn; Paz, Claudia; Pellikka, Petri; Pereira, Danilo; Petch, Geoff; Pitkänen, Juha-Matti; Popa, Flavius; Potter, Caitlin; Purhonen, Jenna; Pätsi, Sanna; Rafiq, Abdullah; Raharinjanahary, Dimby; Rakos, Niklas; Rathnayaka, Achala R.; Raundrup, Katrine; Rebriev, Yury A.; Rikkinen, Jouko; Rogers, Hanna M. K.; Rogovsky, Andrey; Rozhkov, Yuri; Runnel, Kadri; Saarto, Annika; Savchenko, Anton; Schlegel, Markus; Schmidt, Niels Martin; Seibold, Sebastian; Skjøth, Carsten; Stengel, Elisa; Sutyrina, Svetlana V.; Syvänperä, Ilkka; Tedersoo, Leho; Timm, Jebidiah; Tipton, Laura; Toju, Hirokazu; Uscka-Perzanowska, Maria; van der Bank, Michelle; Herman van der Bank, F.; Vandenbrink, Bryan; Ventura, Stefano; Vignisson, Solvi R.; Wang, Xiaoyang; Weisser, Wolfgang W.; Wijesinghe, Subodini N.; Joseph Wright, S.; Yang, Chunyan; Yorou, Nourou S.; Young, Amanda; Yu, Douglas W.; Zakharov, Evgeny V.; Hebert, Paul D. N.; Roslin, Tomas
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu data-artikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä)

Airborne DNA reveals predictable spatial and seasonal dynamics of fungi (2024)

Nature
Abrego, Nerea; Furneaux, Brendan; Hardwick, Bess; Somervuo, Panu; Palorinne, Isabella; Aguilar-Trigueros, Carlos A.; Andrew, Nigel R.; Babiy, Ulyana V.; Bao, Tan; Bazzano, Gisela; Bondarchuk, Svetlana N.; Bonebrake, Timothy C.; Brennan, Georgina L.; Bret-Harte, Syndonia; Bässler, Claus; Cagnolo, Luciano; Cameron, Erin K.; Chapurlat, Elodie; Creer, Simon; D’Acqui, Luigi P.; de Vere, Natasha; Desprez-Loustau, Marie-Laure; Dongmo, Michel A. K.; Jacobsen, Ida B. Dyrholm; Fisher, Brian L.; Flores de Jesus, Miguel; Gilbert, Gregory S.; Griffith, Gareth W.; Gritsuk, Anna A.; Gross, Andrin; Grudd, Håkan; Halme, Panu; Hanna, Rachid; Hansen, Jannik; Hansen, Lars Holst; Hegbe, Apollon D. M. T.; Hill, Sarah; Hogg, Ian D.; Hultman, Jenni; Hyde, Kevin D.; Hynson, Nicole A.; Ivanova, Natalia; Karisto, Petteri; Kerdraon, Deirdre; Knorre, Anastasia; Krisai-Greilhuber, Irmgard; Kurhinen, Juri; Kuzmina, Masha; Lecomte, Nicolas; Lecomte, Erin; Loaiza, Viviana; Lundin, Erik; Meire, Alexander; Mešić, Armin; Miettinen, Otto; Monkhouse, Norman; Mortimer, Peter; Müller, Jörg; Nilsson, R. Henrik; Nonti, Puani Yannick C.; Nordén, Jenni; Nordén, Björn; Norros, Veera; Paz, Claudia; Pellikka, Petri; Pereira, Danilo; Petch, Geoff; Pitkänen, Juha-Matti; Popa, Flavius; Potter, Caitlin; Purhonen, Jenna; Pätsi, Sanna; Rafiq, Abdullah; Raharinjanahary, Dimby; Rakos, Niklas; Rathnayaka, Achala R.; Raundrup, Katrine; Rebriev, Yury A.; Rikkinen, Jouko; Rogers, Hanna M. K.; Rogovsky, Andrey; Rozhkov, Yuri; Runnel, Kadri; Saarto, Annika; Savchenko, Anton; Schlegel, Markus; Schmidt, Niels Martin; Seibold, Sebastian; Skjøth, Carsten; Stengel, Elisa; Sutyrina, Svetlana V.; Syvänperä, Ilkka; Tedersoo, Leho; Timm, Jebidiah; Tipton, Laura; Toju, Hirokazu; Uscka-Perzanowska, Maria; van der Bank, Michelle; van der Bank, F. Herman; Vandenbrink, Bryan; Ventura, Stefano; Vignisson, Solvi R.; Wang, Xiaoyang; Weisser, Wolfgang W.; Wijesinghe, Subodini N.; Wright, S. Joseph; Yang, Chunyan; Yorou, Nourou S.; Young, Amanda; Yu, Douglas W.; Zakharov, Evgeny V.; Hebert, Paul D. N.; Roslin, Tomas; Ovaskainen, Otso
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )