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

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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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Temperature-related changes in airborne allergenic pollen abundance and seasonality across the northern hemisphere: a retrospective data analysis (2019)

The Lancet Planetary Health
Ziska L.H., Makra L., Harry S.K., Bruffaerts N., Hendrickx M., Coates F., Saarto A., Thibaudon M., Oliver G., Damialis A., Charalampopoulos A., Vokou D., Heiđmarsson S., Guđjohnsen E., Bonini M., Oh J.-W., Sullivan K., Ford L., Brooks G.D., Myszkowska D., Severova E., Gehrig R., Ramón G.D., Beggs P.J., Knowlton K., Crimmins A.R.
(Vertaisarvioitu katsausartikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A2))

Tree pollen modifies throughfall biochemistry during spring (2019)

8th ICP Forests Scientific Conference
Verstraeten A, Gottardini E, Bruffaerts N, De Vos B, Vanguelova E, Cristofolini F, Benham S, Rautio P, Ukonmaanaho L, Merilä P, Saarto A, Waldner P, Hendrickx M, Genouw G, Roskams P, Cools N, Neirynck J, De Haeck A, De Bodt Y, Nussbaumer A, Neumann M, Clarke N, Timmermann V, Hansen K, Dietrich HP, Nicolas M, Schmitt M, Thimonier A, Meusburger K, Schüler S, Kowalska A, Vesterdal L, Thomsen IM, Manninger M, Titeux H
(Muu (O2))

Near-ground effect of height on pollen exposure (2019)

Environmental Research
Rojo J, Oteros O, Pérez-Badia R, Cervigón P, Ferencova Z, Gutiérrez-Bustillo AM, Bergmann KC, Oliver G, Thibaudon M, Albertini R, Rodríguez-De la Cruz D, Sánchez-Reyes E, Sánchez-Sánchez J, Pessi AM, Reiniharju J, Saarto A, Calderón MC, Guerrero C, Berra D, Bonini M, Chiodini E, Fernández-González D, García J, Trigo MM, Myszkowska D, Fernández-Rodríguez S, Tormo-Molina R, Damialis A, Kolek F, Traidl-Hoffmann C, Severova E, Caeiro E, Ribeiro H, Magyar D, Makra L, Udvardy O, Alcázar P, Galán C, Borycka K, Kasprzyk I, Newbigin E, Adams-Groom B, Apangu GP, Frisk CA, Skjøth CA, Radišić P, Šikoparija B, Celenk S, Schmidt-Weber CB, Buters J
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
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