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Satu
Ramula
Docent, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
University Lecturer, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
PhD, adjunct professor

Contact

+358 29 450 4227
+358 50 465 3149
Vesilinnantie 5
20500
Turku

Areas of expertise

Demographic methods
invasive species
plant ecology
population ecology
structured population models

Biography

2020-  University lecturer in plant ecology, University of Turku

2015-2020 Academy of Finland research fellow, University of Turku

2006 PhD, Stockholm University


Teaching

  • Current courses:
  • BIOL1007 Structure and function of plants
  • BIOL4220 Biological data analysis: multivariate methods
  • EKOL2108 Population ecology
  • EKOL2103 Laboratory practicals in ecology
  • EKOL2354 Identification of vascular plants in Finland
  • EKOL2302 Terrestial plant ecology, field course
  • MAAN6154 Biogeography
  • EKOL4101 Ecological interactions


Research

My research focuses on population ecology and invasive species. I am broadly interested in population-level ecological, evolutionary and methodological questions, including drivers of plant invasions, species interactions, and data quality issues. I often apply structured population models to understand spatial and temporal variation in wild populations, and to produce management recommendations. I currently lead the project on 'Going belowground to curb plant invasions' funded by the Academy of Finland.

I am a member of the science committee for the COMPADRE & COMADRE database (https://www.compadre-db.org) project to create an open-access database of matrix population models for both animals and plants from all over the world to facilitate its usage for scientific and teaching purposes. These databases are a repository of demographic data from (mostly) published literature. As the number of published matrix population models (MPMs) grows, so do the opportunities to ask exciting questions about plant and animal demography, ecology, and evolution at a global and cross-taxonomic scale. The underlying motivation behind COMPADRE and COMADRE is to facilitate this research by collecting, digitising, and archiving MPMs at a central repository in a standardised format.  

Publications: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=JecNUpoAAAAJ&hl=en

Website: https://sites.utu.fi/popdyn




Publications

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Development and testing of microsatellite loci for the invasive herb Lupinus polyphyllus through 454 pyrosequencing. – Permanent Genetic Resources added to Molecular Ecology Resources Database 1 February 2013-31 March 2013 (2013)

Permanent Genetic Resources added to Molecular Ecology Resources Database 1 February 2013-31 March 2013
Molecular Ecology Resources
Shou-Li L, Vasemägi A, Matos-Maraví P, Ramula S
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))

Permanent genetic resources added to Molecular Ecology Resources Database 1 February 2013-31 March 2013. (2013)

Molecular Ecology Resources
Molecular Ecology Resources Primer Development Consortium, M C Arias, Christiane Atteke, S C Augusto, J Bailey, Pilar Bazaga, Luciano B Beheregaray, Laure Benoit, Rumsaïs Blatrix, Céline Born, R M Brito, Hai-kui Chen, Sara Covarrubias, Clara de Vega, Champlain Djiéto-Lordon, Marie-Pierre Dubois, F O Francisco, Cristina García, P H P Gonçalves, Clementina González, Carla Gutiérrez-Rodríguez, Michael P Hammer, Carlos M Herrera, H Itoh, S Kamimura, H Karaoglu, S Kojima, Shou-Li Li, Hannah J Ling, Pável F Matos-Maraví, Doyle McKey, Judicaël Mezui-M'Eko, Juan Francisco Ornelas, R F Park, María I Pozo, Satu Ramula, Cristina Rigueiro, Jonathan Sandoval-Castillo, L R Santiago, Miyuki M Seino, Chang-Bing Song, H Takeshima, Anti Vasemägi, C R Wellings, Ji Yan, Du Yu-Zhou, Chang-Rong Zhang, Tian-Yun Zhang
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))