Research at the Biodiversity Unit
Research at Biodiversity Unit focuses broadly on biodiversity and ecosystem functions and –services.
The research infrastructure including the botanical garden and two field stations, long-term experiments and environmental monitoring datasets and scientific collections provides an excellent support for multidisciplinary research on topical questions such as climate change, biodiversity crisis, and the sustainable use and protection of natural resources in both natural and man-made environments.
In addition to its own research, the Biodiversity Unit promotes multidisciplinary research at the university and serves as a showcase for public outreach.
Our research
New publications
Taxonomy of Micronesian monitors (Reptilia: Squamata: <i>Varanus</i>): endemic status of new species argues for caution in pursuing eradication plans (2020)
Royal Society Open Science
(A1 Journal article – refereed)
Does Epichloë Endophyte Enhance Host Tolerance to Root Hemiparasite? (2020)
Microbial Ecology
(A1 Journal article – refereed)
New data on jumping spiders of Iran, with a new species of Salticus (Araneae: Salticidae) (2020)
Arachnologische Mitteilungen
(A1 Journal article – refereed)
Silakan loismatojen esiintyminen, isäntälajit ja vaikutus Saaristomeren elinkeinokalatalouteen (2020)
(D4 Published development or research report or study)Glyphosate-based herbicide affects the composition of microbes associated with Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata) (2020)
FEMS Microbiology Letters
(A1 Journal article – refereed)
Female Preference and Adverse Developmental Effects of Glyphosate-Based Herbicides on Ecologically Relevant Traits in Japanese Quails (2020)
Environmental Science and Technology
(A1 Journal article – refereed)
Variations in pollen deposition of the main taxa forming the land cover along a NW-SE transect in European Russia: results of a ten year Tauber trap monitoring period (2020)
Vegetation History and Archaeobotany
(A1 Journal article – refereed)
Effects of parental exposure to glyphosate-based herbicides on embryonic development and oxidative status: a long-term experiment in a bird model (2020)
Scientific Reports
(A1 Journal article – refereed)
On Araniella and Neoscona (Araneae, Araneidae) of the Caucasus, Middle East and Central Asia (2020)
ZooKeys
(A1 Journal article – refereed)
Toward Comprehensive Plant Microbiome Research (2020)
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
(A1 Journal article – refereed)