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

Aerobiology

Kevo Subarctic Research Institute

Archipelago Research Institute

Empirical Research

Natural History Museum

New publications

Ecology and evolution of plant chemodiversity (2025)

Plant Biology
Müller, Caroline; Fuchs, Benjamin; Schnitzler, Jörg-Peter; Unsicker, Sybille; Whitehead, Susan
(B1 Other refereed article (e.g., editorial, letter, comment) in a scientific journal)

Insect Herbivory Releases More Nutrients in Warmer and Drier Forests (2025)

Global Biogeochemical Cycles
Hwang, Bernice C.; Giardina, Christian P.; Barrios-Garcia, M. Noelia; Diao, Haoyu; Duboscq-Carra, Virginia Gisela; Hemp, Andreas; Hemp, Claudia; Jiménez-Castillo, Mylthon; Lobos-Catalán, Paulina; Mumladze, Levan; Palma, Ana C.; Petritan, Ion Catalin; Rodriguez-Cabal, Mariano A.; Andersson, Tommi; Francisco, Kainana S.; Gage, Shelley A.; Iankoshvili, Giorgi; Walsh, Seana K.; Metcalfe, Daniel B.
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
All publications in Research Portal
Keywords
Biodiversity Unit of the University of Turku
Biodiversity and sustainability