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

Liiketoiminta vahvistamaan luonnon monimuotoisuutta : Hallitustenvälisen luontopaneelin (IPBES) arviointiraportin keskeiset viestit ja suosituksia kansallisen luontopolitiikan suunnitteluun ja päätöksentekoon (2026)

Quarshie, Anne; Sääksjärvi, Ilari E.; Hyytiäinen, Kari; Kosenius, Anna-Kaisa; Onkila, Tiina; Aalto, Juha; Boström, Christoffer; Häyrynen, Simo; Jarva, Jaana; Koivula, Matti; Laine, Ilona; Lehikoinen, Aleksi; Pappila, Minna; Silfverberg, Outi; Wolff, Lili-Ann; Kotiaho, Janne S.
(D4 Published development or research report or study )

Cross-Continental Ecological Drivers Behind Trait Clines in the Forest Grass <i>Milium effusum</i> (2026)

Global Ecology and Biogeography
Møller, Charlotte; De Frenne, Pieter; Heberling, J. Mason; Bellemare, Jesse; Brunet, Jörg; Bruun, Hans Henrik; Cayouette, Jacques; Decocq, Guillaume; Diekmann, Martin; Frajman, Božo; Hagenblad, Jenny; Hedwall, Per-Ola; Isaac, Bonnie L.; Kalske, Aino; Lenoir, Jonathan; Liira, Jaan; March-salas, Marti; Muola, Anne; Orczewska, Anna; Selvi, Federico; Wheeler, Brandon; Sieck, Marcel; von Klopotek, Hagen; Scheepens, J. F.
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
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Keywords
Department of Biodiversity Sciences
Biodiversity and sustainability