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
Four new species of Mygalomorphae (Araneae) from Tajikistan and Afghanistan (2025)
Journal of Natural History
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
The forgotten element: Why do we ignore calcium in otolith studies? (2025)
Fisheries Research
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Kotelosienet (pl. jäkälät) (2025)
Lajiluettelo
(D1 Article in a professional journal)
Highlighting the Seemingly Global Biased Global Biodiversity Information Facility Insect Occurrence Data (2025)
ESN Newsletter
(D1 Article in a professional journal)
An item response theory approach to measurement in environmental psychology : A practical example with environmental risk perception (2025)
Journal of Environmental Psychology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
BIO Web of Conferences: Preface (2025)
Frontier in Sustainable Agromaritime and Environmental Development, BIO Web of Conferences
(Other publication)
Tekemättömyyden hinta on Saaristomerellä suolainen (2025)
Turun Sanomat
(E1 Popularised article)
The promise of community-driven preprints in ecology and evolution (2025)
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Lidar estimates of birch pollen number, mass, and CCN-related concentrations (2025)
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)