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
Seilin suunnitelmia vuodelle 2022 (2022)
Biodivari - Biodiversiteettiyksikön uutiset
(Other (O2))
Escaping into sexual play: A consumer experience perspective (2022)
(Other (O2))Long term regulative effects of Atlantic climatic factors on Archipelago Sea zooplankton biomass - a comparison with terrestrial arctic butterflies (2022)
FINMARI Researcher Day 2022
(Other (O2))
Merten muoviongelmaa pitää ryhtyä ratkomaan heti (2022)
Turun Sanomat
(Popularised article or blog post (E1))
Changes in Biomass and Diversity of Soil Macrofauna along a Climatic Gradient in European Boreal Forests (2022)
Insects
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1))
On the identity of Cheiracanthium orientale Kulczynski, 1885 (Aranei: Cheiracanthiidae) from Kamchatka, northeastern Siberia (2022)
Arthropoda Selecta
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1))
Quantification of the Potential Impact of Glyphosate-Based Products on Microbiomes (2022)
Journal of Visualized Experiments
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1))
(2873) Proposal to conserve the name Ceratellopsis with a conserved type (Basidiomycota: Agaricales) (2022)
Taxon
(Article or data-article in scientific journal (B1))
New insights into the diversity, taxonomy and history of the fern genus Trichomanes (Hymenophyllaceae, Polypodiidae), with a focus on Africa and the western Indian Ocean (2022)
Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1))
‘The Color of the Grave is Green’ – Moss and Juniper in Early Medieval Graves at Toppolanmäki, Finland (2022)
Environmental Archaeology
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1))