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

Pan‐Continental Genomic Analysis of Eurasian Perch Uncovers Global Diversity Hotspots and Postglacial Recolonization Patterns (2026)

Ecology and Evolution
Lichman, Vitalii; Ozerov, Mikhail; López, María‐Eugenia; Noreikiene, Kristina; Kahar, Siim; Pukk, Lilian; Burimski, Oksana; Japoshvili, Bella; Blazhekovikj‐Dimovska, Dijana; Lajus, Dmitry; Nikolić, Dušan; Ribeiro, Filipe; Gebauer, Tatyana; Kouřil, Jan; Peterka, Jiří; Blabolil, Petr; Čech, Martin; Jůza, Tomáš; Kubečka, Jan; Muška, Milan; Šmejkal, Marek; Vašek, Mojmír; Kahilainen, Kimmo; Ložys, Linas; Carlsson, Jens; Corcoran, William; Yilmaz, Özgen; Eklöv, Peter; Takács, Péter; Bánó, Bálint; Pallos, Réka; Kazakov, Stefan; Pehlivanov, Luchezar; Lecocq, Thomas; Lambert, Sophie; Lauridsen, Torben; Berthelsen, Andreas; Raposeiro, Pedro; Verreycken, Hugo; Britton, Robert; Borcheling, Jost; Kutsokon, Yuliia; Didenko, Oleksandr; Jurajda, Pavel; Miranda, Rafael; Gross, Riho; Vasemägi, Anti
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)

Subfamily Eucerotinae Viereck, 1919 (2026)

Gadallah, Neveen S.; Jussila, Reijo; Rousse, Pascal; Ghahari, Hassan; Mohammadi-Khoramabadi, Abbas
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book)

A digital twin for real-time biodiversity forecasting with citizen science data (2026)

Nature Ecology and Evolution
Ovaskainen, O.; Winter, S.; Tikhonov, G.; Lauha, P.; Lehtiö, A.; Nokelainen, O.; Abrego, N.; Aroluoma, A.; Harrison, J. P.; Heikkinen, M.; Kallio, A.; Koliseva, A.; Lehikoinen, A.,;Roslin, T.; Somervuo, P.; Souza, A. T.; Tahir, J.; Talaskivi, J.; Turunen, A.; Vancraeyenest, A.; Zuquim, G.; Autto, H.; Hänninen, J.; Inkinen, J.; Outa Kalttopää, O.; Koskinen, J.; Kotakorpi, M.; Kuntze, K.; Loehr, J.; Mutanen, M.; Oranen, M.; Paavola, R.; Renkonen, R.; Schiestl-Aalto, P.; Sipilä, M.; Sujala, M.; Sundell, J.; Tepsa, S.,; Tuominen, E-P.; Uusitalo, J.; Vallinmäki, M.; Vatka, E.; Veikkolainen, S.; Watts, P.;. &. Dunson, D.;
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)

Subfamily Phygadeuontinae Foerster, 1869 (2026)

Schwarz, Martin; Ghahari, Hassan; Gadallah, Neveen S.; Bordera, Santiago; Shaw, Scott R.; Kolarov, Janko; Sawoniewicz, Janusz; Jussila, Reijo
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book)
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Keywords
Department of Biodiversity Sciences
Biodiversity and sustainability