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
Herbariomics and the peculiar case of Alisma wahlenbergii (Alismataceae) (2026)
Taxon
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Subfamily Xoridinae Shuckard, 1840 (2026)
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book)Luonto antaa perspektiiviä nykypäivän haasteisiin (2026)
Turun Sanomat
(E1 Popularised article)
Subfamily Stilbopinae Townes and Townes, 1949 (2026)
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book)Values, risk and biodiversity-friendly action: perceived consumer effectiveness matters (2026)
Journal of Consumer Marketing
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Amazonia 2040: Spatial‐explicit futures scenarios for the mosaic of protected areas in the Lower Rio Negro (MBRN), Brazil (2026)
Ecological Solutions and Evidence
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Large-scale atmospheric circulation and its impact on the Baltic Sea region: controls, predictability and consequences (2026)
Earth System Dynamics
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal )
West Side Story: systematics of funnel-weavers (Araneae: Agelenidae: Ageleninae) from arid western South Africa, with two new genera and 16 new species (2026)
Zootaxa
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)