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Research Centre For Ecological Change

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Co­ordin­ated ana­lysis of long-term eco­lo­gical data to un­der­stand impacts of global change.

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Research Centre For Ecological Change @rececochange.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Mikhail Shubin at the #RECseminar presenting their recent article on how environmental drivers shape fish assemblages in the Baltic Sea. 🐟 From 2007-2023, changes in fish communities mirrored projected climate-driven salinity reductions. Read the article: doi.org/10.1093/ices...
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Research Centre For Ecological Change @rececochange.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
📢 Open position in Biodiversity Science The 2-year position focuses on how patterns of species co-occurrence are shifting under global change, using long-term biodiversity datasets and advanced statistics. 📍 Helsinki, Finland | ~€3,700/month 📅 Apply by 19 Oct. jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Biodiversity Science
Postdoctoral Researcher in Biodiversity Science
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Research Centre For Ecological Change @rececochange.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
How does clear-cutting affect rhizosphere microbial ecosystems in Finnish forests? 🌳 And what might this mean for plant health and pathogen dynamics? These are some of the questions Jean-Baptiste Floc'h explored today at the #RECseminar
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Research Centre For Ecological Change @rececochange.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Matti Laukkanen’s research explores the potential benefits of wolf recolonisation in Finland, including possible reductions in deer–vehicle collisions and damage to agriculture and forestry. 🐺 📷 A photo from last week, when Matti introduced us to the topic at the #RECseminar.
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Research Centre For Ecological Change @rececochange.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Thank you Joint NSO–Gfö Conference in Odense! Such a lovely opportunity to reconnect with many old friends and colleagues, catch up, and exchange ideas. Definitely worth the trip! And, of course, we’re heading home with plenty of new ideas and methods to explore. #NSOGfÖ2026
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Emy Guilbault @emyguilbault.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Very happy to share that our paper on climate, habitat & moth communities received one of the 2025 Outstanding Article Awards from the Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences at the University of Helsinki! #Biodiversity #GlobalChange 📖 besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Strong context dependence in the relative importance of climate and habitat on nation‐wide macro‐moth community changes
We present a novel predictive variance partitioning and scenario framework for drivers of species and communities. By addressing data gaps and incorporating climatic conditions, habitat, and species ...
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Research Centre For Ecological Change @rececochange.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Greetings from the EnvStat group retreat in Solvalla, Espoo! We had two productive days of project presentations, brainstorming, and planning for the upcoming half-year — with time for mushroom picking, sauna, and relaxed hangouts along the way.🌳🏠📈 A great foundation for the months ahead!
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Research Centre For Ecological Change @rececochange.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
We’ll be at Joint NSO-Gfö next week in Odense! 👋 Check out our talk list below and come say hi—we’d love to chat! #NSOGfÖ2026 @nordicoikos.bsky.social @annaliisalaine.bsky.social @sonjasaine.bsky.social @joriswiethase.bsky.social
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Research Centre For Ecological Change @rececochange.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
In this week’s REC Seminar, Lola Fernández Multigner shared an update on her project, “Genetic Diversity in Range-Shifting Butterflies.” 🦋 ➡️ Catch her talk at Joint NSO–GfÖ Conference (OIKOS) on 14 September at 11:00, in the session Population Genomics, Local Adaptation and Evolutionary Processes.
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Research Centre For Ecological Change @rececochange.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Long-term community data help us separate short-term variation from directional change and reveal lags spanning years to decades. They also provide rare windows into eco-evolutionary changes such as phenological and trait shifts. Our article explores how crucial long-term community data really are👇
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Long-Term Community Data Reveal Ecological and Evolutionary Phenomena
Resolving the ecological and evolutionary processes affecting biodiversity requires long-term community data. By separating short-term variability from directional change and by revealing lags spannin...
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Jarno Vanhatalo @jarnovanhatalo.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
During the many long term ecological change projects in @rececochange.bsky.social, we have concretely learned how important long term data are. Here some thoughts on the topic 👇 Long-Term Community Data Reveal Ecological and Evolutionary Phenomena - www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
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Long-Term Community Data Reveal Ecological and Evolutionary Phenomena
Resolving the ecological and evolutionary processes affecting biodiversity requires long-term community data. By separating short-term variability from directional change and by revealing lags spannin...
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Research Centre For Ecological Change @rececochange.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
🍂 REC’s autumn season has officially kicked off! PhD student Saku Mäki-Ikola gave the first REC seminar talk titled “Forest structural and compositional drivers of biodiversity”. 🍄 In the afternoon, we celebrated the new season and our staff’s success in recent funding calls with sparkling & snacks!
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Research Centre For Ecological Change @rececochange.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
🍃 Doctoral researcher Jasmi Näsäkkälä at #ISME20, Auckland. Main poster takeaway: Land use history explains more variation in rhizosphere microbiomes than drought. ➡️ Long-term ecological context may be more important than recent climatic conditions. However, host phenotype also plays a part.
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Research Centre For Ecological Change @rececochange.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
PhD researcher Veera Nieminen at #ISME20, Auckland. 🌿 Veera's poster explored how the demographic history of host plants shapes leaf microbiomes. 🌿 Leaf microbiome is an integral part of the plant phenotype, and it can influence plant resilience, health and interactions with other species.
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Research Centre For Ecological Change @rececochange.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
📸 A few photos from StanCon2026, the International Conference on Bayesian Inference and Probabilistic Programming! Noa Kallioinen’s poster “A workflow for evaluating data-source importance in integrated ecological models” won the poster award. Congratulations, Noa!🎉 #envstatgroup
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Research Centre For Ecological Change @rececochange.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
📷 What connects these plants? — They are promising indicator species for Boreal Forest Understory Monitoring in Finland. Our new paper identifies indicator species that can inform us about both local environmental conditions and other species. doi.org/10.1002/eap.... Collaboration with @luke.fi
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Anna-Liisa Laine @annaliisalaine.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Our new study led by Tuuli Rissanen tackles a fundamental challenge in biodiversity monitoring: how do we choose species that tell us something useful about biodiversity change? 🌿 Collaboration between @rececochange.bsky.social @luke.fi doi.org/10.1002/eap....
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Informing indicator species selection by combining species associations and environmental responses
Biodiversity is changing at an unprecedented pace, underscoring the need for effective and scalable ecological monitoring. Yet selecting which species to monitor remains a major challenge. Indicator ...
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Research Centre For Ecological Change @rececochange.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
On Tuesday, @annaliisalaine.bsky.social closed the first day of Scandinavian Plant Physiology Society Conference with her talk on trait variation under environmental change and its consequences for plant disease risk. 🌱 One more day of #SPPS2026 ahead!
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Research Centre For Ecological Change @rececochange.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
We’re at ISME20, Auckland! 🌱Come say hi and chat about plant–microbe interactions! 📷 Sara Leino with her poster, “From disturbance to disease: Understanding the drivers of bilberry leaf microbiomes across boreal forests with contrasting disturbance histories.”
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Research Centre For Ecological Change @rececochange.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Today, we had the opportunity to hear from our visitor Abigail Neat from @oregonstate.edu, who gave a talk🌲Genetic and Environmental Drivers of Pseudotsuga menziesii Root-associated Fungal Communities across Temperate Elevation Gradients.🌲Thank you Abigail for sharing your work!
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Research Centre For Ecological Change @rececochange.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
And that’s a wrap! 🙌 We’ve just completed the final field season of our project exploring how forest management shapes biodiversity across trophic levels—and the ecosystem functions they support. Big thanks to all involved, and to our funder Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation! Results coming soon.
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Research Centre For Ecological Change @rececochange.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Yli 60 % Suomen tunnetuista perhoslajeista on muuttanut levinneisyysaluettaan. Taustalla ilmastonmuutos ja äärimmäiset sääolot. @marjosaastamoinen.bsky.social osallistui yhteistyötutkimukseen, jossa tarkasteltiin perhosten levinneisyyksien muutoksia ympäri maailmaa. www.helsinki.fi/fi/uutiset/l...
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Lämpenevä ilmasto vaikuttaa perhosten liikkumiseen - Suomessa muutoksia havaittu poikkeuksellisen paljon | Helsingin yliopisto
Suomessa yli 60 prosenttia tunnetuista perhoslajeista on muuttanut levinneisyysaluettaan, osoittaa tuore tutkimus, jossa perhosten liikkumista tarkasteltiin maailmanlaajuisesti.
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Research Centre For Ecological Change @rececochange.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
🗓️ Prof. Yolanda Melero Cavero from the University of Barcelona will give a seminar titled "Species population responses to environmental change: from the individual to the community" on the 6th of August at 13:00 in Biocentre 3, room 5405 (Viikki, Helsinki). All are welcome.
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Research Centre For Ecological Change @rececochange.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
🗓️ Ulla Riihimäki defends her doctoral thesis titled: "Butterflies in agroecosystems: Exploring ecological performance in response to agricultural stressors" on Friday 7th August at 12:00. Everyone is warmly welcome to join!
Multiple utterfly species in agroecosystems with key stressors habitat loss and pesticides shown. 
Illustration copyright: Pinja Kettunen
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Research Centre For Ecological Change @rececochange.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
The Novo Nordisk Foundation Challenge Programme has awarded €10M in funding to our project which investigates how soil biodiversity affects soil health, productivity, and stability. www.helsinki.fi/en/news/life...
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Significant funding to investigate the links between biodiversity and soil health | University of Helsinki
The Novo Nordisk Foundation Challenge Programme has awarded 10 million euros in funding to a research project led by the University of Helsinki to investigate how soil biodiversity affects soil health...
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University of Helsinki @helsinki.fi · 16/03/2026
Matemaattinen mallinnus tarkentaa ympäristöpoliittista suunnittelua. Väitöstutkimuksessa kehitettiin uusia välineitä saaristomeren vedenlaadun parannuskeinojen vertailuun ja rannikkokalojen kutualueiden seurantaan. #[www.helsinki.fi/fi/uutiset/m...
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Paikallisten kalastajien tieto täsmensi ennusteita kuhan kutualueista | Helsingin yliopisto
Matemaattinen mallinnus tarkentaa ympäristöpoliittista suunnittelua. Helsingin yliopiston väitöstutkimuksessa kehitettiin uusia välineitä saaristomeren vedenlaadun parannuskeinojen vertailuun ja rannikkokalojen kutualueiden seurantaan.
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Research Centre For Ecological Change @rececochange.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
🎉 Congratulations to REC researchers on their success in the latest Research Council of Finland funding round! Arthur Rodrigues and Emilie Ellis were awarded Academy Research Fellowships, and @marjosaastamoinen.bsky.social and Tomas Roslin received Project funding. 👉 www.aka.fi/en/about-the...
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RCF funds new Academy Research Fellows and Academy Projects in biosciences, health and environmental research
The Research Council of Finland (RCF) has decided to fund 42 new Academy Research Fellowships in biosciences, health and environmental research. The RCF’s Scientific Council for Biosciences, Hea...
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Research Centre For Ecological Change @rececochange.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Metsästys ja silakan koko määrittävät Itämeren harmaahylkeiden kannan kokoa. Uusi digitaalisiin populaatiomalleihin pohjautuva tutkimuksemme tarkastelee Itämeren kantokykyä ja tarjoaa päättäjille raamit metsästyskiintiöiden asettamiseen. www.helsinki.fi/fi/uutiset/e... @jarnovanhatalo.bsky.social
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Metsästys ja silakan koko muokkaavat olennaisesti harmaahylkeen tulevaisuutta Itämerellä | Helsingin yliopisto
Itämeren kantokyky kestäisi jopa kaksinkertaisen määrän harmaahylkeitä, mutta metsästyskiintiö ja silakan koko vaikuttavat siihen, mihin suuntaan kanta kehittyy. Tutkimus tarkentaa harmaahylkeen kanta...
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Research Centre For Ecological Change @rececochange.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
🌱 Cover crops can increase above- and belowground invertebrates in fields, supporting their potential role in pest control and soil functioning. Even a small increase in plant diversity was beneficial for ecosystem functioning. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @annaliisalaine.bsky.social
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Cover crops influence above- and belowground invertebrates in a northern grain field
Maintaining vegetation diversity through cover crops could counteract the decreasing soil carbon and biodiversity in intensive monoculture farming. To…
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Research Centre For Ecological Change @rececochange.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Suuri kiitos Antero ja Merja Parman säätiölle Ahvenanmaan ketoverkoston pitkäaikaisseurannan tukemisesta 12 500€:lla! Tällaiset lahjoitukset mahdollistavat ainutlaatuisten, jo yli 30 vuotta jatkuneiden kevät- ja syyskartoitusten jatkumisen myös tulevaisuudessa. Lue lisää: amps.fi/avustuskohte...
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Avustuskohteet – Antero ja Merja Parman säätiö
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Research Centre For Ecological Change @rececochange.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
In this week’s REC Seminar, doctoral researcher Jasmi Näsäkkälä presented her talk: “Effect of drought and host population size on the rhizosphere microbiome of Plantago lanceolata” 🌱🦠 There is still much to uncover about microbial life in the rhizosphere!
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Research Centre For Ecological Change @rececochange.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
🥂€2.5 million funding for our interdisciplinary project that develops new ways to integrate biodiversity and natural capital to societal decision-making. Thank you Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation and our collaborators @ahlviklassi.bsky.social and Kari Hyytiäinen! www.helsinki.fi/en/news/sust...
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2.5 million euros awarded for research combining ecology, economics and statistics | University of Helsinki
The Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation has awarded 2.5 million euros to a University of Helsinki research project aimed at bringing natural capital into decision-making. The interdisciplinary project dev...
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Anna-Liisa Laine @annaliisalaine.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
There are still a couple of days left to apply for a position as an Ecological Statistician in @rececochange.bsky.social!!
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Research Centre For Ecological Change @rececochange.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Happy World Bee Day 2026! The day raises awareness on the essential role bees and other pollinators play in keeping the planet healthy! See some of our recent research on pollinators below👇 1/4
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Research Centre For Ecological Change @rececochange.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Open position: Ecological Statistician 🧑‍🔬Background in research 🌱Analyse spatio-temporal biodiversity data ❓Uncover patterns and drivers of biodiversity change and their links to ecosystem functioning 🌍Globally unique long-term datasets! Apply here: jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki... (DL May 27th!)
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Ecological Statistician
Ecological Statistician
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Research Centre For Ecological Change @rececochange.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
📢 The Finnish Environment Institute has an open position in biodiversity monitoring, with a focus on marine environments and eelgrass/seagrass habitats.
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Research Centre For Ecological Change @rececochange.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Viikon päästä kaikki Tiedekulmaan! 👋
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Research Centre For Ecological Change @rececochange.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Greetings from the REC Annual Meeting 2026! Two fun days of science talks, new research ideas, sauna, and fresh air at the Tvärminne Zoological Station and the Hanko bird observatory. Most importantly, it was a great opportunity for new and old REC members to get to know each other better! 🔥
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Research Centre For Ecological Change @rececochange.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
This week’s REC Seminar featured a talk by Anniina Mattila from LUOMUS: “Assessing the potential for evolutionary responses to climate change in plants” 🌱🌿 Anniina is an alumni of @marjosaastamoinen.bsky.social group, and we were delighted to hear about her current work and ongoing projects!
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Anna-Liisa Laine @annaliisalaine.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
We’re hiring! We invite applications for an Ecological Statistician to join our team. Work at the interface of cutting-edge biodiversity science and statistics. DL 27 May @jarnovanhatalo.bsky.social @rececochange.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...
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Anna-Liisa Laine @annaliisalaine.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Luonto muuttuu nopeasti. Mutta mitä tuore tutkimus oikeasti kertoo siitä? 🌱🦋🌍 Tule Tiedekulmaan 22.5.2026 Luonnon monimuotoisuuden päivänä - luvassa tutkittua tietoa, keskustelua ja toivottavasti myös oivalluksia! tapahtumat.helsinki.fi/fi-FI/page/6... @rececochange.bsky.social
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Research Centre For Ecological Change @rececochange.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
In this week's REC Seminar, Nourhan Shafik gave a talk titled "Exploring the Interplay of Environmental Factors and Traits in Moth Communities and Species in Finland." 🦋 #envstat Nourhan is a postdoctoral researcher working with the EnvStat group lead by @jarnovanhatalo.bsky.social.
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Research Centre For Ecological Change @rececochange.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
📅 Luonnon monimuotoisuuden päivänä 22.5. keskustellaan Suomen luonnon nopeista muutoksista, pohditaan luonnon muutoksia seuraavien indikaattorien ja seurantamenetelmien riittävyyttä sekä annetaan nuorille mahdollisuus haastatella eri alojen edustajia. Tervetuloa mukaan! Lisätietoja alla 👇
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Research Centre For Ecological Change @rececochange.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
In today's REC Seminar, postdoc Joris Wiethase presented his talk titled "From drivers to gap-filling: modeling intraspecific trait variation with HMSC." Joris is a recent addition to the group of @annaliisalaine.bsky.social and the REC Team! 🥳
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Research Centre For Ecological Change @rececochange.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Modern modeling suggests: Achieving ‘good ecological status´ in the Finnish inner Archipelago Sea would require nutrient loads in the catchment area to be halved. Read more 👉 www.helsinki.fi/en/news/math... #EnvStatgroup
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Doctoral thesis suggests local fishers’ knowledge sharpens predictions of pikeperch spawning areas | University of Helsinki
Mathematical modelling refines environmental policy planning. A University of Helsinki study has developed new tools for comparing water quality improvement methods in the Finnish Archipelago Sea and monitoring the spawning areas of coastal fish.
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Research Centre For Ecological Change @rececochange.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
In today’s REC Seminar, postdoc Flávia Nitta Fernandes presented her plans to study genetic diversity and genetic load in the Glanville fritillary metapopulation. She is a new addition to @marjosaastamoinen.bsky.social’s group, and we’re pleased to have her! Welcome! 😊
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Research Centre For Ecological Change @rececochange.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Happy Easter from the Research Centre for Ecological Change! 🐣🌱🐇🌸 Spring is finally arriving here in Finland, and the landscape is slowly coming back to life.
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Research Centre For Ecological Change @rececochange.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Today we had a full house as guest speaker Jussi Mäkinen from the Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE) discussed the use of new data streams for detecting global change. Thank you, Jussi, for taking the time to visit us! #RECSeminar
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Research Centre For Ecological Change @rececochange.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
🗨️ Today at the REC Seminar, postdoc Diego Rondon from the EnvStat group gave us an introduction to the Applications of #SpatialStatistics to Ecological data. Thank you for an excellent talk!
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