A5015171132- Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
- Environmental Conservation and Management
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
- Forest Management and Policy
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
- Fire effects on ecosystems
- Economic and Environmental Valuation
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
- Plant and animal studies
- Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Seedling growth and survival studies
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Research in Social Sciences
- Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration
- Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Climate change and permafrost
- Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy
- Marine animal studies overview
- Construction Project Management and Performance
Metsähallitus (Finland)
2017-2024
University of Jyväskylä
2011-2022
Wisdom Health (United States)
2021
Instituto Superior D. Dinis
2021
Peatland water table depth (WTD) and wetness have widely been monitored with optical synthetic aperture radar (SAR) remote sensing but there is a lack of studies that used multi-sensor data, i.e., combination SAR data. We assessed how well WTD can be whether approach boosts explanatory capacity are differences in regression performance between data peatland types. Our consisted continuous multiannual from altogether 50 restored undrained Finnish peatlands, (Landsat 5–8, Sentinel-2)...
The water table and its dynamics are one of the key variables that control peatland greenhouse gas exchange. Here, we tested applicability Optical TRApezoid Model (OPTRAM) to monitor temporal fluctuations in over intact, restored (previously forestry-drained), drained (under agriculture) northern peatlands Finland, Estonia, Sweden, Canada, USA. More specifically, studied potential limitations OPTRAM using data from 2018 through 2021, across 53 sites, i.e., covering largest geographical...
Abstract Globally expanding human land use sets constantly increasing pressure for maintenance of biological diversity and functioning ecosystems. To fight the decline diversity, conservation science has broken ground with methods such as operational model systematic planning (SCP), which focuses on design on‐the‐ground implementation areas. The most commonly used method in SCP is reserve selection that spatial networks their expansion. We expanded these by introducing another form...
ABSTRACT Ecosystem restoration will increase following the ambitious international targets, which calls for a rigorous evaluation of effectiveness. Studies addressing effectiveness across ecosystems have thus far shown varying and unpredictable patterns. A assessment factors influencing is best done with large-scale long-term experimental data. Here, we present results from well replicated before-after control-impact experiment on forestry-drained boreal peatland ecosystems. Our data...
Abstract Ecological restoration is expected to reverse the loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services. Due low number well‐replicated field studies, extent which recovers plant communities, factors underlying possible shortcomings, are not well understood even in medium term. We compared community composition 38 sites comprising pristine, forestry‐drained, 5 or 10 years ago restored peatlands southern Finland, with special interest understanding spatial variation within studied sites, as...
Abstract Anthropogenic disturbance often causes changes in communities. However, the mechanistic basis of these remains elusive. As all patterns community ecology can be understood as a result four processes (speciation, selection, drift, and dispersal), effect should depend on how disrupt processes. We studied effects productivity species richness, composition, dispersion (i.e., variation composition) vegetation 120 boreal peatlands using null‐model approach to determine whether assembly...
One suggested anti‐predator function of alarm calls is to deliver a message predator that it has been detected. Moreover, giving the call could provide signal capturing individual more difficult than its silent group members, as caller probably most aware predator's location. In an aviary experiment using stuffed dummy W illow T P oecile montanus , we assessed whether authentic given by affected ygmy O wl G laucidium passerinum prey preference. experiment, Owls attacked only ‘silent’...
Ecosystem restoration will increase following the ambitious international targets, which calls for a rigorous evaluation of effectiveness. Here, we present results from long-term before-after control-impact experiment on forestry-drained boreal peatland ecosystems. Our data comprise 151 sites, representing six ecosystem types. Species-level vegetation sampling has been conducted before, two, five, and ten years after restoration. With joint species distribution modelling, show that, average,...
The frequently discussed gap between conservation science and practice is manifest in the spatial prioritization plans their implementation. We analyzed research-implementation of one zoning case by comparing results a analysis aimed at avoiding ecological impact peat mining regional process with final plan. examined relatively complex planning to determine gaps among research, zoning, decision making. quantified costs differing trade-offs socioeconomic factors included different suggestions...
Tämän selvityksen tarkoituksena on tuottaa kirjallisuuskatsaus ja siihen pohjautuvia johtopäätöksiä soiden ennallistamisen ilmasto-, vesistö- suoluontovaikutuksista. Selvitys pyrkii erityisesti kasaamaan yhteen uusimpia tutkimustuloksia aineistoja vaikutuksiin liittyen toisaalta muodostamaan kokonaiskuvan laaja-alaisempaa ennallistamisstrategiaa silmällä pitäen. Suoekosysteemit reagoivat kokonai-suutena varsin hyvin perinteisiin ennallistamistoimiin. Ennallistaminen ei kuitenkaan ole...
Birds rely mainly on their vision when foraging. Many diurnal raptors use ultraviolet (UV) and ultraviolet‐reflecting vole scent marks to find suitable hunting areas, whereas nocturnal owls seem lack this ability. We studied if the pygmy owl Glaucidium passerinum that uses voles birds as its food can detect using UV‐vision. conducted a laboratory experiment with eleven owls. Each individual had four options choose from: (1) UV light, (2) without (3) clean arena light (4) light. The scanned...
Abstract Private land often encompasses biodiversity features of high conservation value, but its protection is not straightforward. Commonly, landowners’ perspectives are rightfully allowed to influence actions. This unlikely comes without consequences on or other aspects such as economic considerations, these rarely quantitatively considered in decision-making. In the context boreal mire Finland, we report how acknowledging resistance changes combination mires selected compared ignoring...
Survivorship in animals depends on both foraging activities and avoidance of predation, thus behavioural decisions often reflect a trade‐off between predation risk efficiency. In this experimental study, we compared responses free‐living adult juvenile Willow Tits Poecile montanus to conspecific alarm call two treatments. The was played back when focal bird either not feeding, or feeding sunflower seed the middle part spruce branch. When at time call, juveniles more stayed motionless moved...
Remote sensing (RS) has been suggested as a tool for peatland monitoring. However, there have only few studies in which post-restoration hydrological changes quantified with RS-based modelling. To address this gap, we developed an approach to assess spatiotemporal the water table (WT) optical Sentinel-2 and Landsat imagery. We tested eleven northern boreal peatlands (six restored, five control sites) impacted by forestry drainage Finland using Google Earth Engine cloud computing...