Climate change and the northern environment research in Aurora DP

Information about the research groups and communities in the field of climate change and the northern environment.

 

Climate Change Dynamics, Impacts and Adaptation

• Rapid environmental changes in the Eurasian Arctic – lessons from the past to the future (REAL)
• Sedimentary and geochemical research on climate and environmental change 
• Outer Space Influence On The Low And Middle Polar Atmosphere

Res. Prof. Kari Strand, Prof. Juha Pekka Lunkka, Prof. Ilya Usoskin

Faculty of Science, Oulu Mining School, Thule Institute

 

Population, conservation and evolutionary ecology

• Unraveling population history, demography and structure for management of northern populations: Molecular ecology meets population biology
• Evolutionary approach to trophic interactions under climate change

Doc. Laura Kvist, Prof. Markku Orell

Faculty of Science

 

Water Resources Research

• Streams in the landscape: effects of land use on biodiversity and ecosystem processes in boreal streams
• Human Impact on Northern Groundwater Resources: Impact of Land-Use and Climate Change on Future Management of Aquifers and Connected Ecosystems
• Climate change and boreal rivers

Prof. Timo Muotka, Prof. Björn Klöve, Dr. Heikki Mykrä

Faculty of Technology, Faculty of Science, Thule Institute, Finnish Environment Institute, Natural Resources Institute Finland

 

Biodiversity, land-use and climate change 

• Biodiversity and People In The Land-Use
• The effect of climate change on Scots pine seed and seedling development (SEED

Prof. Anne Tolvanen, Prof. Artti Juutinen, Prof. Hely Häggman                      

Faculty of Science, Thule Institute, Natural Resources Institute Finland

 

Physical Geography

• Geodiversity-biodiversity relationships in northern environments
• Global change: biogeographical and geomorphological perspectives
• Spatial variation of ecosystem services, biodiversity and human health
• Large scale patterns of northern freshwater biota and water quality

Physical Geography Research Group home page at http://oyluma.weebly.com/

Prof. Jan Hjort, Adjunct Prof. Janne Alahuhta,    

Faculty of Science; Thule Institute