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
Last updated: 11.5.2015