People

The project consists of scientist in the fields of forestry, soil ecology, limnology and ecosystem modelling.
Marjo Palviainen

Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Helsinki

Marjo Palviainen's contact and research profile in the University of Helsinki People Finder.

Elina Peltomaa

Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Helsinki

Elina Peltomaa is an aquatic scientist specialized on the effects of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) load on primary producers in lake ecosystems. Elina Peltomaa's contact and research profile in the University of Helsinki People Finder. She is also found on the pages of the Algological Research Group.

Jukka Pumpanen

Professor, University of Eastern Finland

Profersson in Microbial Biogeochemistry

The research work of Jukka Pumpanen is focusing on greenhouse gas balances of forest soils and soil microbiology as a driver of respiration and soil organic matter decomposition and the greenhouse gas fluxes between soil and the atmosphere. His recent work has been focusing on the long-term effects of disturbances on carbon balances of forest ecosystems. He is also studying the lateral flows of carbon and nutrients between terrestrial and aquatic systems.

Frank Berninger

Professor, University of Eastern Finland

Professor in Plant Ecology

Frank Berninger is a versatile plant ecologist with a love for fieldwork and mathematical methods. His current interest is on the long term effects of disturbances on forests and the interactions of plants, roots and inland waters as well as on large scale variations ecological processes (using big data). In addition, he has an interest in biochar as a tool to improve the environment.

Annamari (Ari) Laurén

Associate professor, University of Eastern Finland

Annamari Lauren is expert in process-based forest ecosystem modelling.

Research interests:

  1. Hydrology, biogeochemistry and forest production on forested peatlands,
  2. Modelling of nutrient fluxes in catchment scale
  3. Environmental effects of forestry and new methods for water protection
  4. Biochar in water purification