Publications

PhD dissertations, and MSc theses done in the Agroecology Research Group.

All recent scientific articles can be found in

 

Doctoral Dissertations

Megan Resler, 2022. Entry-points for scaling urban agroecology via social infrastructure : Scaling up, out, and deep

Kari Koppelmäki 2022 Nested Circularity – Localized Food in a Globalized World

Biar Deng, 2020. Improving soil properties with Acacia seyal agroforestry and biochar : implications for sorghum production on the drylands of South Sudan

Traci Birge, 2017. The nature of farmers: farm-level decision making for farmland conservation targets

Priit Tammeorg, 2014. Softwood biochar as a soil amendment material for boreal agriculture

Riho Marja, 2013. The relationships between farmland birds, land use and landscape structure in Northern Europe (in Tartu University)

Paul Riesinger, 2010. Agronomic challenges for organic crop husbandry

Marjaana Toivonen, 2010. Enhancing biodiversity of agricultural environment through environmental fallows

 

 

Ongoing

"Contribution of High Nature Value farming systems to sustainable and healthy diets in Europe" - Torres-Miralles, Miriam.

"Socio-cultural perceptions of food systems from the farmyard to the city center" - Hagolani-Albov, Sophia.

"The use of pulp mill sludges from forest industry as fertilizer and soil improver in agriculture -the effect on yields, nutrient leaching, and greenhouse gas emissions" - Sari Kinnula. 

"Redesigning farming systems to reduce negative environmental impacts from food production while maintaining a sufficient food supply" - Veera Naukkarinen

Master Theses

Associated with Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services

Nora Berglund, 2022.

Torgny Backman, 2022.

Julia Virtanen, 2021. Farmers and biodiversity ()

Ilse Sahlberg, 2020. Contribution of wild pollinators to the rape-seed yield ()

Heli Lehtinen, 2019.

Riina Koivuranta, 2018.

Iida Viholainen, 2016.

Riina Järvelä, 2014.

Outi Kankaanpää, 2013.  

Associated with High Nature Value Farming Systems

Milka Keinänen, 2020.

Elina Nurmi, 2015.  

Saana Laanti. 2013.  

Ari-Matti Seppänen. 2018.



Associated with Nutrient Recycling and Energy Use

Iiris Ryske, 2021. Towards energy self-sufficient food production by producing biogas from agricultural side streams ()

Kai Granqvist, 2019.  

Venla Kyttä, 2019.  

Mari Unnbom, 2019.  

Qiuchen Huang, 2018.  

Ossi Kinnunen, 2018.  

Others

Roosa Ritola, 2019.  

Megan Resler, 2018. 

Joy Ayankojo, 2018.

Mirka Valo, 2014. Why farmers choose agroforestry? : A case study from the province of Sa Kaeo, Thailand ()

Henri Nikkonen, 2014. Associations with the different environmental impacts of primary production and their causes ()