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“Combustion processes generate air pollution that has an impact on human health and the environment everywhere around the world,” Professor in Emissions of Combustion Processes Olli Sippula says.
Terrestrial laser scanning data show that trees move their branches in a diurnal pattern, settling down for the night. Changes in the water status of leaves and branches causes branches to move downward at night, up to 20 cm depending on the tree species.
Changes in both the distribution and size of the pine beauty moth population are linked to higher temperatures, a new study from the University of Eastern Finland shows. The findings were reported in Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research.
The composition of wood chemicals is very complex, which complicates their extraction and further application.
The new opportunities for participation can also disproportionately burden or even impose responsibilities on actors, whether citizens or authorities, who do not necessarily have the skills and resources to take on new responsibilities.
The fertilisers may be harmful for organisms due to harmful organic substances, microplastics, and even genotoxic compounds. The harmful substances can accumulate in the field, plants, and soil organisms.
Heli Huhtamaa defended her doctoral dissertation at the University of Eastern Finland and the University of Bern in 2017. Now, she is working at the prestigious Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research, studying the effects of past volcanic eruptions.
Associate Professor Kim Calders from Ghent University is making his scientific expertise available to the UNITE Flagship, but he’s also drawn to Joensuu by a long-standing friendship.
“Ecosystem modelling is a highly topical field of science. Modern forest management requires that several forest ecology issues be considered at once,” Professor Annamari (Ari) Laurén says.