Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences - News

Craig Michell, MSc, used genome sequencing to explore the speciation process of willow-galling sawflies.

A previously unknown source of the strong greenhouse gas nitrous oxide has been found in East Siberian Yedoma permafrost. Published in Nature Communications today, the observation was made by an international group of researchers, with the lead of researchers from the University of Eastern Finland.

The findings of MSc Norul Sobuj's thesis suggest that climate warming would stimulate the growth and decrease the concentration of defensive phenolics in P. tremula in the future. The magnitude of the warming effect may reduce to some extent due to possible long-term temperature acclimation.

The mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture is one step in Finland's way towards carbon neutrality. In agriculture, emissions are released by animals and soil.

MSc Soroush Majlesi's dissertation focused on understanding the transfer of elements, relevant to radioactive waste and their toxicities in animals and plants of boreal ecosystems.

A study published in Ecosystems shows that recent increase of Sphagnum mosses over wet aapa mires in the Mahlaveva aapa mire can be detected from Landsat satellite data.

A new study from the University of Eastern Finland introduces a novel method to reduce particulate emissions: the high-temperature electric soot collector, HiTESC.

Academy Research Fellow Jukka Kekäläinen from the University of Eastern Finland calls for a broader and more inclusive definition of infertility in a recent opinion piece published in the journal Human Reproduction.

The Pellesmäki Orchard in Kuopio is a living gene bank. The first apple trees were grafted in 2004 and now, the orchard is home to more than 350 different apple cultivars, and over 60 pear cultivars.