Research projects 2009
Sustainable cultivation methods for agriculture – development of new technology to increase soil crop cover and to utilize ecosystem services of soil microorganisms (SusAgTech)
PH.D. Laura Alakukku & research group
University of Helsinki
Total 25 574 €
Removal of endocrine disrupters from waste waters using fungal oxidative enzymes
PH.D. Hatakka Annele & research group
University of Helsinki
Total 23 348 €
Towards solar-powered, environmentally clean biohydrogen production by cyanobacteria
PH.D. Eva-Mari Aro & research group
University of Turku
Total 45 286 €
EU emission trading scheme in Finland - decision-making and implementation
M.SC. Terhi Aro-Heinilä & research group
University of Helsinki
Total 15 848 €
Air quality remote sensing using satellite data
PH.D. Antti Arola & research group
Finnish meteorological institute
Total 17 848 €
Risk assessment on the environmental impact of using the saprotrophic fungus (Phlebiopsis gigantea) for the
biocontrol of the conifer pathogen Heterobasidion spp.
Ph.D Fred Asiegbu & research group
University of Helsinki Department of Forest Ecology
Total 21 950 €
Development of specific identification method for environmental microbes.
Ph.D. Petri Auvinen & research group
University of Helsinki Institute of Biotechnology
Total 27 348 €
Microbial and carbon dynamics in cut-away peatlands cultivated with a bioenergy crop (Reed Canary Grass)
PhD Christina Biasi & research group
University of Kuopio
Total 11 084 €
Biological Trait Analysis (BTA): A novel tool for analysing and interpreting marine benthic ecosystem functioning
and environmental health in coastal waters.
PhD, Professor Erik Bonsdorff & research group
Åbo Akademi ÅA
Total 24 080 €
Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning under environmental stress: role of biological insurance in aquatic plant communities
Docent Christoffer Boström & research group
Åbo Akademi
Total 19 378 €
MALTE - model to predict new aerosol formation in the lower troposphere
Dr. Michael Boy & research group
University of Helsinki
Total 18 050 €
Conservation Biology of Finnish House Sparrows
Docent (PhD) Jon Brommer & research group
University of Helsinki
Total 20 448 €
A new cost-efficient tool for preservation of biodiversity in managed forests
PH.D. Patrik Byholm & research group
University of Helsinki
Total 19 816 €
Predictive benthic species and habitat distribution modeling – applications in the sublittoral Northern Baltic Sea
Prof. Saara Bäck & research group
SYKE
Total 20 050 €
Spatial conservation planning and climate change
Ph.D. Mar Cabeza & research group
University of Helsinki
Total 7 820 €
Aerosol and cloud condensation nuclei production potentials of plant emitted volatile organic compounds
PH.D. Miikka Dal Maso & research group
University of Helsinki
Total 17 848 €
Adapting Forest Management to Maintain Environmental Services: Carbon sequestration, Biodiversity and
Water, Koli National Park, Finland 22.-24.9. 2009, International Seminar
PH.D. Leena Finer & research group
METLA Joensuu
Total 4 000 €
Sphagnum mosses as biofilters for methane emissions
PhD Hannu Fritze & research group
METLA Vantaa Research Center
Total 22 648 €
Institutional Change in Agriculture: Agricultural Environmental Subsidies and Water protection Objectives as
Environmental Policy Instruments
PH.D. Yrjö Haila & research group
University of Tampere
Tota 17 113 €
Emission and dynamics of naturally occuring volatile halogenated carbon compounds on coastal regions
PH.D. Helinä Hartikainen & research group
University of Helsinki
Total 7 925 €
Effect of biogenic hydrocarbon emissions (mono- and sesquiterpenes) on background air
PH.D. Heidi Hellén & research group
Finnish meteorological institute
Total 16 848 €
Long-term effects of soil warming on fine root and mycorrhizal mycelia turnover in boreal forests
PH.D., dos. Heljä-Sisko Helmisaari & research group
METLA Vantaa
Total 22 036 €
The biodiversity and dynamics of small game: impacts of intensive forestry on small mammals, predators and
small game
PH.D., prof. Heikki Henttonen & research group
METLA
Total 18 848 €
Nitrate treatment of shallow lake sediments - the effect on water nitrogen- to- phosphorus ratio
Doc. Susanna Hietanen & research group
University of Helsinki
Total 12 725 €
Developing natural methods for reintroduction and conservation of endangered salmon and trout populations
PH.D. Heikki Hirvonen & research group
University of Helsinki
Total 26 198 €
Aerosol climate effects on northern latitudes
PH.D. Antti-Pekka Hyvärinen & research group
Finnish meteorological institute
Total 18 848 €
Ex situ conservation of the genetic diversity of rare seashore plants in the Bothnian Bay
PhD, docent Marko Hyvärinen & research group
University of Oulu
Total 20 448 €
Assessing the Potential for Anaerobic Microbial Dechlorination of PCDD/Fs
in River Kymijoki Sediments
PH.D. Max Häggblom & research group
University of Helsinki
Total 24 473 €
Impacts of invasive signal crayfish (Pasifastacus leniusculus) on the littoral communities of large boreal lakes
PH.D. Heikki Hämäläinen & research group
University of Jyväskylä
Total 18 128 €
What does participation do? The public and environmental decision-making
Master of Science Aino Inkinen & research group
SYKE
Total 18 148 €
Bioavailability of key environmental pollutants in different environmental matrices: from quantification to
mechanism
PhD Angela Ivask & research group
NICPB, Laboratory of Molecular Genetics
Total 15 459 €
Quality and Effectiveness of Environmental Impact Assessment
M.SC. Kimmo Jalava & research group
University of Jyväskylä
Total 18 148 €
INTERARC: Environmental threats and solutions - interdisciplinary support for sustainable regional
development of coastal and archipelago systems.
Docent Marko Joas & research group
Åbo Akademi
Total 51 914 €
The Ethics of Global Warming
M.Sc. Sanna Joronen & research group
University of Turku
Total 15 848 €
The mobility of natural uranium in biosphere and ecological risk assessment
prof. Jukka Juutilainen & research group
University of Kuopio
Total 18 498 €
The micrometeorology and air quality of urban environment
M.SC. Leena Järvi & research group
University of Helsinki
Total 17 848 €
Effects of stump harvesting on forest decomposers and vegetation
M.SC. Saana Kataja-aho & research group
University of Jyväskylä
Total 15 848 €
Global warming threatens birch forests in Lapland: invasion of new outbreaking moth species
PH.D. Tero Klemola & research group
University of Turku
Total 19 825 €
Environmental fate and monitoring of potential priority substances in water: Non-ionic surfactants and biocides
Dos Jaana Koistinen & research group
University of Helsinki
Total 24 848 €
Microbial remediation of groundwater contaminated with atrazine or
2,6-dichlorobentsamide
TkT Merja Kontro & research group
University of Helsinki
Total 18 148 €
Geoengineering climate with controlled aerosol emissions: assessing feasibility and effects with a climate model
PH.D., Doc. Hannele Korhonen & research group
University of Kuopio
Total 19 348 €
The effect of nitrogen deposition and global warming to nitrogen cycling and GHG emissions of boreal
coniferous forests
M.SC. Janne Korhonen & research group
University of Helsinki
Total 18 868 €
The toxic dinoflagellate Alexandrium ostenfeldii in the Baltic Sea: Causes and mechanisms of expansion
PhD Anke Kremp & research group
University of Helsinki
Total 21 848 €
Fate of pharmaceuticals in the environment - Identification of transformation products and their environmental
significance
Docent Leif Kronberg & research group
Åbo Akademi
Total 23 968 €
Factors influencing young people's environmental attitudes and long term changes in them
Prof. Markku Kuitunen & research group
University of Jyväskylä
Total 19 873 €
Towards a comprehensive modelling system for aerosol creation, dispersion, and transformation in Northern
Europe
Professor Jaakko Kukkonen & research group
Finnish meteorological institute
Total 19 750 €
New measures from field experiments for enhancing pollinator services and diversity in farmland
PH.D. Mikko Kuussaari & research group
SYKE
Total 18 118 €
The interaction between air pollution and snowfall in Arctic regions
Doc. Lauri Laakso & research group
University of Helsinki
Total 19 348 €
CATALYTIC OXIDATION OF INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATERS
TkT Ulla Lassi & research group
University of Oulu
Total 21 598 €
Phototoxicity of resin acid-derived compounds and hevay metals in benthic macroinvertebrates of running
M.SC. Heli Lassila & research group
University of Jyväskylä
Total 22 232 €
Microbiological processes regulate binding iron, manganese and phosphorus in iron-manganese concretions
(MICON)
PH.D. Jouni Lehtoranta & research group
SYKE
Total 23 198 €
12th Symposium of Nordic-Baltic Chapter of International Humic Substances Society
PhD Viia Lepane & research group
Tallinn University of Technology
Total 4 000 €
Trophic transfer of biodegradable organic contaminants in aquatic environment
PH.D. Matti Leppänen & research group
University of Joensuu
Total 20 648 €
The sound climate in Finnish lakes
PH.D. Matti Leppäranta & research group
University of Helsinki
Total 19 848 €
The impact of fuel contamination on microbial communities at the sea surface microlayer
PH.D. Piia Leskinen & research group
University of Turku
Total 22 613 €
The Effects of Organotin compounds on Daubentons bats (Myotis daubentoni) Feeding in Archipelagic Area of
South-West Finland
M.SC. Thomas Lilley & research group
University of Turku
Total 21 311 €
Soil carbon cycling in Earth System Models
PH.D., Dos. Jari Liski & research group
SYKE
Total 36 696 €
Anaerobic treatment of biodegradable wastes from meat processing industry
PH.D. Sari Luostarinen & research group
MTT
Total 23 548 €
How does climate change affect spatial distributions and damages by forest insect pests? Change detection at
multiple scales by means of remote sensing and bioclimatic models
PH.D., Doc. Päivi Lyytikäinen-Saarenmaa & research group
University of Helsinki
Total 25 623 €
Human-predator relations: Conflicting regimes of wolf management in Finland and Canada
M.Sc. Outi Moilanen & research group
University of Oulu
Total 16 348 €
Indicator species and biodiversity conservation in changing forest landscapes: do woodland key habitats
� provide protection for terrestrial and aquatic biodiversity?
PH.D. Timo Muotka & research group
University of Oulu
Total 23 438 €
Ecological classification of boreal rivers: comparing structural and functional measures of biotic integrity
PH.D. Heikki Mykrä & research group
SYKE
Total 20 948 €
Fish populations, riverine biodiversity, and social capital – towards multidisciplinary decision analysis in river
restoration programs
PH.D., kalabiologian dos. Aki Mäki-Petäys & research group
Riista- ja kalatalouden tutkimuslaitos
Total 20 348 €
Recycling nutrients onto boreal forest ecosystem: mitigating nutrient export and climate effects
PH.D. Jouni Nieminen & research group
University of Jyväskylä
Total 21 253 €
Capacity of riparian buffer zones to reduce nitrogen transport from forested catchment areas
PH.D. Mika Nieminen & research group
METLA
Total 20 848 €
New methods in utilisation of pulp and paper industry sludges
TkT Jouko Niinimäki & research group
University of Oulu
Total 20 798 €
The role of urban trees in the storm water management
PH.D., Dos Eero Nikinmaa & research group
University of Helsinki
Total 15 848 €
Water treatment island for birds and the island workshop, stage III wind and solar energy systems: water
aeration and ecological/biological follow-up in island and water.
mpäristötaiteilija/kuraattori Tuula Nikulainen & research group
Salon kaupungin ympäristönsuojelutoimisto
Total 15 500 €
Genetic diversity and population structure in the endangered Saimaa ringed seal: an assessment based on
microsatellite markers
PH.D. Tommi Nyman & research group
University of Joensuu
Total 24 648 €
Population biology and conservation of large raptors in Finland
PH.D. Markku Orell & research group
University of Oulu
Total 16 848 €
The impact of logging residue removal (LRR) on boreal headwater stream communities and drainage areas
PH.D. Riku Paavola & research group
University of Oulu
Total 22 748 €
Mitigation of atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations through the appropriate selection of soil preparation
method during regeneration of drained peatland forests
M.SC. Meeri Pearson & research group
METLA Parkano Research Unit
Total 22 348 €
Contaminated sediments: from sink to source
M.Sc. Sari Pehkonen & research group
University of Joensuu
Total 15 848 €
Nature management and habitats of special importance defined in the Finnish Forest Act as means of
preserving biological diversity in managed forests.
M.SC. Jouni Penttinen & research group
University of Jyväskylä
Total 20 848 €
Ecotoxicological effects of organotin compounds in brackish and inland waters
Doc. Olli-Pekka Penttinen & research group
University of Helsinki
Total 26 198 €
Fate of volatile organic nitrogen in boreal forest: key compounds from soil to the atmosphere
PhD Mari Pihlatie & research group
University of Helsinki
Total 18 048 €
Climate change, extreme weather events and costs
M.SC. Karoliina Pilli-Sihvola & research group
Finnish meteorological institute
Total 15 848 €
URBAN CONTAMINANTS IN SURFACE RUNOFF AND IN THE ENVIRONMENT
PH.D. Anna-Lea Rantalainen & research group
University of Helsinki
Total 23 323 €
Climatic impacts of no-till agriculture in Finland
PH.D. Kristiina Regina & research group
MTT
Total 20 348 €
The role of ionising radiation and air pollution in atmospheric particle formation
PH.D. Ilona Riipinen & research group
University of Helsinki
Total 18 348 €
Use of electrolytic oxygenation of contaminated maritime sediment for in situ bioremediation; TBT as the target
PhD Martin Romantschuk & research group
University of Helsinki
Total 27 923 €
Course on "Making science matter – increasing the impact of ecological findings"
Doc. Tomas Roslin & research group
University of Helsinki
Total 5 600 €
Assessment of Coastal Bird Populations and Habitats on the Finnish Coast of the Baltic Sea: Implications for
Monitoring and Management
M.SC. Mia Rönkä & research group
University of Turku
Total 1 166 €
Activity and diversity of methane oxidizing bacteria in a littoral meadow
PH.D. Anne Saari & research group
University of Kuopio
Total 20 251 €
Spread of alien predators and return of top predators alter predator-prey relationships
M.SC. Pälvi Salo & research group
University of Turku
Total 7 924 €
EuroGard V -FiPh.D.h European Botanic Gardens Congress
PH.D. Leif Schulman & research group
University of Helsinki
Total 4 000 €
Effects of lead on pine forest ecosystem in a shooting range area: assessment of the effects and a restoration
method
M.SC. Salla Selonen & research group
University of Helsinki
Total 21 598 €
Improving biosphere description in global climate models
PH.D. Sanna Sevanto & research group
University of Helsinki
Total 19 298 €
Climate change favors deciduous tree species: How changes in plant secondary compounds affect soil
processes and environment
PH.D., Doc. Aino Smolander & research group
METLA
Total 15 848 €
Aesthetic and Environmental-Ethical Values of Urban Greenspace Biodiversity
� M.S. Christopher Stevens & research group
University of Helsinki
Total 15 848 €
Poronlaidunnuksen vaikutus ilmastonmuutokseen pinnan heijastussuhteen muutosten kautta
M.Sc. Sannamaija Susiluoto & research group
University of Helsinki
Total 13 440 €
Spaces of Living, Learning and Well-Being: Meanings of Environment in Children's and Young People's Lives
PH.D. Sirpa Tani & research group
University of Helsinki
Total 18 873 €
Conservation genetics and conservation ecology of the endangered freswater pearl mussel, Margariritera
margaritifera L.
PH.D., Dos. Jouni Taskinen & research group
University of Joensuu
Total 21 900 €
Effect of climate change and conventional agriculture on farmland bird populations
PH.D. Juha Tiainen & research group
Riista- ja kalatalouden tutkimuslaitos
Total 35 951 €
The use of methane in wastewater treatment technology - aiming for more efficient nitrogen removal and
diminished greenhouse gas emission
PH.D., Doc. Marja Tiirola & research group
University of Jyväskylä
Total 28 336 €
Henvi Science Day: Water use and climate change
PH.D. Päivi Tikka & research group
University of Helsinki
Total 4 000 €
Which factors affect the success of forest restoration?
PH.D. Tero Toivanen & research group
University of Jyväskylä
Total 15 848 €
Endophytic fungi in grasses: natural frequency, more tolerant grass
populations to aerial pollution, and the adaption rate of grass-endophyte combination to heavy metals
PH.D. Eija Toivonen & research group
University of Turku
� Total 19 548 €
Optimization of in-situ Fenton pre-treatment for enhancement of biodegradability of recalsiitrant pollutnats
� PH.D. Tuula Tuhkanen & research group
TTY Tampere
Total 23 898 €
3rd Intenational Dry Toile Conference
PH.D. Tuula Tuhkanen & research group
TTY Tampere
Total 4 000 €
PActive - Active measures for phosphorus reduction in field runoffs
PH.D. Eila Turtola & research group
University of Helsinki
Total 21 848 €
BIOGEOMON 2009 SYMPOSIUM, 6th International Symposium on Ecosystem Behaviour
PH.D. Liisa Ukonmaanaho & research group
University of Helsinki
Total 4 000 €
Mapping whitefish and pikeperch nursery areas and developing GIS based charting methods
PH.D. Lauri Urho & research group
University of Helsinki
Total 19 848 €
9th Finnish Conference of Environmental Sciences
PH.D. Kirsi Vakkilainen & research group
Ympäristötieteellinen seura ry
Total 6 000 €
Laser scanning based identification and interpretation of ecologically important forest habitats in natural
conservation areas
Maisteri Mikko Vehmas & research group
University of Joensuu
Total 18 098 €
Utilisation of the adsorption properties of phlogopite-rich mine tailings in environmental protection
M.SC. Salla Venäläinen & research group
University of Helsinki
Total 15 807 €
Effect of TBT contaminated water and sediment on reproduction of exposed fish
Doc Tom Wiklund & research group
Åbo Akademi
Total 27 923 €
Volatility and optical properties of atmospheric fine particles
PH.D., Doc. Aki Virkkula & research group
University of Helsinki
Total 19 348 €
Solar heat engineering and carbon dioxide:energy recovery using a greenhouse gas.
dr. tech., prof. Ron Zevenhoven & research group
Åbo Akademi
Total 23 208 €
Decline and recovery of mountain birch populations in poluted areas: Long-term consequences of soil
contamination
Msc Vitali Zverev & research group
University of Turku
Total 15 848 €
Assessing Baltic ecosystem health using the eider as an indicator species
Dr. Markus Öst & research group
Åbo Akad Univ & Novia Univ of Appl. Sci.
Total 25 518 €