Research projects 2010
DI Hannele Ahponen & research group
Total 5 000 €
The use of carbon amendments as sediment remediation method: applicability under Finnish environmental conditions.
FT Jarkko Akkanen & research group
Joensuu University
Total 24 810 €
Sustainable cultivation methods for agriculture – development of new technology to increase soil crop cover and to utilize ecosystem services of soil microorganisms (SusAgTech)
MMT Laura Alakukku & research group
Helsinki University
Total 29 000 €
Air quality remote sensing using satellite data
FT Antti Arola & research group
Finnish Meteorological Institute
Total 21 300 €
Risk assessment on the environmental impact of using the saprotrophic fungus (Phlebiopsis gigantea) for the biocontrol of the conifer pathogen Heterobasidion spp.
PhD Fred Asiegbu & research group
Helsinki University
Total 25 525 €
Development of specific identification method for environmental microbes.
PhD. Petri Auvinen & research group
Helsinki University
Total 29 800 €
New biological tools to decrease the release of antibiotics from fisheries to fresh waters
FT Jaana Bamford & research group
Jyväskylä University
Total 27 420 €
Cyanobacterial water blooms and associated heterotrophic bacteria as a cause of adverse human health effects
Master of Science Katri Berg & research group
Helsinki University
Total 24 900 €
Biological Trait Analysis (BTA): A novel tool for analysing and interpreting marine benthic ecosystem functioning and environmental health in coastal waters.
PhD, prof. Erik Bonsdorff & research group
Åbo Akademi
Total 26 350 €
Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning under environmental stress: role of biological insurance in aquatic plant communities
Dos. Christoffer Boström & research group
Åbo Akademi
Total 21 980 €
A new cost-efficient tool for preservation of biodiversity in managed forests
FT Patrik Byholm & research group
Helsinki University
Total 22 555 €
Predictive benthic species and habitat distribution modeling – applications in the sublittoral Northern Baltic Sea
Prof. Saara Bäck & research group
Ministry of the Environment
Total 22 300 €
Eutrophication of the Baltic Sea: effects on pathogenic infections in threespine stickleback populations
Dos. Ulrika Candolin & research group
Helsinki University
Total 25 775 €
Aerosol and cloud condensation nuclei production potentials of plant emitted volatile organic compounds
FT Miikka Dal Maso & research group
Helsinki University
Total 21 300 €
Assessing the ecological role of cormorants at local and regional scales in a benthic brackish-water ecosystem
PhD Eliecer Diaz & research group
Åbo Akademi
Total 24 625 €
Sea acidification and allelopathy as mediators of toxic cyanobacteria blooms in the future Baltic Sea
FT Jonna Engström-Öst & research group
Yrkeshögskolan Novia
Total 22 209 €
Sphagnum mosses as biofilters for methane emissions
PhD Hannu Fritze & research group
Finnish Forest Research Institute
Total 25 100 €
Studies of the density of free-falling snow
Ph.D. Sabine Goeke & research group
Helsinki University
Total 23 300 €
Institutional change in agriculture: Agricultural environmental subsidies and water protection as environmental policy instruments
FT Yrjö Haila & research group
Tampere University
Total 19 795 €
Biodiversity benefits and cost-efficiency of restoration of boreal forests
FM Anne-Maarit Hekkala & research group
Finnish Forest Research Institute
Total 19 950 €
Effect of biogenic hydrocarbon emissions (mono- and sesquiterpenes) on background air
FT Heidi Hellén & research group
Finnish Meteorological Institute
Total 20 300 €
Invasion of Elodea canadensis in Kuusamo district - causes, consequences and mitigation measures
FT, Doc. Seppo Hellsten & research group
SYKE
Total 27 500 €
Long-term effects of soil warming on fine root and mycorrhizal mycelia turnover in boreal forests
MMT, dos. Heljä-Sisko Helmisaari & research group
Finnish Forest Research Institute
Total 25 275 €
The biodiversity and dynamics of small game: impacts of intensive forestry on small mammals, predators and small game
Prof. Heikki Henttonen & research group
Finnish Forest Research Institute
Total 27 300 €
Nitrate treatment of shallow lake sediments - the effect on water nitrogen- to- phosphorus ratio
Dos. Susanna Hietanen & research group
Helsinki University
Total 22 900 €
Developing natural methods for reintroduction and conservation of endangered salmon and trout populations
FT Heikki Hirvonen & research group
Helsinki University
Total 29 225 €
Innovative environmental regulation with expanded expertise: Integration of facts and values in expert deliberation over environmental monitoring in the Baltic Sea (RegEx)
PhD Janne Hukkinen & research group
Helsinki University
Total 33 250 €
Aerosol climate effects on northern latitudes
FT Antti-Pekka Hyvärinen & research group
Finnish Meteorological Institute
Total 22 300 €
Ex situ conservation of the genetic diversity of rare seashore plants in the Bothnian Bay
PhD, doc. Marko Hyvärinen & research group
Oulu University
Total 25 775 €
Assessing the Potential for Anaerobic Microbial Dechlorination of PCDD/Fs in River Kymijoki Sediments
FT Max Häggblom & research group
Helsinki University
Total 29 225 €
International Aerosol Conference 2010
FT, Dos. Kaarle Hämeri & research group
Helsinki University
Total 5 000 €
Impacts of invasive signal crayfish (Pasifastacus leniusculus) on the littoral communities of large boreal lakes
FT Heikki Hämäläinen & research group
Jyväskylä University
Total 22 860 €
The meaning of green areas to different people living in suburbs and to the quality of their living environment
FM Johanna Jokinen & research group
Helsinki University
Total 18 920 €
Implications of migratory connectivity for conservation of wild Baltic Sea salmon stocks
FT Mikko Kiljunen & research group
Jyväskylä University
Total 22 632 €
Global warming threatens birch forests in Lapland: invasion of new outbreaking moth species
FT Tero Klemola & research group
Turku University
Total 25 177 €
Acidification and ecological restoration of streams effected by acid sulphate soils
Professori Björn Klöve & research group
Oulu University
Total 24 050 €
Environmental fate and monitoring of potential priority substances in water: Non-ionic surfactants and biocides
Dos Jaana Koistinen & research group
Helsinki University
Total 31 675 €
On the effect of biogenic secondary organic aerosols on climate
Filosofian tohtori Harri Kokkola & research group
Finnish Meteorological Institute
Total 23 300 €
Geoengineering climate with controlled aerosol emissions: assessing feasibility and effects with a climate model
FT, dos. Hannele Korhonen & research group
Kuopio University
Total 23 300 €
The effect of nitrogen deposition and global warming to nitrogen cycling and GHG emissions of boreal coniferous forests
MMM Janne Korhonen & research group
Helsinki University
Total 21 320 €
Man-Made Substances and Environment – Multidisciplinary Research on Risks and Future Possibilities
VTT Kaisa Korhonen- Kurki & research group
Helsinki University
Total 4 000 €
The toxic dinoflagellate Alexandrium ostenfeldii in the Baltic Sea: Causes and mechanisms of expansion
PhD Anke Kremp & research group
SYKE
Total 25 300 €
Fate of pharmaceuticals in the environment - Identification of transformation products and their environmental significance
Docent Leif Kronberg & research group
Åbo Akademi
Total 26 140 €
New measures from field experiments for enhancing pollinator services and diversity in farmland
FT Mikko Kuussaari & research group
SYKE
Total 21 750 €
Litter degrading fungi in bioremediation of contaminated soil and as producers of new novel enzymes
dosentti, MMT Mika Kähkönen & research group
Helsinki University
Total 29 685 €
Catalytic oxidation of industrial wastewaters
TkT Ulla Lassi & research group
Oulu University
Total 23 475 €
Land Use Planning and Route Optimization using Ecological Impact Assessment and Remote Sensing based GIS Data
FT Anssi Lensu & research group
Jyväskylä University
Total 22 900 €
The sound climate in Finnish lakes
FT Matti Leppäranta & research group
Helsinki University
Total 22 300 €
Multidisciplinary, experimental study of effects of fish introductions on cyanobacteria blooms in subarctic lakes
FT Anne Liljendahl & research group
Helsinki University
Total 24 050 €
The effects of organic tin compounds on Daubentons bats feeding in the Archipelagic Sea
FM Thomas Lilley & research group
Turku University
Total 4 600 €
Helsinki Summer School 2010 course and public seminar: Agriculture in the Environment: Ecosystem Services
Prof. Kristina Lindström & research group
Helsinki University
Total 2 000 €
The impact of soil nutrient status on carbon dynamics in forested peatlands - combining continuous flux measurements and isotopic methods
FT Annalea Lohila & research group
Finnish Meteorological Institute
Total 26 300 €
Ability of the bottom sediments of the Baltic Sea to retain phosphorus and factors influencing it
FT Kaarina Lukkari & research group
SYKE
Total 30 300 €
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
MMT, dos Päivi Lyytikäinen-Saarenmaa & research group
Helsinki University
Total 29 800 €
Conflicts and sustainability in large carnivore management
FM Outi Moilanen & research group
Oulu University
Total 18 700 €
Indicator species and biodiversity conservation in a changing forest landscape: do woodland key habitats provide protection for terrestrial and aquatic biodiversity?
FT Timo Muotka & research group
Oulu University
Total 23 130 €
Ecological classification of boreal rivers: comparing structural and functional measures of biotic integrity
FT Heikki Mykrä & research group
SYKE
Total 26 350 €
Ecological intensification of crop production
MMT Pirjo Mäkelä & research group
Helsinki University
Total 29 800 €
Recycling nutrients onto boreal forest ecosystem: mitigating nutrient export and climate effects
FT Jouni Nieminen & research group
Jyväskylä University
Total 25 210 €
Genetic diversity and population structure in the endangered Saimaa ringed seal: an assessment based on microsatellite markers
FT Tommi Nyman & research group
Joensuu University
Total 25 650 €
Population biology and conservation of large raptors in Finland
FT Markku Orell & research group
Oulu University
Total 24 625 €
Habitat requirements of willow grouse (Lagopus lagopus) in a boreal environments
FT Antti Paasivaara & research group
Finnish Game and Fisheries Research Institute
Total 18 300 €
The impact of logging residue removal (LRR) on boreal headwater stream communities and drainage areas
FT Riku Paavola & research group
Oulu University
Total 9 550 €
Mitigation of atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations through the appropriate selection of soil preparation method during regeneration of drained peatland forests
MMM Meeri Pearson & research group
Finnish Forest Research Institute
Total 18 300 €
Nature management and habitats of special importance defined in the Finnish Forest Act as means of preserving biological diversity in managed forests.
FM Jouni Penttinen & research group
Jyväskylä University
Total 24 000 €
Ecotoxicological effects of organotin compounds in brackish and inland waters
Dosentti Olli-Pekka Penttinen & research group
Helsinki University
Total 28 650 €
The effects antropogenic air pollution and natural aerosol loading to cloud formation
PhD Tuukka Petäjä & research group
Helsinki University
Total 19 800 €
Fate of volatile organic nitrogen in boreal forest: key compounds from the soil to the atmosphere
PhD Mari Pihlatie & research group
Helsinki University
Total 23 300 €
Climate change, extreme weather events and costs
MMM Karoliina Pilli-Sihvola & research group
Finnish� Meteorological Institute
Total 18 300 €
Biorefinery and decentralized waste-to-energy solutions for sustainable waste management in tourist centres of Lapland
TkT, doc. Eva Pongracz & research group
Oulu University
Total 23 475 €
Modelling phytoplankton dynamics in lakes at different time and space scales
LuK Anita Pätynen & research group
Jyväskylä University
Total 22 800 €
O3 and NOx interactions with foliage: improving current knowledge and models
MMT Maarit Raivonen & research group
Helsinki University
Total 21 000 €
Urban contaminants in surface runoff and in the environment
FT Anna-Lea Rantalainen & research group
Helsinki University
Total 26 925 €
Climatic impacts of no-till agriculture in Finland
FT Kristiina Regina & research group
MTT
Total 22 400 €
The role of ionising radiation and air pollution in atmospheric particle formation
FT Ilona Riipinen & research group
Helsinki University
Total 21 300 €
Usage of remote sensing methods to determine aerosol-cloud interactions
FT Sami Romakkaniemi & research group
Kuopio University
Total 20 300 €
Use of electrolytic and chemical oxygenation of contaminated maritime sediment for in situ bioremediation; TBT as the target
PhD Martin Romantschuk & research group
Helsinki University
Total 25 200 €
Impacts of mire restoration on aquatic ecosystems: Biodegradation of leached organic compounds, microbial production and carbon dioxide efflux
Dos Sanna Saarnio & research group
Joensuu University
Total 26 925 €
Master of Science Saija-Riitta Sadeoja & research group
Total 12 000 €
Contaminated soil in residential areas – a manageable risk for the Helsinki city administration?
VTM Paula Saikkonen & research group
Helsinki University
Total 19 800 €
Improvement of biohydrogen production by molecular interactions
FT Ville Santala & research group
TUT Tampere
Total 26 350 €
Effects of lead on pine forest ecosystem in a shooting range area: assessment of the effects and a restoration method
FM Salla Selonen & research group
Helsinki University
Total 22 900 €
Selenium impact and cycle in field ecosystem
MMT, dos. Mervi Seppänen & research group
Helsinki University
Total 26 925 €
Improving biosphere description in global climate models
FT Sanna Sevanto & research group
Helsinki University
Total 22 900 €
Temporal turnover of diatom communities - implications for stream monitoring
FT Janne Soininen & research group
Helsinki University
Total 22 300 €
2010 World Conference of Resource Modelling Association, Helsinki, June 15-18
Prof. Olli Tahvonen & research group
Finnish Forest Research Institute
Total 4 000 €
Conservation genetics and conservation ecology of the endangered freswater pearl mussel, Margaritifera margaritifera L.
Prof. Jouni Taskinen & research group
Jyväskylä University
Total 23 560 €
The relative contribution and importance of riverine nutrient load versus atmospheric deposition to the Baltic Sea ecosystem state, with particular focus on the winter sea ice biogeochemistry
PhD Letizia Tedesco & research group
SYKE
Total 18 675 €
The use of methane in wastewater treatment technology - aiming for more efficient nitrogen removal and diminished greenhouse gas emission
FT, dos. Marja Tiirola & research group
Jyväskylä University
Total 29 700 €
Threatened newt, Triturus cristatus, in the grip of forestry and climate change
Dos. Olli-Pekka Tikkanen & research group
Joensuu University
Total 25 830 €
Which factors affect the success of forest restoration?
FT Tero Toivanen & research group
Jyväskylä University
Total 18 300 €
Optimization of in-situ Fenton pre-treatment for enhancement of biodegradability of recalsiitrant pollutants
FT Tuula Tuhkanen & research group
TUT Tampere
Total 27 500 €
The role of sulphuric acid in climate change and air quality
FT Hanna Vehkamäki & research group
Helsinki University
Total 20 800 €
Laser scanning based identification and interpretation of ecologically important forest habitats in natural conservation areas
FM Mikko Vehmas & research group
Joensuu University
Total 10 275 €
SOSA - a regional high-resolution model to investigate micrometeorological, chemical and aerosol dynamic processes for boreal forests
FT,prof. Timo Vesala & research group
Helsinki University
Total 22 700 €
Genetic, physiological and ecological characterization of an invasive bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) and its effect on native sibling species in a changing climate
FM Salla-Riikka Vesterlund & research group
Turku University
Total 18 300 €
Capacity of riparian buffer zones to reduce nitrogen transport from forested catchment areas
FM Anu Vikman & research group
Finnish Forest Research Institute
Total 9 150 €
Seminar on Large Lakes 2010 "Climate Change - changing freshwater ecosystems and society"
FT, dos Markku Viljanen & research group
Joensuu University
Total 3 450 €
Characterizing the physical state of the atmospheric secondary organic aerosol particles
PhD Annele Virtanen & research group
TUT Tampere
Total 21 275 €
Environmental risks of increased use of fungicides: sorption, desorption and degradation of fluazinam in soil
MMT Markku Yli-Halla & research group
Helsinki University
Total 26 430 €
Mapping and analysing ecosystem services in urban areas
FT Vesa Yli-Pelkonen & research group
Helsinki University
Total 20 000 €
Metagenomics of petroleum hydrocarbon polluted soil to benefit bioremediation – capture of pathway networks
FT Kim Yrjälä & research group
Helsinki University
Total 28 720 €
Solar heat engineering and carbon dioxide: energy recovery using a greenhouse gas.
Prof. Ron Zevenhoven & research group
Åbo Akademi
Total 24 050 €
Assessing Baltic ecosystem health using the eider as an indicator species
Dr. Markus Öst & research group
Åbo Akademi
Total 27 650 €