Senior Research Scientist, Doctor of Science, Docent (Agroecology)
Email: firstname.surname@syke.fi
Tel: +358 29 5252194
Finnish Environment Institute (Syke)
Nature solutions
Species
Address: Latokartanonkaari 11, 00790 Helsinki, Finland
Current task
Research on farmland biodiversity and ecosystem services.
Expertise
- Farmland biodiversity
- Ecosystem services in agriculture
- Crop pollination and pollinators
- Environmental fallows
Background
My background is in plant production scieces and agroecology. In my doctoral thesis at the University of Helsinki, I studied the effects of environmental fallows on farmland biodiversity. At SYKE, I started as a researcher in 2017. My research has mainly focused on the interplay between biodiversity and agriculture: how agriculture affects biodiversity, and how it is dependent on biodiversity-mediated ecosystem services. My research topics have included insect pollination and biological control of field crops, and the effects of land use and agri-environment schemes on farmland biodiversity.
Besides SYKE, I have worked at the University of Helsinki in various research and teaching tasks in 2011–2016, and as a university lecturer in agroecology in 2019–2020. I supervise master and doctoral theses. I also have a diverse experience in popularizing science.
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