Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences - News

Rapid climate change is upending established plant diversity and growth patterns in the Arctic, with species blooming in some areas and declining in others, a recent study published in Nature suggests.

Vincent Biard, MSc, explored key aspects of the seal behaviour during the moulting season, including spatial, temporal and social fidelity patterns.

Researchers from the University of Eastern Finland measured post-restoration Sphagnum moss layer growth on 18 peatland sites in Finland 10 years after restoration.

After millennia as a carbon deep-freezer for the planet, regional hotspots and increasingly frequent wildfires in the northern latitudes have nearly cancelled out that critical storage capacity in the permafrost region, according to a new study published in Nature Climate Change.

Ten research projects at the University of Eastern Finland secured a grant from Kone Foundation.

MSc Flobert Andongah Ndah's doctoral research aimed to advance knowledge of the role of climate change in shaping biogeochemical and ecophysiological processes in northern high-latitude ecosystems.

FM Aslak Eronen studied the hybridization of landlocked and anadromous Atlantic salmon.

The university is a partner in three projects of the Democracy for the Future programme and one project of the Water for Welfare, Security and Peace programme.

The ICS24 conference, held for the fourth time at the University of Eastern Finland, focuses on the challenges of sustainability and environmental monitoring.

A new study published in Science reveals that plant-derived secondary organic aerosols (SOAs) can act as mediators of plant-plant interactions.