Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences - News

In a viewpoint article published in Environmental Science & Technology, researchers address regulatory concerns related to intentionally produced nanoplastics.

​​​​​​​“In the wake of climate change and excessive environmental pollution, it is vital to develop new methods for effective agricultural and horticultural practice,” James Blande, Professor of Chemical Ecology, says.

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.