Research output per year
Research output per year
Equipments Details
Description
The Taita Research Station is a multidisciplinary research centre situated in the in Kenyan Taita Hills and owned by the University of Helsinki. This station, opened in 2011, is administrated by the Department of Geosciences and Geography of the Faculty of Science of the University of Helsinki. The Taita Research Station serves as a natural laboratory, ideally suited for research projects in fields such as natural sciences, social sciences, ecology and evolutionary biology, plant and animal systematics, and microbial ecology. The Taita Hills are one of the world’s biodiversity hotspots, and many endemic plant and animal species live in its surroundings. The area is particularly interesting due to changes in its natural conditions caused by topographic variation (500 m up to 2,200 m) affecting the climate, flora, land use and human activities.
Fields of Science and Free Keywords
- 1171 Geosciences
- 119 Other natural sciences
- 519 Social and economic geography
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Addressing human–elephant conflicts in Taita Taveta County, Kenya: Integrating species distribution modeling into targeted conservation strategies
Johansson, T., Munyao, M. N., Pellikka, P., Äärilä, S., Omondi, P. & Siljander, M., 23 Apr 2025, In: Global Ecology and Conservation. 60, 19 p., e03604.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Best practices for colony management: a neglected aspect for improving honey bee colony health and productivity in Africa
Nganso, B. T., Soroker, V., Osabutey, A. F., Pirk, C. W. W., Johansson, T., Elie, N., Otieno-Ayayo, Z. N., Ibrahim, M. M., Ndungu, N. N., Ayalew, W., Wubie, A. J., Tasse Taboue, G. C., Fameni, S. T., Bobadoye, B. O., Assefa, F. & Subramanian, S., 15 Feb 2024, In: Journal of apicultural research. 63, 3, p. 438-455 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › peer-review
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Distribution, Population Density, and Behavior of Dwarf Galagos (Paragalago sp.) in Taita Hills, Kenya
Rosti, H., Heiskanen, J., Bearder, S., Lombo, B., Pihlström, H., Pellikka, P. & Rikkinen, J., Dec 2024, In: International Journal of Primatology. 45, 6, p. 1426–1447 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Projects
- 6 Finished
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ESSA: Earth observation and environmental sensing for climate-smart sustainable agro-pastoralism ecosystem transformation in East Africa
Pellikka, P. (Principal Investigator), Johansson, T. (Project manager), Heiskanen, J. (Other), Abera, T. (Other), Vuorinne, I. (Other) & Hailu, B. (Other)
01/01/2021 → 31/12/2024
Project: Research project
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TAITASMART: Environmental sensing of ecosystem services for developing climate smart landscape framework to improve food security in East Africa
Pellikka, P. (Principal Investigator), Alakukku, L. (Principal Investigator), Vesala, T. (Principal Investigator), Johansson, T. (Participant), Heiskanen, J. (Participant), Räsänen, M. (Participant), Tuure, J. (Participant), Adhikari, H. (Participant), Piiroinen, R. (Participant), Abera, T. (Participant), Tang, Z. (Participant), Wachiye, S. A. (Participant), Mäkelä, P. (Participant), Karhu, K. (Participant), Di Minin, E. (Participant) & Autio, A. (Participant)
European Commission, DG International Cooperation and Development
01/03/2018 → 01/03/2022
Project: Research project
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GHG-TAITA: Greenhouse gas emissions (CH4, N2O, CO2) from dominant land cover types in Taita Hills region, Kenya
Pellikka, P. (Principal Investigator), Wachiye, S. (Project manager), Räsänen, M. (Participant), Rinne, J. (Participant) & Merbold, L. (Participant)
01/10/2017 → 30/09/2021
Project: Research project
Activities
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Kenya Forestry Research Institute (KEFRI)
Pellikka, P. (Visiting researcher)
3 Feb 2025 → 14 Feb 2025Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Academic visit to other institution
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Keynote talk in Africa session of Winter Satellite Workshop 2025
Pellikka, P. (Speaker)
21 Jan 2025 → 23 Jan 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Supervision of Ida Adler's MSc thesis
Pellikka, P. (Supervisor) & Heiskanen, J. (Supervisor)
21 Mar 2025Activity: Examination types › Supervision of other thesis (Master's, Licentiate)
Press/Media
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Radio interview on flooding in East Africa in 2020
07/10/2020
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Interview for an online article on Desert locusts in Maailma.net
29/04/2020
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media