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
Research Output
Sensitivity of tropical pendant bryophytes: results from a translocation experiment along an elevation gradient
Stam, Å. C. S., Anttila, J., Pellikka, P. K. E. & Rikkinen, J. K., 2020, In : Annales Botanici Fennici. 57, p. 71–81Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Open Access
File
Plant Treasures of Taita Hills (documentary film)
Rikkinen, J. K., Pellikka, P. K. E. & Laine, T., 1 Oct 2019Research output: Non-textual form › Digital or Visual Products › Scientific
Predictive mapping of mosquito distribution based on environmental and anthropogenic factors in Taita Hills, Kenya
Uusitalo, R. J., Siljander, M., Culverwell, C. L., Mutai, N., Forbes, K. M., Vapalahti, O. & Pellikka, P. K. E., Apr 2019, In : International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation. 76, p. 84-92 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Projects
TAITASMART: Environmental sensing of ecosystem services for developing climate smart landscape framework to improve food security in East Africa
Pellikka, P., Alakukku, L., Vesala, T., Johansson, T., Heiskanen, J., Räsänen, M., Tuure, J., Adhikari, H., Piiroinen, R., Abera, T., Tang, Z., Wachiye, S., Mäkelä, P., Karhu, K., Di Minin, E. & Autio, A.
01/03/2018 → 01/03/2022
Project: Research project
GHG-TAITA: Greenhouse gas emissions (CH4, N2O, CO2) from dominant land cover types in Taita Hills region, Kenya
Pellikka, P., Wachiye, S., Räsänen, M., Rinne, J. & Merbold, L.
01/10/2017 → 30/09/2021
Project: Research project
TAITAGIS: Improving capacity, quality and access of Geoinformatics teaching, research and daily use in Taita Taveta, Kenya
Pellikka, P., Siljander, M., Johansson, T. & Hurskainen, P.
01/03/2017 → 29/02/2020
Project: Other project
Activities
AFRICA 2030- STRENGHTENING THE CAPACITY OF AFRICAN COUNTRIES TO HANDLE THE CHALLENGES OF A CHANGING ENVIRONMENT - THE 3rd SYMPOSIUM ON CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION
Tino Johansson (Speaker: Keynote)23 Jan 2020 → 24 Jan 2020
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
MSc thesis supervision of Anni Salla
Markku Löytönen (Supervisor), Tino Johansson (Supervisor)2019 → …
Activity: Examination types › Supervision of other thesis (Master's, Licentiate)
Development Research Programme, DEVELOP
Petri Pellikka (Speaker)6 May 2019
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Press / Media
Interview for an online article on Desert locusts in Maailma.net
29/04/2020
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media