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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Species identity and behavior of cave-dwelling tree hyraxes of the Kenyan coast
Rosti, H. A., Pihlström, H., Rottcher, N., Bearder, S., Mwangala, L., Maghenda, M. & Rikkinen, J., Jan 2023, In: Ecology and Evolution. 13, 1, 8 p., e9693.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Termitomyces fungus combs - formation, structure, and functional aspects
Vesala, R., Arppe, L. & Rikkinen, J., 2023, Microbial Symbionts: Functions and Molecular Interactions on Host. Dharumadurai, D. (ed.). 4 ed. Academic press, p. 659-677 19 p. (Developments in Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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The Lichen Genus Sticta (Lobariaceae, Peltigerales) in East African Montane Ecosystems
Kaasalainen, U., Kirika, P., Mollel, N. P., Hemp, A. & Rikkinen, J., 12 Feb 2023, In: Journal of fungi . 9, 2, 39 p., 246.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Open Access
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ESSA: Earth observation and environmental sensing for climate-smart sustainable agro-pastoralism ecosystem transformation in East Africa
Pellikka, P., Johansson, T., Heiskanen, J., Abera, T., Vuorinne, I. & Hailu, B.
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., 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.
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., Wachiye, S., Räsänen, M., Rinne, J. & Merbold, L.
01/10/2017 → 30/09/2021
Project: Research project
Activities
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Mobility Programme for Early Career Researchers in Africa to Visit University of Helsinki (Event)
Tino Johansson (Assessment)
23 Apr 2023Activity: Membership types › Membership or other role in review committee
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Taita Research Station of University of Helsinki, Wundanyi, Kenya
Petri Pellikka (Visiting researcher)
2 Mar 2023 → 11 Mar 2023Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Academic visit to other institution
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Examination of Victor Omondi's MSc thesis for IHE Delft
Petri Pellikka (Supervisor)
19 Apr 2023Activity: 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