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
Research output
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Diversity of Leptogium (Collemataceae, Ascomycota) in East African Montane Ecosystems
Kaasalainen, U. S., Tuovinen, V., Kirika, P., Mollel, N., Hemp, A. & Rikkinen, J. K., 3 Feb 2021, In : Microorganisms. 9, 2, 25 p., 314.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Assessment of human–elephant conflicts in multifunctional landscapes of Taita Taveta County, Kenya
Munyao, M. N., Siljander, M., Johansson, T., Makokha, G. & Pellikka, P., 11 Dec 2020, In : Global Ecology and Conservation. 24, 19 p., e01382.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Epiphyte colonisation of fog nets in montane forests of the Taita Hills, Kenya
Stam, Å., He, X., Kaasalainen, U., Toivonen, M. E., Enroth, J., Räsänen, M. & Rikkinen, J., Oct 2020, In : Annales Botanici Fennici. 57, 4-6, p. 227-238 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Projects
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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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Sustainability (Journal)
Tino Johansson (Reviewer)
14 Mar 2021Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review of manuscripts
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Taita Research Station 10-year anniversary seminar
Petri Pellikka (Chair of organizing committee), Tino Johansson (Member of organizing committee) & Ilja Vuorinne (Member of organizing committee)
28 Jan 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
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Land (Journal)
Tino Johansson (Member of editorial board)
26 Jan 2021 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editor of research journal
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