Projects per year
Organization profile
Our group studies the response of plants to changes in the spectral composition of radiation, how these signals are processed and received a the level of the leaf and whole plant.
We place this research in context by considering how the spectral composition of radiation perceived by plants changes depending on their environment. This can mean studying the different responses of plants in sun and shade, and even refining what we understand by 'shade' through studying how plant canopies evolve over the year and interact with seasonal changes in radiation.
These responses become particularly ecologically relevant when we contextualise them to the other abiotic and biotic interactions that plants experience in the environment. This can involve (1) elucidating the response of plants to combined stress factors, or (2) understanding how plant traits influence community-level processes, or even (3) how changes in the climate may interact with the spectral cues that plants use to trigger phenological development.
The core expertise in our group is in plant physiological ecology. But starting from an ecophysiological perspective, identifying the processes that respond to environmental factors, gives us great interdisciplinary scope to scale up these responses allowing further understanding of plant ecology and biometeorology, and utilising molecular and genomic approaches to link our findings with new knowledge of receptors and signalling pathways.
Fields of Science
- 1183 Plant biology, microbiology, virology
International and National Collaboration
Profiles
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Maxime Durand
- Canopy Spectral Ecology and Ecophysiology (CanSEE) - Postdoctoral Researcher
- Organismal and Evolutionary Biology Research Programme - Postdoctoral Researcher
Person: U2 Teaching and research staff
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David Israel
- Canopy Spectral Ecology and Ecophysiology (CanSEE) - Phd student
- Organismal and Evolutionary Biology Research Programme
- Doctoral Programme in Plant Sciences
Person: Doctoral Researcher, UH
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Santa Neimane
- Organismal and Evolutionary Biology Research Programme - Doctoral Researcher (Research Foundation)
- Canopy Spectral Ecology and Ecophysiology (CanSEE)
- Doctoral Programme in Atmospheric Sciences
Person: U1 Research and teaching staff, Doctoral Researcher
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Canopy level photosynthesis under conditions of diffuse and direct sunlight and its implications for light use efficiency by plants under future climates
Aphalo, P., Lindfors, A. V., Solanki, T., Shapiguzov, A., Kotilainen, T., Urban, O., Robinson, S. A., Murchie, E., Madronich, S. & Robson, T. M.
01/09/2019 → 31/08/2023
Project: Research project
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uv4pb: UV4Plants Bulletin
Aphalo, P., Robson, T. M., Kotilainen, T., Siipola, S. M., Jansen, M., Strid, Å. & Barnes, P.
01/01/2016 → …
Project: Other project
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ViPS: Viikki Plant Science Centre
Elomaa, P., Aphalo, P., Asiegbu, F., Bäck, J., Berninger, F., Brosche, M., Fagerstedt, K., Hänninen, H., Heinonsalo, J., Helariutta, Y., Himanen, K., Hölttä, T., Hytönen, T., Hyvönen, J., Kangasjärvi, J., Kärkönen, A., Korpelainen, H., Laine, A., Mähönen, A. P., Mäkelä, A., Mäkinen, K., Ojala, A., Overmyer, K., Palonen, P., Palva, E. T., Pihlatie, M., Pirhonen, M., Porcar-Castell, A., Pumpanen, J., Rikkinen, J., Robson, T. M., Salojärvi, J., Schulman, A., Stoddard, F., Teeri, T., Valkonen, J., Vesala, T., Wrzaczek, M. & Sims-Huopaniemi, K.
01/01/2015 → …
Project: Other project
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r4photobiology: R 4 photobiology
Aphalo, P., Kotilainen, T., Robson, T. M. & Albert, A.
01/01/2013 → …
Project: Research project
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Acclimation of stomatal responses to light: environmental cues, strategies and mechanisms
Robson, T. M., Aphalo, P., Aasamaa, K. & Wang, F.
01/09/2011 → …
Project: Research project
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Effects of land use and climate on carbon and nitrogen pool partitioning in European mountain grasslands
Seeber, J., Tasser, E., Rubatscher, D., Loacker, I., Lavorel, S., Robson, T. M., Balzarolo, M., Altimir, N., Droesler, M., Vescovo, L., Gamper, S., Barancok, P., Staszewski, T., Wohlfahrt, G., Cernusca, A., Sebastia, M-T., Tappeiner, U. & Bahn, M., 20 May 2022, In: Science of the Total Environment. 822, 12 p., 153380.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Freezing induces an increase in leaf spectral transmittance of forest understorey and alpine forbs
Solanki, T., García-Plazaola, J. I., Robson, T. M. & Fernandez-Marin, B., Jun 2022, In: Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences. 21, p. 997-1009 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Practical Activities Promoting Engagement in Forest Ecology Research
Pieristè, M., Hartikainen, S. M., Jones, A. G., Kotilainen, T., Peltonen, A. M., Loehr, J. & Robson, T. M., 17 Jun 2022, In: Citizen science. 7, 1, p. 1–15Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Quantification and Variation of Microclimatic Variables Within Tree Canopies-Considerations for Epiphyte Research
Murakami, M., Nunes Ramos, F., Durand, M., Ashton, R. & Batke, S. P., 31 Mar 2022, In: Frontiers in Forests and Global Change. 5, 12 p., 828725.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Sunflecks in the upper canopy: dynamics of light-use efficiency in sun and shade leaves of Fagus sylvatica
Durand, M., Stangl, Z. R., Salmon, Y., Burgess, A. J., Murchie, E. H. & Robson, T. M., Aug 2022, In: New Phytologist. 235, 4, p. 1365-1378 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Open AccessFile
Activities
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Surviving on the Edge: The ecophysiological determinants of plant species niche and how to incorporate them in Species Distribution Models
T Matthew Robson (Chair of organizing committee), Maxime Durand (Member of organizing committee), Yann Salmon (Member of organizing committee), Zsofia Reka Stangl (Speaker: Keynote), Marta Benito Garzon (Speaker: Keynote), Karen Sims-Huopaniemi (Secretary of organizing committee), David Israel (Speaker: Presenter), Xin Zhuang (Speaker: Presenter), Teemu Ville Santeri Paljakka (Speaker: Presenter), Teemu Hölttä (Speaker: Keynote), Emy Paulette Guilbault (Speaker: Presenter), Otso Ovaskainen (Speaker: Keynote), Raisa Makipaa (Speaker: Keynote), Antti Takolander (Speaker: Presenter), Laura Leites (Speaker: Keynote), Santa Neimane (Attendee), Maxime Durand (Speaker: Presenter), Zsofia Reka Stangl (Speaker: Presenter), Yann Salmon (Speaker: Keynote) & T Matthew Robson (Speaker: Keynote)
7 Jan 2022 → 12 Jan 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
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Univ La Laguna, Universidad de la Laguna, Fac Biol, Dept Ecol
T Matthew Robson (Visiting researcher) & Beatriz Fernández-Marín (Other role)
9 Feb 2020 → 20 Feb 2020Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Academic visit to other institution
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University of Nottingham
T Matthew Robson (Visiting researcher), Erik Murchie (Other role) & Alexandra Burgess (Other role)
30 Jun 2019 → 4 Jul 2019Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Academic visit to other institution
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Light and Life: World Congress of Photobiology
T Matthew Robson (Speaker: Keynote)
25 Aug 2019 → 30 Aug 2019Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
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Jakub Nezval
T Matthew Robson (Host)
20 Oct 2019 → 26 Oct 2019Activity: Hosting a visitor types › Academic visit at UH
Prizes
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How light conditions affect plant canopies under climate change
Neimane, Santa (Recipient), 9 Oct 2020
Prize: Prizes and awards
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Improving estimates of carbon assimilation and light use by forests by scaling processes from leaf to canopy levels
Solanki, Twinkle (Recipient), 6 Jan 2018
Prize: Prizes and awards
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Improving estimates of carbon assimilation and light use by forests by scaling processes from leaf to canopy levels
Solanki, Twinkle (Recipient), 6 Jan 2020
Prize: Prizes and awards
Datasets
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Spectral irradiance at Lammi Biological Station Research Forest 2015: For assessing scale-wise similarity of curves with a thick pen
Hartikainen, S. (Creator), Jach, A. (Creator), Grané, A. (Creator) & Robson, T. M. (Creator), Zenodo, 2018
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1246597, https://zenodo.org/record/1246597#.Wvp8rlr7TIU
Dataset
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BeechCOSTe52 Database
Robson, T. M. (Creator), Benito Garzon, M. (Creator) & CostE52 Consortium (Creator), Zenodo, 2018
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1040664, https://zenodo.org/record/1040664#.WhbXmhco_CI
Dataset
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Transmittance of spectral irradiance by climate screens and nets used in horticulture and agriculture
Robson, T. M. (Creator) & Kotilainen, T. K. (Contributor), Zenodo, 27 Oct 2018
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1561317, https://zenodo.org/record/1561317
Dataset
Press / Media
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University of Helsinki: Chlorophyll Fluorescence, the Light From Photosynthesis, Illuminates Our View Of Plant Function
11/08/2021
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Chlorophyll fluorescence, light from photosynthesis, illuminates our view of plant function
10/08/2021
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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The Future is Now: Science for Achieving Sustainable Development
T Matthew Robson & Tuuli Toivonen
11/09/2019
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media