Projects per year
Organisation profile
Organisation Profile
The main objective of our research programme is to explore the effects of urbanisation and especially heavy land use on urban greenspaces and their ability to provide life-supporting ES. In particular, we assess the role of urban vegetation/trees and soils in purifying air and urban runoff water, as well as their ability to store carbon and nutrients in the system. An important aim is bringing ecological theory that has hitherto been the domain of natural/agricultural systems to urban milieus. Read more on our website.
Fields of Science
- 119 Other natural sciences
- Ympäristötieteet
International and National Collaboration
Profiles
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John Allen
- Urban Ecosystems
- Ecosystems and Environment Research Programme - Doctoral Researcher
- Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science (HELSUS)
- Helsinki Institute of Urban and Regional Studies (Urbaria)
- Doctoral Programme in Interdisciplinary Environmental Sciences
Person: U1 Research and teaching staff, Doctoral Researcher, M5 Teaching and research support staff
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Johan Kotze, Docent
- Ecosystems and Environment Research Programme - University Lecturer
- Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science (HELSUS)
- Helsinki Institute of Urban and Regional Studies (Urbaria)
- Fifth Dimension - Transformative urban greening
- Urban Ecosystems
- Doctoral Programme in Interdisciplinary Environmental Sciences - Supervisor for doctoral programme
- Doctoral Programme in Wildlife Biology - Supervisor for doctoral programme
Person: U3 Research and teaching staff, UH , Teaching and research personnel
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Anna-Lea Rantalainen
- Ecosystems and Environment Research Programme - University Lecturer
- Urban Ecosystems
- Doctoral Programme in Interdisciplinary Environmental Sciences - Supervisor for doctoral programme
Person: U3 Research and teaching staff, UH
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Heikki Setälä, Professor
- Ecosystems and Environment Research Programme - Prof. emer.
- Helsinki Institute of Urban and Regional Studies (Urbaria)
- Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science (HELSUS)
- Urban Ecosystems
- Doctoral Programme in Wildlife Biology - Supervisor for doctoral programme
- Doctoral Programme in Interdisciplinary Environmental Sciences - Supervisor for doctoral programme
Person: UH , Teaching and research personnel
Equipment
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DogsNParks: The Biogeochemical impacts of domestic dogs in urban greenspaces
Allen, J. (Project manager), Järvinen, R. (Participant) & Lu, C. (Participant)
10/01/2018 → …
Project: Research project
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The fate of urban-derived contaminants in boreal environments
Honkonen, O. (Project manager) & Rantalainen, A.-L. (Principal Investigator)
03/01/2011 → …
Project: Research project
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Ecosystem services in urban greenspaces across biomes: the influence of plant functional types and soil biota on soil-derived ecosystem processes
Setälä, H. (Project manager), Hui, N. (Principal Investigator), Jumpponen, A. (Principal Investigator), Kotze, J. (Principal Investigator), Pouyat, R. (Principal Investigator), Romantschuk, M. (Principal Investigator), Szlavectz, K. (Principal Investigator), Yesilonis, I. (Principal Investigator), Zheng, B. (Principal Investigator), Keränen, P. A. (Participant) & Lu, C. (Participant)
Suomen Akatemia Projektilaskutus
01/09/2018 → 31/12/2022
Project: Research Council of Finland: Academy Project
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Ecosystem services in urban greenspaces across biomes: the influence of plant functional types and soil biota on soil-derived ecosystem processes
Setälä, H. (Project manager), Kotze, J. (Principal Investigator), Hui, N. (Principal Investigator), Romantschuk, M. (Principal Investigator), Lu, C. (Participant), Zheng, B. (Principal Investigator), Jumpponen, A. (Principal Investigator), Szlavectz, K. (Principal Investigator), Yesilonis, I. (Principal Investigator) & Pouyat, R. (Principal Investigator)
01/09/2018 → 31/08/2022
Project: Research project
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Immunogarden
Roslund, M. (Participant), Hui, N. (Participant), Puhakka, R. (Participant) & Sinkkonen, A. (Project manager)
01/01/2018 → 31/12/2019
Project: Research project
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Cross-climatic comparison of microbial stress-responsive genes in urban parks: A comparative analysis
ur Rahman, S., Liu, X., Khalid, M., Rehman, A., Cao, J., Zhao, C., Tan, H., Arif, S., Zheng, B., Bian, Y., Jumpponen, A., Kotze, J., Setälä, H. & Hui, N., Jan 2025, In: Urban Forestry & Urban Greening. 103, 128595, 12 p., 128595.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Long-term impact of an extreme wildfire and salvage logging legacies on ecosystem services provision: Decomposition and nutrient cycling in fire-prone Mediterranean pine forests
Turiel-Santos, S., Calvo, L., Kotze, D. J. & Taboada, A., 15 Jan 2025, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 576, 12 p., 122381.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Exploring the impact of urbanization and vegetation type on fungal communities: Insights into divergent, mycorrhizal, and saprophytic associations driven by climate patterns
Khalid, M., ur Rahman, S., Liu, X., Rehman, A., Jumpponen, A., Kotze, J., Setälä, H. & Hui, N., 15 Apr 2024, In: CATENA. 238, 14 p., 107860.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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From MASK-air® and SILAM to CATALYSE (Climate Action to Advance HeaLthY Societies in Europe)
Sousa-Pinto, B., Palamarchuk, Y., Leeman, L., Jankin , S., Basagaña, X., Ballester, J., Bedbrook, A., Czarlewski, W., Almeida, R., Haahtela, T., Haveri, H., Prass, M., Henriques, T., Vieira, R. J., Klimek, L., Ollert, M., Shamji, M. H., Jutel, M., Del Giacco, S. R. & Torres, M. J. & 5 others, , 2024, In: Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology. 34, 1, p. 12-19 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Hydrolase and plastic-degrading microbiota explain degradation of polyethylene terephthalate microplastics during high-temperature composting
Li, X., Liu, X., Zhang, J., Chen, F., Khalid, M., Ye, J., Romantschuk, M. & Hui, N., Feb 2024, In: Bioresource Technology. 393, 11 p., 130108.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Activities
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Urban Forestry & Urban Greening (Journal)
Yli-Pelkonen, V. (Reviewer)
1 Jan 2024 → 31 Dec 2024Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review of manuscripts
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Urban Forestry & Urban Greening (Journal)
Yli-Pelkonen, V. (Reviewer)
1 Jan 2024 → 31 Dec 2024Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review of manuscripts
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Urban Forestry & Urban Greening (Journal)
Yli-Pelkonen, V. (Reviewer)
1 Jan 2024 → 31 Dec 2024Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review of manuscripts
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Journal of Cleaner Production (Journal)
Yli-Pelkonen, V. (Reviewer)
1 Jan 2024 → 31 Dec 2024Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review of manuscripts
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Urban Forestry & Urban Greening (Journal)
Yli-Pelkonen, V. (Reviewer)
1 Jan 2024 → 31 Dec 2024Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review of manuscripts
Prizes
Press/Media
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Academy of Finland funds topical, high-impact and innovative Postdoctoral Researchers in biosciences, health and environment
04/05/2021
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Koiran kakka näkyy ja haisee, mutta virtsa on hiljainen syövyttäjä. Tekeekö sadetalvi jätösmielessä hyvää vai pahaa?
24/02/2020
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Koiranpissa näkyy puiden tyvellä ja juurella - moni koira nostaa jalkaa Lahden Kirkkopuistossa
18/04/2019
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Koirankakka biojätepussissa maastoon on tuplavahinko ympäristölle – siksikin koiravessat ovat tervetulleita puistoihin
Allen, J. & Talvio, S.
29/03/2019
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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