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
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Profiles
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John Allen
- Urban Ecosystems
- Ecosystems and Environment Research Programme - Doctoral Researcher
- Doctoral Programme in Interdisciplinary Environmental Sciences
- Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science (HELSUS)
- Helsinki Institute of Urban and Regional Studies (Urbaria)
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
- Doctoral Programme in Interdisciplinary Environmental Sciences - Supervisor for doctoral programme
- Doctoral Programme in Wildlife Biology - Supervisor for doctoral programme
- Diversity in Society and Life (DIVSOL)
- Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science (HELSUS)
- Helsinki Institute of Urban and Regional Studies (Urbaria)
- Fifth Dimension - Transformative urban greening
- Urban Ecosystems
Person: U3 Research and teaching staff, UH , Teaching and research personnel
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Marju Prass
- Operations Management Unit - Project Manager
- Doctoral Programme in Wildlife Biology
- Helsinki One Health (HOH)
- Urban Ecosystems
Person: M4 Administrative staff, Doctoral Researcher, UH
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Anna-Lea Rantalainen
- Ecosystems and Environment Research Programme - University Lecturer
- Doctoral Programme in Interdisciplinary Environmental Sciences - Supervisor for doctoral programme
- Urban Ecosystems
Person: U3 Research and teaching staff, UH
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Heikki Setälä, Professor
- Ecosystems and Environment Research Programme - Prof. emer.
- Doctoral Programme in Wildlife Biology - Supervisor for doctoral programme
- Doctoral Programme in Interdisciplinary Environmental Sciences - Supervisor for doctoral programme
- Helsinki Institute of Urban and Regional Studies (Urbaria)
- Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science (HELSUS)
- Urban Ecosystems
Person: UH , Teaching and research personnel
Equipment
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Oikeenlaista kemiaa - kemian opintopolkujen ja oppimateriaalien yhtenäistäminen korkeakouluopinnoissa siirtymien tueksi
Rantalainen, A.-L. (Project manager)
01/01/2025 → 31/12/2027
Project: Ministry funding
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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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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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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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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, D. 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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How to foster biodiversity in urban grasslands? Stakeholder perceptions on biodiversity actions, challenges and solutions in Finland
Pouta, P., Kotze, J., Tahvonen, O. & Lampinen, J., Jul 2025.Research output: Conference materials › Abstract
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Iltakoulun suojelupäätösten taustalla Lahdessa vaikuttavat lyhytnäköisyys, tietämättömyys ja poliittiset agendat
Translated title of the contribution :Short-sightedness, ignorance and political agendas influence decision to remove protected areas Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › General public
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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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Native and non-native monumental trees in cultural landscapes: a spatially heterogeneous source of biodiversity
Menon, N., Brundu, G., Kotze, D. J., La Porta, N., Monteverdi, M. C., Paillet, Y., Semenzato, P., Sitzia, T. & Campagnaro, T., Dec 2025, In: Trees, forests and people. 22, 101030, p. 1-14 14 p., 101030.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Open AccessFile
Activities
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Urban Ecosystems (Journal)
Yli-Pelkonen, V. (Reviewer)
1 Jan 2025 → 31 Dec 2025Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review of manuscripts
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Annales Academiae Scientiarum Fennicae (Journal)
Yli-Pelkonen, V. (Reviewer)
1 Jan 2025 → 31 Dec 2025Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review of manuscripts
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Urban Ecosystems (Journal)
Yli-Pelkonen, V. (Reviewer)
1 Jan 2025 → 31 Dec 2025Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review of manuscripts
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Vesitalous (Journal)
Yli-Pelkonen, V. (Reviewer)
1 Jan 2025 → 31 Dec 2025Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review of manuscripts
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Atmospheric Environment (Journal)
Yli-Pelkonen, V. (Reviewer)
1 Jan 2025 → 31 Dec 2025Activity: 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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