Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Description of research and teaching
Research Interests
My research interests embrace multidisciplinary topics, mainly involving remote sensing, land changes, hydrology and climate change. I have particular interest in environmental change processes in tropical regions. During the last years I have been carrying out research in the Amazon rainforest region and the East African Mountains.
Previous appointments and positions
Scientific officer / Postdoctoral researcher
European Commission – Joint Research Center (JRC)
Period: July 2011 – July 2012
Postdoctoral researcher / Deputy scientist in charge CHIESA project
University of Helsinki – Dept. of Geosciences and Geography
Period: Aug 2012 – Aug 2013
Visiting Researcher
University of Tokyo – Oki Laboratory - Tokyo, Japan
Period: October/2010 and August-November 2014
Project researcher
National Institute for Space Research - São José dos Campos, SP, Brazil
Period: March/2008 – September/2008
Research Assistant
Iowa State University - Agricultural and Biosystems Eng. Dep. - USA
Period: August/2005 – December/2005
Scientific Initiation Program Scholarship - CNPq
Federal University of Viçosa- Brazil
Period: August/2003 - June/2005
Trainee (assisting graduate students in field work activities)
Federal University of Viçosa - Brazil
Period: October/2001 - June/2003
Fields of Science
- 1171 Geosciences
- Remote sensing
- hydrology
- Deforestation
- Tropical Forests
- Agricultural expansion
International and National Collaboration
Publications and projects within past five years.
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Forest fragmentation impacts the seasonality of Amazonian evergreen canopies
Nunes, M., Camargo, J. L. C., Vincent, G., Calders, K., Oliveira, R., Huete, A., Moura, Y. M., Nelson, B., Smith, M., Stark, S. & Maeda, E., 17 Feb 2022, In: Nature Communications. 13, 10 p., 917.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Improved detection of abrupt change in vegetation reveals dominant fractional woody cover decline in Eastern Africa
Abera, T., Heiskanen, J., Maeda, E., Hailu, B. T. & Pellikka, P., 15 Mar 2022, In: Remote Sensing of Environment. 271, 112897, 16 p., 112897.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Shifts in structural diversity of Amazonian forest edges detected using terrestrial laser scanning
Maeda, E., Nunes, M., Calders, K., Mendes de Moura, Y., Raumonen, P., Tuomisto, H., Verley, P., Vincent, G., Zuquin, G. & Camargo, J. L., 15 Mar 2022, In: Remote Sensing of Environment. 271, 15, 11 p., 112895.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Spatial Aggregation of Global Dry and Wet Patterns Based on the Standard Precipitation Index
Guan, Y., Liu, J., Chen, A., Li, D., Jiang, Y., Cui, W., Lu, H., Pellikka, P., Heiskanen, J. & Maeda, E., 2022, In: Earth's future. 10, 5, p. e2022EF002720Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Black Boxes and the Role of Modeling in Environmental Policy Making
Maeda, E., Haapasaari, P., Helle, I., Lehikoinen, A., Voinov, A. & Kuikka, S., 23 Mar 2021, In: Frontiers in Environmental Science. 9, 5 p., 629336.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Open AccessFile
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The influence of forest management on microclimatic heterogeneity - implications for ecosystem resilience
Maeda, E., Aalto, J., Hancock, S. & Aalto, I. J.
01/01/2021 → 31/12/2024
Project: Research project
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Understanding mechanisms of habitat change in fragmented tropical forests for improving conservation
Maeda, E., Nunes, M. & Abera, T.
01/09/2018 → 31/08/2023
Project: Research project
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Geospatial monitoring and modelling of environmental change using geoinformatics (GIMMEC)
Pellikka, P., Hjort, J., Luoto, M., Stenberg, P., Anttila, S., Clark, B., Gonsamo Gosa, A., Heiskanen, J., Hendriks, J., Tokola, N., Hohenthal, J., Johansson, T., Maeda, E., Muukkonen, P., Mäkiaho, J., Mõttus, M., Heinilä, A. M. K., Omoro, L., Rautiainen, M., Salonen, M., Siljander, M., Toivonen, T. & Virtanen, T.
28/02/2011 → …
Project: Research Evaluation 2011
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GACBE: Geo-information Analysis Capacity Building in Ethiopia
Pellikka, P., Abera, T., Maeda, E. & Heiskanen, J.
01/09/2016 → 31/08/2020
Project: Research project
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Climate extremes in the Amazon rainforest: unveiling the impacts of droughts on environmental processes
01/09/2013 → 31/08/2016
Project: Research project
Activities
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MSc thesis supervision of Eleanor Downie
Eduardo Maeda (Supervisor) & Erone Ghizoni Dos Santos (Supervisor)
2022 → …Activity: Examination types › Supervision of other thesis (Master's, Licentiate)
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Research Internship supervision of Lukas Schmidt
Eduardo Maeda (Supervisor), Iris Johanna Aalto (Supervisor) & Erone Ghizoni Dos Santos (Supervisor)
1 Sep 2021 → 28 Feb 2022Activity: Examination types › Supervision of other thesis (Master's, Licentiate)
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MSc thesis supervision of Jonathan Simon Terschanski
Eduardo Maeda (Supervisor), Iris Johanna Aalto (Supervisor) & Matheus Nunes (Supervisor)
2021 → …Activity: Examination types › Supervision of other thesis (Master's, Licentiate)
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MSc thesis supervision of Iris Aalto
Petri Pellikka (Supervisor), Eduardo Maeda (Supervisor) & Janne Heiskanen (Supervisor)
2020Activity: Examination types › Supervision of other thesis (Master's, Licentiate)
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Supervisor of PhD thesis of Temesgen Abera
Petri Pellikka (Supervisor), Eduardo Maeda (Co-supervisor), Janne Heiskanen (Co-supervisor), Rasmus Fensholt (Opponent), Jukka Käyhkö (Pre-examiner) & Youngryel Ryu (Pre-examiner)
6 Mar 2020Activity: Examination types › Supervisor or co-supervisor of doctoral thesis
Press / Media
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Bigger is badder when it comes to climate impact of farms in the Amazon
17/06/2021
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Media coverage: Paikkatieto- ja kaukokartoitusmenetelmille ihan uusi aluevaltaus – osoittavat, kuinka norsut ja apinat piinaavat pientiloja Taitavuorilla Keniassa
Petri Pellikka, Martha Munyao, Toini Kuronen, Mika Siljander, Iris Johanna Aalto, Temesgen Abera, Eduardo Maeda & Antti Autio
28/02/2021
1 item of Media coverage
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Commodity Farming Accelerating Climate Change in the Amazon Rainforest
15/02/2021
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Commodity Farming Accelerating Climate Change In Amazon Rainforest
11/02/2021
1 item of Media coverage
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Deforestation Caused by Big Commodity Farms Accelerates Climate Change
10/02/2021
1 item of Media coverage
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