Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Description of research and teaching
I’m a University Researcher at Finnish Natural History Museum (LUOMUS). The main focus of my work is in systematic conservation planning, climate change impacts and decision-making under uncertainty. I’m particularly interested in spatial conservation optimizations, spanning from reserve network design to cost-efficient management and biodiversity offsetting. I haven’t really specialized myself to any species or taxa, but somehow I often end up working with birds. I also spend way too much time in front of a computer than any self-respecting biologist should.
I've also worked in the NESP Threatened Species Recovery Hub in Australia.
Fields of Science
- 1181 Ecology, evolutionary biology
- 118 Biological sciences
- Climate change
- Biodiversity
- Conservation biology
- Reserve planning
- Spatial prioritization
- Protected area effectiveness
- decision analysis
- uncertainty
- biodiversity offsets
- species distribution modeling
International and National Collaboration
Publications and projects within past five years.
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Credible biodiversity offsetting needs public national registers to confirm no net loss
Kujala, H., Maron, M., Kennedy, C. M., Evans, M. C., Bull, J. W., Wintle, B. A., Iftekhar, S. M., Selwood, K. E., Beissner, K., Osborn, D. & Gordon, A., 17 Jun 2022, In: One Earth. 5, 6, p. 650-662 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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How decisions about fitting species distribution models affect conservation outcomes
Muscatello, A., Elith, J. & Kujala, H., Aug 2021, In: Conservation Biology. 35, 4, p. 1309-1320 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Not all data are equal: Influence of data type and amount in spatial conservation prioritisation
Kujala, H., Lahoz-Monfort, J. J., Elith, J. & Moilanen, A., Nov 2018, In: Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 9, 11, p. 2249–2261 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Spatial characteristics of species distributions as drivers in conservation prioritization
Kujala, H., Moilanen, A. & Gordon, A., 1 Dec 2017, In: Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 9, 4, p. 1121-1132 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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A global analysis reveals a collective gap in the transparency of offset policies and how biodiversity is measured
Marshall, E., Southwell, D., Wintle, B. A. & Kujala, H., 2024, In: Conservation Letters. 17, 1, 12 p., e12987.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile
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NaturaConnect: NaturaConnect - Designing a resilient and coherent Trans-European Network for Nature and People
01/07/2022 → 30/06/2026
Project: EU Horizon Europe: Innovation actions (HORIZON-IA)
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BOOST: Biodiversity offsetting as an operational tool for a just sustainability transition towards no net loss of ecosystems and biodiversity (BOOST)
Kujala, H., Jalkanen, J., Lehtinen, P. M. & Moilanen, A.
01/10/2021 → 30/09/2024
Project: Research Council of Finland: Strategic Research Council funding (SRC)
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BOOST: Biodiversity offsetting as an operational tool for a just sustainability transition towards no net loss of ecosystems and biodiversity
01/10/2024 → 30/09/2027
Project: Research Council of Finland: Strategic Research Council funding (SRC)
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No Net Loss City
01/04/2021 → 31/08/2022
Project: Foundations (Private Foundations, Non-Profit Foundations, Charitable Trusts)
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IBC CARBON: The Integrated Biodiversity Conservation and Carbon Sequestration in the Changing Environment (IBC-Carbon)
01/01/2021 → 31/12/2023
Project: Research Council of Finland: Strategic Research Council funding (SRC)
Datasets
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Habitat suitability predictions for six boreal forest indicator bird species in Finland
Virkkala, R. (Creator), Leikola, N. (Creator), Kujala, H. (Creator), Kivinen, S. (Creator), Hurskainen, P. (Creator), Kuusela, S. (Creator), Valkama, J. (Creator) & Heikkinen, R. (Creator), Zenodo, 21 May 2021
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4779108, https://zenodo.org/record/4779108
Dataset
Prizes
Activities
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Anna Ludmilla da Costa Pinto Nascimento
Heini Kujala (Host)
Jan 2023 → Jun 2023Activity: Hosting a visitor types › Academic visit at UH
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Khorloo Batpurev
Heini Kujala (Host)
1 Sept 2022 → 11 Nov 2022Activity: Hosting a visitor types › Academic visit at UH
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Ministry of the Environment (External organisation)
Heini Kujala (Board member)
Feb 2021 → Mar 2021Activity: Membership types › Membership or other role in public Finnish or international organization
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USGS, Patuxent Wildlife Res Ctr (External organisation)
Heini Kujala (Board member)
2020 → 2022Activity: Membership types › Membership or other role in research network
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IUCN (External organisation)
Heini Kujala (Board member)
2020 → …Activity: Membership types › Membership or other role in national/international committee, council, board
Press/Media
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New study highlights worth of remnant bushland
17/12/2018
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Small and isolated habitat patches crucial to species survival
10/12/2018 → 12/12/2018
5 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Headline: Small and isolated habitat patches crucial to species survival
11/12/2018
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Fewer homes among the gum trees, new research warns
19/09/2016 → 23/09/2016
6 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media