Maija Heikkilä

Phone+358504486468, +358294157838
Emailmaija.heikkilahelsinkifi

Finland
PL 65 (Viikinkaari 1)
00014
Finland
Viikinkaari 1, Biocentre 3
00790 Helsinki
Finland

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Description of research and teaching

My research aims to find Quaternary timescale solutions for the Earth and its people. I am particularly interested in the long-term interplay of northern climate and nature. My current research focuses on land-water and atmosphere-land interactions, sea ice and hydroclimate changes, aquatic carbon cycling, and deep time functional biodiversity. I use empirical data from natural archives (lake and marine sediments) and ecosystem surveys (sediment traps, monitoring infrastructures, field campaigns) combined with numerical analyses and modelling.

Curriculum vitae

Studies in University Pedagogy: 35 ECTS

Research history:

2022- University Researcher

2017-2022 Academy of Finland Research Fellow

2016 Postdoctoral Researcher, Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland

2012-2015 Postdoctoral Researcher (Academy of Finland), Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki

2010-2012 Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Manitoba, Canada

2010 PhD, Geology, University of Helsinki

2007-2010, Visiting Scholar, University of Waterloo, Canada

External positions

Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland

1 Jan 2016 → 31 Dec 2016

Univ Manitoba, University of Manitoba

1 Aug 2010 → 31 May 2012

Visiting Scholar, University of Waterloo

Jan 2007 → Dec 2009

Fields of Science

1171 Geosciences
Paleoecology
Paleoceanography
Quaternary Science
Paleoclimatology
1172 Environmental sciences
Environmental Change
Arctic
High-latitude lakes and seas
Climate impacts

48 Article
3 Editorial
2 Chapter
2 Conference article
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Seasonal and habitat-based variations in vertical export of biogenic sea-ice proxies in Hudson Bay
Luostarinen, T., Weckström, K., Ehn, J., Kamula, M., Burson, A., Diaz, A., Masse, G., McGowan, S., Kuzyk, Z. Z. & Heikkilä, M., 16 Mar 2023, In: Communications earth & environment. 4, 1, 13 p., 78.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

Open Access
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Testing the Effect of Relative Pollen Productivity on the REVEALS Model: A Validated Reconstruction of Europe-Wide Holocene Vegetation
Serge, M. A., Mazier, F., Fyfe, R., Gaillard, M. J., Klein, T., Lagnoux, A., Galop, D., Githumbi, E., Mindrescu, M., Nielsen, A. B., Trondman, A. K., Poska, A., Sugita, S., Woodbridge, J., Abel-Schaad, D., Åkesson, C., Alenius, T., Ammann, B., Andersen, S. T., Anderson, R. S., & 119 othersAndrič, M., Balakauskas, L., Barnekow, L., Batalova, V., Bergman, J., Birks, H. J. B., Björkman, L., Bjune, A. E., Borisova, O., Broothaerts, N., Carrion, J., Caseldine, C., Christiansen, J., Cui, Q., Currás, A., Czerwiński, S., David, R., Davies, A. L., De Jong, R., Di Rita, F., Dietre, B., Dörfler, W., Doyen, E., Edwards, K. J., Ejarque, A., Endtmann, E., Etienne, D., Faure, E., Feeser, I., Feurdean, A., Fischer, E., Fletcher, W., Franco-Múgica, F., Fredh, E. D., Froyd, C., Garcés-Pastor, S., García-Moreiras, I., Gauthier, E., Gil-Romera, G., González-Sampériz, P., Grant, M. J., Grindean, R., Haas, J. N., Hannon, G., Heather, A. J., Heikkilä, M., Hjelle, K., Jahns, S., Jasiunas, N., Jiménez-Moreno, G., Jouffroy-Bapicot, I., Kabailienė, M., Kamerling, I. M., Kangur, M., Karpińska-Kołaczek, M., Kasianova, A., Kołaczek, P., Lagerås, P., Latalowa, M., Lechterbeck, J., Leroyer, C., Leydet, M., Lindbladh, M., Lisitsyna, O., López-Sáez, J. A., Lowe, J., Luelmo-Lautenschlaeger, R., Lukanina, E., Macijauskaitė, L., Magri, D., Marguerie, D., Marquer, L., Martinez-Cortizas, A., Mehl, I., Mesa-Fernández, J. M., Mighall, T., Miola, A., Miras, Y., Morales-Molino, C., Mrotzek, A., Sobrino, C. M., Odgaard, B., Ozola, I., Pérez-Díaz, S., Pérez-Obiol, R. P., Poggi, C., Rego, P. R., Ramos-Román, M. J., Rasmussen, P., Reille, M., Rösch, M., Ruffaldi, P., Goni, M. S., Savukynienė, N., Schröder, T., Schult, M., Segerström, U., Seppä, H., Vives, G. S., Shumilovskikh, L., Smettan, H. W., Stancikaite, M., Stevenson, A. C., Stivrins, N., Tantau, I., Theuerkauf, M., Tonkov, S., van der Knaap, W. O., van Leeuwen, J. F. N., Vecmane, E., Verstraeten, G., Veski, S., Voigt, R., Von Stedingk, H., Waller, M. P., Wiethold, J., Willis, K. J., Wolters, S. & Zernitskaya, V. P., 29 Apr 2023, In: Land. 12, 5, 31 p., 986.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

Open Access
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Learning in Lockdowns: Creating Safe, Structured, and Student-Centered Classes During the Pandemic
Heikkilä, M., 25 Feb 2022, Transformative Teaching Around the World: Stories of Cultural Impact, Technology Integration, and Innovative Pedagogy. Bonk, C. & Zhu, M. (eds.). Abingdon: Taylor and Francis (Routledge), p. 131-134 4 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific
Peatland Heterogeneity Impacts on Regional Carbon Flux and Its Radiative Effect Within a Boreal Landscape
Kou, D., Virtanen, T., Treat, C. C., Tuovinen, J-P., Räsänen, A., Juutinen, S., Mikola, J., Aurela, M., Heiskanen, L., Heikkilä, M., Weckström, J., Juselius, T., Piilo, S. R., Deng, J., Zhang, Y., Chaudhary, N., Huang, C., Väliranta, M., Biasi, C., Liu, X., & 4 othersGuo, M., Zhuang, Q., Korhola, A. & Shurpali, N. J., 18 Sep 2022, In: Journal of Geophysical Research : Biogeosciences. 127, 9, 22 p., ARTN e2021JG006774.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

Open Access
File
Predicting the future of coastal marine ecosystems in the rapidly changing Arctic: The potential of palaeoenvironmental records
Heikkilä, M., Ribeiro, S., Weckström, K. & Pienkowski, A. J., Mar 2022, In: Anthropocene. 37, 13 p., 100319.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › peer-review

Open Access
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Arctic lake biodiversity, productivity and ecosystem resource capacity over the Holocene
Heikkilä, M., Eronen, J. T., Luostarinen, T., Manninen, M. A., McGowan, S., Ribeiro, S., Saarni, S., Salonen, J. S., Tallavaara, M., Valtonen, T. A. I., Weckström, J. & Zimmermann, H.
Suomen Kulttuurirahasto
01/03/2023 → 30/06/2025
Project: External funding
SLEET: Beyond the shore: sea-ice change and lake ecosystems in the Arctic
Heikkilä, M., Orozco, L., Lindroth Dauner, A. L., Kuzyk, Z. Z. A., Porter, T., McGowan, S. & Schenk, F.
01/09/2020 → 31/08/2024
Project: Research project
Plankton Resting Stages - Geological, Ecological and Evolutionary Perspectives
Heikkilä, M., Kremp, A., Suikkanen, S. & Vehmaa, A.
Project: Research project
Sea ice influence on Arctic lakes over the last 2000 years
Heikkilä, M., Schenk, F. & Lindroth Dauner, A. L.
01/02/2022 → 31/12/2022
Project: Research project
Arctic change and sustainability solutions
Weckström, K. & Heikkilä, M.
01/01/2022 → 31/12/2022
Project: Other project

Kilpisjärven ilmasto menneestä tulevaan
Maija Heikkilä (Speaker)
25 May 2023
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
PAGES 6th Open Science Meeting
Maija Heikkilä (Speaker: Chair)
16 May 2022 → 20 May 2022
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
5th INTIMATE (INTegration of Ice-core, MArine, and TErrestrial paleoclimate records) Summer School
Maija Heikkilä (Speaker: Presenter)
29 Aug 2022 → 30 Aug 2022
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
2nd ACME workshop: Numerical ecology and time series analysis of marine proxy data
Maija Heikkilä (Member of organizing committee)
14 Nov 2022 → 16 Nov 2022
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
Arctic Avenue Workshop
Maija Heikkilä (Attendee)
21 Aug 2022 → 25 Aug 2022
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars

Glacial meltwaters cooled the Atlantic but caused warm European summers at the end of the last glacial
Maija Heikkilä
07/05/2018
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media

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Seasonal and habitat-based variations in vertical export of biogenic sea-ice proxies in Hudson Bay

Testing the Effect of Relative Pollen Productivity on the REVEALS Model: A Validated Reconstruction of Europe-Wide Holocene Vegetation

Learning in Lockdowns: Creating Safe, Structured, and Student-Centered Classes During the Pandemic

Peatland Heterogeneity Impacts on Regional Carbon Flux and Its Radiative Effect Within a Boreal Landscape

Predicting the future of coastal marine ecosystems in the rapidly changing Arctic: The potential of palaeoenvironmental records

Arctic lake biodiversity, productivity and ecosystem resource capacity over the Holocene

SLEET: Beyond the shore: sea-ice change and lake ecosystems in the Arctic

Plankton Resting Stages - Geological, Ecological and Evolutionary Perspectives

Sea ice influence on Arctic lakes over the last 2000 years

Arctic change and sustainability solutions

Kilpisjärven ilmasto menneestä tulevaan

PAGES 6th Open Science Meeting

5th INTIMATE (INTegration of Ice-core, MArine, and TErrestrial paleoclimate records) Summer School

2nd ACME workshop: Numerical ecology and time series analysis of marine proxy data

Arctic Avenue Workshop

Glacial meltwaters cooled the Atlantic but caused warm European summers at the end of the last glacial

Maija Heikkilä

Personal profile

Description of research and teaching

Curriculum vitae

External positions

Fields of Science

International and National Collaboration

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Projects

Activities

Press/Media