Research Output per year
Personal profile
Curriculum vitae
I am a researcher with a background in conservation biology. My doctoral thesis, which I defended in February 2016, concerned a novel approach in conservation of biodiversity, called assisted migration. This means moving species to areas that become suitable as climate changes, but where they cannot make it in time.
In January 2018 I joined the Research Centre for Ecological Change at the University of Helsinki to investigate the effects of global change on populations and ecosystems using existing long-term data sets. I make use of my experience and connect different data sets containing information on phenological events to understand how the varying ability of different species in matching climate change by shifting their phenologies can make some species more vulnerable than others to the impacts of climate change.
International and National Collaboration
Publications and projects within past five years.
Publications 2007 2017
Assisted Migration as a Conservation Approach Under Climate Change
Hällfors, M. H., Vaara, E. M., Ahteensuu, M. T., Kokko, K. T., Oksanen, M. & Schulman, L. E., 2017, Encyclopedia of the Anthropocene: Reference Module in Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences, 2017. DellaSala, D. & Goldstein, M. (eds.). Elsevier, 5 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
Quantifying the need and potential of assisted migration
Hällfors, M. H., Aikio, S. A. & Schulman, L. E., 2017, In : Biological Conservation. 205, p. 34-41 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Addressing potential local adaptation in species distribution models: implications for conservation under climate change
Hällfors, M. H., Liao, J., Dzurisin, J., Grundel, R., Hyvärinen, M., Towle, K., Wu, G. C. & Hellmann, J. J., 2016, In : Ecological Applications. 26, 4, p. 1154–1169 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Assessing the need and potential of assisted migration using species distribution models
Hällfors, M. H., Aikio, S. A., Fronzek, S., Hellmann, J., Ryttäri, T. & Heikkinen, R., Apr 2016, In : Biological Conservation. 196, p. 60-68 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Open Access
Coming to terms with conservation under climate change: Using species distribution models and translocation trials for estimating the need and potential of assisted migration
Hällfors, M. H., 2016, Painosalama Oy, Turku. 32 p.Research output: Thesis › Doctoral Thesis › Collection of Articles
Projects 2012 2012
- 1 Active
Avustettu leviäminen ilmastonmuutokseen sopeutumisessa: mahdollisuudet ja rajoitukset (CO-ADAPT)
Lehvävirta, S., Hällfors, M., Vaara, E., Aikio, S., Ahteensuu, M., Lehtimäki, I., Schulman, L., Hyvärinen, M., Kokko, K., Ryttäri, T., Siipi, H. & Oksanen, M.
01/09/2012 → …
Project: Research project
Prizes
Activities 2007 2019
Increased intraspecific temporal aggregation in egg hatching of Finnish birds
Maria Hällfors (Speaker)13 Mar 2019
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
Increased intraspecific temporal aggregation in egg hatching of Finnish birds
Maria Hällfors (Speaker)6 Feb 2019
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
Elements of AI
Maria Hällfors (Attendee)May 2018 → Jun 2018
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
Plant Translocation Network (Event)
Maria Hällfors (Member)Jan 2018 → …
Activity: Membership types › Membership or other role in research network
What do spring events tell us about climate change?
Maria Hällfors (Speaker)18 Apr 2018
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Press / Media
Avustettu leviäminen – lajien pelastusrengas
02/03/2018
1 item of media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
Participation in documentary film: Anpassa dig, flytta eller dö.
27/11/2015
1 media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media