Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
External positions
Vieraileva tutkija, East African Herbarium, National Museums of Kenya
Sept 2016 → Aug 2017
Fields of Science
- 1183 Plant biology, microbiology, virology
- lichens
- symbiosis
- amber
- fossils
- 1181 Ecology, evolutionary biology
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Recent external collaboration on country/territory level. Dive into details by clicking on the dots or
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Diversity of fungi attached to birds corresponds to the habitat ecologies of their avian dispersal vectors
Johansson, N. R., Kaasalainen, U. & Rikkinen, J., Sept 2025, In: Annals of Botany. 136, 4, p. 721-732 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Extending the fossil record of Miocene neotropical epiphyte communities
Feldberg, K., Kaasalainen, U., Mamontov, Y. S., Gradstein, S. R., Schäfer‐Verwimp, A., Divakar, P. K. & Schmidt, A. R., 27 Feb 2025, In: Fossil Record. 28, 1, p. 79-102 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Fungal, algal and bryophyte transport via bird vectors revealed using environmental DNA metabarcoding and microscopy
Johansson, N. R., Kaasalainen, U. & Rikkinen, J., 2024.Research output: Conference materials › Poster › peer-review
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Identification of Cyanobacterial Toxins from Lichen Thalli
Kaasalainen, U., 2023, Protocols for Cyanobacteria Sampling and Detection of Cyanotoxin. Thajuddin, N., Sankara narayanan, A. & Dhanasekaran, D. (eds.). Springer, p. 217-225 9 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific
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Peltigera (Ascomycota) living in open and shady environments depend on different Nostoc photobionts
Jüriado, I., Kaasalainen, U., Liira, J. & Rikkinen, J., 1 Nov 2023, In: Folia Cryptogamica Estonica. 60, p. 75-99 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Open AccessFile
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Symbiotic ecology: mycobiont-photobiont interactions in tropical lichens along environmental gradients
Kaasalainen, U. (Principal Investigator), Mollel, N. (Participant) & Hemp, A. (Participant)
01/09/2018 → …
Project: Research project
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Symbionts and changing environment: Lichen diversity and photobiont associations in tropical mountain ecosystems
Kaasalainen, U. (Participant), Rikkinen, J. (Project manager), Mwachala, G. (Participant) & Hemp, A. (Participant)
European Commission / Horizon 2020
01/09/2016 → …
Project: Research project
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Kilimanjaro ecosystems under global change: Linking biodiversity, biotic interactions and biogeochemical ecosystem processes
Kaasalainen, U. (Project manager), Rikkinen, J. (Participant) & Hemp, A. (Other)
01/10/2012 → …
Project: Research project
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Amber fossils of lichens and fungi
Rikkinen, J. (Project manager), Kaasalainen, U. (Participant), Schmidt, A. (Participant) & Kettunen, E. (Participant)
01/01/2000 → …
Project: Research project
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Algal and fungal symbionts in lichens and bryophytes
Rikkinen, J. (Project manager) & Kaasalainen, U. (Participant)
01/01/1998 → …
Project: Research project
Prizes
Activities
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Patterns of diversity in space and time: from lichen symbioses to epiphytic communities
Kaasalainen, U. (Speaker)
24 Oct 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Lichens along environmental gradients in a paleotropical biodiversity hotspot
Kaasalainen, U. (Speaker)
17 Oct 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Federal University of Maranhão
Kaasalainen, U. (Visiting researcher)
12 Oct 2024 → 27 Oct 2024Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Academic visit to other institution
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Trebouxia photobionts along environmental gradients of Mt. Kilimanjaro
Kaasalainen, U. (Speaker)
18 Sept 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Annals of Botany (Journal)
Kaasalainen, U. (Reviewer)
2024Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review of manuscripts
Press/Media
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Interview (Symbionts and changing environment: Lichen diversity and photobiont associations in tropical mountain ecosystems)
Rikkinen, J. & Kaasalainen, U. S.
26/02/2019
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media