Elias Koivisto
University Teacher
As a doctoral researcher I am studying the changes in the Arctic as a part of the NordBorN project
Department of Geographical and Historical Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies
My research focuses on mapping changes in plant communities, species richness, biodiversity, environmental factors. My main data sources come from drone and satellite images that I use to monitor long-term and large-scale changes in the environment. This visual information I am combining with field data, for instance species, biomass and soil information. To take things a bit further, I am utilizing machine learning and AI in my research.
Research groups
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Instagram: @geomatics.by.elias
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/elias-koivisto-4936331b7
Publications
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Borealization of tundra ecosystems with climate and land-use change
Verdonen, Mariana; Barrio, Isabel C.; Barbero-Palacios, Laura; Lopez-Blanco, Efren; Speed, James D. M.; Defourneaux, Mathilde; Garcia Criado, Mariana; Moullec, Mathilde Le; Mellard, Jarad P.; Salazar, Alejandro; Bakke Westergaard, Kristine; Gudmundsson, Jon; Schmidt, Niels Martin; Sigurdsson, Bjarni D.; Austrheim, Gunnar; Bjorkman, Anne D.; Bjornsdottir, Katrin; Jepsen, Jane Uhd; Pagneux, Emmanuel P.; Trascau, Beatrice M.; Williamson, David R.; Aradottir, Asa L.; Barry, Alexandra; Bernard, Tangu, 2026, Environmental research letters, 21, 1, 013002. A2 Review article, Literature review, Systematic review -
Multi-index analysis reveals complexity of tundra greening and shrubification on Yamal Peninsula
Koivisto, Elias; Kuzmin, Anton; Berner, Logan T; Kerby, Jeffrey; Verdonen, Mariana; Skarin, Anna; Kolari, Tiina H M; Tahvanainen, Teemu; Korpelainen, Pasi; Villoslada, Miguel; Forbes, Bruce C; Kumpula, Timo, 2026, Environmental Research: Ecology, 5, 3, 035006. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research