
Biogeochemistry research group
Research group
Biogeochemistry research group (BGC) focuses on studying the effects of climate change and land-use change on the biogeochemical cycles and on dynamics of gases important in the atmosphere. The conducted research spans various scales from molecules to ecosystems to landscape.
Organization
Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science and Forestry
Group description
The research carried out in the Biogeochemistry research group focuses on studying the processes underlying the atmospheric greenhouse gases and reactive gaces important for atmospheric chemistry. Ecosystems can act as sources or sinks of several trace gases, such as carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), nitrogen monoxide (NO), nitrous acid (HONO) and biogenic volatile organic compounds (BVOCs). All these gases play an important role in climate change. Our mission is to increase knowledge on CO2, CH4, N2O, NO, HONO and BVOCs dynamics in agricultural, forest and permafrost soils and aquatic ecosystems and the biogeochemical and microbial processes behind the fluxes. The Biogeochemistry research group consists of ca. 25 members with expertise in soil science, environmental sciences, greenhouse gas emissions, microbiology, stable isotopes, limnology, process modelling and atmospheric physics. Our research is multidisciplinary combining the expertise of researches having different scientific backgrounds. We collaborate world wide with leading researchers in their field. Also, our research group is international with more than 50% of the group members originating from outside Finland.
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Group members - UEF
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Jukka Pumpanen Professor , Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Biogeochemistry Research Group
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Marja Maljanen Professor , Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Biogeochemistry Research Group
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Christina Biasi Research Director
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Kajar Köster University Researcher
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Maija E. Marushchak Senior Researcher , Faculty of Science and Forestry, Department of Environmental and Biological S...
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Hannu Nykänen Senior Researcher , Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Biogeochemistry Research...
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Henri Siljanen Academy Research Fellow
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Heidi Aaltonen
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Jenie Gil Lugo Postdoctoral Researcher , Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Biogeochemistry Re...
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Dan Kou Postdoctoral Researcher
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Carlos Palacin Lizarbe Postdoctoral Researcher
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Carolina Voigt Postdoctoral Researcher , Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Biogeochemistry Re...
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Di Wu Postdoctoral Researcher , Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Biogeochemistry Re...
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Niko Kinnunen Grant-Funded Researcher, Faculty of Science and Forestry, Department of Environmental and Biologi...
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Richard Lamprecht Postgraduate student , Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Biogeochemistry Resea...
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Jussi Ronkainen Early Stage Researcher , Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Biogeochemistry Res...
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Taija Saarela Early Stage Researcher , Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Biogeochemistry Res...
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Huizhong Zhang-Turpeinen Early Stage Researcher
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Yu Zheng Early Stage Researcher , Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Biogeochemistry Res...
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Tatiana Trubnikova Laboratory Technician , Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Biogeochemistry Rese...
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Pertti Martikainen Professor, Emeritus , Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Biogeochemistry Resear...
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Evan J. Wilcox PhD Candidate
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Minna Pääkkönen Project Researcher , Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Biogeochemistry Researc...
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Publications
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Adaptation of Abies fargesii var. faxoniana (Rehder et E.H. Wilson) Tang S Liu seedlings to high altitude in a subalpine forest in southwestern China with special reference to phloem and xylem traits Zhang, Yuanbin; Jyske, Tuula; Pumpanen, Jukka; Hölttä, Teemu; Gao, Qiao; Berninger, Frank; Duan, Baoli. 2021. Adaptation of Abies fargesii var. faxoniana (Rehder et E.H. Wilson) Tang S Liu seedlings to high altitude in a subalpine forest in southwestern China with special reference to phloem and xylem traits Annals of forest science 78 4: 85. 2021
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Age-related response of forest floor biogenic volatile organic compound fluxes to boreal forest succession after wildfires Zhang-Turpeinen, Huizhong; Kivimäenpää, Minna; Berninger, Frank; Köster, Kajar; Zhao, Peng; Zhou, Xuan; Pumpanen, Jukka. 2021. Age-related response of forest floor biogenic volatile organic compound fluxes to boreal forest succession after wildfires Agricultural and forest meteorology 308-309: 108584. 2021
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Assessment of a portable UV-Vis spectrophotometer's performance in remote areas: Stream water DOC, Fe content and spectral data Zhu, Xudan; Chen, Liang; Pumpanen, Jukka; Keinänen, Markku; Laudon, Hjalmar; Ojala, Anne; Palviainen, Marjo; Kiirikki, Mikko; Neitola, Kimmo; Berninger, Frank. 2021. Assessment of a portable UV-Vis spectrophotometer's performance in remote areas: Stream water DOC, Fe content and spectral data Data in brief 35: 106747. 2021
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Beyond the usual suspects: methanogenic communities in eastern North American peatlands are also influenced by nickel and copper concentrations Bear, Sydney E; Seward, James D; Lamit, Louis Jamie; Basiliko, Nathan; Moore, Tim; Lilleskov, Erik; Yavitt, Joseph B; Schadt, Christopher W; Smith, Dave Solance; Mclaughlin, Jim; Siljanen, Henri; Mykytczuk, Nadia; Williams, Shanay; Roulet, Nigel; Harris, Lorna; Carson, Michael A; Watmough, Shaun; Bräuer, Suzanna L. 2021. Beyond the usual suspects: methanogenic communities in eastern North American peatlands are also influenced by nickel and copper concentrations Fems microbiology letters 368 21-24: fnab151. 2021
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Biochar Capacity to Mitigate Acidity and Adsorb Metals - Laboratory Tests for Acid Sulfate Soil Drainage Water Kinnunen, Niko; Laurén, Annamari; Pumpanen, Jukka; Nieminen, Tiina M; Palviainen, Marjo. 2021. Biochar Capacity to Mitigate Acidity and Adsorb Metals - Laboratory Tests for Acid Sulfate Soil Drainage Water Water air and soil pollution 232 11: 464. 2021
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Comparing an exponential respiration model to alternative models for soil respiration components in a Canadian wildfire chronosequence (FireResp v1.0) Zobitz, John; Aaltonen, Heidi; Zhou, Xuan; Berninger, Frank; Pumpanen, Jukka; Koster, Kajar. 2021. Comparing an exponential respiration model to alternative models for soil respiration components in a Canadian wildfire chronosequence (FireResp v1.0) Geoscientific model development 14 10: 6605-6622. 2021
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Current Wildland Fire Patterns and Challenges in Europe: A Synthesis of National Perspectives Fernandez-Anez, Nieves; Krasovskiy, Andrey; Müller, Mortimer; Vacik, Harald; Baetens, Jan; Hukić, Emira; Kapovic Solomun, Marijana; Atanassova, Irena; Glushkova, Maria; Bogunović, Igor; Fajković, Hana; Djuma, Hakan; Boustras, George; Adámek, Martin; Devetter, Miloslav; Hrabalikova, Michaela; Huska, Dalibor; Martínez Barroso, Petra; Vaverková, Magdalena; Zumr, David et al. [incl. Pum. 2021. Current Wildland Fire Patterns and Challenges in Europe: A Synthesis of National Perspectives Air, Soil and Water Research 14: 1-19. 2021
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Denitrification is the major nitrous acid production pathway in boreal agricultural soils Bhattarai, Hem Raj; Wanek, Wolfgang; Siljanen, Henri M P; Ronkainen, Jussi G; Liimatainen, Maarit; Hu, Yuntao; Nykänen, Hannu; Biasi, Christina; Maljanen, Marja. 2021. Denitrification is the major nitrous acid production pathway in boreal agricultural soils Communications earth & environment 2 1: 54. 2021
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Global carbon dioxide efflux from rivers enhanced by high nocturnal emissions Gomez-Gener, Lluis; Rocher-Ros, Gerard; Battin, Tom; Cohen, Matthew J; Dalmagro, Higo J; Dinsmore, Kerry J; Drake, Travis W; Duvert, Clement; Enrich-Prast, Alex; Horgby, Asa; Johnson, Mark S; Kirk, Lily; Machado-Silva, Fausto; Marzolf, Nicholas S; McDowell, Mollie J; McDowell, William H; Miettinen, Heli; Ojala, Anne K; Peter, Hannes; Pumpanen, Jukka et al.. 2021. Global carbon dioxide efflux from rivers enhanced by high nocturnal emissions Nature geoscience 14 5: 289-294. 2021
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Global patterns of nitrate isotope composition in rivers and adjacent aquifers reveal reactive nitrogen cascading Matiatos, Ioannis; Wassenaar, Leonard, I; Monteiro, Lucilena R; Venkiteswaran, Jason J; Gooddy, Daren C; Boeckx, Pascal; Sacchi, Elisa; Yue, Fu-Jun; Michalski, Greg; Alonso-Hernandez, Carlos; Biasi, Christina; Bouchaou, Lhoussaine; Edirisinghe, Nandana, V; Fadhullah, Widad; Fianko, Joseph R; Garcia-Moya, Alejandro; Kazakis, Nerantzis; Li, Si-Liang; Luu, Minh TN; Priyadarshanee, Sakhila et al.. 2021. Global patterns of nitrate isotope composition in rivers and adjacent aquifers reveal reactive nitrogen cascading Communications earth & environment 2 1: 52. 2021