Biogeochemistry research group
Leaders
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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Leaders
Professors
Senior Researchers
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Christina Biasi
Visiting ResearcherDepartment of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology -
Kajar Köster
Senior ResearcherDepartment of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology -
Maija E. Marushchak
Academy Research FellowDepartment of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology -
Hannu Nykänen
Senior ResearcherDepartment of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology -
Henri Siljanen
Academy Research FellowDepartment of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology -
Lukas Kohl
Senior ResearcherDepartment of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology
Post-doctoral Researchers
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Jenie Gil Lugo
Postdoctoral ResearcherDepartment of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology -
Dan Kou
Senior ResearcherDepartment of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology -
Carlos Palacin Lizarbe
Postdoctoral ResearcherDepartment of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology -
Dhiraj Paul
Project ResearcherDepartment of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology -
Eliezer Khaling
Postdoctoral ResearcherDepartment of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology -
Taija Saarela
Postdoctoral ResearcherDepartment of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology -
Saborni Maiti
Postdoctoral ResearcherDepartment of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology -
Di Wu
Postdoctoral ResearcherDepartment of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology
Doctoral Researchers
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Johanna Kerttula
Doctoral ResearcherDepartment of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology -
Niko Kinnunen
Grant-funded ResearcherDepartment of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology -
Richard Lamprecht
Visiting ResearcherDepartment of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology -
Krishnapriya Thiyagarasaiyar
Early Stage ResearcherDepartment of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology -
Huizhong Zhang-Turpeinen
Doctoral ResearcherDepartment of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology -
Yu Zheng
Grant-funded ResearcherDepartment of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology -
Flobert Ndah
Grant-funded ResearcherDepartment of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology -
Minna Pääkkönen
Doctoral ResearcherDepartment of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology -
Wasi Hashmi
Doctoral ResearcherDepartment of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology -
Mohadeseh Ramezanalaghehband
Doctoral ResearcherDepartment of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology -
Matej Znamínko
Doctoral ResearcherDepartment of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology -
Vincenzo Abagnale
Grant-funded ResearcherDepartment of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology
Technicians
Professor Emeritus
Publications
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High-resolution spatial patterns and drivers of terrestrial ecosystem carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide fluxes in the tundra
Virkkala, Anna-Maria; Niittynen, Pekka; Kemppinen, Julia; Marushchak, Maija E; Voigt, Carolina; Hensgens, Geert; Kerttula, Johanna; Happonen, Konsta; Tyystjärvi, Vilna; Biasi, Christina; Hultman, Jenni; Rinne, Janne; Luoto, Miska. 2024. Biogeosciences. 21: 335-355 -
Plant-mediated CH4 exchange in wetlands: A review of mechanisms and measurement methods with implications for modelling
Ge, Mengyu; Korrensalo, Aino; Laiho, Raija; Kohl, Lukas; Lohila, Annalea; Pihlatie, Mari; Li, Xuefei; Laine, Anna M; Anttila, Jani; Putkinen, Anuliina; Wang, Weifeng; Koskinen, Markku. 2024. Science of the total environment. 914: -
Post-fire soil carbon emission rates along boreal forest fire chronosequences in northwest Canada show significantly higher emission potentials from permafrost soils compared to non-permafrost soils
Köster, Kajar; Aaltonen, Heidi; Köster, Egle; Berninger, Frank; Pumpanen, Jukka. 2024. Frontiers in ecology and evolution. 2023; 11: . 1331018 -
Acclimation of subarctic vegetation to warming and increased cloudiness
Ndah, Flobert A; Maljanen, Marja; Kasurinen, Anne; Rinnan, Riikka; Michelsen, Anders; Kotilainen, Titta; Kivimäenpää, Minna. 2023. Plant-environment interactions. 2024; 5: -
Activity and abundance of methanotrophic bacteria in a northern mountainous gradient of wetlands
Jensen, Sigmund; Siljanen, Henri MP; Dörsch, Peter. 2023. Environmental microbiology reports. 15: 206-215 -
Altitudinal variations of the rate and temperature sensitivity of soil nitrogen mineralization on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau
Hou, Xikang; Kou, Dan; Hirota, Mitsuru; Guo, Tong; Lang, Tao. 2023. Journal of plant ecology: uk. 16: . rtad005 -
Arctic soil methane sink increases with drier conditions and higher ecosystem respiration
Voigt, Carolina; Virkkala, Anna-Maria; Hould Gosselin, Gabriel; Bennett, Kathryn A; Black, T Andrew; Detto, Matteo; Chevrier-Dion, Charles; Guggenberger, Georg; Hashmi, Wasi; Kohl, Lukas; Kou, Dan; Marquis, Charlotte; Marsh, Philip; Marushchak, Maija E; Nesic, Zoran; Nykänen, Hannu; Saarela, Taija; Sauheitl, Leopold; Walker, Branden; Weiss, Niels; Wilcox, Evan J; Sonnentag, Oliver. 2023. Nature climate change. 13: 1095-1104 -
Browning of boreal lakes: Do public perceptions and governance align with the biological foundations?
Albrecht, Eerika; Hannonen, Olga; Palacín‐Lizarbe, Carlos; Suni, Jarno; Härkönen, Laura H; Soininen, Niko; Kukkonen, Jussi; Vainikka, Anssi. 2023. Ecological applications. 33: -
Changes in soil pore structure generated by the root systems of maize, sorghum and switchgrass affect in situ N2O emissions and bacterial denitrification
Lucas, Maik; Gil, J; Robertson, GP; Ostrom, NE.; Kravchenko, A. 2023. Biology and fertility of soils. [Epub ahead of print 2 Aug 2023]: 1-17 -
Complete genome sequencing of Bacillus subtilis (CWTS 5), a siderophore-producing bacterium triggers antagonistic potential against Ralstonia solanacearum
Chandwani, Sapna; Dewala, Sahabram; Chavan, Sonal Manik; Paul, Dhiraj; Pachaiappan, Raman; Gopi, Muthukaruppan; Amaresan, Natarajan. 2023. Journal of applied microbiology. 134: 1-14