

PHILIPPE FAYT
Visiting Researcher
Postdoc researcher in environmental sciences. Originally from Belgium, Philippe completed his Bachelors studies in Biology at his home university UCLouvain in 1994 and his Doctoral studies, also in Biology, at the University of Joensuu (now UEF) in 2003. In between, in 1994-1995, he completed an International Study Programme in Environmental Sciences and Forestry in the same Finnish university. His PhD thesis focused on the population ecology of the rare Three-toed Woodpecker. In 2005, he successfully organised the Academy of Finland-funded 6th International Woodpecker Symposium at the university’s Mekrijärvi research station, bringing together scientists from 12 countries. Fayt’s past employment relationships include e.g. responsibilities at the Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment of Kainuu (Kainuun ELY-keskus), the Finnish Forest Research Institute (Luke), the Finnish Game and Fisheries Research Institute (Luke), the Finnish Museum of Natural History (Luomus), the Finnish Forest and Park Service (Metsähallitus), the Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) and Snowchange. Philippe is currently writing a science-popularizing book on birds living in Finnish forests based on the most exhaustive scientific bibliography on the topic (3000 peer-reviewed references), with the financial support of the Kone and Alfred Kordelin Foundations and the Association of Finnish Nonfiction Writers. He is also involved in another Kone-funded project on Kelo trees.
Contact info
Organization
Faculty of Science and Forestry, School of Forest Sciences
philippe.fayt@uef.fi
Phone
+358 50 442 2071
Keywords
Teaching Activities
- 2011-20: Current issues in forest conservation and biodiversity
- 2013-19: Advanced course on the ecology of natural boreal forests
Societal Activities
Research groups and research projects
Publications
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Fayt Philippe. 2012. Conservation value of North Karelian forest reserves for breeding birds. In: (ed.) , In: Hokkanen, T., Silvennoinen, D., Hamunen, H. (eds). Pearls of the coniferous forest: North Karelia Biosphere Reserve 20th anniversary conference, Joensuu, Finland. Book of Abstracts.. ss. 35-36. 2012
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A research project to study patterns, roles and determinants of wood-dependent species diversity in Belgian deciduous forests (XYLOBIOS). Philippe, Fayt; Henin, Jean-Marc; Lejeune; Philippe. 2006 2006
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Fayt Philippe;Niemelä Pekka & Kozlov Mikhail V.. 2006. Summer bird survey along the southern shoreline of the Kola Peninsula, between Varzuga and Pulonga Memoranda Societis Fauna et Flora Fennica 82: 45-51. 2006
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Fayt P. 2006. Reproductive decisions of boreal three-toed woodpeckers (Picoides tridactylus) in a warming world: from local responses to global population dynamics Annales zoologici Fennici 43 2: 118-130. 2006
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Fayt, Philippe; Dufrêne, Marc; Branquart, Etienne; Hastir, Pierre; Pontégnie, Christophe; Henin, Jean-Marc; Versteirt, Veerle. 2006. Contrasting Responses of Saproxylic Insects to Focal Habitat Resources: The Example of Longhorn Beetles and Hoverflies in Belgian Deciduous Forests Journal of insect conservation 10 2: 129 - 150. 2006
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Proceedings of the 6th International Woodpecker Symposium. Fayt, Philippe; Tiainen, Juha. 2006 2006
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Fayt;P.;Machmer;M.M. & Steeger;C.. 2005. Regulation of spruce bark beetles by woodpeckers - a literature review. Forest Ecology and Management 206: 1-14. 2005
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Fayt, Philippe. 2004. Old-growth boreal forests, three-toed woodpeckers and saproxylic beetles - the importance of landscape management history on local consumer-resource dynamics Ecological Bulletins 51: 249 - 258. 2004
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Fayt, P. 2003. Insect prey population changes in habitats with declining vs. stable Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides tridactylus populations Ornis fennica 80 4: 182-192. 2003
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Fayt, Philippe. 1999. Available insect prey in bark patches selected by the Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides tridactylus prior to reproduction Ornis fennica 76: 135 - 140. 1999