Taija Saarela
Postdoctoral Researcher
Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology
taija.saarela@uef.fi | +358 50 512 9387
My research focuses on carbon cycling and greenhouse gas dynamics (carbon dioxide and methane) in Arctic and boreal freshwater ecosystems.
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Publications
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The influence of dissolved organic matter composition on microbial degradation and carbon dioxide production in pristine subarctic rivers
Saarela, Taija; Zhu, Xudan; Jäntti, Helena; Ohashi, Mizue; Ide, Jun'ichiro; Siljanen Henri; Pesonen, Aake; Aaltonen, Heidi; Ojala, Anne; Nishimura, Hiroshi; Kekäläinen, Timo; Jänis, Janne; Berninger, Frank; Pumpanen, Jukka. 2024. Boreal environment research. 29: 131-148 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
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 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
The effect of catchment characteristics on the dynamics of dissolved organic matter (DOM) and greenhouse gases in northern freshwater ecosystems
Saarela, Taija. 2023. Publications of the University of Eastern Finland. Dissertations in Science, Forestry and Technology G5 Doctoral dissertation (article) -
Nitrogen Recovery from Clear-Cut Forest Runoff Using Biochar: Adsorption-Desorption Dynamics Affected by Water Nitrogen Concentration
Kakaei Lafdani, E; Laurén, Ari; Cvetkovic, Jovana; Pumpanen, Jukka; Saarela, Taija; Palviainen, Marjo. 2021. Water air and soil pollution. 232: 432 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Vertical stratification patterns of methanotrophs and their genetic controllers in water columns of oxygen-stratified boreal lakes
Rissanen, Antti J; Saarela, Taija; Jäntti, Helena; Buck, Moritz; Peura, Sari; Aalto, Sanni L; Ojala, Anne; Pumpanen, Jukka; Tiirola, Marja; Elvert, Marcus; Nykänen, Hannu. 2021. Fems microbiology ecology. 97: fiaa252 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Biochar as adsorbent in purification of clear-cut forest runoff water: adsorption rate and adsorption capacity
Saarela, Taija; Kakaei Lafdani, Elham; Laurén, Ari; Pumpanen, Jukka; Palviainen, Marjo. 2020. Biochar. 2: 227-237 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Biohiili valumavesien puhdistajana
Palviainen, Marjo; Laurén, Ari; Saarela, Taija; Kakaei Lafdani, Elham; Pumpanen, Jukka. 2020. Vesitalous. : 14 - 16 D1 Article in a trade journal -
Purification of Forest Clear-Cut Runoff Water Using Biochar: A Meso-Scale Laboratory Column Experiment
Kakaei Lafdani, Elham; Saarela, Taija; Laurén, Ari; Pumpanen, Jukka; Palviainen, Marjo. 2020. Water. 12: 478 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
CH4 oxidation in a boreal lake during the development of hypolimnetic hypoxia
Saarela, Taija; Rissanen, Antti J; Ojala, Anne; Pumpanen, Jukka; Aalto, Sanni L; Tiirola, Marja; Vesala, Timo; Jäntti, Helena. 2019. Aquatic sciences. 2020; 82: 19 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research