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• DNA barcoding reveals different cestode helminth species in northern European marine and freshwater ringed seals Nyman, Tommi; Papadopoulou, Elena; Ylinen, Eeva; Wutke, Saskia; Michell, Craig T; Sromek, Ludmila; Sinisalo, Tuula; Andrievskaya, Elena; Alexeev, Vyacheslav; Kunnasranta, Mervi. 2021. DNA barcoding reveals different cestode helminth species in northern European marine and freshwater ringed seals International journal for parasitology 15: 255-261. 2021
• Patterns of Microbiome Variation Among Infrapopulations of Permanent Bloodsucking Parasites Dona, Jorge; Herrera, Stephany Virrueta; Nyman, Tommi; Kunnasranta, Mervi; Johnson, Kevin P. 2021. Patterns of Microbiome Variation Among Infrapopulations of Permanent Bloodsucking Parasites Frontiers in microbiology 12: 642543. 2021
• Comparison of muscle and hair stable isotope ratios in three phocid seals Pulkkinen, Katja; Kunnasranta, Mervi; Sinisalo, Tuula. 2020. Comparison of muscle and hair stable isotope ratios in three phocid seals Marine mammal science 36 3: 981-991. 2020
• Determinants of genetic variation across eco-evolutionary scales in pinnipeds Peart, Claire R; Tusso, Sergio; Pophaly, Saurabh D; Botero-Castro, Fidel; Wu, Chi-Chih; Aurioles-Gamboa, David; Baird, Amy B; Bickham, John W; Forcada, Jaume; Galimberti, Filippo; Gemmell, Neil J; Hoffman, Joseph I; Kovacs, Kit M; Kunnasranta, Mervi; Lydersen, Christian; Nyman, Tommi; de Oliveira, Larissa Rosa; Orr, Anthony J; Sanvito, Simona; Valtonen, Mia et al. 2020. Determinants of genetic variation across eco-evolutionary scales in pinnipeds Nature ecology & evolution 4: 1095-1104. 2020
• Sealed in a lake - Biology and conservation of the endangered Saimaa ringed seal: A review Kunnasranta, Mervi; Niemi, Marja; Auttila, Miina; Valtonen, Mia; Kammonen, Juhana; Nyman, Tommi. 2020. Sealed in a lake - Biology and conservation of the endangered Saimaa ringed seal: A review Biological conservation 2021; 253: 108908. 2020
• A mark-recapture approach for estimating population size of the endangered ringed seal (Phoca hispida saimensis) Koivuniemi, M; Kurkilahti, M; Niemi, M; Auttila, M; Kunnasranta, M. 2019. A mark-recapture approach for estimating population size of the endangered ringed seal (Phoca hispida saimensis) PLoS ONE 14 3: e0214269. 2019
• Incidental bycatch mortality and fishing restrictions: impacts on juvenile survival in the Endangered Saimaa ringed seal Pusa hipida saimensis Jounela, Pekka; Sipilä, Tero; Koskela, Jouni; Tiilikainen, Raisa; Auttila, Miina; Niemi, Marja; Kunnasranta, Mervi. 2019. Incidental bycatch mortality and fishing restrictions: impacts on juvenile survival in the Endangered Saimaa ringed seal Pusa hipida saimensis Endangered species research 38: 91-99. 2019
• Winter behavior of Saimaa ringed seals: Non-overlapping core areas as indicators of avoidance in breeding females Niemi, Marja; Liukkonen, Lauri; Koivuniemi, Meeri; Auttila, Miina; Rautio, Anni; Kunnasranta, Mervi. 2019. Winter behavior of Saimaa ringed seals: Non-overlapping core areas as indicators of avoidance in breeding females PLoS ONE 14 1: e0210266. 2019
• Automatic individual identification of Saimaa ringed seals Chehrsimin Tina, Eerola Tuomas, Koivuniemi Meeri, Auttila Miina, Levänen Riikka, Niemi Marja, Kunnasranta Mervi, Kälviäinen Heikki. 2017. Automatic individual identification of Saimaa ringed seals. IET Computer Vision 2018; 12 2: 146-152. 2017
• Long-term effects of land use on perinatal mortality in the Endangered Saimaa ringed seal population Liukkonen Lauri, Rautio Anni, Sipilä Tero, Niemi Marja, Auttila Miina, Koskela Jouni, Kunnasranta Mervi. 2017. Long-term effects of land use on perinatal mortality in the Endangered Saimaa ringed seal population. Endangered Species Research 34: 283-291. 2017
• Modelling movements of Saimaa ringed seals using an individual-based approach Liukkonen Lauri, Ayllón Daniel, Kunnasranta Mervi, Niemi Marja, Nabe-Nielsen Jacob, Grimm Volker, Nyman Anna-Maija. 2017. Modelling movements of Saimaa ringed seals using an individual-based approach. Ecological Modelling 2018; 368: 321-335. 2017
• Photo-ID as a tool for studying and monitoring the endangered Saimaa ringed seal Koivuniemi Meeri, Auttila Miina, Niemi Marja, Levänen Riikka, Kunnasranta Mervi. 2016. Photo-ID as a tool for studying and monitoring the endangered Saimaa ringed seal. Endangered Species Research 30: 29-36. 2016
• Saimaannorpan suojelubiologiaa: tutkimuksista toimenpiteisiin Kunnasranta M, Niemi M, Auttila M. 2016. Saimaannorpan suojelubiologiaa: tutkimuksista toimenpiteisiin. SUOMEN RIISTA 62: 71-82. 2016
• A Novel Tool to Mitigate By-Catch Mortality of Baltic Seals in Coastal Fyke Net Fishery Oksanen Sari M, Ahola Markus P, Oikarinen Jyrki, Kunnasranta Mervi. 2015. A Novel Tool to Mitigate By-Catch Mortality of Baltic Seals in Coastal Fyke Net Fishery. PLOS ONE [ONLINE] 10 5: e0127510. 2015
• Genetic monitoring of a critically-endangered seal population based on field-collected placentas Valtonen Mia, Heino Matti, Aspi Jouni, Buuri Hanna, Kokkonen Tuomo, Kunnasranta Mervi, Palo Jukka U, Nyman Tommi. 2015. Genetic monitoring of a critically-endangered seal population based on field-collected placentas. ANNALES ZOOLOGICI FENNICI 52 1-2: 51-65. 2015
• Identifying foraging habitats of Baltic ringed seals using movement data Oksanen Sari M, Niemi Marja, Ahola Markus P, Kunnasranta Mervi. 2015. Identifying foraging habitats of Baltic ringed seals using movement data. Movement Ecology 3 1: 1-11. 2015
• Mercury and Selenium Balance in Endangered Saimaa Ringed Seal Depend on Age and Sex Lyytikäinen Merja, Pätynen Juuso, Hyvärinen Heikki, Sipilä Tero, Kunnasranta Mervi. 2015. Mercury and Selenium Balance in Endangered Saimaa Ringed Seal Depend on Age and Sex. Environmental Science and Technology 49 19: 11808-11816. 2015
• Morphometrics, body condition, and growth of the ringed seal (Pusa hispida saimensis) in Lake Saimaa: Implications for conservation Auttila Miina, Kurkilahti Mika, Niemi Marja, Levänen Riikka, Sipilä Tero, Isomursu Marja, Koskela Jouni, Kunnasranta Mervi. 2015. Morphometrics, body condition, and growth of the ringed seal (Pusa hispida saimensis) in Lake Saimaa: Implications for conservation. Marine Mammal Science [epub ahead of print 20 AUG 2015]: -. 2015
• Seals without borders - Baltic Rim countries share the same seals Oksanen Sari, Kunnasranta Mervi, Ahola Markus. 2015. Seals without borders - Baltic Rim countries share the same seals. Baltic Rim Economies 5: 35. 2015
• Segmentation of Saimaa ringed seals for identification purposes Zhelezniakov Artem, Eerola Tuomas, Koivuniemi Meeri, Auttila Miina, Levänen Riikka, Niemi Marja, Kunnasranta Mervi, Kälviäinen Heikki. 2015. Segmentation of Saimaa ringed seals for identification purposes. In: George Bebis, Richard Boyle, Bahram Parvin, Darko Koracin, Ioannis Pavlidis, Rogerio Feris, Tim McGraw, Mark Elendt, Regis Kopper, Eric Ragan, Zhao Ye, Gunther Weber (ed.) , Advances in Visual Computing. Springer International Publishing. Lecture Notes in Computer Science 9475. s. 227-236. 2015
• Causes and consequences of fine-scale population structure in a critically endangered freshwater seal Valtonen Mia, Palo Jukka U, Aspi Jouni, Ruokonen Minna, Kunnasranta Mervi, Nyman Tommi. 2014. Causes and consequences of fine-scale population structure in a critically endangered freshwater seal. BMC Ecology 14 22: -. 2014
• Demographic histories and genetic diversities of Fennoscandian marine and landlocked ringed seal subspecies Nyman Tommi, Valtonen Mia, Aspi Jouni, Ruokonen Minna, Kunnasranta Mervi, Palo Jukka U. 2014. Demographic histories and genetic diversities of Fennoscandian marine and landlocked ringed seal subspecies. Ecology and Evolution 4 17: 3420-3434. 2014
• Diet composition and seasonal feeding patterns of a freshwater ringed seal (Pusa hispida saimensis) Auttila Miina, Sinisalo Tuula, Valtonen Mia, Niemi Marja, Viljanen Markku, Kurkilahti Mika, Kunnasranta Mervi. 2014. Diet composition and seasonal feeding patterns of a freshwater ringed seal (Pusa hispida saimensis). Marine Mammal Science Published online: 28 APR 2014: -. 2014
• Estimating and mitigating perinatal mortality in the endangered Saimaa ringed seal (Phoca hispida saimensis) in a changing climate Auttila Miina, Niemi Marja, Skrzypczak Teresa, Viljanen Markku, Kunnasranta Mervi. 2014. Estimating and mitigating perinatal mortality in the endangered Saimaa ringed seal (Phoca hispida saimensis) in a changing climate. ANNALES ZOOLOGICI FENNICI 51 6: 526-534. 2014
• Seasonal activity patterns of the endangered Saimaa ringed seal Niemi Marja, Auttila Miina, Kunnasranta Mervi. 2014. Seasonal activity patterns of the endangered Saimaa ringed seal: -, The 5th International Bio-logging Science Symposium, Program & Abstracts. 129. 2014
• Behavioural ecology of the Saimaa ringed seal - implications for conservation Niemi Marja. 2013. Behavioural ecology of the Saimaa ringed seal - implications for conservation. Publications of the University of Eastern Finland. Dissertations in Forestry and Natural Sciences 129. 2013
• Cryptic genetic structure and source-sink dynamics in an endangered freshwater ringed seal Valtonen Mia, Palo Jukka U, Aspi Jouni, Ruokonen Minna, Kunnasranta Mervi, Nyman Tommi. 2013. Cryptic genetic structure and source-sink dynamics in an endangered freshwater ringed seal, Abstracts of the 20th Biennial Conference on Marine Mammals. 215. 2013
• Haulout patterns of Saimaa ringed seals and their response to boat traffic during the moulting season Niemi Marja, Auttila Miina, Valtonen Anu, Viljanen Markku, Kunnasranta Mervi. 2013. Haulout patterns of Saimaa ringed seals and their response to boat traffic during the moulting season. Endangered Species Research 22: 115-124. 2013
• Home range, survival, and dispersal of endangered Saimaa ringed seal pups: Implications for conservation Niemi Marja, Auttila Miina, Viljanen Markku, Kunnasranta Mervi. 2013. Home range, survival, and dispersal of endangered Saimaa ringed seal pups: Implications for conservation. Marine Mammal Science 29 1: 1-13. 2013
• Demographic structure and mortality rate of a Baltic grey seal population at different stages of population change, judged on the basis of the hunting bag in Finland Kauhala Kaarina, Ahola Markus, Kunnasranta Mervi. 2012. Demographic structure and mortality rate of a Baltic grey seal population at different stages of population change, judged on the basis of the hunting bag in Finland. ANNALES ZOOLOGICI FENNICI 49: 287-305. 2012
• Movement data and their application for assessing the current distribution and conservation needs of the endangered Saimaa ringed seal Niemi Marja, Auttila Miina, Viljanen Markku, Kunnasranta Mervi. 2012. Movement data and their application for assessing the current distribution and conservation needs of the endangered Saimaa ringed seal. Endangered Species Research 19: 99-108. 2012
• Population structure and gene flow in the landlocked Saimaa ringed seal Valtonen Mia, Ruokonen Minna, Palo Jukka, Esparza-Salas Rodrigo, Kunnasranta Mervi, Nyman Tommi. 2012. Population structure and gene flow in the landlocked Saimaa ringed seal, 3rd European Congress of Conservation Biology abstract book. 28. 2012
• Saimaannorppa Kunnasranta Mervi, Auttila Miina, Niemi Marja, Viljanen Markku. 2012. Saimaannorppa. In: Reija Ruuhela (ed.) , Miten väistämättömään ilmastonmuutokseen voidaan varautua? Yhteenveto suomalaisesta sopeutumistutkimuksesta eri toimialoilla.Maa- ja metsätalousministeriö 6. ss. 82-83. 2012
• Spatial and temporal variation in genetic diversity of an endangered freshwater seal Valtonen Mia, Palo Jukka U, Ruokonen Minna, Kunnasranta Mervi, Nyman Tommi. 2012. Spatial and temporal variation in genetic diversity of an endangered freshwater seal. CONSERVATION GENETICS 13 5: 1231-1245. 2012
• Annual and diurnal diving behavior of adult Saimaa ringed seals Niemi Marja, Auttila Miina, Valtonen Anu, Viljanen Markku, Kunnasranta Mervi. 2011. Annual and diurnal diving behavior of adult Saimaa ringed seals. In: (ed.) , 19th biennial conference on the biology of marine mammals abstract book. ss. 218. 2011
• Lair distribution and home range size of Saimaa ringed seals during the ice-covered season Kunnasranta M, Niemi M, Auttila M, Viljanen M.. 2011. Lair distribution and home range size of Saimaa ringed seals during the ice-covered season. In: (ed.) , 19th Biennial conference on the biology of marine mammals Tampa, Florida 2011. ss. 165-166. 2011
• Manmade snowdrifts - improving breeding conditions of the endangered Saimaa ringed seal Auttila Miina, Niemi Marja, Viljanen Markku, Kunnasranta Mervi. 2011. Manmade snowdrifts - improving breeding conditions of the endangered Saimaa ringed seal. In: (ed.) , 19th Biennial conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals. Tampa, Florida 2011.. ss. 21. 2011
• Spatial and temporal variation in genetic diversity of a freshwater seal Valtonen M, Palo JU, Ruokonen M, Kunnasranta M, Nyman T. 2011. Spatial and temporal variation in genetic diversity of a freshwater seal, 13th congress of European Society for Evolutionary Biology abstract book. 1037. 2011
• Tutkimus perustana norpan suojelulle Auttila, M., Niemi, M. & Kunnasranta, M.. 2010. Tutkimus perustana norpan suojelulle SUOMEN KALASTUSLEHTI 7/2010: 12-14. 2010
• Home ranges and movements of Saimaa ringed seal pups during the post-weaning period Niemi, M., Kunnasranta, M. & Auttila, M.. 2009. Home ranges and movements of Saimaa ringed seal pups during the post-weaning period. In: (ed.) , 18th Biennial Conference on the Biology of the Marine Mammals. ss. -. 2009
• Vocal repertoire of the Saimaa ringed seal (Phoca hispida saimensis) during the breeding season Rautio, A., Niemi, M., Kunnasranta, M., Holopainen, I.J. & Hyvärinen, H.. 2009. Vocal repertoire of the Saimaa ringed seal (Phoca hispida saimensis) during the breeding season Marine Mammal Science 25 4: 920-930. 2009
• Temperature data collected by equipment on free-living seals (Phoca hispida saimensis) in Lake Saimaa Marja Niemi, Mervi Kunnasranta, Markku Viljanen & Ismo J. Holopainen. 2008. Temperature data collected by equipment on free-living seals (Phoca hispida saimensis) in Lake Saimaa, First International Symposium of Winter Limnology 2008 Programme and Abstracts. 26. 2008
• Saimaannorppatutkimuksen historia, nykytila ja tulevaisuus Saimaannorppatutkimuksen historia, nykytila ja tulevaisuus. Mervi Kunnasranta;Heikki Hyvärinen;Ismo J. Holopainen;Markku Viljanen. 2004 2004
• Intestinal helmiths of a landlocked ringed seal (Phoca hispida saimensis) population in eastern Finland Sinisalo;T.;Kunnasranta;M.;Valtonen;E.T.. 2003. Intestinal helmiths of a landlocked ringed seal (Phoca hispida saimensis) population in eastern Finland. Parasitol Research 91: 40-45. 2003
• Ringed seals and changing snow cover on Arctic sea ice Kelly;B.P.;Harding;O.R.;Kunnasranta;M.. 2003. Ringed seals and changing snow cover on Arctic sea ice, Search open science meeting October 2003. 2003
• Timing and re-interpretation of ringed seal surveys Kelly;B.P.;Harding;O.R.;Kunnasranta;M.. 2003. Timing and re-interpretation of ringed seal surveys. In: (ed.) , Coastal Marine Institute Annual report. ss. 43-48. 2003
• Dive types and circadian behaviour patterns of Saimaa ringed seals Phoca hispida saimensis during the open-water season Kunnasranta;M.;Hyvärinen;H.;Häkkinen;J.;Koskela;J.T.. 2002. Dive types and circadian behaviour patterns of Saimaa ringed seals Phoca hispida saimensis during the open-water season. Acta Theriologica 47 1: 63-72. 2002
• Movements and use of haul-out sites of radio-tagged Saimaa seal (Phoca hispida saimensis Nordq.) during the open-water season Koskela;J.T.;Kunnasranta;M.;Hämäläinen;E.;Hyvärinen;H.. 2002. Movements and use of haul-out sites of radio-tagged Saimaa seal (Phoca hispida saimensis Nordq.) during the open-water season. Ann. Zool. Fennici 39: 59-67. 2002
• Present status and recommended conservation actions for the Ladoga seal (Phoca hispida ladogensis) population Present status and recommended conservation actions for the Ladoga seal (Phoca hispida ladogensis) population. Sipilä;T.;Medvedev;N.;Kunnasranta;M.;Bogdanov;V.;Hyvärinen;H.. 2002 2002
• Behavioural biology of two ringed seal (Phoca hispida) subspecies in the large European lakes Saimaa and Ladoga Kunnasranta;M.. 2001. Behavioural biology of two ringed seal (Phoca hispida) subspecies in the large European lakes Saimaa and Ladoga. 2001
• Breeding habitat and lair structure of the ringed seal (Phoca hispida ladogensis) in northern Lake Ladoga in Russia Kunnasranta;M.;Hyvärinen;H.;Sipilä;T.;Medvedev;N.. 2001. Breeding habitat and lair structure of the ringed seal (Phoca hispida ladogensis) in northern Lake Ladoga in Russia. Polar Biology 24: 171-174. 2001
• Radiosignaalit kertovat norpan elämästä Kunnasranta. 2001. Radiosignaalit kertovat norpan elämästä. Ostiensis. Tiedettä ja tutkimusta Joensuun yliopistosta: 18-20. 2001
• Saimaannorppa Hyvärinen;H.;Sipilä;T.;Koskela;J.;Kunnasranta;M.. 1999. Saimaannorppa. In: Kuusisto;E. (ed) (ed.) , Elävä Saimaa.Tammi. ss. 126-136. 1999
• The diet of the Saimaa ringed seal Phoca hispida saimensis Kunnasranta;M.;Hyvärinen;H.;Sipilä;T.;Koskela;J.T.. 1999. The diet of the Saimaa ringed seal Phoca hispida saimensis. Acta Theriologica 44 4: 443-450. 1999
• Mercury pollution and the Saimaa ringed seal (Phoca hispida saimensis) Hyvärinen;H.;Sipilä;T.;Kunnasranta;M.;Koskela;J.T.. 1998. Mercury pollution and the Saimaa ringed seal (Phoca hispida saimensis). Marine Pollution Bulletin 36 1: 76-81. 1998
• Saimaannorpan siirto onnistui Kunnasranta;M.;Hyvärinen;H.. 1996. Saimaannorpan siirto onnistui. Luonnon Tutkija 2: 48-51. 1996
• Underwater vocalizations of Ladoga ringed seals (Phoca hispida ladogensis Nordq.) in summertime Kunnasranta;M.;Hyvärinen;H.;Sorjonen;J.. 1996. Underwater vocalizations of Ladoga ringed seals (Phoca hispida ladogensis Nordq.) in summertime. Marine Mammal Science 12 4: 611. 1996
• Diving behavior of the Saimaa ringed seal (Phoca hispida saimensis Nordq.) Hyvärinen;H.;Hämäläinen;E.;Kunnasranta;M.. 1995. Diving behavior of the Saimaa ringed seal (Phoca hispida saimensis Nordq.). Marine Mammal Science 11 3: 324-334. 1995