Jussi Jyväsjärvi
Ecology and Genetics Reseach Unit, University of Oulu
jussi.jyvasjarvi(at)oulu.fi
My research is focused on various aspects of freshwater ecology using multi-taxon approach (invertebrates, algae, mosses, bacteria and fungi) and I have been working with lentic, riverine and groundwater-dependent (spring) ecosystems. My main research interest has always been freshwater community ecology and it is often closely linked to practical biological assessment and conservation of freshwater ecosystems. My current research deals e.g. with the role of groundwater in regulating structure and functioning of small water bodies, development of biodiversity conservation and restoration methodology of headwater streams and springs and impacts of multiple anthropogenic stressors on biodiversity and functioning of freshwater ecosystems.
Kaisa Lehosmaa
Ecology and Genetics Reseach Unit, University of Oulu
kaisa.lehosmaa(at)oulu.fi
My research interests focus on microbial ecology of freshwater and soil, particularly in those affected by land use and/or high concentrations of contaminants such as nutrients, metals and metalloids. I’m especially interested in the community-level changes of microbes under anthropogenic pressure using modern molecular techniques. Also, plant-microbe interactions of species adapted to contaminated i.e. extreme environments and the role of their symbiotic microbes in accumulating contaminants is an interesting and relatively unexplored field of research. Bioremediation potential of arctic microbes and plants, as well as their combinations, are studied in two ongoing projects: HybArkt ((https://www.oulu.fi/water/node/51211) and the moss Warnstorfia fluitans and its microbial symbionts for phytoremediation of mining and municipal wastewaters (http://cc.oulu.fi/~ampir/projects.html).
Kaisa-Leena Huttunen
Ecology and Genetics Reseach Unit, University of Oulu
Kaisa-Leena.Huttunen(at)oulu.fi
My research interests lie broadly in aquatic ecology including themes related to biodiversity, community dynamics and ecosystem functioning. The aim of my research is to increase understanding of freshwater community responses to changes in surrounding environment. My main focus is on temporal patterns solving the rates, causes and consequences of temporal variability in biotic freshwater communities using both correlative and experimental approaches. In my doctoral thesis I studied coherence, stability and species turnover in boreal stream macroinvertebrate communities using long-term data sets. As a post doc researcher I’m partly continuing with the same themes but widening my point of view to new temporal scales, systems and organisms. Despite new acquaintances macroinvertebrates hold place as my personal favorites.
Stream Ecology Research Group 