Mira Kajanus

Currently, my work is centered on evaluating and refining monitoring methods to measure biodiversity across various taxonomic groups on a national scale in Finland. I employ advanced automated high-throughput (DNA-, audio- and image) techniques to assess the diversity of fungi, birds, bats, mammals and invertebrates. The aim is to establish a sustainable, long-term monitoring system for these species. A significant aspect of my research involves developing practical pipelines to derive biomonitoring measures from the collected data. Additionally, I utilize joint species distribution models (JSDMs) for comprehensive data analysis.