Current news at the Department of Biological and Environmental Science

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In the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, wellbeing is examined from mechanisms at the cellular and molecular levels right through to individual health and environmental influences.

Researchers noticed that the abundance of common forest species and species specialized in old-growth forests was lower in landscape where large areas of clearcutting had accumulated over 20 years.

A project to renovate the laboratory facilities of the Department of Chemistry has now been completed. The project was a technically demanding that combined the high quality and safety requirements of research environments with the needs of users.

In his doctoral dissertation, Lari Veneranta studied the reproduction areas of whitefish, vendace, perch and pikeperch, and the environmental factors determining their location in the northern Baltic Sea.

Domenica Naranjo Orrico studied how dispersal along with environmental factors shape saproxylic fungal communities. These results highlight the importance of connectivity for saproxylic fungal communities.

The continuity of the Summer School reflects a commitment to high-quality teaching, multidisciplinary approaches, and the long-term development of scientific knowledge. Jyväskylä Summer School celebrates its 35th anniversary.

Researchers at the University of Jyväskylä and the Finnish Food Authority have succeeded in reducing water mould infections in fish by using mussels.

The goal of BioSounds project is to create a real-time acoustic monitoring network to be deployed in 20 national parks in Madagascar.

The key finding of a peer-reviewed article published in the Wisdom Letters series of the JYU.Wisdom research community is that the cumulative effects of enewable energy projects are not investigated comprehensively enough.

The economic potential of forests should be examined more broadly. In the publication Biodiverse forests as a platform for value creation: Balancing nature, economy and fairness, researchers present seven recommendations for renewing the forest sector.

The results of the BOOST project have been used in the regulation of voluntary ecological compensation under Finland’s Nature Conservation Act and in the preparation of the Ministry of the Environment’s compensation regulation.