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A first look into moss living tardigrades in boreal peatlands by Mäenpää, Hennariikka, Elo, Merja, Calhim, Sara

“…Tardigrades (Tardigrada) are a phylum of micrometazoans found in all biomes on Earth, but their ecology and habitat preferences remain vastly understudied…”
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Browsing hinders the regeneration of broadleaved trees in uneven-aged forest management in southern Finland by Atte, Komonen, Esko, Paananen, Merja, Elo, Sauli, Valkonen

“…Uneven-aged forest management has attained increasing popularity. It may benefit biodiversity, buffer against pests and abiotic damages, decrease runoff from…”
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Environmental Characteristics and Anthropogenic Impact Jointly Modify Aquatic Macrophyte Species Diversity by Elo, Merja, Alahuhta, Janne, Kanninen, Antti, Meissner, Kristian K, Seppälä, Katri, Mönkkönen, Mikko

“…Species richness and spatial variation in community composition (i.e., beta diversity) are key measures of biodiversity. They are largely determined by natural…”
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Temperature-dependent mutational robustness can explain faster molecular evolution at warm temperatures, affecting speciation rate and global patterns of species diversity by Puurtinen, Mikael, Elo, Merja, Jalasvuori, Matti, Kahilainen, Aapo, Ketola, Tarmo, Kotiaho, Janne S., Mönkkönen, Mikko, Pentikäinen, Olli T.

“…Distribution of species across the Earth shows strong latitudinal and altitudinal gradients with the number of species decreasing with declining temperatures…”
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Regional variations in occupancy frequency distribution patterns between odonate assemblages in Fennoscandia by Korkeamäki, Esa, Elo, Merja, Sahlén, Göran, Salmela, Jukka, Suhonen, Jukka

“…Abstract Odonate (damselfly and dragonfly) species richness and species occupancy frequency distributions ( SOFD s) were analyzed in relation to geographical…”
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Planetary well-being by Kortetmäki, Teea, Puurtinen, Mikael, Salo, Miikka, Aro, Riikka, Baumeister, Stefan, Duflot, Rémi, Elo, Merja, Halme, Panu, Husu, Hanna-Mari, Huttunen, Suvi, Hyvönen, Katriina, Karkulehto, Sanna, Kataja-aho, Saana, Keskinen, Kirsi E., Kulmunki, Inari, Mäkinen, Tuuli, Näyhä, Annukka, Okkolin, Mari-Anne, Perälä, Tommi, Purhonen, Jenna, Raatikainen, Kaisa J., Raippalinna, Liia-Maria, Salonen, Kirsi, Savolainen, Katri, Kotiaho, Janne S.

“…Abstract Tensions between the well-being of present humans, future humans, and nonhuman nature manifest in social protests and political and academic debates…”
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Titmice are a better indicator of bird density in Northern European than in Western European forests by Kajanus, Mira H., Forsman, Jukka T., Vollstädt, Maximilian G. R., Devictor, Vincent, Elo, Merja, Lehikoinen, Aleksi, Mönkkönen, Mikko, Thorson, James T., Kivelä, Sami M.

“…Population sizes of many birds are declining alarmingly and methods for estimating fluctuations in species’ abundances at a large spatial scale are needed. The…”
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What does the recovery debt really measure? by Elo, Merja, Haapalehto, Tuomas, Kareksela, Santtu, Kotiaho, Janne

“…Recently, Moreno-Mateos et al. (2017) coined the concept ‘recovery debt’, clearly a close relative of the ecosystem service debt (Isbell et al…”
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The mechanistic basis of changes in community assembly in relation to anthropogenic disturbance and productivity by Elo, Merja, Kareksela, Santtu, Haapalehto, Tuomas, Vuori, Hilja, Aapala, Kaisu, Kotiaho, Janne S., Peters, D. P. C.

“…Anthropogenic disturbance often causes changes in communities. However, the mechanistic basis of these changes remains elusive. As all patterns in community…”
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The Living Planet Index does not measure abundance by Puurtinen, Mikael, Elo, Merja, Kotiaho, Janne S.

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Forest restoration benefits common and rare wood-decomposing fungi with a delay by Komonen, Atte, Junninen, Kaisa, Kotiaho, Janne S., Elo, Merja

“…Decline in the amount of dead wood deteriorates habitats for saproxylic organisms globally. This could be compensated by restoration, but it is poorly…”
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Ecological response hides behind the species abundance distribution: Community response to low‐intensity disturbance in managed grasslands by Komonen, Atte, Elo, Merja

“…Land‐use and management are disturbance factors that have diverse effects on community composition and structure. In traditional rural grasslands, such as…”
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The effects of sample storage duration on tardigrade density and community composition in moss samples by Mäenpää, Hennariikka, Elo, Merja, Vuori, Tommi, Calhim, Sara

“…In studies on micrometazoans, sample storage and processing methods are mostly decided based on sample quality (e.g., substrate type and moisture level), and…”
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Changes in satellite‐derived spectral variables and their linkages with vegetation changes after peatland restoration by Räsänen, Aleksi, Jantunen, Aapo, Isoaho, Aleksi, Ikkala, Lauri, Rana, Parvez, Marttila, Hannu, Elo, Merja

“…Remote sensing (RS) can be an efficient monitoring method to assess the ecological impacts of restoration. Yet, it has been used relatively little to monitor…”
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Species richness of polypores can be increased by supplementing dead wood resource into a boreal forest landscape by Elo, Merja, Halme, Panu, Toivanen, Tero, Kotiaho, Janne S., Cheng, Lei

“…To prevent local species extinction and to counteract population declines, we must ensure species have access to resources they require for life. This can be…”
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Does trait‐based joint species distribution modelling reveal the signature of competition in stream macroinvertebrate communities? by Elo, Merja, Jyrkänkallio‐Mikkola, Jenny, Ovaskainen, Otso, Soininen, Janne, Tolonen, Kimmo T., Heino, Jani

“…The occupancy and abundance of species are jointly driven by local factors, such as environmental characteristics and biotic interactions, and regional‐scale…”
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Effects of habitat restoration on peatland bird communities by Alsila, Terhi, Elo, Merja, Hakkari, Tomi, Kotiaho, Janne S.

“…Restoration of damaged ecosystems has become an important tool to slow down biodiversity loss and to maintain ecosystem services. Peatland bird populations…”
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The Living Planet Index does not measure abundance/Reply by Puurtinen, Mikael, Elo, Merja, Kotiaho, Janne S, Leung, Brian, Hargreaves, Anna L, Greenberg, Dan A, McGill, Brian, Dornelas, Maria, Freeman, Robin

“…The geometric average is an accurate and informative way of calculating average growth rate when the final outcome (for example, the final size of a population…”
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Linking species interactions with phylogenetic and functional distance in European bird assemblages at broad spatial scales by Mönkkönen, Mikko, Devictor, Vincent, Forsman, Jukka T., Lehikoinen, Aleksi, Elo, Merja

“…Aim: Understanding the relative contribution of different species interactions in shaping community assembly has been a pivotal aim in community ecology…”
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The effect of peatland drainage and restoration on Odonata species richness and abundance by Elo, Merja, Penttinen, Jouni, Kotiaho, Janne S

“…Restoration aims at reversing the trend of habitat degradation, the major threat to biodiversity. In Finland, more than half of the original peatland area has…”
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