Helena Wirta
Research environment: farmland, forest, grassland, mountain/fell, soil, tundra
Taxonomic group of interest: fungi, insects, vascular plants, others
Field of research: applied and restoration ecology, biodiversity and ecosystem functioning, biogeography, community ecology, ecosystem services, ecosystem and species monitoring, evolutionary ecology, functional ecology and food webs
Land use under investigation: agriculture
Anthropogenic impact under investigation: climate change, habitat modifications, population changes and species decline
Research focused on structures, function and history of ecological communities both in the wild and in the agricultural environment. Specialized in using DNA based tools for identification of species as well as reconstructing evolutionary history. |
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