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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