Markus Ahola
Research environment: farmland, freshwaters (including wetlands), forest, grassland, marine
Taxonomic group of interest: amphibians, birds, mammals, molluscs
Field of research: applied and restoration ecology, behavioural ecology, biodiversity and ecosystem functioning, biogeography, conservation biology, ecosystem and species monitoring, evolutionary ecology, human-nature relationships, human-wildlife conflicts, movement ecology, population ecology, stock management
Land use under investigation: fishing, forestry, hunting, tourism, windfarms
Anthropogenic impact under investigation: climate change, habitat modifications, invasive species, population changes and species decline
| Senior Curator at the Swedish Museum of Natural History, currently in charge of the population monitoring of the three Swedish seal species, ringed seals, harbour seals and grey seals together with Anja Carlsson. Conducts annual population surveys and provides expert advice on questions that pertain to seals in Swedish waters. Fields of interest: ecology of seals, population dynamics and monitoring. It also includes bird research on topics such as movement ecology, interspecific and trophic interactions, density-dependence and climate change. Link of interest: https://www.utu.fi/fi/ihmiset/markus-ahola |
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