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Nordic Society Oikos @nordicoikos.bsky.social · Mar 12

Humbling words by @jannekotiaho.bsky.social about the state of our Mother Earth and Finnish biodiversity. Let’s work #oikostogether to improve our understanding of biodiversity loss and produce #scienceforpolicy. @oikosfinland.bsky.social

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Bibiana Rojas @biobiiana.bsky.social · Mar 12

So happy to be at @oikosfinland.bsky.social and being able to see old friends and great talks! Massive thanks to the organisers for arranging daycare —it wouldn’t have been possible to attend otherwise! 🙏🏼🙏🏼 Bonus: Finnish winter wonderland at its best! ❄️☀️🩵

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Elina Mäntylä @elinamantyla.bsky.social · Mar 12

Tuuli Rissanen: Detecting indicator species to monitor understorey communities in boreal forests @oikosfinland.bsky.social #OIKOSFin2025

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Rémi Duflot @remiduflot.bsky.social · Mar 12

Aapo Ahola from SYKE talking about the importance of monitoring habitats on the field, remote sensing approaches are great but detailed ground data on habitat types is the bottleneck...
@oikosfinland.bsky.social #OIKOSFin2025

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Nordic Society Oikos @nordicoikos.bsky.social · Mar 12

Did you find a post-it from us on your poster? 😏That means your study might fit the scope of one of our journals! Get in touch if you’re interested in publishing with us! @nordicjbotany.bsky.social @avianbiology.bsky.social @wildlifebiology.bsky.social @oikosfinland.bsky.social

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Henna Kangosjärvi @hennakangos.bsky.social · Mar 12

Today at @oikosfinland.bsky.social I got to present some preliminary results from the 3rd manuscript of my PhD thesis, looking at the effect of invasive minnow on the diet and growth of native brown trout in subarctic lakes 🐟
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Mikko Peltoniemi @Luke @mikkopel.bsky.social · Mar 12

SafeNet #HEUProject aims at supporting conservation-management efforts and policies at local & EU levels. @luke.fi and @uniofjyvaskyla.bsky.social teams proudly presenting their project poster at #OikosFin2025 conference. @safenet-eu.bsky.social #OldGrowthForests @oikosfinland.bsky.social #JSDM

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Elina Mäntylä @elinamantyla.bsky.social · Mar 13

Aleksi Lehikoinen @aksulehikoinen.bsky.social: Citizen science based bird monitoring schemes in Finland @oikosfinland.bsky.social #OIKOSFin2025 #ornithology

What motivates to participate in citizen science

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Elina Mäntylä @elinamantyla.bsky.social · Mar 13

Ossi Nokelainen: A mobile application–inspired citizen science initiative to compile bird observations (The Spring of Migratory Birds app) @oikosfinland.bsky.social #OIKOSFin2025 #ornithology

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Stephen Venn @stiivi1.bsky.social · Mar 13

Mykyta Peregrym @unioulu.bsky.social presenting a project to involve Ukrainian refugees in the collection of biodiversity data in a #CitizenScience project, also to provide restorative experiences. @oikosfinland.bsky.social #OIKOSFin2025

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Elina Mäntylä @elinamantyla.bsky.social · Mar 13

Mykyta Peregrym: The involvement of Ukrainian refugees in citizen science activities on biodiversity: first practical experience from Finland @oikosfinland.bsky.social #OIKOSFin2025 #CitizenScience

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Elina Mäntylä @elinamantyla.bsky.social · Mar 13

Otso Ovaskainen: New methods for collecting and processing audio data in professional and citizen science research @oikosfinland.bsky.social #OIKOSFin2025 #CitizenScience #ornithology

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Elina Mäntylä @elinamantyla.bsky.social · Mar 13

Nadja Weisshaupt: The potential of nocturnal flight calls in bird migration research evaluated by citizen science and weather radar observations @oikosfinland.bsky.social #OIKOSFin2025 #ornithology #CitizenScience

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Elina Mäntylä @elinamantyla.bsky.social · Mar 13

Jukka Forsman: Relieving human-wildlife conflicts may result in unwanted negative consequences for other species @oikosfinland.bsky.social #OIKOSFin2025 #ornithology

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Elina Mäntylä @elinamantyla.bsky.social · Mar 13

Cristina Ottocento: Exploring genetic and environmental factors affecting trehalose digestion in Finnish mushroom consumers @oikosfinland.bsky.social #OIKOSFin2025

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Elina Mäntylä @elinamantyla.bsky.social · Mar 13

Jon Brommer: Climate associated changes in overwintering populations of widely hunted waterbirds in the EU: Implications for sustainable harvest strategies @oikosfinland.bsky.social #OIKOSFin2025 #ornithology

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Elina Mäntylä @elinamantyla.bsky.social · Mar 13

Laura Tuominen: Sustainable management of social-ecological systems: Insights into the importance of resource users @oikosfinland.bsky.social #OIKOSFin2025

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Elina Mäntylä @elinamantyla.bsky.social · Mar 13

Winner of @oikosfinland.bsky.social PhD award 2024 Bertille Mohring @bertillemohring.bsky.social: Evolution under fluctuating predation pressure - A case study of common eiders and white-tailed eagles in Finland #OIKOSFin2025 #ornithology

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Giulia Masoero @giumasoero.bsky.social · Mar 13

Fantastic keynote speak by @bertillemohring.bsky.social, winner of the Oikos Finland 2024 best PhD thesis award!
@oikosfinland.bsky.social #OIKOSFin2025

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Jarno Vanhatalo @jarnovanhatalo.bsky.social · Mar 13

We had a great poster session in @oikosfinland.bsky.social conference. Here a few pics from posters on ongoing work at EnvStat group and @rececochange.bsky.social . Featuring Liam and Sammi

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Giulia Masoero @giumasoero.bsky.social · Mar 13

Great presentation about #OpenScience in #Ecology and #Evolution by @elinakoi.bsky.social and @elinamantyla.bsky.social at #OikosFin2025
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Elina Mäntylä @elinamantyla.bsky.social · Mar 13

Johanna Toivonen: Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) and mountain birch (Betula pubescens subsp. czerepanovii) seedlings on the treeline ecotone of subarctic Finnish Lapland @oikosfinland.bsky.social #OIKOSFin2025

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Nordic Society Oikos @nordicoikos.bsky.social · Mar 13

A great conference dinner and party evening at Oikos Finland 2025 ! We would like to thank the organisers for this fantastic event filled with research and networking and attracting 400+ scientists to @uniofjyvaskyla.bsky.social @oikosfinland.bsky.social

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Kadri Runnel @kadrirunnel.bsky.social · Mar 14

Nothing less than legends at the @oikosfinland.bsky.social conference in Jyväskylä! Here is Matthew Leibold explaining the back-and-forth in our understanding of species metacommunities.

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Mira Grönroos @gronroos.bsky.social · Mar 14

Final day of #OIKOSFin2025 and full room of ecologists! @marjosaastamoinen.bsky.social presenting how important long-term monitoring is to understand the effects of anthropogenic change on natural communities.

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