University of Helsinki
T Matthew Robson – Principal Investigator (Helsinki University Webpage) |
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CanSEE Group Leader – studying the effects of the changing spectral composition of light in forests and its implications for plant ecophysiology, forest ecology and global ecosystems. link to projects |
Maxime Durand – Post Doctoral Researcher 2020-2023 (Helsinki University Webpage) |
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| Spearheading research on new Academy Project into canopy light use efficiency under diffuse sunlight. Maxime is testing how gas exchange and chlorophyll fluorescence responds to changing environmental conditions in forest stands. |  |
Santa Neimane PhD Student 2021-2024 (Helsinki University Webpage) |
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As part of the Academy Project studying how diffuse sunlight in canopies affects plant morphology and light use. Santa is experimentally testing how spectral composition affects assimilation with application for global ecosystem productivity. |
Baiba Matule – PhD Student 2021-2024 (Helsinki University Webpage) |
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| How the frequency and intensity of sunflecks in plant canopies affects ecophysiology and the optimisation of light use by leaves. |  |
Saara M Hartikainen – PhD Student 2015-2021(Helsinki University Webpage) Research Assistant 2011-2015 |
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The effect of canopy identity and location on solar radiation penetrating forest stands during spring phenology and how these changes affect UV-screening and phenology of the forest understorey species. |
Marta Pieristè – PhD Student 2016-2020, Visiting Researcher 2021 |
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| How does the sunlight penetrating forest canopies affect leaf traits during growth and decomposition to affect annual water use & carbon assimilation? The mediation of ecosystem processes by spectral composition. |  |
Twinkle Solanki – PhD Student 2017-2021 (Helsinki University Webpage) |
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Upscaling the Optical Properties of leaves to model their contribution to canopy light use efficiency and carbon assimilation over vertical and horizontal profiles of spectral irradiance |
David Israel – PhD Student 2015-2021 (Helsinki University Webpage)MSc Alumni & Research Assistant 2011-2015 |
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| The role of aquaporins in functional plant water relations. |  |