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University Researcher Minna Turunen has background in biology and ecological botany. She has over 30 years' experience about scientific research. She has led multidisciplinary scientific and developmental projects that have encompassed not only scientific, but also practitioners' knowledge. During past 15 years her studies have focussed on the effects of climate change on nature-based livelihoods (e.g. reindeer husbandry, forestry), adaptation strategies and capacity of practitioners to cumulative impacts of climate, environment and socio-economical changes, and the use of Indigenous and Local Knowledge in land use planning.
Most of her earlier research has encompassed the effects of global change on boreal and subarctic vegetation in Northern Fennoscandia. She has long-term experience in experimental field research addressing the ecophysiological responses, adaptation and defence mechanisms of forest and mire plants in changing environments.
Field of science
- Plant biology, microbiology, virology
- Multidisciplinary
Keywords
- global change, climate change, weather, subarctic, boreal, biology, botany, subsistence livelihoods, reindeer herding, local knowledge, traditional knowledge, indigenous knowledge
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Solutions for future supplementary feeding of reindeer
Sveriges Lantbruksuniversitet, SLU, Umeå
08.03.2022 → 31.12.2023
Project: Co-funded project
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POVAUS: Adaptation of reindeer husbandry to unexpected and uncommon conditions
Rasmus, S., Turunen, M. & Sarkki, S.
Lapland Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment
01.08.2021 → 31.07.2023
Project: Co-funded project
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ArcticHubs: Global drivers, local consequences: Tool
Suopajärvi, L., Lesser, P., Nojonen, M., Leppiaho, T., Rantala, O., Turunen, M., Koivurova, T., Markkula, I. & Rikkonen, T.
01.08.2020 → 31.07.2024
Project: Co-funded project
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CLIMINI: Adaptation of reindeer management to climate change - how to minimize the adverse effects of climate change?
Rasmus, S., Turunen, M., Landauer, M. & Mettiäinen, I.
European Regional Development Fund ERDF
01.03.2020 → 30.06.2023
Project: Co-funded project
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HISTECO: Historical sites as a novel tool for predicting long-term boreal and subarctic ecosystem change (HISTECO)
Stark, S., Manninen, O., Myrsky, E. & Turunen, M.
01.09.2019 → 31.08.2023
Project: Co-funded project
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Relations between forestry and reindeer husbandry in northern Finland - Perspectives of science and practice
Turunen, M., Rasmus, S., Järvenpää, J. & Kivinen, S., Feb 2020, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 457, p. 1-22 117677.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › peer-review
18 Citations (Scopus) -
Elevated resting metabolic rates among female, but not male, reindeer herders from sub-arctic Finland
Ocobock, C., Soppela, P., Turunen, M., Stenbäck, V. & Herzig, K-H., 9 Nov 2020, In: American Journal of Human Biology. 32, 6, e23403.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Mission impossible? Pursuing the co-existence of viable predator populations and sustainable reindeer husbandry in Finland
Rasmus, S., Kojola, I., Turunen, M., Norberg, H., Kumpula, J. & Ollila, T., 20 Aug 2020, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Rural Studies. 80, p. 135-148Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Open Access11 Citations (Scopus) -
Climate change and reindeer management in Finland: co-analysis of practitioner knowledge and meteorological data for better adaptation
Rasmus, S., Turunen, M., Luomaranta, A., Kivinen, S., Jylhä, K. & Räihä, J., 25 Mar 2020, In: Science of the Total Environment. 710, 136229 .Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Changes in Mountain Birch Forests and Reindeer Management: Comparing Different Knowledge Systems in Sápmi, Northern Fennoscandia
Forbes, B. C., Turunen, M., Soppela, P., Rasmus, S., Vuojala-Magga, T. & Kitti, H., 7 Feb 2020, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Polar Record : a Journal of Arctic and Antarctic Research. 55, 6, p. 507-521Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Open AccessFile14 Citations (Scopus)276 Downloads (Pure)
Prizes
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Knight of the Order of the White Rose of Finland
Turunen, Minna (Recipient), 6 Dec 2020
Prize: Award or honor granted for academic career