Department of Forest Ecology

Harri Vasander

Contact information

Forest Sciences Building, Viikki
(Latokartanonkaari 7)
Room 319
Tel. +358-(0)9-191 58140
Fax +358-(0)9-191 58100
E-mail: firstname.lastname@helsinki.fi

Education

Ph.D. (Plant Ecology), University of Helsinki, Finland, 1990
Docent (Mire Ecology), University of Helsinki, Finland, 1991

Position

Professor in peatland forestry

Research area

Mire ecology and peatland forestry

Teaching

Mire ecology and peatland forestry, forest ecology on the following courses: ME103, ME205, ME 341, ME342, ME345, ME346 , ME347

On-going activities

EU-financed projects:
BERI (Bog Ecosystems Research Initiative),
EUTROP (Natural resource functions, biodiversity and sustainable management of tropical peatlands)
STRAPEAT (Natural resource functions, biodiversity and sustainable management of tropical peatlands)
RECIPE (Reconciling commercial exploitation of peat with biodiversity in peatland ecosystems)

The Academy of Finland -financed project:
AUTOPEAT (Autogenic adaptation of boreal peatland ecosystems to hydroseral succession)

Publications

Harri Vasander - Julkaisut / Publications