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Annika
Saarto
Unit Manager, Biodiversity Unit of the University of Turku
Docent, Biodiversity Unit of the University of Turku
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+358 29 450 3982
+358 50 442 0249
Vesilinnantie 5
20500
Turku

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Areas of expertise

Aerobiology
Pollen and spore monitoring
Biodiversity

Research

On-going projects and collaborations:

Aeroallergens and immunological preparedness for future climate scenarios: implications for public health promotion (ALL-IMPRESS), Academy of Finland, 2020-2023. Coordination: University of Eastern Finland (prof. Marjut Roponen). Partner: Finnish Meteorological Institute (doc. Mika Komppula).

Pedagogics of Biodiversity and Environmental Sustainability (PEBES), Finnish Agency for Education, 2022-2024. Coordination: University of Turku. Parners: Humak University of Applied Sciences, Bostwana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Namibia. http://sites.utu.fi/pebes

A System for real-time observation of Aeroallergens (SYLVA), Horizon Europe, 2023-2026. Coordination: Finnish Meteorological Institute (prof. Mikhail Sofiev).

New approaches in detection of pathogens and aeroallergens, COST action, The European Cooperation in Science and Technology, 2019-2023. Coordination: Aarhus University (prof. Carsten Skjøth).

Biodiversity Education Network, Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture, 2021-2022. Coordination: University of Eastern Finland (prof. Elina Oksanen). https://www.biodiversityeducation.fi/ (only in Finnish)

Publications

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Higher airborne pollen concentrations correlated with increased SARS-CoV-2 infection rates, as evidenced from 31 countries across the globe (2021)

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Damialis Athanasios, Gilles Stefanie, Sofiev Mikhail, Sofieva Viktoria, Kolek Franziska, Bayr Daniela, Plaza Maria P, Leier-Wirtz Vivien, Kaschuba Sigrid, Ziska Lewis H, Bielory Leonard, Makra László, Mar Trigo Maria del; COVID-19/POLLEN study group, Claudia Traidl-Hoffmann Claudia
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))

Integrating Sustainability-Oriented Ecologies of Practice Across the Learning Cycle: Supporting Transformative Behaviours in Transgenerational, Transnational and Transdisciplinary Spaces (2021)

Discourse and Communication for Sustainable Education
Adefila Arinola, Chen Yung Fang, Dang QueAnh, DeWinter Alun, Antonelli Marta, Massari Sonia, Saarto Annika, Viviani Alessandra, Filipova Tsvetelina, Ammari-Allahyari Theo Mojitaba, Karlsson Lars
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))

Unusually high birch (Betula spp.) pollen concentrations in Poland in 2016 related to long-range transport (LRT) and the regional pollen occurrence (2021)

Aerobiologia
Myszkowska Dorota, Piotrowicz Katarzyna, Ziemianin Monika, Bastl Maximilian, Berger Uwe, Dahl Åslög, Dąbrowska-Zapart Katarzyna, Górecki Artur, Lafférsová Janka, Majkowska-Wojciechowska Barbara, Malkiewicz Małgorzata, Nowak Małgorzata, Puc Małgorzata, Rybnicek Ondrej, Saarto Annika, Šaulienė Ingrida, Ščevková Jana, Seliger Andreja Kofol, Šikoparija Branko, Piotrowska-Weryszko Krystyna, Czarnobilska Ewa
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))

Airborne Pollen Observed by PollyXT Raman Lidar at Finokalia, Crete (2020)

International Laser Radar Conference, EPJ Web of Conferences
Xiaoxia Shang, Stephanie Bohlmann, Maria Filioglou, Elina Giannakaki, Mikko R.A. Pitkänen, Annika Saarto, Vassilis Amiridis, Maria Kanakidou, Mika Komppula
(Vertaisarvioitu artikkeli konferenssijulkaisussa (A4))
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