Mikhail
Kozlov
Docent, Faculty of Science
Senior Research Fellow, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
PhD
Areas of expertise
ecology
entomology
environmental pollution
global change research
insect-plant interactions
fluctuating asymmetry
Biography
I graduated from St. Petersburg University in 1984 and obtained a Ph.D. in entomology in 1986. From 1984–1991, I was employed by the All-Union Institute of Plant Protection in St. Petersburg, Russia. Since 1991, I have worked at the University of Turku, Finland.
Research
Insects are my favourite study objects. I started as an entomologist working on the morphology and systematics of archaic moths, but then extended my interest to insect ecology. My environmental research addresses the impacts of industrial pollution on terrestrial biota; my current focus is on global change impacts on trophic interactions in terrestrial ecosystems.
Publications
Changes in Biomass and Diversity of Soil Macrofauna along a Climatic Gradient in European Boreal Forests (2022)
Insects
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Diversity but Not Overall Abundance of Moths and Butterflies (Insecta: Lepidoptera) Decreases around Two Arctic Polluters (2022)
Insects
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Leaf size is more sensitive than leaf fluctuating asymmetry as an indicator of plant stress caused by simulated herbivory (2022)
Ecological Indicators
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Seasonal variations in bird selection pressure on prey colouration (2021)
Oecologia
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
High tolerance to simulated root herbivory in hydroponically grown cuttings of Salix phylicifolia (2021)
Journal of Forestry Research
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
The fluctuating asymmetry of the butterfly wing pattern does not change along an industrial pollution gradient (2021)
Symmetry
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Search for top-down and bottom-up drivers of latitudinal trends in insect herbivory in oak trees in Europe (2021)
Global Ecology and Biogeography
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Latitudinal gradient in the intensity of biotic interactions in terrestrial ecosystems: Sources of variation and differences from the diversity gradient revealed by meta-analysis (2021)
Ecology Letters
(Vertaisarvioitu katsausartikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A2))
Changes in plant collection practices from the 16th to 21st centuries: Implications for the use of herbarium specimens in global change research (2021)
Annals of Botany
(Vertaisarvioitu katsausartikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A2))
Biases in ecological research: attitudes of scientists and ways of control (2021)
Scientific Reports
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))