Areas of expertise
Biography
I completed my studies from the BSc level to PhD at the University of Turku, Finland. In 1989-1990 I was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Indiana University, Bloomington. Since 1992 I have worked as a Senior Lecturer of Environmental
Science at the Department of Biology, University of Turku.
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Teaching
I gave my first academic course (Problems in Sociobiology) in spring 1984 at the University of Turku. Since 1992 I have been responsible for coordinating the teaching of Environmental Science at the Department of Biology, University of Turku.
Research
My principal research interests include evolutionary theory, urban ecology and environmental history. I have
written or co-edited several books (see my CV), most recently The Long Shadows: A global environmental history of the Second World
War (together with Simo Laakkonen and Richard Tucker; Oregon State
University Press, 2017), Saimaannorppa ja ihminen. Sosiaalisesti kestävän luonnonsuojelun haaste (together with Minttu Jaakkola and Lasse Peltonen; Into Kustannus Oy, Helsinki, 2018), and Suomen lintutiede 1828-1974 (together with Esa Lehikoinen, Risto Lemmetyinen and Mia Rönkä; Faros, Turku, 2020).