Kai Ruohomäki
Lecturer
kairuo@utu.fi +358 29 450 4098 +358 45 7874 5766 Natura, yliopistonmäki Turku |
Areas of expertise
Ecology; Finnish Macorlepidoptera
Ecology; Finnish Macorlepidoptera
Research
Population ecology of the autumnal moth (Epirrita
autumnata), currently mainly interaction of parasioids and the moth host.
Teaching
Biology teacher education; Ecology, evolutionary biology and systematics. Diversity of invertebrates, including field courses.
Publications 
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- Biotic interactions outweigh direct climate effects in shaping subarctic mountain birch ecosystem: Insights from four decades of integrated monitoring (2026)
- Ecological Indicators
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Pitääkö nokkosperhosesta olla huolissaan? (2025)
- Baptria
(D1 Article in a professional journal) - Using long-term tree diversity experiments to explore the mechanisms of temporal shifts in forest ecosystem functioning (2025)
- Oikos
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - A curated DNA barcode reference library for parasitoids of northern European cyclically outbreaking geometrid moths (2022)
- Ecology and Evolution
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Pitääkö puutarhan pyjamaluteista huolestua? (2022)
- Turun Sanomat
(E1 Popularised article) - Investigating evidence of enhanced aerosol formation and growth due to autumnal moth larvae feeding on mountain birch at SMEAR I in northern Finland (2020)
- Boreal Environment Research
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - The End of Entomologica Fennica (2019)
- Entomologica Fennica
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal) - Cold hardiness of Lymantria monacha and L-dispar (Lepidoptera: Erebidae) eggs to extreme winter temperatures: implications for predicting climate change impacts (2018)
- Ecological Entomology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Local adaptations and phenotypic plasticity may render gypsy moth and nun moth future pests in northern European boreal forests (2018)
- Canadian Journal of Forest Research
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - The recent northward expansion of Lymantria monacha in relation to realised changes in temperatures of different seasons (2018)
- Forest Ecology and Management
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
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