Ph.D. Tero Klemola - UTU Research Portal

Tero Klemola
Ph.D.

- Docent,
Faculty of Science (University of Turku)
- University Lecturer,
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (Department of Biology)

tero.klemola@utu.fi

+358 29 450 4216

+358 50 412 6599

Vesilinnantie 5

Turku

: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8510-329X

ResearcherID

Population cycles of geometrid moths

Ticks and tick-borne diseases

population cycles; insect outbreaks; tritrophic interactions; herbivory; plant-herbivore interactions; predator-prey interactions; parasitoids; ticks

at Department of Biology, University of Turku
M.Sc. (animal ecology and systematics) 1995
Ph.D. (ecology) 1999
University lecturer 2012-

My research has focused on cyclic population fluctuations of herbivores. During past two decades, I have used both experimental, observational and theoretical approaches for searching explanations to populations cycles of voles and birch-feeding moths in Fennoscandia. Currently, I also work on the project studying biology of the hard ticks (Ixodes ricinus and Ixodes persulcatus) and tick-borne pathogens in Finland.

BIOL1601 Biologian perusteiden harjoitukset
BIOL4051 Biologinen aineisto: johdatus tilastomenetelmiin
BIOL4210 Biologinen aineisto: lineaariset mallit
BIOL5201 Presenting and Publishing Scientific Data in Biology
EKOL2108 Populaatioekologia
EKOL4101 Ecological Interactions

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Monitoring of ticks and tick-borne pathogens through a nationwide research station network in Finland (2020)
- Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases
Jani J.Sormunen, Tommi Andersson, Jouni Asp, Jaana Bäck, Tony Cederberg, Noora Haavisto, Hanna Halonen, Jari Hänninen, Jasmin Inkinen, Niko Kulha, Maija Laaksonen, John Loehr, Satu Mäkelä, Katja Mäkinen, Joanna Norkko, Riku Paavola, Pauliina Pajala, Tuukka Petäjä, Anna Puisto, Ella Sippola, Martin Snickars, Janne Sundell, Niko Tanski, Antti Uotila, Ella-Maria Vesilahti, Eero J. Vesterinen, Silja Vuorenmaa, Hannu Ylönen, Jari Ylönen, Tero Klemola
One out of ten: low sampling efficiency of cloth dragging challenges abundance estimates of questing ticks (2020)
- Experimental and Applied Acarology
Nyrhilä Siiri, Sormunen Jani J, Mäkelä Satu, Sippola Ella, Vesterinen Eero J, Klemola Tero
Foraging preference of barnacle geese on endophytic tall and red fescues (2019)
- Human-Wildlife Interactions
Koski TM, Saikkonen K, Klemola T, Helander M
High tick abundance and diversity of tick-borne pathogens in a Finnish city (2019)
- Urban Ecosystems
Tero Klemola, Jani J. Sormunen, Janka Mojzer, Satu Mäkelä, Eero J. Vesterinen
Opposite latitudinal patterns for bird and arthropod predation revealed in experiments with differently colored artificial prey (2019)
- Ecology and Evolution
Zvereva EL, Castagneyrol B, Cornelissen T, Forsman A, Hernandez-Aguero JA, Klemola T, Paolucci L, Polo V, Salinas N, Theron KJ, Xu GR, Zverev V, Kozlov MV
Physiological and compensatory growth responses of Jatropha curcas (L.) seedlings to simulated herbivory and drought stress (2019)
- South African Journal of Botany
Lama A., Klemola T., Tyystjärvi E., Niemelä P., Vuorisalo T.
Factors affecting genetic and seed yield variability of Jatropha curcas (L.) across the globe: A review (2018)
- Energy for Sustainable Development
Lama AD, Klemola T, Saloniemi I, Niemelä P, Vuorisalo T
Leaves, berries and herbivorous larvae of bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus as sources of metals in food chains at a Cu-Ni smelter site (2018)
- Chemosphere
Eeva Tapio, Hanna Holmström, Silvia Espin, Pablo Sanchez-Virosta, Tero Klemola
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
Julia J.J. Fält-Nardmann, Tero Klemola, Kai Ruohomäki, Pekka Niemelä, Mechthild Roth, Kari Saikkonen
The importance of study duration and spatial scale in pathogen detection - evidence from a tick-infested island (2018)
- Emerging microbes & infections
Sormunen JJ, Klemola T, Hänninen J, Mäkelä S, Vuorinen I, Penttinen R, Sääksjärvi IE, Vesterinen EJ
Tick-borne pathogens in Finland; comparison of Ixodes ricinus and I-persulcatus in sympatric and parapatric areas (2018)
- Parasites and Vectors
Laaksonen, Maija; Klemola, Tero; Feuth, Eeva; Sormunen, Jani J.; Puisto, Anna; Mäkelä, Satu; Penttinen, Ritva; Ruohomäki, Kai; Hänninen, Jari; Sääksjärvi, Ilari E.; Vuorinen, Ilppo; Sprong, Hein; Hytönen, Jukka; Vesterinen, Eero J.
A field study with geometrid moths to test the coevolution hypothesis of red autumn colours in deciduous trees (2017)
- Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata
Männistö E, Holopainen JK, Häikiö E, Klemola T
Crowdsourcing-based nationwide tick collection reveals the distribution of Ixodes ricinus and I. persulcatus and associated pathogens in Finland (2017)
- Emerging microbes & infections
Laaksonen M, Sajanti E, Sormunen JJ, Penttinen R, Hänninen J, Ruohomäki K, Sääksjärvi I, Vesterinen EJ, Vuorinen I, Hytönen J, Klemola T
Effects of Insect Herbivory on Bilberry Production and Removal of Berries by Frugivores (2017)
- Journal of Chemical Ecology
Koski TM, Kalpio M, Laaksonen T, Sirkiä PM, Kallio HP, Yang BR, Linderborg KM, Klemola T
Hemispheric asymmetries in herbivory: do they exist? (2017)
- Journal of Ecology
Kozlov MV, Klemola T
Insect herbivory may cause changes in the visual properties of leaves and affect the camouflage of herbivores to avian predators (2017)
- Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology
Koski T-M, Lindstedt C, Klemola T, Troscianko J, Mäntylä E, Tyystjärvi E, Stevens M, Helander M, Laaksonen T
Anaplasma phagocytophilum in questing Ixodes ricinus ticks in southwestern Finland (2016)
- Experimental and Applied Acarology
Sormunen J.J., Penttinen R., Klemola T., Vesterinen E.J., Hänninen J.
Assessing the abundance, seasonal questing activity, and Borrelia and tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) prevalence of Ixodes ricinus ticks in a Lyme borreliosis endemic area in Southwest Finland (2016)
- Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases
Jani J. Sormunen, Tero Klemola, Eero J. Vesterinen, Ilppo Vuorinen, Jukka Hytönen, Jari Hänninen, Kai Ruohomäki, Ilari E. Sääskjärvi, Elina Tonteri, Ritva Penttinen
Herbivory by an outbreaking moth increases emissions of biogenic volatiles and leads to enhanced secondary organic aerosol formation capacity (2016)
- Environmental Science and Technology
Yli-Pirilä P, Copolovici L, Kännaste A, Noe S, Blande JD, Mikkonen S, Klemola T, Pulkkinen J, Virtanen A, Laaksonen A, Joutsensaari J, Niinemets ü, Holopainen JK
Impacts of simulated drought stress and artificial damage on concentrations of flavonoids in Jatropha curcas (L.), a biofuel shrub (2016)
- Journal of Plant Research
Lama AD, Kim J, Martiskainen O, Klemola T, Salminen JP, Tyystjarvi E, Niemela P, Vuorisalo T