Kari Saikkonen
karisaik@utu.fi +358 40 668 3468 Vesilinnantie 5 Turku ORCID-tunniste: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5203-9984 |
Education
Ph.D., University
of Turku, Finland, 1994
Previous work experience
Research professor, Natural Resources
Institute Finland, Luke, 2009 – 2018
Station Manager, Kevo Subarctic Research
Institute, University of Turku, 2007 – 2009
Research professor, MTT Agrifood Research
Finland, 2005 - 2007
Academy Research Fellow Post, Academy of
Finland, 2000 - 2005
Senior Researcher, University of Turku (funded
by Academy of Finland) 1997 – 2000
Post-doctoral research fellow, Department of Zoology,
Arizona State University, USA (funded by Maytag Foundation and Academy of
Finland), 1995 - 1997
My current research involves three main themes: (1) ecological
and evolutionary implications of genetic variation, species richness and
functional diversity of plants and associated
micro-fungi (incl. mycorrhizae, endophytes and pathogens) and herbivores, (2)
climate change -driven species’ range shifts, and (3) new solutions to
circumvent the heavy use of fertilizers and pesticides in man-made environments.
- Detecting and Interpreting Patterns within Regional Pest Species Assemblages using Self-organizing Maps and other Clustering Methods (2015) Pest risk modelling and mapping for invasive alien species Worner S, Eschen R, Kenis M, Paini D, Saikkonen K, Suiter K, Singh S, Vanninen I, Watts M
(A3 Vertaisarvioitu kirjan tai muun kokoomateoksen osa) - Does endophyte symbiosis resist allelopathic effects of an invasive plant in degraded grassland? (2015)
- Fungal Ecology
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä ) - Effects of systemic fungal endophytes on the performance of meadow fescue and tall fescue in mixtures with red clover (2015)
- Grass and Forage Science
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä ) - Socio-economic Impacts-Forestry and Agriculture (2015) Second Assessment of Climate Change for the Baltic Sea Basin Krug J, Eriksson H, Heidecke C, Kellomaki S, Kohl M, Lindner M, Saikkonen K
(A3 Vertaisarvioitu kirjan tai muun kokoomateoksen osa) - DEVELOPMENT AND CHARACTERIZATION OF CHLOROPLAST MICROSATELLITE MARKERS IN A FINE-LEAVED FESCUE, FESTUCA RUBRA (POACEAE) (2014)
- Applications in Plant Sciences
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä ) - Development and Characterization of Nuclear Microsatellite Markers in the Endophytic Fungus Epichloë festucae (Clavicipitaceae) (2014)
- Applications in Plant Sciences
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä ) - Epichloe Endophytes Alter Inducible Indirect Defences in Host Grasses (2014)
- PLoS ONE
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä ) - Fungal endophyte mediated occurrence of seminiferous and pseudoviviparous panicles in Festuca rubra (2014)
- Fungal Diversity
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä ) - Silicon, endophytes and secondary metabolites as grass defenses against mammalian herbivores (2014)
- Frontiers in Plant Science
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä ) - Systemic fungal endophytes and ploidy level in Festuca vivipara populations in North European Islands (2014)
- Plant Systematics and Evolution
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )
