Minna Hiltunen

Minna Hiltunen

Academy Research Fellow
Unit
Faculty of Mathematics and Science
Department / Division
Department of Biological and Environmental Science
Room number
Email
minna.m.hiltunen@jyu.fi
Mobile
+358408490880
Postal address
Survontie 9
Fields of science
1181 Ecology, evolutionary biology
1172 Environmental sciences

Research interests

I am studying how environmental change affects aquatic ecosystems. I am especially interested in plankton, because these tiny plants and animals form the basis of the whole food web. In my ongoing project, I am using resting eggs of water fleas collected in lake sediments to study how browning has changed the biogeochemistry (flows of elements) in small lakes.

Publications

Publication
2024

Limnology and Oceanography
Hiltunen, Minna
Thomas, Michael
Shanks, Alan L.
Galloway, Aaron W. E.
Publication
2024

River Research and Applications
Kesti, Petri
Strandberg, Ursula
Taipale, Sami
Hiltunen, Minna
Vesterinen, Jussi
Vainikka, Anssi
Kankaala, Paula
Publication
2023

Oecologia
Strandberg, Ursula
Hiltunen, Minna
Creed, Irena F.
Arts, Michael T.
Kankaala, Paula
Publication
2022

Science of the Total Environment
Strandberg, Ursula
Hiltunen, Minna
Syväranta, Jari
Levi, Eti E.
Davidson, Thomas A.
Jeppesen, Erik
Brett, Michael T.
Publication
2022

Hydrobiologia
Kesti, Petri
Hiltunen, Minna
Strandberg, Ursula
Vesterinen, Jussi
Taipale, Sami
Kankaala, Paula
Publication
2021

Environmental Research
Hiltunen, Minna
Vehniäinen, Eeva-Riikka
Kukkonen, Jussi V. K.
Publication
2021

Limnology and Oceanography
Vesterinen, Jussi
Keva, Ossi
Kahilainen, Kimmo K.
Strandberg, Ursula
Hiltunen, Minna
Kankaala, Paula
Taipale, Sami J.
Publication
2021

Limnology and Oceanography
Hiltunen, Minna
Nykänen, Hannu
Syväranta, Jari
Publication
2020

Ecosphere
Strandberg, Ursula
Hiltunen, Minna
Rissanen, Ninni
Taipale, Sami
Akkanen, Jarkko
Kankaala, Paula
Publication
2019

Inland Waters
Kankaala, Paula
Arvola, Lauri
Hiltunen, Minna
Huotari, Jussi
Jones, Roger I.
Nykänen, Hannu
Ojala, Anne
Olin, Mikko
Peltomaa, Elina
Peura, Sari
Rask, Martti
Tulonen, Tiina
Vesala, Sami

Projects

Logo with a daphnia on blue to brown gradient background and ephippia in sediment.
Project

Daphnia ephippia as time capsules – using dormant eggs to detect browning-induced shifts in lake biogeochemistry (Hippicap)

The aim of the Hippicap project is to use multiple proxies in sediment core studies to show how browning has changed – and is still changing - the structure and function of small lakes.