Mira Kajanus

Mira Kajanus

Postdoctoral Researcher
Unit
Faculty of Mathematics and Science
Department / Division
Department of Biological and Environmental Science
Room number
Mobile
+358503200535
Postal address
Survontie 9

Biography

My research interests encompass community diversity, macroecology, species interactions and statistical ecology.

Research interests

Currently, my work is centered on evaluating and refining monitoring methods to measure biodiversity across various taxonomic groups on a national scale in Finland. I employ advanced automated high-throughput (DNA-, audio- and image) techniques to assess the diversity of fungi, birds, bats, mammals and invertebrates. The aim is to establish a sustainable, long-term monitoring system for these species. A significant aspect of my research involves developing practical pipelines to derive biomonitoring measures from the collected data. Additionally, I utilize joint species distribution models (JSDMs) for comprehensive data analysis.

Publications

Publication
2023
Available through Open Access

Ecology Letters
Hämäläinen, Reetta
Kajanus, Mira, H.
Forsman, Jukka, T.
Kivelä, Sami, M.
Seppänen, Janne‐Tuomas
Loukola, Olli, J.