Independent experts nominated by country party

Eija Juurola

Title
Ms.
First name
Eija
Last name
Juurola
Gender
F
Nominating Country
Date of Nomination
Discipline of Expertise
Forestry
Biology
Other Disciplines
Environmental Sciences
Ecology/Ecosystems
UN languages spoken

English

Russian

Geographical Focus
Ethiopia
Sudan
Job function
Research Coordinator
Division
Division of Atmospheric Sciences, Department of Physics
Email
eija.juurola@helsinki.fi
Telephone number
00 358 504154833
Work experience
The Scientific work of E. Juurola is focused on the acclimation of different tree and mire species to varying environmental conditions; climate change, drought, annual cycle etc. The topics have included also modelling of photosynthesis and studies on tree carbohydrate balance. She has 15 years of experience in eco-physiological measurement techniques and experimentation both in field and in laboratory. Her teaching experience includes courses in University of Helsinki, and in Khartoum University, Sudan, as well as supervising Finnish and international students at MSc. and PhD level. Recently she has also led projects on outreach and education (www.carbontree.fi). Her current post is at the Transient Head Office of ICOS Research Infrastructure (Integrated Carbon Observation System)._x000D_
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Thematic areas: climate change, environmental monitoring; _x000D_
Geographic area(s) of field of experience: Northern Europe, _x000D_
some experience in Sudan- teaching, Ethiopia- visits, plans for projects, Russia – visiting researcher
Highest Academic achievement and qualification
PhD in Forest Ecology, University of Helsinki, 2005 _x000D_
MSc in Forest Biology, University of Helsinki, 1994
Number of Publications
15
Publication titles
1. Hölttä T., Juurola E., Lindfors L., Porcar-Castell A. 2012. Cavitation induced by a surfactant leads to a transient release of water stress and subsequent “run away” embolism in Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) seedlings. Journal of Experimental Botany, 63, 1057-1067._x000D_
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2. Juurola, E. 2003. Biochemical acclimation patterns of Betula pendula Roth. and Pinus sylvestris L. seedlings to elevated carbon dioxide concentrations. Tree Physiology, 23, 85-95. _x000D_
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3. Juurola, E., Aalto, T., Thum, T., Vesala, T. and Hari, P. 2005. Temperature dependence of leaf-level CO2 fixation – revising biochemical coefficients through analysis of leaf three dimensional structure. New Phytologist 166, 205-215. _x000D_
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4 Porcar-Castell, A., Juurola, E., Berninger, F., Ensminger, I., Hari, P., Nikinmaa, E. 2008. Seasonal acclimation of photosystem II in Pinus sylvestris. II. Studying the effect of light environment through the rate constants of sustained heat dissipation and photochemistry. Tree Physiology, 28, 1483–1491. _x000D_
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5. Laine A., Juurola E., Hajek T., Tuittila E-S. 2011. Sphagnum growth and ecophysiology during mire succession. Oecologia 167, 1115-1125
Other activities
1. Secretary of the Finnish Society of Forest Science 2006-2009 _x000D_
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2. Member of the Transitional ICOS Head Office, 2012-_x000D_
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3. Visiting researcher in Karpov Institute of Physical Chemistry, Moscow, Russia1999
Organisation name
University of Helsinki
Organisation street address
PO Box 48_x000D_
Department of Physics, FI-00014
Organisation city
Helsinki
Organisation country
Finland