
Inka KuusistoUniversity of Turku | UTU · Department of Biology
Inka Kuusisto
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In this study, we describe plant communities along the mesotopographic gradient in the low-elevation subcontinental mountains of NE Finland (Utsjoki region). We sampled vascular plants, bryophytes and lichens along 18 mesotopographic ridge-snowbed transects comprising a total of 180 plots. We used non-metric multidimensional scaling (NMDS) ordinati...
Caloplaca phaeocarpella is reported first time in Finland from the biogeographical province Enontekiön Lappi in NW Finland. It was growing on reindeer droppings and had an untypical coloration (dull orange-yellow). An ITS sequence for the species is provided.
We studied systematically herbaria lichen specimens collected from Finland and from former Finnish parts of Russia to detect lichenicolous fungi. In total, 3355 lichen specimens were found with lichenicolous fungi from 160 taxa. We report here 27 species and three genera that are new to Finland. Three of these, Cercidospora epithamnolia , Cyclothyr...
Ten species of mosses (Bryophyta: Entosthodon obtusus, Entosthodon ulvinenii, Eurhynchiastrum diversifolium, Hedwigia emodica, Hedwigia mollis, Hygrohypnum styriacum, Plagiothecium ros-sicum, Polytrichum perigoniale, Tortella alpicola and Ulota intermedia) are presented as new for Finland. Cephalozia lacinulata, previously considered to be regional...
Network of permanent transects was established in 2021 and 2022 to enable monitoring snowbed vegetation in Finland. Network comprizes of 24 study sites in Utsjoki, Pallas fells, Enontekiö and Saariselkä. Transects are 15 to 50 m long and vegetation has been studied from eight 80 x 80 cm plots that are placed at even distances along each transect....
[Turku BioBlitz event results - observations of Turku University campus during one day] The Biodiversity Unit organized a BioBlitz event at the Turku University campus (Finland) and its surroundings areas on 21st-22nd May, 2022. Among 53 participants, seven bryologists observed and collected bryophytes.
All observations were either photographed an...
Caloplaca tornoënsis is reported from Finland for the first time. Specimens were collected from five locations of NW Finland and from one location of NE Finland. Collections were made from snowbeds on bryophytes using transect plot-based sampling method. C. tornoënsis has a circumpolar distribution and it is probably overlooked, although a rare spe...