Max KankainenUniversity of Helsinki | HY · Department of Geosciences and Geography
Max Kankainen
Master of Science
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Introduction
I am a PhD Researcher in the Environmental Geochemistry group at the University of Helsinki, Department of Geosciences and Geography. My PhD research is focused on the burial potential of organic carbon in the vegetated areas of boreal lakes. By analysing sediment samples my aim is to deliver new understanding into the role of boreal lakes as natural carbon sinks and shed light on the effect that climate change and anthropogenic activity can have on carbon burial.
Education
August 2019 - June 2021
August 2019 - June 2021
August 2015 - June 2019
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Publications (2)
The Koster Trench is the deepest part of the Kosterfjord located in the Skagerrak at the north-west coast of Sweden. In 2009 the Kosterfjord was included into the Marine Protected area Kosterhavet National Park characterized by high biodiversity and a presence of cold-water coral reefs dominated by Lophelia pertusa. The coldwater
coral reefs show s...
The pteropod Limacina lesueurii (d'Orbigny 1836) is a subtropical species, which in the Atlantic Ocean shows maximum abundance between 30°N and 25°S. In the North Sea, this species has so far only been occasionally reported from the coastal waters off the northern Scotland and in the English Channel. In this short note, we for the first time report...
