All Stories

  1. Reserves alleviate climate change effects

    Article • Ecology and Evolution, July 2014, Wiley

    Dr Raimo Virkkala

  2. Patterns of climate-induced density shifts of species: poleward shifts faster in northern boreal birds than in southern birds

    Article • Global Change Biology, April 2014, Wiley

    Dr Raimo Virkkala

  3. Matching trends between recent distributional changes of northern-boreal birds and species-climate model predictions

    Article • Biological Conservation, April 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Raimo Virkkala

  4. Climate Change, Northern Birds of Conservation Concern and Matching the Hotspots of Habitat Suitability with the Reserve Network

    Article • PLoS ONE, May 2013, PLOS

    Dr Raimo Virkkala

  5. Does the protected area network preserve bird species of conservation concern in a rapidly changing climate?

    Article • Biodiversity and Conservation, December 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Raimo Virkkala

  6. Preserving species populations in the boreal zone in a changing climate: contrasting trends of bird species groups in a protected area network

    Article • Nature Conservation, December 2012, Pensoft Publishers

    Dr Raimo Virkkala

  7. Climate change affects populations of northern birds in boreal protected areas

    Article • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, December 2010, Royal Society Publishing

    Dr Raimo Virkkala

  8. Predicting range shifts of northern bird species: Influence of modelling technique and topography

    Article • Acta Oecologica, May 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Raimo Virkkala

  9. Climate change and freshwater biodiversity: detected patterns, future trends and adaptations in northern regions

    Article • Biological Reviews, February 2009, Wiley

    Dr Raimo Virkkala, Dr Jani Heino

  10. Projected large-scale range reductions of northern-boreal land bird species due to climate change

    Article • Biological Conservation, May 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Raimo Virkkala

  11. Biotic interactions improve prediction of boreal bird distributions at macro-scales

    Article • Global Ecology and Biogeography, November 2007, Wiley

    Dr Raimo Virkkala

  12. The role of land cover in bioclimatic models depends on spatial resolution

    Article • Global Ecology and Biogeography, January 2007, Wiley

    Dr Raimo Virkkala

  13. Uneven regional distribution of protected areas in Finland: Consequences for boreal forest bird populations

    Article • Biological Conservation, January 2007, Elsevier

    Dr Raimo Virkkala

  14. Methods and uncertainties in bioclimatic envelope modelling under climate change

    Article • Progress in Physical Geography Earth and Environment, December 2006, SAGE Publications

    Dr Raimo Virkkala

  15. The role of land cover in bioclimatic models depends on spatial resolution

    Article • Global Ecology and Biogeography, August 2006, Wiley

    Dr Raimo Virkkala

  16. Spatial Variation of Bird Species in Landscapes Dominated by Old-growth Forests in Northern Boreal Finland

    Article • Biodiversity and Conservation, June 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Raimo Virkkala

  17. Spatiotemporal variation of breeding gull species in a boreal lake complex in Finland: Implications for conservation

    Article • Biological Conservation, April 2006, Elsevier

    Dr Raimo Virkkala

  18. Distribution patterns of boreal marshland birds: modelling the relationships to land cover and climate

    Article • Journal of Biogeography, November 2005, Wiley

    Dr Raimo Virkkala

  19. PREDICTING BIRD SPECIES RICHNESS USING REMOTE SENSING IN BOREAL AGRICULTURAL-FOREST MOSAICS

    Article • Ecological Applications, December 2004, Wiley

    Dr Raimo Virkkala

  20. Effects of habitat cover, landscape structure and spatial variables on the abundance of birds in an agricultural-forest mosaic

    Article • Journal of Applied Ecology, September 2004, Wiley

    Dr Raimo Virkkala

  21. Effects of landscape composition on farmland and red-listed birds in boreal agricultural-forest mosaics

    Article • Ecography, June 2004, Wiley

    Dr Raimo Virkkala

  22. Bird species dynamics in a managed southern boreal forest in Finland

    Article • Forest Ecology and Management, June 2004, Elsevier

    Dr Raimo Virkkala

  23. The Significance of Protected Areas for the Land Birds of Southern Finland

    Article • Conservation Biology, June 1994, Wiley

    Dr Raimo Virkkala

  24. Ranges of Northern Forest Passerines: A Fractal Analysis

    Article • Oikos, June 1993, JSTOR

    Dr Raimo Virkkala

  25. Population contraction of the white-backed woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos in Finland as a consequence of habitat alteration

    Article • Biological Conservation, January 1993, Elsevier

    Dr Raimo Virkkala

  26. Spatial and Temporal Variation in Bird Communities and Populations in North-Boreal Coniferous Forests: A Multiscale Approach

    Article • Oikos, October 1991, JSTOR

    Dr Raimo Virkkala

  27. Population trends of forest birds in a Finnish Lapland landscape of large habitat blocks: Consequences of stochastic environmental variation or regional habitat alteration?

    Article • Biological Conservation, January 1991, Elsevier

    Dr Raimo Virkkala

  28. Ecology of the Siberian Tit Parus cinctus in Relation to Habitat Quality: Effects of Forest Management

    Article • Ornis Scandinavica, June 1990, JSTOR

    Dr Raimo Virkkala