D. Johan Kotze

University of Helsinki — Finland

Environmental Science · Physical Sciences

44h-index7.9kcitations145works3.72yr avg
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Research Topics

Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies(52), Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies(49), Land Use and Ecosystem Services(35), Urban Green Space and Health(30), Forest Insect Ecology and Management(18)

Publications145 total

Perceived urban microhabitat heterogeneity impacts carabid beetle communities
Landscape Ecology·2025Open Access
Urban Grassland Plant Communities Assemble According to Productivity and Disturbance Gradients
Journal of Vegetation Science·2025Open Access
Perceived urban microhabitat heterogeneity impacts carabid beetle communities
2025Open Access
Habitat specialisation and dispersal capacity drive rapid carabid beetle responses to urban forest fragmentation
2025Open Access
Native and non-native monumental trees in cultural landscapes: a spatially heterogeneous source of biodiversity
Trees Forests and People·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Time since invasion is not associated with the competitive effects of an alien herb
Biological Invasions·2025Open Access
Tracing changes in the extent of urban grasslands through space and time
Urban forestry & urban greening·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Urbanization leads to asynchronous homogenization of soil microbial communities across biomes
Environmental Science and Ecotechnology·2025· 8 citedOpen Access
What drives metal resistance genes in urban park soils? Park age matters across biomes
Environment International·2025· 2 citedOpen Access
Cross-climatic comparison of microbial stress-responsive genes in urban parks: A comparative analysis
Urban forestry & urban greening·2024· 5 cited
Insect Conservation in Boreal and Temperate Forests
2024
Influence of façade orientation, floor height, substrate pH, and microbial inoculation on woody plants’ performance in vegetated façades in Southern Finland
Urban forestry & urban greening·2024· 2 citedOpen Access
Urbanisation shapes microbial community composition and functional attributes more so than vegetation type in urban greenspaces across climatic zones
Soil Biology and Biochemistry·2024· 20 cited
Exploring the impact of urbanization and vegetation type on fungal communities: Insights into divergent, mycorrhizal, and saprophytic associations driven by climate patterns
CATENA·2024· 16 cited
Cultural Ecosystem Services Largely Depend on Visitors’ Perceptions and Motivations: A Case Study of Urban Forests in Helsinki
SSRN Electronic Journal·2024Open Access
Matrix type affects carabid beetle community and trait composition, and intraspecific variation in remnant forests
Journal of Biogeography·2023· 4 citedOpen Access
Improving runoff quality in vertical greenery systems: Substrate type outweighed the effect of plant growth promoting microbes
The Science of The Total Environment·2023· 6 citedOpen Access
Urbanisation generates multiple trait syndromes for terrestrial animal taxa worldwide
Nature Communications·2023· 122 citedOpen Access
Urbanisation generates multiple trait syndromes for terrestrial taxa worldwide
2023Open Access
Distinct climatic regions drive antibiotic resistance genes dynamics across public parks and pristine soil ecosystems
Journal of Cleaner Production·2023· 22 cited
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Frequent Co-authors

Jari Niemelä(9), Susanna Lehvävirta(9), Heikki Setälä(8), Robert B. O’Hara(4), Ángela Taboada(4), Stephen Venn(4), Amy K. Hahs(4), Marco Moretti(4), J. Scott MacIvor(4), Nan Hui(4), Ari Jumpponen(4), Gaia Francini(4), Christine C. Rega‐Brodsky(3), Myla F. J. Aronson(3), Max R. Piana(3), Adriana Herrera-Montes(3), Sonja Knapp(3), Christopher A. Lepczyk(3), Allyson B. Salisbury(3), Nicholas S. G. Williams(3)