Risto K. Heikkinen

Finnish Environment Institute — Finland

Environmental Science · Physical Sciences

51h-index14.4kcitations170works4.92yr avg
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Research Topics

Species Distribution and Climate Change(91), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies(89), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation(27), Plant and animal studies(27), Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology(22)

Publications170 total

Tiedustelun maailma: Tiedustelu ja suurvaltapolitiikka - Tiedusteluanalyysin perusteet -kurssin raportteja
JYU Reports·2025Open Access
The Accelerating Exposure of European Protected Areas to Climate Change
Global Change Biology·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
NDVI -based productivity and heterogeneity as indicators of plant-species richness in boreal landscapes
Työväentutkimus Vuosikirja·2024· 34 citedOpen Access
The accelerating exposure of European protected areas to climate change
2024· 2 citedOpen Access
Mid-term report of case studies
2024Open Access
Choosing reference land use for carbon and biodiversity footprints
The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment·2024· 6 citedOpen Access
Response to “Conservation hotspots based on actual habitat preferences or artefacts of secondary map data processing”
Biological Conservation·2024· 1 cited
Observed bioclimatic changes across the protected area network of Finland 
2024Open Access
Exploring the carbon dynamics and epiphytic lichen diversity of boreal old-growth forests 
2024Open Access
Climate change velocity metrics calculated for three climate variables across Finland
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)·2023Open Access
Climate change velocity metrics calculated for three climate variables across Finland
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)·2023Open Access
Clear-cuts and warming summers caused forest bird populations to decline in a southern boreal area
Forest Ecology and Management·2023· 17 citedOpen Access
Role of data uncertainty when identifying important areas for biodiversity and carbon in boreal forests
AMBIO·2023· 9 citedOpen Access
Quantifying wetness variability in aapa mires with Sentinel‐2: towards improved monitoring of an <scp>EU</scp> priority habitat
Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation·2023· 14 citedOpen Access
Modelling the regional potential for reaching carbon neutrality in Finland: Sustainable forestry, energy use and biodiversity protection
AMBIO·2023· 21 citedOpen Access
Effect of forest management choices on carbon sequestration and biodiversity at national scale
AMBIO·2023· 38 citedOpen Access
Bioclimate change across the protected area network of Finland
The Science of The Total Environment·2023· 6 citedOpen Access
Climate and land-use change drive population decline in a red-listed plant species
Global Ecology and Conservation·2023· 10 citedOpen Access
Climate change and land use threats to species of aapa mires, an EU priority habitat
Journal for Nature Conservation·2023· 5 citedOpen Access
Recent range shifts of moths, butterflies, and birds are driven by the breadth of their climatic niche
Evolution Letters·2023· 70 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Miska Luoto(32), Juha Pöyry(14), Raimo Virkkala(10), Mikko Kuussaari(8), Wilfried Thuiller(7), Mathieu Marmion(6), Ingolf Kühn(5), Riccardo Bommarco(4), Aveliina Helm(4), Regina Lindborg(4), Meelis Pärtel(4), Erik Öckinger(3), Jochen Krauß(3), Miia Parviainen(3), Kimmo Saarinen(3), Juha Pykälä(3), Anni Arponen(3), Niko Leikola(3), Pekka Niittynen(3), Stefan Fronzek(3)