Terhi Rasilo
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514-987-3000, ext 2927
Université du Québec à Montréal
Pavillon des sciences biologiques, SB-2805
2080 St-Urbain
Montréal, Québec
H2X 3X8
Canada
Postdoctoral fellow
2013 Ph.D. en écologie aquatique et science forestière, Department of environmental sciences et Departement of Forest Sciences, University of Helsinki, Finland
2008 M.Sc. Environmental biology, Department of bio- and environmental sciences, University of Helsinki, Finland
I am interested in carbon cycling, particularly in the boreal zone, and the connectivity of different environments (terrestrial, aquatic, atmospheric). My doctoral research at the University of Helsinki in Finland included an intensive analysis of total (terrestrial and aquatic, organic and inorganic) carbon cycling in one particular Finnish boreal catchment. For my postdoctoral research, I dive more deeply into aquatic ecosystems and take a broader geographical approach. I am looking at temporal and spatial greenhouse gas dynamics in lakes across multiple boreal regions in Québec. The aim of my research is to determine 1) if the factors controlling CH4 fluxes are consistent thoughout the different regions and seasons, 2) if there is a link between CO2 and CH4 fluxes, and 3) how climate change might shift the emissions balance for these gases.
In science I enjoy the possibility to use my brain, to solve out what are the causes and the consequences behind many phenomena, to understand the structure and function of my surroundings. I am, and I have been, fortunate enough to work with, to learn from and to interact with enthusiastic scientists. However, as scientific research requires many hours of sitting in front of a computer, I like to balance the exploration of the world through more concrete approaches, including outdoor field work, and dance.
Rasilo, T., Prairie, Y.T., and del Giorgio, P.A. 2014. Large-scale patterns in summer diffusive CH4 fluxes across boreal lakes, and contribution to diffusive C emissions. Global Change Biology, doi:10.1111/gcb.12741
Pihlatie, M.K., Riis Christiansen, J., Aaltonen, H., Korhonen, J. F.J., Nordbo, A., Rasilo, T., Benanti, G., Giebels, M., Helmy, M., Sheehy, J., Jones, S., Juszczak, R., Klefoth, R., Lobo-do-Valem, R., Rosan, A. P., Schreiber, P., Serça, D., Vicca, S., Wolf, B., and Pumpanen, J. 2013. Comparison of static chambers to measure CH4 emissions from soils. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 171– 172:124–136.
Rasilo, T., Ojala, A., Huotari, J. and Pumpanen, J. 2012. Rain induced changes in CO2 concentrations in the soil – lake – brook continuum of a boreal forested catchment. Vadoze zone journal, doi:10.2136/vzj2011.0039. doi: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2012.11.008.
Pumpanen, J., Heinonsalo, J., Rasilo, T., Villemot, J. and Ilvesniemi, H. 2012. The effects of soil and air temperature on CO2 exchange and net biomass accumulation in Norway spruce, Scots pine and silver birch seedlings. Tree Physiology, doi:10.1093/treephys/tps007.
Huotari, J., Ojala, A., Peltomaa, E., Nordbo, A. Launiainen, S., Pumpanen, J., Rasilo, T., Hari, P. and Vesala T. 2011. Long-term direct CO2 flux measurements over a boreal lake: Five years of eddy covariance data, Geophys. Res. Lett., 38, L18401, doi:10.1029/2011GL048753.
Heinonsalo, J., Pumpanen, J., Rasilo, T., Hurme, K. and Ilvesniemi, H. 2010. Carbon partitioning in ectomycorrhizal Scots pine seedlings. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 42:1614-1623.
Pumpanen J., Heinonsalo J., Rasilo T., Hurme Kaj-Roger and Ilvesniemi H. 2008. Carbon balance and allocation of assimilated CO2 in Scots pine, Norway spruce and Silver birch seedlings determined with gas exchange measurements and 14C pulse labelling. Trees-Structure and Function 23:611-621.
Susiluoto S., Rasilo T., Pumpanen J. and Berninger F. 2008. Effects of grazing on the vegetation structure and carbon dioxide exchange of a Fennoscandian fell ecosystem. Arctic, Antarctic and Alpine Research. 40: 422-431.