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The presentation and interpretation of the indicators included in Biodiversity.fi are checked and discussed by habitat-specific expert groups.

The groups consist of 6-12 members representing a wide range of government research institutes, universities and ministries. All the partners that produce information for any given indicator are automatically included in the relevant expert group. On top of these, the groups contain general experts of the whole habitat as well as experts on the policies affecting the habitat.

The task of the expert groups is to:

1. Evaluate the indicator set as a whole:
- is something missing, is there something too much? Do the indicators give a balanced overall view of the habitat?

2. Comment on the interpretation
- are the interpretations of individual indicators sound and are they based on the latest and most relevant research results?

3. Check presentation and data
- have the indicators been presented in an unbiased and easy-to-understand way? Are all the data correct?

Forests

Timo Kuuluvainen University of Helsinki General expert
Pekka Punttila Finnish Environment Institute General expert
Ville Vepsäläinen Finnish Museum of Natural History Birds
Jani Pellikka University of Joensuu Mammals
Juha Siitonen Finnish Forest Research Institute Dead wood
Terhi Koskela Finnish Forest Research Institute Voluntary conservation
Petri Ahlroth Finnish Environment Institute Red-listed species and habitats
Martti Kuusinen Forestry Development Centre Tapio Biodiversity oriented management
Taina Veltheim Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Forest policies

Baltic Sea

Anita Mäkinen WWF Finland
General expert
Juha-Markku Leppänen Finnish Environment Institute
General expert
Markku Viitasalo Finnish Environment Institute
General expert
Pirkko Kauppila Finnish Environment Institute
Nutrients and chlorophyll
Kari Lehtonen Finnish Environment Institute
Harmful substances
Vivi Fleming-Lehtinen Finnish Environment Institute
Algae and visibility depth
Seppo Knuuttila Finnish Environment Institute
Oxygen and benthic communities
Martti Hario Finnish Game and Fisheries Research I.
Birds
Mervi Kunnasranta
Finnish Game and Fisheries Research I.
Seals
Nina Peuhkuri
Finnish Game and Fisheries Research I.
Fish stocks
Tytti Kontula
Finnish Environment Institute Red-listed species and habitats
Penina Blankett
Ministry of the Environment
Baltic Sea policies

Farmlands

Mikko Kuussaari Finnish Environment Institute General expert
Juha Helenius
University of Helsinki General expert
Tarja Kortesmaa
Tike (Agricultural Information Centre) Agricultural statistics
Tapio Salo
MTT Agrifood Research Finland Nutrients
Sari Autio
Finnish Environment Institute Pesticides
Reija Hietala University of Turku Agricultural landscape
Katja Raatikainen Metsähallitus Natural Heritage Services
Traditional rural biotopes
Ville Vepsäläinen Finnish Museum of Natural History
Birds
Janne Heliölä Finnish Environment Institute
Butterflies
Terho Hyvönen MTT Agrifood Research Finland
Weeds
Juha Pykälä
Finnish Environment Institute Red-listed species and habitats
Eero Pehkonen
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Agricultural policies
Updated ( 30.03.2010 )
 

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