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Heikki Seppä is affiliated with the University of Helsinki in Finland and specializes in Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a significant focus in Environmental Science.

Their research contributions span multiple fields of study, including:

  • Atmospheric Science
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Ecology

Main topics of their scientific work address:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Tree-ring climate responses
  • Graphene research and applications
  • Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
  • Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology

Seppä's publication record includes papers in prominent outlets, reflecting interdisciplinary research efforts. Frequent venues for their work encompass:

  • Scientific Data
  • Quaternary Science Reviews
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • CATENA
  • Climate of the past

Among recent papers authored or co-authored by Seppä are:

  • "Pollen-based climate reconstruction techniques for late Quaternary studies", 2020, Earth-Science Reviews
  • "A global database of Holocene paleotemperature records", 2020, Scientific Data
  • "The Eurasian Modern Pollen Database (EMPD), version 2", 2020, Earth system science data
  • "Assessing changes in global fire regimes", 2024, Fire Ecology
  • "Publisher Correction: A global database of Holocene paleotemperature records", 2020, Scientific Data

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several researchers including:

  • Walter Finsinger
  • Thomas Brussel
  • Angelica Feurdean
  • William J. Fletcher
  • Manuel Chevalier

Best Publications

  • Pollen-based continental climate reconstructions at 6 and 21 ka: A global synthesis

    Patrick J Bartlein;S P Harrison;S P Harrison;S Brewer;Simon Connor

  • The spatial and temporal complexity of the Holocene thermal maximum

    Hans Renssen;H. Sëppa;O. Heiri;Didier Roche

  • July mean temperature and annual precipitation trends during the Holocene in the Fennoscandian tree-line area: pollen-based climate reconstructions

    Heikki Seppä;Harry John Betteley Birks

  • Strengths and Weaknesses of Quantitative Climate Reconstructions Based on Late-Quaternary Biological Proxies

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  • Global characterization of the Holocene Thermal Maximum

    Hans Renssen;Heikki Seppä;Xavier Crosta;Hugues Goosse

  • Last nine-thousand years of temperature variability in Northern Europe

    H. Seppä;A. E. Bjune;R. J. Telford;H. J. B. Birks;H. J. B. Birks

  • Holocene land-cover reconstructions for studies on land cover-climate feedbacks

    M. J Gaillard;S. Sugita;F. Mazier;F. Mazier;A. K Trondman

  • Pollen-based climate reconstruction techniques for late Quaternary studies

    Manuel Chevalier;Basil A. S. Davis;Oliver Heiri;Heikki Seppä

  • A global database of Holocene paleotemperature records

    Darrell Kaufman;Nicholas McKay;Cody Routson;Michael Erb

  • Low-frequency and high-frequency changes in temperature and effective humidity during the Holocene in south-central Sweden: implications for atmospheric and oceanic forcings of climate

    Heikki Seppä;Dan Hammarlund;Karin Antonsson

  • A modern pollen–climate calibration set from northern Europe: developing and testing a tool for palaeoclimatological reconstructions

    Heikki Seppä;H. J. B. Birks;Arvid Odland;Anneli Poska

  • Pollen-based quantitative reconstructions of Holocene regional vegetation cover (plant-functional types and land-cover types) in Europe suitable for climate modelling.

    Anna-Kari Trondman;M.J. Gaillard;Florence Mazier;S. Sugita

  • A 11,000 yr palaeotemperature reconstruction from the southern boreal zone in Finland

    Maija Pauliina Heikkilä;Heikki Seppä

  • Does pollen-assemblage richness reflect floristic richness? A review of recent developments and future challenges

    Harry John Betteley Birks;Harry John Betteley Birks;Vivian Astrup Felde;Anne Elisabeth Bjune;John-Arvid Grytnes

  • Holocene Climate Reconstructions from the Fennoscandian Tree-Line Area Based on Pollen Data from Toskaljavri

    Heikki Seppä;H.J.B Birks;H.J.B Birks

  • High-resolution reconstruction of wetness dynamics in a southern boreal raised bog, Finland, during the late Holocene: a quantitative approach

    Minna Väliranta;Atte Korhola;Heikki Seppä;Eeva-Stiina Tuittila

  • Cold event at 8200 yr B.P. recorded in annually laminated lake sediments in eastern Europe

    Siim Veski;Heikki Seppä;Antti E.K. Ojala

  • Validation of climate model-inferred regional temperature change for late-glacial Europe

    Oliver Heiri;Stephen J. Brooks;Hans Renssen;Alan Bedford

  • Human population dynamics in Europe over the Last Glacial Maximum.

    Miikka Tallavaara;Miska Luoto;Natalia Korhonen;Heikki Järvinen

  • Quaternary pollen analysis: recent progress in palaeoecology and palaeoclimatology

    Heikki Seppä;K.D. Bennett

  • Changes of treelines and alpine vegetation in relation to post-glacial climate dynamics in northern Fennoscandia based on pollen and chironomid records

    Heikki Tapani Seppä;Marjut Talvikki Nyman;Atte Antero Korhola;Jan Björn Weckström

  • Exploring climatic and biotic controls on Holocene vegetation change in Fennoscandia

    Paul A. Miller;Thomas Giesecke;Thomas Giesecke;Thomas Hickler;Richard H. W. Bradshaw

Frequent Co-Authors

Anne E. Bjune
Anne E. Bjune Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research
Hans Renssen
Hans Renssen University of South-Eastern Norway
H. J. B. Birks
H. J. B. Birks University of Bergen
Richard H. W. Bradshaw
Richard H. W. Bradshaw University of Liverpool
Anneli Poska
Anneli Poska Tallinn University of Technology
Minna Väliranta
Minna Väliranta University of Helsinki
Oliver Heiri
Oliver Heiri University of Basel
Florence Mazier
Florence Mazier Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
Ralph Fyfe
Ralph Fyfe Plymouth University
Shinya Sugita
Shinya Sugita Tallinn University

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