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Kristiina Regina is affiliated with the Natural Resources Institute Finland. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences, with notable work in ecology and soil science.

The scientist's main topics of study include:

  • Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
  • Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
  • Coastal Wetland Ecosystem Dynamics
  • Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
  • Climate Change and Health Impacts

Recent significant publications illustrate a focus on greenhouse gas emissions, soil microbiome, and carbon dynamics in boreal and agricultural ecosystems. Key papers include:

  • "Review of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Rewetted Agricultural Soils," published in 2021 in Wetlands
  • "Soil carbon plays a role in the climate impact of diet and its mitigation: the Finnish case," published in 2023 in Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
  • "Effect of no-till followed by crop diversification on the soil microbiome in a boreal short cereal rotation," published in 2024 in Biology and Fertility of Soils
  • "Minor effects of no-till treatment on GHG emissions of boreal cultivated peat soil," published in 2023 in Biogeochemistry
  • "Mitigation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Optimizing Groundwater Level in Boreal Cultivated Peatland," published in 2024 in Wetlands

Frequent coauthors associated with Kristiina Regina are:

  • Jaakko Heikkinen
  • Henri Honkanen
  • Hanna Kekkonen
  • Janne Kaseva
  • Sanna Saarnio

The scientist has published in journals and venues including:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Wetlands
  • Environmental Evidence
  • Carbon Management
  • Mires and Peat

Kristiina Regina's work spans the intersection of environmental science and agriculture, with particular interest in soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics as well as the ecology of peatlands and wetlands. This research contributes to understanding the environmental impacts of land management practices and strategies for greenhouse gas mitigation in boreal ecosystems.

Best Publications

  • Biochar addition to agricultural soil increased CH4 uptake and water holding capacity – Results from a short-term pilot field study

    Kristiina Karhu;Tuomas Mattila;Irina Bergström;Kristiina Regina

  • N2O emissions from managed soils, and CO2 emissions from lime and urea application

    K. Hergoualc'h;H. Akiyama;M. Bernoux;N. Chirinda

  • Fluxes of nitrous oxide from boreal peatlands as affected by peatland type, water table level and nitrification capacity

    Kristiina Regina;Hannu Nykänen;Jouko Silvola;Pertti J. Martikainen

  • Climate and Soil Characteristics Determine Where No-Till Management Can Store Carbon in Soils and Mitigate Greenhouse Gas Emissions.

    Stephen M. Ogle;Cody Alsaker;Jeff Baldock;Martial Bernoux

  • Soil and total ecosystem respiration in agricultural fields: effect of soil and crop type

    Annalea Lohila;Mika Aurela;Kristiina Regina;Tuomas Laurila

  • Carbon sequestration potential in European croplands has been overestimated

    Pete Smith;Olof Andrén;Thord Karlsson;Paula Perälä

  • Declining trend of carbon in Finnish cropland soils in 1974-2009.

    Jaakko Heikkinen;Elise Ketoja;Visa Nuutinen;Kristiina Regina

  • Fluxes of N2O from farmed peat soils in Finland

    Kristiina Regina;Eija Syväsalo;Antti Hannukkala;Martti Esala

  • Impact of no-till and reduced tillage on aggregation and aggregate-associated carbon in Northern European agroecosystems

    Jatta Sheehy;Kristiina Regina;Laura Alakukku;Johan Six;Johan Six

  • Greenhouse gas fluxes in varying soils types under conventional and no-tillage practices.

    Kristiina Regina;Laura Alakukku

  • Contribution of nitrification and denitrification to N2O production in peat, clay and loamy sand soils under different soil moisture conditions

    Mari Pihlatie;Eija Syväsalo;Asko Simojoki;Martti Esala

  • Nitrous oxide emissions from organic and conventional crop rotations in five European countries.

    Søren O. Petersen;Kristiina Regina;Alfred Pöllinger;Elisabeth Rigler

  • Generic methodologies applicable to multiple land-use categories

    Stephen Michael Ogle;Werner Alexander Kurz;Carly Green;Andrea Brandon

  • Short‐term effects of changing water table on N2O fluxes from peat monoliths from natural and drained boreal peatlands

    Kristiina Regina;Jouko Silvola;Pertti J. Martikainen

  • Simulation of effects of soils, climate and management on N2O emission from grasslands

    Dmitri Chatskikh;Jørgen E. Olesen;Jørgen Berntsen;Kristiina Regina

  • Impacts of agricultural utilization of peat soils on the greenhouse gas balance

    R. Oleszczuk;Kristiina Regina;L. Szajdak;H. Höper

  • Emissions of N2O and NO and net nitrogen mineralization in a boreal forested peatland treated with different nitrogen compounds

    K Regina;H Nykänen;M Maljanen;J Silvola

  • Effects of afforestation and deforestation on boreal soil carbon stocks - Comparison of measured C stocks with Yasso07 model results

    K. Karhu;A. Wall;P. Vanhala;J. Liski

  • Nitrous oxide emission budgets and land-use-driven hotspots for organic soils in Europe

    T. Leppelt;R. Dechow;S. Gebbert;A. Freibauer

  • Emissions of nitrous oxide from boreal agricultural clay and loamy sand soils

    Eija Syväsalo;Kristiina Regina;Mari Pihlatie;Martti Esala

Frequent Co-Authors

Aleksi Lehtonen
Aleksi Lehtonen Finnish Forest Research Institute
Pirjo Peltonen-Sainio
Pirjo Peltonen-Sainio Natural Resources Institute Finland
Raisa Mäkipää
Raisa Mäkipää Natural Resources Institute Finland
Pertti J. Martikainen
Pertti J. Martikainen University of Eastern Finland
Stephen M. Ogle
Stephen M. Ogle Colorado State University
Johan Six
Johan Six ETH Zurich
Taru Palosuo
Taru Palosuo Natural Resources Institute Finland
Pierre Cellier
Pierre Cellier University of Paris-Saclay
Søren O. Petersen
Søren O. Petersen Aarhus University
Jørgen E. Olesen
Jørgen E. Olesen Aarhus University

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