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Markku Kuitunen is affiliated with the University of Jyväskylä in Finland. Their research expertise is centered in the field of Environmental Science, with specific attention to subfields including Geology, General Health Professions, Ecology, and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law.

Their work frequently appears in the Jyväskylä University Digital Archive (University of Jyväskylä), where multiple publications have been documented.

Recent papers by Kuitunen include:

  • The role of landscape, topography, and geodiversity in explaining vascular plant species richness in a fragmented landscape, 2024, Jyväskylä University Digital Archive (University of Jyväskylä)
  • Consequences of forest landscape changes for the availability of winter pastures to reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) from 1953 to 2003 in Kuusamo, northeast Finland, 2024, Jyväskylä University Digital Archive (University of Jyväskylä)

The main topics covered in Kuitunen's research are:

  • Geotourism and Geoheritage Conservation
  • Indigenous Studies and Ecology
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology

Kuitunen collaborates with several frequent co-authors, including:

  • Anssi Lensu
  • Aleksi Räsänen
  • Jan Hjort
  • Asta Vaso
  • Tuomo Kuitunen

Best Publications

  • Effects of Educational Background on Students' Attitudes, Activity Levels, and Knowledge Concerning the Environment

    Páivi M. Tikka;Markku T. Kuitunen;Salla M. Tynys

  • Environmental and health impacts of household solid waste handling and disposal practices in third world cities: the case of the Accra Metropolitan Area, Ghana.

    Kwasi Owusu Boadi;Markku Kuitunen

  • Municipal Solid Waste Management in the Accra Metropolitan Area, Ghana

    Kwasi Owusu Boadi;Markku Kuitunen

  • Urbanisation Without Development: Environmental and Health Implications in African Cities

    Kwasi Boadi;Markku Kuitunen;Kolawole Raheem;Kari Hanninen

  • Urban waste pollution in the Korle Lagoon, Accra, Ghana

    Kwasi Owusu Boadi;Markku Kuitunen

  • Testing the usability of the Rapid Impact Assessment Matrix (RIAM) method for comparison of EIA and SEA results

    Markku Kuitunen;Kimmo Jalava;Kimmo Hirvonen

  • Can grassland plant communities be preserved on road and railway verges

    Päivi M. Tikka;Piia S. Koski;Reija A. Kivelä;Markku T. Kuitunen

  • Developing the RIAM method (rapid impact assessment matrix) in the context of impact significance assessment

    Asko Ijäs;Markku T. Kuitunen;Kimmo Jalava

  • Nutrient versus pollination limitation in Platanthera bifolia and Dactylorhiza incarnata (Orchidaceae)

    Elisa Mattila;Markku T. Kuitunen

  • Parent-Child Similarity in Environmental Attitudes: A Pairwise Comparison

    Jaana M. Leppänen;Anu E. Haahla;Anssi M. Lensu;Markku T. Kuitunen

  • Do Highways Influence Density of Land Birds

    M. Kuitunen;E. Rossi;A. Stenroos

  • Thresholds in selection of breeding habitat by the Eurasian treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)

    Petri Suorsa;Esa Huhta;Ari Jäntti;Ari Nikula

  • Population Persistence and Offspring Fitness in the Rare Bellflower Campanula cervicaria in Relation to Population Size and Habitat Quality

    Anna-Kaija Eisto;Markku Kuitunen;Antti Lammi;Veli Saari

  • Deceptive pollination of Dactylorhiza incarnata: an experimental test of the magnet species hypothesis.

    Antti Lammi;Markku Kuitunen

  • Ranking of habitats for the assessment of ecological impact in land use planning

    E. Rossi;M. Kuitunen

  • Factors affecting the choice of cooking fuel, cooking place and respiratory health in the Accra metropolitan area, Ghana.

    Kwasi Owusu Boadi;Markku Kuitunen

  • Impact of Busy Roads on Breeding Success in Pied Flycatchers Ficedula hypoleuca

    Markku T. Kuitunen;Johanna Viljanen;Esko Rossi;Arto Stenroos

  • Forest Fragmentation Increases Nest Predation in the Eurasian Treecreeper

    Esa Huhta;Teija Aho;Ari Jäntti;Petri Suorsa

  • What makes segmentation good? A case study in boreal forest habitat mapping

    Aleksi Räsänen;Antti Rusanen;Markku Kuitunen;Anssi Lensu

  • Quality of Environmental Impact Assessment: Finnish EISs and the opinions of EIA professionals

    Kimmo Jalava;Sanna Pasanen;Mikko Saalasti;Markku Kuitunen

  • Selecting networks of nature reserves: methods do affect the long-term outcome

    Kaija M Virolainen;Teija Virola;Jukka Suhonen;Markku Kuitunen

Frequent Co-Authors

Jukka Suhonen
Jukka Suhonen University of Turku
Harri Hakkarainen
Harri Hakkarainen University of Turku
Jussi V. K. Kukkonen
Jussi V. K. Kukkonen University of Eastern Finland
Janne S. Kotiaho
Janne S. Kotiaho University of Jyväskylä
Veijo Kaitala
Veijo Kaitala University of Helsinki
Jan Hjort
Jan Hjort University of Oulu
Aimo Oikari
Aimo Oikari University of Jyväskylä
Jukka Rintala
Jukka Rintala Tampere University
Erkki Tomppo
Erkki Tomppo University of Helsinki
Marcelo A. Perez
Marcelo A. Perez Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria

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