Duties
Research and expert work of freshwater ecological status assessment.
Subject area
Education and academic titles
Docent in Aquatic Ecology, University of Oulu, Finland
PhD, University of Jyväskylä, Finland
Research and expertise
I work as as Senior Research Scientist at Marine and Freshwater Solutions. I am a freshwater ecologist with a strong applied focus in my work. I am particularly interested in how to develop accurate and sensitive bioassessment of stream and lake ecosystems.
Recently we have developed statistical modelling and assessment of small streams (Purohelmi) and freshwater biodiversity loss (Vesibio).
Recent publications
Mykrä, H, Suuronen, A & Aroviita, J 2025. Land use impacts on local and regional freshwater biodiversity can compromise current management goals. Global Change Biology 31: e70557. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.70557 YLE News Story
Aroviita, J, et al. 2025. Status classification and assessment criteria of surface waters for the fourth river basin management cycle. Suomen ympäristökeskuksen raportteja 37/2025: 1-230 (in Finnish). http://hdl.handle.net/10138/604093
Suuronen A, Mykrä H, Marofi M, Huttunen M, Vilmi A, Turunen J, Vuorio K, Karttunen K, Virtanen R, Kuoppala M & Aroviita J 2025. Sisävesien biologisen monimuotoisuuden tilan arviointi seuranta-aineistojen ja lajistomallinnuksen avulla. Suomen ympäristökeskuksen raportteja 34/2025. http://hdl.handle.net/10138/603224 STT Tiedote (in Finnish)
Sinclair J et al. 2025. Current protected areas provide limited benefits for European river biodiversity. Nature Communications 16: 11146. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-67125-5