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Coastal and Marine Ecosystems - Finland

online PDF country profile includes statistics, charts and graphs from EarthTrends - World Resources Institute

Invertebrates Division - Zoological Museum of the Finnish Museum of Natural History

the field of the division encompasses all invertebrate groups apart from insects. The main research topics include phylogeography, molecular systematics and population genetics of brackishwater bivalve molluscs, freshwater peracarid crustaceans in the boreal zone and Fennoscandian earthworms. Further activities include regional mapping and monitoring studies of spiders and terrestrial molluscs; conservation biology and habitat restoration of endangered freshwater bivalves; and coordination of a long-term national phenological survey

Vertebrates Division - Zoological Museum of the Finnish Museum of Natural History

website offers information on Finnish vertebrates (bats, birds), museum collections information, research projects etc

Checklist of Finnish Lepidoptera

online checklist by the Entomology Division, Zoological Museum of the Finnish Museum of Natural History - Original publication: Kullberg, Jaakko, Anders Albrecht, Lauri Kaila & Vesa Varis 2002: Checklist of Finnish Lepidoptera Suomen perhosten luettelo Sahlbergia 6(2):45-190

Zoological Museum - Finnish Museum of Natural History

this is a scientific research unit specializing on animal species diversity. The research includes studies on systematics, taxonomy, zoogeography as well as faunal surveys and monitoring projects - it is divided into three divisions, Entomology, Vertebrates and Invertebrates

Sahlbergia

Sahlbergia is a biannual entomological journal publishing research reports focusing on insect (and other arthropod) ecology and fauna from Eastern Fennoscandia and adherent geographical areas, as well as news and reviews concerning Finnish Entomological museums, societies and amateur entomologists. The journal publishes articles mainly in Finnish and Swedish, though articles in English are also accepted

Entomology Division - Zoological Museum of the Finnish Museum of Natural History

research projects include - Systematics and taxonomy of Hydroporinae subfamily, Systematics of moths, Taxonomy and biogeography of holarctic moths, Biogeography of the Pacific Ocean, Research on the history of evolution, Systematics and taxonomy of geometrid moths, Lists of the insect types in the Zoological Museum - Ephemeroptera, Newcomer insects in Iceland, Systematics and taxonomy of the hoverflies (Diptera, Syrphidae) and related groups, The butterflies of the Canary Islands, Taxonomy and phylogeny of Sciaridae (Diptera)