Paula Kankaala

4.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
92 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

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Paula Kankaala is a scholar working on Ecology, Oceanography and Environmental Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Paula Kankaala has authored 92 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 70 papers in Ecology, 48 papers in Oceanography and 41 papers in Environmental Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Paula Kankaala's work include Marine and coastal ecosystems (46 papers), Isotope Analysis in Ecology (31 papers) and Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics (23 papers). Paula Kankaala is often cited by papers focused on Marine and coastal ecosystems (46 papers), Isotope Analysis in Ecology (31 papers) and Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics (23 papers). Paula Kankaala collaborates with scholars based in Finland, Sweden and United States. Paula Kankaala's co-authors include Sami J. Taipale, Anne Ojala, Roger I. Jones, Ursula Strandberg, Лаури Арвола, Minna Hiltunen, Tiina Tulonen, Jussi Huotari, Elina Peltomaa and Michael T. Brett and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Environmental Science & Technology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Paula Kankaala

90 papers receiving 3.4k citations

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How important are terrestrial organic carbon inputs for secondary production in freshwater ecosystems?

2017 274 citations Michael T. Brett, Stuart E. Bunn et al. Freshwater Biology profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Littoral resources, food chain length and top predator size - Are these connected with lake size? 2024 ·Food Webs ·Paula Kankaala, Kimmo K. Kahilainen, Mikko Olin, Antti J. Rissanen	0
2	Water quality shapes the community structure of zoobenthos in rivers but only has a minor effect on the fatty acid composition of zoobenthos and salmonids 2024 ·River Research and Applications ·(unknown), Ursula Strandberg, Sami J. Taipale, Minna Hiltunen, (unknown), Anssi Vainikka, Paula Kankaala	2
3	Environmental drivers alter PUFA content in littoral macroinvertebrate assemblages via changes in richness and abundance 2023 ·Aquatic Sciences ·Ursula Strandberg, George B. Arhonditsis, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Sami J. Taipale, Paula Kankaala	3
4	Allochthony, fatty acid and mercury trends in muscle of Eurasian perch (Perca fluviatilis) along boreal environmental gradients 2022 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·(unknown), Mikko Kiljunen, Heikki Hämäläinen, Roger I. Jones, Kimmo K. Kahilainen, Paula Kankaala, (unknown), Jos Schilder, Ursula Strandberg, (unknown), Sami J. Taipale	4
5	Allochthony and the Fatty Acid and Mercury Contents of Eurasian Perch (Perca Fluviatilis) Along Boreal Environmental Gradients 2022 ·SSRN Electronic Journal ·(unknown), Mikko Kiljunen, Heikki Hämäläinen, Roger I. Jones, Kimmo K. Kahilainen, Paula Kankaala, (unknown), Jos Schilder, Ursula Strandberg, (unknown), Sami J. Taipale	1
6	Browning-induced changes in trophic functioning of planktonic food webs in temperate and boreal lakes: insights from fatty acids 2022 ·Oecologia ·Ursula Strandberg, Minna Hiltunen, Irena F. Creed, Michael T. Arts, Paula Kankaala	5
7	Nutritional quality of littoral macroinvertebrates and pelagic zooplankton in subarctic lakes 2020 ·Limnology and Oceanography ·(unknown), (unknown), Kimmo K. Kahilainen, Ursula Strandberg, Minna Hiltunen, Paula Kankaala, Sami J. Taipale	24
8	Increasing temperature and productivity change biomass, trophic pyramids and community‐level omega‐3 fatty acid content in subarctic lake food webs 2020 ·Global Change Biology ·(unknown), Sami J. Taipale, Brian Hayden, Stephen M. Thomas, (unknown), Paula Kankaala, Kimmo K. Kahilainen	39
9	How important are terrestrial organic carbon inputs for secondary production in freshwater ecosystems? breakdown → 2017 ·Freshwater Biology ·Michael T. Brett, Stuart E. Bunn, Sudeep Chandra, Aaron W. E. Galloway, Fen Guo, Martin J. Kainz, Paula Kankaala, Danny C. P. Lau, Timothy P. Moulton, Mary E. Power, Joseph B. Rasmussen, Sami J. Taipale, James H. Thorp, John D. Wehr	274
10	Effects of alternative electron acceptors on the activity and community structure of methane-producing and consuming microbes in the sediments of two shallow boreal lakes 2017 ·FEMS Microbiology Ecology ·Antti J. Rissanen, (unknown), Hannu Nykänen, Sari Peura, Marja Tiirola, (unknown), Paula Kankaala	34
11	Effects of inorganic electron acceptors on methanogenesis and methanotrophy and on the community structure of bacteria and archaea in sediments of a boreal lake 2016 ·EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts ·Antti J. Rissanen, (unknown), Hannu Nykänen, Sari Peura, Marja Tiirola, (unknown), Paula Kankaala	2
12	Terrestrial carbohydrates support freshwater zooplankton during phytoplankton deficiency 2016 ·Scientific Reports ·Sami J. Taipale, Aaron W. E. Galloway, Sanni L. Aalto, Kimmo K. Kahilainen, Ursula Strandberg, Paula Kankaala	61
13	Lake eutrophication and brownification downgrade availability and transfer of essential fatty acids for human consumption 2016 ·Environment International ·Sami J. Taipale, Kristiina Vuorio, Ursula Strandberg, Kimmo K. Kahilainen, Marko Järvinen, Minna Hiltunen, Elina Peltomaa, Paula Kankaala	136
14	Selective transfer of polyunsaturated fatty acids from phytoplankton to planktivorous fish in large boreal lakes 2015 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·Ursula Strandberg, Minna Hiltunen, (unknown), Sami J. Taipale, Martin J. Kainz, Michael T. Brett, Paula Kankaala	82
15	Recycling and fluxes of carbon gases in a stratified boreal lake following experimental carbon addition 2014 ·Hannu Nykänen, Sari Peura, Paula Kankaala, Roger I. Jones	5
16	Lake size and water-column stability affect the importance of methane for pelagic food webs of boreal lakes 2013 ·EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts ·Paula Kankaala, (unknown), Anne Ojala, Tiina Tulonen, Roger I. Jones	1
17	WHOLE-LAKE DISSOLVED INORGANIC¹³C ADDITIONS REVEAL SEASONAL SHIFTS IN ZOOPLANKTON DIET 2008 ·Ecology ·Sami J. Taipale, Paula Kankaala, Marja Tiirola, Roger I. Jones	94
18	Methanotrophic activity in relation to methane efflux and total heterotrophic bacterial production in a stratified, humic, boreal lake 2006 ·Limnology and Oceanography ·Paula Kankaala, Jussi Huotari, Elina Peltomaa, Tuomo Saloranta, Anne Ojala	173
19	Epizooic ciliates (Vorticella sp.) compete for food with their host Daphnia longispina in a small polyhumic lake 1987 ·Oecologia ·Paula Kankaala, Pertti Eloranta	65
20	The influence of individual variation on length-biomass regressions in three crustacean zooplankton species 1986 ·Journal of Plankton Research ·Paula Kankaala, Sif Johansson	36

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