Human-Environment Complexity Lab

Please note that some of the research projects or publications featured on this site were undertaken by Johanna Yletyinen prior to the establishment of this research group. They are included here to provide context and continuity for ongoing work, and to reflect the foundations upon which this group’s research is built.

Science for kids: tipping points and connectivity in environmental management

We turned our recent scientific article “Social–ecological connections across land, water, and sea demand a reprioritization of environmental management” into a version for young readers, published in Frontiers for Young Minds.

The article explains how ecosystems are connected through water, why it matters for how we take care of the environment, and why solving environmental problems therefore takes collaboration.

The article is now online, with the key message that a major solution to environmental crises is to better realize the connections between ecosystems, and talk and work with each other. You (or the curious young minds in your home?) can check it out here.

JYU news article: https://www.jyu.fi/en/news/stronger-collaborations-needed-to-solve-interconnected-environmental-issues

Suomeksi: https://www.jyu.fi/fi/uutinen/vahvemmalla-yhteistyolla-kohti-onnistuneempaa-ja-reilumpaa-ymparistonsuojelua

Gladstone-Gallagher RV, Tylianakis JM, Yletyinen J, Dakos V, Douglas EJ, Greenhalgh S, Hewitt JE, Hikuroa D, Lade SJ, Heron RL, Norkko A, Perry GLW, Pilditch CA, Schiel DR, Siwicka E, Warburton HJ and Thrush SF (2025) Water Flows Downhill: How Looking “Upstream” Can Help Maintain A Healthy Sea. Front. Young Minds. 13:1568483. doi: 10.3389/frym.2025.1568483