Background
Väisänen, Rauno Kalevi was born on October 2, 1956 in Kotka, Finland. Son of Jouko Ensio and Maire Onerva (Peltola) Väisänen.
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Insects and Pollution
(Insects and Pollution provides a comprehensive overview o...)
Insects and Pollution provides a comprehensive overview of both the direct and indirect effects of pollution on insects and discusses the ecological and economic consequences of these changes. The book reviews studies on pollutant-induced changes in insects classified according to their trophic position, taxonomy, and developmental stage. These changes are considered on different spatial and temporal scales, in different climatic and vegetation zones, and in different habitats (with emphasis on coniferous forests). The book also describes the effects of a variety of pollutants on terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Other topics considered include the effects of pollutants on insect physiology, ecology and evolution, and updating and synthesizing data. Insects and Pollution is the first book to combine entomological and ecotoxicological perspectives to address the far-ranging effects of pollution on insects. It is essential reading for entomologists, ecotoxicologists, conservation biologists, and other professionals in the environmental sciences.
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Rauno Kalevi Väisänen
Edit Profileenvironmentalist research scientist
Education
Doctor of Philosophy, U. Helsinki, Finland, 1984.
Career
Research assistant, Zoological Museum, Helsinki, Finland, 1977-1981; researcher, Emil Aaltonen Foundation, Helsinki, 1981-1984; researcher, U. Helsinki, 1985-1987; special researcher, Forest and Park Svc., Helsinki, 1988; head nature conservation research, National Board Waters and the Environment, Helsinki, 1989-1995. Director Finland chapter European Conservation Institute Research Network, 1990-1995;science coordinator National Biodiversity Research Program, Helsinki, 1992-1995. Dir.nature protection Forest and Park Svc., Vantaa, since 1995.
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Insects and Pollution
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Insects and Pollution
Membership
Conservation committee member World Wildlife Fund Finland, Helsinki, since 1990, chairman, since 1994. Chairman Butterfly Specialist Group World Wildlife Fund, Helsinki, since 1990, Executive Committee member,1994-. Member European Invertebrate Survey (committee), Society European Lepidopterologica, Tropical Lepidoptera Association, Finnish Lepidopterol.
Society (vice president), Finnish Entomological Society, Finnish Forest Society.
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Married Irma Tuulikki Jousela, 1977 (divorced December 1988). Married Anneli Eeva Maria Halme, June 17, 1989.
