PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name: Eloranta, Antti Pekka
Affiliation: Department of Biological and Environmental Science, University of Jyväskylä, FINLAND
SCIENTIFIC QUALIFICATIONS
Docent in Aquatic Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Aquatic Sciences, 27/05/2019
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Jyväskylä, Aquatic Sciences, 12/06/2013; PhD thesis: “The variable position of Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus (L.)) in subarctic lake food webs”; Supervisors: Prof. Roger Jones and Dr. Kimmo Kahilainen; awarded with the grade “approved with honours”.
Master of Science; University of Jyväskylä, Limnology and Hydrobiology, 28/12/2007; MSc thesis: “Dependence of Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus L.) on littoral and pelagic energy sources in a subarctic lake, Saanajärvi”; Supervisor: Prof. Roger Jones; awarded as the best MSc thesis published at Aquatic Science Section in 2007.
Study subject (extent, “grade”)
Major: Limnology and Hydrobiology (Laudatur, “excellent”)
Minor: Ecology (Cum laude approbatur, “good”)
Evolutionary Genetics (Approbatur, “excellent”)
Statistics (Approbatur, “excellent”)
Chemistry (Approbatur, “excellent”)
Biology (Approbatur, “excellent”)
LINGUISTIC SKILLS
Finnish (native), English (very good), Norwegian and Swedish (moderate skills), German (out of practice)
SPECIAL SKILLS
Recent experience in leading a research group and large projects and over 15 years' experience in using stable isotopes in studies of lake food webs and fish interactions
RESEARCH CAREER
Academy Research Fellow, University of Jyväskylä, 09/2021–present
Scientific Advisor, Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA), 03/2019–12/2021
Senior Researcher, University of Jyväskylä, 10/2019–08/2021
Post-doctoral researcher, University of Jyväskylä, 03–09/2019
Researcher I, Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA), 01/2018–02/2019
Researcher II, Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA), 07/2017–12/2017
Post-doctoral researcher, Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA), 03/2014–06/2017
Parental leave, 15/09–15/12/2015 & 18/01–24/02/2016
Post-doctoral researcher, University of Jyväskylä, 12/2013–01/2014
Researcher, ELY Centre of Central Finland, 10/2013–11/2013
Post-graduate researcher, University of Jyväskylä, 10/2008–06/2013
Project worker, City of Jyväskylä, Environmental unit, 06–09/2008
Researcher, Central Finland Regional Environment Centre, 01–02/2008
Research assistant, University of Helsinki, 08/–09/2007
Research assistant, Central Finland Regional Environment Centre, 08–10/2006
Research assistant, University of Jyväskylä, 07/2006 & 09/2006
Trainee, Central Finland Regional Environment Centre, 06–08/2005
Research assistant, University of Jyväskylä, 06–08/2004
DUTIES AS A SCIENTIFIC EXPERT
Vice-member in Faculty council, University of Jyväskylä
Vice-member in IPBES (The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services), University of Jyväskylä, 2021–2023
Member in Faculty student recruitment group, University of Jyväskylä, 2022–2023
Associate Editor in journal: Hydrobiologia, 2019–2022
Referee in 31 journals: Ecology, Ecology Letters, Journal of Animal Ecology, Ecological Applications, Oikos, Ecology and Evolution, Functional Ecology, Ecosphere, Ecological Research, Food Webs, Freshwater Biology, Limnology and Oceanography, Hydrobiologia, Aquatic Sciences, Restoration Ecology, Ecology of Freshwater Fish, Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Journal of Fish Biology, Fishes, Fisheries, Environmental Biology of Fishes, Reviews in Fisheries Science and Aquaculture, Marine and Freshwater Research, North American Journal of Fisheries Management, Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, Lake and Reservoir Management, Parasites & Vectors, Boreal Environment Research, Limnologica, CBM - Cahiers De Biologie Marine, Animals
Referee of a grant proposal: The Icelandic Centre for Research (RANNIS)
INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH PROJECTS
2023–2027: "FunkyFish – Functional fish habitats in hydropower reservoirs". Consortium Partner, The Research Council of Norway, project #336258
2022–2024: "FreshRestore – Holistic evaluation and restoration measures of human impacts on freshwater ecosystems across biogeographical gradients". Principal Investigator; Biodiversa+ project; funding from The Academy of Finland, project #351860
2021–2026: "COLDWEBS – How will multiple stressors impact cold-water lake food webs and their salmonid fishes?" Principal Investigator, The Academy of Finland, project #346293
2015–2018: "Invasive freshwater fishes". Project collaborator, The Research Council of Norway, project #243910
2013–2017: "CEDREN HydroBalance – Large-scale balancing and energy storage from Norwegian hydropower". Postdoctoral Researcher, The Research Council of Norway, project #228714
2014–2017: "Structuring effect of submerged macrophytes on trophic relationships and distribution of fish in deep lakes (MacFish)". Project collaborator, EEA Grants, project #7F14316
RESEARCH FUNDING (Personal grants)
03/2013–08/2013, The Ella and Georg Ehrnrooth Foundation, 9 000 €
03/2012–02/2013, The Ellen and Artturi Nyyssönen Foundation, 18 600 €
03/2011–02/2012, The Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation, 21 000 €
03/2010–02/2011, The Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation, 21 000 €
03/2009–02/2010, The Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation, 18 000 €
09/2008–02/2009, The Ella and Georg Ehrnrooth Foundation, 8 000 €
THESIS SUPERVISION
PhD students:
Henna Kangosjärvi: How natural environmental factors and multiple human stressors affect cold-water lake salmonid fishes and food webs? University of Jyväskylä, 01/2022-12/2026.
Sini Halonen: Intraspecific diversity of salmonids in cold-water lakes. University of Jyväskylä, 01/2024-12/2027.
Iina Eskelinen: Metsätaloustoimien ja ennallistamisen vaikutus lähdelajistoon, lähteiden kulttuuriperintö sekä erilaisten suojelukeinojen merkitys lähteiden suojelussa. University of Jyväskylä, 11/2023-10/2027.
Gaute Kjærstad: The eradication of invasive species using rotenone and its impacts on freshwater macroinvertebrates. Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), 04/2022. https://ntnuopen.ntnu.no/ntnu-xmlui/handle/11250/2988431
MSc students:
Janne Jansa: Trophic niche of brown trout (Salmo trutta) in large Norwegian lakes. 02/2025-
Oskari Hakala: Food webs and trophic niche of brown trout (Salmo trutta) in three lakes at the Faroe Islands. 02/2025-
Mikko Mahlamäki: Review of recruitment and habitat requirements of lake-spawning salmonid fishes. University of Jyväskylä, 11/2023-
Kaisa Anttila: Effect of invasive minnow (Phoxinus phoxinus) on food webs and native fishes in subarctic lakes. University of Jyväskylä, 10/2023-
Lauri Ryynänen: Impacts of invasive pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) on a river food web. 12/2022-
Jenni Takalo: Population niche width of Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) along environmental gradients. University of Jyväskylä, 03/2022-
Henri Piipari: Effect of brown trout (Salmo trutta) trophic niche on growth and population size structure in Swedish mountain lakes. University of Jyväskylä, 03/2022-
Alumni students:
Tuuli Hankonen: Assessing river connectivity and restoration sites in Central Finland. University of Jyväskylä, 06/2024
Nelli Grönberg: Niche segregation between brown trout (Salmo trutta) ecomorphs in a Norwegian coastal watercourse. University of Jyväskylä, 06/2024. https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/95771
Anne Lehtinen: Luonnonmukaisten ohitusuomien vaikutus padottujen jokien kalayhteisön koostumukseen. University of Jyväskylä, 10/2023. http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:jyu-202401171351
Birgit Vingen Ekren (NTNU Museum): Individual niche specialization within a brown trout (Salmo trutta) population. NTNU, Trondheim, 06/2023. https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3075216
Henna Kangosjärvi: Effects of fish community composition on ontogenetic niche shifts of Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) and brown trout (Salmo trutta) in subarctic lakes. University of Jyväskylä, 06/2021. http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:jyu-202106294078
Mikko Kytökorpi: Impacts of water level regulation on trophic niche and growth of Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) and brown trout (Salmo trutta) in Norwegian hydropower reservoirs. University of Tromsø, Norway, 06/2019. https://hdl.handle.net/10037/15943
Petri Nieminen: Trophic niche of Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) coexisting with lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) and European whitefish (Coregonus lavaretus) in two divergent subarctic lakes “, University of Jyväskylä, 07/2012. http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:jyu-201207052007
Afolabi Abideen: Growth and population structure of perch in relation to diet in a small humic lake, Valkea-Kotinen”, University of Jyväskylä, 05/2011. http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:jyu-2011062911096
BSc students:
Janne Jansa & Janika Irjala: Lohikalojen ravinnonkäyttö suuressa subarktisessa Jiesjärvessä. University of Jyväskylä, 02/2023.
Miina Heinonen & Nelli Grönberg: Suuren subarktisen järven ravintoverkko – tapaus Iesjavri, Finnmark, Norja. University of Jyväskylä, 02/2021.
Marija Merkurjeva & Anne Lehtinen: Virtavesijatkumo, esteellisyys ja patojen purkaminen – tapaustutkimus Tourujoelta”. University of Jyväskylä, 02/2021.
Linda Jokinen & Sini Malminiemi: Pilaantumisen, kuivausmenetelmän ja pakastamisen merkitys hauen (Esox lucius) ja kirjolohen (Oncorhynchus mykiss) hiilen ja typen vakaiden isotooppien arvoihin”, University of Jyväskylä, 02/2012.
AWARDS
2023 Community Buildup Award, Department of Biological and Environmental Science, University of Jyväskylä
2023 Award for Teaching and Supervision Merits, Faculty of Mathematics and Science, University of Jyväskylä
2020 Award for “Refresher of Information Flow” (“Infokulun virkistäjä”), Department of Biological and Environmental Science, University of Jyväskylä
2013 PhD thesis awarded with the grade “approved with honours”, Faculty of Mathematics and Science, University of Jyväskylä
2008 Award for best MSc thesis published in Aquatic Sciences in 2007, Department of Biological and Environmental Science, University of Jyväskylä
TEACHING MERITS
08/2025 Teaching demonstration, University of Jyväskylä, grade "excellent"
10/2023 Completion of JYULead 1 leader training programme , University of Jyväskylä, 5 ETCS
12/2019 University pedagogical studies (YPPP110 & YPPP121), 10 ETCS
04/2019 Teaching demonstration, University of Jyväskylä, grade 5/5
2020-2023 Follow-up group member of doctoral students Mahsa Hajisafarali, Skylar Burg, Veera Saari, and Lauri Anttila, University of Jyväskylä
2019–2025 Teaching in the following courses at the University of Jyväskylä:
WETS1046 Aquatic Ecosystems (4 ETCS)
WETS1048 Fish Biology and Ecology (5 ETCS)
WETS1049 Advanced Methods in Aquatic Science – Stable Isotopes (5 ETCS)
BENP1002 Water and waterbodies (5 ETCS)
2009–2012 Approximately 140 hours of teaching in various courses at the University of Jyväskylä, including lectures, laboratory demonstrations and field courses
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
Publication metrics (Google Scholar): h-index = 22; i10-index = 32; total number of peer-reviewed articles = 41; total number of citations > 1400.
See "Publications" for a full list of articles, reports and presentations.