Otto Latva

@ottolatva.bsky.social

Adjunct Prof., PhD, Senior Researcher at the University of Turku, Finland. Historian specialized in human-animal and human-plant studies as well as cultural and environmental history. Project leader of http://www.utu.fi/humbio

Finally, this is published. The article explores the use of digitised historical press data as a valuable resource for biodiversity research. Although a few typos slipped into the published article (despite thorough proofreading 😅), it is still a nice paper! doi.org/10.1007/s105...

Digitised historical press data as research material for interdisciplinary biodiversity research - Biodiversity and Conservation

Biodiversity and Conservation - This article explores the use of digitised historical press data as a valuable resource for biodiversity research, especially in understanding long-term changes in...

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Tutkijamme @ottolatva.bsky.social on selvittänyt, miten suomalaiset ovat suhtautuneet punkkeihin ennen ja nykyään. Punkkeihin liitettiin 1800-luvulla erilaisia uskomuksia, joista yhden mukaan puuvilla kasvaa sille korkeudelle, jolle punkki on puraissut nuorta neitoa. www.utu.fi/fi/ajankohta...

Harmittomasta kiusasta pelottavaksi viholliseksi – näin suhtautuminen punkkeihin on muuttunut historian saatossa

Humanistinen ympäristötutkimus on tarkastellut punkkeja kulttuurisesta ja historiantutkimuksen näkökulmasta.

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The ethical problems of fish farming have already been widely discussed outside Finland. In my article published in the spring of 2024 (www.degruyter.com/document/doi...), I wondered when the issue would emerge in the Finnish public discussion. Well, now this has happened #fishfarming #animalhistory

8 Coming to terms with fish farming and fish consciousness

8 Coming to terms with fish farming and fish consciousness was published in Animal Industries on page 153.

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"Arrivals and Departures: the Human Relationship with Changing Biodiversity" has been published. The book is an open-access publication. It explores the human relationship to changing biodiversity by bringing together multidisciplinary insights into human-nature relations from the humanities.

Arrivals and Departures

This book explores the human relationship to changing biodiversity by bringing together multidisciplinary insights into human-nature relations from the humanities. New animal and plant species arrive ...

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Eilen oli vuoden viimeinen työmatka. Visiitti Pasilassa Kalle Haatasen haastateltavana. Keskustelimme Lohikäärme-kirjastani, jonka SKS julkaisee näillä näkymin 12.1.2024.

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