Boreal Ecosystems Research Group (BERG)

We are a multidisciplinary research team helping to reconcile the increasing demands on boreal ecosystems.

Table of contents

Research group type
Research group
Core fields of research
Basic natural phenomena and mathematical thinking
Research areas
JYU.Wisdom
Sustainable use of the natural resources
Faculty
Faculty of Mathematics and Science
Department
Department of Biological and Environmental Science

Research group description

Boreal Ecosystems Research Group (BERG) is a multidisciplinary research team with broad research interests. We aim to understand how to reconcile biodiversity conservation with increasing demands of natural resources in boreal landscapes under intensive management. We try to identify the ecological, economic and functional values of the landscape, which should be taken into account in planning and decision-making.

Research highlights

Triviño, M., Morán-Ordoñez, A., Eyvindson, K., Blattert, C., Burgas, D., Repo, A., Pohjanmies, T., Brotons, L., Snäll, T., & Mönkkönen, M. 2023. Future supply of boreal forest ecosystem services is driven by management rather than by climate change. Global Change Biology, 29(6), 1484–1500. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.16566

Mönkkönen, M. et al. 2022. More wood but less biodiversity in forests in Finland: a historical evaluation. Memoranda Societatis pro Fauna et Flora Fennica, 98(Supplement 2), pp. 1–11. https://journal.fi/msff/article/view/120306 

Blattert, C., Eyvindson, K., Hartikainen, M., Burgas, D., Potterf, M., Lukkarinen, J., ... & Mönkkönen, M. 2022. Sectoral policies cause incoherence in forest management and ecosystem service provisioning. Forest Policy and Economics, 136, 102689. doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2022.102689

Duflot, R., Eyvindson, K. & Mönkkönen, M. 2022. Management diversification increases habitat availability for multiple biodiversity indicator species in production forests. Landscape Ecology,  37, 443–459. doi.org/10.1007/s10980-021-01375-8

Eyvindson, K., Duflot, R., Triviño, M., Blattert, Clemens, Potterf, M. & Mönkkönen, M. 2021. High boreal forest multifunctionality requires continuous cover forestry as a dominant management. Land Use Policy 100, 104918. doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2020.104918

Peura M., Burgas D., Eyvindson K., Repo A. & Mönkkönen M. 2018. Continuous cover forestry is a cost-efficient tool to increase multifunctionality of boreal production forests in Fennoscandia. Biological Conservation 217: 104-112. doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2017.10.018

Open positions

For postdocs, there are funding possibilities such as Marie Sklodowska Curie Fellowships, Academy postdoctoral fund and various foundations. If you are interested in applying we are willing to help. Just send us an email.

For M.Sc. and  B.Sc. Students

M.Sc. and B.Sc. projects available, please contact Mikko Mönkkönen.

Postdoc positions

3-year postdoc position insocial-ecological resilience of forests in Finland.

Projects

Publications

Publication
2025
Available through Open Access
Global Environmental Change: Human and Policy Dimensions.
Fulvio, Fulvio Di
Snäll, Tord
Lauri, Pekka
Forsell, Nicklas
Mönkkönen, Mikko
Burgas, Daniel
Blattert, Clemens
Eyvindson, Kyle
Caicoya, Astor Toraño
Vergarechea, Marta
Antón-Fernández, Clara
Klein, Julian
Astrup, Rasmus
Lukkarinen, Jani
Pitzén, Samuli
Primmer, Eeva

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