Boreal Ecosystems Research Group (BERG)

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

Overview

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

Forests in systemic transition - balancing efficiency with fairness and resilience (ForTran)

This project will co-create business, technological, governance and societal innovations to leveraging the forest system to a state of high sustainability and resilience.

Joint effects of land use and climate change on biodiversity: understanding past trends and predicting future outcomes

ResForest "Enhancing resilience in boreal forests to face climate change challenges"

ResForest aims at strengthening the socio-ecological resilience of Finnish forests by assessing how forest dynamics and forest owners’ preferences and decisions might enhance or limit the resilience of forest ecosystems.

Current

Members

Research group

Group leaders

Mikko Mönkkönen

Professor

Members

Daniel Burgas Riera

Senior Researcher

Maria Triviño De La Cal

Senior Researcher

Rémi Duflot

Senior Researcher

Publications

Publication

2019

The interplay of landscape composition and configuration : new pathways to manage functional biodiversity and agroecosystem services across Europe

Ecology Letters.

Martin, Emily A.

Dainese, Matteo

Clough, Yann

Báldi, András

Bommarco, Riccardo

Gagic, Vesna

Garratt, Michael P.D.

Holzschuh, Andrea

Kleijn, David

Kovács-Hostyánszki, Anikó

Marini, Lorenzo

Potts, Simon G.

Smith, Henrik G.

Al Hassan, Diab

Albrecht, Matthias

Andersson, Georg K.S.

Asís, Josep D.

Aviron, Stéphanie

Balzan, Mario V.

Baños-Picón, Laura

Bartomeus, Ignasi

Batáry, Péter

Burel, Francoise

Caballero-López, Berta

Concepción, Elena D.

Coudrain, Valérie

Dänhardt, Juliana

Diaz, Mario

Diekötter, Tim

Dormann, Carsten F.

Duflot, Rémi

Entling, Martin H.

Farwig, Nina

Fischer, Christina

Frank, Thomas

Garibaldi, Lucas A.

Hermann, John

Herzog, Felix

Inclán, Diego

Jacot, Katja

Jauker, Frank

Jeanneret, Philippe

Kaiser, Marina

Krauss, Jochen

Le Féon, Violette

Marshall, Jon

Moonen, Anna-Camilla

Moreno, Gerardo

Riedinger, Verena

Rundlöf, Maj

Rusch, Adrien

Scheper, Jeroen

Schneider, Gudrun

Schüepp, Christof

Stutz, Sonja

Sutter, Louis

Tamburini, Giovanni

Thies, Carsten

Tormos, José

Tscharntke, Teja

Tschumi, Matthias

Uzman, Deniz

Wagner, Christian

Zubair-Anjum, Muhammad

Steffan-Dewenter, Ingolf

Publication

2019

Value of information in multiple criteria decision making : an application to forest conservation

Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment.

Eyvindson, Kyle

Hakanen, Jussi

Mönkkönen, Mikko

Juutinen, Artti

Karvanen, Juha

Publication

2019

What are the effects of even-aged and uneven-aged forest management on boreal forest biodiversity in Fennoscandia and European Russia? : A systematic review protocol

Environmental Evidence.

Savilaakso, Sini

Häkkilä, Matti

Johansson, Anna

Uusitalo, Anne

Sandgren, Terhi

Mönkkönen, Mikko

Puttonen, Pasi

Publication

2018

Are sacred caves still safe havens for the endemic bats of Madagascar?

Oryx.

Fernández-Llamazares, Álvaro

López-Baucells, Adrià

Rocha, Ricardo

Andriamitandrina, Santatra F. M.

Andriatafika, Zo Emmanuel

Burgas Riera, Daniel

Temba, Eric Marcel

Torrent, Laura

Cabeza, Mar

Publication

2018

Boreal Forest Bird Assemblages and Their Conservation

Ecology and Conservation of Forest Birds. Ecology, Biodiversity and Conservation. Cambridge University Press.

Roberge, Jean-Michel

Virkkala, Raimo

Mönkkönen, Mikko

Publication

2018

Contemporary spatial and environmental factors determine vascular plant species richness on highly fragmented meadows in Central Finland

Landscape Ecology.

Raatikainen, Kaisa

Oldén, Anna

Käyhkö, Niina

Mönkkönen, Mikko

Halme, Panu

Publication

2018

Environmental characteristics and anthropogenic impact jointly modify aquatic macrophyte species diversity

Frontiers in Plant Science.

Elo, Merja

Alahuhta, Janne

Kanninen, Antti

Meissner, Kristian K.

Seppälä, Katri

Mönkkönen, Mikko

Publication

2018

Habitat quality is more important than matrix quality for bird communities in protected areas

Ecology and Evolution.

Häkkilä, Matti

Abrego, Nerea

Ovaskainen, Otso

Mönkkönen, Mikko

Publication

2018

Interspecific information on predation risk affects nest site choice in a passerine bird

BMC Evolutionary Biology.

Tolvanen, Jere

Seppänen, Janne-Tuomas

Mönkkönen, Mikko

Thomson, Robert L.

Ylönen, Hannu

Forsman, Jukka T.

Publication

2018

Is it interspecific information use or aggression between putative competitors that steers the selection of nest-site characteristics? A reply to Slagsvold and Wiebe

Journal of Avian Biology.

Forsman, Jukka T.

Seppänen, Janne-Tuomas

Mönkkönen, Mikko

Thomson, Robert L.

Kivelä, Sami M.

Krams, Indrikis

Loukola, Olli J.

Publication

2018

Mitigating forest biodiversity and ecosystem service losses in the era of bio-based economy

Forest Policy and Economics.

Eyvindson, Kyle

Repo, Anna

Mönkkönen, Mikko

Publication

2018

Modelling landscape constraints on farmland bird species range shifts under climate change

Science of the Total Environment.

Reino, Luís

Triviño, María

Beja, Pedro

Araújo, Miguel B.

Figueira, Rui

Segurado, Pedro