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
2016
Biosphere.
Cabeza, Mar
Fernández-Llamazares, Álvaro
Burgas Riera, Daniel
Fraixedas, Sara
López-Baucells, Adià
Publication
2016
Available through Open Access
Ecology and Evolution.
Vaugoyeau, Marie
Adriaensen, Frank
Artemyev, Alexandr
Bańbura, Jerzy
Barba, Emilio
Biard, Clotilde
Blondel, Jacques
Bouslama, Zihad
Bouvier, Jean-Charles
Camprodon, Jordi
Cecere, Francesco
Charmantier, Anne
Charter, Motti
Cichoń, Mariusz
Cusimano, Camillo
Czeszczewik, Dorota
Demeyrier, Virginie
Doligez, Blandine
Doutrelant, Claire
Dubiec, Anna
Eens, Marcel
Eeva, Tapio
Faivre, Bruno
Ferns, Peter N.
Forsman, Jukka T.
García-del-Rey, Eduardo
Goldshtein, Aya
Goodenough, Anne E.
Gosler, Andrew G.
Grégoire, Arnaud
Gustafsson, Lars
Harnist, Iga
Hartley, Ian R.
Heeb, Philipp
Hinsley, Shelley A.
Isenmann, Paul
Jacob, Staffan
Juškaitis, Rimvydas
Korpimäki, Erkki
Krams, Indrikis
Laaksonen, Toni
Lambrechts, Marcel M.
Leclercq, Bernard
Lehikoinen, Esa
Loukola, Olli
Lundberg, Arne
Mainwaring, Mark C.
Mänd, Raivo
Massa, Bruno
Mazgajski, Tomasz D.
Merino, Santiago
Mitrus, Cezary
Mönkkönen, Mikko
Morin, Xavier
Nager, Ruedi G.
Nilsson, Jan-Åke
Nilsson, Sven G.
Norte, Ana C.
Orell, Markku
Perret, Philippe
Perrins, Christopher M.
Pimentel, Carla S.
Pinxten, Rianne
Richner, Heinz
Robles, Hugo
Rytkönen, Seppo
Senar, Juan Carlos
Seppänen, Janne T.
Silva, Luis Pascoal da
Slagsvold, Tore
Solonen, Tapio
Sorace, Alberto
Stenning, Martyn J.
Tryjanowski, Piotr
von Numers, Mikael
Walankiewicz, Wieslaw
Møller, Anders Pape

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