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
2023
Available through Open Access
Suomen Luontopaneelin julkaisuja.
Lakka, Hanna-Kaisa
Bäck, Jaana
El Geneidy, Sami
Elo, Merja
Herzon, Irina
Jokimäki, Jukka
Kulmala, Liisa
Laine, Ilona
Lehikoinen, Aleksi
Nieminen, Tiina M.
Oksanen, Elina
Pappila, Minna
Paulomäki, Hanna
Peura, Maiju
Puurtinen, Mikael
Silfverberg, Outi
Sinkkonen, Aki
Sääksjärvi, Ilari E.
Kotiaho, Janne S.
Publication
2023
Available through Open Access
Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Planetary Well-Being. Routledge.
Kortetmäki, Teea
Puurtinen, Mikael
Salo, Miikka
Aro, Riikka
Baumeister, Stefan
Duflot, Rémi
Elo, Merja
Halme, Panu
Husu, Hanna-Mari
Huttunen, Suvi
Hyvönen, Katriina
Karkulehto, Sanna
Kataja-aho, Saana
Keskinen, Kirsi E.
Kulmunki, Inari
Mäkinen, Tuuli
Näyhä, Annukka
Okkolin, Mari-Anne
Perälä, Tommi
Purhonen, Jenna
Raatikainen, Kaisa J.
Raippalinna, Liia-Maria
Salonen, Kirsi
Savolainen, Katri
Kotiaho, Janne S.

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