Boreal Ecosystems Research Group (BERG)

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

Sisällysluettelo

Tutkimusryhmän tyyppi
Tutkimusryhmä
Tutkimuksen painoala
Luonnon perusilmiöt ja matemaattinen ajattelu
Tutkimusalueet
JYU.Wisdom
Luonnonvarojen kestävä käyttö
Tiedekunta
Matemaattis-luonnontieteellinen tiedekunta
Osasto
Bio- ja ympäristötieteiden laitos

Tutkimusryhmän kuvaus

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

Julkaisut

Julkaisu
2016
Nature.
Bulla, Martin
Valcu, Mihai
Dokter, Adriaan M.
Dondua, Alexei G.
Kosztolányi, András
Rutten, Anne L.
Helm, Barbara
Sandercock, Brett K.
Casler, Bruce
Ens, Bruno J.
Spiegel, Caleb S.
Hassell, Chris J.
Küpper, Clemens
Minton, Clive
Burgas Riera, Daniel
Lank, David B.
Payer, David C.
Loktionov, Egor Y.
Nol, Erica
Kwon, Eunbi
Smith, Fletcher
Gates, H. River
Vitnerová, Hana
Prüter, Hanna
Johnson, James A.
Clair, James J. H. St
Lamarre, Jean-François
Rausch, Jennie
Reneerkens, Jeroen
Conklin, Jesse R.
Burger, Joanna
Liebezeit, Joe
Bêty, Joël
Coleman, Jonathan T.
Figuerola, Jordi
Hooijmeijer, Jos C. E. W.
Alves, José A.
Smith, Joseph A. M.
Weidinger, Karel
Koivula, Kari
Gosbell, Ken
Exo, Klaus-Michael
Niles, Larry
Koloski, Laura
McKinnon, Laura
Praus, Libor
Klaassen, Marcel
Giroux, Marie-Andrée
Sládeček, Martin
Boldenow, Megan L.
Goldstein, Michael I.
Šálek, Miroslav
Senner, Nathan
Rönkä, Nelli
Lecomte, Nicolas
Gilg, Olivier
Vincze, Orsolya
Johnson, Oscar W.
Smith, Paul A.
Woodard, Paul F.
Tomkovich, Pavel S.
Battley, Phil F.
Bentzen, Rebecca
Lanctot, Richard B.
Porter, Ron
Saalfeld, Sarah T.
Freeman, Scott
Brown, Stephen C.
Yezerinac, Stephen
Székely, Tamás
Montalvo, Tomás
Piersma, Theunis
Loverti, Vanessa
Pakanen, Veli-Matti
Tijsen, Wim
Kempenaers, Bart
Julkaisu
2015
Saatavilla Open Access kautta
International Workshop on Forest Science Publishing. Finnish Society of Forest Science.
Mönkkönen, Mikko
Seppänen, Janne-Tuomas
Kotiaho, Janne Sakari

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