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.

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.  

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. 

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.

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.

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. 

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

Ecography
Cours, Jérémy
Elo, Merja
Pithon, Joséphine
Triviño, María
Mönkkönen, Mikko
Hagge, Jonas
Lehikoinen, Aleksi
Duflot, Rémi
Publication
2025
Available through Open Access

Restoration Ecology
Räsänen, Aleksi
Jantunen, Aapo
Isoaho, Aleksi
Ikkala, Lauri
Rana, Parvez
Marttila, Hannu
Elo, Merja
Publication
2025
Available through Open Access

Journal of Environmental Management
Bouget, C.
Cours, J.
Publication
2025
Available through Open Access

Conservation Science and Practice
Hohti, Jani
Lensu, Anssi
Mönkkönen, Mikko
Kotiaho, Janne S.
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
Publication
2025
Available through Open Access

Tiedonportti : Jyväskylän yliopiston tieteen digilehti
Mönkkönen, Mikko
Publication
2025
Available through Open Access

Biological Conservation
Christiani, Priscillia
Isoaho, Aleksi
Elo, Merja
Päkkilä, Lassi
Marttila, Hannu
Aalto, Juha
Hjort, Jan
Tolvanen, Anne
Rana, Parvez
Räsänen, Aleksi
Publication
2024
Available through Open Access

Ecology and Evolution
Mäenpää, Hennariikka
Elo, Merja
Calhim, Sara
Publication
2024
Available through Open Access

European Journal of Forest Research
Hohti, Jani
Eyvindson, Kyle
Kotiaho, Janne S.
Mönkkönen, Mikko
Publication
2024
Available through Open Access

Landscape Ecology
Peura, Maiju
Eyvindson, Kyle
Burgas, Daniel
Mönkkönen, Mikko
Raatikainen, Kaisa J.
Kotiaho, Janne S.
Publication
2024
Available through Open Access

Journal of Forestry Research
Ekman, Ellinoora
Triviño, María
Blattert, Clemens
Mazziotta, Adriano
Potterf, Maria
Eyvindson, Kyle
Publication
2024
Available through Open Access

European Journal of Forest Research
Potterf, Mária
Eyvindson, Kyle
Blattert, Clemens
Triviño, María
Burner, Ryan C.
Burgas, Daniel
Mönkkönen, Mikko

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