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
2024
Available through Open Access

Forest Ecology and Management
Komonen, Atte
Junninen, Kaisa
Kotiaho, Janne S.
Elo, Merja
Publication
2024
Available through Open Access

Forests
Stoltz, Jonathan
Burgas, Daniel
Potterf, Maria
Duflot, Rémi
Eyvindson, Kyle
Probst, Birgit, M.
Toraño-Caicoya, Astor
Mönkkönen, Mikko
Gyllin, Mats
Grahn, Patrik
Snäll, Tord
Publication
2024
Available through Open Access

Diversity and Distributions
Duflot, Rémi
Vähätalo, Anssi V.
Publication
2024
Available through Open Access

Science of the Total Environment
Isoaho, Aleksi
Elo, Merja
Marttila, Hannu
Rana, Parvez
Lensu, Anssi
Räsänen, Aleksi
Publication
2024
Available through Open Access

Open Research Europe
Eyvindson, Kyle
Burgas, Daniel
Antón-Fernández, Clara
Hakanen, Jussi
Emmerich, Michael
Klein, Julian
Mönkkönen, Mikko
Snäll, Tord
Toraño Caicoya, Astor
Vergarechea, Marta
Blattert, Clemens
Publication
2024
Available through Open Access

Insect Conservation and Diversity
Le Souchu, E.
Cours, J.
Cochenille, T.
Bouget, C.
Bankhead‐Dronnet, S.
Braet, Y.
Burguet, P.
Gabard, C.
Galkowski, C.
Gereys, B.
Herbrecht, F.
Joncour, B.
Marhic, E.
Michez, D.
Buhl, P. Neerup
Noblecourt, T.
Notton, D. G.
Penigot, W.
Rasplus, J.‐Y.
Robert, T.
Staverlokk, A.
Vincent‐Barbaroux, C.
Sallé, A.
Publication
2024
Available through Open Access

Communications Earth and Environment
Elo, Merja
Kareksela, Santtu
Ovaskainen, Otso
Abrego, Nerea
Niku, Jenni
Taskinen, Sara
Aapala, Kaisu
Kotiaho, Janne S.
Publication
2024

Luonnon tutkija
Räsänen, Aleksi
Elo, Merja
Isoaho, Aleksi
Päkkilä, Lassi
Marttila, Hannu
Ronkanen, Anna-Kaisa
Ikkala, Lauri
Keränen, Kaapro
Kareksela, Santtu
Publication
2024
Available through Open Access

Ecosystems
Bouget, C.
Cours, J.
Larrieu, L.
Parmain, G.
Müller, J.
Speckens, V.
Sallé, A.
Publication
2023
Available through Open Access

Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Planetary Well-Being
Duflot, Rémi
Keskinen, Kirsi E.
Eyvindson, Kyle
Raatikainen, Kaisa J.
Publication
2023
Available through Open Access

Oryx
Torrents-Ticó, Miquel
Fernández-Llamazares, Álvaro
Burgas, Daniel
Nasak, Job Guol
Cabeza, Mar
Publication
2023
Available through Open Access

Communications Earth and Environment
Blattert, Clemens
Mönkkönen, Mikko
Burgas, Daniel
Di Fulvio, Fulvio
Toraño Caicoya, Astor
Vergarechea, Marta
Klein, Julian
Hartikainen, Markus
Antón-Fernández, Clara
Astrup, Rasmus
Emmerich, Michael
Forsell, Nicklas
Lukkarinen, Jani
Lundström, Johanna
Pitzén, Samuli
Poschenrieder, Werner
Primmer, Eeva
Snäll, Tord
Eyvindson, Kyle

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