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
2023
Available through Open Access

Landscape and Urban Planning
Kosma, Maari
Laita, Anne
Duflot, Rémi
Publication
2023
Available through Open Access

Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Planetary Well-Being
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.
Publication
2023
Available through Open Access

Land Use Policy
Toraño Caicoya, Astor
Poschenrieder, Werner
Blattert, Clemens
Eyvindson, Kyle
Hartikainen, Markus
Burgas, Daniel
Mönkkönen, Mikko
Uhl, Enno
Vergarechea, Marta
Pretzsch, Hans
Publication
2023
Available through Open Access

Current Forestry Reports
Cours, J.
Bouget, C.
Barsoum, N.
Horák, J.
Le Souchu, E.
Leverkus, A. B.
Pincebourde, S.
Thorn, S.
Sallé, A.
Publication
2023
Available through Open Access

Pedobiologia
Mäenpää, Hennariikka
Elo, Merja
Vuori, Tommi
Calhim, Sara
Publication
2023
Available through Open Access

Biological Conservation
Torrents-Ticó, Miquel
Broekhuis, Femke
Burgas, Daniel
Cabeza, Mar
Miliko, Emmanuel
Komoi, Thomas Titiay
Fernández-Llamazares Álvaro
Publication
2023
Available through Open Access

Ecosystem Services
Toraño Caicoya, Astor
Vergarechea, Marta
Blattert, Clemens
Klein, Julian
Eyvindson, Kyle
Burgas, Daniel
Snäll, Tord
Mönkkönen, Mikko
Astrup, Rasmus
Di Fulvio, Fulvio
Forsell, Niklas
Hartikainen, Markus
Uhl, Enno
Poschenrieder, Werner
Antón-Fernández, Clara
Publication
2022
Available through Open Access

Antón Fernández, Clara
Blattert, Clemens
Burgas, Daniel
Eyvindson, Kyle
di Fulvio, Fulvio
Forsell, Nicklas
Hartikainen, Markus
Klein, Julian
Lukkarinen, Jani
Mönkkönen, Mikko
Pitzén, Samuli
Primmer, Eeva
Snäll, Tord
Toraño-Caicoya, Astor
Vergarechea, Marta
Øistad, Knut
Publication
2022
Available through Open Access

Oikos
Rigal, Stanislas
Devictor, Vincent
Gaüzère, Pierre
Kéfi, Sonia
Forsman, Jukka T.
Kajanus, Mira H.
Mönkkönen, Mikko
Dakos, Vasilis
Publication
2022
Available through Open Access

Oecologia
Moreras, Angela
Tolvanen, Jere
Tornberg, Risto
Mönkkönen, Mikko
Forsman, Jukka T.
Thomson, Robert L.
Publication
2022
Available through Open Access

Agriculture Ecosystems and Environment
Duflot, Rémi
San-Cristobal, Magali
Andrieu, Emilie
Choisis, Jean-Philippe
Esquerré, Diane
Ladet, Sylvie
Ouin, Annie
Rivers-Moore, Justine
Sheeren, David
Sirami, Clélia
Fauvel, Mathieu
Vialatte, Aude
Publication
2022
Available through Open Access

European Journal of Forest Research
Potterf, Mária
Eyvindson, Kyle
Blattert, Clemens
Burgas, Daniel
Burner, Ryan
Stephan, Jörg G.
Mönkkönen, Mikko

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