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
2019
Available through Open Access

Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment
Eyvindson, Kyle
Hakanen, Jussi
Mönkkönen, Mikko
Juutinen, Artti
Karvanen, Juha
Publication
2019
Available through Open Access

Environmental Evidence
Savilaakso, Sini
Häkkilä, Matti
Johansson, Anna
Uusitalo, Anne
Sandgren, Terhi
Mönkkönen, Mikko
Puttonen, Pasi
Publication
2018
Available through Open Access

Oryx
Fernández-Llamazares, Álvaro
López-Baucells, Adrià
Rocha, Ricardo
Andriamitandrina, Santatra F. M.
Andriatafika, Zo Emmanuel
Burgas Riera, Daniel
Temba, Eric Marcel
Torrent, Laura
Cabeza, Mar
Publication
2018

Ecology and Conservation of Forest Birds
Roberge, Jean-Michel
Virkkala, Raimo
Mönkkönen, Mikko
Publication
2018
Available through Open Access

Landscape Ecology
Raatikainen, Kaisa
Oldén, Anna
Käyhkö, Niina
Mönkkönen, Mikko
Halme, Panu
Publication
2018
Available through Open Access

Frontiers in Plant Science
Elo, Merja
Alahuhta, Janne
Kanninen, Antti
Meissner, Kristian K.
Seppälä, Katri
Mönkkönen, Mikko
Publication
2018
Available through Open Access

Ecology and Evolution
Häkkilä, Matti
Abrego, Nerea
Ovaskainen, Otso
Mönkkönen, Mikko
Publication
2018
Available through Open Access

BMC Evolutionary Biology
Tolvanen, Jere
Seppänen, Janne-Tuomas
Mönkkönen, Mikko
Thomson, Robert L.
Ylönen, Hannu
Forsman, Jukka T.
Publication
2018
Available through Open Access

Journal of Avian Biology
Forsman, Jukka T.
Seppänen, Janne-Tuomas
Mönkkönen, Mikko
Thomson, Robert L.
Kivelä, Sami M.
Krams, Indrikis
Loukola, Olli J.
Publication
2018
Available through Open Access

Forest Policy and Economics
Eyvindson, Kyle
Repo, Anna
Mönkkönen, Mikko
Publication
2018
Available through Open Access

Science of the Total Environment
Reino, Luís
Triviño, María
Beja, Pedro
Araújo, Miguel B.
Figueira, Rui
Segurado, Pedro
Publication
2018
Available through Open Access

Landscape Ecology
Triviño, María
Kujala, Heini
Araújo, Miguel B.
Cabeza, Mar

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