Boreal Ecosystems Research Group (BERG)

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

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

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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

Julkaisut

Julkaisu
2009

Forest Policy and Economics
Mäntymaa, Erkki
Juutinen, Artti
Mönkkönen, Mikko
Svento, Rauli
Julkaisu
2009

Ecological Indicators
Halme, Panu
Kotiaho, Janne Sakari
Ylisirniö, Anna-Liisa
Hottola, Jenni
Junninen, Kaisa
Kouki, Jari
Lindgren, Mariko
Mönkkönen, Mikko
Penttilä, Reijo
Renvall, Pertti
Siitonen, Juha
Similä, Maarit
Julkaisu
2009

Conservation Biology
Halme, Panu
Mönkkönen, Mikko
Kotiaho, Janne Sakari
Ylisirniö, Anna-Liisa
Markkanen, Anni
Julkaisu
2009

Setting conservation targets for managed forest landscapes
Mönkkönen, Mikko
Juutinen, Artti
Hurme, Eija
Julkaisu
2009

Collaboration for Environmental Evidence
Lampila, Petri
Mönkkönen, Mikko
Rajasärkkä, Ari
Julkaisu
2008

Environmental Science and Policy
Juutinen, Artti
Luque, Sandra
Mönkkönen, Mikko
Vainikainen, Niina
Tomppo, Erkki
Julkaisu
2008
Saatavilla Open Access kautta

Annales Zoologici Fennici
Sulkava, Risto
Mäkelä, Antero
Kotiaho, Janne Sakari
Mönkkönen, Mikko
Julkaisu
2008

Forest Ecology and Management
Juutinen, Artti
Mönkkönen, Mikko
Ollikainen, Markku
Julkaisu
2008

Ecological Indicators
Hurme, Eija
Mönkkönen, Mikko
Sippola, Anna-Liisa
Ylinen, Hanna
Pentinsaari, Mikko
Julkaisu
2008

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Honkanen, Merja
Julkaisu
2008

Ecography
Hurme, Eija
Mönkkönen, Mikko
Reunanen, Pasi
Nikula, Ari
Nivala, Vesa
Julkaisu
2008

Forest Policy and Economics
Juutinen, Artti
Mäntymaa, Erkki
Mönkkönen, Mikko
Svento, Rauli

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