Heli Peltola

Dr., Senior lecturer, Docent, in Silvicultural Scieces


University of Eastern Finland
Faculty of Science and Forestry, School of Forest Sciences

Mobile phone: +358 40 5880005
Email. firstname.lastname@uef.fi

 

 

Areas of research interest

 

  • Forest ecology and silviculture
  • Effects of silvicultural management and environmental conditions (climate, soil) on tree growth/yield, stem/wood and fibre properties
  • Silvicultural management and the risks to forests by wind and snow
  • Adaptive management and climate change
  • X-ray densitometric analysis for intra-ring wood properties (ITRAX)

 

  

 

Qualifications

 

  • Matriculated from High School 31.5.1984, Kouvola, Finland
  • Entered the University of Joensuu, Faculty of Forestry 1984, where
  • Degree of M.Sc. (For.), 1.7.1988
  • Degree of Lic. (For.), 22.2.1991
  • Degree of Ph.D. (For.), 17.5.1995

  • Docentship for Silvicultural Sciences, 2002, University of Joensuu

  

 

Main own research funding

 

  • Research Project on "Impacts of temporal and spatial variability of critical weather events and forest management on the risk of wind and snow induced damage in forest stands", funded by the Academy of Finland, 2008-2010 (296 580 Euros).
  • Research Project on "The evaluation of the need to adapt forest management in order to consider the risks of wind- and snow-induced damage to forests under changing climate", funded by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MMM), 2009-2010 (45 000 Euros).
  • Research Project on "Influence of environmental factors, forest structure and silvicultural practices on Scots pine, Norway spruce and birch properties", funded by the Academy of Finland, Wood Material Research Programme, 2003-2005 (172 840 Euros).
  • Research Project on "Effects of silvicultural management on the physical and chemical properties of wood", funded by the Academy of Finland,  Wood Wisdom Research Programme, 1998-2001 (152 000 Euros).
  

 

Main scientific expert activities

 

  • Chairperson for the IUFRO ’98 Conference on Wind and other Abiotic Risks to Forests, Joensuu, Finland, 10-14, August 1998 (IUFRO Research Group S8.03 Environmental influences, IUFRO Working Party S8.03.04 Impact of winds on forests).
  • Chair-person for the 6th IUFRO 2008 workshop on” Connection between Forest Resources and Wood Quality: Modelling Approaches and Simulation Software (IUFRO Working Party 5.01.04 Wood Quality Modelling), hold in 8-14, June 2008 at Koli, Northern Karelia, Finland.
  • IUFRO Div 5 officeholder (WP Deputy Leader) for IUFRO Working Party 5.01.04 Wood Quality Modelling.
  • Membership of the organising committee and co-ordinator of the secretary for the IUFRO '99 Workshop on Canopy Dynamics and Forest Management - A Missing Link? (IUFRO working groups for Canopy Processes (2.01.12) and Whole Plant Physiology (2.01.15) and IGBP/GCTE's Activity Managed Forests (A 3.5). Workshop was hold in Estonia, Finland and Sweden in August, 1-10, 1999.
  • Membership of the scientific committee for the IUFRO ’Wind and Trees” conference hold in Vancouver BC Canada, in 6-9, August 2007.

  • Membership of the scientific committee for the 2nd international conference on ’Wind and Trees”, hold in 13-16 October 2009, Freiburg, Germany.

  • Membership of the scientific committee for the IX Finnish Symposium on Plant Science, May 17-19, 2010 Joensuu, Finland.
  • Membership of the Guest-Editors for Forestry, special issue on "Wind and Trees" (related to the IUFRO ’Wind and Trees” conference hold in Vancouver BC Canada, in 6-9, August 2007).
  • Guest-Editor-in-Chief (1998-2000) for Forest Ecology and Management, special issue “Wind and other abiotic risks to forests”(IUFRO conference 10-14, August 1998, Joensuu, Finland).
  • Memberships of the editorial boards for Silva Fennica (2001-2006) and Metsätieteen Aikakauskirja (2001-2006).
  • Reviewer of papers for Scientific Journals (1997-2009): Annals of Botany, Annals of Forest Science, Climatic Change, Ecological Informatics, Forestry, Silva Fennica, Trees, Agriculture and Forest Meteorology, Canadian Journal of Forest Research, Development in Plant and Soil Science, Plant and Soil, Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research, Forest Snow and Landscape Research, Journal of Ecology, Forest Ecology and Management, Tree Physiology, Holzforschung, Metsätieteen aikakauskirja, Tellus-B, Journal of Zhejiang University Science (A&B), Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, International Journal of Biometeorology; Baltic Forestry, Environmental Management, Ecological Bulletins.

  • Member of the evaluation committee at Peter Eliasson’s public defence of his thesis on "Impacts of climate change on carbon and nitrogen cycles in boreal forest ecosystems" for the doctor’s degree on September 20th, 2007 at the Faculty of Natural Resources and Agricultural Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Uppsala, Sweden.

  • External examiner for Axel Wellpott’s PhD thesis on “The stability of continuous cover forests” on June 25th, 2008 at the College of Science and Engineering, University of Edinburgh, UK.

  • Opponent for Anu Kantola’s PhD thesis on “The structure of Norway spruce (Picea abies [L.] Karst.) stems in relation to wood properties of sawn timber". Dissertiones Forestales 70. University of Helsinki, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, September 5th, 2008.

  • Opponent for Soili Kojola’s PhD thesis on “Kohti hyvää suometsien hoitoa – harvennusten ja kunnostusojitusten vaikutus ojitusaluemänniköiden puuntuotokseen ja metsänkasvatuksen taloustulokseen” (Towards best management of drained peatland forests – Impacts of different silvicultural regimes on productivity and financial returns of Scots pine stands). Dissertiones Forestalis 83. University of Helsinki, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, April 17th 2009.

  • Opponent for Oriana Pfister’s PhD thesis on “Influence of spacing and thinning on tree and wood characteristics in planted Norway spruce in southern Sweden. Doctoral thesis no. 2009:61, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Faculty of Forest Sciences, Alnarp, Sweden. Acta Universitatis Agricultural Sueciae. Oral defence on September 25th 2009, SLU, Alnarp, Sweden.

  • Evaluation of candidates for position for Senior lecture in Silviculture at SLU, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Faculty of Forest Sciences, Umeå. October, 28th 2009.

  • Evaluation of candidate for promotion to a Prof. in Silviculture at SLU, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Faculty of Forest Sciences, Umeå. June, 10th 2010.
  

 

Participation and collaboration in international and national research projects

 

International Research Projects (1990-2013)

  • Sustainable production of bio-fuels, with management of carbon sink/source dynamics in the boreal forests and mires (Project No. 127299-A5060-06, 2008–2012), under the Finland Distinguished Professor Programme (FiDiPro) of Academy of Finland, co-ordinated jointly by Prof. Seppo Kellomäki from the School of Forest Sciences and Prof. Kai-Yun Wang (East China Normal University and UEF) and Prof. Pertti Martikainen from the Department of Environmental Science, University of Eastern Finland (UEF). 
  • Models for Adaptive Forest Management (MOTIVE, under EU 7th Framework Programme (1/5/2009-31/06/2013 ENV.2008.6.2.1.6.). Local coordinator, Prof. Seppo Kellomäki. 
  • Influence of environmental factors, forest structure and silvicultural practices on Scots pine, Norway spruce and birch properties, led by Dr Heli Peltola, University of Joensuu (funded by the Academy of Finland, 2003-2005) under the Sub-programme for Basic Research, Wood Material Science Research Programm as a part of the Finnish-Swedish Research Programme (2003-2006), which was funded jointly by Academy of Finland, Swedish Research Council for Environment, Agricultural Sciences and spatial planning (FORMAS) and the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry in Finland). The Project belonged to the Finnish-Swedish Research Consortium "Value-chain analysis for forest management, timber purchasing and timber sale decisions (VACHA)", co-ordinated by Prof. Tuula Nuutinen, Finnish Forest Research Institute (FFRI)). 
  • Response of the ecosystem processes of high-frigid coniferous forests to climate change: a comparative study on coniferous forests in the boreal region and sub-alpine forest in western China. Collaborative project between University of Joensuu and Chengdu Institute of Biology. Funded by the Academy of Finland and Chinese Academy of Science. 2002-2005. Local coordinator, Prof. Seppo Kellomäki.  
  • Compression wood in conifers: the characterisation of its formation and its relevance to timber quality (Compression Wood, 2001-2004), funded by the European Commission and coordinated by Prof. Seppo Kellomäki for participant University of Joensuu.  
  • Silvicultural strategies to climatic change in management of European Forests (SilviStrat, 2000-2003), funded by the European Commission and co-ordinated by Prof. Seppo Kellomäki, University of Joensuu.  
  • Relationships between recent changes of growth and nutrition of Norway Spruce, Scots pine, and European Beech Forests in Europe (RECOGNITION, 1999-2002, funded by the European Commission and coordinated by Prof. Seppo Kellomäki for participant University of Joensuu.  
  • Long-term regional effects of climate change on European forests: Impact assessment and consequences for carbon budgets (LTEEF-II, 1998-2000), funded by the European Commission and coordinated by Prof. Seppo Kellomäki for participant University of Joensuu.
  • Predicted impacts of rising carbon dioxide and temperature on forests in Europe at stand scale (ECOCRAFT, 1997-1999), funded by the European Commission and coordinated by Prof. Seppo Kellomäki for participant University of Joensuu.  
  • Biogenic volatile organic compound emission modelling for European forest canopies (VOCAMOD, 1998-1999), funded by the European Commission and coordinated by Prof. Seppo Kellomäki for participant University of Joensuu.  
  • Biogenic VOC emissions and photochemistry in the boreal regions of Europe (BIPHOREP, 1996-1997), funded by the European Commission and coordinated by Prof. Seppo Kellomäki for participant University of Joensuu.  
  • Silvicultural strategies for predicting damage to forests from wind, fire and snow: Integrating tree, site and stand properties with geographical information systems and regional environmental models to evaluate options for forest management (STORMS, 1995-1997), funded by the European Commission and co-ordinated by Prof. Seppo Kellomäki, University of Joensuu.  

National Research Projects (1990-2011)

  •  The evaluation of the need to adapt forest management in order to consider the risks of wind- and snow-induced damage to forests under changing climate , led by Dr Heli Peltola, University of Joensuu, funded by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MMM), 2009-2010. Co-operation Project with the Finnish Meteorological Institute.
  • Impacts of temporal and spatial variability of critical weather events and forest management on the risk of wind and snow induced damage in forest stands, led by Dr Heli Peltola, University of Joensuu, funded by the Academy of Finland, 2008-2010. Co-operation Project with the Finnish Meteorological Institute.
  • Effects of silvicultural management on the physical and chemical properties of wood -Project, financed by Academy of Finland (Wood Wisdom Research Programme, 1998-2001), and led by Dr Heli Peltola, University of Joensuu. It belonged to the consortium "Effect of Forest Management on wood quality" (Wood properties), co-ordinated by Dr  Pekka Saranpää, FFRI). 
  • Research Unit for Forest Ecology and Management, Centre of Excellence, coordinated by prof. Seppo Kellomäki, University of Joensuu, 2000-2005, Team 1 for Dynamics and Modelling of the Functioning and Structure of Forest Ecosystem with Implications for the Sustainability of the Forest production and Climate Change Impacts (Climate Change/Forests). Core funding by the Academy of Finland, Tekes and the University of Joensuu. Project was ongoing until the end of 2006 by EXIT funding.
  • FinAdapt - Assessing the adaptive capacity of the Finnish environment and society under a changing climate. Part: Forestry, coordinator prof. Seppo Kellomäki.  Total project coordinated by SYKE in 2004-2005.  
  • Silvicultural strategies for managing wind- and snow-induced risks in forestry (SilviRisks), financed by Academy of Finland (SUNARE 2001-2004) was coordinated by prof. Seppo Kellomäki, University of Joensuu. Co-operation Project with MTT Agrifood Research Finland and Finnish Meteorological Institute.  
  • Climate Change Impacts on the Dynamics of Functioning and Structure of Boreal Forests with Implications for the Sustainability of Forest production and Carbon Sequestration (Ilmasto-MELA Project, FIGARE 2000-2002), funded by the Academy of Finland. Co-operation Project with FFRI, coordinated by prof. Seppo Kellomäki, University of Joensuu.  
  • Response of the boreal forest ecosystem to changing climate and its silvicultural implications (SILMU-Project, 1990-1995), coordinated by prof. Seppo Kellomäki, University of Joensuu.  
  

 

Articles in international scientific journals  applying peer review process

 

 

 

 

 

 

Articles in international scientific journals applying peer review process

105. Pippuri, I., Kallio, E., Maltamo, M., Peltola, H., Packalen, P. 2011. Exporing horizontal area-based metrics to discriminate the spatial patterns of trees and need for first thinning using airborne laser scanning.  Forestry, available online: doi: 10.1093/forestry/cps005.

104. Ge, Z-M., Kellomäki, S., Zhou, X., Peltola, H., Wang, K-Y., Martikainen, P.J. 2012. Seasonal physiological responses and biomass growth in a bioenergy crop (Phalaris arundinacea L.) under elevated temperature and CO2, subjected to different water regimes in boreal conditions. Bioenergy Research, available online, DOI 10.1007/s12155-011-9170-2.

103. Ge, Z-M, Zhou, X., Kellomäki, S., Biasi, C.,Wang, K-Y., Peltola, H., Martikainen P.J. 2012. Carbon assimilation and allocation (13C labeling) in a boreal perennial grass (Phalaris arundinacea) subjected to elevated temperature and CO2 through a growing season. Environmental and Experimental Botany 75:150-158.  

102. Jyske, T., Manner, M., Mäkinen, H., Nöjd, P., Peltola, H., Repo, T. 2012. The effects of artificial soil frost on cambial activity and xylem formation in Norway spruce. Trees: Structure and Function, available online. DOI 10.1007/s00468-011-0601-7.

101. Zubizareta Gerendiain, A., Gort-Oromi, J., Mehtätalo, L., Peltola, H., Venäläinen, A., Pulkkinen, P. 2012. Effects of cambial age, clone and climatic factors on ring width and ring density in Norway spruce (Picea abies) in southeastern Finland. Forest Ecology and Management 263:9-16.

100. Routa, J., Kellomäki, S., Peltola, H. 2012. Impacts of intensive management and landscape structure on timber and energy wood production and net CO2 emissions from energy wood use of Norway spruce.  Bioenergy Research, available online, DOI 10.1007/s12155-011-9115-9.

99. Ge, Z-M., Kellomäki, S., Zhou, X., Wang, K-Y., Peltola, H., Väisänen, H., Strandman, H. 2012. Effects of climate change on evapotranspiration and soil water availability in Norway spruce forests in Southern Finland: an ecosystem model based approach. Ecohydrology, DOI: 10.1002/eco.276.

98. Zhou, X., Ge, Z-M., Kellomäki, S., Wang, K-Y., Peltola, H., Martikainen, P.J., Lemettinen, M., Hassinen, A., Ikonen, R. 2011. Multi-objective environment chamber system for studying plant responses to climate change. Photosynthetica 49(4): DOI: 10.1007/s11099-011-0063-6, available online.

97. Gort, J., Mehtätalo, L., Peltola, H., Zubizareta Gerendiain, A., Pulkkinen, P., Venäläinen, A. 2011. Effects of spacing and genetic entry on radial growth and ring density development in Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.). Annals of Forest Science 68(7): 1233-1243.

96.Ge, Z-M, Zhou, X., Kellomäki, S., Wang, K-Y., Peltola, H., Martikainen P.J. 2011. Responses of leaf photosynthesis, pigments and chlorophyll fluorescence within canopy position in a boreal grass (Phalaris arundinacea L.) to elevated temperature and CO2 under varying water regimes. Photosynthetica 49(2):172-184.

95. Gregow, H., Peltola, H., Laapas, M., Saku, S., Venäläinen, A. 2011. Combined occurrence of wind, snow loading and soil frost with implications for risks to forestry in Finland under the current and changing climatic conditions.   Silva Fennica 45(1): 35-54.

94. Routa, J., Kellomäki, S., Kilpeläinen, A., Peltola, H., Strandman, H. 2011. Effects of forest management on the carbon dioxide emissions of wood energy in integrated production of timber and energy biomass.  Global Change Biology Bioenergy 3(6):483-497.

93. Ge, Z-M., Zhou, X., Kellomäki, S., Peltola, H., Wang, K-Y. 2011. Climate, canopy conductance and leaf area development controls on evapotranspiration in a boreal coniferous forest over a 10 year period: a united model assessment. Ecological Modelling 222(9):1626-1638.

92. Routa, J., Kellomäki, S., Peltola, H., Asikainen, A. 2011. Impacts of thinning and fertilization on timber and energy wood production in Norway spruce and Scots pine: scenario analyses based on ecosystem model simulations. Forestry 84(2):159-175.

91. Ge, Z-M., Kellomäki, S., Peltola, H., Zhou, Z., Wang, K-Y., Väisänen, H. 2011. Impacts of changing climate on the productivity of Norway spruce dominant stands with a mixture of Scots pine and birch in relation to water availability in southern and northern Finland. Tree Physiology 31(3):323-338.

90. Heinonen, T., Pukkala, T., Ikonen, V-P., Peltola, H., Gregow, H., Venäläinen, A. 2011. Consideration of strong winds, their directional distribution and snow loading in wind risk assessment related to landscape level forest planning. Forest Ecology and Management 261(3):710-719.

89. Ge, Z-M., Kellomäki, S., Zhou, X, Wang, K-Y., Peltola, H. 2011. Evaluation of carbon exchange in a boreal coniferous stand over a 10-year period: an integrated analysis based on ecosystem model simulations and eddy covariance measurements. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 151(2):191-203. 

88. Ge, Z-M, Kellomäki, S., Peltola, H., Zhou, X., Wang, K.-Y., Väisänen, H. 2011. Effects of varying thinning regimes on carbon uptake, total stem wood growth, and timber production in Norway spruce (Picea abies) stands in southern Finland under the changing climate. Annals of Forest Science 68(2):371-383.

87. Zhou, X., Ge, Z-M., Kellomäki, S., Wang, K-Y., Peltola, H., Martikainen, P.J. 2011. Effects of elevated CO2 and temperature on leaf characteristics, photosynthesis and carbon storage in aboveground biomass of a boreal bioenergy crop (Phalaris arundinacea L.) under varying water regimes. Global Change Biology Bioenergy 3(3):223-234.

86. Lukkarinen, A., Ruotsalainen, S., Nikkanen, T., Peltola, H. 2010. Survival, height growth and damages of Siberian (Larix sibirica Ledeb.) and Dahurian (Larix gmelinii Rupr.) larch provenances in field trials located in southern and northern Finland. Silva Fennica 44(5):727-747.

85. Hannewickel, M., Peltola, H., Soares, P., Gonzales-Olabarria, J.R. 2010. Recent approaches to model the risk of storm and fire to European forests and their integration into simulation and decision support tools. Forest systems 19:30-47.

84. Ge, Z-M., Zhou, X., Kellomäki, S., Wang, K.-Y., Peltola, H., Väisänen, H., Strandman, H. 2010. Effects of changing climate on water and nitrogen availability with implications on the productivity of Norway spruce stands in southern Finland. Ecological Modelling 221(13-14):1731-1743.

83. Peltola, H., Ikonen, V-P., Gregow, H., Strandman, H., Kilpeläinen, A., Venäläinen, A., Kellomäki, S. 2010. Impacts of climate change on timber production and regional risks of wind-induced damage to forests in Finland.  Forest Ecology and Management 260(5):833-845.

82. Kilpeläinen, A., Routa, J., Peltola, H., Zubizarreta Gerendiain, A., Pulkkinen, P., Kellomäki, S. 2010. Effects of genetic entry and competition on above ground biomass production of Norway spruce grown in southern Finland. Forest Ecology and Management 259(12):2327-2332.

81. Kellomäki, S., Maajärvi, M., Strandman, H., Kilpeläinen, A., Peltola, H. 2010. Model computations on the climate change effects on snow cover, soil moisture and soil frost in the boreal conditions over Finland. Silva Fennica 44(2):213-233.

80. Gort, J., Zubizarreta-Gerendiain, A., Peltola, H., Kilpeläinen, A., Pulkkinen, P., Jaatinen, R., Kellomäki, S. 2010.   Differences in branch characteristics of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) genetic entries grown at different spacing. Annals of Forest Science 67(7), article number 705 (available online).

79. Zeng, H., Pukkala, T., Peltola, H., Kellomäki, S. 2010. Optimization of irregular-grid cellular automata and application in the risk management of wind damage in forest planning. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 40(6):1064-1075.

78. Zeng, H., Garcia-Gonzalo, J., Peltola, H., Kellomäki, S. 2010. The effects of forest structure on the risk of wind damage at a landscape scale in a boreal forest ecosystem. Annals of Forest Science 67(1), article 111, available online.

77. Kilpeläinen, A., Gregow, H., Strandman, H., Kellomäki, S., Venäläinen, A., Peltola, H. 2010. Impacts of climate change on the risk of snow-induced forest damage in Finland. Climatic Change 99(1-2):193-209.

76. Heinonen, T., Pukkala, T., Ikonen, V.-P., Peltola, H., Venäläinen, A., Dupont, S. 2009. Integrating the risk of wind damage into forest planning. Forest Ecology and Management 258(7):1567-1577.

75.  Nuutinen, T., Kilpeläinen, A., Hirvelä, H., Härkönen, K., Ikonen, V-P., Lempinen, R., Peltola, H., Wilhelmsson, L., Kellomäki, S. 2009. Future wood and fibre resources – case North Karelia in the eastern Finland.  Silva Fennica 43(3):489-505.

74. Peltola, H., Gort, J., Pulkkinen, P., Zubizarreta-Gerendiain, A., Karppinen, J., Ikonen, V-P. 2009. Differences in growth and wood density traits in Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) genetic entries grown at different spacing and sites. Silva Fennica 43(3):339-354.

73. Gort, J., Zubizarreta-Gerendiain, A., Peltola, H., Pulkkinen, P., Routa, J., Jaatinen, R. 2009. Differences in fibre properties in Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) genetic entries grown at different spacing and sites. Silva Fennica 43(3):355-368.

72. Ikonen, V-P., Kellomäki, S., Peltola, H. 2009. Sawn timber properties of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) as affected by initial stand density, thinning and pruning: a simulation based approach. Silva Fennica 43(3):411-431.

71. Zubizarreta-Gerendiain, A., Peltola, H., Pulkkinen, P., Kellomäki, S. 2009. Effects of genetic entry and competition by neigbouring trees on growth and properties of cloned Norway spruce (Picea abies). Annals of Forest Science, 66(8).

70. Zubizarreta-Gerendiain, A., Peltola, H., Pulkkinen, P. 2009. Growth and wood property traits in narrow crowned Norway spruce (Picea abies f. pendula) clones grown in Southern Finland.  Silva Fennica 43(3):369-382.

69. Lukkarinen, A., Ruotsalainen, S., Nikkanen, T., Peltola, H. 2009. The growth rhythm and height growth of seedlings for Siberian (Larix sibirica Ledeb.) and Dahurian (Larix gmelinii Rupr.) larch provenances in greenhouse conditions. Silva Fennica 43(2):15-20.

68. Zeng, H., Peltola, H., Väisänen, H. and Kellomäki, S. 2009. The effects of fragmentation on the susceptibility of a boreal forest ecosystem to wind damage. Forest Ecology and Management 257:1165-1173.

67. Puentes, Rodriquez, Y., Zubizarreta Gerendiain, A., Pappinen, A., Peltola, H., Pulkkinen, P. 2009. Differences in wood decay by Heterobasidion parviporum in cloned Norway spruce. Can. J. For. Res. 39:26-35.
66. Kellomäki, S., Peltola, H., Ryyppö, A. 2008. Implications and consequences. In: Causes and Consequences of Forest Growth Trends in Europe. European Forest Institute Research Report 21. Results of the Recognition Project (edts. Kahle H-P. et al.), Chapter 5.4. pp. 239-256.

65. Ikonen, V-P., Peltola, H., Wilhelmsson, L., Kilpeläinen, A., Väisänen, H., Nuutinen, T., Kellomäki, S. 2008. Modelling the distribution of wood properties along the stems of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) and Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.) as affected by silvicultural management. Forest Ecology and Management 256:1356-1371.

64. Gardiner, B., Byrne, K., Hale, S., Kamimura, K., Mitchell S.J., Peltola, H., Ruel, J-C. 2008. A review of mechanistic modelling of wind damage risk to forests. Forestry 81(3):447-463.

63. Zubizarreta-Gerendiain, A., Peltola, H., Pulkkinen, P., Ikonen, V-P., Jaatinen, R. 2008. Differences in growth and wood properties between narrow and normal crowned types of Norway spruce grown at narrow spacing in Southern Finland. Silva Fennica 42(3):423-437.

62. Helama, S., Vartiainen, M., Kolström, T., Peltola, H., Meriläinen, J. 2008. X-ray microdensitometry applied to subfossil tree-rings: growth characteristics of ancient pines from the southern boreal forest zone in Finland at intra-annual to centennial time-scales. Vegetation History and Archaeobotany 17:675-686.

61. Zubizarreta-Gerendiain, A., Peltola, H., Pulkkinen, P., Jaatinen, R., Pappinen, A. 2008. Differences in fibre properties in cloned Norway spruce (Picea abies). Can. J. For. Res. 38:1071-1082.

60. Garcia-Gonzalo, J., Peltola, H., Zubizarreta Gerendiain, A., Kellomäki, S. 2008. Analysing the effects of forest structure on carbon stocks and timber production under changing management and climate. In: Bravo, F., Lemay, V., von Gadow, K., Jandl, R. (Eds.). Managing forest ecosystems: the Challenge of Climate Change. Springer, Dordrecht, the Netherlands.

59. Garcia-Gonzalo, J.,  Lexer, M., Peltola, H., Kellomäki, S. 2008. Designing a forested landscape in Finland under different climate scenarios. In: von Gadow, K. And Pukkala, T. (eds.), Managing Forest Ecosystems: Designing Green Landscapes. Springer, Dordrecht, the Netherlands.  pp. 215-241.

58. Briceno-Elizondo, E., Jäger, D., Lexer, M., Garcia-Gonzalo, J., Peltola, H., Kellomäki, S. 2008. Multi-criteria evaluation of multi-purpose stand treatment programmes for Finnish boreal forests under changing climate. Ecological Indicators 8:26-45.

57. Garcia-Gonzalo, J., Jäger, D., Lexer, M., Peltola, H., Briceño-Elizondo, E., Kellomäki, S. 2008. Does climate change affect optimal planning solutions for multi-opjective forest management? Allgemaine Forst und Jagdzeitung 179(5-6):78-94.

56. Kellomäki, S., Peltola, H., Nuutinen, T., Korhonen, K. T., Strandman, H. 2007. Sensitivity of managed boreal forests in Finland to climate change, with implications for adaptive management. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 363:2341-2351.

55. Garcia-Gonzalo, J., Peltola, H., Briceño-Elizondo, E., Kellomäki, S. 2007. Effects of climate change and management on timber yield in boreal forests, with economic implications: a case study. Ecological Modelling 209(4):220-234.

54. Zubizarreta Gerendiain, A., Peltola, H., Pulkkinen, P., Jaatinen, R., Pappinen, A., Kellomäki, S. 2007. Differences in growth and wood property traits in cloned Norway spruce (Picea abies). Can. J. For. Res. 37:2600-2611.

53. Garcia-Gonzalo, J., Peltola, H., Briceño-Elizondo, E., Kellomäki, S. 2007. Changed thinning regimes may increase carbon stock under climate change: A case study from a Finnish boreal forest. Climatic Change 81(3-4):431-454.

52. Peltola, H., Kilpeläinen, A., Sauvala, K., Räisänen, T., Ikonen, V-P. 2007. Effects of  early thinning regime and tree status on the radial growth and wood density of Scots pine. Silva Fennica 41(3):489-505.

51. Schelhaas, M.J., Kramer, K., Peltola, H., van der Werf, D.C., Wijdeven S.M.J. 2007. Introducing tree interactions in wind damage simulation. Ecological Modelling 207:197-209.

50. Zeng, H., Peltola, H., Kellomäki, S. 2007. Interactive clear-cut regime selection for risk management of wind damage using reference point approach. Ecological Informatics 2(2):150-158.
49. Kilpeläinen, A., Zubizarreta, A., Luostarinen, K., Peltola, H., Kellomäki, S. 2007. Elevated temperature and CO2 concentration effects on xylem anatomy of Scots pine. Tree Physiology 27:1329-1338.
48. Zeng, H., Pukkala, T., Peltola, H., Kellomäki, S. 2007. Application of ant colony optimization for the risk management of wind damage in forest planning. Silva Fennica 41(2): 315-332.
47. Garcia-Gonzalo, J., Peltola, H., Zubizarreta Gerendiain, A., Kellomäki, S. 2007. Impacts of forest landscape structure and management on timber production and carbon stocks in the boreal forest ecosystem under changing climate. Forest Ecology and Management 241:243-257.
46. Huttunen, L., Niemelä, P., Peltola, H., Heiska, S., Rousi, M., Kellomäki, S. 2007. Is a defoliated silver birch seedling able to overcompensate the growth under changing climate? Environmental and Experimental Botany 60:227-238.
45. Zeng, H., Pukkala, T., Peltola, H. 2007. The use of heurestic optimization in risk management of wind damage in forest planning. Forest Ecology and Management 241:189-199.
44. Zeng, H., Talkkari, A., Peltola, H., Kellomäki, S. 2007. A Gis-based decision support system for risk assessment of wind damage in forest management. Environmental Modelling & Software 22:1240-1249.
43. Matala, J., Ojansuu, R., Peltola, H., Raitio, H., Kellomäki, S. 2006. Modelling the response of tree growth to temperature and CO2 elevation as related to the fertility and current temperature sum of a site. Ecological Modelling 199:39-52.
42. Peltola, H. 2006. Mechanical stability of trees under static loads. American Journal of Botany 93(10): 1501-1511.
41. Zeng, H., Peltola, H., Talkkari, A., Strandman, H., Venäläinen, A., Wang, K., Kellomäki, S. 2006. Simulations of the influence of clear-cuttings on the risk of wind damage on a regional scale over a 20-year period. Canadian Journal for Forest Research 36:2247-2258.
40. Briceno-Elizondo, E., Garcia-Gonzalo, J., Peltola, H., Matala, J., Kellomäki, S. 2006. Sensitivity of growth of Scots pine, Norway spruce and silver birch to climate change and forest management in boreal conditions. Forest Ecology and Management 232:152-167.

39. Nuutinen, T., Matala, J., Hirvelä, H., Härkönen, K., Ojansuu, R., Peltola, H., Väisänen, H., Kellomäki, S. 2006. Regionally optimized forest management under changing climate. Climatic Change 79(3-4):315-333.

38. Kilpeläinen, A., Peltola, H., Rouvinen, I., Kellomäki, S. 2006. Dynamics of daily height growth in Scots pine trees at elevated temperature and CO2. Trees 20:6-27.

37. Briceno-Elizondo, E., Garcia-Gonzalo, J., Peltola, H., Kellomäki, S. 2006. Carbon stocks and timber yield in two boreal forest ecosystems under current and changing climatic conditions subjected to varying management regimes. Environmental Science and Policy 475:1-16.

36. Ikonen, V-P., Kellomäki, S., Väisänen, H., Peltola, H. 2006. Modelling the distribution of diameter growth along the stem in Scots pine. Trees 20:391-402.

35. Volanen, V., Peltola, H., Rouvinen, I., Kellomäki, S. 2006. Impacts of long-term elevation of atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration and temperature on the establisment, growth and mortality of boreal Scots pine branches. Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research 21:115-123.

34. Wang, K-Y., Kellomäki, S., Zha, T., Peltola, H. 2005. Annual and seasonal variation of sap flow and conductance of pine trees grown in elevated carbon dioxide and temperature. Journal of Experimental Botany. 56(409): 155-165.

33. Kilpeläinen, A., Peltola, H., Ryyppö, A., Kellomäki, S. 2005. Scots pine responses to elevated temperature and carbon dioxide concentration: growth and wood properties. Tree Physiology 25:75-83.

32. Matala, J., Ojansuu, R., Peltola, H., Sievänen, R., Kellomäki, S. 2005. Introducing effects of temperature and CO2 elevation on tree growth into a statistical growth and yield model. Ecological Modelling 181:173-190.

31. Zeng, H., Peltola, H., Talkkari, A., Venäläinen, A., Strandman, H., Kellomäki, S.,Wang, K. 2004. Influence of clear-cutting on the risk of wind damage at forest edges. Forest Ecology and Management 203:77-88.

30. Wang, K.-Y., Kellomäki, S., Zha, T.S., Peltola, H. 2004. Seasonal variation in energy and water fluxes in a pine forest: an analyses based on eddy covariance and an integrated model. Ecological modelling 179:259-279.

29. Venäläinen, A., Zeng, H., Peltola, H., Talkkari, A., Strandman, H., Wang, K-Y., Kellomäki, S. 2004. Simulations of the influence of forest management on wind climate on a regional scale. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 123:149-158.

28. Wang, K.-Y., Kellomäki, S., Zha, T.S., Peltola, H. 2004. Component carbon fluxes and their contribution to ecosystem carbon exchange in a pine forest: an assessment based on eddy covariance measurements and an integrated model. Tree Physiology 24:19-34.

27. Kilpeläinen, A., Peltola, H., Ryyppö, A., Sauvala, K., Laitinen, K., Kellomäki, S. 2003. Wood properties of Scots pines (Pinus sylvestris) grown at elevated temperature and carbon dioxide concentration. Tree Physiology 23:889-897.

26. Ikonen, V-P., Kellomäki, S., Peltola, H. 2003. Linking tree stem properties of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) to sawn timber properties through simulated sawing. Forest Ecology and Management 174:251-263.

25. Bergh, J., Freeman, M., Sigurdsson, B.D., Kellomäki, S., Laitinen, K., Niinistö, S., Peltola. H., Linder, S. 2003. Modelling the short-term effects of climate change on the productivity of selected tree species in Nordic countries. Forest Ecology and Management 183:327-340.

24. Matala, J., Hynynen, J., Miina, J., Ojansuu, R., Peltola, H., Sievänen, R., Väisänen, H., Kellomäki, S. 2003. Comparison of a physiological model and a statistical model for prediction of growth and yield in boreal forests. Ecological Modelling, 161:95-116.

23. Peltola, H., Miina, J., Rouvinen, I., Kellomäki, S. 2002. Effect of early thinning on the diameter growth distribution along the stem of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.). Silva Fennica 36(4): 813-825.

22. Peltola, H., Kilpeläinen, A., Kellomäki, S. 2002. Diameter growth of Scots pines (Pinus sylvestris L.) grown at elevated temperature and CO2 under boreal conditions. Tree Physiology 22: 963-972.

21. Silvennoinen, R., Palviainen, J., Kellomäki, S., Peltola, H., Sauvala, K. 2002. Detection of wood density by using a DOE sensor. Wood Science and Technology, 36:157-162.

20. Kramer, K. Leinonen, I., Bartelink, H.H., Berbigier, P., Borghetti, M., Bernhofer, Ch., Cienciala, E., Dohlman, A.J., Froer, O., Gracia, C.A., Granier, A., Grünwald, T., Hari, P., Jans, W., Kellomäki, S., Loustau, D., Magnani, F., Markkanen, T., Matteucci, G., Mohren, G.M.J., Moors, E., Nissinen, A., Peltola, H., Sabaté, S., Sanchez, A., Sontag, M., Valentini, R. Vesala, T. 2002. Evaluation of six process-based forest growth models using eddy-covariance measurements of CO2 and H2O fluxes at six forest sites in Europe. Global Change Biology 8:1-18.

19. Kellomäki, S., Kouki, J., Niemelä, P., Peltola, H. 2001. Timber industry. In: Encylopedia of Biodiversity (ed. Simon A. Levin), Academic Press, Vol 5, pp. 655-666.

18. Venäläinen, A., Tuomenvirta H., Heikinheimo, M., Kellomäki, S., Peltola, H., Strandman, H., Väisänen, H. 2001. The impact of climate change on soil frost under snow cover in a forested landscape. Climate Research 17:63-72.

17. Kellomäki, S., Rouvinen, I., Peltola, H., Strandman, H. 2001. Density of foliage mass and area in the boreal forest cover in Finland, with applications to the estimation of monoterpene and isoprene emissions. Atmospheric Environment 35: 1491-1503.

16. Kellomäki, S., Rouvinen, I., Peltola, H., Strandman, H., Steinbrecher, R. 2001. Impact of global warming on the tree species composition of boreal forests in Finland and effects on emissions of isoprenoids. Global Change Biology 7: 531-544.

15. Gardiner, B. A., Peltola, H., Kellomäki, S. 2000. Comparison of two models for predicting the critical wind speeds required to damage coniferous trees. Ecological Modelling 129:1-23.

14. Talkkari, A., Peltola, H., Kellomäki, S., Strandman, H. 2000. Integration of component models from tree, stand and regional levels to assess the risk of wind damage at forest margins. Special Issue Wind and other abiotic risks to forests, Forest Ecology and Management 135(1-3):303-313.

13. Peltola, H., Kellomäki, S., Hassinen, A., Granander, M. 2000. Mechanical stability of Scots pine, Norway spruce and birch: analysis of tree pulling experiments in Finland. Special Issue Wind and other abiotic risks to forests, Forest Ecology and Management 135(1-3):143-153.

12. Kellomäki, S. Ikonen, V.-P., Peltola, H., Kolström, T. 1999. Modelling the structural growth of Scots pine with implications for wood quality. Ecological Modelling 112:117-134.

11. Peltola, H., Kellomäki, S., Väisänen, H., Ikonen, V-P. 1999. A mechanistic model for assessing the risk of wind and snow damage to single trees and stands of Scots pine, Norway spruce and birch. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 29:647-661.

10. Päätalo, M-L., Peltola, H., Kellomäki, S. 1999. Modelling the risk of snow damage to forests under short-term snow loading. Forest Ecology and Management 116:51-70.

09. Peltola, H., Kellomäki, S., Väisänen, H. 1999. Model computations on the impact of climatic change on the windthrow risk of trees. Climate Change 41:17-36.

08. Talkkari, A., Kellomäki, S., Peltola, H. 1999. Bridging a gap between a gap model and a physiological model in calculation the effect of temperature on forest growth in boreal conditions. Forest Ecology and Management 119:137-150.

07. Hassinen, A., Lemettinen, M., Peltola, H., Kellomäki, S., Gardiner, B. 1998. A Prism-based system for monitoring the swaying of trees under wind loading. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 90:187-194.

06. Peltola, H., Nykänen, M-L., Kellomäki, S. 1997. Model computations on the critical combination of snow loading and windspeed for snow damage of Scots pine, Norway spruce and birch sp at stand edge. Forest Ecology and Management 95:229-241.

05. Nykänen, M-L., Peltola, H., Quine, C. P., Kellomäki, S., Broadgate, M. 1997. Factors affecting snow damage of trees with particular reference to European conditions. Silva Fennica 31(2):193-213.

04. Peltola, H. 1996a. Swaying of trees in response to wind and thinning in a stand of Scots pine. Boundary-Layer Meteorology 77:285-304.

03. Peltola, H. 1996b. Model computations on the windflow and turning moment by wind for Scots pines along the margins of clear-cut areas. Forest Ecology and Management 83:203-215.

02. Peltola, H., Kellomäki, S. 1993. A mechanistic model for calculating windthrow and stem breakage of Scots pines at stand edge. Tiivistelmä: Malli mäntyihin tuulesta kohdistuvien murtavien ja kaatavien voimien laskemiseksi metsänreunatilanteessa. Silva Fennica 27(2):99-111.

01. Peltola, H., Kellomäki, S., Hassinen, A., Lemettinen, M., Aho, J. 1993. Swaying of trees as caused by wind: analysis of field measurements. Tiivistelmä: Tuulen aiheuttama puun huojunta: kokeellisen aineiston analyysi. Silva Fennica 27(2):113-126.


  

 

Articles in national scientific journals  applying peer review process

 

01. Närhi, M., Maltamo, M., Packalén, P. Peltola, H., Soimasuo, J. 2008. Kuusen taimikoiden inventointi ja taimikonhoidon kiireellisyyden määrittäminen laserkeilauksen ja metsäsuunnitelmatietojen avulla (Inventory of seedling stands of Norway spruce and assessment of the need for their management with help of laser scanning) (in Finnish, with English summary). Metsätieteen aikakauskirja 1/2008, pp. 5-16.

  

 

Scientific monographs

 

01. Peltola, H. 1995. Studies on the mechanism of wind-induced damage of Scots pine. D. Sc. (Agr. and For.) thesis. Research Notes 32, University of Joensuu, Faculty of Forestry. 28 p.


  

 

Supervision of PhD, Lic. and M.SC. theses (1996-)

 

PhD theses in Forest Sciences

15. Routa, J. 2011. Effects of forest management on sustainability of integrated timber and energy wood production – scenario analyses based on ecosystem model simulations. Dissertationes Forestales 123 (participation as a co-supervisor);

14. Ge, Zheng-Ming, 2011. Effects of climate change and management on growth of Norway spruce in boreal conditions - an approach based on ecosystem model. Dissertationes Forestales 122 (participation as a co-supervisor);

13. Gort, J. 2010. Effects of genetic entry and spacing on growth and wood properties in Scots pine.  Dissertationes Forestales 110;

12. Zubizarreta Gerendiain, A. 2009. Effects of genetic entry and spacing on growth and wood properties in Norway spruce. Dissertationes Forestales 86;

11. Huttunen, L. 2008. Effects of climate change and simulated herbivory on growth responses and leaf characteristics of  silver birch (Betula pendula) seedlings. Dissertationes Forestales 76. (Participation as a co-supervisor);

10. Ikonen, V-P. 2008. Modelling the structural growth, stem and wood properties of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) as related to silvicultural management with implications on simulated sawing. University of Joensuu, Faculty of Forest Sciences. Dissertationes Forestales 65;

09. Schelhaas, MJ. 2008. Impacts of natural disturbances on the development of European forest resources: application of model approaches from tree stand level to large scale scenarios. University of Joensuu, Faculty of Forest Sciences. Dissertationes Forestales 56. (Participation as a co-supervisor);

08. Garcia-Gonzalo, J. 2007. Effects of management on timber production and carbon stocks in a boreal forest ecosystem under changing climate: a model based approach. PhD. thesis (Agr. and For.), University of Joensuu, Faculty of Forestry, Dissertationes Forestales 42;

07. Briceño-Elizondo, E. 2006. Stand level analysis on the effect of management and climate change on the growth and timber yield with implications on carbon stocks in boreal forest ecosystem: a model based approach. PhD. thesis (Agr. and For.), University of Joensuu, Faculty of Forestry, Dissertationes Forestales 24;

06. Zeng, H.C. 2006. Influence of clear-cutting on the risk of wind damage at forest edges: A GIS-based integrated models approach. PhD. thesis (Agr. and For.), University of Joensuu, Faculty of Forestry, Dissertationes Forestales 16;

05. Kärkkäinen, L. 2005. Evaluation of performance of tree-level biomass models for forestry modeling and analyses. PhD. thesis (Agr. and For.).  Finnish Forest Research Institute, Research Papers 940;

04. Matala, J. 2005. Impacts of climate change on forest growth: a modelling approach with application to management. PhD. thesis (Agr. and For.), University of Joensuu, Faculty of Forestry, Dissertationes Forestales 7;

03. Kilpeläinen, A. 2005. Growth and wood properties of Scots pine trees (Pinus sylvestris L.) grown at elevated temperature and carbon dioxide concentration. PhD. thesis (Agr. and For.). Research Notes, University of Joensuu, Faculty of Forestry;

02. Talkkari, A. 2001. Impacts of climate change on forest resources in Finland: a simulation approach. PhD. (Agr. and For.) thesis.  Research Notes, University of Joensuu, Faculty of Forestry;

01. Päätalo, M. 2000. Snow damage to Scots pine, Norway spruce and birch: model approaches. PhD. (Agr. and For.) thesis.  Research Notes, University of Joensuu, Faculty of Forestry;

Lic. thesis in Forest Sciences

01. Volanen, V. 2003. The properties of shoots and needles in the crown of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) trees grown at elevated temperature and carbon dioxide concentration under boreal conditions. Lic. (Agr. and For.) -thesis. University of Joensuu, Faculty of Forestry.

 
 

 

M.Sc. theses in Forest sciences (mainly)

1. Granander, M. 1996. Vääntömomentti koivun (Betula pendula), kuusen (Picea abies) ja männyn (Pinus sylvestris) kaatamiseksi ja katkaisemiseksi staattisella voimalla kuormitettaessa. (Critical turning moment for uprooting and stem breakage of birch, Scots pine and Norway spruce by static loading).

2. Perez, P. 2000. Long-term impacts of climate change on productivity, timber production and carbon sequestration in boreal forests: model-based analysis for Scots pine.

3. Kilpeläinen, A. 2001. Ensiharvennuksen vaikutus männyn sädekasvuun (Influence of early thinning on radial growth of Scots pine).

4. Gonzales,  J. R. 2001. Productivity of the forest ecosystem under the changing climate in the northern and southers boreal zones with implications for stem wood production and timber yield.

5. Tuominen, M. 2002. Kohotetun lämpötilan ja hiilidioksidin vaikutus varttuneiden mäntyjen (Pinus sylvestris L.) läpimitan kasvuun (Daily and cumulative diameter growth and its timing and duration of Scots pines (Pinus sylvestris L.) grown under the elevated temperature and CO2 under the boreal conditions).

6. Mustonen, M. 2002. Kohotetun lämpötilan ja hiilidioksidin vaikutus männyn  (Pinus sylvestris L.) pituuskasvuun (Daily and cumulative height growth of Scots pines (Pinus sylvestris L.) grown under the elevated temperature and CO2);

7. Zubizarreta, A. 2002. Population dynamics of branches in Scots pine canopy.

8. Garcia, J. 2002. Risk of wind damage at stand and regional level at forest margins.

9. Tölkkö, T. 2002. Kohotetun hiilidioksidipitoisuuden ja lämpötilan vaikutus männyn latvuksen kasvuun (The effect of elevated carbon dioxide and temperature on the crown growth of Scots pine).

10. Räisänen, T. 2002. Ensiharvennusvoimakkuuden vaikutus männyn (Pinus sylvestris L.) puuaineen tiheyteen ja siihen vaikuttaviin tekijöihin (The effect of early thinning on wood density variables in Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.)).

11. Huttunen, L. 2003. Lyhytpäiväkäsittelyn vaikutukset kuusen (Picea abies L. Karst.) yksivuotiaiden paakkutaimien   morfologisiin ominaisuuksiin, kasvuun, silmunmuodostumisajankohtaan ja kuivuudenkestävyyteen (The effect of day length modification on morphological characteristics, growth, budformation and resistance of water stress in first-year old Norway spruce (Picea abies L. Karst.) seedlings).

12. Hoppula, J. 2004. Kohotetun hiilidioksidipitoisuuden ja lämpötilan vaikutus männyn (Pinus sylvestris L.) neulasten monoterpeeneihin (The effects of elevated atmospheric CO2 and air temperature on the monoterpenes of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.)).

13. Viinanen, R. 2004. Kasvatustiheyden ja puun metsikköaseman vaikutus männyn (Pinus sylvestris L.) oksikkuuteen (Influence of stand density and tree status in a stand on branchiness of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.)).

14. Parviainen, P. 2004. Taimikon perkauksen ja harvennuksen toteutus ja tuotospalkkauksen käyttö (Tending of seedling stands and its payment principles).

15. Turunen, T. 2006. Mallilaskelmiin perustuva tarkastelu lievän koivusekoituksen vaikutuksesta mänty-koivusekametsikön tuotokseen ja hiilensidontaan Etelä-Suomessa (Model based analyses on forest dynamics, growth, yield and carbon stocks of mixed Scots pine – birch stands).

16. Kerkelä, M. 2006. Männyn, kuusen ja koivun luontainen uudistaminen nyky- ja muuttuvassa ilmastossa (Impacts of climate change on natural regeneration of Scots pine, Norway spruce and birch stands).

17. Ojarinta, T. 2006. Optimaalisen reikäperkauksessäteen määrittäminen kuusen istuustaimikoissa reikäperkaussimulointeihin perustuen (The optimum radius in mechanical circular cleaning: a simulation approach).

18. Peltola, S. 2006. Reikäperkauksen, purppuranahakkakäsittelyn (Chondrosterum purpureum) ja kitkennän vaikutukset kuusen taimikon varhaiskehitykseen (The effects of mechanical circular cleaning, Chondrosterum purpureum treatment and upruuting to early development of planted Norway spruce seedlings.

19. Nousiainen, J. 2006. Männyn kasvatustiheyden ja pystykarsinnan vaikutus rungon ja sahatavaran laatuun (The effect of stand density and artificial pruning of branches on the quality of the stem and sawn timber).

20. Laitila, T. 2006. Eri alkuperää edustavien kloonikuusien (Picea abies (L.) Karsten) perinnölliset eroavuudet kasvussa ja puuaineen ominaisuuksissa (Genetic differences in growth and wood propeties of selected Norway spruce (Picea abies L. Karsten) clones of different origins).

21. Hautamäki, S. 2007. Mänty-kuusisekametsikön kasvatus ja ainespuun tuotos sekä hiilensidonta metsäekosysteemissä (Impacts of management on timber production and carbon stocks within mixed Scots pine – Norway spruce stand).

22. Lukkarinen, A. 2007. Venäläisten lehtikuusialkuperien kasvurytmi ja pituuskasvu kasvihuoneessa sekä selviytyminen maastossa yhden kasvukauden jälkeen (The growth rhythm and height growth of Russian larch provenances in a nursery and the survival after one growing period).

23. Närhi, M. 2007. Kuusen taimikoiden inventointi ja taimikonhoidon kiireellisyyden määrittäminen laserkeilauksen avulla (Inventory of seedling stands of Norway spruce and assessment of the need for their management with help of laser scanning).

24. Vesterinen, T. 2007. Kuusi-koivusekametsikön kasvatus ja ainespuun tuotos sekä hiilensidonta metsäekosysteemissä (Management of mixed Norway spruce – silver birch stand with implications on timber production and carbon stocks within forest ecosystem).

25. Saari, E. 2007. Kuusen ja männyn viljelyn onnistuminen Soinin metsänhoitoyhdistyksen alueella (Success of Norway spruce and Scots pine regeneration on sites of association of forest owners at Soini).

26. Malin, P. 2007. Kasvatusohjelman vaikutus männyn ja kuusen ainespuun tuotokseen ja kasvatuksen taloudelliseen kannattavuuteen: vertailussa vanhat ja uudet Tapion metsänhoitosuisitukset (Impacts of forest manageemnt regimes on timber production and its economic profitability in Scots pine and Norway spruce stands: comparison of old and new forest management recommendations.

27. Puentes, Y. 2007. Wood decay in cloned Norway spruce by Heterobasidion parviporum.

28. Utunen, H. 2008. Effecst of stand density treatment on the growth and wood and fibre properties in Jack pine (Pinus banksiana) grown in Eastern Canada.

29. Väätäinen, T. 2008. UPM Metsän kuusen istutustuloksiin vaikuttaneet tekijät - tarkastelussa kaksi piiriä Etelä-Suomessa inventointivuosina 2003 ja 2006 (Factors affecting spruce planting results based on inventories carried out in 2003 and 2006 on two districts of UPM Forest in Southern Finland).

30.  Karppinen, J. 2008. Alkuperän ja kasvatustiheyden vaikutus männyn (Pinus sylvestris L.) kasvuun sekä puuaineen ominaisuuksiin (The effect of he provenance and the stand density for growth and properties of wood in Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.)).   

31. Härkönen, M. 2008. M-planter- ja Bräcke –istutuskoneiden työn laatu (Work quality of M-planter- and Bräcke forest planting machines).  

32. Kukkonen, S. 2008. Alkuperän vaikutus kapealatvaisen kuusen (Picea abies F. pendula) kasvuun sekä puuaineen tiheyteen ja kuidun pituuteen (The effect of genotype on growth, wood density and fibre lenght of narrow crowned Norway spruce (Picea abies f. pendula). 

33. Kilpiäinen, M. 2008. Hirvikannan, liikennemäärien ja tienvarsien raivauksen vaikutus hirvionnettomuuksiin pohjois-Karjalassa (effects of moose density, traffic quantity and roadsite clearing to moose-car accidents in North Carelia).

34. Soininen, T. 2008. Metsänhoitosuositusten uudistamisen vaikutukset ainespuun tuotkseen ja hiilen määrään metsäekosysteemissä nykyisessä ja muuttuvassa ilmastossa (Effects of changing forest management quidelines to timber production and carbon stocks in forest ecosystem).

35. Routa, J. 2008. Kuusen biomassan perinnöllinen vaihtelu ja sen vaikutus metsäenergian saantopotentiaaliin kuusiviljelmiltä (Genetic differences in biomass supply of cloned Norway spruce (Picea abies)).

36. Friman, L. 2009. Siemenviljelyssiemenerien vaikutus kuusen menestymiseen eri osissa Suomea (Effects of provenance on the success of Norway spruce in experimental trials located at different parts of Finland).

37. Toivanen, T. 2009. Ilmastonmuutoksen ja metsänhoidon vaikutukset metsien ainespuun tuotokseen ja tuulituhoriskeihin Suomessa (Impacts of climate change and forest management on forests’ timber production and windthrow risks in Finland).

38. Soininen, H. 2010. Laserkeilausinventoinnin referenssikoealojen yksinmittauksen kehittäminen (Development  of  measurement practices for reference  plots  in laser scanning based inventory system, in finnish).

39. Anttonen, P. 2010.  Kuusen ja männyn puuaineen lujuuden ja jäykkyyden ennustaminen pystypuumittauksiin perustuen eri kasvupaikkatyypeillä (Predicting the strength and modulus of elasticity based on standing tree properties on different site fertility types).

40. Salminen, T. 2010. Toimintamalli kannattavalle metsätalousyrittämiselle 500-1000 hehtaarin pinta-alalla Suomessa (A framework for profitable forest ownership on 500-1000 hectare forest land in Finland, in finnish).

41. Räsänen, Inka. 2010. Puuston ensiharvennustarpeen ja tilajärjestyksen määrittäminen laserkeilauksella (Determining the need for first thinning and the spatial pattern of trees based on laser scanning).

42. Holopainen, J. 2010. Ensiharvennusvoimakkuuden vaikutus männyn (Pinus sylvestris) sädekasvuun ja puuaineen tiheyteen (Effect of thinning intensity on radial growth and wood density of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) trees on a site with a rather poor nutrient supply).

43. Pyörälä, Piritta. 2011. Kuusikon kasvatusketjun vaikutus puuntuotokseen sekä energiabiomassan tuotannon ja käytön aiheuttamiin hiilidioksidipäästöihin (Management of Norway spruce for production of timber and energy biomass, with impacts on carbon dioxide emissions).

44. Vaittinen, J. 2011. Retkeilyreittien kuluminen Pallas-Yllästunturin kansallispuistossa ja kävijöiden suhtautuminen maaston kulumiseen (Erosion of the hiking trails in Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park and attitudes of visitors to wearing of land surface).

45. Haataja, L. 2011. Lyhytpäiväkäsittelyn vaikutus kuusen paakkutaimien pakkaskestävyyteen silmunpuhkeamisen aikana (Influence of short-day treatment on frost hardiness of Norway spruce seedlings during bud burst).

46. Reinikkala, M. 2011. Metsänuudistamisen laatu laikku- ja ojitusmätästetyillä kuusen istutusaloilla Pohjois-Savossa (Quality of regeneration success with mounding for planted Norway spruce seedling stands in the county of Pohjois-Savo).

47. Huotari Anssi. 2011. Taimikonhoidon laatu ja varhaisperkauksen vaikutus  taimikonhoidon työajanmenekkiin ja taimikon kehitykseen (The quality of tending of seedling stands and effects of early tending on time consumption of later tending of seedling stands and height development of Scots pine and Norway spruce stands).