Forest ecosystems and forest use

 

ANNUAL REPORT 2004     
Metla   
Director General's review   
Research Director's review   
Databanks, computations        
and models   
Forest ecosystems and        
forest use   
Doctoral theses   
International Metla   
Conferences and meetings   
New projects   
Research projects 2004   
Publications   
Organisation   
Resources   
New appointments   

Research information produced by Metla is intended for forest professionals, forest owners, academia as well as all forestry stakeholders. Metla's research is focused on forest ecosystems, forest based economics and the welfare functions of forests. Topics of research include silviculture, wood properties, biotechnology applications, bioenergy, wood markets, forest biodiversity, climate change, environmental effects of forestry, socio-economic significance of the forest sector, and the meaning of forests for human health and welfare.

 

	Boron deficiency causes growth disturbance in spruce forests
	The ecological base and predictability of natural seedling establishment
	Improvement of direct seeding and site preparation
	Effect of soil temperature on the water transport and carbon and nitrogen allocation in forest trees
	Aspen pathology
	Regeneration of birch stands in drained peatlands of Ostrobothnia
	The effects of reproduction dynamics on the genetic diversity of forest trees
	Application of biotechnology for genetic research and gene conservation of forest trees
	Silver birch climatic adaptation and geographical variation of growth
	Afforestation of cut-away peatlands and peat fields
	Carbon pools in afforested fields
	Competition by ground vegetation in afforested fields
	Summer planting of container seedlings
	Participatory planning in state and privately owned forests
	Policy instruments for forest-based public goods
	Impact of forestry and environmental change on the diversity of boreal vegetation since 1950
	Harmful impacts of biodegradable oils on forest machines and environment
	Development of peatland harvesting
	Maintenance of sustainable nutrient status in peatland stands
	Factors affecting release of nitrogen from peat and the effect of nitrogen on tree growth
	Quality of timber from drained peatlands
	Impacts of cuttings on stand and site nutrition, tree growth and stand dynamics on drained peatlands
	Effect of final cutting on the water, carbon and nutritient stores and fluxes in boreal forest on mineral soil
	Damage caused by cervid species on forest use and methods to control the damage