The Effects of Forest Harvesting and Soil Scarification on Catchment Water and Nutrient Fluxes (VALU)

VALU-project

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Nurmes Study

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The aim of this study is to investigate water and nutrient fluxes on five catchments and the effects of final cuttings and soil preparation on forest soil, ground water and discharge. It is important to increase our understanding on the factors affecting water and nutrient fluxes from forest areas after harvesting and it is also significant that the processes are monitored before and after the forestry operations.The old Nurmes-study catchments established in 1980 are also included in this study. Forestry operations done in those old catchments were ditching, clear-cutting and soil preparation.

Project duration: 1990 -> long term

Project leader: Sirpa Piirainen

 

Research organisations: Finnish Forest Research Institute, University of Helsinki, North Karelia Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment, Finnish Environment Institute, Metsähallitus (Forest and Park Service)

Cooperation institutes and projects:

• Aalto University School of Science and Technology
  
• University of Eastern Finland
  
• University of Oulu
• The Geological Survey of Finland
  
• Hyogo University, Japan
  
• Michingan Tech. University, U. S. Forest Service

• Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (CEH), UK

• VALUE doctoral program vv. 2010-2013

• The DON-project of Academy of Finland in 2008-2011

• The KONE-project funded by Koneen Säätiö in 2007-2009
• The HAME-project funded by Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry in 2006-2009
• The NUTFLOW-project of Academy of Finland in 2004-2006
• The KUNTO-project of Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry in 2004-2005
• The FEMMA-project of the SUNARE research programme funded by the Academy of Finland in 2001-2004
• The FOREMMS-projects of EU in 2000-2003
  
• The DYNAMO-project of EU in 1995-1996
• The METVE -project of Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry in 1990-1995
  

Contact information of the project:

• Sirpa Piirainen
  The Finnish Forest Research Institite
  Joensuu Unit
  P. O. Box 68
  tel. +358 10 211 3188
  e-mail: firstname.lastname@metla.fi