Tolvanen, Anne

Ph.D., docent in plant ecology, Professor

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Expertise

• forest and fjell vegetation
• population dynamics
• climate change
• plant phenology
• nature tourism
• restoration of forests
• restoration of peatlands

Research Projects

Current

• Ecological and silvicultural impacts of stump removal and collecting of logging residue
  
• Phenology and crop forecasts of forest plants in changing climate
  
• Resilience of forest structures, species and processes after disturbances and restoration
  
• Restoration and rehabilitation as tools to enhance the biodiversity and multiple-use of peatlands
  
• Satellite-based mapping of the growing season in northern Fennoscandia and neighbouring parts of NW Russia
  
• The meaning of tourism and recreation in rural development and landscape
  
• The professorship in forest regeneration ecology and Nornet co-operation
  

Former

• Effect of structural complexity on growth and yield of forest stands
  
• Effects of controlled burning and simulated storm damage on the species assemblages of old-growth forest
  
• Establishment of plant phenological monitoring network and forecast system of berry and mushroom yield
  
• Natural forests and mires in the green belt of Koillismaa and Kainuu (GreenBelt)
  
• Nordkalotten Satellite Evaluation Network: monitoring the effects of climatic change on natural resources
  
• Restoration of mires and forests in northern Finland
  
• Timing of phenological events in changing climate - research on trees and their seeds, yields of wild berries and mushrooms
  

Contacts

Keywords: biodiversity, climate change, forest restoration, nature tourism, peatland restoration, plant phenology, population dynamics