Ahti, Erkki

D.Sc. (Agr. & For.), External Researcher

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Expertise

• environmental loads of forestry
• hydrology of peatland forests
• maintaining ditch network in peatland forests: effects on water quality and water protection
• effects of peatland
• coordinator of the peatland research program
• reseach forests and laboratory -target area director forestry on stand development and environment

Research Projects

Former

• Coordination of the Research programme of the ecologically and economically sustainable forestry on peatlands
  
• Effects of ditch network maintenance on the development of peatland stands
  
• Effects of forestry on Water courses
  
• Environmental load caused by forestry practices -coordination of the research program
  
• The water and nutrient cycle of drained peatlands as affected by ditch maintenance and fertilization
  
• Tree production and water protection after maintenance of ditch networks
  

Contacts

Keywords: effects, environmental loading, growing stock, improvement drainage, peatland forests, stand, waters