Härkönen, Kari

M.Sc. (Agr. & For.), Researcher

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Expertise

• forestry modelling and analyses
• forest management planning
• MELA-programmes
• cutting possibilities

Research Projects

Current

• Finnish Forest Sector Economic Outlook
  
• Forestry modelling and analyses
  
• The effects of timber usage, silvicultural practices and ownership on the regional cutting possibilities and on the development of forest resources
  

Former

• Forestry and alternative thinning methods
  
• Modification of the MELA Model to use Assimilated Initial Data to Produce Forest Growth Estimates in Boreal Forests
  
• Prediction of stand development
  
• The production potential of the Finnish forests in 1996 - 2025
  
• Timber production possibilities on Finnish peatlands
  

Contacts

Keywords: MELA-programmes, analyses, forest management planning, forest usage planning, modelling