Valkonen, Sauli

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

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Expertise

• stand structure and development
• young stands
• rare broadleaved species
• siviculture
• mixed stands

Research Projects

Current

• Biodiversity and stand development in the context of forest management based on natural disturbance dynamics
  
• Forest management regimes based on natural disturbance dynamics
  
• Resilience of forest structures, species and processes after disturbances and restoration
  
• Uneven-aged forest management
  

Former

• Coordination of research program "Alternatives of silvicultural practices in forest management and their effects on forest production"
  
• Cultivation of exotic and special tree species
  
• Effect of structural complexity on growth and yield of forest stands
  
• Feasibility, productivity and profitability of forest management methods based on selection and gap treatments
  
• Geographical information systems and multi-objective decision support methods for multiple use forestry
  
• Impact assessment of the forestry bill
  
• Improved methods for precommercial thinning
  
• Improved methods for precommercial thinning - pilot study
  
• Management of Indigenous Tree Species for Ecosystem Restoration and Wood Production in Semi-arid Miombo Woodlands in Eastern Africa (MITMIOMBO)
  
• Management of uneven-aged Norway spruce and Scots pine stands
  
• Modelling of stand and tree development at the early stage and the effects of different young stand treatments on timber production
  
• Models for simulation and decision support based on ecological processes in forest regeneration
  
• Natural disturbance-based forest management methods
  
• Regeneration of spruce forests and vegetation diversity
  

Contacts

Keywords: development of forest stands, hardwoods, mixed stands, seedling stands, silviculture, structure of forest stands, uneven-aged management, woodland regeneration