Disturbances and biogeochemistry research group focuses on the effects of disturbances on the biogeochemical cycles in boreal and sub-arctic forests, by linking disturbances (fire, wind, ungulates, etc.) and biogeochemical processes. Description of our current and previous projects you can find from here Our previous activities you can also find from our old blog page.

New paper by Ribeiro-Kumara et al., 2022, assessed the short- to medium-term effects of fire type on soil C fluxes of mixed jack pine and black spruce forest stands in Canada. Our study shows that both fire types can alter C fluxes in the short to medium term through changes in vegetation and the soil […]

New paper by Orumaa et al. (2022) studied the long-term patterns in species diversity, cover and composition of vascular plants and bryophytes after forest fire and the site-related factors behind them. Research was carried out in northwestern Estonia, using a chronosequence of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.)stands, located on nutrient poor sandy soils, where fires […]