16.6.2025

Monthly Publications, June 2025

“Monthly Publications” is a monthly summary by the School of Forest Sciences at the University of Eastern Finland, featuring scientific articles published during the month. This summary aims to make the latest research in forest sciences more accessible to practitioners, such as companies, policymakers, and forest owners, to enable more effective practical application of research findings. Researchers from the School of Forest Sciences at the University of Eastern Finland are highlighted in bold.

  • Liu, Z., Kaartinen, H., Hakala, T., Hyyti, H., Hyyppä, J., Kukko, A., Chen, R. and Vastaranta, M., 2025. Ultra-Wideband-Based Method for Measuring Tree Positions with Decimeter-Level Accuracy Under a Forest Canopy. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing. https://doi.org/10.1109/jstars.2025.3569958

  • Meherin Binta Musa, Chinmoy Sarkar Anik, Nayeem Uddin Emon, Rafia Rahman, Tahsina Mostafa Nila, Pratik Datta, Antti Kilpeläinen, Md. Kamrul Hassan, Tarit Kumar Baul. 2025. Optimal plot size and shape for sampling growing stocks and tree species diversity in tropical forests: Results from a forest inventory in Hazarikhil Wildlife Sanctuary of Bangladesh. Forest Ecology and Management, Volume 585, 1 June 2025, 122679. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2025.122679

  • Muhonen, O., Peltola, H., Lauren, A., Ikonen, V-P., Nevalainen, J., Pikkarainen L., Kilpeläinen, A., Launiainen, S., Palviainen, M. 2025. Spatial evenness of fertilization and short-term volume growth responses of Scots pine and Norway spruce to fertilization intensity. Silva Fennica 59(1), id 24026. https://doi.org/10.14214/sf.24026

  • Peltola, P., Pikkarainen, L., Hallikainen, V., Rautio, P., Peltola, H. 2025. Natural regeneration and development of Scots pine seedlings in continuous cover forestry in northern Finland. Forest Ecology and Management 593, id. 122845. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2025.122845

  • Rebiffé, M., Kohl, L., Köster, E., Keinänen, M., Berninger, F., Köster K. Short-term effects of low-intensity surface fires on dissolved organic matter from boreal forest soils. Journal of Soils Sediments (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11368-025-04041-7

  • Simon, D-C., Lyytikäinen-Saarenmaa, P., Pelto-Arvo, M., Tuviala, J., Kosunen, M., Honkavaara, E., Näsi, R., Tikkanen, O-P., Kilpeläinen. A., Peltola, H. 2025. Infestation symptoms as indicators of a sustained bark beetle outbreak in conserved and managed Norway spruce forests in south-eastern Finland. European Journal of Forest Research. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10342-025-01763-8

  • Yrttimaa, T., Liikonen, L., Erkkilä, A. and Vastaranta, M., 2025. Terrestrial laser scanning point clouds and tree attributes from 55 sample plots at the Evo test site (spring 2024). Silva Fennica, 59(1). https://doi.org/10.14214/sf.24066

  • Chahira Zerouki, Omolara Mofikoya, Taskeen Badar, Marko Mäkinen, Ossi Turunen, Janne Jänis. 2025. Metabolomic and Genomic Analysis of Bioactive Compounds of Phacidium infestans Karsten DSM 5139 Cultivated on Pinus sylvestris Needles. Environmental Microbiology Reports Volume 17, Issue 3, https://doi.org/10.1111/1758-2229.70084