Monthly Publications, January 2026

“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

▪ Joana Awuah, Ari Pappinen, Kari Laasasenaho, Md. Kamrul Hassan, Risto Lauhanen, Suvi Kuittinen, Evaluating the
investment attractiveness and carbon credit potential of short rotation willow plantation on a cutaway peatland,
Industrial Crops and Products, Volume 240, 2026, 122567, ISSN 0926-6690,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2025.122567.

▪ Kniivilä, M., Keränen, J., Kukkala, A., Mutanen, A., Viitanen, J., Asikainen, A., Paloniemi, R., Tammelin-Peltonen, T. &
Vauhkonen, J. 2025. Luontotyyppien ennallistamisen vaikutukset metsäsektoriin : Skenaariotarkastelu hakkuukertymien
ja metsäsektorin arvonlisäyksen kehittymisestä sekä korkeamman arvonlisäyksen tuotteiden mahdollisuuksista
tasapainottaa muutosta. Metsäbiotalouden tiedepaneelin raportti 3/2025. Metsäbiotalouden tiedepaneeli. Helsinki. 37 s.

▪ Tavi, D., Muhojoki, J., Soininen, V., Hyyppä, E., Hakala, T., Luoma, V., Kukko, A., Yu, X., Vastaranta, M. and Hyyppä, J., 2025.
Combining single-date mobile and multitemporal airborne laser scanning for retrospective estimation of individual tree
growth over a 10-year period in boreal forests. Science of Remote Sensing, p.100345.

▪ Vauhkonen, J. 2025. Comments on “Clear-cuts and warming summers caused forest bird populations to decline in a
southern boreal area” by Virkkala et al. Forest Ecology and Management, 123478,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2025.123478

▪ Yan Wang, Nina Aro, Minna Yamamoto, Mikhail Iakovlev, Markku Saloheimo, Kaisa Marjamaa, Emma Master,
Ossi Turunen and Anna Kankaanpää. 2026. Supplementing XYR1-mutated Trichoderma reesei strain cultivation with (SO2-
ethanol-water) softwood pulp. Bioresource Technology Reports Volume 33, February 2026, 102501,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biteb.2025.102501