21.8.2026

Monthly Publications, August 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

  • Hiltunen, O., Hallikainen, V. and Palander, T. (2026). Potential for Expanding Summertime Timber Harvesting on Drained Peatlands Under Operational Stand Conditions: A Site-Specific Case Study . Forests 2026, 17(8), 925; https://doi.org/10.3390/f17080925
  • Jääskeläinen, J., Korhonen, L., Junttila, S. and Maltamo, M. (2026). Modelling individual tree diameter growth based on airborne laser scanning data. Canadian Journal of Forest Research.

  • Kanniainen, T., Turtiainen, M., Tahvanainen, V., Tikkanen, J., & Pykäläinen, J. (2026). Non-Wood Forest Product Sector Companies as Network Actors: A Case Study from Finland. Journal of Sustainable Forestry, 1–25. https://doi.org/10.1080/10549811.2026.2716380

  • Maltamo, M., Keskinen, R., Packalen, P., Vastaranta, M., Hyyppä, J., Räty, J. and Korhonen, L. (2026). Assessing the Transferability of Airborne Laser Scanning based Models for predicting Natural Forest Attributes. Baltic Forestry 32(1): id859. https://doi.org/10.46490/BF859

  • Männistö E., Jetsonen J., Peltola H., Rouvinen T., Launiainen S., Laurén A., Palviainen M. (2026). Short-term impacts of nitrogen fertilization on the cover of vascular plant and bryophyte species in boreal Scots pine and Norway spruce stands. Silva Fennica vol. 60 no. 2 article id 25052. 19 p. https://doi.org/10.14214/sf.25052

  • J. C. M. Souza, R. D. Soliani, G. C. Ferreira-Júnior, N. Lovrić and R. G. A. Freitas, (2026), Integrated governance framework for the sustainable Brazil nut (Bertholletia excelsa) value chain in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest, Brazilian Journal of Biology, https://doi.org/10.1590/1519-6984.306018

  • Palátová P, Rinn R, García-Jácome SP, Purwestri RC, Kaakkurivaara N, Lovrić N, Kaputa V, Marcineková L, Potkány M, Giertliová B, Sharp A, Wangpakapattanawong P, Zemánek T, Meňházová J, Zvěřina L, Van MV, Nhat MDT, Ninchaleune B, Chanthavong I, Doungmala K and Jankovský M (2026) Perspectives on the forest bioeconomy: insights of stakeholders from cases in Central Europe and the Mekong region. Front. For. Glob. Change 9:1829838. https://doi.org/10.3389/ffgc.2026.1829838

  • Rantala, T., Kurkela, M., Lukkari, T., El Issaoui, A., Hyyppä, H., Hyyppä, J. and Kärhä, K. (2026). Methods and Approaches for Assessing and Predicting Forest Road Condition and Trafficability – a Review. Current Forestry Reports 12, 23. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40725-026-00284-w

  • Tarvainen, R., Riekki, K., Ovaskainen, H., Poikela, A., Kärhä, K. & Malinen, J. (2026). Strip-road tree identification and stand structure estimation using harvester data. Silva Fennica. Accepted.

  • Tian, Q., Peris-Llopis, M., Selkimäki, M. and Mola-Yudego, B. (2026). Post-wind vulnerability of boreal forests: Structural and site drivers of sequential snow and bark beetle disturbances. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2026.124074