Heli Peltola
Principal Investigator
Researcher info
Institution
University of Eastern Finland
Department/faculty
School of Forest Sciences
Contact information
heli.peltola@uef.fi
+358 405 880 005
Keywords
Bioeconomy climate change Desert and Boreal Forest Ecosystem Forest Ecosystem Forest Ecosystem Services Forest management tools Forest policy development Forestry and climate change interactions Forests Global Change Multipurpose forests Risks and uncertainty in forestry
Research projects
The overall objective of the SuFoRUn project is to develop new models, methods and decision systems that may effectively integrate currently fragmented multidisciplinary knowledge to support forest management and policy development in a context of global change. The European and the American experiences with the development/application of models and tools to support forest management and develop innovative forest policies provide a solid base for continuous improvement of its efficiency and effectiveness in a context of global change (e.g. changes in forest policies, changes in forest owner structures, changes in climatic conditions).
Team
Heli Peltola, Timo Pukkala, Dr Jordi Garcia-Gonzalo ( Centre Tecnologic Forestal de Catalunya CTFC).
The EXTREME project will be analysing and comparing the sensitivity of ecosystem functioning in desert shrubs or steppes and managed boreal forest ecosystems to the foreseen climate change, climatic variability and weather extremes, with implications for carbon sequestration and biomass production of ecosystems. The project will carry out both experimental and model-based analyses at various temporal and spatial scales. The project is expected to generate new knowledge of how carbon sequestration and biomass production of the most sensitive ecosystems response to climate change scenarios.
Team
Peltola Heli, Kellomäki Seppo, Tianshan Zha