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Overview

Heli Peltola is affiliated with the University of Eastern Finland in Finland. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science with significant contributions to agricultural and biological sciences.

The main fields of study in which they publish include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Their work extends into several specialized subfields, including:

  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Insect Science
  • Ecology
  • Environmental Engineering

Key topics addressed in their research encompass:

  • Forest ecology and management
  • Forest Management and Policy
  • Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
  • Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Forest Insect Ecology and Management
  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
  • Forest Biomass Utilization and Management

Frequent co-authors include:

  • Antti Kilpeläinen (12 joint publications)
  • Veli-Pekka Ikonen (10 joint publications)
  • Ari Venäläinen (7 joint publications)
  • Olli-Pekka Tikkanen (7 joint publications)
  • Laura Pikkarainen (7 joint publications)

Their research has been published regularly in several scientific journals. Notable publication venues are:

  • Silva Fennica (8 publications)
  • Forestry An International Journal of Forest Research (5 publications)
  • Forests (3 publications)
  • Canadian Journal of Forest Research (3 publications)
  • Forest Ecology and Management (2 publications)

Some recent scientific papers authored or co-authored by Heli Peltola include:

  • Climate change induces multiple risks to boreal forests and forestry in Finland: A literature review, 2020, Global Change Biology
  • Impact of structural changes in wood-using industries on net carbon emissions in Finland, 2020, Journal of Industrial Ecology
  • Does expanding wood use in construction and textile markets contribute to climate change mitigation?, 2023, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
  • Multi-objective forestry increases the production of ecosystem services, 2020, Forestry An International Journal of Forest Research
  • Modelling the habitat preference of two key Sphagnum species in a poor fen as controlled by capitulum water content, 2020, Biogeosciences

Best Publications

  • A mechanistic model for assessing the risk of wind and snow damage to single trees and stands of Scots pine, Norway spruce, and birch

    H Peltola;S Kellomäki;H Väisänen;V P Ikonen

  • Comparison of two models for predicting the critical wind speeds required to damage coniferous trees

    Barry Gardiner;Heli Peltola;Seppo Kellomäki

  • Mechanical stability of Scots pine, Norway spruce and birch: an analysis of tree-pulling experiments in Finland

    Heli Peltola;Seppo Kellomäki;Alpo Hassinen;Markku Granander

  • Sensitivity of managed boreal forests in Finland to climate change, with implications for adaptive management

    Seppo Kellomäki;Heli Peltola;Tuula Nuutinen;Kari T Korhonen

  • A review of mechanistic modelling of wind damage risk to forests

    Barry Gardiner;Ken Byrne;Sophie Hale;Kana Kamimura

  • Mechanical stability of trees under static loads.

    Heli M. Peltola

  • Factors affecting snow damage of trees with particular reference to European conditions.

    Marja-Leena Nykänen;Heli Peltola;Christopher Quine;Seppo Kellomäki

  • Climate change induces multiple risks to boreal forests and forestry in Finland: A literature review

    Ari Venäläinen;Ilari Lehtonen;Mikko Laapas;Kimmo Ruosteenoja

  • A mechanistic model for calculating windthrow and stem breakage of Scots pines at stand age.

    Heli Peltola;Seppo Kellomäki

  • Are forest disturbances amplifying or canceling out climate change-induced productivity changes in European forests?

    Christopher P.O. Reyer;Stephen Bathgate;Kristina Blennow;Jose G. Borges

  • Modelling the short-term effects of climate change on the productivity of selected tree species in Nordic countries

    Johan Bergh;Michael Freeman;Bjarni Sigurdsson;Seppo Kellomäki

  • Seasonal soil moisture and drought occurrence in Europe in CMIP5 projections for the 21st century

    Kimmo Ruosteenoja;Tiina Markkanen;Ari Venäläinen;Petri Räisänen

  • Evaluation of six process‐based forest growth models using eddy‐covariance measurements of CO2 and H2O fluxes at six forest sites in Europe

    K. Kramer;I. Leinonen;H. H. Bartelink;P. Berbigier

  • Carbon and water exchange over a temperate semi-arid shrubland during three years of contrasting precipitation and soil moisture patterns

    Xin Jia;Xin Jia;Tianshan Zha;Jinnan Gong;Ben Wang;Ben Wang

  • Impact of climate change on soil frost under snow cover in a forested landscape

    Ari Venäläinen;Heikki Tuomenvirta;Martti Heikinheimo;Seppo Kellomäki

  • Sensitivity of growth of Scots pine, Norway spruce and silver birch to climate change and forest management in boreal conditions

    Elemer Briceño-Elizondo;Jordi Garcia-Gonzalo;Heli Peltola;Juho Matala

  • Comparison of a physiological model and a statistical model for prediction of growth and yield in boreal forests

    J. Matala;J. Hynynen;J. Miina;R. Ojansuu

  • MODEL COMPUTATIONS OF THE IMPACT OF CLIMATIC CHANGE ON THE WINDTHROW RISK OF TREES

    Heli Peltola;Seppo Kellomäki;Hannu Väisänen

  • Impacts of climate change on timber production and regional risks of wind-induced damage to forests in Finland

    H. Peltola;V.-P. Ikonen;H. Gregow;H. Strandman

  • Model computations on the critical combination of snow loading and windspeed for snow damage of scots pine, Norway spruce and Birch sp. at stand edge

    Heli Peltola;Marja-Leena Nykänen;Seppo Kellomäki

Frequent Co-Authors

Seppo Kellomäki
Seppo Kellomäki University of Eastern Finland
Kai-Yun Wang
Kai-Yun Wang East China Normal University
Ari Venäläinen
Ari Venäläinen Finnish Meteorological Institute
Jordi Garcia-Gonzalo
Jordi Garcia-Gonzalo Centre Tecnològic Forestal de Catalunya
Tianshan Zha
Tianshan Zha Beijing Forestry University
Timo Pukkala
Timo Pukkala University of Eastern Finland
Yuqing Zhang
Yuqing Zhang Harvard University
Charles P.-A. Bourque
Charles P.-A. Bourque University of New Brunswick
Pertti J. Martikainen
Pertti J. Martikainen University of Eastern Finland
Barry Gardiner
Barry Gardiner INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement

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