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62
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2082
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26

Overview

Leena Finér is affiliated with the Natural Resources Institute Finland and has contributed extensively to research in environmental science and related disciplines. Their work focuses primarily on studying ecosystem dynamics and the interplay of natural resources within boreal and global contexts.

The main fields of study that characterize their research output include Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Within these, specific subfields prominently featured in their work are Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Environmental Chemistry, and Water Science and Technology.

Their research covers a range of main topics that emphasize ecosystem functions and management, including:

  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Forest ecology and management
  • Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
  • Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
  • Forest Management and Policy
  • Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies

Finér has published in multiple scientific journals and platforms. Frequent publication venues include:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Helda (University of Helsinki)
  • Forest Ecology and Management
  • Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • Journal of Ecology

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Finér demonstrate the breadth of their expertise and include the following:

  • Integrated global assessment of the natural forest carbon potential (2023, Nature)
  • Towards an operationalisation of nature-based solutions for natural hazards (2020, The Science of The Total Environment)
  • What is the potential for replacing monocultures with mixed-species stands to enhance ecosystem services in boreal forests in Fennoscandia? (2020, Forest Ecology and Management)
  • Co-limitation towards lower latitudes shapes global forest diversity gradients (2022, Nature Ecology & Evolution)
  • Drainage for forestry increases N, P and TOC export to boreal surface waters (2020, The Science of The Total Environment)

Their collaborative network includes several frequent co-authors, indicating active engagement in interdisciplinary and cross-institutional research projects. Key co-authors are:

  • David A. Coomes
  • Peter B. Reich
  • Jingjing Liang
  • Sergio de-Miguel
  • G.J. Nabuurs

Best Publications

  • Positive biodiversity-productivity relationship predominant in global forests

    Jingjing Liang;Thomas W. Crowther;Nicolas Picard;Susan Wiser

  • Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning relations in European forests depend on environmental context

    Sophia Ratcliffe;Christian Wirth;Christian Wirth;Tommaso Jucker;Tommaso Jucker;Fons van der Plas

  • Integrated global assessment of the natural forest carbon potential

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  • Fine root production and turnover in forest ecosystems in relation to stand and environmental characteristics

    Leena Finér;Mizue Ohashi;Kyotaro Noguchi;Yasuhiro Hirano

  • Tree diversity does not always improve resistance of forest ecosystems to drought

    Charlotte Grossiord;André Granier;Sophia Ratcliffe;Olivier Bouriaud

  • Decomposition and nutrient release from logging residues after clear-cutting of mixed boreal forest

    M. Palviainen;L. Finér;A.-M. Kurka;H. Mannerkoski

  • Factors causing variation in fine root biomass in forest ecosystems

    Leena Finér;Mizue Ohashi;Kyotaro Noguchi;Yasuhiro Hirano

  • Biotic homogenization can decrease landscape-scale forest multifunctionality

    Fons van der Plas;Pete Manning;Santiago Soliveres;Eric Allan

  • Jack-of-all-trades effects drive biodiversity–ecosystem multifunctionality relationships in European forests

    Fons Van der Plas;Peter Manning;Eric Allan;Michael Scherer-Lorenzen

  • Variation in fine root biomass of three European tree species: Beech (Fagus sylvatica L.), Norway spruce (Picea abies L. Karst.), and Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.)

    L. Finér;H.-S. Helmisaari;K. Lõhmus;H. Majdi

  • Controls on the export of C, N, P and Fe from undisturbed boreal catchments, Finland

    Pirkko Kortelainen;Tuija Mattsson;Leena Finér;Marketta Ahtiainen

  • A novel comparative research platform designed to determine the functional significance of tree species diversity in European forests

    Lander Baeten;Kris Verheyen;Christian Wirth;Helge Bruelheide

  • Carbon and nitrogen pools in an old-growth, Norway spruce mixed forest in eastern Finland and changes associated with clear-cutting

    Leena Finér;Hannu Mannerkoski;Sirpa Piirainen;Michael Starr

  • Is Tree Species Diversity or Species Identity the More Important Driver of Soil Carbon Stocks, C/N Ratio, and pH?

    Seid Muhie Dawud;Karsten Raulund-Rasmussen;Timo Domisch;Leena Finér

  • Carbon and nitrogen release from decomposing Scots pine, Norway spruce and silver birch stumps

    Marjo Palviainen;Leena Finér;Raija Laiho;Ekaterina Shorohova

  • Fine-root dynamics in mixed boreal conifer-broad-leafed forest stands at different successional stages after fire

    L. Finér;C. Messier;L. De Grandpré

  • Brook Water Quality and Background Leaching from Unmanaged Forested Catchments in Finland

    Tuija Mattsson;Leena Finér;Pirkko Kortelainen;Tapani Sallantaus

  • Effects of forest clear-cutting on the carbon and nitrogen fluxes through podzolic soil horizons

    Sirpa Piirainen;Leena Finér;Hannu Mannerkoski;Michael Starr

  • Towards an operationalisation of nature-based solutions for natural hazards

    Prashant Kumar;Sisay E. Debele;Jeetendra Sahani;Leonardo Aragão

  • What is the potential for replacing monocultures with mixed-species stands to enhance ecosystem services in boreal forests in Fennoscandia?

    Saija Huuskonen;Timo Domisch;Leena Finér;Jarkko Hantula

  • Trends in hydrometeorological conditions and stream water organic carbon in boreal forested catchments.

    Sakari Sarkkola;Harri Koivusalo;Ari Lauren;Pirkko Kortelainen

  • Carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus leaching after site preparation at a boreal forest clear-cut area

    Sirpa Piirainen;Leena Finér;Hannu Mannerkoski;Michael Starr

  • Effects of soil temperature on biomass and carbohydrate allocation in Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) seedlings at the beginning of the growing season

    Timo Domisch;Leena Finér;Tarja Lehto

Frequent Co-Authors

Mike Starr
Mike Starr University of Helsinki
Harri Koivusalo
Harri Koivusalo Aalto University
Tarja Lehto
Tarja Lehto Natural Resources Institute Finland
Pirkko Kortelainen
Pirkko Kortelainen Finnish Environment Institute
Anita C. Risch
Anita C. Risch Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research
Lars Vesterdal
Lars Vesterdal University of Copenhagen
Karsten Raulund-Rasmussen
Karsten Raulund-Rasmussen University of Copenhagen
Raija Laiho
Raija Laiho Natural Resources Institute Finland
Pekka Niemelä
Pekka Niemelä University of Turku
Tapani Repo
Tapani Repo Natural Resources Institute Finland

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