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Veikko Kitunen is affiliated with the Finnish Forest Research Institute in Finland and has contributed extensively to research in environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences. Their work spans several key subfields including nature and landscape conservation, insect science, soil science, ecology, and spectroscopy.

Kitunen's research topics focus primarily on soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics, forest ecology and biodiversity studies, forest ecology and management, ecology and vegetation dynamics studies, soil and water nutrient dynamics, peatlands and wetlands ecology, and wood treatment and properties.

The scientist has published in various academic venues, notably:

  • Applied Soil Ecology
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Holzforschung
  • Helda (University of Helsinki)
  • New Forests

Kitunen's recent notable papers include:

  • Soil organic matter properties and C and N cycling processes: Interactions in mixed-species stands of silver birch and conifers, 2020, Applied Soil Ecology
  • Logging residue piles of Norway spruce, Scots pine and silver birch in a clear-cut: Effects on nitrous oxide emissions and soil percolate water nitrogen, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Indoor storage time affects the quality and quantity of volatile monoterpenes emitted from softwood timber, 2021, Holzforschung
  • Feasibility of membrane inlet mass spectrometry for on-site screening of volatile monoterpenes and monoterpene alcohols in forest soil atmosphere, 2024, Helda (University of Helsinki)
  • Variation in the chemical quality of woody supplements for nursery growing media affects growth of tree seedlings, 2021, New Forests

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Kitunen include:

  • Aino Smolander
  • Antti-Jussi Lindroos
  • Tiina Törmänen
  • Riina Muilu-Mäkelä
  • Petri Kilpeläinen

Kitunen's publications indicate a strong engagement with soil processes and forest ecosystem interactions, particularly through studies on soil organic matter, nitrogen cycling, and the effects of wood and woody by-products on environmental dynamics.

The scientist's contributions reflect interdisciplinary approaches connecting soil science, ecology, and forestry, using methodologies that include chemical analysis and mass spectrometry to study forest soil atmospheres and wood properties.

Best Publications

  • Soil microbial activities and characteristics of dissolved organic C and N in relation to tree species

    Aino Smolander;Veikko Kitunen

  • Structure of the Microbial Communities in Coniferous Forest Soils in Relation to Site Fertility and Stand Development Stage.

    T. Pennanen;J. Liski;E. Bååth;V. Kitunen

  • Microbial biomass C and N, and respiratory activity in soil of repeatedly limed and N- and P-fertilized Norway spruce stands

    A. Smolander;A. Kurka;V. Kitunen;E. Mälkönen

  • Wood-ash fertilization and fire treatments in a Scots pine forest stand: effects on the organic layer, microbial biomass, and microbial activity

    H. Fritze;A. Smolander;T. Levula;V. Kitunen

  • Inhibition of nitrification in forest soil by monoterpenes

    Laura Paavolainen;Veikko Kitunen;Aino Smolander

  • Tannins and Their Complex Interaction with Different Organic Nitrogen Compounds and Enzymes: Old Paradigms versus Recent Advances.

    Bartosz Adamczyk;Judy Simon;Veikko Kitunen;Sylwia Adamczyk

  • Temperature sensitivity of organic matter decomposition in two boreal forest soil profiles

    K. Karhu;H. Fritze;Mikko Tuomi;Mikko Tuomi;P. Vanhala

  • Nitrogen transformations in boreal forest soils—does composition of plant secondary compounds give any explanations?

    Aino Smolander;Sanna Kanerva;Sanna Kanerva;Bartosz Adamczyk;Veikko Kitunen

  • Pressurized hot water extraction of Norway spruce hemicelluloses using a flow-through system

    Kaisu Leppänen;Peter Spetz;Andrey Pranovich;Kari Hartonen

  • PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS AND TERPENES IN SOIL ORGANIC HORIZON LAYERS UNDER SILVER BIRCH, NORWAY SPRUCE AND SCOTS PINE

    Sanna Kanerva;Veikko Kitunen;Jyrki Loponen;Aino Smolander

  • Responses of Pinus sylvestris branches to simulated herbivory are modified by tree sink/source dynamics and by external resources.

    T. Honkanen;E. Haukioja;V. Kitunen

  • Pressurized hot water flow-through extraction system scale up from the laboratory to the pilot scale

    P. O. Kilpeläinen;S. S. Hautala;O. O. Byman;L. J. Tanner

  • Organic matter characteristics and C and N transformations in the humus layer under two tree species, Betula pendula and Picea abies

    Aino Smolander;Jyrki Loponen;Kimmo Suominen;Veikko Kitunen

  • Temperature sensitivity of soil carbon fractions in boreal forest soil

    Kristiina Karhu;Hannu Fritze;Kai Hämäläinen;Pekka Vanhala

  • Induced responses in stilbenes and terpenes in fertilized Norway spruce after inoculation with blue-stain fungus, Ceratocystis polonica.

    Heli Viiri;Erkki Annila;Veikko Kitunen;Pekka Niemelä

  • Dissolved soil organic matter from surface organic horizons under birch and conifers: Degradation in relation to chemical characteristics

    Oili Kiikkilä;Veikko Kitunen;Aino Smolander

  • Litter quality and its response to water level drawdown in boreal peatlands at plant species and community level

    Petra Straková;Petra Straková;Jani Anttila;Peter Spetz;Veikko Kitunen

  • Volatile monoterpenes in soil atmosphere under birch and conifers: Effects on soil N transformations

    Aino Smolander;Raimo Ketola;Raimo Ketola;Tapio Kotiaho;Sanna Kanerva

  • Characteristics of dissolved organic matter and phenolic compounds in forest soils under silver birch (Betula pendula), Norway spruce (Picea abies) and Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris)

    K. Suominen;V. Kitunen;A. Smolander

  • Nitrogen transformations in limed and nitrogen fertilized soil in Norway spruce stands

    Aino Smolander;Veikko Kitunen;Outi Priha;Eino Mälkönen

  • Dissolved soil organic nitrogen and carbon in a Norway spruce stand and an adjacent clear-cut.

    Aino Smolander;Veikko Kitunen;Eino Mälkönen

  • Nitrate uptake by Eriophorum vaginatum controls N2O production in a restored peatland

    Niko Silvan;Niko Silvan;Eeva-Stiina Tuittila;Veikko Kitunen;Harri Vasander

Frequent Co-Authors

Aino Smolander
Aino Smolander Finnish Forest Research Institute
Hannu Ilvesniemi
Hannu Ilvesniemi Finnish Forest Research Institute
Hannu Fritze
Hannu Fritze Natural Resources Institute Finland
Stefan Willför
Stefan Willför Åbo Akademi University
Taina Pennanen
Taina Pennanen Finnish Forest Research Institute
Raimo A. Ketola
Raimo A. Ketola Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)
Raija Laiho
Raija Laiho Natural Resources Institute Finland
Tapio Kotiaho
Tapio Kotiaho University of Helsinki
Heljä-Sisko Helmisaari
Heljä-Sisko Helmisaari University of Helsinki
Jari Liski
Jari Liski Finnish Meteorological Institute

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