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Mikko Vastaranta

University of Eastern Finland

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Scholarly Papers (11)

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1.

Significant Increase in Forest Canopy Mortality in Boreal Forests in Southeast Finland

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 12 Apr 2024
Samuli Junttila, Minna Blomqvist, Ville Laukkanen, Einari Heinaro, Antti Polvivaara, Hannah O’Sullivan, Tuomas Yrttimaa, Mikko Vastaranta and Heli Peltola
University of Eastern Finland, University of Helsinki, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Eastern Finland, University of Eastern Finland, Imperial College London, University of Eastern Finland, University of Eastern Finland and University of Eastern Finland
Downloads 191 (397,477)
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Forest Health, forest dieback, forest damage, forest disturbance, Deep learning, aerial imagery

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Tree Height and Stem Growth Dynamics in a Scots Pine Dominated Boreal Forest

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Tree Height and Stem Growth Dynamics in a Scots Pine Dominated Boreal Forest

Number of pages: 53 Posted: 16 Jun 2023
Tuomas Yrttimaa, Samuli Junttila, Ville Luoma, Jiri Pyörälä, Eetu Puttonen, Mariana Campos, Teemu Hölttä and Mikko Vastaranta
University of Eastern Finland, University of Eastern Finland, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Helsinki, Finnish Geospatial Research Institute, Finnish Geospatial Research Institute, affiliation not provided to SSRN and University of Eastern Finland
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water availability, environmental conditions, terrestrial laser scanning, dendrometers, LiDAR, time series

Tree Height and Stem Growth Dynamics in a Scots Pine Dominated Boreal Forest

Number of pages: 52 Posted: 29 Aug 2023
Tuomas Yrttimaa, Samuli Junttila, Ville Luoma, Jiri Pyörälä, Mariana Campos, Eetu Puttonen, Teemu Hölttä and Mikko Vastaranta
University of Eastern Finland, University of Eastern Finland, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Helsinki, Finnish Geospatial Research Institute, Finnish Geospatial Research Institute, affiliation not provided to SSRN and University of Eastern Finland
Downloads 30 (1,356,108)

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water availability, environmental conditions, terrestrial laser scanning, dendrometers, Lidar, time series

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Monitoring Tree Growth Allometry Using Two-Date Terrestrial Laser Scanning

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 17 Feb 2022
Tuomas Yrttimaa, Ville Luoma, Ninni Saarinen, Ville Kankare, Samuli Junttila, Markus Holopainen, Juha Hyyppä and Mikko Vastaranta
University of Eastern Finland, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Eastern Finland, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Finnish Geospatial Research Institute and University of Eastern Finland
Downloads 79 (809,932)
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terrestrial laser scanning, close-range sensing, time-series analyses, carbon allocation, growth and yield

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Quantifying Tree Mortality Drivers - a Case Study in a Boreal Forest

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 11 Nov 2023
Johanna Jääskeläinen, Samuli Junttila, Hannah O’Sullivan, Yan Cheng, Stéphanie Horion and Mikko Vastaranta
University of Eastern Finland, University of Eastern Finland, Imperial College London, University of Copenhagen, University of Copenhagen and University of Eastern Finland
Downloads 72 (860,052)

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forest damage, drought, tree mortality risk, dead trees, time-series, VPD

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Benefits of Using Multi-Return Terrestrial Laser Scanning for Tree Characterization in Southern Boreal Forests

Number of pages: 22 Posted: 20 Dec 2024
Teemu Kamula, Tuomas Yrttimaa, Aapo Erkkilä, Lauri Liikonen and Mikko Vastaranta
University of Eastern Finland, University of Eastern Finland, University of Eastern Finland, University of Eastern Finland and University of Eastern Finland
Downloads 70 (875,328)
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TLS, ground-based LiDAR, Forestry, tree characterization, Riegl VZ-400i, point cloud

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Influence of Bark Beetle Infestation on Stem Diameter Dynamics - Implications for Early Bark Beetle Detection

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 26 Dec 2023
Samuli Junttila, Tuomas Yrttimaa, Minna Blomqvist, Teemu Paljakka, Mikko Pelto-arvo and Mikko Vastaranta
University of Eastern Finland, University of Eastern Finland, University of Helsinki, University of Helsinki, University of Eastern Finland and University of Eastern Finland
Downloads 65 (916,100)

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radial stem variations, dendrometer, early-warning, green attack, ips typographus, tree physiology

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Transferring instance and semantic segmentation across terrestrial laser scanning time series: towards automated forest monitoring plot measurements

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 26 Nov 2025
Eppu Honkanen, Tuomas Yrttimaa, Louise Terryn, Teemu Kamula, Aapo Erkkilä, Lauri Liikonen, Juha Hyyppä and Mikko Vastaranta
affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Eastern Finland, Ghent University, University of Eastern Finland, University of Eastern Finland, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Finnish Geospatial Research Institute and University of Eastern Finland
Downloads 62 (961,006)

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TLS, ground-based LiDAR, forestry, tree characterization, Riegl VZ-400i, point cloud

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Terrestrial Laser Scanning Captures Seasonal Radial Growth of Boreal Trees

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 22 Sep 2022
Tuomas Yrttimaa, Samuli Junttila, Ville Luoma, Kim Calders, Ville Kankare, Ninni Saarinen, Antero Kukko, Markus Holopainen, Juha Hyyppä and Mikko Vastaranta
University of Eastern Finland, University of Eastern Finland, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Ghent University, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Finnish Geospatial Research Institute, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Finnish Geospatial Research Institute and University of Eastern Finland
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close-range sensing, time-series analyses, carbon allocation, growth and yield, terrestrial LiDAR, dendrometry

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Satellite Embeddings as Complementary Predictors of Standing Dead-Tree Volume Fraction in Boreal Forests

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 11 Jun 2026
Anwarul Islam Chowdhury, Mete Ahishali, Mikko Vastaranta, Md. Jamal Uddin and Samuli Junttila
University of Eastern Finland, University of Eastern Finland, University of Eastern Finland, Rangamati Science and Technology University and University of Eastern Finland
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Tree mortality, dead tree, machine learning, embeddings, biodiversity indicator

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Influence of Bark Beetle Infestation on Stem Diameter Dynamics

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 24 Dec 2024
Samuli Junttila, Tuomas Yrttimaa, Minna Blomqvist, Teemu Paljakka, Mikko Pelto-arvo and Mikko Vastaranta
University of Eastern Finland, University of Eastern Finland, University of Helsinki, University of Helsinki, University of Eastern Finland and University of Eastern Finland
Downloads 35 (1,249,711)
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radial stem variations, dendrometer, tree response, European spruce bark beetle, Ips typographus, tree physiology, temporal disturbance dynamics

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Canopy structure, scan angle and understory effects on airborne LiDAR waveform features in boreal forests

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 01 May 2026
Antti Polvivaara, Ilkka Korpela, Mikko Vastaranta and Samuli Junttila
University of Helsinki, University of Helsinki, University of Eastern Finland and University of Helsinki
Downloads 28 (1,372,601)

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Laser scanning, Forest structure, Understory, Photogrammetry, remote sensing, LiDAR signal