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Aleksi Lehtonen

Natural Resources Institute Finland

P.O. Box 18 (Jokiniemenkuja 1)

Vantaa, FI-01301

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Scholarly Papers (16)

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1.

Decadal Decline in Forest Floor Soil Organic Carbon after Clear-Cutting in Nordic and Canadian Forests

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 15 Nov 2024
Carl-Fredrik Johannesson, Hannu Ilvesniemi, O. Janne Kjønaas, Klaus Steenberg Larsen, Aleksi Lehtonen, Jenni Nordén, David Paré, Hanna Silvennoinen, Johan Stendahl, Inge Stupak, Lars Vesterdal and Lise Dalsgaard
Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, Natural Resources Institute Finland, Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research, University of Copenhagen, Natural Resources Institute Finland, Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, Natural Resources Canada, Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Copenhagen, University of Copenhagen and Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research
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soil organic carbon, forest harvest, clear-cutting, boreal, temperate, national forest inventory

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Is the Organic Carbon-to-Clay Ratio a Reliable Indicator of Soil Health?

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 02 Jan 2024
Raisa Mäkipää, Lorenzo Menichetti, Eduardo Martínez-García, Tiina Törmänen and Aleksi Lehtonen
Natural Resources Institute Finland, Natural Resources Institute Finland, Natural Resources Institute Finland, Natural Resources Institute Finland and Natural Resources Institute Finland
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Soil organic carbon (SOC), SOC:Clay ratio, European mineral soils, LUCAS soil survey, forest soil, agricultural soil, Soil monitoring

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Are Microbial Biomass and Diversity Necessary to Explain Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics?

Number of pages: 58 Posted: 11 Feb 2025
Elisa Bruni, Jorge Curiel Yuste, Lorenzo Menichetti, Omar Flores, Daniela Guasconi, Bertrand Guenet, Ana-Maria Hereș, Aleksi Lehtonen, Raisa Mäkipää, Marleen Pallandt, Leticia Pérez-Izquierdo, Etienne Richy, Mathieu Santonja, Boris Ťupek and Stefano Manzoni
affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Natural Resources Institute Finland, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Stockholm University, Sorbonne University - École Normale Supérieure, Transilvania University of Brasov, Natural Resources Institute Finland, Natural Resources Institute Finland, Stockholm University, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, CNRS-IRD-Collège de France UMR 34 CEREGE - Aix-Marseille Université, Natural Resources Institute Finland and Department of Physical Geography, Stockholm University
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biogeochemistry, modeling, Climate change, microorganisms, Biodiversity, Forest soil

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Norway spruce monoculture has lower resilience and carbon sequestration capacity than more diverse broadleaved forest in Central Europe

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 21 Oct 2024 Last Revised: 06 Jun 2025
Michal Bosela, Peter Marcis, Dominik Polťák, Jergus Rybar, Peter Fleischer Sr., Peter Fleischer Jr., Erika Gömöryová, Jaroslav Vido, Paulína Nalevanková, Jaroslav Škvarenina, Marian Homolák, Jozef Výbošťok, Boris Ťupek, Tijana Martinovic, Petr Baldrian, Aleksi Lehtonen and Raisa Mäkipää
affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Slovak Academy of Sciences, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Technical University in Zvolen, Natural Resources Institute Finland, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Czech Academy of Sciences, Natural Resources Institute Finland and Natural Resources Institute Finland
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soil CO2 efflux, heterotrophic soil respiration, forest management, soil carbon emissions, CH4 uptake, climate change

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Combining National Forest Inventories Reveals Distinct Role of Climate on Tree Recruitment in European Forests

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 18 Jul 2024
Louis König, Frits Mohren, Mart-Jan Schelhaas, Julen Astigarraga, Emil Cienciala, Jonas Fridman, Leen Govaere, Aleksi Lehtonen, Adriane E. Muelbert, Thomas A. M. Pugh, Brigitte Rohner, Paloma Ruiz-Benito, Susanne Suvanto, Andrzej Talarczyk, Miguel A. Zavala, Jose Medina Vega, Igor Staritsky, Geerten Hengeveld and Gert-Jan Nabuurs
affiliation not provided to SSRN, Wageningen University and Research (WUR), affiliation not provided to SSRN, Universidad de Alcala, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Natural Resources Institute Finland, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Universidad de Alcalá, Natural Resources Institute Finland, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Universidad de Alcalá, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN and Wageningen University & Research
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Forest regeneration, forest recruitment modelling, ingrowth, forest dynamic models

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Carbon Allocation to Roots of Suppressed Norway Spruce Increases Immediately after Selection Harvest

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 13 Nov 2024
Aleksi Lehtonen, Juha Heikkinen, Chainey A. Boroski, Olli-Pekka Tikkasalo, Katja T. Rinne-Garmston, Elina Sahlstedt, Mika Korkiakoski, Anna Kärkönen, Anna Lintunen, Harri Mäkinen, Mikko Peltoniemi, Gonzalo de Quesada Alzamora, Yann Salmon, Giles H.F. Young, Raisa Mäkipää and Ram Oren
Natural Resources Institute Finland, Natural Resources Institute Finland, Duke University - Nicholas School of the Environment, Natural Resources Institute Finland, Natural Resources Institute Finland, Natural Resources Institute Finland, Government of the Republic of Finland - Finnish Meteorological Institute, Natural Resources Institute Finland, University of Helsinki, Natural Resources Institute Finland, Natural Resources Institute Finland, University of Helsinki, University of Helsinki, Natural Resources Institute Finland, Natural Resources Institute Finland and Duke University
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root growth, continuous-cover forestry (CCF), carbon isotope composition (δ13C), harvest release effect, selection harvest

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Norway Spruce Monoculture Has Lower Resilience and Carbon Sequestration Capacity than More Diverse Broadleaved Forest in Central Europe

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 22 Feb 2025
Michal Bosela, Peter Marcis, Dominik Polťák, Jergus Rybar, Peter Fleischer Sr., Peter Fleischer Jr., Erika Gömöryová, Jaroslav Vido, Paulína Nalevanková, Jaroslav Škvarenina, Marian Homolák, Jozef Výbošťok, Boris Ťupek, Tijana Martinovic, Petr Baldrian, Aleksi Lehtonen and Raisa Mäkipää
affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Slovak Academy of Sciences, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Technical University in Zvolen, Natural Resources Institute Finland, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Czech Academy of Sciences, Natural Resources Institute Finland and Natural Resources Institute Finland
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Soil CO2 efflux, heterotrophic soil respiration, Forest management, soil carbon emissions, CH4 uptake, Climate Change

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Soil disturbances affect greenhouse gas emissions, soil organic carbon stability and microbial community in a drained peatland forest

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 29 Sep 2025
Qian Li, Tijana Martinovic, Bartosz Adamczyk, Sylwia Adamczyk, Anne Tyvijärvi, Vendula Brabcová, Aleksi Lehtonen, Petr Baldrian, Raisa Mäkipää and Mikko Peltoniemi
Natural Resources Institute Finland, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Natural Resources Institute Finland, Natural Resources Institute Finland, Natural Resources Institute Finland, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Natural Resources Institute Finland, Czech Academy of Sciences, Natural Resources Institute Finland and Natural Resources Institute Finland
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natural disturbances, forest management, CO2, CH4, N2O, soil carbon stabilization

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Fast Recovery of Suppressed Norway Spruce Trees after Selection Harvesting on a Drained Peatland Forest Site

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 27 Sep 2022 Last Revised: 31 Jan 2023
Aleksi Lehtonen, Kersti Leppä, Katja T. Rinne-Garmston, Elina Sahlstedt, Pauliina Schiestl-Aalto, Juha Heikkinen, Giles H.F. Young, Mika Korkiakoski, Mikko Peltoniemi, Sakari Sarkkola, Annalea Lohila and Raisa Mäkipää
Natural Resources Institute Finland, Natural Resources Institute Finland, Natural Resources Institute Finland, Natural Resources Institute Finland, University of Helsinki, Natural Resources Institute Finland, Natural Resources Institute Finland, Government of the Republic of Finland - Finnish Meteorological Institute, Natural Resources Institute Finland, Natural Resources Institute Finland, Government of the Republic of Finland - Finnish Meteorological Institute and Natural Resources Institute Finland
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continuous cover forestry (CCF), carbon isotope composition (δ13C), tree stem diameter growth, harvest release effect, Norway spruce, selection harvest

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Impact of Thinning on Carbon Dynamics in Boreal Upland and Peatland Forests

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 16 Jun 2025
Gonzalo de Quesada Alzamora, Helena Rautakoski, Jie Xu, Qian Li, Tuula Larmola, Petri Salovaara, Vilma Anttila, Mikko Peltoniemi, Markku Koskinen, Annalea Lohila, Juho Aalto, Aleksi Lehtonen, Jaana Bäck, Raisa Mäkipää, Jussi Heinonsalo, Yann Salmon and Anna Lintunen
University of Helsinki, Government of the Republic of Finland - Finnish Meteorological Institute, University of Helsinki, Natural Resources Institute Finland, Natural Resources Institute Finland, Natural Resources Institute Finland, University of Helsinki, Natural Resources Institute Finland, University of Helsinki, Government of the Republic of Finland - Finnish Meteorological Institute, University of Helsinki, Natural Resources Institute Finland, University of Helsinki, Natural Resources Institute Finland, University of Helsinki, University of Helsinki and University of Helsinki
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forest management, Thinning, Carbon budget, Net ecosystem production, Carbon Balance, Boreal forest

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Microbial Biomass – Not Diversity – Drives Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics in Spanish Holm Oak Ecosystems

Number of pages: 55 Posted: 17 Dec 2024
Elisa Bruni, Jorge Curiel Yuste, Lorenzo Menichetti, Omar Flores, Daniela Guasconi, Bertrand Guenet, Ana-Maria Hereș, Aleksi Lehtonen, Raisa Mäkipää, Marleen Pallandt, Leticia Pérez-Izquierdo, Etienne Richy, Mathieu Santonja, Boris Ťupek and Stefano Manzoni
affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Natural Resources Institute Finland, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Stockholm University, Sorbonne University - École Normale Supérieure, Transilvania University of Brasov, Natural Resources Institute Finland, Natural Resources Institute Finland, Stockholm University, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, CNRS-IRD-Collège de France UMR 34 CEREGE - Aix-Marseille Université, Natural Resources Institute Finland and Department of Physical Geography, Stockholm University
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biogeochemistry, modeling, climate change, microorganisms, biodiversity, Forest soil

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Counterintuitive Photosynthetic Light Acclimation of Previously Suppressed Norway Spruce Following a Release from Overstory Competition in a Hemi-Boreal Drained Peatland Forest

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 15 May 2025
Gonzalo de Quesada Alzamora, Olli-Pekka Tikkasalo, Mikko Peltoniemi, Aleksi Lehtonen, Yann Salmon, Anna Lintunen and Ram Oren
University of Helsinki, Natural Resources Institute Finland, Natural Resources Institute Finland, Natural Resources Institute Finland, University of Helsinki, University of Helsinki and Duke University
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Photosynthetic parameters Specific leaf areaReleased treesSuppressed trees Thinning

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me4soc: a Multi-model Ensemble interface for Soil Organic Carbon predictions

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 13 Nov 2025
Elisa Bruni, Aleksi Lehtonen, Shoji Hashimoto, Boris Ťupek, Nasser Bacha, Daniel Bunker, Illian Brasselet-Darracq, Dalia Fages-Gouyou, Yanis Hemeray, Christopher P.O. Reyer, Carlos Sierra and Bertrand Guenet
affiliation not provided to SSRN, Natural Resources Institute Finland, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Natural Resources Institute Finland, Sorbonne University - École Normale Supérieure, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Sorbonne University - École Normale Supérieure, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry and Sorbonne University - École Normale Supérieure
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Soil organic carbon, me4soc, climate change, land-use change, climate-smart management, multi-model ensemble

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Soil disturbances affect greenhouse gas dynamics, soil carbon stability and microbial community in drained peatland forest

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 16 Mar 2026
Qian Li, Tijana Martinovic, Bartosz Adamczyk, Sylwia Adamczyk, Anne Tyvijärvi, Vendula Brabcová, Aleksi Lehtonen, Petr Baldrian, Raisa Mäkipää and Mikko Peltoniemi
Natural Resources Institute Finland, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Natural Resources Institute Finland, Natural Resources Institute Finland, Natural Resources Institute Finland, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Natural Resources Institute Finland, Czech Academy of Sciences, Natural Resources Institute Finland and Natural Resources Institute Finland
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natural disturbances, forest management, CO2, CH4, N2O, SOC stabilization

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Estimating the impact of peatland forest management on heterotrophic carbon dioxide emissions in Northern Europe

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 16 May 2026
Vince Chukwu, Qian Li, Mika Korkiakoski, Aleksi Lehtonen and Raisa Mäkipää
University of Aberdeen, Natural Resources Institute Finland, Government of the Republic of Finland - Finnish Meteorological Institute, Natural Resources Institute Finland and Natural Resources Institute Finland
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Peatland forestry, greenhouse gas emissions, soil simulation, continuous cover forestry, rotation forestry, selection harvesting, clearcutting

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Impacts of tree species admixing on soil carbon and soil properties in boreal conifer-dominated forests: evidence from multiple datasets

Number of pages: 55 Posted: 21 Mar 2026
Anna Repo, Päivi Soronen, Timo Domisch, Saija Huuskonen, Hannu Ilvesniemi, Aleksi Lehtonen, Jari Miina, Mari Myllymäki and Aino Smolander
Natural Resources Institute Finland, Natural Resources Institute Finland, Natural Resources Institute Finland, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Natural Resources Institute Finland, Natural Resources Institute Finland, Natural Resources Institute Finland, Natural Resources Institute Finland and Natural Resources Institute Finland
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