Tuomas Aakala
Professor
Forest disturbance ecology
School of Forest Sciences, Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology
[email protected] | +358 50 351 1476
Research groups
Publications
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Dominant-feature Identification in Data from Gaussian Processes Applied to Finnish Forest Inventory Records
Flury, Roman; Aakala, Tuomas; Ruha, Leena; Kuuluvainen, Timo; Furrer, Reinhard. 2025. Journal of agricultural, biological, and environmental statistics. [Epub ahead of print 26 July 2025]: 1-26 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Forest biodiversity in boreal Europe: Species richness and turnover among old-growth forests, managed forests and clearcut sites
Nirhamo, Aleksi; Aakala, Tuomas; Kouki, Jari. 2025. Biological conservation. 306: A2 Review article, Literature review, Systematic review -
Local and regional factors influencing historical forest fires in eastern Fennoscandia
Tariyal, Gargi; Flury, Roman; Kouki, Jari; Aakala, Tuomas. 2025. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society B: biological sciences. 380: . 20230452 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Trends in background mortality in unmanaged forests across Europe over the last century
Idoate-Lacasia, Jokin; Stillhard, Jonas; Portier, Jeanne; Bigler, Christof; Bugmann, Harald; Nagel, Thomas A; Casanelles-Abella, Joan; Kaeber, Yannek; Aakala, Tuomas; Blaschke, Markus; Brzeziecki, Bogdan; Carrer, Marco; Cateau, Eugenie; Frank, Georg; Fraver, Shawn; Holik, Jan; Kucbel, Stanislav; Leyman, Anja; Meyer, Peter; Motta, Renzo; Samonil, Pavel; Seebach, Lucia; Svoboda, Miroslav; Szwagrzyk, Jerzy; Vandekerkhove, Kris; Vostarek, Ondrej; Zlatanov, Tzvetan; Hobi, Martina L. 2025. Journal of ecology. [Epub ahead of print 05 August 2025]: 1-16 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Assessing changes in global fire regimes
Sayedi, Sayedeh Sara; Abbott, Benjamin W; Vannière, Boris; Leys, Bérangère; Colombaroli, Daniele; Romera, Graciela Gil; Słowiński, Michał; Aleman, Julie C; Blarquez, Olivier; Feurdean, Angelica; Brown, Kendrick; Aakala, Tuomas; Alenius, Teija; Allen, Kathryn; Andric, Maja; Bergeron, Yves; Biagioni, Siria; Bradshaw, Richard; Bremond, Laurent; Brisset, Elodie; Brooks, Joseph; Brugger, Sandra O; Brussel, Thomas; Cadd, Haidee; Cagliero, Eleonora; Carcaillet, Christopher; Carter, Vachel; Catry, Filip. 2024. Fire ecology. 20: . 18 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Availability and Consumption of Wooden Resource for the Construction of Late Medieval Roof Structures in Finland
Dalheimer, Franziska; Aakala, Tuomas. 2024. Mirator. 24: 42-55 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Can triad forestry reconcile Europe’s biodiversity and forestry strategies? A critical evaluation of forest zoning
Nagel, Thomas A.; Rodríguez-Recio, Mariano; Aakala, Tuomas; Angelstam, Per; Avdagić, Admir; Borowski, Zbigniew; Bravo-Oviedo, Andrés; Brazaitis, Gediminas; Campagnaro, Thomas; Ciach, Michał; Curovic, Milic; Doerfler, Inken; Fotakis, Dimitrios; Govedar, Zoran; Gregor, Konstantin; Gültekin, Yaşar Selman; Heilmann-Clausen, Jacob; Hoffmann, Johanna; Hofmeister, Jeňýk; Jansone, Diāna; Jansons, Āris; Kepfer-Rojas, Sebastian; Lachat, Thibault; Lapin, Katharina; Lõhmus, Asko; Manton, Michael; Mikac, Stj. 2024. Ambio. 2025; 54: 632-641 B1 Non-refereed journal articles -
Drivers of snag fall rates in Fennoscandian boreal forests
Aakala, Tuomas; Storaunet, Ken Olaf; Jonsson, Bengt Gunnar; Korhonen, Kari T. 2024. Journal of applied ecology. 61: 2392-2404 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Elevation-dependent tree growth response to climate in a natural Scots pine/downy birch forest in northern Sweden
Fassl, Magdalena; Aakala, Tuomas; Östlund, Lars. 2024. Plant-environment interactions. 5: . e10140 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Ignition probability and fuel consumption of boreal ground vegetation fuels – an experimental study in Finland
Lindberg, Henrik; Aakala, Tuomas; Vanha-Majamaa, Ilkka. 2024. Silva fennica. 58: A1 Journal article (refereed), original research