Olli-Pekka Tikkanen
University Lecturer
Forest health, forest entomology PhD, Adjunct Professor (Forest Ecology)
School of Forest Sciences, Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology
[email protected] | +358 46 921 0746
My current research interests are in effects of climate change on distribution and abundance of forest insects and other potential damage agents potentially compromising forest health. In addition I have studied effects of forest use on biodiversity and forest history.
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Assessing the impacts of forest stand structure and landscape on the formation of Ips typographus damage hotspots in Finland
Diaz, John Alexander Pulgarin; Perez-Perez, Juliana; Melin, Markus; Peltola, Heli; Tikkanen, Olli-Pekka, 2025, Forestry, [Epub ahead of print 17 Sep 2025], 1-14. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Drivers of European spruce bark beetle (Ips typographus) damage risk in Finnish forests and insights for its management
Pulgarín Díaz, John Alexander; Melin, Markus; Mehtätalo, Lauri; Polade, Suraj; Aalto, Juha; Peltola, Heli; Tikkanen, Olli-Pekka, 2025, Forestry and Game Management Research Institute. Poster -
Impacts of forest stand and landscape variables on the formation of Ips typographus damage hotspots in Finland
Pulgarín Díaz, John Alexander; Pérez-Pérez, Juliaina; Melin, Markus; Peltola, Heli; Tikkanen, Olli-Pekka, 2025, Forestry and Game Management Research Institute. Abstract -
Impacts of stand and landscape attributes on Ips typographus damage hotspots in Finland
Pulgarín Díaz, John Alexander; Pérez-Pérez, Juliana; Melin, Markus; Peltola, Heli; Tikkanen, Olli-Pekka, 2025, Itä-Suomen yliopisto. Abstract -
Infestation symptoms as indicators of a sustained bark beetle outbreak in conserved and managed Norway spruce forests in south-eastern Finland
Simon, Diana-Cristina; Lyytikäinen-Saarenmaa, Päivi; Pelto-Arvo, Mikko; Tuviala, Johanna; Kosunen, Maiju; Honkavaara, Eija; Näsi, Roope; Tikkanen, Olli-Pekka; Kilpeläinen, Antti; Peltola, Heli, 2025, European journal of forest research, 144, 3, 377-391. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Ips typographus L. in the north: from curiosity to the most threatening insect pest of boreal coniferous forests of NW Europe
Tikkanen, Olli-Pekka; Pulgarin Diaz, Alexander; Melin, Markus; Peltola, Heli, 2025, Forestry and Game Management Research Institute. Poster -
Application of the Global Uncertainty and Sensitivity Analysis to assess the importance of deadwood characteristics for forest biodiversity
Mazziotta, Adriano; Kangas, Annika; De Pellegrin Llorente, Irene; Tikkanen, Olli Pekka; Eyvindson, Kyle, 2024, Stochastic environmental research and risk assessment, 38, 5, 1783-1802. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Effects of forest conservation and management on timber, ecosystem carbon, dead wood and habitat suitability area in a boreal forest under climate change
Pikkarainen, Laura; Strandman, Harri; Vento, Eerik; Petty, Aaron; Tikkanen, Olli Pekka; Kilpeläinen, Antti; Peltola, Heli, 2024, Silva fennica, 58, 2, 23045. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Effects of forest management intensity and climate change severity on volume growth, timber yield, carbon stocks, and the amount of deadwood in Scots pine, Norway spruce and silver birch stands in boreal conditions
Petty, Aaron; Senko, Sergei; Strandman, Harri; Jyrkinen, Essi; Tikkanen, Olli-Pekka; Kilpeläinen, Antti; Peltola, Heli, 2024, Canadian journal of forest research-revue canadienne de recherche forestiere, 54, 9, 1032-1047. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Effects of forest stand and landscape variables on Ips typographus damages in Finland’s nationwide
Pulgarin Díaz, John Alexander; Melin, Markus; Lyytikäinen-Saarenmaa, Päivi; Peltola, Heli; Tikkanen, Olli-Pekka, 2024, Itä-Suomen yliopisto. Abstract