ARI LAURéN
Associate Professor
Process-based forest ecosystem modelling
Research interests:
1) Hydrology, biogeochemistry and forest production on forested peatlands,
2) Modelling of nutrient fluxes in catchment scale
3) Environmental effects of forestry and new methods for water protection
4) Biochar in water purification
Google Scholar profile:
https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=Wu9xJ1AAAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate
Contact info
Organization
Faculty of Science and Forestry, School of Forest Sciences
ari.lauren@uef.fi
Phone
+358 50 452 4685
Keywords
biochar
biogeochemistry
forest ecology
hydrology
mathematical modelling
peatand forestry
soil physics
water protection
Teaching Activities
Forest ecosystem modelling, concepts and applications (3513170 A,B,C )
Forest soil hydrology (3513169 A,B)
Research groups and research projects
+ Methane and soil - tree networks: Adding dimensions to greenhouse-gas studies , Academy of Finland 2019-2023
- Task: consortium PI
+ Self-heating in drying and quality management of wood chip piles - HAIKU, ERDF, Business Finland, 2020-2022
- Task: project PI
+ Biochar, circular economy and water protection in forestry, Marjatta and Eino Kolli Foundation, 2018-2020
- Task: PhD supervisor, mathematical modelling
+ Biochar - a new water protection method for acid sulphate soils, Maa- ja vesitekniikan tuki, 2020 - 2021
- Task: PhD supervisor, mathematical modelling
+ Peatland simulator: a new tool to balance wood production and negative environmental effects in peatland forestry, Research collaboration between UEF, Natural Resources Institute Finland, and University of Helsinki, 2018 ->
- Task: PI, Main developer
+ Modern simulation models for restoration of tropical peatlands, mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions and optimization of plant production, Research collaboration between UEF, Natural Resources Institute Finland, and Winrock International, 2018 ->
- Task: PI, PhD supervisor, main developer
+ Reducing the Effects of Forest Management to inland Waters (REFORMWATER) , Water-JPI, SA,
- https://blogs.uef.fi/reformwater/
- Task: Mathematical modelling
+ Cascading carbon flow in managed forested catchments (CASCAS) https://www.uef.fi/en/web/bgc/cascas
- Task: Modelling
Research groups
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Innovative water protection methods
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METNET - Methane and soil - tree networks: Adding dimensions to greenhouse-gas studies
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Forest ecosystem modelling
Publications
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Juutinen, Artti; Shanin, Vladimir; Ahtikoski, Anssi; Rämö, Janne; Mäkipää, Raisa; Laiho, Raija; Sarkkola, Sakari; Laurén, Ari; Penttilä, Timo; Hökkä, Hannu; Saarinen, Markku. 2021. Profitability of continuous cover forestry in Norway spruce-dominated peatland forest and the role of water table Canadian journal of forest research-revue canadienne de recherche forestiere Accepted manuscript: -. 2021
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Laurén, Ari; Palviainen, Marjo; Launiainen, Samuli; Leppä, Kersti; Stenberg, Leena; Urzainki, Iñaki; Nieminen, Mika; Laiho, Raija; Hökkä, Hannu. 2021. Drainage and Stand Growth Response in Peatland Forests - Description, Testing, and Application of Mechanistic Peatland Simulator SUSI Forests 12 3: 293. 2021
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Palviainen, Marjo; Aaltonen, Heidi; Laurén, Ari; Köster, Kajar; Berninger, Frank; Ojala, Anne; Pumpanen, Jukka. 2020. Biochar amendment increases tree growth in nutrient-poor, young Scots pine stands in Finland Forest ecology and management 474: 118362. 2020
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Salmivaara, Aura; Launiainen, Samu; Perttunen, Jari; Nevalainen, Paavo; Pohjankukka, Jenne; Ala-llomäki, Jari; Siren, Matti; Lauren, Ari; Tuominen, Sakari; Uusitalo, Jori; Pahikkala, Tapio; Heikkonen, Jukka; Finer, Leena. 2020. Towards dynamic forest trafficability prediction using open spatial data, hydrological modelling and sensor technology Forestry 93 5: 662-674. 2020
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Saarela, Taija; Lafdani, Elham Kakaei; Laurén, Ari; Pumpanen, Jukka; Palviainen, Marjo. 2020. Biochar as adsorbent in purification of clear-cut forest runoff water: adsorption rate and adsorption capacity Biochar 2: 227-237. 2020
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Palviainen, Marjo; Laurén, Ari; Saarela, Taija; Kakaei Lafdani, Elham; Pumpanen, Jukka. 2020. Biohiili valumavesien puhdistajana Vesitalous 2: 14 - 16. 2020
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Urzainki, lnaki; Lauren, Ari; Palviainen, Marjo; Haahti, Kersti; Budiman, Arif; Basuki, Imam; Netzer, Michael; Hokka, Hannu. 2020. Canal blocking optimization in restoration of drained peatlands Biogeosciences 17: 4769-4784. 2020
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Palviainen, M; Lauren, A; Pumpanen, J; Bergeron, Y; Bond-Lamberty, B; Larjavaara, M; Kashian, DM; Koster, K; Prokushkin, A; Chen, HYH; Seedre, M; Wardle, DA; Gundale, MJ; Nilsson, MC; Wang, C; Berninger, F. 2020. Decadal-Scale Recovery of Carbon Stocks After Wildfires Throughout the Boreal Forests Global biogeochemical cycles 34 8: e2020GB006612. 2020
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Laurén, Ari; Hökkä, Hannu; Urzainki, Iñaki; Palviainen, Marjo; Haahti, Kersti; Stenberg, Leena; Launiainen, Samuli; Nieminen, Mika; Leinonen, Antti. 2020. Vesiensuojelua tiedon avulla - suosimulaattori kertoo, missä kunnostusojitusta ei kannata tehdä Vesitalous 2: 25 - 27. 2020
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Lafdani, Elham Kakaei; Saarela, Taija; Laurén, Ari; Pumpanen, Jukka; Palviainen, Marjo. 2020. Purification of Forest Clear-Cut Runoff Water Using Biochar: A Meso-Scale Laboratory Column Experiment Water 12 2: 478. 2020