
ARI LAURéN
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 - UEF
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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
PROJECTS - UEF
Publications
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Aaltonen, Heidi; Tuukkanen, Tapio; Palviainen, Marjo; Laurén, Annamari (Ari); Tattari, Sirkka; Piirainen, Sirpa; Mattsson, Tuija; Ojala, Anne; Launiainen, Samuli; Finér, Leena. 2021. Controls of Organic Carbon and Nutrient Export from Unmanaged and Managed Boreal Forested Catchments Water 13 17: 2363. 2021
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Hokka, Hannu; Lauren, Ari; Stenberg, Leena; Launiainen, Samuli; Leppä, Kersti; Nieminen, Mika. 2021. Defining guidelines for ditch depth in drained Scots pine dominated peatland forests Silva fennica 55 3: 10494. 2021
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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 51 6: 859-870. 2021
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Kakaei Lafdani, E; Laurén, Ari; Cvetkovic, Jovana; Pumpanen, Jukka; Saarela, Taija; Palviainen, Marjo. 2021. Nitrogen Recovery from Clear-Cut Forest Runoff Using Biochar: Adsorption-Desorption Dynamics Affected by Water Nitrogen Concentration Water air and soil pollution 232 10: 432. 2021
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Kinnunen, Niko; Laurén, Annamari; Pumpanen, Jukka; Nieminen, Tiina M; Palviainen, Marjo. 2021. Biochar Capacity to Mitigate Acidity and Adsorb Metals - Laboratory Tests for Acid Sulfate Soil Drainage Water Water air and soil pollution 232 11: 464. 2021
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Lauren, Annamari (Ari); Guan, Mingfu; Salmivaara, Aura; Leinonen, Antti; Palviainen, Marjo; Launiainen, Samuli. 2021. NutSpaFHy-A Distributed Nutrient Balance Model to Predict Nutrient Export from Managed Boreal Headwater Catchments Forests 12 6: 808. 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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Lauren, Ari; Palviainen, Marjo; Page, Susan; Evans, Chris; Urzainki, Inaki; Hokka, Hannu. 2021. Nutrient Balance as a Tool for Maintaining Yield and Mitigating Environmental Impacts of Acacia Plantation in Drained Tropical Peatland: Description of Plantation Simulator Forests 12 3: 312. 2021
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Palviainen, Marjo; Peltomaa, Elina; Laurén, Ari; Kinnunen, Niko; Ojala, Anne; Berninger, Frank; Zhu, Xudan; Pumpanen, Jukka. 2021. Water quality and the biodegradability of dissolved organic carbon in drained boreal peatland under different forest harvesting intensities Science of the total environment 2022; 806 Part 4: 150919. 2021
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Shanin, V.; Juutinen, A.; Ahtikoski, A.; Frolov, P.; Chertov, O.; Rämö, J.; Lehtonen, A.; Laiho, R.; Mäkiranta, P.; Nieminen, M.; Laurén, A.; Sarkkola, S.; Penttilä, T.; Ťupek, B.; Mäkipää, R.. 2021. Simulation modelling of greenhouse gas balance in continuous-cover forestry of Norway spruce stands on nutrient-rich drained peatlands Forest ecology and management 496: 119479. 2021