Project Publications

November 2026

• Estimating the impact of peatland forest management on heterotrophic carbon dioxide emissions in southern Finland
  
  Chukwu, V., Li, Q., Korkiakoski, M., Lehtonen, A., Mäkipää, R., & Dondini, M. (2026). Estimating the impact of peatland forest management on heterotrophic carbon dioxide emissions in southern Finland. Forest Ecology and Management, 619, 124137.
  

• me4soc: a multi-model ensemble interface for soil organic carbon predictions
  
  Bruni, E., Lehtonen, A., Hashimoto, S., Ťupek, B., Bacha, N., Bunker, D., … & Guenet, B. (2026). me4soc: a multi-model ensemble interface for soil organic carbon predictions. Ecological Modelling, 521, 111716.

September 2026

• Soil disturbances affect greenhouse gas dynamics, soil carbon stability and microbial community in drained peatland forest
  
  Li, Q., Martinović, T., Adamczyk, B., Adamczyk, S., Tyvijärvi, A., Brabcová, V., … & Peltoniemi, M. (2026). Soil disturbances affect greenhouse gas dynamics, soil carbon stability and microbial community in drained peatland forest. Geoderma, 473, 117978.

June 2026

• Integrating microbial community composition with abiotic drivers enhances prediction of soil respiration in managed Scots pine forests
  
  Guasconi, D., Pallandt, M., Martinović, T., Aleinikoviene, J., Behling, D., Filipek, S., … & Manzoni, S. (2026). Integrating microbial community composition with abiotic drivers enhances prediction of soil respiration in managed Scots pine forests. Applied Soil Ecology, 222, 107015.

January 2026

• Short-term effects of harvesting alternatives on soil nitrous oxide fluxes in a boreal drained peatland forest
  
  Martínez-García, E., Rautakoski, H., Rissanen, A. J., Adamczyk, B., Anttila, J., Lehtonen, A., … & Mäkipää, R. (2026). Short-term effects of harvesting alternatives on soil nitrous oxide fluxes in a boreal drained peatland forest. Geoderma, 465, 117648.
  
• Towards improved accounting and mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions from ditches and canals
  
  Silverthorn, T., Connolly, J., Habib, W., Kosten, S., Larmola, T., Paranaíba, J. R., … & Peacock, M. (2026). Towards improved accounting and mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions from ditches and canals. Environmental Research Letters, 21(2), 021001.

December 2025

• Harmonized global soil carbon and respiration datasets with derived turnover time and temperature sensitivity
  
  Hashimoto, S., Ito, A., & Nishina, K. (2025). Harmonized global soil carbon and respiration datasets with derived turnover time and temperature sensitivity. Scientific Data.
  
• Vegetation type and climate determine temperature thresholds of soil respiration across drylands
  
  Almagro, M., Rey, A., Inclán, R. M., Barba, J., Vargas, R., Carrara, A., … & Yuste, J. C. (2025). Vegetation type and climate determine temperature thresholds of soil respiration across drylands. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 109984.
  

November 2025

• Influence of thinning intensity on sexual versus vegetative regeneration of Quercus pubescens Willd. coppices
  
  Brasseur, S., Prévosto, B., Dupouyet, S., Baldy, V., Ballini, C., Bousquet-Mélou, A., & Santonja, M. (2025). Influence of thinning intensity on sexual versus vegetative regeneration of Quercus pubescens Willd. coppices. Forest Ecology and Management, 596, 123063. 
  
• Carbon dynamics after thinning in two boreal forest sites: Upland and drained peatland
  
  De Quesada, G., Rautakoski, H., Xu, J., Li, Q., Larmola, T., Salovaara, P., … & Lintunen, A. (2025). Carbon dynamics after thinning in two boreal forest sites: Upland and drained peatland. Forest Ecology and Management, 595, 123024.
  

October 2025

• Repeated nitrogen fertilization enhances Scots pine growth and carbon uptake without persistent long-term effects in boreal forests
  
  Palvi, A., Martínez-García, E., Szejner, P., Rinne-Garmston, K. T., Young, G. H., Sahlstedt, E., … & Lehtonen, A. (2025). Repeated nitrogen fertilization enhances Scots pine growth and carbon uptake without persistent long-term effects in boreal forests. Tree Physiology, 45(6), tpaf053.
  
• Long-term nitrogen fertilization alters microbial respiration sensitivity to temperature and moisture, potentially enhancing soil carbon retention in a boreal Scots pine forest
  
  Ťupek, B., Lehtonen, A., Manzoni, S., Bruni, E., Baldrian, P., Richy, E., … & Mäkipää, R. (2025). Long-term nitrogen fertilization alters microbial respiration sensitivity to temperature and moisture, potentially enhancing soil carbon retention in a boreal Scots pine forest. Biogeosciences, 22(19), 5497-5510.
  
• Nitrogen fertilisation of boreal forest soil increases soil carbon pool through elevated microbial necromass formation but also modifies tree secondary metabolism
  
  Adamczyk, B., Adamczyk, S., Tupek, B., Li, Q., Martinovic, T., Richy, E., … & Mäkipää, R. (2025). Nitrogen fertilisation of boreal forest soil increases soil carbon pool through elevated microbial necromass formation but also modifies tree secondary metabolism. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 109917.
  
• Demography, dynamics and data: building confidence for simulating changes in the world’s forests
  
  Eckes‐Shephard, A.H., Argles, A.P., Brzeziecki, B., Cox, P.M., De Kauwe, M.G., Esquivel‐Muelbert, A., Fisher, R.A., Hurtt, G.C., Knauer, J., Koven, C.D. and Lehtonen, A., 2025. Demography, dynamics and data: building confidence for simulating changes in the world’s forests. New Phytologist.
  
• Digital soil health assessment: pedogenon mapping and unit-specific thresholds for Basque Country forest plantations
  
  Román Dobarco, M., McBratney, A. B., Cornu, S., & Curiel Yuste, J. (2025). Digital Soil Health Assessment: Pedogenon Mapping and Unit‐Specific Thresholds for Basque Country Forest Plantations. Soil Use and Management, 41(4), e70133.
  

September 2025

• Mining global soil carbon datasets: Can modern machine learning uncover the missing pieces of process-based models?
  
  Hashimoto, S., Bruni, E., Ťupek, B., Yamashita, N., Toriyama, J., Mori, T., Imaya, A., Guenet, B., Ito, A., & Lehtonen, A. (2025). Mining global soil carbon datasets: Can modern machine learning uncover the missing pieces of process-based models? Environmental Research Letters, 20(10), 101003.
  
• Norway spruce monoculture has lower resilience and carbon sequestration capacity than a more diverse broadleaved forest: A case study in Central Europe
  
  Bosela, M., Marcis, P., Polťák, D., Rybár, J., Fleischer Sr, P., Fleischer Jr, P., … & Mäkipää, R. (2025). Norway spruce monoculture has lower resilience and carbon sequestration capacity than a more diverse broadleaved forest: A case study in Central Europe. Forest Ecology and Management, 591, 122829.
  
• Effects of pre-fire land use on recovery of soil chemical properties after a prescribed fire: a short-, medium- and long-term case study in the NE Iberian Peninsula
  
  Francos, M., Alfaro, S., Outeiro, L., & Úbeda, X. (2025). Effects of Pre-Fire Land Use on Recovery of Soil Chemical Properties After a Prescribed Fire: A Short-, Medium-and Long-term Case Study in the NE Iberian Peninsula. Cuadernos de Investigación Geográfica, 51(2), 71-83.
  

August 2025

• Microbial biomass – not diversity – drives soil carbon and nitrogen mineralization in Spanish holm oak ecosystems
  
  Bruni, E., Yuste, J.C., Menichetti, L., Flores, O., Guasconi, D., Guenet, B., Hereș, A.M., Lehtonen, A., Mäkipää, R., Pallandt, M. and Pérez-Izquierdo, L., 2025. Microbial biomass–not diversity–drives soil carbon and nitrogen mineralization in Spanish holm oak ecosystems. Geoderma, 460, p.117408.

July 2025

• Soil carbon dynamics during stand rotation in boreal forests
  
  Menichetti, L., A. Lehtonen, A.-J. Lindroos, et al. (2025). “Soil Carbon Dynamics During Stand Rotation in Boreal Forests. European Journal of Soil Science, 76, no. 4: e70154. 
  
• Ground-dwelling spider community responses to forest management in a Mediterranean oak forest
  
  Ménival, C., Santonja, M., Mazzia, C., Spataro, V., Brousset, L., Pavon, D., Dupouyet, S., Le Bagousse‐Pinguet, Y. and Gros, R., (2025). Ground‐Dwelling Spider Community Responses to Forest Management in a Mediterranean Oak Forest. Ecology and Evolution, 15(7), p.e71670.

June 2025

• Validating laboratory predictions of soil rewetting respiration pulses using field data
  
  Li, X., Pallandt, M., Naidu, D., Rousk, J., Hugelius, G. and Manzoni, S., 2025. Validating laboratory predictions of soil rewetting respiration pulses using field data. Biogeosciences, 22(11), pp.2691-2705.
  
• Combining national forest inventories reveals distinct role of climate on tree recruitment in European forests
  
  König, L. A., Mohren, F., Schelhaas, M. J., Astigarraga, J., Cienciala, E., Flury, R., … & Nabuurs, G. J. (2025). Combining national forest inventories reveals distinct role of climate on tree recruitment in European forests. Ecological Modelling, 505, 111112.

April 2025

• Modelling the effect of climate–substrate interactions on soil organic matter decomposition with the Jena Soil Model
  
  Pallandt, M., Schrumpf, M., Lange, H., Reichstein, M., Yu, L., & Ahrens, B. (2025). Modelling the effect of climate–substrate interactions on soil organic matter decomposition with the Jena Soil Model. Biogeosciences, 22(7), 1907-1928.

March 2025

• Decadal decline in forest floor soil organic carbon after clear-cutting in Nordic and Canadian forests
  
  Johannesson, C. F., Ilvesniemi, H., Kjønaas, O. J., Larsen, K. S., Lehtonen, A., Nordén, J., Paré, D., Silvennoinen, H., Stendahl, J., Stupak, I., Vesterdal, L., & Dalsgaard, L. (2025). Decadal decline in forest floor soil organic carbon after clear-cutting in Nordic and Canadian forests. Forest Ecology and Management, 586, 122668.

• Digital mapping of peat thickness and extent in Finland using remote sensing and machine learning
  
  Pohjankukka, J., Räsänen, T. A., Pitkänen, T. P., Kivimäki, A., Mäkinen, V., Väänänen, T., … & Middleton, M. (2025). Digital mapping of peat thickness and extent in Finland using remote sensing and machine learning. Geoderma, 455, 117216.

• Eddy-covariance fluxes of CO2, CH4 and N2O in a drained peatland forest after clear-cutting
  
  Tikkasalo, O. P., Peltola, O., Alekseychik, P., Heikkinen, J., Launiainen, S., Lehtonen, A., … & Mäkipää, R. (2025). Eddy-covariance fluxes of CO2, CH4 and N2O in a drained peatland forest after clear-cutting. Biogeosciences, 22(5), 1277-1300.
  
• Machine-learning based spatiotemporal prediction of soil moisture in a grassland hillslope
  
  Houben, T., Ebeling, P., Khurana, S., Schmid, J.S. and Boog, J., 2025. Machine‐learning based spatiotemporal prediction of soil moisture in a grassland hillslope. Vadose Zone Journal, 24(2), p.e70011.

January 2025

• Understanding Europe’s Forest Harvesting Regimes
  
  Suvanto, S., Esquivel‐Muelbert, A., Schelhaas, M.‐J., Astigarraga, J., Astrup, R., Cienciala, E., et al. (2025). Understanding Europe’s forest harvesting regimes. Earth’s Future, 13.

December 2024

• European croplands under climate change: Carbon input changes required to increase projected soil organic carbon stocks
  
  Bruni, E., Lugato, E., Chenu, C., & Guenet, B. (2024). European croplands under climate change: Carbon input changes required to increase projected soil organic carbon stocks. Science of The Total Environment, 176525.

November 2024

• Simulating Ips typographus L. outbreak dynamics and their influence on carbon balance estimates with ORCHIDEE r8627
  
  Marie, G., Jeong, J., Jactel, H., Petter, G., Cailleret, M., McGrath, M.J., Bastrikov, V., Ghattas, J., Guenet, B., Lansø, A.S. and Naudts, K., 2024. Simulating Ips typographus L. outbreak dynamics and their influence on carbon balance estimates with ORCHIDEE r8627. Geoscientific Model Development, 17(21), pp.8023-8047.

October 2024

• Providing quality-assessed and standardised soil data to support global mapping and modelling (WoSIS snapshot 2023)
  
  Batjes, N. H., Calisto, L., & de Sousa, L. M. (2024). Providing quality-assessed and standardised soil data to support global mapping and modelling (WoSIS snapshot 2023). Earth System Science Data, 16:4735–4765. 
  
• Managing both overstory and understory vegetation mitigates the impact of drought on soil nematode communities in a Mediterranean pine forest
  
  Biryol, C., Trap, J., Prevosto, B., Dupouyet, S., Baldy, V. and Santonja, M. (2024). Managing both overstory and understory vegetation mitigates the impact of drought on soil nematode communities in a Mediterranean pine forest. Applied Soil Ecology, 202, p.105585.
  
• Segmental retention models for representing the hydraulic properties of evolving structured soils
  
  Kiałka, F., Flores, O., Naudts, K., Luyssaert, S. and Guenet, B., 2024. Segmental retention models for representing the hydraulic properties of evolving structured soils. Vadose Zone Journal, 23(6), p.e20378.

September 2024

• Thinning followed by slash burning enhances growth and reduces vulnerability to drought for Pinus nigra
  
  Vilà‐Vilardell, L., Valor, T., Hood‐Nowotny, R., Schott, K., Piqué, M. & Casals, P. (2024). Thinning followed by slash burning enhances growth and reduces vulnerability to drought for Pinus nigra. Ecological Applications e3030.
  
• Phosphorus limitation promotes soil carbon storage in a boreal forest exposed to long-term nitrogen fertilization
  
  Richy, E., Fort, T., Odriozola, I., Kohout, P., Barbi, F., Martinovic, T., Tupek, B., Adamczyk, B., Lehtonen, A., Mäkipää, R. and Baldrian, P., 2024. Phosphorus limitation promotes soil carbon storage in a boreal forest exposed to long‐term nitrogen fertilization. Global Change Biology, 30(9), p.e17516.
  
• Precise method to measure fungal and bacterial necromass using high pressure liquid chromatography with fluorescence detector adjusted to inorganic, organic and peat soils
  
  Adamczyk, S., Mäkipää, R., Lehtonen, A. and Adamczyk, B., 2024. Precise method to measure fungal and bacterial necromass using high pressure liquid chromatography with fluorescence detector adjusted to inorganic, organic and peat soils. Pedobiologia, 106, p.150977.

July 2024

• We need targeted policy interventions in the EU to save soil carbon
  
  Mäkipää, R., Bruun, O., Lehtonen, A., Peltoniemi, M., & Kulovesi, K. (2024). We need targeted policy interventions in the EU to save soil carbon. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 12, 1354695.
  
• Modelling boreal forest’s mineral soil and peat C dynamics with the Yasso07 model coupled with the Ricker moisture modifier
  
  Ťupek, B., Lehtonen, A., Yurova, A., Abramoff, R., Guenet, B., Bruni, E., … & Mäkipää, R. (2024). Modelling boreal forest’s mineral soil and peat C dynamics with the Yasso07 model coupled with the Ricker moisture modifier. Geoscientific Model Development, 17(13), 5349-5367.

June 2024

• There is a need to better take into account forest soils in the planned soil monitoring law of the European Union
  
  Wellbrock, N., Cools, N., de Vos, B., Jandl, R., Lehtonen, A., Leitgeb, E., Mäkipää, R., Pavlenda, P., Schwärtzel, K., & Šrámek, V. (2024). There is a need to better take into account forest soils in the planned soil monitoring law of the European Union. In Annals of Forest Science (Vol. 81, Issue 1). Springer Science and Business Media LLC.

May 2024

• Meta-analysis reveals that the effects of precipitation change on soil and litter fauna in forests depend on body size
  
  Martin, P. A., Fisher, L., Pérez‐Izquierdo, L., Biryol, C., Guenet, B., Luyssaert, S., … & Yuste, J. C. (2024). Meta‐analysis reveals that the effects of precipitation change on soil and litter fauna in forests depend on body size. Global Change Biology, 30(5), e17305.

• How Long Is Long? A Bibliographic Review of What Is Meant by the Long-Term Effects of Fire on Soil Properties
  
  Garcia-Braga, E., Peñalver-Alcalá, A., Farguell, J., Francos, M., & Úbeda, X. (2024). How Long Is Long? A Bibliographic Review of What Is Meant by the Long-Term Effects of Fire on Soil Properties. Spanish Journal of Soil Science (Vol. 14). Frontiers Media SA.

April 2024

• Interactive effects of soil moisture, air temperature and litter nutrient diversity on soil microbial communities and Folsomia candida population
  
  Biryol, C., Aupic‐Samain, A., Lecareux, C., Gauquelin, T., Baldy, V. and Santonja, M., (2024). Interactive effects of soil moisture, air temperature and litter nutrient diversity on soil microbial communities and Folsomia candida population. Oikos, p.e10345.

• Is the organic carbon-to-clay ratio a reliable indicator of soil health?
  
  Mäkipää, R., Menichetti, L., Martínez-García, E., Törmänen, T., Lehtonen, A., (2024). Is the organic carbon-to-clay ratio a reliable indicator of soil health? Geoderma (Vol. 444, p. 116862).

February 2024

• Microbial mediated carbon and nitrogen cycling in the spatially heterogeneous vadose zone: A modeling study
  
  Khurana, S., Heße, F., Hildebrandt, A., & Thullner, M. (2024). Microbial mediated carbon and nitrogen cycling in the spatially heterogeneous vadose zone: A modeling study. Vadose Zone Journal, e20315.

November 2023

• A step forward in fungal biomass estimation – a new protocol for more precise measurements of soil ergosterol with liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry and comparison of extraction methods
  
  Adamczyk, S., Lehtonen, A., Mäkipää, R. & Adamczyk, B. (2023). A step forward in fungal biomass estimation – a new protocol for more precise measurements of soil ergosterol with liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry and comparison of extraction methods. New Phytologist. 
  
• Soil GHG dynamics after water level rise – Impacts of selection harvesting in peatland forests
  
  Peltoniemi, M., Li, Q., Turunen, P., Tupek, B., Mäkiranta, P., Leppä, K., … & Mäkipää, R. (2023). Soil GHG dynamics after water level rise–Impacts of selection harvesting in peatland forests. Science of The Total Environment, 901, 165421.

October 2023

• Interactive effects of microbial functional diversity and carbon availability on decomposition – A theoretical exploration
  
  Khurana, S., Abramoff, R., Bruni, E., Dondini, M., Tupek, B., Guenet, B., … & Manzoni, S. (2023). Interactive effects of microbial functional diversity and carbon availability on decomposition–A theoretical exploration. Ecological Modelling, 486, 110507.

September 2023

• New ways for (in) validating the forest carbon neutrality hypothesis
  
  McGrath, M. J., Schulte‐Frohlinde, A., & Luyssaert, S. (2023). New ways for (in) validating the forest carbon neutrality hypothesis. Global Change Biology.

• Potential of continuous cover forestry on drained peatlands to increase the carbon sink in Finland
  
  Lehtonen, A., Eyvindson, K., Härkönen, K., Leppä, K., Salmivaara, A., Peltoniemi, M., … & Mäkipää, R. (2023). Potential of continuous cover forestry on drained peatlands to increase the carbon sink in Finland. Scientific Reports, 13(1), 15510.

May 2023

• Soil organic carbon models need independent time-series validation for reliable prediction
  
  Le Noë, J., Manzoni, S., Abramoff, R., Bölscher, T., Bruni, E., Cardinael, R., … & Guenet, B. (2023). Soil organic carbon models need independent time-series validation for reliable prediction. Communications Earth & Environment, 4(1), 158.

• Fire severity as a key determinant of aboveground and belowground biological community recovery in managed even-aged boreal forests
  
  Pérez‐Izquierdo, L., Bengtsson, J., Clemmensen, K. E., Granath, G., Gundale, M. J., Ibáñez, T. S., Lindahl, B. D., Strengbom, J., Taylor, A., Viketoft, M., Wardle, D. A., & Nilsson, M. (2023). Fire severity as a key determinant of aboveground and belowground biological community recovery in managed even‐aged boreal forests. Ecology and Evolution (Vol. 13, Issue 5).

January 2023

• Tropical cyclones facilitate recovery of forest leaf area from dry spells in East Asia
  
  Chen, Y. Y., & Luyssaert, S. (2023). Tropical cyclones facilitate recovery of forest leaf area from dry spells in East Asia. Biogeosciences, 20(2), 349-363.

December 2022

• Multi-modelling predictions show high uncertainty of required carbon input changes to reach a 4‰ target
  
  Bruni, E., Chenu, C., Abramoff, R. Z., Baldoni, G., Barkusky, D., Clivot, H., … & Guenet, B. (2022). Multi‐modelling predictions show high uncertainty of required carbon input changes to reach a 4‰ target. European Journal of Soil Science, 73(6), e13330.

November 2022

• How does management affect soil C sequestration and greenhouse gas fluxes in boreal and temperate forests? – A review
  
  Mäkipää, R., Abramoff, R., Adamczyk, B., Baldy, V., Biryol, C., Bosela, M., … & Lehtonen, A. (2023). How does management affect soil C sequestration and greenhouse gas fluxes in boreal and temperate forests?–A review. Forest Ecology and Management, 529, 120637.

August 2022

• Lowering water table reduces carbon sink strength and carbon stocks in northern peatlands
  
  Kwon, M. J., Ballantyne, A., Ciais, P., Qiu, C., Salmon, E., Raoult, N., Guenet, B., Göckede, M., Euskirchen, E. S., Nykänen, H., Schuur, E. A. G., Turetsky, M. R., Dieleman, C. M., Kane, E. S., & Zona, D. (2022). Lowering water table reduces carbon sink strength and carbon stocks in northern peatlands. Global Change Biology (Vol. 28, Issue 22, pp. 6752–6770).

July 2022

• Post-fire recovery of soil microbial functions is promoted by plant growth
  
  Garcia‐Pausas, J., Romanyà, J., & Casals, P. (2022). Post‐fire recovery of soil microbial functions is promoted by plant growth. European Journal of Soil Science, 73(4), e13290.

June 2022

• Do mycorrhizal symbionts drive latitudinal trends in photosynthetic carbon use efficiency and carbon sequestration in boreal forests?
  
  Mäkelä, A., Tian, X., Repo, A., Ilvesniemi, H., Marshall, J., Minunno, F., … & Lehtonen, A. (2022). Do mycorrhizal symbionts drive latitudinal trends in photosynthetic carbon use efficiency and carbon sequestration in boreal forests?. Forest Ecology and Management, 520, 120355.
  
• The impact of natural disturbances on the physical, chemical, and biological properties of forest soils: an umbrella review protocol
  
  Martin, P.A., Arendse, J., Moreaux, C., Izquierdo, L.P., Luyssaert, S., Guenet, B., Manzoni, S., Spake, R., Santonja, M., Naudts, K. and Yuste, J.C., 2022. The impact of natural disturbances on the physical, chemical, and biological properties of forest soils: an umbrella review protocol.

March 2022

• Back to the Future: Restoring Northern Drained Forested Peatlands for Climate Change Mitigation
  
  Escobar D, Belyazid S and Manzoni S (2022) Back to the Future: Restoring Northern Drained Forested Peatlands for Climate Change Mitigation. Front. Environ. Sci. 10:834371.