Search Results - "Vesa Nivala"

Modelling the effect of habitat composition and roads on the occurrence and number of moose damage at multiple scales by Nikula, Ari, Nivala, Vesa, Matala, Juho, Heliövaara, Kari

“…We modelled the effect of habitat composition and roads on the number and occurrence of moose ( L.) damage in Ostrobothnia and Lapland using a zero-inflated…”
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Ain’t Nothing like Family—Female Brown Bears Share Their Home Range with Relatives by Olejarz, Astrid, Aspi, Jouni, Kojola, Ilpo, Nivala, Vesa, Niskanen, Alina K., Harmoinen, Jenni

“…Sociality in animal populations is a continuum, and interactions between conspecifics are meaningful for all vertebrates. Ignorance of social structures can…”
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A method for assessing ecological values to reconcile multiple land use needs by Kangas, Katja M., Tolvanen, Anne, Tarvainen, Oili, Nikula, Ari, Nivala, Vesa, Huhta, Esa, Jäkäläniemi, Anne

“…We present a new method for ecologically sustainable land use planning within multiple land use schemes. Our aims were (1) to develop a method that can be used…”
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Effects of bedrock and surficial deposit composition on moose damage in young forest stands in Finnish Lapland by Ruuhola, Teija, Nikula, Ari, Vesa, Nivala, Nevalainen, Seppo, Matala, Juho

“…There is evidence that moose are attracted to fertile growth habitats apparently due to better quality and larger quantities of food. The nutrients in mineral…”
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Data on recreational activities, respondents’ values, land use preferences, protection level and biodiversity in nature-based tourism areas in Finland by Tolvanen, Anne, Kangas, Katja, Tarvainen, Oili, Huhta, Esa, Jäkäläniemi, Anne, Kyttä, Marketta, Nikula, Ari, Nivala, Vesa, Tuulentie, Seija, Tyrväinen, Liisa

“…We present the first dataset that can be used to associate peoples’ opinions with comprehensive biodiversity and cultural heritage values. The socio-ecological…”
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Potential Trade-Offs Between Nature-Based Tourism and Forestry, a Case Study in Northern Finland by Hannu Salminen, Liisa Tyrväinen, Vesa Nivala, Eero Vatanen, Ville Hallikainen, Anssi Ahtikoski, Seija Tuulentie

“…Forestry, as a large industry, has significant impacts on the quality of nature-based tourism landscapes in boreal forests. In Finland, the rapid growth of…”
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Kallioperä ja maalaji vaikuttavat hirvivahinkojen määrään by Teija Ruuhola, Ari Nikula, Vesa Nivala, Seppo Nevalainen, Juho Matala

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Cost-efficient forest management for safeguarding Siberian flying squirrel (Pteromys volans) habitats in Central Finland by Ahtikoski, Anssi, Nikula, Ari, Nivala, Vesa, Haikarainen, Soili, Juutinen, Artti

“…Protection of vulnerable species often creates conflicts between land use and conservation management. Particularly challenging is the case of Siberian flying…”
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Producing a sensitivity assessment method for visual forest landscapes by Store, Ron, Karjalainen, Eeva, Haara, Arto, Leskinen, Pekka, Nivala, Vesa

“…•A method and a model were developed to assess the sensitivity of visual forest landscapes.•In the case study a sensitivity classification for a land area of…”
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Wolf visitations close to human residences in Finland: The role of age, residence density, and time of day by Kojola, Ilpo, Hallikainen, Ville, Mikkola, Kari, Gurarie, Eliezer, Heikkinen, Samuli, Kaartinen, Salla, Nikula, Ari, Nivala, Vesa

“…Large carnivorous mammals, such as the gray wolf (Canis lupus) have been recently expanding to human-dominated landscapes in many regions. Although wolves tend…”
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The relationship between people's activities and values with the protection level and biodiversity by Tolvanen, Anne, Kangas, Katja, Tarvainen, Oili, Huhta, Esa, Jäkäläniemi, Anne, Kyttä, Marketta, Nikula, Ari, Nivala, Vesa, Tuulentie, Seija, Tyrväinen, Liisa

“…We investigated how people's recreational activities, values, and land use preferences are related to the protection level, biodiversity and cultural heritage…”
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Inadvertent shooting of brown bear cubs in Finland: what can managers do to reduce it? by Kojola, Ilpo, Hallikainen, Ville, Heikkinen, Samuli, Nivala, Vesa

“…Family groups with cubs-of-the-year (cubs) in Finland's brown bear Ursus arctos population are protected from hunting, but sport hunters inadvertently shoot…”
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Has the sex-specific structure of Finland's brown bear population changed during 21 years? by Kojola, Ilpo, Hallikainen, Ville, Heikkinen, Samuli, Nivala, Vesa

“…Gene flow between the two brown bear Ursus arctos populations of Fennoscandia is very weak although bear populations both in Finland and Scandinavia has been…”
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Wolf attacks on hunting dogs are negatively related to prey abundance in Finland: an analysis at the wolf territory level by Kojola, Ilpo, Hallikainen, Ville, Nivala, Vesa, Heikkinen, Samuli, Tikkunen, Mari, Huhta, Esa, Ruha, Leena, Pusenius, Jyrki

“…Attacks by wolves ( Canis lupus ) on dogs ( C. familiaris) presumably are motivated both by preying and elimination of potential competitors. Regardless of…”
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Tourism resort users' participation in planning: Testing the public participation geographic information system method in Levi, Finnish Lapland by Kantola, Sini, Uusitalo, Marja, Nivala, Vesa, Tuulentie, Seija

“…It is a challenging task to get tourists involved in tourism planning. In addition, it is often believed that local authorities and tourism companies have an…”
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The effect of human‐modified landscape structure on forest grouse broods in two landscape types by Huhta, Esa, Helle, Pekka, Nivala, Vesa, Nikula, Ari

“…The population sizes and the breeding success of Finnish tetraonids have been decreasing for decades. In this study, the presence of a grouse hen with a brood…”
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Polkuja luontoon – Levin kesäreittiverkoston kehittäminen käyttäjäkokemuksia ja ekologista tietoa yhdistäen by Marja Uusitalo, Seija Tuulentie, Sini Kantola, Esa Huhta, Vesa Nivala

“…Tourism season in Lapland is mainly winter. Only one quarter of the registered overnight stays take place in snowless seasons in Lapland. Therefore lots of…”
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Regional balance of forest chip supply and demand in Finland in 2030 by Anttila, Perttu, Nivala, Vesa, Salminen, Olli, Hurskainen, Markus, Kärki, Janne, Lindroos, Tomi, Asikainen, Antti

“…According to the National Energy and Climate Strategy of Finland in 2016, the demand for forest chips, that is, wood chips made of forest biomass directly for…”
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Feather growth bars as a biomarker of habitat fragmentation in the Eurasian treecreeper by Le Tortorec, Eric, Helle, Samuli, Suorsa, Petri, Sirkiä, Päivi, Huhta, Esa, Nivala, Vesa, Hakkarainen, Harri

“…Habitat fragmentation poses a major threat to animal species worldwide. However, a lack of accurate and easy-to-collect biomarkers can hamper the…”
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A method for assessing ecological values to reconcile multiple land use needs by Kangas, Katja M, Tolvanen, Anne, Tarvainen, Oili, Nikula, Ari, Nivala, Vesa, Huhta, Esa, Jäkäläniemi, Anne

“…We present a new method for ecologically sustainable land use planning within multiple land use schemes. Our aims were (1) to develop a method that can be used…”
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