Metsakasvatuse töörühm

Marju Kaivapalu, (juh) Katri Ots; Reimo Lutter; Arvo Tullus, Raskmetallide omastamine ja jaotumine hübriidhaava- ja arukaseistandikes endistel põllumajandusmaadel ja Aidu ammendatud põlevkivikarjääri puistangutel, Eesti Maaülikool.

Mari-Liis Siller, (juh) Tea Tullus; Reimo Lutter, Elurikkus endisele põllumajandusmaale istutatud kuuse-kase sega- ja puhtpuistutes, Eesti Maaülikool.

Kristjan Täll, (juh) Reimo Lutter; Arvo Tullus; Hardi Tullus, Juur- ja valguskonkurentsi hindamine kuuse-kase segametsades stabiilsete isotoopide meetodil, Eesti Maaülikool.

Natalia Vysotska, (juh) Reimo Lutter; Hardi Tullus, Arukase- ja hübriidhaavaistandike kasvumudelid ja neist saadava puidu omadused, Eesti Maaülikool.

Pille Ligi, (juh) Hardi Tullus; Heimo Karppinen; Michael Meitner, The public opinion on silvicultural activities, Eesti Maaülikool.

Reeno Sopp, (juh) Hardi Tullus; Reimo Lutter; Arvo Tullus, Metsamajanduse ja kliima mõju endistele põllumaadele rajatud lehtpuuistandike produktsioonile ja puudevahelise konkurentsile, Eesti Maaülikool.
 

Lehtpuupuistute produktsiooni suurendamine endistel põllumaadel metsaselektsiooni ja -majandamise abil, 2link opens in new page; 

Vastutav täitja: Hardi Tullus; Kestvus: 01.07.2023–30.06.2031; Rahastamine: Foreko OÜ, summa 180 000 EUR.

ArGrow biostimulandi pikaajalise mõju hindamine männi-, kuuse- ja kasetaimedele Järvselja püsikatsealallink opens in new page

Vastutav täitja: Reimo Lutter; Kestvus 01.06.2024–31.03.2029; Rahastamine: Riigimetsa Majandamise Keskus, summa 27 780 EUR.

Kvaliteetse puidu kasvatamine majandusmetsades ja istandikeslink opens in new page

Vastutav täitja: Reimo Lutter; Kestvus 01.01.2024–31.12.2028; Rahastamine: Sihtasutus Eesti Teadusagentuur, summa 1 146 150 EUR.

ECOLOOPlink opens in new page

Vastutav täitja: Reimo Lutter; Kestvus: 01.10.2023–30.09.2027; Rahastamine: Euroopa Komisjon, summa 890 000 EUR.

Intensiivse puidukasvatuse mõju kliimamuutuste leevendamisele ning mullaviljakuse ja elurikkuse hoidmisele mittemetsamaallink opens in new page

Vastutav täitja: Tea Tullus; Kestvus 01.07.2024–30.06.2027; Rahastamine:  SA Keskkonnainvesteeringute Keskus, summa 76 389 EUR.

Juurkonkurentsi hindamine kuuse-kase segametsades stabiilsete isotoopide meetodillink opens in new page

Vastutav täitja: Reimo Lutter; Kestvus 01.01.2022–31.12.2026; Rahastamine: Sihtasutus Eesti Teadusagentuur, summa 455 500 EUR.

Hübriidhaavaistandike biomajanduslik potentsiaal ja pikaajaline mõju elurikkusele ning keskkonnalelink opens in new page

Vastutav täitja: Hardi Tullus; Kestvus 01.01.2021–31.12.2025; Rahastamine: Sihtasutus Eesti Teadusagentuur, summa 943 700 EUR.

Metsakasvatuse töörühm

Seisuga 14.10.2025

Kasvukiirus ja produktsioon

• Sopp, R.; Lutter, R.; Täll, K.; Kaasik, A.; Sisask, S.; Ots, K.; Kaivapalu, M.; Tullus, T.; Hordo, M.; Vares, A.; Tullus, H.; Tullus, A. (2025). The effects of competition and competitors location on growth and mortality in middle-aged Betula pendula plantations. Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research, 40(1), 62–74. https://doi.org/10.1080/02827581.2025.2463526link opens in new page
• Täll, Kristjan; Tullus, Arvo; Tullus, Tea; Tullus, Hardi; Lutter, Reimo (2025). Ecosystem carbon storage two decades after afforestation in Norway spruce and silver birch monocultures and mixtures on abandoned agricultural land in hemiboreal Estonia. Forest Ecology and Management, 578,  ARTN 122444. DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2024.122444link opens in new page
• Vysotska, N; Khromuliak, O; Borysenko, O; Rumiantsev, M; Yashchuk, I; Kipran, O. (2025). Comparing the effectiveness of random forest and generalized linear models in predicting ungulate browsing impact on Kyiv Polissya’s young pine forests. Folia Forestalia Polonica, 67 (1), 1−11. DOI: 10.2478/ffp-2025-0001
• Kangur, O.; Sopp, R.; Tullus, A.; Kupper, P.; Õunapuu-Pikas, E.; Tullus, H.; Lutter, R. (2024). Growth ranking of hybrid aspen genotypes and its linkage to leaf gas exchange. BMC Plant Biology, 24, 435. DOI: 10.1186/s12870-024-05104-6link opens in new page
• Lutter, R.; Stål, G.; Ceder, L.A.; Lim, H.; Padari, A.; Tullus, H.; Nordin, A.; Lundmark, T. (2021). Climate benefit of different tree species on former agricultural land in Northern Europe. Forests, 12 (12). DOI: 10.3390/f12121810link opens in new page
• Rytter, L.; Lutter, R. (2020). Early growth of different tree species on agricultural land along a latitudinal transect in Sweden. Forestry, 93 (3), 376−388. DOI: 10.1093/forestry/cpz064link opens in new page
• Hepner, H.; Lutter, R.; Tullus, A.; Kanal, A.; Tullus, T.; Tullus, H. (2020). Effect of early thinning treatments on above-ground growth, biomass production, leaf area index and leaf growth efficiency in a hybrid aspen coppice stand. BioEnergy Research, 13 (1), 197−209. DOI: 10.1007/s12155-020-10111-0link opens in new page
• Lutter, R; Tullus, A; Kanal, A; Tullus, T; Tullus, H. (2017). Above-ground growth and temporal plant-soil relations in midterm hybrid aspen (Populus tremula L. × P. tremuloides Michx.) plantations on former arable lands in hemiboreal Estonia. Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research, 8, 688−699. DOI: 10.1080/02827581.2017.1278784link opens in new page
• Ots, K., Orru, M., Tilk, M., Kuura, L., Aguraijuja, K. 2017a. Afforestation of cutaway peatlands: effect of wood ash on biomass formation and carbon balance. Forestry Studies / Metsanduslikud Uurimused 67, 17−36.
• Ots, K., Tilk, M., Aguraijuja, K. 2017b. The effect of oil shale ash and mixtures of wood ash and oil shale ash on the above- and belowground biomass formation of Silver birch and Scots pine seedlings on a cutaway peatland. Ecological Engineering 108, 296−306.
• Lutter, R; Tullus, A; Kanal, A; Tullus, T; Tullus, H. (2016). The impact of former land-use type to above- and below-ground C and N pools in short-rotation hybrid aspen (Populus tremula L. × P. tremuloides Michx.) plantations in hemiboreal conditions. Forest Ecology and Management, 378, 79−90. DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2016.07.021link opens in new page
• Lutter, R; Tullus, A; Tullus, T; Tullus, H. (2016). Spring and autumn phenology of hybrid aspen (Populus tremula L. × P. tremuloides Michx.) genotypes of different geographic origin in hemiboreal Estonia. New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science, 46 (1), 1−7. DOI: 10.1186/s40490-016-0078-7link opens in new page
• Lutter, R.; Tullus, A.; Kanal, A.; Tullus, T.; Vares, A.; Tullus, H. (2015). Growth development and plant-soil relations in midterm silver birch (Betula pendula Roth) plantations on previous agricultural lands in hemiboreal Estonia. European Journal of Forest Research, 134(4), 653–667. DOI: 10.1007/s10342-015-0879-xlink opens in new page
• Aguraijuja, K., Klõšeiko, J., Ots, K., Lukjanova, A. 2015. Effect of wood ash on leaf and shoot anatomy, photosynthesis and carbohydrate concentrations in birch on a cutaway peatland. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 187(7), 444.
• Kikamägi, K., Ots, K., Kuznetsova, T., Pototski, A. 2014. The growth and nutrients status of conifers on ash-treated cutaway peatland. Trees – Structure and Function 28(1), 53–64.
• Kikamägi, K., Elm, K., Ots, K., Kuznetsova, T. 2013a. The effect of wood ash application on biomass of young Silver birch (Betula pendula Roth) trees at cutaway 94 peatlands. Proceedings of the International Forestry Graduate Students’ Conference, 2‒4 July 2013, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 129–134.
• Kikamägi, K., Ots, K., Kuznetsova, T. 2013b. Effect of wood ash on the biomass production and nutrient status of young silver birch (Betula pendula Roth) trees on cutaway peatlands in Estonia. Ecological Engineering 58, 17–25.
• Tullus, A.; Kanal, A.; Soo, T.; Tullus, H. (2010). The impact of available water content in previous agricultural soils on tree growth and nutritional status in young hybrid aspen plantations in Estonia. Plant and Soil, 333, 129–145. DOI: 10.1007/s11104-010-0330-5link opens in new page
• Kikamägi, K., Ots, K. 2010. Stimulating the growth of trees with ashes of various biofuels (wood, peat) on a cutaway peatland. Forestry Studies / Metsanduslikud Uurimused 52, 60–71.
• Kund, M.; Vares, A.; Sims, A.; Tullus, H.; Uri, V. (2010). Early growth and development of silver birch (Betula pendula Roth) plantations on abandoned agricultural land. – European Journal of Forest Research, 129(4), 679–688. DOI: 10.1007/s10342-010-0369-0link opens in new page
• Tullus, A.; Tullus, H.; Soo, T.; Pärn, L. (2009). Above-ground biomass characteristics of young hybrid aspen (Populus tremula L. × P. tremuloides Michx.) plantations on former agricultural land in Estonia. Biomass and Bioenergy, 33, 1617–1625. DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2009.08.001link opens in new page
• Tullus, A.; Tullus, H.; Vares, A.; Kanal, A. (2007). Early growth of hybrid aspen (Populus × wettsteinii Hämet-Ahti) plantations on former agricultural lands in Estonia. Forest Ecology and Management, 245, 118–129. DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2007.04.006link opens in new page

Mullaviljakus

• Lutter, R.; Hepner, H.; Tullus, A.; Lim, H.; Tullus, T.; Õunapuu-Pikas, E.; Sopp, R.; Kaivapalu, M.; Täll, K.; Ots, K.; Tullus, H. (2024). Ecosystem carbon and nutrient balances in short-rotation hybrid aspen coppice under different thinning methods. BioEnergy Research. DOI: 10.1007/s12155-024-10780-1link opens in new page
• Lutter, R; Tullus, A; Vares, A; Sopp, R; Tullus, T; Kaivapalu, M; Ots, K; Kharel, B; Lundmark, T; Tullus, H. (2023). Changes in soil organic carbon and nutritional status 20 years after afforestation of former agricultural soils with silver birch plantations. Plant & Soil, 482, 385–400. DOI: 10.1007/s11104-022-05695-9link opens in new page

• Lutter, R.; Tullus, A.; Kanal, A.; Tullus, T.; Tullus, H. (2016). The impact of short-rotation hybrid aspen (Populus tremula L. × P. tremuloides Michx.) plantations on nutritional status of former arable soils. Forest Ecology and Management, 362, 184−193. DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2015.12.009link opens in new page

   

Elurikkus ja kahjustajad

• Tullus, T.; Lutter, R.; Randlane, T.; Saag, A.; Tullus, A.; Rähn, E.; Riit, T.; Sopp, R.; Siller, M-L.; Täll, K.; Ots, K.; Kaivapalu, M.; Tullus, H. (2025). Do silver birch (Betula pendula) and hybrid aspen (Populus tremula x P. tremuloides) plantations on former agricultural land differ from the perspective of biodiversity? New Forests, 56(2). DOI:10.1007/s11056-025-10095-9link opens in new page
• Ots, K., Tullus, T., Tilk, M., Tullus, A., Lutter, R., Kaivapalu, M., Sopp, R., Täll, K., Tullus, H. 2024. Ash treatment promotes the revegetation of abandoned extracted peatlands. MDPI Land, 13, 1632.
• Rähn, E.; Lutter, R.; Riit, T.; Tullus, T.; Tullus, A.; Tedersoo, L.; Drenkhan, R.; Tullus, H. (2024). Soil mycobiomes in native European aspen forests and hybrid aspen plantations have a similar fungal richness but different compositions, mainly driven by edaphic and floristic factors. Frontiers in Microbiology, 15. DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2024.1372938link opens in new page
• Tullus, T.; Lutter, R.; Tullus, A.; Sopp, R.; Siller, ML.; Vares, A.; Tullus, H. (2024). Temporal dynamics of forest understory on former agricultural land follows similar pathways in plantations and naturally regenerated stands. New Forests. DOI: 10.1007/s11056-024-10052-ylink opens in new page
• Lutter, R.; Riit, T.; Agan, A.; Rähn, E.; Tullus, A.; Sopp, R.; Ots, K.; Kaivapalu, M.; Täll, K.; Tullus, T.; Tedersoo, L.; Drenkhan, R.; Tullus, H. (2023). Soil fungal diversity of birch plantations on former agricultural land resembles naturally regenerated birch stands on agricultural and forest land. Forest Ecology & Management, 542, 1211000. DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2023.121100link opens in new page
• Tullus, T.; Lutter, R.; Randlane, T.; Saag, A.; Tullus, A.; Kaasik, A.; Sopp, R.; Ots, K.; Kaivapalu, M.; Pärtel, M.; Tullus, H. (2022). The effects of restoration approach, site and landscape variables on the biodiversity of birch stands in agricultural landscapes. Applied Vegetation Science, 25, e12678. DOI: 10.1111/avsc.12678link opens in new page
• Lutter, R.; Drenkhan, R.; Tullus, A.; Jürimaa, K.; Tullus, T.; Tullus, H. (2019). First record of Entoleuca mammata in hybrid aspen plantations in hemiboreal Estonia and stand-environmental factors affecting its prevalence. European Journal of Forest Research, 138, 263−274. DOI: 10.1007/s10342-019-01165-7link opens in new page
• Randlane, T.; Tullus, T.; Saag, A.; Lutter, R.; Tullus, A.; Helm, A.; Tullus, H.; Pärtel, M. (2017). Diversity of lichens and bryophytes in hybrid aspen plantations in Estonia depends on landscape structure. Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 47, 1202−1214. DOI: 10.1139/cjfr-2017-0080link opens in new page
• Tullus, T.; Tullus, A.; Roosaluste, E.; Lutter, R.; Tullus, H. (2015). Vascular plant and bryophyte flora in mid-term hybrid aspen plantations on abandoned agricultural land. Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 45 (9), 1183–1191. DOI: 10.1139/cjfr-2014-0464link opens in new page
• Tullus, T.; Tullus, A.; Roosaluste, E.; Kaasik, A.; Lutter, R.; Tullus, H. (2013). Understorey vegetation in young naturally regenerated and planted birch (Betula spp.) stands on abandoned agricultural land. New Forests, 44, 591–611. DOI: 10.1007/s11056-013-9365-9link opens in new page
• Tullus, T.; Tullus, A.; Roosaluste, E.; Tullus, H. (2012). Bryophyte vegetation in young deciduous forest plantations. Baltic Forestry, 18 (2), 205–213.
• Soo, T.; Tullus, A.; Tullus, H.; Roosaluste, E.; Vares, A. (2009). Change from agriculture to forestry: floristic diversity in young fast-growing deciduous plantations on former agricultural land in Estonia. Annales Botanici Fennici, 46 (4), 353–364. DOI: 10.5735/085.046.0410link opens in new page
• Soo, T.; Tullus, A.; Tullus, H.; Roosaluste, E. (2009). Floristic diversity responses in young hybrid aspen plantations to land-use history and site preparation treatments. Forest Ecology and Management, 257, 858–867. DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2008.10.018link opens in new page

Ökonoomika

• Hepner, H.; Lukason, O.; Lutter, R.; Padari, A.; Tullus, A.; Tullus, H. (2021). The Value of Hybrid Aspen Coppice Investment under Different Discount Rate, Price and Management Scenarios: A Case Study of Estonia. Forests, 12 (10), 1332. DOI: 10.3390/f12101332link opens in new page
• Tullus, A.; Lukason, O.; Vares, A.; Padari, A.; Lutter, R.; Tullus, T.; Karoles, K.; Tullus, H. (2012). Economics of hybrid aspen (Populus tremula L. × P. tremuloides Michx.) and silver birch (Betula pendula Roth) plantations on abandoned agricultural lands in Estonia. Baltic Forestry, 18 (2), 288–298.

Põlevkivikarjääride taastamine

• Kaivapalu, M.; Ots, K.; Lutter, R.; Tullus, A.; Tullus, T,; Sopp, R.; Hepner, H.; Siller, ML.; Hordo, M.; Õunapuu-Pikas, E.; Täll, K.; Vares, A.; Tullus, H. (2024). Phytoremediation capacity of hybrid aspen at sites affected by industry and agriculture. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 196 (4), ARTN 384. DOI: 10.1007/s10661-024-12540-2link opens in new page
• Lutter, R.; Tullus, T.; Tullus, A.; Kanal, A.; Tullus, H. (2017). Forest ecosystem recovery in 15-year-old hybrid aspen (Populus tremula L. × P. tremuloides Michx.) plantations on a reclaimed oil shale quarry. Oil Shale, 34 (4), 368−389. DOI: 10.3176/oil.2017.4.05link opens in new page
• Tullus, A.; Soo, T.; Tullus, H.; Vares, A.; Kanal, A.; Roosaluste, E. (2008). Early growth and floristic diversity of hybrid aspen (Populus × wettsteinii Hämet-Ahti) plantations on a reclaimed opencast oil shale quarry in North-East Estonia. Oil Shale, 25, 57–73. DOI: 10.3176/oil.2008.1.07link opens in new page

Ülevaade

• Tullus, H.; Tullus, A.; Rytter, L.; (2013). Short-rotation forestry for supplying biomass for energy production, in: Kellomäki, S.; Kilpeläinen, A.; Ashraful, A. (Eds.), Forest BioEnergy Production: Management, Carbon Sequestration and Adaptation. Springer New York Heidelberg Dordercht London, pp. 39–56. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-8391-5_3link opens in new page
• Tullus, A.; Rytter, L.; Tullus, T.; Weih, M.; Tullus, H. (2012). Short-rotation forestry with hybrid aspen (Populus tremula L. × P. tremuloides Michx.) in Northern Europe. Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research, 27, 10–29. DOI: 10.1080/02827581.2011.628949link opens in new page