Juha Siitonen – författare

Fossils document the existence of trees and wood-associated organisms from almost 400 million years ago, and today there are between 400,000 and 1 million wood-inhabiting species in the world. This is the first book to synthesise the natural history and conservation needs of wood-inhabiting organisms. Presenting a thorough introduction to biodiversity in decaying wood, the book studies the rich diversity of fungi, insects and vertebrates that depend upon dead wood. It describes the functional diversity of these organisms and their specific habitat requirements in terms of host trees, decay phases, tree dimensions, microhabitats and the surrounding environment. Recognising the threats posed by timber extraction and forest management, the authors also present management options for protecting and maintaining the diversity of these species in forests as well as in agricultural landscapes and urban parks.

Fossils document the existence of trees and wood-associated organisms from almost 400 million years ago, and today there are between 400,000 and 1 million wood-inhabiting species in the world. This is the first book to synthesise the natural history and conservation needs of wood-inhabiting organisms. Presenting a thorough introduction to biodiversity in decaying wood, the book studies the rich diversity of fungi, insects and vertebrates that depend upon dead wood. It describes the functional diversity of these organisms and their specific habitat requirements in terms of host trees, decay phases, tree dimensions, microhabitats and the surrounding environment. Recognising the threats posed by timber extraction and forest management, the authors also present management options for protecting and maintaining the diversity of these species in forests as well as in agricultural landscapes and urban parks.

Upporikkaan amerikkalaissuvun vesa Elias Rackliff etsii merkitystä elämälleen. Eletään terrorisminvastaisen sodan, pahenevan opioidikriisin ja ilmastonmuutoksen aikaa. WTC-iskujen jälkimainingeissa Rackliff värväytyy armeijan erikoisjoukkoihin ja lähtee sotimaan Afganistaniin ja Irakiin. Sodan pauhu ja kauhu painavat ahdistuksen taka-alalle, mutta eksistentiaalinen tyhjyys ei täyty. Rackliff palaa siviiliin raskaassa lastissa, mieleltäänmurtuneena. Hän hylkää sukunsa rikkaudet ja vaeltaa Yhdysvaltoja ristiin rastiin löytämättä vastauksia. Lopulta rakkauden vuoksi tehty karmiva laupeudentyö sinetöi kohtalon ja tuo rauhan kidutetulle sielulle.Laupeudentyö on syväluotaava ja piinaavan tarkka itsereflektio sekä hätkähdyttävä kuva 2000-luvun maailmasta. Romaanin juoni on vetävä, toiminta timantinkovaa ja teemat suuria - parhaiden amerikkalaisten kerrontaperinteiden tapaan.