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New publication – The Taxon Hypothesis Paradigm—On the Unambiguous Detection and Communication of Taxa

Posted on December 21, 2020 by laanisto

Text by Urmas Kõljalg In this paper we described the taxon hypothesis (TH) paradigm, which covers the construction, identification, and communication of taxa as datasets. Defining taxa as datasets of individuals and their traits will make taxon identification and most … Continue reading →

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EcolChange seminar – Silvia Lotman about everyman´s right to care about nature

Posted on March 4, 2020 by laanisto

Seminars of Department of Botany and Centre of Excellence EcolChange Speaker: Silvia Lotman is nature conservation expert and chairman of the board of the Estonian Fund for Nature (ELF). She studied in the Department of Botany, University of Tartu, and … Continue reading →

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EcolChange seminar – Adam Frew about how arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi impact belowground herbivores

Posted on September 27, 2019 by laanisto

Seminars of Department of Botany and Centre of Excellence EcolChange Autumn is here. Which means seminars are back as well. The apples in Tartu have became extra sweet from night frost. And together with majority of life, mycorrhiza is winterizing. … Continue reading →

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EcolChange publications list 2017

Posted on February 9, 2018 by laanisto

Text by Lauri Laanisto, data by Tiia Kurvits, Pille Meinson Here is hopefully rather complete, alphabetic list of publications from the members of EcolChange from 2017. There are altogether 83 peer-reviewed papers. You can also check the Publications tab, where you … Continue reading →

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New paper published – Ecological theory provides strong support for habitat restoration

Posted on February 7, 2017 by laanisto

Text by Aveliina Helm Habitat restoration needs to take recent scientific advances into account The involvement of ecological theory in practical habitat restoration has significantly increased in the past decade. However, there are still visible gaps between the advancing theoretical … Continue reading →

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Attending conference – EcolChange in Oikos Finland

Posted on February 1, 2017 by laanisto

Text by Maarja Öpik and Lauri Laanisto Oikos Finland held a conference in Helsinki from 31st January to 1st February to celebrate 100 years of Finnish ecology (link to conference home page). EcolChange was represented by Maarja Öpik who was … Continue reading →

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EcolChange

Posted on September 15, 2016 by laanisto

EcolChange will represent a synergistic network of expertise to elaborate global and local scenarios for terrestrial ecosystems in the context of global change. Through lateral integration of six top-level research teams, it will contribute towards further internationalization and strengthening of … Continue reading →

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