Tag Archives: 2018
New publication – Global database of plants with root‐symbiotic nitrogen fixation: Nod DB
Text by Lauri Laanisto It´s really a very simple paper! A (relatively little) database containing information about all the plants (on genus level) that fix nitrogen from the soil. Somehow this information has not been available so far in a … Continue reading
EcolChange seminar – Robert Szava-Kovats about cognitive bias in conservation
Seminar of Department of Botany and Centre of Excellence EcolChange Speaker: Robert Szava-Kovats is researcher at the macroecology team of the Department of Botany. Title of the talk: Conservation biology: a suitable habitat for cognitive bias Time: Wednesday, 16. May … Continue reading
New publication – Structural controls on photosynthetic capacity through juvenile‐to‐adult transition and needle aging in Mediterranean pines
Text by Vivian Kuusk Mediterranean pines are known for stress tolerance as they live in harsh environment where shortage of water is very common. All pines, but especially Mediterranean ones grow and keep different looking needles while they are young … Continue reading
EcolChange seminar – Riin Tamme about global patterns in plant traits
Seminar of Department of Botany and Centre of Excellence EcolChange Speaker: Riin Tamme is researcher in the team of macroecology at the Department of Botany. Title of the talk: Global patterns in plant traits Time: Thursday, 19. April 2017 at 15.15 Place: … Continue reading
EcolChange seminar – Inga Jüriado about lichen symbiosis
Seminar of Department of Botany and Centre of Excellence EcolChange Speaker: Inga Jüriado is senior researcher in the team of lichenology at the Department of Botany. Title of the talk: Relationships between mycobiont identity, photobiont specificity and ecological preferences in the … Continue reading
New publication – Shifts in tree functional composition amplify the response of forest biomass to climate
Text from emu.ee news The scientist of Estonian University of Life Sciences involved in a study demonstrating that drought-induced changes in forest composition amplify effects of climate variability on forest carbon gain Healthy forests play a key role in global … Continue reading
New publication – Glandular trichomes as a barrier against atmospheric oxidative stress: Relationships with ozone uptake, leaf damage, and emission of LOX products across a diverse set of species
Text from Research in Estonia page (translated from this Novaator article) Study led by scientists from the Estonian University of Life Sciences indicate that many crops with hairier leaves tolerate ground-level ozone better. The relative content of ground-level ozone in … Continue reading
EcolChange seminar – Kadri Koorem about biotic interactions in range-expanding plant species
Seminar of Department of Botany and Centre of Excellence EcolChange Speaker: Kadri Koorem is postdoctoral researcher of Tartu University at NIOO-KNAW, The Netherlands. Title of the talk: Biotic interactions of range-expanding plant species Time: Thursday, 22. March 2017 at 15.15 … Continue reading
EcolChange seminar – Maarika Mänd about pollinating strawberries
Seminar of Department of Botany and Centre of Excellence EcolChange Speaker: Prof. Marika Mänd is head of the Chair of Plant Health at the Estonian University of Life Sciences. Title of the talk: Pollinators in plant protection: hazards and utility possibilities … Continue reading
EcolChange seminar – Aveliina Helm about everyone’s nature conservation
Seminar of Department of Botany and Centre of Excellence EcolChange Speaker: Aveliina Helm is senior researcher at macroecology workgroup of the Department of Botany. Title of the talk: Everyone’s nature conservation – what it is and why it is needed? Time: … Continue reading
