Tag Archives: Estonia

New publication – Contrasting co‐occurrence patterns of photobiont and cystobasidiomycete yeast associated with common epiphytic lichen species

Posted on June 5, 2020 by

Text by Lauri Laanisto Spreading contingency on intimate relationships The world of lichens seemed a pretty clear when I was a bachelor student of biology in late 90s. Pretty and clear, to be more precise. It´s difficult to like these … Continue reading →

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Why are Estonian mushroom scientists among the best in the world?

Posted on May 20, 2020 by

This post was originally written by Marian Männi and published in Research Estonia (link to the original post) Estonia became the world’s centre of mycology against all odds. Around every fifth person in Tartu, Estonia’s second largest city, is a … Continue reading →

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New publication – Anatomical constraints to nonstomatal diffusion conductance and photosynthesis in lycophytes and bryophytes

Posted on March 4, 2019 by

Text by Kristiina Mark Bryophytes – polyphyletic group consisting liverworts, hornworts and mosses – and lycophytes (also known as ‘fern allies’) are considered the earliest living relatives to ancient land plants that first migrated from aquatic environment to land. Both, … Continue reading →

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Ilkka Hanski´s “Messages from Islands” now in Estonian

Posted on December 14, 2018 by

Text by Lauri Laanisto In a tiny country like Estonia scientists are probably more concious about progeny than in more populated places where the flow of potential students is much more steady. So, most of Estonian scientists are involved in … Continue reading →

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EcolChange-related conference – Biotic interactions and biodiversity patterns across scales

Posted on April 4, 2018 by

We are glad to announce the first Seminar of Doctoral School of Earth Sciences and Ecology on “Biotic interactions and biodiversity patterns accross scales“. The joint seminar with the Department of Botany (University of Tartu), Department of Ecology (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences), Department of Ecology, Environment … Continue reading →

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New publication – Effects of land use on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities in Estonia

Posted on February 19, 2018 by

Text by Siim-Kaarel Sepp The type and intensity of land use are important drivers of local aboveground biodiversity. The same holds for arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi, but most research effort has been put into natural or, on the other hand, … Continue reading →

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Few thoughts and pics from Plant Phenotyping Forum

Posted on December 2, 2017 by

Text by Lauri Laanisto; pics by Linda-Liisa Veromann-Jürgenson Last week, 22-24th of November, we had a EcolChange-related conference in Tartu – Plant Phenotyping Forum: integrating European plant phenotyping community (link to conference page) The main organizer of this event is … Continue reading →

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EcolChange seminar – Andres Kraas about Estonian industrial heritage

Posted on October 15, 2017 by

Seminar of Department of Botany and Centre of Excellence EcolChange. Andres Kraas is director of Estonian Mining Museum. Title of the talk: Marketing of Estonian industrial heritage Time: Thursday, 19. October 2017 at 15.15 Place: Tartu, Lai 40-218 (Vaga auditorium) Abstract: … Continue reading →

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EcolChange-related conference – Plant Phenotyping Forum

Posted on September 22, 2017 by

There will be another EcolChange-related conference in Tartu soon. This time it´s about plant phenotyping. Title: Plant Phenotyping Forum: integrating European plant phenotyping community (link to conference page) Time and place: 22-24 November, Tartu, Estonia Participation: Registration is for free … Continue reading →

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EcolChange-related conference – Woody Root 7

Posted on January 23, 2017 by

Dear Colleagues! You are kindly invited to Woody Root 7 – 7th International Symposium on Physiological Processes in Roots of Woody Plants, to be held from June 26th till June 29th, 2017 in Tartu, Estonia. The symposium will focus on … Continue reading →

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