Tag Archives: forest ecosystems
Taavi Paal defended his PhD thesis: congratulations!
Text by Lauri Laanisto Author: Taavi Paal Title: Immigration limitation of forest plants into wooded landscape corridors Supervisor: Dr Jaan Liira, University of Tartu, Estonia Dissertation was accepted for the commencement of the degree of Doctor philosophiae in plant ecology … Continue reading
EcolChange seminar – Lander Baeten about long-term changes of forest biodiversity
Seminar of the Centre of Excellence EcolChange + Seminar of Department of Botany and Doctoral School of Earth Sciences and Ecology Lander Baeten is professor at the Department of Forest and Water Management, Ghent University, Belgium. He visits Department of … Continue reading
EcolChange seminar – Ülo Mander about the consequences of man-made changes to nitrogen cyclon
Seminar of the Centre of Excellence EcolChange Ülo Mander is professor at the Department of Geography, University of Tartu. Man-made alterations of nitrogen cycling: global and regional consequences Time: Thursday, 16. March 2017 at 15.15 Place: Tartu, Lai 40-218 (Vaga … Continue reading
New paper published – Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities in forest plant roots are simultaneously shaped by host characteristics and canopy-mediated light availability
Text by Kadri Koorem Recent years have been ground-breaking in describing the diversity patterns of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi. These microscopic fungi live in plant roots and receive carbon compounds from the plant in exchange of nutrients. In natural conditions, … Continue reading
New paper published – Both spatiotemporal connectivity and habitat quality limit the immigration of forest plants into wooded corridors
Text by Taavi Paal and Jaan Liira What limits forest plant migration along wooded corridors? Europe’s natural forest is heavily fragmented by agricultural land. Such isolation threatens the long-term persistence of forest biodiversity. The concept of patch-corridor-matrix system suggests that … Continue reading
