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Tag Archives: Jaan Liira
New publication – Population-level performance of Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh in dense monocultures
Text and pics by Susanna Vain The tiny weedy species Arabidopsis thaliana can teach us quite a bit about agriculture, even though the species itself is not agriculturally important. Arabidopsis has played an immense role in helping us understand the … Continue reading
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Tagged 2020, Arabidopsis, fitness, Jaan Liira, Journal of Plant Ecology, monoculture, population ecology, seeds, Susanna Vain
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EcolChange seminar – Alexandre Fruleux about belowground interactions in the forests
Seminars of Department of Botany and Centre of Excellence EcolChange Speaker: Alexandre Fruleux is Post-doctoral researcher at Department of Botany, Tartu University in the team of adaptive ecology of agricultural landscapes (led by Dr. Jaan Liira). Title of the talk: … Continue reading
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Tagged 2019, belowground interactions, forest ecosystems, invasive species, Jaan Liira, mycorrhiza
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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
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Tagged Belgium, biodiversity, connectivity, forest ecosystems, fragmentation, Jaan Liira, nature conservation, PhD defending, Taavi Paal
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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
New paper published – Selection of source material for introduction of the locally rare and threatened fern species Asplenium septentrionale
Text by Jaan Liira Forked spleenwort, Asplenium septentrionale, is a mainly petrophilous fern species in European mountains and rare on acidic siliceous rocks in lowland areas of the continent, where habitats are fragmented and populations isolated. In Estonia, the single … Continue reading