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Estonia Is a Paradise for Mushrooms
Estonia has one of the greatest varieties of mycorrhiza mushrooms. Only truffles of different kind haven’t reached Estonia because of the relatively cold climate. Continue reading
Posted in Estonia, Natural and exact sciences, Research
Tagged biodiversity, mushrooms, mycology, mycorrhiza mushrooms, tropics
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Estonian Wooded Meadow Shares the World Record for Species Richness with Rain Forests
Professor Meelis Partel of the macroecology workgroup at the University of Tartu, in conjunction with colleagues from New Zealand, USA and Germany, has published a list of world diversity records for vascular plants, including rain forests and Laelatu wooden meadow in Estonia. Continue reading
Posted in Estonia, Natural and exact sciences, Research
Tagged biodiversity, macroecology, rain forests, species richness, wooded meadow
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Forest Plants Have Found Shelter in Manor Parks
Nowadays the avid renewal of old manor parks in Estonia is endangering unique natural environments that have evolved over several centuries. Continue reading
Posted in Estonia, Natural and exact sciences, Research
Tagged biodiversity, ecology, forest, landscape, manor parks
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Underground Filled with Life
Scientists from the University of Tartu used innovative methods to figure out the gene sequences of plants beneath the surface of the soil. This led to the discovery that species richness among them is much greater than one can see above the ground. Continue reading
Posted in Natural and exact sciences, Research
Tagged biodiversity, DNA, ecology, grasslands, macroecology, meadows, molecular ecology, PhD, plant species, roots, underground diversity
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How to Protect The Rare Alvar Forests?
In her doctoral thesis, Elle Rajandu has studied the rare alvar forests and investigated factors contributing to their biodiversity. The research revealed that deadwood is particularly important for supporting species richness. Continue reading
Posted in Estonia, Natural and exact sciences, Research
Tagged alvar forests, biodiversity, bryophytes, deadwood, ecosystem, Estonian forests, lichens, Rapla
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What Is Dark Diversity?
The absent species in nature are as important as the existing ones, says the newly published theory from the University of Tartu ecologists. Researchers call species in the region that are absent but can potentially inhabit those particular ecological conditions ‘dark diversity’. Continue reading
Posted in Natural and exact sciences, Research
Tagged biodiversity, dark diversity, dark matter, diversity, ecology, ecosystem
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