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Tag Archives: Baltic Sea
Winter Fieldwork: The North Sea and the Baltic Sea
The marine scientists of the University of Tartu are once again on a winter field expedition on the research vessel Walther Herwig III. On board from our team are Randel Kreitsberg and Ciara Baines. We document our experiences in a … Continue reading
Posted in Natural and exact sciences, Research
Tagged Baltic Sea, expedition, marine scientist, The North Sea
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Career in science offers new knowledge and freedom
One of this year’s 6,000-euro young talent awards of the L’Oreal Baltic For Women in Science Programme was granted to Mari-Ann Lind, University of Tartu doctoral student in animal ecology. Lind reached her doctoral studies quite by chance – she … Continue reading
Posted in Career, Natural and exact sciences
Tagged Baltic Sea, doctoral studies, greenfinches, L’Oreal Baltic For Women in Science, scientist, women in science
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How healthy the Baltic Sea and its fish are
Ecotoxicologist Randel Kreitsberg writes about the health of the Baltic Sea and its fish (that by the way, also get cancer). Continue reading
Posted in Natural and exact sciences, Research
Tagged Baltic Sea, cancer, DDT, fish, health, pollution, toxicology, toxins
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Living on the Edge: Landlocked Seals in a Changing Climate
Even when there’s enough food, continuously warmer winters may make the ringed seal extinct. Such is the gloomy conclusion made by Mart Jüssi, a seal biologist at the University of Tartu, in his freshly defended doctoral thesis. Continue reading
Posted in Estonia, Natural and exact sciences, Research
Tagged Baltic Sea, Caspian Sea, Caspian seal, climate change, ecology, ice, land-locked grey seal, PhD, PhD thesis, ringed seal, seal
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Who Dares Say Marine Life in the Baltic Sea is Grey?
The hidden colours of the Baltic underwater seascapes are revealed in the following selection of images captured by Carlos Minguell, the photographer of Oceana, in spring 2011. Continue reading