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Tag Archives: ecosystem
Estonian Ecologists Debate in the Pages of Science
Arko Olesk writes about a discussion between Estonian scientists that recently took place on the pages of Science magazine. Continue reading
Posted in Estonia, Natural and exact sciences, Research
Tagged ecosystem, hump-backed model, plant ecology, plant species richness, productivity
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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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