Topic: research

The workgroup is led by Prof. Asko Lõhmus ([email protected]). Workgroup webpage

Ecophysiology workgroup

The workgroup is led by Prof. Meelis Pärtel ([email protected]). Workgroup webpage The Macroecology workgroup is a research team at the University of Tartu (Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences) that focuses on the biological diversity of various taxonomic groups at different spatial scales.

Good living environment, sustainable agriculture, mitigation of climate change and adapting to it is only possible if we are able to sustain the natural environment surrounding us. Workgroup website

Workgroup of Evolutionary Ecology

The workroup is led by Prof. Urmas Kõljalg ([email protected]). Our workgroup studies species, their dispersal and interspecies relations. For this, we use morphological, biochemical, genetical, etc. methods. Our main research focus is on fungi and lichens, but to a lesser extent also bacteria, plants and insects.

Plant Ecology Workgroup, University of Tartu. Led by Dr. Kadri Koorem.

The workgroup is led by Arvo Tullus ([email protected]). The workgroup of Applied Ecology studies how different ecosystems (natural or planted forests, wetlands, degraded landscapes) adapt to environmental changes (climate and land-use change) and analyses the results of such ecophysiological fundamental research from an applied perspective, thereby making conclusions and recommendations for managing habitats and using ecosystem services (such as carbon sequestration and climate regulation, or using plant biomass for production).

The workgroup is led by Assoc. Prof. Tiina Randlane ([email protected]). Workgroup webpage