Landscape ecology and ecotechnology

Photo: Minirhisotron technology (photo on right - Heljä-Sisko Helmisaari) for underground imaging of growth of fine roots. Imaging instruments on left photo

Staff

Ivika Ostonen-Märtin	Senior researcher, PhD (Univ. of Tartu)
Jaak Truu	Professor, PhD (Univ. of Tartu)
Jane Frey	Senior researcher, PhD (Univ. of Tartu)
Arno Kanal	Associate professor, PhD (Estonian Univ. of Life Sciences)
Marika Truu	Researcher, PhD (Univ. of Tartu)
Christina Vohla	Researcher, PhD (Univ. of Tartu)
Mait Sepp	Researcher, PhD (Univ. of Tartu)
Martin Madisson	Researcher, PhD (Univ. of Tartu)
Kaido Soosaar	Researcher, PhD (Univ. of Tartu)
Jüri Roosaare	Associate professor, PhD (Univ. of Tartu)
Mae Uri	Specialist

 

       

       

    

   

     

  

 

      

 

PhD students and their research topics

Jens-Konrad Preem	Microbial community, phylogenetic and functional diversity in natural and constructed wetlands
Raili Hansen	Greenhouse gas fluxes in experimental forest station of air humidity manipulation (FAHM)
Naima Kabral	Heavy metal deposition and accumulation in different parts of coniferous stands
Janika Laht	Lifecycle analysis of ecotechnological measures to control nutrient fluxes in catchments
Järvi Järveoja	Mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions from abandoned peat extraction areas growing bioenergy crops
Teele Ligi	Impact of environmental parameters on denitrifying microbial community in constructed wetlands
Kristjan Oopkaup	Relationships between constructed wetland purification efficiency and microbial community functional structure
Sergey Egorov	Metagenomics of wetland soils
Ülle Napa	Ecosystem recovery from air pollution effects - based on Estonian forest monitoring data
Kaie Kriiska	Carbon store and turnover in Estonian forest soils
Kuno Kasak	Alternative filter materials in hybrid suburface flow constructed wetlands: Water purification efficiency and impact on greenhouse gas emissions
Kertu Tiirik	Impact of pharmaceutial residues and engineered nanoparticles on the microbial community structure in wastewater treatment system and antibiotic resistance gene transfer into the environment
Mikk Espenberg	Impact of different technological applications in peatland restoration on the structure and diversity of archeal community and its methanogenic potential
Gert Veber	Spatio-temporal variability of greenhouse gas emissions in peatlands; implications for determining peatland buffer zones
Kalev Repp	Modelling gaseous nitrogen and carbon fluxes in wetlands and forest ecosystems