Plant Ecology Laboratory
Research in our lab focuses on diversity patterns in biological communities, and on the interactions underlying these patterns. The main questions we address are: how do communities vary along natural gradients and gradients of human impact? What are the major assembly rules shaping communities; and are they attributable to biotic interactions or environmental heterogeneity? What are the roles of different biotic interactions - including competition, facilitation, herbivory and symbiosis - in structuring communities? Read more
News archive - May
Journal Club retreat
May 2018
On the 25th of May our Journal club moved from the office to outdoors. It has become already a tradition to finish the academic year with a discussion in the nature. After hiking on the flooded meadows and forests near Elva river, we gathered in Mosina forest hut to look back at the year and talk about writing successful grant application. Thanks to the extraordinarily warm spring we also opened the season for swimming!
Spring mushroom workshop
May 2018
Plant Ecology Lab members Maarja, Tanel, Teele, Guille, Inga and Jane participated at the annual spring mushroom workshop which took place on May 18-20 on the Naissaare island. This small island on the North coast of Estonia impressed with it’s unique nature, and although mushrooms were not very abundant due to dry spring, there were plenty to study. We found various Gyromitras, Myxomycetes, Polypores, lichenized fungi etc.
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