Announcements

Research finds life under lake ice complex, surprisingly active

As long as ecologists have studied temperate lakes, the winter has been their off-season. It’s...

Our researchers involved in a study demonstrating that enhanced insect herbivory under global change can alter climate

Future warmer climates in northern latitudes facilitate dispersal of many insect herbivores and lead...

Thesis Defense on December 6: Kadri Maikov - Exploring the salutogenic properties of the landscape: from garden to forest

On December 6 starting at 14.15, doctoral student Kadri Maikov will be defending her thesis  &b...

Thesis Defense on December 6: Aigi Ilves - The level and maintenance of genetic diversity in endangered plant populations at the margin of the distribution range

On December 6 starting at 10.15, doctoral student Aigi Ilves will be defending her thesis „The...

The Annual Conference of PhD Students of the Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences 

The annual conference of PhD students of the Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences wi...

EcolChange seminar on October 11 – British floodplain meadows and the hydrological niche

Centre of Excellence EcolChange continues with open seminars. The next seminar will b...

EcolChange seminar on October 6 – Sex and violence in the symbiotic world of lichens

Centre of Excellence EcolChange starts with open seminars. The first seminar will be held ...

International conference "Lahemaa 45 - Local communities, cultural landscapes and heritage"

Environmental Board of Estonia in cooperation with Estonian University of Life Sciences, Estonian Ac...

Center of excellence EcolChange first seminar on May 23

The first seminar of new center of excellence EcolChange will take place on Monday, 23rd of May, 12.00 in room 2C5 in Metsamaja (Kreutzwaldi 5). There will be two presentations (both in English): “Short information about the new Centre of Excellence” – Ülo Niinemets “Field experiments in Järvselja and perspectives” – Steffen Noe, Dmitrii Krasnov

How ENVIRON has contributed to understanding adaptation to global change

Ecosystems have a large capacity to adapt to environmental perturbations, but so far, most of the fu...

Plant physiology professor Ülo Niinemets co-edits a book on plant canopies

Springer Verlag just published the book “Canopy photosynthesis: from basics to applications&rd...

Large within-population genetic diversity of the widespread conifer Pinus sylvestris at its soil fertility limit

Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) is the only pine species native to northern Europe, and it is the most...

The annual conference of PhD students of the Instituute of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences 

The annual conference of PhD students of the Instituute of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences w...

International conference: "Environmental adaptation: from molecules to the planet"

The Estonian Center of Excellence in Environmental Adaptation  ENVIRON Final Conference Envir...

Plants talk at Expo Milano 2015

The Estonian University of Life Sciences is represented in the Estonian pavilion at Expo Milano 2015...

International E-CLIC conference "Landscape of possibilities", May 7-8 Tartu

This international conference will address how to improve understanding of the European Landscape Co...