Meelis is a co-author in an article which aimed to clarify how trait differences, evolutionary context both present and past, and human-based perturbations (defined as disruptions to natural disturbance regimes) [...]

Ene was one of the supervisors of GLOBE Estonia educational expedition 2018, Educational program GLOBE (Global Learning and Observations to Benefit Environment) is promoting scientific thinking and scientific worldview and [...]

Between 22-27th of July many of our current and former lab members participated at the IAVS 61st Annual Symposium at Montana State University in Bozeman. Meelis and Carlos organised a [...]

On 12th - 15th of June 2018 took place 5th European Congress of Conservation Biology in Jyväskylä, Finland. The theme of ECCB 2018 was planetary wellbeing – a concept that [...]

On 8th of June, Liina Saar successfully defended her thesis “Dynamics of grassland plant diversity in changing landscapes“ and was awarded with the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Botany [...]

On 28th of May, Kersti Riibak successfully defended her thesis “Importance of dispersal limitation in determining dark diversity of plants across spatial scales“ and was awarded with the degree of [...]

On 26th-27th of May the Department of Botany organised an event called ’Laelatu spring academy’ for the first time. The aim of the event was to bring together more experienced [...]

Ecologist Aveliina Helm was chosen as the silver mark laureate of the Estonian nature conservation. The nature protection mark highlights people whose services are recognized in the study of nature, [...]

Our workgroup spring seminar was held on 10th-11th of May at Laelatu field station. This time the seminar was focused on the macroecology of interactions. In addition to presentations by [...]

In March, the agricultural company Väderstad organised a seminar, where they introduced the latest news of the company, but also prof. Meelis Pärtel from University of Tartu and Evelin Loit [...]