{"id":2882,"date":"2026-01-16T10:48:58","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T10:48:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/macroecology.ut.ee\/?post_type=our-people&#038;p=2882"},"modified":"2026-01-16T10:48:59","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T10:48:59","slug":"dr-mari-lepik","status":"publish","type":"our-people","link":"https:\/\/macroecology.ut.ee\/en\/our-people\/dr-mari-lepik\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Mari Lepik"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Senior Specialist in Plant Ecology<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My research focuses on the macroecological analysis of human influence that shapes the assembly and composition of plant communities. I am involved in compiling a database that brings together scientific studies on natural and semi\u2011natural communities. This will allow to clarify how disturbances, management activities, and other anthropogenic factors shape vegetation structure and biodiversity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-social-links is-layout-flex wp-block-social-links-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"wp-social-link wp-social-link-google  wp-block-social-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=9vkc24wAAAAJ&#038;hl=en&#038;oi=ao\" class=\"wp-block-social-link-anchor\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12.02,10.18v3.72v0.01h5.51c-0.26,1.57-1.67,4.22-5.5,4.22c-3.31,0-6.01-2.75-6.01-6.12s2.7-6.12,6.01-6.12 c1.87,0,3.13,0.8,3.85,1.48l2.84-2.76C16.99,2.99,14.73,2,12.03,2c-5.52,0-10,4.48-10,10s4.48,10,10,10c5.77,0,9.6-4.06,9.6-9.77 c0-0.83-0.11-1.42-0.25-2.05H12.02z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"wp-block-social-link-label screen-reader-text\">Google<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n<li class=\"wp-social-link wp-social-link-chain  wp-block-social-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etis.ee\/CV\/Mari_Lepik\/eng\/\" class=\"wp-block-social-link-anchor\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M15.6,7.2H14v1.5h1.6c2,0,3.7,1.7,3.7,3.7s-1.7,3.7-3.7,3.7H14v1.5h1.6c2.8,0,5.2-2.3,5.2-5.2,0-2.9-2.3-5.2-5.2-5.2zM4.7,12.4c0-2,1.7-3.7,3.7-3.7H10V7.2H8.4c-2.9,0-5.2,2.3-5.2,5.2,0,2.9,2.3,5.2,5.2,5.2H10v-1.5H8.4c-2,0-3.7-1.7-3.7-3.7zm4.6.9h5.3v-1.5H9.3v1.5z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"wp-block-social-link-label screen-reader-text\">Link<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n<li class=\"wp-social-link wp-social-link-mail  wp-block-social-link\"><a href=\"mailto:mari.lepik@ut.ee\" class=\"wp-block-social-link-anchor\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M19,5H5c-1.1,0-2,.9-2,2v10c0,1.1.9,2,2,2h14c1.1,0,2-.9,2-2V7c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zm.5,12c0,.3-.2.5-.5.5H5c-.3,0-.5-.2-.5-.5V9.8l7.5,5.6,7.5-5.6V17zm0-9.1L12,13.6,4.5,7.9V7c0-.3.2-.5.5-.5h14c.3,0,.5.2.5.5v.9z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"wp-block-social-link-label screen-reader-text\">Mail<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2881,"template":"","class_list":["post-2882","our-people","type-our-people","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/macroecology.ut.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/our-people\/2882","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/macroecology.ut.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/our-people"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/macroecology.ut.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/our-people"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/macroecology.ut.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2881"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/macroecology.ut.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2882"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}