| title: | Formation, development and distribution of loose-lying macroalgal mats in Estonian coastal waters |
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| reg no: | ETF5071 |
| project type: | Estonian Science Foundation research grant |
| subject: |
1.16. Marine Sciences and Limnology |
| status: | completed |
| institution: | Tallinn University of Educational Sciences |
| head of project: | Henn Kukk |
| duration: | 01.01.2002 - 31.12.2004 |
| description: | Main goals: 1. To determine species composition and distribution of drifting algal mats both in time and space in the Estonian coastal waters. 2. To assess the physiological state and the intensity production processes during different phases of the formation and development of drifting algal mats in the Estonian coastal sea 3. To estimate the possible impact of the occurence and decomposition of algal mats on the processes in pelagic communities, first of all their role in structural formation of the zooplankton As a result of these investigations additional as well lacking information about species composition, formation, development (incl. different physiological processes in the mats envolved and/or affecting) and occurence in Estonian coastal waters will be get. |
| project group | ||||
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| no | name | institution | position | |
| 1. | Henn Kukk | Tallinn Pedagigical University | Haed of the chair of Biology | |
| 2. | Georg Martin | Estonian Marine Institute | head of department | |
| 3. | Tiina Paalme | EMI | scientist | |
| 4. | Mart Simm | EMI | senior scientist | |