| title: |
Formation and changes of the biological diversity under the human impact in different lake types (Estonia-Denmark-Netherlands) |
| reg no: |
SF0362482s03 |
| project type: |
targeted financing |
| subject: |
1.10-1.16. Bio-Geo Sciences
|
| status: |
accepted |
| institution: |
Institute of Zoology and Botany at Estonian University of Life Sciences |
| head of project: |
Ingmar Ott |
| duration: |
01.01.2003 - 31.12.2007 |
| description: |
Covering wide range of natural lake types with different human impact, causal relations between biodiversity and functioning of ecosystems will be elucidated. Common database together with partners from Danish National Environmental Research Institute (NERI) and Dutch Agricultural University of Wageningen (RIZA) including ca 1100 lakes will be created. Regarding frequencies of species in communities and in ecosystems as multisize objects, the influence of various factors (human impact, geochemical, morphometrical, geographical factors as well as long-term changes of environment conditions and weather) will be studied. The fast oscillations of functioning and biodiversity in lakes during the restoration process and in lakes after the accidental ecological deterioration (e.g. fish kill) will be followed. Comparative studies of biodiveristy in water bodies with and without water mammals (beaver), able to affect habitat type, will be carried out. In Europe little known biotopes as halotrophic, siderotrophic and karst lakes will be studied. Investistigations in steeply stratified lakes are planned to continue studying short-term migrations of plankton and related efficiency of utilization of resources in parallel mesocosm experiments and in the lake. |
| project group |
| no |
name |
institution |
position |
|
| 1. | Lilian Freiberg | Institute of Zoology and Botany at Estonian University of Life Sciences | magistrant, laborant | |
| 2. | Anu Jürgenson | Institute of Zoology and Botany at Estonian University of Life Sciences | üliõpilane/laborant | |
| 3. | Kersti Kangro | Institute of Zoology and Botany at Estonian University of Life Sciences | doktorant, teadur | |
| 4. | Ly Keel | Institute of Zoology and Botany at Estonian University of Life Sciences | üliõpilane/laborant | |
| 5. | Anu Kisand | Institute of Zoology and Botany at Estonian University of Life Sciences | teadur | |
| 6. | Toomas Kõiv | Institute of Zoology and Botany at Estonian University of Life Sciences | doktorant, teadur | |
| 7. | Kaidi Kübar | Institute of Zoology and Botany at Estonian University of Life Sciences | doktorant, treadur | |
| 8. | Aini Lindpere | Institute of Zoology and Botany at Estonian University of Life Sciences | vanemteadur | |
| 9. | Kristiina Mardi | Institute of Zoology and Botany at Estonian University of Life Sciences | magistrant, laborant | |
| 10. | Helle Mäemets | Institute of Zoology and Botany at Estonian University of Life Sciences | doktorant, teadur | |
| 11. | Tõnu Möls | Institute of Zoology and Botany at Estonian University of Life Sciences | vanemteadur | |
| 12. | Ingmar Ott | Institute of Zoology and Botany at Estonian University of Life Sciences | vanemteadur | |
| 13. | Katrin Ott | Institute of Zoology and Botany at Estonian University of Life Sciences | vanemlaborant | |
| 14. | Anu Palm | Institute of Zoology and Botany at Estonian University of Life Sciences | teadur | |
| 15. | Aimar Rakko | Institute of Zoology and Botany at Estonian University of Life Sciences | magistrant, laborant | |
| 16. | Diana Sarik | Institute of Zoology and Botany at Estonian University of Life Sciences | magistrant, laborant | |
| 17. | Henno Starast | Institute of Zoology and Botany at Estonian University of Life Sciences | teadur | |
| 18. | Priit Zingel | Institute of Zoology and Botany at Estonian University of Life Sciences | teadur | |
| 19. | Egle Taaber | Institute of Zoology and Botany at Estonian University of Life Sciences | üliõpilane/laborant | |
| 20. | Helen Tammert | Institute of Zoology and Botany at Estonian University of Life Sciences | doktorant, teadur | |
| 21. | Ruta Tamre | Institute of Zoology and Botany at Estonian University of Life Sciences | magistrant/laborant | |
| 22. | Eveli Teesalu | Institute of Zoology and Botany at Estonian University of Life Sciences | üliõpilane/laborant | |
| 23. | Henn Timm | Institute of Zoology and Botany at Estonian University of Life Sciences | vanemteadur | |
| 24. | Tarmo Timm | Institute of Zoology and Botany at Estonian University of Life Sciences | vanemteadur | |