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Distribution and population genetic analysis of the agents of invasive needle and shoot diseases of conifers in Northern Europe
(Eesti Maaülikool, 2017)
Generally, invasive pathogens settle first exotic host species and later the native ones. Invasive conifer pathogens Lecanosticta acicola and Diplodia sapinea were first documented in northern Europe on exotic hosts and ...
Assessment of climate effects on Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) growth in Estonia
(Eesti Maaülikool, 2017)
The doctoral thesis focuses on the influence of long-term local weather variation on Scots pine growth on a temporal and spatial scale. Dendrochronological methods were used to determine the most influential climatic factors ...
The perceivable landscape a theoretical-methodological approach to landscape
(Eesti Maaülikool, 2017)
The goal of the case studies was to identify a semiosphere in landscape, the properties characteristic of memory and reminiscences, in order to identify the universal functioning mechanisms of the object and to comprehend ...
Change in Estonian natural resource use: the case of wild food plants
(Eesti Maaülikool, 2017)
The use of wild food plants is one example of the importance of biocultural diversity. Wild food plants are, in the context of this work, those plants that grow without the direct intentional help (cultivation or management) ...
Impact of slurry fertilization on nutrient leaching and on the abundance of antibiotic resistance genes in agricultural soil
(Eesti Maaülikool, 2017)
Present thesis studies the impacts of slurry fertilization on nutrient leaching and on the efficiency of using activated carbon (AC) as a measure in its reduction. In addition research assesses the cattle slurry as a source ...
Implementation of the Land Reform in Estonia: Institutional Arrangement, Speed of Implementation and Land Plot Fragmentation
(Eesti Maaülikool, 2017)
The implementation of land reform has been an important task in Estonia since the regaining of
independence in 1991. Land reform is implemented according to the aim stated in the Land Reform
Act and is carried out by the ...
Growth development and ecology of midterm hybrid aspen and silver birch plantations on former agricultural lands
(Eesti Maaülikool, 2017)
During the recent decades, a novel land-use system called “short-rotation plantation forestry” has steadily expanded from southern regions to northern Europe. This tendency is mainly driven by the increasing demand for ...
The Socio-Economic Determinants of Entrepreneurship in Estonian Rural Municipalities
(Eesti Maaülikool, 2017)
The aim of the present thesis was to study the impact of socio-economic determinants on the development of entrepreneurship in Estonian rural municipalities. The socio-economic determinants refer to external economic, ...
Advocating for Sustainable Energy in Central and Eastern Europe
(CEESEN, 2017)
The movement towards sustainable energy has been on the European Union’s agenda for a very long
time and after the ratification of the Paris Agreement in November 2016 the transition to low-carbon economy
became even ...
Weed community trajectories in cereal and willow cultivations after termination of a willow short rotation coppice
(2017)
According to guidelines for willow short rotation coppice (SRC), weeding is needed
during establishment, while weed populations which develop later under a well-established
willow canopy do not require control. However, ...