Around the world, there is increasing interest in research showing the impact of the physical environment on people’s health and wellbeing. This work focuses on landscape reading according to chosen theories in healing ...

Sublethal effects of pesticides on behavioural endpoints are poorly investigated in nontargeted beneficial arthropod predators important as nartural enemies of many agricultural pests. In this ecotoxicological study, ...

The current thesis investigated whether different pesticide residues, and at which concentrations, can be found in different honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) colony components collected from different land use types (I, ...

Potato (Solanum spp.) is the third most important food crop in the world after rice and wheat by FAO in 2014 in terms of human consumption. In the cold temperate climate zone, potato is one of the essential vitamins source ...

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) ...

Macrophytes play an important role in aquatic ecosystems. Their temporal and spatial distribution is governed by various natural and anthropogenic pressures and disturbances. The aim of the thesis is to study the effect ...

Soil degradation resulting from the passages of agricultural, forestry, rescue, and military vehicles has gained global interest. One of the first indications that the soil is being harmed by vehicle traffic is rutting. ...

Maakera rahvastiku kasv toob kaasa üha uusi lahendamist vajavaid keskkonnaprobleeme. Intensiivistuva toiduainete tootmise tingimustes on vaja üha enam tähelepanu pöörata toiduohutuse tagamisele. Käesoleva doktoritöö ...

Intensiivne põllu- ja metsamajandus, linnastumine ja looduslike alade liigkasutamine, aga ka kliima soojenemine, on viinud bioloogilise mitmekesisuse vähenemiseni ning sellest on saanud globaalse tähtsusega probleem. ...

Spring oilseed rape is an important oilseed crop, the area of which has increased significantly in northern Europe, including Estonia. Spring oilseed rape is predominantly autogamous but cross-pollination can have several ...