Mesophyll conductance is the CO2 diffusion efficiency through the leaf from the substomatal cavity to chloroplasts located in plant cells. It is an important step determining photosynthetic efficiency next to photosynthetic ...

Present thesis studies the impact of farming system, pre-crop and weather conditions to yield and quality of spring wheat. The main objectives were: (i) to determine the effect of six leguminous pre-crop species (perennial ...

In an era of globalization and increased food trade, and considering the implementations of climate change on establishment of pathogens into new areas, it is of importance to monitor traded plant material for the presence ...

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. ...

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 ...

Until recently, time consuming and costly manual measurements have been predominating in lake research and monitoring. Usually, this kind of measurements do not provide sufficient temporal and spatial resolution if any. ...

Semi-natural grasslands provide a wide range of goods and services, including plant species diversity, carbon storage and sequestration, biomass production for grazing animals, flood reduction, habitat for migratory and ...

There is substantial exposure to coarse particles (PM10) and fine particles (PM2.5) in major Estonian cities that cause a considerable amount of health effects, mainly in the form of cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. ...

Rising temperature have a profound impact on many natural ecosystems worldwide. During the last 100 years, global temperature has been increased by 0.76◦C per year as a result of increasing concentrations of greenhouse ...

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 ...