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First Name |
Meelis |
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2. |
Surname |
Pärtel |
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3. |
Institution |
University of Tartu |
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4. |
Position |
professor of botany |
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5. |
Date of birth |
03.11.1969
(day.month.year) |
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6. |
Education |
Post-doc
University of Regina, Canada 1999-2001, Ph.D. University of Tartu, 1997;
Fil.lic. Uppsala University 1994; Mag.biol. University of Tartu 1993,
Graduating University of Tartu as biologist 1992. |
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7. |
Research and |
From 2002 professor of
botany at the University of Tartu, 1998 - 2002 senior researcher at the
University of Tartu, Institute of Botany and Ecology; 1994 - 1998 senior
research assistant at University of Tartu, Institute of Botany and Ecology;
1988 - 1993 research assistant at the Institute of Zoology and Botany,
Institute of Ecology and University of Tartu |
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8. |
Academic degree |
Ph.D. |
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9. |
Dates and sites of |
University of Tartu, 1997 |
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10. |
Honours/awards |
NATO Science Postdoctoral
Fellowship 1999. Estonian National Prize in Science (work-group of Martin
Zobel) 1998. Grants from Estonian Science Foundation 1996-2002. Research
support from the Estonian Academy of Sciences 1997. Academia Europaea prize
for young scientist from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania 1996. |
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11. |
Research-administrative |
Associated editor of
Journal of Vegetation Science; expert of Estonian Science Foundation; Member
of the scientific commitees of botanical gardens in Tartu and Tallinn; Member
of the International Association for Vegetation Science (IAVS), Swedish
Phytogeographical Society, Estonian Naturalists' Society, Estonian
Semi-natural Community Conservation Association |
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12. |
Supervised dissertations |
Aveliina Helm, MSc, 2003, superv. Meelis
Pärtel. Saaremaa ja Muhu lookoosluste ajalis-ruumiline dünaamika. Tartu Nele Ingerpuu, PhD, 2002, superv. Meelis
Pärtel. Bryophyte diversity and vascular plants. Tartu Kadriann Saar, MSc, 1996, superv. Meelis
Pärtel. Vilsandi loopealsete liigiline mitmekesisus ja biomass. Tartu |
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Current research program |
Evolution of plant traits,
plant species relations to soil pH and resource heterogeneity.
Evolutionary-historical aspects of grassland species richness. Management of
grassland species. |
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14. |
Current grant funding |
Basic research grant
0182551s03 "Plant evolution, diversity and distribution, and function in
ecosystems"; ESF grant 5503 "Soil heterogeneity and species
diversity in grassland and forest floor plant communities"; National
program "Humanitary and natural collections" project
"Reopening of the herbarium of UT for international science" |
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15. |
List of most important
publications |
Ingerpuu, N., Liira, J. and Pärtel, M.
2005. Vascular plants facilitated bryophytes in a grassland experiment. -
Plant Ecol. ###: ###. Pärtel, M., Kalamees, R., Reier, Ü., Tuvi,
E.-L., Roosaluste, E., Vellak, A. and Zobel, M. 2005. Grouping and
prioritization of vascular plant species for conservation: combining natural
rarity and management need. - Biol. Conserv. 123: 271-278. Reier, Ü., Tuvi, E.-L., Pärtel, M.,
Kalamees, R. and Zobel, M. 2005. Threatened herbaceous species dependent on
moderate forest disturbances: a neglected target for ecosystem-based
silviculture. - Scand. J. For. Res. ###: ###. Znamenskiy, S., Helm, A. and Pärtel, M.
2005. Threatened alvar grasslands in NW Russia and their relationship to
alvars in Estonia. - Biodiv. Conserv. ##: ###. Ingerpuu, N., Reier, Ü. and Pärtel, M.
2004. Maailma liigirikkuse keskmes Kesk-Ameerikas. - Eesti Loodus 55:
204-209. Pärtel, M., Helm, A., Ingerpuu, N., Reier,
Ü. and Tuvi, E.-L. 2004. Conservation of Northern European plant diversity:
the correspondence with soil pH. - Biol. Conserv. 120: 525-531. Ingerpuu, N., Vellak, K., Liira, J. and
Pärtel, M. 2003. Relationships between species richness patterns in deciduous
forests at the northern Estonian limestone escarpment. - J. Veg. Sci. 1 4:
773-780. James, S. E., Pärtel, M., Wilson, S. D.
and Peltzer, D. A. 2003. Temporal heterogeneity of soil moisture in grassland
and forest. - J. Ecol. 91: 234-239. Pärtel, M. 2003. Liigifondi kontseptsioon
ökoloogilistes kooslustes. - In: Frey, T. (ed.), Kaasaegse ökoloogia
probleemid. Eesti ökoloogia globaliseeruvas maailmas. Eesti IX
Ökoloogiakonverentsi lühiartiklid. Eesti Ökoloogiakogu, pp. 255-263. Pärtel, M. and Ingerpuu, N. 2003. Sammalde
mitmekesisuse saladused. - In: Kurss, H. and Martinson, H. (eds.), Eesti
Teadusfondi Aastraamat 2002 / 2003. Sihtasutus Eesti Teadusfond, pp. 21. Pärtel, M., Püssa, K., Kalamees, R. and
Ingerpuu, N. 2003. Pampa rohumaadel, Patagoonia poolkõrbes ja Andide
metsades. - Eesti Loodus 54: 114-118. Wilson, S. D. and Pärtel, M. 2003. Extirpation
or coexistence? Management goals of a persistent introduced grass in a
prairie restoration. - Restoration Ecology 11: 410-416. Helm, A. and Pärtel, M. 2002. Ingerimaa
loopealsetel. - Eesti Loodus 53: 108-111. Pärtel, M. 2002. Asjalik raamat Rootsi
loopealsetest. - Eesti Loodus 53: 612. Pärtel, M. 2002. Local plant diversity
patterns and evolutionary history at the regional scale. - Ecology 83:
2361-2366. Pärtel, M. and Wilson, S. D. 2002. Root
dynamics and spatial pattern in prairie and forest. - Ecology 83: 1199-1203. Ingerpuu, N., Vellak, K., Kukk, T. and
Pärtel, M. 2001. Bryophyte and vascular plant species richness in
boreo-nemoral moist forests and mires. - Biodiv. Conserv. 10: 2153-2166. Ingerpuu, N., Vellak, K., Liira, J. and
Pärtel, M. 2001. Deciduous forest bryophytes and field layer diversity at the
North-Estonian limestone escarpment. Abstracts. 44th IAVS Symposium: 222.
Sellier, Freising. Pärtel, M. and Wilson, S. D. 2001. Root
and leaf production, mortality and longevity in response to soil
heterogeneity. - Funct. Ecol. 15: 748-753. Pärtel, M., Moora, M. and Zobel, M. 2001.
Variation in species richness within and between calcareous (alvar) grassland
stands: the role of core and satellite species. - Plant Ecol. 157: 203-211. Pärtel, M., Zobel, M., Liira, J. and
Zobel, K. 2000. Species richness limitations in productive and oligotrophic
plant communities. - Oikos 90: 191-193. Cantero, J. J., Pärtel, M. and Zobel, M.
1999. Is species richness dependent on the neighbouring stands? An analysis
of the community patterns in mountain grasslands of central Argentina. -
Oikos 87: 346-354. Pärtel, M. and Zobel, M. 1999. Small-scale
plant species richness in calcareous grasslands determined by the species
pool, community age and shoot density. - Ecography 22: 153-159. Pärtel, M., Kalamees, R., Zobel, M. and
Rosén, E. 1999. Alvar grasslands in Estonia: variation in species composition
and community structure. - J. Veg. Sci. 10: 561-570. Pärtel, M., Mändla, R. and Zobel, M. 1999.
Landscape history of a calcareous (alvar) grassland in Hanila, western
Estonia, during the last three hundred years. - Landsc. Ecol. 14: 187-196. Zobel, M., Pilt, I., Moora, M., Pärtel, M.
and Liira, J. 1999. Small-scale dynamics of plant communities in an
experimentally polluted and fungicide-treated subarctic birch-pine forest. -
Acta Oecol. 20: 29-37. Pärtel, M., Kalamees, R., Zobel, M. and
Rosén, E. 1998. Restoration of species-rich limestone grassland communities
from overgrown land: the importance of propagule availability. - Ecol. Eng.
10: 275-286. Zobel, M., Zobel, K., Pärtel, M., Moora,
M. and Liira, J. 1998. Taimede kooselu - miks liigline mitmekesisus looduses
varieerub? - In: Engelbrecht, J. (ed.), Eesti Vabariigi teaduspreemiad 1998.
Eesti Teaduste Akadeemia, pp. 48-53. Pärtel, M. 1997. Species diversity and
community dynamics in calcareous grassland communities in Western Estonia.
Dissertationes Biologicae Universitatis Tartuensis 26. - Tartu University
Press. Kont, A., Ratas, U., Puurmann, E.,
Ainsaar, M., Pärtel, M. and Zobel, M. 1996. Eustatic fluctuations of the
World Ocean and their impact on the environment and social life of Estonia. -
In: Punning, J. M. (ed.), Estonia in the system of global climate change.
Institute of Ecology, pp. 104-122. Pärtel, M., Zobel, M., Zobel, K. and van
der Maarel, E. 1996. The species pool and its relation to species richness:
evidence from Estonian plant communities. - Oikos 75: 111-117. Zobel, M., Suurkask, M., Rosén, E. and
Pärtel, M. 1996. The dynamics of species richness in an experimentally
restored calcareous grassland. - J. Veg. Sci. 7: 203-210. Pärtel, M. and Zobel, M. 1995. Small-scale
dynamics and species richness in successional alvar plant communities. -
Ecography 18: 83-90. Pärtel, M. 1993. Meetod taimekoosluse
liigifondi genereerimiseks. - Schola Biotheoretica 19: 35-38. Pärtel, M. and Püttsepp, J. 1993. Alvarite
lummuses. - Eesti Loodus 36: 240-241. Pärtel, M. 1990. Suurliblikate faunast
Matsalu roostikus ja rannakarjamaal 1987. aastal. - Lepidopteroloogiline
informatsioon 5: 11-12. |
Last updated: 17.02.2005