The main activities of the research groupfocus on carbon and nutrient balances in ecosystems. Research topics include catchment studies in diverse landscapes and the cycling of matter in different types of natural, drained and restored peat fens, raised bogs and swamp forests. The group studies how constructed wetlands and buffer zones regulate the chemical cycles and deal with nutrients discharged from intensive land use. Additionally, the solutions help solve household and industrial wastewater treatment problems.
The carbon and nutrient balance studies are conducted in Estonia, the rest of Baltic countries, and globally in more than 60 different regions on all continents. Various methods are used to study gas fluxes in diverse environments (manual and automatic chambers, He-O methodology, Eddy Covariance). The working group uses the world's top instruments, such as Shimadzu, Aerodyne, Picarro, Li-Cor, etc., which enable ultra-precise and modern scientific work.
PeatlandN2O - N2O Budgets in Peatlands - from Process to Ecosystem
Working group members
Ülo Mander
Department of Geography
Chair of Physical Geography and Landscape Ecology
Head of Chair, Professor of Physical Geography and Landscape Ecology, Academician
