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Bioloogia-geograafiateaduskonnas kaitstud doktoritööd

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

2000

Niilo Kaldalu "Studies of the TOL plasmid transcription factor Xyls"

Kalle Kirsimäe "Clay mineral diagenesis of the Lower Cambrian "Blue Clay" in the northen part of the Baltic Paleobasin"

Toomas Kivisild "The origins of southern and western Eurasian populations: AN mtDNA study"

Jonne Kotta "Impact of eutrophication and biological invasions on the structure and functions of benthic macrofauna"

Reet Kurg "Structure-function relationship of the bovine papilloma virus E2 protein"

Dina Lepik "Modulation of viral DNA replication by tumor supressor protein p53"

Jaan Liira "On the determinants of structure and diversity in herbaceous plant communities"

Georg Martin "Phytbenthic communities of the Gulf of Riga and the inner sea of the West-Estonian Archipelago"

Jüri Plado "Gravity and magnetic signatures of meteorite impact structures"

Garri Raagmaa "Regional identity and public leaders in regional economic development"

Silvia Sepp "Morphological and genetical variation of Alchemilla L. in Estonia"

Tiina Tamm "Cocksfoot mottle virus: the genome organisation and translational strategies"

Erki Tammiksaar "Geografit¨eskie aspektõ tvort¨estva Karla Bera v 1830-1840 gg."

Kai Vellak "Influence of different factors of the diversity of the bryophyte vegetation in forest and wooded meadow communities"

2001

Leho Ainsaar "The middle Caradoc facies and faunal turnover in the Late Ordovician Baltoscandian palaeobasin: sedimentological and carbon isotope aspects"

Hannes Kollist "Leaf apoplastic ascorbate as ozone scavenger and its transport across the plasma membrane"

Ain Kull "Impact of weather and climatic fluctuations on nutrient flows in rural catchments"

Reet Marits "Role of two-component regulator system PehR-PehS and extracellular protease PrtW in virulence of Erwinia carotovora subsp. carotovora"

Tõnu Mauring "Wastewater treatment wetlands in Estonia: efficiency and landscape analysis"

Miia Rannikmäe "Operationalisation of scientific and technological literacy in the teaching of science"

Robert Szava-Kovats "Assessment of stream sediment contamination by median sum of weighted residuals regression"

Priit Zingel "The role of planktonic ciliates in lake ecosystems"

Tiit Tammaru "Linnastumine ja linnade kasv Eestis nõukogude aastatel"

Tiit Teder "Direct and indirect effects in host-parasitoid interactions: ecological and evolutionary consequences"

Olev Vinn "Morphogenesis and phylogenetic relationships of Clitambonitidines, Ordovician brachiopods"

2002

Krõõt Aasamaa "Shoot hydraulic conductance and stomatal conductance of six temperate deciduous tree species"

Liina Eek-Piirsoo "The effect of fertilization, mowing and additional illumination on the structure of a species-rich grassland community"

Rita Hõrak "Regulation of transposition of transposon Tn4652 in pseudomonas putida"

Nele Ingerpuu "Bryophyte diversity and vascular plants"

Mart Külvik "Ecological networks in Estonia - concepts and applications"

Heno Sarv "Indigenous Europeans east of Moscow. Population and migration patterns of the largest Finno-Ugrian peoples in Russia from the 18th to the 20th centuries"

Vallo Tilgar "Effect of calcium supplementation on reproductive perfomance of the Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca and the Great Tit Parus major breeding in northern temperate forests"

Oive Tinn "Early ostracode evolution and palaeoenvironmental application in the Ordovician of Baltoscandia"

2003

Ivar Ilves "Virus-cell interactions in the replication cycle of bovine papillomavirus type I"

Viljar Jaks
"p-53 - a switch in cellular circuit"

Asko Lõhmus
"Habitat preferences and quality for birds of prey: from principles to applications"

Andres Männik
"Design and characterization of a novel vector system based on the stable replicator of the bovine papillomavirus type I"

Jaana Männik
"Characterization and genetic studies of four ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters"

Ivika Ostonen
"Fine root structure, dynamics and proportion in net primary production of Norway spruce forest ecosystem in relation to site conditions"

Margus Pensa
"Variation in needle retention of Scots pine in relation to leaf morphology, nitrogen conservation and tree age"

Marek Sammul
"Competition and coexistence of clonal plants in relation to productivity"

Neeme Tõnisson
"Mutation detection by primer extension on oligonucleotide microarrays"
Gudrun Veldre "Somatic status of 12-15-year-old Tartu schoolchildren"

2004

Aare Abroi "The determinants for the native activities of the bovine papillomavirus type 1 E2 protein are separable"

Mikk Heidemaa
"Systematic studies on sawflies of the genera Dolerus, Empria, and Caliroa (Hymenoptera: Tentredinidae)"

Arvi Jõers
"Regulation of p53-dependent transcription"

Arvo Järvet
"Influence of hydrological factors and human impact on the ecological state of shallow Lake Võrtsjärv in Estonia"

L
ilian Kadaja-Saarepuu "Studies on modulation of the activity of tumor suppressor protein p53"

Ene Kadastik
"Upper-pleistocene stratigraphy and deglaciation history in northwestern Estonia"

Tiina Kahre
"Cystic fibrosis in Estonia"

Ülo Maiväli
"Studies on the structure-function relationship of the bacterial ribosome"

Helen Orav-Kotta
"Habitat choice and feeding activity of benthic suspension feeders and mesograzers in the northern Baltic Sea"

Merit Otsus
"Plant community regeneration and species diversity in dry calcareous grasslands"

Katrin Pajuste
"Deposition and transformation of air pollutants in coniferous forests. A study based on Estonian monitoring data"

Maire Peters
"Natural horizontal transfer of the pheBA operon"

Helje Pärnaste
"Early Ordovician trilobites of suborder Cheirurina in Estonia and NW Russia: systematics, evolution, and distribution"

Maris Rattas
"Subglacial environments in the formation of drumlins. The case of the Saadjärve Drumlin Field, Estonia"

Siiri Rootsi
"Human Y-chromosomal variation in European populations"

Lauri Saks
"Immune function, parasites, and carotenoid-based ornaments in greenfinches"

Helen Sooväli
"Saaremaa Waltz. Landscape imagery of Saaremaa Island in the 20th century"

Kadri Tali
"Species structure of Neotinea ustulata"

Kristiina Tambets
"Towards the understanding of post-glacial spread of human mitochondrial DNA haplogroups in Europe and beyond: a phylogeographic approach"

Jaak Truu
"Oil shale industry wastewater: impact on river microbial community and possibilities for bioremediation"

Ilmar Tõnno
"The impact of nitrogen and phosphorus concentration and N/P ratio on cyanobacterial dominance and N2 fixation in some Estonian lakes"

Ülo Väli
"The Greater Spotted Eagle Aquila clanga and the Lesser Spotted Eagle A. pomarina: taxonomy, phylogeography and ecology"

Maarja Öpik "Diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in the roots of perennial plants and their effect on plant performance"

2005

Mari-Ann Mõtus "Silurian (Llandovery-Wenlock) tabulate corals of Baltoscandia: taxonomy, palaeoecology, distribution"

Eve Vedler
"Structure of the 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid-degradative plasmid pEST4011"

Helen Udras
"Hexose kinases and glucose transport in the yeast Hansenula polymorpha"

Andres Tover
"Regulation of transcription of the phenol degradation pheBA operon in Pseudomonas putida"

Inga Lips
"Abiotic factors controlling the cyanobacterial bloom occurrence in the Gulf of Finland"

Antti Roose
"Optimisation of environmental monitoring network by integrated modelling strategy with geographic information system - an Estonian case"

Ave Suija
"Lichens and lichenicolous fungi in Estonia: diversity, distribution patterns and taxonomy"

Piret Lõhmus
"Forest lichens and their substrata in Estonia"

Juhan Javoi¨
"The Effects of Experience on Host Acceptance in Ovipositing Moths"

Krista Kaasik
"Circadian clock genes in mammalian clockwork, metabolism and behaviour"

Ruth Aguraiuja
"Hawaiian endemic fern lineage Diellia (Asplemiaceae): distribution, population structure and ecology"

Tiina Sedman
"Characterization of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae mitochondrial DNA helicade HMI 1"

Anto Aasa
"Changes in phenological time series in Estonia and Central and Eastern Europe 1951-1998. Relationships with air temperature and atmospheric circulation"

Kaspar Nurk
"Relationships between microbial chracteristics and environmental conditions in a horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetland for wastewater treatment"

Anneli Palo
"Relationships between landscape factors and vegetation site types: case study from Saare county, Estonia"

Sille Teiter
"Emission rates of N2O, N2, CH4 and CO2 in riparian grey alder forests and subsurface flow constructed wetlands"

Mait Sepp "Influence of atmospheric circulation on environmental variables in Estonia"

Riho Teras
"Regulation of transcription from the fusion promoters generatedby transposition of Tn4652 into the upstrem region of pheBA operon in Pseudomonas putida"

Mait Metspalu
"Trough the course of prehistory in India: tracing the mtDNA trail"

2006

Priit Kupper "Hydraulic and environmental limitations to leaf water relations in trees with respect to canopy position"

Elin Lõhmusaar "The comparative patterns of linkage disequilibrum in Eropean populations and its implication for genetic association studies"

Märt Öövel "Performance of wastewater treatment wetlands in Estonia"

Heili Ilves "Stress-induced transposition of Tn4652 in Pseudomonas putida"

Silja Kuusk "Biochemical properties of Hmi 1p, a DNA helicase from Saccharomyces cerevisiae mitochondria"

Helen Alumäe "Landscape preferences of local people: considerations for landscape planning in rural areas of Estonia"

Aarne Luud "Evaluation of moose habitats and forest reclamation in Estonian oil shale mining areas"

Margus Pedaste "Problem solving in web-based learning environment"

Kersti Püssa "Forest edges on medium-resolution Landsat Thematic Mapper satellite images"

Taavi Pae "Formation of cultural traits in Estonia resulting from historical administrative division"

Dago Antov "Road user perception towards road safety in Estonia"

Anneli Kährik "Socio-spatial residential segregation in post-socialist cities: the case of Tallinn, Estonia"

Alar Rosentau "Development of proglacial lakes in Estonia"

Toomas Esperk "Larval instar as a key-element in insect growth schedules"

Lea Tummeleht "Psychological conditions and immune function in great tits (Parus major L.): sources of variation and trade-offs in relation to growth"

Evelin Ver¨
"Development of impact-induced hydrothermal system at Kärdla impact structure"

Harri Valdmann
"Lynx (Lynx lynx) and wolf (Canis lupus) in the Baltic region: genetic variation, diet and helminth parasites"

2007

Priit Jõers "Studies of the mitochondrial helicase Hmi1p in Candida albicans and Saccharomyces cerevisiae"

Kersti Lilleväli "Gata3 and Gata2 in inner ear development"

Sigitas Radzevicius "The genus Pristiograptus in Wenlock of East Baltic and the Holy Cross Mountains"

Kai Rünk "Comparative ecology of three fern species: Dryopteris carthusiana (Vill.) H.P. Fush, D. Expansa (C. Presl) Fraser-Jenkins & Jermy and D. Dilatata (Hoffm.) A. Gray (Dryopteridaceae)"

Marko Mägi "The habitat-related variation of reproductive performance of Great Tits in a deciduaous-coniferous forest mosaic: looking for causes and consequences"

Üllas Ehrlich "Ecological economics as a tool for resource based natrure conservation management in Estonia"

Andres Marandi "Natural chemical composition of groundwater as a basis for groundwater management in Cambrian-Vendian aquifer system in Estonia"

Valeria Lulla "Replication strategies and applications of Semiliki Forest virus"

Aveliina Helm "Formation and persistence of dry grassland diversity: the role of landscape and human history and landscape structure"

Leho Tedersoo "Diversity and community structure of ectomycorrhizal fungi in Estonia, Seychelles and Australia"

Inga Jüriado "Diversity of lichen species in Estonia: influence of local and regional factors"

Alar Noorvee "The applicability of hybrid subsurface flow constructed wetland systems with recirculation for wastewater treatment in cold climates"

Ülle Reier "Estonian threatened vascular plant species: causes of rarity and conservation"

Evelyn Uuemaa "Indicatory value of landscape metrics for river water quality and landscape pattern"

Tatjana Krama "Mobbing behaviour in birds: costs and reciprocity based cooperation"

Priit Kilgas "Blood parameters as indicators of physiological conditions and skeletal development in great tits (Parus major): natural variation and application in the reproductive ecology of birds"

Anu Albert "The role of water salinity in structuring eastern Baltic coastal communities"

Signe Saumaa The role of DNA mismatch repair and oxidative DNA damage defense systems in avoidance of stationary phase mutations in Pseudomonas putida"

Reedik Mägi "The linkage disequilibrium and the selection of genetic markers for association studies in European populations"

Raivo Aunap "Applicability of GIS data to detect and represent changes in landscape: three case studies of Estonia"