Prof. Dr. Miriam Agler-Rosenbaum
Biological and related sciences, Microbial bioelectrochemistry, Microbial electrophysiology
Biological and related sciences, Environment
Plant Ecology, Conservation Biology, Landscape Genomics
The focus of my research is on examining the impact of habitat fragmentation on gene- to species-level aspects of biodiversity and related ecosystem services.
1st prize by Estonian Research Council in the category of new science communication initiative for organising the citizen-science campaign 'Eesti otsib nurmenukke' (in collaboration with Estonian Fund for Nature), 2019
Diploma from Estonian Academy of Sciences in the frames of L'Oréal Baltic Program 'Women in Science', 2019
Acknowledgement by the Ministry of Science and Education for the successful supervision of Marianne Kaldra, who received the 1st prize at Estonian National Contest for Young Scientists, 2018
1st prize for the MSc thesis at Estonian National Contest for Young Scientists, 2005
Diploma for the BSc thesis at Estonian National Contest for Young Scientists, 2003
1st prize at the essay contest of the Institute of Botany and Ecology, University of Tartu, 2001
English, Estonian, German
Aavik, T., Thetloff, M., Träger, S., Hernández-Agramonte, I.M., Reinula, I. & Pärtel, M. 2019. Delayed and immediate effects of habitat loss on the genetic diversity of the grassland plant Trifolium montanum. Biodiversity and Conservation 28: 3299-3319
Plue, J., Aavik, T. & Cousins, S.A.O. 2019. Grazing networks promote plant functional connectivity among isolated grassland communities. Diversity and Distributions 25: 102−115
Aavik, T. & Helm, A. 2018. Restoration of plant species and genetic diversity depends on landscape-scale dispersal. Restoration Ecology 26: S92−S102
Aavik, T., Talve, T., Thetloff, M., Uuemaa, E. & Oja, T. 2017. Genetic consequences of landscape change for rare endemic plants – a case study of Rhinanthus osiliensis. Biological Conservation 210: 125-135
Aavik, T., Holderegger, R. & Bolliger, J. 2014. The structural and functional connectivity of the grassland plant Lychnis flos-cuculi. Heredity 112: 471 – 478
Aavik, T., Holderegger, R., Edwards, P.J. & Billeter, R. 2013. Patterns of contemporary gene flow suggest low functional connectivity of grasslands in a fragmented agricultural landscape. Journal of Applied Ecology 50: 395 – 403
Aavik, T., Edwards, J.P., Holderegger, R., Graf, R. & Billeter, R. 2012. Genetic consequences of using seed mixtures in restoration: a case study of a wetland plant Lychnis flos-cuculi. Biological Conservation 145: 195 – 204
Geiger, F., Bengtsson, J., Berendse, F., Weisser, Wolfgang W., Emmerson, M., Morales, M.B., Ceryngier, P., Liira, J., Tscharntke, T. Winqvist, C., Eggers, S., Bommarco, R., Pärt, T., Bretagnolle, V., Plantegenest, M., Clement, L.W., Dennis, C., Palmer, C., Onate, J.J., Guerrero, I., Hawro, V., Aavik, T., Thies, C., Flohre, A., Hänke, S., Fischer, C., Goedhart, P.W. & Inchausti, P. 2010. Persistent negative effects of pesticides on biodiversity and biological control potential on European farmland. Basic and Applied Ecology 11: 97 – 105 (highly cited paper in Web of Science)
Aavik, T. & Liira, J. 2010. Quantifying the effect of organic farming, field boundary type and landscape structure on the vegetation of field boundaries. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 135: 178 – 186
Aavik, T., Jõgar, Ü., Liira, J., Tulva, I. & Zobel, M. 2008. Plant diversity in a calcareous wooded meadow – The significance of management continuity. Journal of Vegetation Science 19: 475-484
2015 – 2021 "Genetic diversity of grassland plants: the effect of spatiotemporal landscape changes", individual research grant funded by Estonian Research Council, PI Tsipe Aavik
2010 – 2014 "Assessing the effectiveness of connectivity measures on gene flow and genetic diversity of wildflowers in agricultural landscapes – a landscape genetic approach", postdoctoral research grant funded by European Social Fund and Estonian Research Council, PI Tsipe Aavik
Management Committee member in COST-action ConservePlants: An integrated approach to conservation of threatened plants for the 21st century, since 2019
Management Committee member in COST-action G-Bike: Genomic Biodiversity Knowledge for Resilient Ecosystems, since 2019
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Three children born in 2013, 2015 and 2018
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Biological and related sciences, Microbial bioelectrochemistry, Microbial electrophysiology
Biological and related sciences, Evolution, genomics, bioinformatics
Environment, Mathematics and statistics, biogeochemistry, isotope geochemistry, soil science
Biological and related sciences, Health, Cell Biology, Cellular signaling, Cancer biology, Cancer therapy