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The LiWeFoR Wetland Forest Research Summer School invites Estonian doctoral students to study, learn and share stories on carbon and nutrient fluxes in swamp and bog forests across the globe! The lineup includes academics, professors and experienced researchers from the Universities of Tartu, Helsinki, Aarhus, East Anglia, the Peruvian Amazon, Sarawak and Congo, as well as Karlsruhe Institute of Technology. The programme is balanced between theoretical lectures, field demonstrations and conversations on eddy covariance and chamber measurements, microbiome and isotopic methods at different layers of wetland forests.

The Summer Shcool lectures will be held at the Pühajärve Spa Hotel followed by an excursion and field demonstrations at study sites across South Estonia during 25–29 June 2024.

Deadline for registration is 24 May 2024. Register here

There are 25 places for doctoral students – first come first served. All participation costs (travel from Tartu to Pühajärve, accommodation, meals, field excursion) are covered by organisers.

The Summer School is organised by University of Tartu in cooperation with the Estonian Doctoral School. Project “LiWeFoR: Living labs for Wetland Forest research” is funded by the European Union. Project “Cooperation between universities to promote doctoral studies” (2021-2027.4.04.24-0003) is co-funded by the European Union.

Tentative program

25 June    arrival to Pühajärve and ice-breaker

26 June    lectures

27 June    lectures

28 June    departure from Pühajärve;

excursion and field demonstrations at the study sites (Järvselja, Soontaga, Ess-soo);

final dinner and sauna in Pühaste

29 June    departure from Tartu

Lecturers

Prof. Ülo Mander (University of Tartu)

Prof. Klaus Butterbach-Bahl (KIT, Aarhus University)

Prof. Mari Pihlatie (University of Helsinki)

Prof. Ivan Mammarela (University of Helsinki)

Dr. Anuliina Putkinen (University of Helsinki)

Dr. Lukas Kohl (University of Helsinki)

Dr. Salla Tenhovirta (University of Helsinki)

Dr. Laura Lehtovirta-Morley (University of East Anglia)

Dr. Mikk Espenberg (Univeristy of Tartu)

Ing. Lizardo Fachín (IIAP, UNAP, Peru)

Dr. Faustina Sangok (TROPI, Malaysia)

Prof. Joël Loumeto (Universite Marien Ngouabi, Congo)

Dr. Ulrich Gaël Bouka (Universite Marien Ngouabi, Congo)

Contact: liwefor@ut.ee