Born: 9th February, 1963.
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ECOSYSTEM BASED MANAGEMENT (ESBM)
ESBM has become an increasingly urgent topic during last decade. The need for sustainable management schemes has set the focus on ecosystem functions and regulations. However the Ecosystem Management consists of two big parts: the landscape mosaic design and patch dynamics in this mosaic.
The dynamic nature of ecosystems can be described by simulation models. At the same time the simple conceptual models could serve as the staring point in ecosystems study. Decisions in planning the management are based on the understanding of the ecosystems function.
The first ESBM course was organised in Hiiumaa, Estonia from 10 to 20 September 1999.
Field courses
The Järvselja Experimental Forest in Southeastern Estonia is a forest area of 10 000 ha. This forest is a training center for the forestry students of Estonian Agricultural University. University teachers act as the instructors during the summer months.
International students are visiting the training centre often in the frame of student exchange and regular training courses. The field course of Estonian Forest Site Type Classification is the part of Forest Ecology Course (MET 1.1148).
Picture: visiting students from Eberswalde Fachhochschule, Germany in Järvselja.
Oandu Nature Trail in Northeastern Estonia. The Oandu Nature trail was constructed by State Forest Management Center in 1998. It has become a popular place for educating people.
Picture: Preparing the internatinal conference (Canopy Dynamics and Forest Management - A Missing Link, Session 1, August 1 - 4, 1999) field trip.
Recent papers
Jõgiste, K. 1996. The regeneration patterns of mixed spruce-birch stands. In: Proceedings from the IUFRO Conference: Modelling Regeneration Success and Early Growth of Forest Stands, 10-13 June, 1996, Copenhagen, Denmark. Edited by Jens Peter Skovsgaard and Vivian Kvist Johannsen. Danish Forest and Landscape Research Institute, H¸rsholm. pp 512-516.
Jõgiste, K. 1996. The influence of initial conditions on the development of mixed stands of Picea abies L. Karst. and Betula pendula Betula pubescens Ehrh. In: Regeneration problems of mixed stands. International Workshop Proceedings from Meeting of Professors in Silviculture (IUFRO, S 6.06.04) held in Bartin-Turkey, 28 August - 3 September, 1994. Cemil Ata. Zonguldak Black Diamond University, Bartin Forestry Faculty. pp 45-59.
Jõgiste, K. 1996. The effect of birch competition on the growth of spruce and birch in mixed stand. Kokkuvõte: Kase konkurentsi mõju kuuse ja kase kasvule segapuistus. Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences. Ecology. 6:97-107.
Jõgiste, K. 1996. Puurinde suktsessiooniline dünaamika kase-kuuse segametsades. Summary: Successional dynamics of the tree stand in mixed spruce-birch forest.Yearbook of Estonian Naturalists' Society 77:106-118.
Jõgiste, K. 1997. Individual tree diameter growth of spruce and birch in mixed stand. Transactions of the Estonian Agricultural University 189:6-24.
Jõgiste, K. 1998. Mixed stand productivity affected by population dynamics: a model analysis. Ecological Modelling 106:77-91.
Jõgiste, K. 1998. Individual tree growth and regeneration patterns of Norway spruce and birch in mixed stands. Dissertationes Scientarium Naturalium Universitatis Agriculturae Estoniae, III. 48 + 106 p.
Jõgiste, K. 1998. How human impact is reflected in forest dynamics. In: Hytönen, M. (ed.). Social sustainability of forestry in the Baltic Sea Region. Finnish Forest Research Institute, Research Papers 704: 145-152.
Jõgiste, K. 2000. A basal area increment model for Norway spruce in mixed stands in Estonia. Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research. 15: 97-102.
Jõgiste, K. & Korjus, H. 2000. Loodussõbralik metsamajandus. (Narture friendly forest management). In: Jõgiste, K., Korjus, H., Külvik, M., Lõhmus, A. & Palo, A. Metsade bioloogilise mitmekesisuse säilitamine. (Conservations of biodiversity of forests). Eesti Keskkonnaministeerium & DANCEE. Pp. 32-45. In Estonian.
Jõgiste, K. 2000. Millist metsateadust vajab Eesti? (Which is the forest science needed in Estonia?). Eesti Mets 7: 6-7. In Estonian.
Jõgiste, K. 2000. Spruce-birch mixed stands: ecology and management in Estonia. In: Hasenauer, H. (ed.). Forest Ecosystem Restoration. Proceedings of the International Confere nce held in Vienna, Austria 10. - 12. April, 2000. Institute of Forest Growth Research. University of Agricultural Sciences, Wien. pp 335-336.
Last updated 02.03.2001