Puhtu Biological Station Explained

Puhtu Biological Station is a research station located in Pärnu county Lääneranna Parish, Estonia, at the coast of Baltic Sea.[1] It is one of the oldest biology stations in Estonia.[2]

The station is in the Puhtu peninsula, at the territory of Puhtu-Laelatu Nature Reserve, some kilometers from Laelatu Biological Station. It is an important bird area.[3] The main building was built in 1920s and belonged to the biologist Jakob von Uexküll.[1] In 1949, after World War II, it became an official research station. It is known for ornithology research, especially bird ecophysiology and ecology.[4] Puhtu biology station belonged to the Estonian Institute of Zoology and Botany, and since 1997 to the Estonian University of Life Sciences (since the institute joined the university).[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Puhtulaid . www.zbi.ee . 19 January 2022.
  2. Magnus, Riin; Kull, Kalevi 2009. Exemplifying Umweltlehre through one’s own life: A biography of Jakob von Uexküll by Florian Mildenberger. Biosemiotics 2(1): 121–125.
  3. Andrus Kuus, Andres Kalamees, Important Bird Areas of European Union importance in Estonia. Tallinn, 2003.
  4. [Toomas Kukk|Kukk, Toomas]
  5. Rahi, Märt; Hang, Vaike; Lõivukene, Katrin; Rõigas, Alvi (ed.) 1997. Zooloogia ja Botaanika Instituut 1947–1997. Tartu: ZBI.