Ülo Mander (born 11 January 1954 in

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) is an

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n ecologist and geographer. In 1983, he defended his doctoral thesis at

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. He is teaching at the University of Tartu's Institute of Geography (since 1992 a professor). 1992–1998, he was the head of University of Tartu's Institute of Geography. His primary research topics are "

nutrient cycling A nutrient cycle (or ecological recycling) is the movement and exchange of inorganic and organic matter back into the production of matter. Energy flow is a unidirectional and noncyclic pathway, whereas the movement of mineral nutrients is cyc ...

in agricultural watersheds, nutrient retention and transformations in wetlands and

riparian buffer zones A riparian zone or riparian area is the interface between land and a river or stream. In some regions, the terms riparian woodland, riparian forest, riparian buffer zone, riparian corridor, and riparian strip are used to characterize a ripari ...

, design and study of

constructed wetlands A constructed wetland is an artificial wetland to treat sewage, greywater, stormwater runoff or industrial wastewater. It may also be designed for land reclamation after mining, or as a mitigation step for natural areas lost to land developme ...

for wastewater treatment, long-term changes in land-use structure and their influence on fluxes through landscape". In 2009, he was awarded with

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, IV class.

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Living people 1954 births Estonian ecologists Estonian geographers University of Tartu alumni Academic staff of the University of Tartu Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 4th Class {{Estonia-academic-bio-stub