Leader: Agrita Žunna
Start date: 01.07.2021
End date: 31.10.2023

European Social Fund operational programme "Growth and Employment", priority axis 8. Education, Skills and Lifelong Learning, specific objective 8.2.2. To strengthen academic staff of higher education institutions in strategic specialisation areas (agreement No. 8.2.2.0/20/I/006)

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Project partners are the University of Latvia (leading partner), Scientific Institute of Food Safety, Animal Health and Environment "BIOR", Latvian State Forest Institute "Silava", Latvian Biomedical Research and Study Center, Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis, BA School of Business and Finance (BASBF), Institute of Literature, Folklore and Art of the University of Latvia, Institute of Solid State Physics of the University of Latvia, Latvian Institute of Hydroecology, Institute of Mathematics and Informatics of the University of Latvia and foundation "Baltic Studies Centre".
The total funding is EUR 4,208,666.00, incl. European Social Fund co-financing EUR 3,577,366.10 and state budget co-financing EUR 631,299.90.

The aim of the Project is to strengthen academic capacity and excellence in areas of strategic specialization and to promote the attraction of local and international personnel.

The main achievable results are support for the attraction of doctoral students and scientific degree applicants and foreign academic staff and the implementation of further cooperation.

Project staff

Ivars Kļaviņš
Raitis Normunds Meļņiks
Agrita Žunna

Publications

Meļņiks R.N., Upenieks E.M., Butlers A., Bārdule A., Kalēja S., Lazdiņš A. 2024. Land, 13(6), 790
Quantifying Dissolved Organic Compound Efflux from Drained Peatlands in Hemiboreal Latvia
DOI: 10.3390/land13060790
Meļņiks R.N., Bārdule A., Butlers A., Champion J., Kalēja S., Skranda I., Petaja G., Lazdiņš A. 2023. Land, 12(12), 2153
Carbon Losses from Topsoil in Abandoned Peat Extraction Sites Due to Ground Subsidence and Erosion
DOI: 10.3390/land12122153
Žunna A. 2023. Promocijas darbs [Thesis]. LU, LVMI "Silava" [University of Latvia, LSFRI "Silava], 136
Vilka Canis lupus populācijas stāvoklis pēc sugas aizsardzības plāna ieviešanas Latvijā [Population status of wolf Canis lupus after the implementation of the Action Plan for Conservation of Species in Latvia]
Žunna A., Ruņģis D.E., Ozoliņš J., Stepanova A., Done G. 2023. Biology, 12(9), 1255
Genetic Monitoring of Grey Wolves in Latvia Shows Adverse Reproductive and Social Consequences of Hunting
DOI: 10.3390/biology12091255
Šuba J., Žunna A., Bagrade G., Done G., Ornicāns A., Pilāte D., Stepanova A., Ozoliņš J. 2023. Sustainability, 15(11), 8509
Does Wolf Management in Latvia Decrease Livestock Depredation? An Analysis of Available Data
DOI: 10.3390/su15118509
Bertins M., Paiste P., Makovskis K., Ansone-Bertina L., Busa L., Lazdina D., Lazdins A., Kirsimäe K., Klavins M., Viksna A. 2023. Sustainability, 15(9), 7242
Impact of Wood Ash and Sewage Sludge on Elemental Content in Hybrid Alder Clone
DOI: 10.3390/su15097242
Klavins I., Bardule A., Klavina Z., Libiete Z. 2023. Forests, 14(4), 764
Harvest Intensity Impacts Nutrient Status and Young Stand Development in Latvian Hemiboreal Forest
DOI: 10.3390/f14040764
Gailite A., Andersone-Ozola U., Samsone I., Karlsons A., Ievinsh G. 2023. Plants, 12(4), 888
Ecophysiology of Endangered Plant Species Saussurea esthonica: Effect of Mineral Nutrient Availability and Soil Moisture
DOI: 10.3390/plants12040888
Lazarenko V., Rudovica V., Vīksna A., Bērtiņš M., Burlakovs J., Lazdina D. 2022. Key Engineering Materials, 933, 200-206
The Effect of Bottom and Fly Wood Ash on the Rare Earth Element Content in Forest Soil and Blueberries (Vaccinium myrtillus L.)
DOI: 10.4028/p-bbf2ca
Bērtiņš M., Buša L., Lazdina D., Dumins K., Zake S., Kļaviņš M., Vīksna A. 2022. Key Engineering Materials, 933, 185-192
Impact of Arginine Containing Fertilizer on Nitrogen Isotope Ratio and Elemental Content in Young Conifer Stands
DOI: 10.4028/p-558697