Merit Otsus
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- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies 8
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- Plant and animal studies 4
- Plant and fungal interactions 1
- Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology 1
- Ecological Modeling top 10%
- Ecology top 10%
- Rangeland and Wildlife Management 3
- Plant Ecology and Soil Science 2
- Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology 2
- Forestry top 10%
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- Botany and Plant Ecology Studies 5
Merit Otsus
10 papers receiving 404 citations
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 38
- Nature and Landscape Conservation 351
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 201
- Ecological Modeling 38
- Ecology 201
- Forestry 24
Countries citing papers authored by Merit Otsus
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Fields of papers citing papers by Merit Otsus
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Co-authorship network
The 7 scholars most cited alongside Merit Otsus, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
| # | Work | ||
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| 1 | 2015 | 3 | |
| 2 | 2014 | 9 | |
| 3 | 2008 | 15 | |
| 4 | 2008 | 19 | |
| 5 | 2005 | 8 | |
| 6 | 2004 | 36 | |
| 7 | 2002 | 26 | |
| 8 | 2002 | 27 | |
| 9 | 2000 | 276 | |
| 10 | 2000 | 12 |
About Merit Otsus
Merit Otsus is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecology, Ecological Modeling and Plant Science, having authored 10 papers that have together received 431 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (8 papers), Botany and Plant Ecology Studies (5 papers), Plant and animal studies (4 papers), Rangeland and Wildlife Management (3 papers), Plant Ecology and Soil Science (2 papers), Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (2 papers), Plant and fungal interactions (1 paper) and Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology (1 paper). The work is most often cited by research in Nature and Landscape Conservation (351 citations), Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (201 citations), Ecological Modeling (38 citations), Ecology (201 citations) and Forestry (24 citations). Merit Otsus has collaborated with scholars based in Estonia and Poland. Frequent co-authors include Martin Zobel, Jaan Liira, Tõnu Möls, Mari Moora, Tiiu Kull, Marek Sammul and Lauri Laanisto. Their work appears in journals such as Ecology, Journal of Vegetation Science, Biodiversity and Conservation, Oecologia and Folia Geobotanica.
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