Sille Rebane

Sille Rebane is a Research Fellow at the Estonian University of Life Sciences, holding dual positions as Research Fellow in the Chair of Silviculture and Forest Ecology (50%) and Head of the Green University Strategy in the Rector's Office (50%). Her work focuses on studying the functioning of forest ecosystems after different disturbances and promoting university sustainability.

Her educational background includes:

• Doctorate (2020): Evaluation of forest management in the context of carbon fluxes: eddy-covariance method
• Master's Degree (2016): Carbon dynamics and H2O flux in forest ecosystem - eddy covariance method
• Bachelor's Degree in Natural Resources Management and Protection

Rebane's research primarily centers on forest ecosystem dynamics, with special emphasis on carbon flows in forests. Her work examines how environmental changes and human activities affect forest ecosystems, particularly through the lens of carbon sequestration and exchange. She employs advanced measurement techniques like eddy covariance to quantify carbon fluxes in hemiboreal forests following disturbances such as clear-cutting and forest fires. Her research integrates field measurements with ecosystem modeling to understand forest recovery processes and carbon balance under changing climatic conditions.

Analysis of her publications reveals a consistent research trajectory focused on quantifying carbon dynamics in forest ecosystems, particularly in the hemiboreal region. Her work spans methodological development of eddy covariance measurements, analysis of carbon fluxes following forest disturbances, and evaluation of forest management practices through the carbon cycle lens. A notable trend is her progression from studying specific disturbance impacts to developing broader frameworks for evaluating sustainable forest management based on carbon accounting.

Her scientific recognition includes:

• 2019: Scholarship of Olevi Kulli (University of Tartu)
• 2018: Scholarship of EMÜ Raefond (Tartu City Government and Estonian University of Life Sciences)

Rebane actively contributes to university governance and scientific community, having served on the university senate (2020-2021), council (2018-2020), and various scientific committees. She is currently involved in multiple research projects including 'Metsapõlengute mõju taimestiku' (Forest fire impacts on vegetation), 'Jõgede kaldametsade majandamine' (Riparian forest management), and 'Talvise sanitaarraie' (Winter sanitary logging effectiveness).

Her leadership extends to environmental initiatives at the university level, where she directs the implementation of the Green University strategy, initiating various environmentally friendly campus programs and sustainability measures.