Estonians or Estonian people are a Baltic Finnic ethnic group who speak the Estonian language. Their nation state is Estonia.
J.M.K.E. is an Estonian punk rock band, which formed in Tallinn on January 18, 1986.
Kaimar Saag is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Paide Linnameeskond.
There are two kinds of oil shale in Estonia, both of which are sedimentary rocks laid down during the Ordovician geologic period. Graptolitic argillite is the larger oil shale resource, but, because its organic matter content is relatively low, it is not used industrially. The other is kukersite, which has been mined for more than a hundred years. Kukersite deposits in Estonia account for 1% of global oil shale deposits.
Erast Parmasto was a noted Estonian mycologist, bioscientist and botanist and onetime director of the Estonian Institute of Zoology and Botany.
Albert Aleksander Üksip was an Estonian actor, botanist (hieraciologist) and translator. He published a part of his works in Russian as Альберт Яковлевич Юксип, so besides the correct form Üksip there exist several variants of his name: Ueksip, Juxip, Juksip and Üxip.
Allocetraria is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Parmeliaceae. It consists of 12 species, with a center of distribution in China.
Cetreliopsis is a genus of four species of lichens in the family Parmeliaceae.
Tuckneraria is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Parmeliaceae.
Cetrelia is a genus of leafy lichens in the large family Parmeliaceae. They are commonly known as sea-storm lichens, alluding to the wavy appearance of their lobes. The name of the genus, circumscribed in 1968 by the husband and wife lichenologists William and Chicita Culberson, alludes to the former placement of these species in the genera Cetraria and Parmelia.
Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Lake Peipus and Russia. The territory of Estonia consists of the mainland, the larger islands of Saaremaa and Hiiumaa, and over 2,300 other islands and islets on the east coast of the Baltic Sea, covering a total area of 45,335 square kilometres (17,504 sq mi). Tallinn and Tartu are the two largest urban areas. The Estonian language is the official language and the first language of the majority of the population of 1.4 million.
Karin Rask is an Estonian stage, film and television actress, theatre teacher and clothing designer.
Usnea fulvoreagens is a species of beard lichen in the family Parmeliaceae. It was first described by Finnish lichenologist Veli Räsänen in 1931 as a variety of Usnea glabrescens. He raised it to distinct species status in 1935. The lichen has a shrubby thallus that is richly branched, and bases that are blackened. The presence of norstictic acid is often used to differentiate this species from other similar species. It has a widespread distribution in Europe.
Usnea glabrescens is a species of beard lichen in the family Parmeliaceae. It grows on bark, has a shrubby thallus with a blackened base, and a thick cortex. Several chemotypes of this species have been reported. The lichen is widely distributed in Europe.
Vilma Kuusk is an Estonian botanist. She deals with the flora of Estonia.
Nephromopsis yunnanensis is a species of fungus belonging to the family Parmeliaceae.
Lauri Saag is an Estonian geneticist, mycologist and lichenologist. As of 2023, he is associate professor of population genetics at the Estonian Biocentre.
Tiina Randlane is an Estonian mycologist and lichenologist.
Aino Kalda is an Estonian botanist.
Vulpicida juniperinus is a species of lichen found in the Northern Hemisphere, commonly known as rock sunshine lichen or yellow rock lichen. This species is characterized by its bright yellow, coral-like growth form on exposed ground, often in Arctic or alpine areas.
