Parmasto was born in Nõmme. He became a member of the Estonian Institute of Zoology and Botany in 1950 and served as its director from 1985 to 1990. His establishment of a mushroom herbarium in 1950 has since seen recognition of 160,000 samples, 37,000 of which Parmasto himself collected.[2]
Parmasto published more than 150 papers and 200 articles during his academic career and his works are commonly used in popular scientific and academic journals in Estonia.[2] His expertise in the field of mycology has resulted in him being nicknamed "Seenevana", or the "grand old man of mushrooms".[2] As a mycologist, the field with which Parmasto was most associated, he was best known for his establishment and enhancement of databases for species of mushrooms within Estonia.[2] He was also the author of the first Estonian-language textbook on biosystematics in history.[2] He was furthermore one of the driving forces behind the establishment of Liiva-Putla Nature Reserve, one of only five areas created for the protection of mushrooms in Europe.[3]
He served as the president of the Estonian Naturalists' Society between 1973 and 1976 and was an honorary member of the society from 1988.[2] Between 1973 and 1981 he was also the academic secretary in the Department of Chemical, Geological and Biological Sciences of the Estonian Academy of Sciences.[2] He would later work as a Professor of Botany and Ecology at the University of Tartu from 1987 to 1995.
Parmasto worked as the senior researcher in the Mycology Department of the Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences at the Estonian University of Life Sciences.[2]
He was a recipient of the Karl Ernst von Baer medal in 1976. In 1994 he won the National Science Prize from the Yearly Award, Culture and Society, and in 2002, was awarded the honorable Lifetime Achievement Award in Biosciences and the Environment again. In 2008 he was given the Eerik Kumari Award for his contributions to Bioscience. Jaanus Kala, Deputy Secretary-General of the Ministry of the Environment and chairman of the award's jury said of the scientist, “Erast Parmasto has dedicated his life’s work to studying nature and to promoting its protection among the public”.[2]
Erastia is a fungal genus in the family Polyporaceae. It is a monotypic genus, containing the single European species Erastia salmonicolor. Erastia was circumscribed by Finnish mycologists Tuomo Niemelä and Juha Kinnunen in 2005 and also named in his honour.[5]
Publicationsedit
Some of Parmasto's more important publications include:
D. S. Hibbett, M. Binder, J. F. Bischoff, M. Blackwell, P. F. Cannon, O. E. Eriksson, S. Huhndorf, T. James, P. M. Kirk, R. Lücking, H. T. Lumbsch, F. Lutzoni, P. B. Matheny, D. J. McLaughlin, M. J. Powell, S. Redhead, C. L. Schoch, J. W. Spatafora, J. A. Stalpers, R. Vilgalys, M. C. Aime, A. Aptroot, R. Bauer, D. Begerow, G. L. Benny, L. A. Castlebury, P. W. Crous, Y.-C. Dai, W. Gams, D. M. Geiser, G. W. Griffith, C. Gueidan, D. L. Hawksworth, G. Hestmark, K. Hosaka, R. A. Humber, K. D. Hyde, J. E. Ironside, U. Kõljalg, C. P. Kurtzman, K.-H. Larsson, R. Lichtwardt, J. Longcore, J. Miadlikowska, A. Miller, J.-M. Moncalvo, S. Mozley-Standridge, F. Oberwinkler, E. Parmasto, V. Reeb, J. D. Rogers, C. Roux, L. Ryvarden, J. P. Sampaio, A. Schüßler, J. Sugiyama, R. G. Thorn, L. Tibell, W. A. Untereiner, C. Walker, Z. Wang, A. Weir, M. Weiss, M. M. White, K. Winka, Y.-J. Yao and N. Zhang. A higher-level phylogenetic classification of the fungi. Mycological Research 111: 509-547, 2007
Distribution maps of Estonian fungi (3. osa) Eesti seente levikuatlas. Pore Fungi. Estonian Academy Publishers, 2004
Parmasto, E : Integrating molecular and morphological data in the systematics of fungi. - In: Randlane, T/Saag, A (eds.): Book of Abstracts of the 5th IAL Symposium. Lichens in Focus. Tartu University Press, 2004
Parmasto, E. Hymenochaetoid fungi (Basidiomycota) of North America. Mycotaxon, 79, 107–176, 2001
M.A.Bondartseva, E.Parmasto, M.V. Gorlenko. Определитель грибов России. Порядок Афиллофоровые. Вып. 2 СПб: Наука, 1998 (in Russian)
Parmasto, E. Corticioid fungi: a cladistic study of a paraphyletic group. Canadian Journal of Botany, 73, 1995, (Suppl. 1)
E.Parmasto, I.Parmasto, T.Möls. Variation of Basidiospores in the Hymenomycetes and Its Significance to Their Taxonomy. Bibliotheca Mycologica, Lubrecht & Cramer Ltd, 1987
Järva, L., Parmasto, E. Eesti seente koondnimestik. Tartu, 1980 (in Estonian)
Parmasto, E. The Lachnocladiaceae of the Soviet Union. With a key to boreal species. Tartu, 1970
Referencesedit
^(PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-06-06. Retrieved 2014-06-04.
^ abcdefghi. Estonian Ministry of the Environment. May 13, 2008. Archived from the original on June 15, 2011. Retrieved November 30, 2008.
^(PDF). Estonian Environmental Board. 2012. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-29.
^Kotlába, F.; Pouzar, Z. (1964). "Staining spores of Homobasidiomycetes in cotton blue and its importance for taxonomy". Feddes Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis. 69: 131–142.
^Niemelä, T.; Kinnunen, J.; Larsson, K.H.; Schigel, D.D.; Larsson, E. (2005). "Genus revisions and new combinations of some North European polypores". Karstenia. 45 (2): 75–80. doi:10.29203/ka.2005.406.
External linksedit
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Erast Parmasto 28 October 1928 24 April 2012 1 was a noted Estonian mycologist bioscientist and botanist and onetime director of the Estonian Institute of Zoology and Botany Erast Parmasto 2001Parmasto was born in Nomme He became a member of the Estonian Institute of Zoology and Botany in 1950 and served as its director from 1985 to 1990 His establishment of a mushroom herbarium in 1950 has since seen recognition of 160 000 samples 37 000 of which Parmasto himself collected 2 Parmasto published more than 150 papers and 200 articles during his academic career and his works are commonly used in popular scientific and academic journals in Estonia 2 His expertise in the field of mycology has resulted in him being nicknamed Seenevana or the grand old man of mushrooms 2 As a mycologist the field with which Parmasto was most associated he was best known for his establishment and enhancement of databases for species of mushrooms within Estonia 2 He was also the author of the first Estonian language textbook on biosystematics in history 2 He was furthermore one of the driving forces behind the establishment of Liiva Putla Nature Reserve one of only five areas created for the protection of mushrooms in Europe 3 He served as the president of the Estonian Naturalists Society between 1973 and 1976 and was an honorary member of the society from 1988 2 Between 1973 and 1981 he was also the academic secretary in the Department of Chemical Geological and Biological Sciences of the Estonian Academy of Sciences 2 He would later work as a Professor of Botany and Ecology at the University of Tartu from 1987 to 1995 Parmasto worked as the senior researcher in the Mycology Department of the Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences at the Estonian University of Life Sciences 2 Contents 1 Awards 2 Publications 3 References 4 External linksAwards editHe was a recipient of the Karl Ernst von Baer medal in 1976 In 1994 he won the National Science Prize from the Yearly Award Culture and Society and in 2002 was awarded the honorable Lifetime Achievement Award in Biosciences and the Environment again In 2008 he was given the Eerik Kumari Award for his contributions to Bioscience Jaanus Kala Deputy Secretary General of the Ministry of the Environment and chairman of the award s jury said of the scientist Erast Parmasto has dedicated his life s work to studying nature and to promoting its protection among the public 2 In 1964 Czech mycologists Frantisek Kotlaba and Zdenek Pouzar together circumscribed the fungal genus of Parmastomyces in the family Fomitopsidaceae it was named in his honour 4 Erastia is a fungal genus in the family Polyporaceae It is a monotypic genus containing the single European species Erastia salmonicolor Erastia was circumscribed by Finnish mycologists Tuomo Niemela and Juha Kinnunen in 2005 and also named in his honour 5 Publications editSome of Parmasto s more important publications include D S Hibbett M Binder J F Bischoff M Blackwell P F Cannon O E Eriksson S Huhndorf T James P M Kirk R Lucking H T Lumbsch F Lutzoni P B Matheny D J McLaughlin M J Powell S Redhead C L Schoch J W Spatafora J A Stalpers R Vilgalys M C Aime A Aptroot R Bauer D Begerow G L Benny L A Castlebury P W Crous Y C Dai W Gams D M Geiser G W Griffith C Gueidan D L Hawksworth G Hestmark K Hosaka R A Humber K D Hyde J E Ironside U Koljalg C P Kurtzman K H Larsson R Lichtwardt J Longcore J Miadlikowska A Miller J M Moncalvo S Mozley Standridge F Oberwinkler E Parmasto V Reeb J D Rogers C Roux L Ryvarden J P Sampaio A Schussler J Sugiyama R G Thorn L Tibell W A Untereiner C Walker Z Wang A Weir M Weiss M M White K Winka Y J Yao and N Zhang A higher level phylogenetic classification of the fungi Mycological Research 111 509 547 2007 Distribution maps of Estonian fungi 3 osa Eesti seente levikuatlas Pore Fungi Estonian Academy Publishers 2004 Parmasto E Integrating molecular and morphological data in the systematics of fungi In Randlane T Saag A eds Book of Abstracts of the 5th IAL Symposium Lichens in Focus Tartu University Press 2004 Parmasto E Hymenochaetoid fungi Basidiomycota of North America Mycotaxon 79 107 176 2001 M A Bondartseva E Parmasto M V Gorlenko Opredelitel gribov Rossii Poryadok Afilloforovye Vyp 2 SPb Nauka 1998 in Russian Parmasto E Corticioid fungi a cladistic study of a paraphyletic group Canadian Journal of Botany 73 1995 Suppl 1 E Parmasto I Parmasto T Mols Variation of Basidiospores in the Hymenomycetes and Its Significance to Their Taxonomy Bibliotheca Mycologica Lubrecht amp Cramer Ltd 1987 Jarva L Parmasto E Eesti seente koondnimestik Tartu 1980 in Estonian Parmasto E The Lachnocladiaceae of the Soviet Union With a key to boreal species Tartu 1970References edit Erast Parmasto 1928 2012 in memoriam PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2014 06 06 Retrieved 2014 06 04 a b c d e f g h i Eerik Kumari award won by mycologist Erast Parmasto Estonian Ministry of the Environment May 13 2008 Archived from the original on June 15 2011 Retrieved November 30 2008 Natural Values of Saare County PDF Estonian Environmental Board 2012 p 12 Archived from the original PDF on 2013 10 29 Kotlaba F Pouzar Z 1964 Staining spores of Homobasidiomycetes in cotton blue and its importance for taxonomy Feddes Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis 69 131 142 Niemela T Kinnunen J Larsson K H Schigel D D Larsson E 2005 Genus revisions and new combinations of some North European polypores Karstenia 45 2 75 80 doi 10 29203 ka 2005 406 External links editEstonian Portal Biography Page at the Estonian Academy of Sciences Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Erast Parmasto amp oldid 1172271999, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
