Puhtu Biological Station is a research station located in Pärnu county Lääneranna Parish, Estonia, at the coast of Baltic Sea. It is one of the oldest biology stations in Estonia.Magnus, Riin; Kull, Kalevi 2009. Exemplifying Umweltlehre through one’s own life: A biography of Jakob von Uexküll by Florian Mildenberger. Biosemiotics 2(1): 121–125.
The station is in the Puhtu peninsula, at the territory of Puhtu-Laelatu Nature Reserve, some kilometers from Laelatu Biological Station. It is an important bird area.Andrus Kuus, Andres Kalamees, Important Bird Areas of European Union importance in Estonia. Tallinn, 2003. The main building was built in 1920s and belonged to the biologist Jakob von Uexküll. In 1949, after World War II, it became an official research station. It is known for ornithology research, especially bird ecophysiology and ecology.Kukk, Toomas; Rahi, Märt 2010. History of nature research of Puhtu Islet. Estonia Maritima 8: 39–96. Puhtu biology station belonged to the Estonian Institute of Zoology and Botany, and since 1997 to the Estonian University of Life Sciences (since the institute joined the university).Rahi, Märt; Hang, Vaike; Lõivukene, Katrin; Rõigas, Alvi (ed.) 1997. Zooloogia ja Botaanika Instituut 1947–1997. Tartu: ZBI.
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Sources Toomas Kukk (ed.) 2010. Puhtu ajalugu ja loodus. Estonia Maritima 8.