GrENE-net - Genomics of rapid Evolution in Novel Environments
EvoPlast - Evolution of plant phenotypic plasticity in response to grassland management
Theory predicts that temporal and spatial heterogeneity in environmental conditions should favour the evolution of phenotypic plasticity, which is an organism's ability to respond adaptively to such environmental changes. In managed grasslands, mowing, grazing and fertilization all create strongly temporally variable environmental conditions. In this Biodiversity Exploratories project we will investigate whether land use intensity relates to the strength of plant phenotypic plasticity, which would suggest rapid evolution of grassland species to land use management.
KÄMY - plant-herbivore interactions (Vincetoxicum hindurinaria)
Plant adaptations in the European Alps