Terminplanung kommende Semester und Vortragsarchiv BayCEER Kolloquium
Incorporating evolutionary aspects with ecosystem functioning is fundamental for a comprehensive understanding of plant community dynamics and coexistence. In particular, there is a need to link evolutionary genetics with community ecology to understand the origins of community features and to forecast the impact of climate change on biological diversity. Intraspecific genetic variation in plants can affect community composition and coexistence when evolutionary mechanisms, such as mutation, changes their competition ability. However, it is poorly known how intraspecific genotypic variation plays a role in coexistence and community dynamics. Using trait-based neighborhood models, we quantify the evolution of plant species interactions by linking spatial interactions with spontaneous mutations as a key evolutionary mechanism. We show that spontaneous mutations provide a mechanism for plants to quickly evolve niches and may drive competition, facilitation and selection with profound consequences for future population and community dynamics. These results may help to improve the predictability of species persistence under climate change.
BayCEER Short Courses: |
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Fr. 26.04.2024 aktuell Mobile Film Making Workshop (for students of BayCEER) |
Ökologisch-Botanischer Garten: |
Fr. 26.04.2024 aktuell Aktion | Kräuterreich & regional: Backkunst im ÖBG (zus. mit HWK) |
Fr. 26.04.2024 aktuell Führung | Erdbeer-Minze und Zimmerknoblauch: Gewürzkräuter |
So. 28.04.2024 Führung | Den Sängern auf der Spur: Vogelstimmen im ÖBG (zus. mit LBV) |
So. 05.05.2024 Führung | Faszination Englische Gärten: Gestaltung und Pflanzen |