Lecture series in Ecology and Environmental Research SS 2020
Dr. Stan Schymanski
Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST), Luxembourg (Homepage)
Thursday, 09.07.2020 12:00-13:30, LIVE via ZOOM
Physical constraints and biological controls of plant-environment interactions
Here, I will present an optimality-based approach to predict plant and vegetation responses to environmental forcing, inspired by natural selection and the selective pressure to make the best out of the available resources. I will present some of the insights that can be gained from such an approach and then highlight the immense challenges of quantifying the cost-benefit trade-offs determining the optimal plant investment strategies into foliage, roots and water transport tissues.
Some of the challenges are currently being tackled by the WAVE team at the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST), but serious progress will only be achieved if a larger part of the scientific community puts more focus on cost-benefit trade-offs underlying plant behaviour, linking the functions of plant organs to their construction and maintenance costs in different environments.
Zoom-Link for joining the talk and discussion with the speaker
The talk starts at 12:00 on Thursday, July 9.
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Invited by Andrea Carminati, Soil Physics
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