Plant Ecology and Nature Conservation Group
The Plant Ecology and Nature Conservation Group (PEN) studies and teaches the processes and underlying mechanisms that link biodiversity, ecosystem functioning and service delivery and aims to implement these insights in the design of effective biodiversity conservation strategies.
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Our Research
Research at the Plant Ecology and Nature Conservation Group examines the impact of land-use change and climate change on biodiversity and the links between biodiversity, ecosystem functioning and the delivery of ecosystem services and public goods.
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Recent PhD theses
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Tree seedling recruitment dynamics in forest-savanna transitions : Trait responses to vegetation controls mediate differential seedling establishment success of tree functional types
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Towards ecological intensification : the relative importance of wild pollinators as an agricultural input in seed production
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Games on the checkerboard : How soil heterogeneity influences plant species coexistence
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The positive effect of biodiversity : Using root traits to understand effects of plant diversity and drought on grassland productivity
Recent publications
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Are we restoring functional fens? – The outcomes of restoration projects in fens re-analysed with plant functional traits
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Between land and sea – a classification of saline and brackish grasslands of the baltic sea coast
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Linking farmer and beekeeper preferences with ecological knowledge to improve crop pollination