Research Portfolios
Reconciliation of Conservation and Development
Environmental science and policy
Prof. Dr. Lian Pin Koh, Zurich-Basel PSC, ETH Zurich, Institute for Terrestrial Ecosystems
Global human population will continue to grow over the next four decades. The ensuing demands for water, food and energy...
Plant Ecology and Evolution
How species cope with environmental change
Dr. Regula Billeter, Zurich-Basel PSC, ETH Zurich, Institute of Integrative Biology
Plant Ecology and Evolution
Modern approaches to important environmental problems
Prof. Dr. Peter J. Edwards, Zurich-Basel PSC, ETH Zurich, Institute of Integrative Biology
The study of plant evolution is not only fascinating scientifically but is also of great environmental importance. Human...
Plant Ecology
Plant population dynamics
PD Dr. Peter Stoll, Zurich-Basel PSC, University of Basel, Section of Conservation Biology
Understanding plant population dynamics is important in ecology and conservation biology including basic (coexistence...
Ecology of Plant Reproduction
Plant-animal interactions and ecosystem function
Prof. Dr. Jaboury Ghazoul, Zurich-Basel PSC, ETH Zurich, Institute for Terrestrial Ecosystems
The ecology of plant reproductive processes underlies the composition and dynamics of ecosystems and is essential for...
Plant reproductive Biology
Plant-insect interactions: pollination and reproductive biology
Prof. Dr. Andreas Erhardt, Zurich-Basel PSC, University of Basel, Section of Conservation Biology
Conservation Biology
Plants and animals in a rapidly changing environment
Prof. Dr. Bruno Baur, Zurich-Basel PSC, University of Basel, Section of Conservation Biology
Quantifying and conserving biodiversity is now recognized as more important than ever. We are investigating origins of...
Environmental History
Plants and society
PD Dr. Marcus Hall, Zurich-Basel PSC, University of Zurich, Institute for Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies
My research centers on the history of how humans perceive, alter or manage the natural world, and how the natural world...
Tropical Pant Biodiversity and Biogeography
Tropical plant biodiversity and biogeography
Dr. Michael Kessler, Zurich-Basel PSC, University of Zurich, Institute of Systematic Botany