Plant Ecology

Ecosystem function and biodiversity under global change

Prof. Dr. Christian Körner, Zurich-Basel PSC, University of Basel, Institute of Botany

Plant ecology studies the interaction between plants and their environment. Ecosystem science considers life processes...

Plant Population and Evolutionary Biology

Plant life in alpine habitats

Prof. Dr. Jürg Stöcklin, Zurich-Basel PSC, University of Basel, Institute of Botany

Adaptation and phenotypic plasticity are both crucial for the long-term survival of plants in changing world. Our actual...

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...

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...