Tag: tropical forest

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Franziska Zahn: Beyond Photosynthesis: Do small trees in the understory of tropical forest gain additional carbon from fungi? 

Franziska Zahn, postdoc at University of Bayreuth (Germany), presents her work “Stable isotope analysis indicates partial mycoheterotrophy in arbuscular mycorrhizal woody seedlings in tropical forests”. She discusses the collaborative network established between plants and fungi, how little we know about C-transfer in plants, and advises everyone to focus on their research despite the fascinating questions ecology offers to us.  Thinking of plants, we often picture … Continue reading Franziska Zahn: Beyond Photosynthesis: Do small trees in the understory of tropical forest gain additional carbon from fungi? 

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Marion Boisseaux: trait combinations and their effects on tree physiology

In this new blog post, Marion Boisseaux, a postdoc at California State University, presents her work ‘Shifting trait coordination along a soil-moisture-nutrient gradient in tropical forests’. She discusses the knowledge gaps in functional traits studies, presents the importance of looking at multiple components to understand plants responses, and shares her wish to transmit the relevance of ecophysiology to everyone. A French translation of this blog … Continue reading Marion Boisseaux: trait combinations and their effects on tree physiology

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Marion Boisseaux: trait combinations and their effects on tree physiology (Français)

À propos de l’article Dans le cadre de la théorie de la niche écologique, l’environnement agit comme un filtre et sélectionne les espèces d’une communauté locale. Le concept de filtrage environnemental explique que tous les organismes ne peuvent pas s’établir et persister dans tous les environnements. Les études qui examinent les relations entre les traits fonctionnels et l’environnement soutiennent souvent l’idée que les gradients environnementaux … Continue reading Marion Boisseaux: trait combinations and their effects on tree physiology (Français)

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Alyssa Kullber: Aclimatación temporal de la tolerancia termal en árboles a lo largo del Río Hirviente en la Amazonía.

Sobre el artículo Es posible que las plantas tropicales sean particularmente vulnerables a las altas temperaturas asociadas con el cambio climático porque han evolucionado bajo condiciones relativamente estables y no estacionales. La investigación de la vulnerabilidad de las plantas tropicales a las altas temperaturas es un gran reto, especialmente en las tierras bajas, donde simplemente no hay una analogía del clima más caluroso del futuro, … Continue reading Alyssa Kullber: Aclimatación temporal de la tolerancia termal en árboles a lo largo del Río Hirviente en la Amazonía.

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Alyssa Kullberg: Seasonal acclimation of thermal tolerance in trees growing alongside the Boiling River in the Amazon

In our last post Alyssa Kullberg, postdoc at WSL in Lausanne, presents her work ‘Seasonal acclimation of photosynthetic thermal tolerances in six woody tropical species along a thermal gradient’. Here, she discusses the need to study warming, shows her incredible experimental system and shares her road in ecology from her early concerns about climate change.   A Spanish Translation of this blog post is available here. … Continue reading Alyssa Kullberg: Seasonal acclimation of thermal tolerance in trees growing alongside the Boiling River in the Amazon

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David Bartholomew: Revealing the niche of the world’s tallest tropical trees

In this new post, David Bartholomew presents his last work ‘Differential nutrient limitation and tree height control leaf physiology, supporting niche partitioning in tropical dipterocarp forests’, shares the difficulties of working in tropical forests and invites everyone to help any ecologists seeking for help. About the paper In the rainforests of north Borneo in South-East Asia exist the world’s tallest tropical trees. These are the … Continue reading David Bartholomew: Revealing the niche of the world’s tallest tropical trees

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