Bladminerare Bladminerare består av flera olika insektsgrupper, men de flesta bladminerare på ek är malar (alltså små fjärilar). Till skillnad från gall- och växtsteklarna saknar malarna oftast äggläggningsrör, och lägger därför istället äggen direkt på bladen. När ägget har kläckts … Read More
Anemone nemorosa is a perennial plant, covering the Swedish forest floors in early spring. This plant is attacked by no less than 4 fungal pathogens; some of these pathogens have profound effects on plant morphology. In this project, we want … Read More
During my PhD, I (Ayco) fell in love with the leaf miners and gallers on oak trees, which have proofed to be an excellent study system for studies on the spatial ecology of multitrophic insect communities. It turned out that … Read More
My work was investigating the impact of spatial variation in soil temperature on the ecology and evolution of the perennial herb Bistorta vivipara in a geothermal area in Iceland. I graduated in 2017 and my thesis was published in Oikos … Read More
Conceptually, our lab focuses on the ecology and evolution of plant-based food webs within a spatially and temporally variable world. More specifically, we have a strong interest in: Plant-microbe-insect interactions Belowground-aboveground interactions among insects and microbes The spatial ecology of … Read More
Etsuko Nonaka is an ecologist and modeler who is interested in the interactions between ecological and evolutionary processes, especially in a spatial context. She uses different kinds of modeling approaches to understand how population dynamics and spatial genetic structure relate to … Read More
Jessie Mutz from Florida State University visited us in the autumn semester of 2018. She investigated the patterns and drivers of the within and among tree variation in autumn phenology, as well as the consequences for interactions with plant pathogens … Read More
Oliver Moss studied the impact of the abiotic and biotic environment on coffee tree physiology and beneficial root microbes in southwestern Ethiopia. He has since worked as a research assistant at Lund University, making transgenic plants that produce insect pheromones. … Read More
