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SUMMARY:Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning in European forests - Tomma
 so Jucker
DTSTART:20120504T123000Z
DTEND:20120504T130000Z
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CONTACT:Suzy Stoodley
DESCRIPTION:In light of global change and its consequences for plant and a
 nimal communities\, exploring and quantifying the link between Biodiversit
 y and Ecosystem Functionality (B-EF) has become a priority for ecologists 
 and stakeholders alike. Several mechanisms have been proposed to explain h
 ow biodiversity might enhance ecosystem functioning. However\, the literat
 ure is full of idiosyncratic results which strongly limit our ability to m
 ake robust predictions. In terms of B-EF studies in plant systems\, a stro
 ng bias towards experimental grassland communities has meant that confound
 ing effects such as spatial and temporal scales of observation\, as well a
 s the role of environmental heterogeneity\, have received little attention
 .\n\nFunDivEurope is a large scale\, multidisciplinary projects aiming to 
 quantify the relationship between biodiversity and a variety of ecosystem 
 functions and services in major European forest types. Within this framewo
 rk\, I focus on how forest diversity\, structure and dynamics relate to ab
 oveground productivity measured through wood cores and LiDAR remote sensin
 g. Specifically\, I will present preliminary results of modeling tree grow
 th in a Mediterranean forest within the context of B-EF research. Furtherm
 ore\, I will discuss work aiming to understand how environmental heterogen
 eity influences the strength of the B-EF relationship.
LOCATION:Department of Plant Sciences\, Large Lecture Theatre
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