14.11.2023

Role of pathogens in plant community structure

Prof. Jim Bever

(Kansas Biological Survey & Center for Ecological Research, The University of Kansas, USA)

Attention! The seminar will be in Krajinova posluchárna (room B14), on the 2nd middle floor in building Benátská 2

Attention! This seminar cannot be joined online.

About his research:

We are interested in testing basic ecological and evolutionary processes occurring within plants and their associated fungi. Much of the conceptual basis of ecology and evolution was developed with animals in mind. Plants and fungi differ from animals in important ways, including their motility, their nutrient acquisition systems and their genetic systems. Conceptual frameworks building on these peculiarities can be very useful in exploring the dynamics of populations and communities of plants and fungi. Developing, testing, and exploring the implications of these models has been the goal of our work.

Text is taken from his lab webpage.

PDF invitation HERE.