Last week, Daniel Arizpe, technician of the Centre for Forestry Research and Experimentation (CIEF), presented our results on the study of several yews (Taxus baccata) populations in the Valencian Comunity at the 5th International Yew Meeting in Requena (Valencia). Over the past few months, we have collaborated on assessing the effect of seed origin on […]
Continue ReadingHow plant traits and biodiversity shape ecosystem stability: a new publication by PhD Xiaobin Pan
Xiaobin Pan has published his last research titled “Relating functional traits within and across species to the stabilization of grassland productivity” at Journal of Ecology. This study explores how the characteristics of plants influence the stability of ecosystems over time. It shows that fast-growing species tend to be less stable, while the way species differ […]
Continue ReadingFunctional Diversity Lab retreat in Quesa
As every year, last week we organise a lab retreat, where most of the team gathered to share knowledge and experiences. The day started with scientific talks of each team member, where everyone was able to present their current research or last year advances. This was a valuable opportunity to catch up on our latest […]
Continue ReadingMeeting with Serra Calderona technicians in nasty weather
Yesterday, we went to our plots of Red BioClima in Serra Calderona to carry out our usual fieldwork, monitoring phenology. However, this time we were accompanied by the technicians of the Park, so that we could explain our work to them in case they could help us with the monitoring in the future. We were […]
Continue ReadingPhD Clara Gracia has published her last research article about how dominant species drive ecosystem stability worldwide
Ecography has published the last paper of Francesco’s PhD Clara titled “A globally consistent scaling relationship reveals stabilizing effects of dominant species in plant communities”. In this study, Clara explores how dominant species contribute to community stability. By applying Taylor’s power law—a fundamental ecological scaling relationship (σ2 = aμᵇ)—the study shows that dominant species are often relatively […]
Continue ReadingPhD Xiaobin Pan has published his later research about how diversity can destabilize plant populations across global ecosystems
New Phytologist has published the last paper of Francesco’s PhD Xiaobin titled “Reconciling links between diversity and population stability across global plant communities”. Xiaobin analyzed data from more than 8,000 permanent vegetation plots across five continents to investigate why previous research has reported contrasting diversity–stability relationships. The study found that the effect of plant diversity […]
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