Experimental Plant Ecology

Welcome to the department Experimental Plant Ecology !

Planten tellen. Over demografisch onderzoek

Dutch Book on Plant Demography

In May 2012 the KNNV publisher will release the Dutch book 'Planten tellen. Over demografisch onderzoek', which aims to inform botanists (professionals and volunteers alike) on the practice, usefulness and joys of plant demography in the field or garden. Written by Piet Bremer, Eelke Jongejans, Gerard Oostermeijer and Jo Willems. More information.

 

Dr. Jan Jansen

Jan Jansen successfully defended his dissertation "Managing natura 2000 in a changing world: The case of the Serra da Estrela". Please read the press release, the colorful PDF (57mb).
Dissertation Jan Jansen

Strict mast fruiting in Southeast Asia

In a recent Journal of Ecology paper Marco Visser, Eelke Jongejans, Michiel van Breugel, Pieter Zuidema, Yu-Yun Chen, Abdul Kassim and Hans de Kroon investigate the costs and benefits of mast fruiting in the Malaysian tree Shorea leprosula (see its seeds in the picture below) using stochastic population models. The paper is highlighted in editorials in Journal of Ecology, Science and Bionieuws.
Shorea leprosula

How deep do trees reach for water?

Liesje Mommer answers this question (in Dutch) in the radio program 'Hoe?Zo!' Follow this link and move forward to 52:40.

Interviews with PhD students

Marloes Hendriks
Marloes Hendriks

Marco Visser
Marco Visser

Lab Movie

klokhuis

Klokhuis episode about Root Foraging research in our lab

Visiting Address

Huygens Building
room HG 01.021

Experimental Plant Ecology
Radboud University Nijmegen
Heyendaalseweg 135
6525 AJ Nijmegen
The Netherlands

Postal Address

Radboud University Nijmegen
Inst. for Water and Wetland Res.
Experimental Plant Ecology
P.O. Box 9100  (mail box 31)
6500 GL Nijmegen
The Netherlands

Tel: +31-24-3652902 
J.Broekmans@science.ru.nl