Experimental Plant Ecology

Welcome to the department
Experimental Plant Ecology

Madelon  van de Kerk wins University Essay Award

The 1st price of the Faculty of Sciences Essay Competition was awarded at the opening of the Academic Year, 30 August 2010. Congratulations to Madelon! (see youtube movie)
Madelon

Our department celebrates its 25th anniversary

On 11 June 2010 we celebrated that Experimental Plant Ecology exists for already 25 years. Current and past lab members were reunited on a field excursion to the south of Limburg. (see pictures)
25 years Experimental Plant Ecology

Plant populations track rather than buffer climate Fluctuations
(Dutch press release - NU.NL - SCIENTIAS.NL)
Two mechanisms that were thought to help plants to buffer climate variation, are not detectable at the level of plant populations.  This makes plants vulnerable for the effects of increased climate variability between years, one of the aspects of climate change.

This study by Eelke Jongejans, Hans de Kroon, Shripad Tuljapurkar and Katriona Shea (June 2010 Ecology Letters) shows that evolution does not work through these mechanisms when weather conditions are increasingly unpredictable. Especially short-lived plants are at risk. The 40 plant species in this study:

40species

 

Dissertation Defence

dissertation C van der Waal27 Sept 2010: Cornelis van der Waal "Nutrients in an African Savanna: The consequences of supply heterogeneity for plants and animals"

Job opening: Technician

We are looking for a new technician within the Jena experiment.

Editor's choice

A recent paper by Liesje Mommer et al. is highlighted by the editors of Journal of Ecology. Read more

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

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