
The Physiological Plant Ecology Group
About Us
Plants are fundamental components of the earth system. Their ability to assimilate atmospheric carbon dioxide, to take up nitrogen and to transpire water shapes the way ecosystems function and controls the provision of ecosystem goods and services that we as people depend on. We investigate the ecophysiological processes in plants that determine the fluxes of water, nitrogen and carbon in natural and agricultural ecosystems. The goals of our research are to understand how plants function in the context of their environment, to reveal the responses of plants and ecosystems to global environmental change, and to establish the ecophysiological and biogeochemical basis for the sustainable use ecosystems.

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New SNF project funded
The Swiss National Science Foundation funded one of our recent grant applications which will bring two new PhD students to the group. The funded project will focus on the acclimation potential of temperate European tree species to…
2022 botany field trip to La Palma
After a two year covid break we are finally able to take our students abroad again to study the spectacular flora of the Canary Islands. This year’s trip with 18 students took us to the island of La Palma. The diversity of plant life that…