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Links between traits and Performance
We develop demographic models that allow us to understand how the environment influences population change over time.
Our aim is to examine how plant traits interact with environmental properties to influence fitness, through the lens of population biology.
Plasticity and intraspecific variation
We are interested in the mechanisms that constrain or enhance trait variation within species, and how this influences ecological processes, such as invasion.
By clarifying links between trait variation and ecological processes, we hope to improve future conservation efforts.
economics and ecology
We investigate and describe how plants balance inputs of resources to maximize their performance or fitness, using principles of economics.
We combine fieldwork, greenhouse work, and manipulative field experiments.
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