Detecting the spectral cue controlling diurnal rhythms in plant epidermal transmission. H2020 eLTER2020 Transnational Access
Collaborative Research Projects
Proxy system modelling of ultraviolet effects on pollen chemistry (PRiSM)
(Lead by Alistair Seddon – University of Bergen, Norway)
Evolutionary roots of the multiple stress tolerance in plants (EREMITA)
(Lead by Ismael Aranda, Nacho Garcia-Plazaola, Juame Flexis, Javier Martinez-Abaigar, funded by the Spanish Research Council)
MultiBeech: Modelling the distribution range of beech: the role of intra-specific multi-trait variation .
(Lead by Marta Benito-Garzon, INRA, Bordeaux)
There is more to light than we can see: How do trees use light quality to sense the start and end of a growing season?
(Lead by Line Nybakken, Norwegian Life Science University)
Development of LED panels for greenhouse lighting (Light Drop)
(Lead by Jakub Nezval, University of Ostrava)
Mechanisms for sunlight to control biogeochemical cycles in a temperate forest .
(Lead by QingWei Wang, JSPS Fellow, Japan)
Research at Helsinki University
The role of aquaporins in plant water relations: hydraulic architecture and the control of water loss (Master’s project: David Israel, co-supervised with Kurt Fagerstedt)
Acclimation of stomatal responses to light: environmental cues, strategies and mechanisms (with Pedro Aphalo and Fang Wang)
The interactive effects on light-shade and drought-water on photosynthetic capacity and stomatal conductance in Nothofagus and Fagus sp. (with Alexandra Chatelet and Saara Hartikainen)
Persistent memory of drought and shade affecting phenology of tree seedlings (with Orianne L’Oiseau and Antti Takolander)