Diversification across scales: exploring the role of plant inter- and intra-specific differentiation for coexistence and ecosystem functioning

Principle investigator: Lars Goetzenberger (BÚ AV ČR)
Spoluřešitel na KBO: Jan Lepš
Funding provider: the Grant Agency of the Czech Republic
Grant No.: 20-13637S
Duration: 2020- 2023

This is a project directed by the PI group from Institute of Botany, Třeboň, the plant functional ecology group of our department is co-PI. Our group is mainly responsible for the Carex workpackage, investigating the differentiation of functional traits within individual Carex species, and between the species. We use the range of methods, from a glasshouse experiments investigating effects of biotic interactions and abiotic conditions on Carex species trait, and landscape scale measurement of traits in relationship with host plant communities of several populations of each of ca 20 Carex species.