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Effects of fertilization on ecosystem resilience


Subject field

Plant ecology

Title

Effects of fertilization on ecosystem resilience

Timing

15 ECTS, year round, bachelor

Background and aim

Nutrient availability is an important driver of plant community composition as it changes competitive relations between species, which induce species shifts. We have set up multiple studies on the effect of fertilization and fluctuations in the availability of nutrients with allow studying the effect of fertilization on plant community composition, nutrient acquisition in a variety of conditions.

Method

This project can include lab-analyses of samples that have already been taken, taking the samples yourself or working with data.

Workplace

Dep. of Ecology and Environmental Science, Umeå.

Contact 

Latest update: 2025-01-16