Plants overcome the obstacle of immobility by evolving a diverse range of mechanisms to thrive in unpredictable and adverse environmental conditions. Our garden provides a space to explore the interactions between plants and their environment and how they drive plant diversity.
Ecological interactions may be both antagonistic (ie. competition, herbivory, or parasitism) as well as mutualistic (ie. pollination). Listed below is a definition and research example for each interaction and an approach to study their impact on population dynamics overtime (plant demography).
Be mindful. This is not exhaustive, but a collection of potential research that could be conducted in the research garden. Citations are located at the bottom of the page
Ecological interactions may be both antagonistic (ie. competition, herbivory, or parasitism) as well as mutualistic (ie. pollination). Listed below is a definition and research example for each interaction and an approach to study their impact on population dynamics overtime (plant demography).
Be mindful. This is not exhaustive, but a collection of potential research that could be conducted in the research garden. Citations are located at the bottom of the page