This line
of research originates from functional ecology and the
comparative method to address the influence of biotic
and abiotic factors in the evolution of species co-occurring
at a given site or in a given habitat. Main current
topics of interest are:
Phenotypic
plasticity of woody seedlings from the Mediterranean
(Quercus sp.) and from the tropics (Psychotria sp.).
Plasticity of the former was lower than that of the
latter. The comparison within each habitat also reaveled
that adversity limited the extent of plasticity.
Phenotypic
plasticity as a key trait for vascular
plants in changing environments.
Genetic and phenotypic variability,
causes and implications.
Light as an evolutionary factor.
Functional convergente and functional
types in plants.
Functional traits
of invasive species.
Scaling up from
the individual to the population and the
community.
Prof. Dr. Fernando Valladares Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales CSIC .
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