Roslyn Henry is joining the ExpandTree to work on the genetic consequences of the demographic expansion of forest species. Roslyn recently defend her PhD at the Aberdeen University supervised by Prof. Justin Travis on the genetic genetic basis of range formation, with special emphasis on eco-evolutionary dispersal dynamics.
We are preparing a Special Feature based on the symposium we organised in the past BES meeting entitled "Dispersal processes driving plant movement: challenges for range shifts in a changing world". Please, remember to submit your contributions before the 27th of June.
We are organising a thematic topic at the Annual BES Meeting (Edinburgh, UK) entitled
"DISPERSAL PROCESSES DRIVING PLANT MOVEMENT: CHALLENGES FOR RANGE SHIFTS IN A CHANGING WORLD". . Genetic effects of range expansion Rémy Petit French National Institute for Agronomic Research (INRA), France. . Frugivores, pollinators, seeds and genes: tracking long distance dispersal and its consequences Pedro Jordano Estación Biológica de Doñana (EBD-CSIC), Spain. . How (un)predictable are range shifts? Justin Travis Aberdeen University, Scotland, UK. . General rules for plant dispersal kernels: a synthesis of empirical data. James Bullock CEH, UK. . The niche is no the range: How dispersal, reproduction and mortality shape species Frank Schurr Hohenheim University, Germany. . Dispersal and colonisation patterns in fragmented forests Cristina García CIBIO/InBIO, Portugal Location: EICC, Edinburgh, UK, 15th Dec, 15.00-17.00 h Forest species need to disperse their propagules to colonize new sites, remain locally adapted, and reproduce in changing environments sometimes intensively managed. This represents a formidable challenge for plant species because most of them need to overcome some degree of landscape fragmentation, defaunation, or climate-driven changes. Understanding the ability of plant populations to move their propagules across changing environments is crucial to predict distribution range shifts in response to global change drivers. Among other mechanisms, these drivers affect plant population dynamics by changing key dispersal features, namely: (i) dispersal kernels; ii) effectiveness of dispersal vectors; (iii) proportion of clustered vs. individual dispersal events; and (iv) recruitment success after dispersal. The study of dispersal mechanisms and their eco-evolutionary consequences at the fine and large spatio-temporal scales has been addressed independently. We, therefore, lack integrated efforts connecting contemporary dispersal processes, evolutionary expansion dynamics of remnant forests, and distribution range shifts over large scales. This thematic session aims to bring together different theoretical and methodological perspectives on plant dispersal to gather a comprehensive understanding on the role of dispersal in mediating forest responses to global change.
Invited Speakers: Rémy Petit, James Bullock, Pedro Jordano, Justin Travis, Frank Schurr
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