We integrate ecological and evolutionary sciences to assess the causes and consequences of global change. In particular, we study the drivers of biodiversity change, the consequences of these changes for ecosystem functions and services, for human societies, and resulting conservation measures. We do so by performing fundamental and applied plant research, syntheses, comparative studies, experiments, surveys and assessments across scales and environments, and by engaging at the interface between science and policy. Accordingly, the Plant Ecology Lab works in several related areas of conservation oriented interest: plant population biology, biodiversity, ecological synthesis, and biodiversity-related assessment.
