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Alpine Plant Life – Functional Plant Ecology of High Mountain Ecosystems
This book is a completely revised, substantially extended treatment of the physical and biological factors that drive life in high mountains. The book covers the characteristics of alpine plant life, alpine climate and soils, life under…Shaking the foundations of life
Evolution never stops – and disruptions can speed up the process. Now ETH researchers are delving deeper into the secrets of evolutionary change. Change is one of the driving forces behind evolution: all organisms, from bacteria to…
New study unravels the mystery of the origin of flowering plants
Flowering plants are much more ancient than indicated by their fossil record, according to a study lead by the University of Fribourg. Flowering plants emerge spectacularly in the fossil record in the middle of the Cretaceous, the last era…Die Pollensaison beginnt wegen des Klimawandels früher und wird intensiver
Der Temperaturanstieg in den vergangenen drei Jahrzehnten hat dazu geführt, dass die Pollensaison in der Schweiz früher beginnt und länger und intensiver wird. Referenzpublikation Sarah Glick, Regula Gehrig, Marloes Eeftens Multi-decade…
Beweisstück Unterhose: Einladung zum Mitmachen
Erforsche das Bodenleben in deinem Acker, Garten, oder vor dem Haus. Mach mit beim Citizen Science Projekt ‘Beweisstück Unterhose’. Am 7. April 2021 geht es los. Es stehen insgesamt 1'000 Unterhosen-Bodensets zur Verfügung: 500 für…
Increasing agricultural yields with fungi
Biologist Marcel van der Heijden aims to increase agricultural yields – not just with artificial fertilizers, pesticides, and GM technology, but also fungi and other microorganisms. He's not afraid to resort to less conventional research…
Christelle Robert – New Swiss Plant Science Web member
The Swiss Plant Science Web welcomes its new member Prof. Christelle Robert. Visit her personal SPSW research portfolio Infochemicals that shape interactions between organisms. Christelle chairs a research group in the Institute of Plant…
Le glossaire illustré pour la botanique de terrain / Das illustrierte Pflanzen-Glossar
Pour quiconque s’intéresse aux plantes sauvages et cherche à les décrire ou à utiliser des clés de détermination, l’apprentissage du langage propre à la botanique est un incontournable. Ce livre richement illustré aide à se familiariser…
Webinar: CRISPR/Cas for genome editing – today and tomorrow
The CRISPR/Cas technology has revolutionized the field of genome editing. The technology has been widely adopted in research and is leading to the development of a wide range of applications. But how do we deal with new technologies like…