Prof. Dr. Janneke Hille Ris Lambers

Research area

I am interested in the forces that structure plant communities (abiotic and biotic), as well as the implications of global change on community assembly. In our research, we use long-term monitoring, field and greenhouse experiments, and statistical models to address these questions. Current projects include 1) the costs and benefits of mast seeding for co-occuring forest trees; 2) quantifying the biotic and abiotic axes of the seedling regeneration niche for co-occurring tree species; 3) understanding the climatic drivers of Alpine wildflower phenology and implications of floral reassembly with warming; and 4) assessing whether plant community shifts following climate change support thermophilization predictions, and if not, why not.