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Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences

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Plants can resist climate change challenges and recover by adjusting lignin “chemical code"

A new study shows that we can create and/or select plants that can better recover from drought without affecting the size of the plant or seed yield by genetically modifying their lignin chemistry. These results could be used in both agriculture and forestry to tackle future climate challenges.

Plants can resist climate change challenges and recover by adjusting lignin “chemical code" - Read the full article
Plant pipe cell reinforced with lignin
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Successful strategic funding of marine research

A progress report for the strategic research area funding to marine research at Stockholm University is now published. The report concludes that the research group Baltic Sea Fellows, which is financed by the strategic funding, has published 200+ publications and managed to double the funding with external grants.

Successful strategic funding of marine research - Read the full article
Baltic Sea Fellows overiew. Illustration: Azote
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The long and short of a supergene for efficient pollination

Scientists have solved the century-old mystery of a supergene that causes efficient cross-pollination in flowers. The results show that sequence length variation at the DNA level is important for the evolution of two forms of flowers that differ in the length of their sexual organs. The study is published today in Current Biology.

The long and short of a supergene for efficient pollination - Read the full article
Ltenue_pollinator
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Calendar

6

October

Seminar

Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences

Msc project presentation: Matilda Sandin

Msc project presentation: Matilda Sandin - Read the full article

Reaction of alder and birch to Frankia alni: What was lost in the non-symbiotic genus Betula?

Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences

Msc project presentation: Matilda Sandin

Reaction of alder and birch to Frankia alni: What was lost in the non-symbiotic genus Betula?

Msc project presentation: Matilda Sandin - Read the full article
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7

October

Thesis defence

Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences

Dissertation: Maria Schück

Dissertation: Maria Schück - Read the full article

Floating treatment wetlands for stormwater management: Plant species selection and influence of external factors for heavy metal and chloride removal in a cold climate

Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences

Dissertation: Maria Schück

Floating treatment wetlands for stormwater management: Plant species selection and influence of external factors for heavy metal and chloride removal in a cold climate

Dissertation: Maria Schück - Read the full article

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October

Seminar

Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences

Msc degree project presentation: Emelie Bergman

Msc degree project presentation: Emelie Bergman - Read the full article

Assessing the dynamics of plaktivorous fish food webs in the Baltic Sea

Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences

Msc degree project presentation: Emelie Bergman

Assessing the dynamics of plaktivorous fish food webs in the Baltic Sea

Msc degree project presentation: Emelie Bergman - Read the full article
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4

November

Thesis defence

Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences

Dissertation: Barnabas Alphonce Tarimo

Dissertation: Barnabas Alphonce Tarimo - Read the full article

Patterns of fish larvae and zooplankton distribution in mangrove-seagrass seascapes of East Africa

Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences

Dissertation: Barnabas Alphonce Tarimo

Patterns of fish larvae and zooplankton distribution in mangrove-seagrass seascapes of East Africa

Dissertation: Barnabas Alphonce Tarimo - Read the full article
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2

December

Thesis defence

Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences

Dissertation: Benjamin Jones

Dissertation: Benjamin Jones - Read the full article

Of seagrass and society - Exploring contributions of tropical seagrass meadows to food security

Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences

Dissertation: Benjamin Jones

Of seagrass and society - Exploring contributions of tropical seagrass meadows to food security

Dissertation: Benjamin Jones - Read the full article
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