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Climate change is afflicting indigenous beech trees in Switzerland. Researchers at GIUZ now want to find out what Swiss beech forests might look like in the future. To do that, they are taking an experimental approach, using spectral data to investigate the biodiversity of the beech forests.
Every plant has a distinctive smell. In a healthy state, this smell is quite subtle. But that changes as soon as caterpillars and beetles start feeding on the plant. "Plants use their odours to attract the enemies of their enemies, for example," says Meredith Schuman, a chemical ecologist at GIUZ.
Earth observation plays a crucial role in monitoring efforts to quantify biodiversity decline. Claudia Röösli and Meredith C. Schuman have now formed an International Space Science Institute International Team to leverage earth observation technologies to monitor essential genetic diversity.
Merry was highlighted by the faculty's Women in Science campaign. She presents our collaborative approach to transdisciplinary research in a short video and poster.
Zwei Forscherinnen des GIUZ gewinnen aus der Lichtreflexion von Blättern Erkenntnisse zu Artenvielfalt und Eigenschaften von Pflanzen. Die Auswertung solcher Spektraldaten revolutioniert nicht nur die Art, wie wir Ökosysteme untersuchen, sondern ermöglicht es auch, diese besser zu schützen.
Advances in methods and interweaving of disciplines enable us to better understand what drives changes in biodiversity.
You might be familiar with an increasingly common application of spatial genetics research: using people's DNA to identify their ancestry, for example as done by 23andMe or ancestry.com. Variable pieces of DNA are used to identify geographically located clusters.
