Session

Unravelling mechanisms underlying reproductive synchrony: from gene to ecosystems

12 Jul 2018, 10:30
New Law School/--100 (University of Sydney)

New Law School/--100

University of Sydney

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Conveners

Unravelling mechanisms underlying reproductive synchrony: from gene to ecosystems: Part A

  • Dave Kelly (University of Canterbury)
  • Akiko Satake (Department of Biology, Fuculty of Science, Kyushu University, Japan)
  • Michał Bogdziewicz (Adam Mickiewicz University)

Unravelling mechanisms underlying reproductive synchrony: from gene to ecosystems: Part B

  • Dave Kelly (University of Canterbury)
  • Akiko Satake (Department of Biology, Fuculty of Science, Kyushu University, Japan)
  • Michał Bogdziewicz (Adam Mickiewicz University)

Description

The intermittent and synchronized production of a large amount of flowers and seeds, called masting or mast seeding, has been reported across a broad group of plant species. Drastic increase in seed production in mast years has a considerable effect on seedling recruitment and animal populations that feed on seeds. This minisymposium will feature recent findings on the mechanism of masting with a goal of developing predictive models that can help forecast community and ecosystem dynamics under changing environments. We will bridge the studies from genetic analyses of masting and data analyses at a global scale. We hope that bringing together the gene-, plant-, and population-level understanding of factors driving reproductive synchrony will allow us to refine the current theory of proximate drivers of masting, and create a new generation of predictive models.

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