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Head: Dr. Martina Peter

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Head: Dr. Martina Peter

We study ecological processes in populations of plants, mycorrhizal fungi and animals with molecular-genetic methods and supplement them with experimental approaches. We mainly investigate species that are relevant for Switzerland owing to their function in ecosystems, their distributional focus or their conservation status. We describe how plants of the Alpine region evolve to adapt to changing environmental conditions (adaptation). As important symbiosis partners of our forest trees, we investigate mycorrhizal fungi, their adaptation to tree partners and local conditions, and their significance for the stability of forest ecosystems in a changing environment. We study how landscape features impact the dispersal and connectivity of organisms and their populations and how land use affects rare plant and animal species (conservation genetics).

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Short film to introduce the new Globi non-fiction book "Globi and the Microbes": We dive with Globi into the WWW of nature - the fungus network in the forest (Wood-Wide-Web). Martina Peter explains to Globi, Atlant & Arin what role mushrooms play in the forest. 03.05.2022, 9:02min

White truffle in Zurich.
24.01.2022, SRF Schweiz aktuell, 4.22min, with Dr. Martina Peter

"Catch a glimpse into the past: complementary evidence for deciphering the history of an emblematic tree species" on the Journal of Biogeographie blog.

Blog for a recent published article about post glacial migration of Swiss Stone Pine.

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