The Challenges in Forest Ecology seminar series, featuring top scientists from around the world, provides a unique opportunity to discuss the state of the art in forest ecology from different perspectives and approaches with the leading experts in the field. 07 February 2024 at 11:00CET / CEST (GMT+1/+2), Hans Lambert (UVA, Australia) – Why are tall eucalypt forests in the Southwest Australian Biodiversity hotspot not exhibiting a high plant diversity.
Meeting ID: 922 7946 9748
Passcode 446421
Hans Lambert (UVA, Australia)
Hans Lambers was appointed Professor of Ecophysiology at Utrech University (1985). After his migration to Australia he was appointed Professor of Plant Biology/Ecology at the University of Western Australia (1998). He was appointed Distinguished Professor at China Agricultural University (2019). In 2006, he started the Kwongan Foundation for the Conservation of Australian Native Biodiversity. He deals with rhizosphere biology and mineral nutrition of Australian native species and crop plants, seeking to discover how some Australian plants acquire phosphorus from depauperate soil and use it very efficiently.
He has published more than 600 scientific journal articles and book chapters, and is the lead author of an authoritative textbook, Plant Physiological Ecology (1998, 2008, 2019). His publications attracted more than 34,000 citations and Clarivate lists him as one of the highly-cited authors in Plant and animal science, with an H index of 94. He has been Editor-in-Chief of the journal Plant and Soil since 1992 and served as Secretary General of the Federation of European Societies of Plant Physiology (1992–1998) and as President of the Australian Society of Plant Scientists (2001–2003). He holds Honorary Professorships at China Agricultural University, Beijing, China, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Research Centre for Eco- Environmental Sciences, Beijing), China, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China, and Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, China. He has been elected Fellow of the Dutch Academy of Sciences (1997), Fellow of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (2003), and Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (2012). Hans has recently been made a life member of the Australian Society of Plant Scientists.
„CHALLENGES IN FOREST ECOLOGY“ – FFWT Seminar Series. The Seminar Series is held within the project ERA Chair: Striving for Excellence in the Forest Ecosystem (EXCELLENTIA), receiving funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe.
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25Sep
Semestr start and meeting of graduates
25. 9. 202413:00Okolí fakulty -
27Sep
International conference: Region in the development of society
27. 9. 2024Faculty of Regional Development and International Studies -
27Sep
Research night
27. 9. 202418:00 – 23:55Kampus MENDELU, Zemědělská 1, Brno -
28Sep
MENDELU Run
28. 9. 20248:30 – 15:00Botanická zahrada arboretum -
02Oct
The University Sports Day
2. 10. 20249:00 – 16:00CSA, Jana Babáka 5, Brno -
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11. 10. 202410:15 – 14:00Mendel univerzity in Brno, building E (Institut of Lifelong Learning), Zemědělská 5