Project information
Project manager
Anna Jensen
Other project members
Andrew Plackett, University of Birmingham, School of Biosciences, Birmingham, United Kingdom, Emile S. Gardiner, USDA-Forest Service, Southern Research Station, Center for Bottomland Hardwoods Research, MS, USA
Participating organizations
Linnaeus University, University of Birmingham, USDA-Forest Service
Financier
Linnaeus Knowledge Environment: Green Sustainable Development
Timetable
1 aug 2024–1 okt 202
Subject
Forestry and wood technology (Department of Forestry and Wood Technology, Faculty of Technology)
Research group
Forest Ecology and Ecophysiology
More about the project
With climate change, carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere are increasing – and this affects not only tree growth, but also the quality of their seeds. In a FACE experiment in the UK, researchers are investigating how oak acorns are altered when trees grow in a future CO₂ environment.
The results show changes in nutritional content that could have consequences for both oak regeneration and the animals that rely on acorns as a food source.
The seed project is part of the research in the Forest Ecology and Ecophysiology research group and in the Linnaeus Knowledge Environment: Green Sustainable Development.
What is a seed project?
A seed project is a minor project funded by a knowledge environment or a research group at the university. The aim is to launch and promote excellent research. Depending on the financier, a seed project may be to idenfify new or deepen existing collaborations, preferably cross-disciplinary ones, to explore possible research issues in a feasibility study, to collect empirical material, or to write an application for external funding.
