Master Project Switzerland University of Zurich and University of Cape Town

May 29, 2008
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Master projectDrought adaptation in a Cape species rich genus

The Cape flora is a biodiversity hotspot, with more than 10??000 plant
species in 90??000 km^2 . The massive speciation that generated this huge
diversity was probably associated with a change in the climate from a
wet, all-year rainfall system to summer droughts.

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/Phylica /(Rhamnaceae), one of the typical fynbos elements, is with ca.
150 species is one of the fastest radiating clades in the Cape flora.
The genus has very distinctive leaves, these vary from broad in species
found in wetter environments, to hard, narrow and revolute in species
more associated with drought. The leaves may reflect a set of drought
adaptations.

We will use GIS (geographic information system) to model the drought to
which each species is associated. We will also investigate the structure
and function of the leaves to locate specific drought adaptations. We
will use these to test the hypothesis that the leaves are indeed drought
adaptated, and that they determine the niches which the species can occupy.

We will do extensive fieldwork in the Cape region during the southern
spring of 2008 (September to December). Ecological data on the growth
form, leaves insertion and pubescence (leaves and stem) will be
recorded, together with habitat data. The work will be based at the
University of Cape Town.

Master project under the supervision of Prof. Peter Linder, in
collaboration with Serge Haemmerli, PhD student

If you are interested please contact Serge Haemmerli:

044 634 23 89

serge.haemmerli@systbot.uzh.ch

Or come to my office O27A at the Institute for Systematic Botany,

Zollikerstrasse 107, 8008 Z??rich

–
Serge Haemmerli
PhD student
Institute for Systematic Botany
University of Z??rich
Zollikerstrasse 107
CH-8008 Z??rich
Switzerland
Ph: +41 (0)44 634 8416
serge.haemmerli@sysbot.uzh.ch

http://www.systbot.unizh.ch/institut/personen/person.php?l=d&idc

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