Research Topics
Plants and pollinators
Many plants depend on animals, mostly insects, for pollination. Plant-pollinator mutualisms form complex networks of interdependence. Understanding the architecture of these networks is important for conservation of biodiversity and management of ecosystem services.
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Flower microbes
Flowers, with their nutrient-rich nectar and pollen germination beds, are ideal habitats for microorganisms (mainly fungi and bacteria). Although pathogenic microorganisms have long been known to infect agricultural crops via flowers, microbes on flowers have received little attention in pollination ecology.
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People and forests of Borneo
Most ecosystems on the planet have been seriously degraded by human activities and are now in critical condition. We still do not have a clear perspective on solving these problems, however, owing to the complexity of ecosystems and human societies and their interactions.
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