Research group Group Humphreys
How biodiversity evolves and is distributed globally using an experimental and phylogenetic approach
We use a combined experimental and phylogenetic approach to study how biodiversity evolves and is distributed globally. We’re interested in how people perceive and classify biodiversity and how the patterns apparent to humans relate to the patterns generated by evolution. We also do research on to the extent to which geographic patterns of biodiversity are caused and can be predicted by climate, as well as how plants adapt to different climates. The specific questions we address in the research span quite a diverse set of topics but most of the work is on plants, tends to be at the macro scale and centres on phylogenies.
Current projects include (more details to come):
• Evolution of cold tolerance and adaptation to temperate climates
• Evolution and adaptation in geothermal grasses
• Plant extinction in the Anthropocene
Group members
Group managers
Aelys Humphreys
Associate Professor
Members
Jan-Niklas Nuppenau
Doktorand
Laura Schat
Doktorand
Marc Fradera-Soler
Postdoktor
