Research group Group Tack
Interactions between plants, microbes and insects
Our lab revolves around the ecology and evolution of between plants, microbes and insects. For this, we have worked extensively on the spatial and temporal dynamics of the insect and pathogen community on the oak tree Quercus robur and the below- and aboveground food web surrounding Sweden’s perennial herbs, such as the beautiful fungi on the wood anemone, the ribwort plantain and the bird's eye primrose. Outside of Sweden, a key interest is on the relationship between climate, insects, and diseases on semi-wild coffee in SW Ethiopia, and the consequences for farmers’ livelihoods and biodiversity. In the Insect Biome Atlas project, we examine the diversity, distribution and function of the insect community across Sweden and Madagascar. Overall, we are broadly interested how ecological and evolutionary interactions between plants, insects and microbes play out in a spatial setting.
For more information & publications:
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Group members
Group managers
Ayco Tack
Professor
Members
Lisse Goris
PhD student
Maria Prager
Forskningsingenjör
