Sletvold lab
Plant ecology, evolution and conservation
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My group studies the ecology, evolution and conservation of plant populations. We are particularly interested in the ecological and evolutionary consequences of plant-pollinator interactions, and their role in shaping floral diversity. We also study how ecological and genetic factors interact to determine plant population viability, and evaluate potential management implications. To address these issues, we combine field and common garden experiments, experimental evolution, demographic and genetic surveys, and modelling approaches.
Current research projects:
- Evolution of flower diversity
- Plant population viability
Group members
Publications
Part of American Journal of Botany, 2024
- DOI for Fine-scale genetic structure in the orchid Gymnadenia conopsea is not associated with density of flowering plants
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Actuarial senescence progresses similarly across sites and species in four boreal orchids
Part of Journal of Ecology, p. 461-469, 2024
Part of New Phytologist, p. 672-683, 2023
Extensive pollinator sharing does not promote character displacement in two orchid congeners
Part of Evolution, p. 749-764, 2022
Measuring, comparing and interpreting phenotypic selection on floral scent
Part of Journal of Evolutionary Biology, p. 1432-1441, 2022
- DOI for Measuring, comparing and interpreting phenotypic selection on floral scent
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Part of Journal of Ecology, p. 2343-2358, 2022
Part of Global Ecology and Biogeography, p. 992-1007, 2020
- DOI for Global gradients in intraspecific variation in vegetative and floral traits are partially associated with climate and species richness
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Pollen limitation in a single year is not compensated by future reproduction
Part of Oecologia, p. 989-997, 2020
- DOI for Pollen limitation in a single year is not compensated by future reproduction
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Part of Evolution, p. 597-609, 2020
- DOI for Manipulation of trait expression and pollination regime reveals the adaptive significance of spur length
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Part of Journal of Applied Ecology, p. 1459-1468, 2020
- DOI for Predicting heterosis and inbreeding depression from population size and density to inform management efforts
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Lab alumni
PhD Students
- Linus Söderquist Ph.D. (2023) Linking genetic variation, population size and population viability.
- Elodie Chapurlat Ph.D. (2018) Evolutionary ecology of floral traits in fragrant orchids.
- Matthew R. Tye Ph.D. (2018) Biotic and abiotic drivers of life-history and demographic variation in boreal orchids.
- Judith Trunschke (2018, co-supervisor) Pollinator-mediated selection and the evolution of floral traits in orchids.
- Aline Waguespack Claytor (2013, 3-month visit from Duke University) Investigating damage, genetic correlations, and natural selection to understand multiple plant defenses in Passiflora incarnata.
Postdoctoral Fellows
- Dr. Nina Joffard (2019-2021)
- Dr. James Rodger (2016-2017)
M.Sc. Students
- Aivars Dunskis (2023) Habitat preferences for oviposition and reinforcement experiment of the chequered blue butterfly (Scolitantides orion) in the Stockholm Archipelago.
- Lena Zorawski (2022) Effects of community structure and land-cover change on the demography of Gymnadenia conopsea (degree from University of Freiburg)
- Kasper Kupka (2021) Effects of population size, density and local environment on the population dynamics of the fragrant orchid (Gymnadnenia conopsea).
- Rán Finnsdottir (2020) Effects of sheep grazing on plants adapting to climate change and increasing temperatures.
- Erika Nyström (2020) Long term restoration effects: Effects of restoration measurements on restoration success in nature reserves in acid fen, buffered fen, dry heather, wet heather, and wet grassland in Drenthe, Netherlands.
- Tamara van Steijn (2020) Reintroduction of Antennaria dioica on the Swedish west coast.
- Eva Sánchez Arribas (2020) Population viability analysis for the Eurasian lynx in the Eastern Alps and neighboring populations.
- Ieva Petrauskaite (2020) The effects of livestock grazing on semi-natural grassland communities along an elevational gradient in Norway.
- Viktor Rosenberg (2019) The effects of local density on pollination and pollinator-mediated selfing in the self-compatible orchid Gymnadenia conopsea.
- Thorstein Paulsen (2019, co-supervisor) The endangered Dracocephalum ruyschiana: a study of factors affecting reproduction and recruitment in Norwegian populations (degree from University of Oslo)
- Anna Broberg (2018) Inbreeding depression and heterosis or outbreeding depression in the orchid Gymnadenia conopsea.
- Emelie Nilsson (2017) Investigation of pollen limitation, inbreeding and outbreeding depression in Euphrasia stricta var. suecica on Gotland.
- Iris Le Roncé (2013, MSc Internship from ENS Lyon). Among-population variation in floral traits and phenotypic selection in the orchid Gymnadenia conopsea.
- Carolina Wimmergren (2011) Selection on floral characters mediated by diurnal and nocturnal pollinators of the orchid Gymnadenia conopsea.
- Pengjuan Zu (2011) Different mating patterns in orchids.
Research internships and BSc students
- Fanny Settergren (2022, BSc) Naturvårdsbränning av ljunghedar på Nordkoster.
- Paschalis Chatzopolous (2020)
- Huijun Zhong (2020, BSc) Effects of habitat fragmentation on plant-animal interactions.
- Hannah Begle (2019)
- Fiona White (2018)
- Julia Braun (2018)
- Mari-Helen Westlund (2017)
- Alessio Costa (2017)
- Linda Petersson (2015)