报 告 内 容 简 介 |
报告人简介： Peter Alpert博士是美国马萨诸塞州大学教授，2011-2014曾兼职在美国自然科学基金委（NSF）工作，长期担任Journal of Ecology编委，曾任Ecology和Biological Invasions编委，主要从事克隆植物生态学、复苏植物生态学和入侵植物生态学研究，是最早开展克隆植物生态学和复苏植物生态学的研究者之一，在Science、Ecology、Journal of Ecology、Functional Ecology等期刊上发表论文150余篇，其中一半以上为第一作者，所发表的论文被广泛引用，其中2000年发表在Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics的有关植物入侵的论文已被引用1250多次，具有非常高的国际知名度。 报告内容简介： All living things need water, and most die if they dry up inside, or desiccate. Because this is true of all agricultural plants, drought, or lack of water in the environment, makes crops fail and people go hungry. Many microbes, some plants, and a few animals do tolerate complete desiccation. They can lose all their water and stop growing; when drought ends, they absorb water and start growing again. This lecture will focus on three questions: (1) Which living things can tolerate desiccation -- can dry up without dying? (2) What gives them this ability? (3) Could one design crops that tolerate desiccation and so end hunger due to drought? |
浙公网安备 33100202001351号
