Dr Lars Markesteijn
Uwch Darlithydd
Contact info
Thoday Building, room S10Email: l.markesteijn@bangor.ac.uk
Tel: 01248 382337 (from U.K.)
+44 1248 382337 (International)
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Tropical forest ecology, Functional ecology, Restoration ecology, Plant-enemy interactions
As a researcher I am foremost fascinated by biodiversity and as such most of my work is carried out in biologically complex tropical forest ecosystems. My research addresses processes underlying function and co-existence of tropical plants and mechanisms of biodiversity generation and maintenance. I take a special interest in density-dependent mortality or negative density dependence (NDD), as mediated by plant natural enemies, and how it affects regeneration dynamics of tropical plants. I further work on physiological plant responses to limiting resources, resource competition, and tolerance to environmental and global change - principally with respect to water and light. I explore the effects of variation in plant functional traits on individual plant performance and species distribution from local to cross-ecosystem scales.
In addition to being a Senior Lecturer in Forest Scsience at the School of Natural Sciences, I am a Distinguished Research Lecturer (Beatriz Galindo Fellow) in the Area of Biodiversity and Conservation at the Rey Juan Carlos University in Madrid (Spain), and an affiliated researcher at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) in Panama.
I hold a Ph.D. in Tropical Forest Ecology and an M.Sc. and B.Sc. in Tropical Land Use from Wageningen University (the Netherlands). I worked as a postdoctoral researcher on different projects with STRI and the Universities of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (USA), Oxford (UK), Yale (USA), Oregon State (USA) and Bayreuth (Germany).
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The role of herbivorous insects and pathogens in the regeneration dynamics of Guazuma ulmifoliain Panama
Solé, R., Gripenberg, S., Lewis, O. T., Markesteijn, L., Barrios, H., Ratz, T., Ctvrtecka, R., Butterill, P. T., Segar, S. T., Metz, M. A., Dahl, C., Rivera, M., Viquez, K., Ferguson, W., Guevara, M. & Basset, Y., 6 Maw 2019, Yn: Journal for Nature Conservation. 32, 32, t. 81-101Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Functional traits determine trade-offs and niches in a tropical forest community
Sterck, F., Markesteijn, L., Schieving, F. & Poorter, L., 20 Rhag 2011, Yn: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA. 108, 51, t. 20627-20632Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Sapling performance along resource gradients drives tree species distributions within and across tropical forests
Sterck, F., Markesteijn, L., Toledo, M. & Poorter, L., Medi 2014, Yn: Ecology. 95, 9, t. 2514-2525Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Pervasive and strong effects of plants on soil chemistry: a meta-analysis of individual plant 'Zinke' effects
Waring, B. G., Alvarez-Cansino, L., Barry, K. E., Becklund, K. K., Dale, S., Gei, M. G., Keller, A. B., Lopez, O. R., Markesteijn, L., Mangan, S., Riggs, C. E., Rodriguez-Ronderos, M. E., Segnitz, R. M., Schnitzer, S. A. & Powers, J. S., 7 Awst 2015, Yn: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 282, 1812, t. 91-98Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Contrasting patterns of insect herbivory and predation acroiss a tropical rainfall and tree species richness gradient
Weissflog, A., Markesteijn, L., Lewis, O. T. & Engelbrecht, B. M. J., 2016.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gynhadledd › Murlen › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Do prey shape, time of day, and plant trichomes affect the predation rate on plasticine prey in tropical rainforests?
Weissflog, A., Markesteijn, L., Aiello, A., Healey, J. & Geipel, I., 22 Medi 2022, Yn: Biotropica. 54, 5, t. 1259-1269Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Contrasting patterns of insect herbivory and predation pressure across a tropical rainfall gradient
Weissflog, A., Markesteijn, L., Lewis, O. T., Comita, L. S. & Engelbrecht, B. M. J., Maw 2018, Yn: Biotropica. 50, 2, t. 302-311Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Insect herbivory and predation pressure across a tropical rainfall and tree species richness gradient
Weissflog, A., Markesteijn, L., Lewis, O. T. & Engelbrecht, B. M. J., 23 Chwef 2016.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gynhadledd › Papur › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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The hydraulic efficiency–safety trade-off differs between lianas and trees
van der Sande, M. T., Poorter, L., Schnitzer, S. A., Engelbrecht, B. M. J. & Markesteijn, L., Mai 2019, Yn: Ecology. 100, 5, t. e02666Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Are lianas more drought-tolerant than trees? A test for the role of hydraulic architecture and other stem and leaf traits
van der Sande, M. T., Poorter, L., Schnitzer, S. A. & Markesteijn, L., Awst 2013, Yn: Oecologia. 172, 4, t. 961-972Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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TRY plant trait database - enhanced coverage and open access
Nutrient Network & Markesteijn, L., Ion 2020, Yn: Global Change Biology. 26, 1, t. 119-188 70 t.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid