Research Weisser Group

We are interested in the ecology of species interactions and in the consequences of these interactions at the population, community and ecosystem level. Most of the work focuses on the multi-trophic interactions between plants, herbivorous insects and their natural enemies, but some studies involve plant-decomposer, plant-pollinator and plant-seed disperser interactions.  Aphids, grasshoppers, bees, but also beetles, springtails, earthworms and slugs are common model organisms.