Montserrat Martí, Gabriel

Biography

My research activity focus on the study of the ecological strategies of plants in Mediterranean landscapes by using the “functional analysis of plant pheno-morphological patterns”, an approach we are developing in our group. This methodology is based on the study of the developmental cycles of perennial plant species from the perspective of the growth of each plant structure in relation with the season it is produced and its interaction with the growth of other structures.

Research Interest

We are currently applying this approach to assess the relationships between primary and secondary growth in several Mediterranean woody species, to understand seed masting cycles in Quercus, and to decipher the ecological strategies of chamaephytes and the adaptations of plant species to gypsum.