Individualised niches in a variable environment – Consequences for environmental change responses and for species interactions (D03)

• Subject Area: Bioinformatics and Theoretical Biology ; Ecology and Biodiversity of Animals and Ecosystems, Organismic Interactions
• Term: since 2018
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 316099922

Project D03 will study how individual differences and the NC3 mechanisms affect 1) how a species responds to environmental change, and 2) how the species interacts with other species. To address these questions, we will develop a theory of nonlinear averaging in two-dimensions that incorporates niche choice, niche conformance, and niche construction. Our models will be applied to fur seals, fire salamanders, potato beetles, and sticklebacks and their parasites.

• DFG Programme: CRC/Transregios
• Subproject of: TRR 212: A Novel Synthesis of Individualisation across Behaviour, Ecology and Evolution: Niche Choice, Niche Conformance, Niche Construction (NC3)
• Applicant Institution: Universität Bielefeld
• Project Head: Professorin Dr. Meike Wittmann