Ecology in the TasFACE experiment

TasFACE is established in a high quality lowland grassland on a basalt plain. The study site contains approximately 60 vascular plant species. We are making measurements from all scales from the ecophysiology and anatomy of individual plants, through plant population dynamics and community interactions to ecosystem processes. Our main ecological aim is to achieve an understanding of the processes whereby elevated CO2 and global warming impact upon natural ecosystems.

Call for collaboration

While we aim to maximise the amount of information we obtain from the TasFACE experiment, we cannot do so alone. We would welcome requests for collaboration, particularly from people interested in plant-animal interactions, fungal biology, microbiology and soil processes. Contact Mark Hovenden (Mark.Hovenden@utas.edu.au) with any proposals.