Ongoing Projects

Three lines of research are currently under development, but any other project is welcome!
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Chemical composition of plants growing on gypsum

​Plants growing on gypsum, both exclusive and non-exclusive, show physiological mechanisms to cope with the atypical composition of gypsum soils. We aim at identifying the main nutritional strategies of gypsum plants from different regions of the world and at exploring their relationship to the origin and evolution of gypsum plants.
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Phylogenetics
​of gypsum plants

This initiative aims at unravelling the phylogenetic relationships of plants growing on gypsum soils . We expect to gain information about the origin and evolution of gypsophily in different floras of the world, and to identify groups of plants pre-adapted to survive on gypsum.

Structure and biodiversity of gypsum plant communities


​Gypsum soils give shelter to an outstanding diversity of plants. Understanding the structure of these diverse communities, their composition and their relation to environmental factors is a key step towards their conservation and management.

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