The Scandinavian Association for Pollination Ecology (SCAPE) conference in Belgium on 19-22 October, young scientists in particular presented more than half a hundred presentations over three days. Among others, Marianne Kaldra, a PhD student in the Landscape Biodiversity Workgroup, gave a presentation on "Marriage of heterostylous plants gets more'complicated' in an private of habitat castle and fragmentation." However, Epp Valdaru, a junior researcher in pollination ecology, presented a poster of the project on plant-pollinator relations.
The scientific meeting, mainly aimed at young pollination ecologists, focuses on pollination ecology, pollinator protection, plant reproduction, pollinator behaviour and diversity, and evolution, giving young scientists the opportunity to present their research and familiarise themselves with the work of other scientists. Also, the conference will always be held in a unique place, this time the manor Domaine de Mozet surrounded by autumn nature.
"I was talking about the effects of habitat fragmentation on cowslips," Marianne Kaldra said. "The most necessary part of the event, however, was for me to get new thoughts and ideas for my further research."
The poster of the project FuncNet, presented by Epp Valdaru, offered surprises to the participants. "It was admired that all participating countries - Estonia, Sweden, the Czech Republic, Germany and Belgium - carry out field work with a uniform methodology and at the same time. But of course, new acquaintances and knowledge of how other pollinator research is progressing are very necessary for young scientists."
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Marianne Kaldra
PhD student
Epp Valdaru
Junior Research Fellow in Pollination Ecology
