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SUMMARY:Presentation 1: Soil food webs control ecosystem processes and re
 sponse to drought.    Presentation 2: Sexual conundrums: should animals 
 be lovers or fighters? 
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DESCRIPTION:The next seminar in the ‘Celebrating Research Success in FLS’
  series will be given by two members of the Environment & Ecology (EE) R
 esearch Theme: Dr Franciska De Vries and Dr John Fitzpatrick. \n\nFranci
 ska’s presentation will be entitled ‘Soil food webs control ecosystem pr
 ocesses and response to drought’. Abstract: The organisms in the soil fo
 rm an intricate web in which they eat and are eaten\, thus controlling r
 ates of carbon and nitrogen cycling – processes that underpin the delive
 ry of soil-based ecosystem services such as crop growth and carbon stora
 ge. Here\, we show that relationships between soil organisms and ecosyst
 em processes not only exist in small-scale experiments\, but also in the
  field across land use systems in Europe. In addition\, we show that lan
 d use affects the response of soil food webs to drought\, with knock-on 
 effects for the processes of carbon and nitrogen cycling they control.\n
 \n\nJohn’s presentation will be entitled ‘Sexual conundrums: should anim
 als be lovers or fighters?’ Abstract: Sex is a critical component of lif
 e for most animals. Yet how animals invest in sexual traits is incredibl
 y varied. For males\, investing in weaponry (e.g. horns) or ornaments (e
 .g. bright colours) to fight with rivals or attract mates can help secur
 e sex. However\, simply engaging in sex is not enough to secure fertilis
 ations. Competition for fertilisation can continue after mating as femal
 es typically mate with multiple males. Consequently\, males must also in
 vest in producing competitive ejaculates. John will describe how animals
  balance the trade-off between investment in male sexual traits that gai
 n them access to females against investment in ejaculate traits that ens
 ure their sperm are able to outcompete sperm from rival males. \n\n\nThe
  seminar is scheduled to take place just prior to FLS Happy Hour to allo
 w discussions and networking to continue after the actual presentation.
STATUS:TENTATIVE
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
CLASS:PUBLIC
LOCATION:Michael Smith Lecture Theatre\, Michael Smith Building\, Manches
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