{"id":1193,"date":"2026-08-27T17:42:21","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T00:42:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/joneslab\/?page_id=1193"},"modified":"2026-08-27T17:42:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T00:42:21","slug":"bci-edge-aim-3-early-recruitment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/joneslab\/bci-edge-aim-3-early-recruitment\/","title":{"rendered":"BCI EDGE Aim 3 \u2014 Early recruitment"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-text-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ffabee52 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"color:#ffffff;background-color:#173d2c;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"><p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#c8d9cf;font-size:0.8rem;letter-spacing:0.14em;text-transform:uppercase\">BCI EDGE \u00b7 Aim 3<\/p><h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#ffffff;font-size:clamp(2.8rem, 6vw, 5rem);line-height:1.03\">The seed-to-seedling crucible<\/h1><p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#dce9e1;font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.542), 1.2rem);line-height:1.7\">Measuring evolutionary filtering during the earliest life stages, when more than 90 percent of individuals die and selection may be strongest.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a8cf6cc7 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"background-color:#f5f3ed;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"><p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#527563;font-size:0.8rem;letter-spacing:0.12em;text-transform:uppercase\">The question<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#173d2c;font-size:clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3.3rem)\">Why do some seeds and seedlings survive while most do not?<\/h2><p style=\"font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.342), 1.08rem);line-height:1.75\">The transition from seed to established seedling is shaped by pathogens, herbivores, competition, environmental variation and genetic quality. Aim 3 tests how these forces interact to determine survival.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a8cf6cc7 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"background-color:#ffffff;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"><p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#527563;font-size:0.8rem;letter-spacing:0.12em;text-transform:uppercase\">The approach<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#173d2c;font-size:clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3.3rem)\">Experimental selection in the forest<\/h2><p style=\"font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.342), 1.08rem);line-height:1.75\">Field cohorts and experiments will connect genotype, phenotype and local ecological conditions from dispersal through establishment.<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\" style=\"line-height:1.8\"><li>Tracked seed and seedling cohorts<\/li><li>Natural-enemy exclusion and neighborhood experiments<\/li><li>Resistance and defense loci<\/li><li>Genetic quality and inbreeding load<\/li><li>Chemical and genomic mechanisms of survival<\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a8cf6cc7 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"background-color:#f5f3ed;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"><p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#527563;font-size:0.8rem;letter-spacing:0.12em;text-transform:uppercase\">Why it matters<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#173d2c;font-size:clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3.3rem)\">The stage where diversity is filtered<\/h2><p style=\"font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.342), 1.08rem);line-height:1.75\">By identifying which individuals survive and why, Aim 3 will connect fine-scale ecological interactions with evolutionary change across generations.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0888539d wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"background-color:#e3ebe5;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"><div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/joneslab\/research\/\" style=\"color:#ffffff;background-color:#173d2c\">BCI EDGE overview<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BCI EDGE \u00b7 Aim 3 The seed-to-seedling crucible Measuring evolutionary filtering during the earliest life stages, when more than 90 percent of individuals die and selection may be strongest. The question Why do some seeds and seedlings survive while most do not? 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