个人简介

I am an evolutionary ecologist deeply interested in understanding how plants interact with their environment. I joined the School of Life Sciences in 2014 as a Marie Curie Research Fellow. Previously, I was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Jyväskylä (Finland) where I moved after obtaining my PhD from the University of Oulu (Finland). Subject Specialism Plant and mycorrhizal ecology Qualifications Docent in Plant Ecology — University of Jyväskylä, Finland, 2016 PhD Plant Ecology — University of Oulu, Finland, 2010 MSc Plant Biology — Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain, 2003 Awards Marie Curie Individual Fellowship — European Commission, 2015 Postdoctoral Fellowship — Academy of Finland, 2011 Professional Affiliations Botanical Society of America Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust International Association for Vegetation Science British Ecological Society External Activities and Consultancy Handling Editor for Scientific Reports Editorial board member for Flora

研究领域

SIAM: Sex-specific interactions in arbuscular mycorrhizal in an ecological community context — Awarded £131,320 by European Commission in 2015 Evolution and significance of sex-specific interactions between arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and plants — Awarded £189,237 by Academy of Finland in 2011

Mycorrhizal ecology plant breeding system evolution Plant Ecology plant sexual dimorphism Plant-animal Interactions Plant-fungal interactions

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Elzinga, Jelmer A. and Varga, Sandra (2017) Prolonged stigma and flower lifespan in females of the gynodioecious plant Geranium sylvaticum. Flora - Morphology, Distribution, Functional Ecology of Plants, 226. pp. 72-81. ISSN: 0367-2530 Varga, Sandra and Kytöviita, Minna-Maarit (2016) Faster acquisition of symbiotic partner by common mycorrhizal networks in early plant life stage. Ecosphere, 7 (1). ISSN: 2150-8925 Varga, Sandra and Finozzi, Chiara and Vestberg, Mauritz and Kytöviita, Minna-Maarit (2015) Arctic arbuscular mycorrhizal spore community and viability after storage in cold conditions. Mycorrhiza, 25 (5). pp. 335-343. ISSN: 0940-6360 Varga, Sandra and Laaksonen, Ester and Siikamäki, Pirkko and Kytöviita, Minna-Maarit (2015) Absence of sex differential plasticity to light availability during seed maturation in Geranium sylvaticum. PLoS ONE, 10 (3). pp. e0118981. ISSN: 1932-6203 Varga, Sandra (2015) Effects of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and maternal plant sex on seed germination and early plant establishment. American Journal of Botany, 102 (3). pp. 358-366. ISSN: 0002-9122 Varga, Sandra (2015) On the importance of details in arbuscular mycorrhizal research. Applied Soil Ecology, 87. pp. 87-90. ISSN: 0929-1393 Varga, Sandra (2014) Pre-dispersal seed predation in gynodioecious Geranium sylvaticum is not affected by plant gender or flowering phenology. Arthropod-Plant Interactions, 8 (4). pp. 253-260. ISSN: 1872-8855 Vega-Frutis, Rocío and Varga, Sandra and Kytöviita, Minna-Maarit (2014) Host plant and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi show contrasting responses to temperature increase: Implications for dioecious plants. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 104. pp. 54-64. ISSN: 0098-8472 Varga, Sandra and Kytöviita, M.-M. (2014) Variable mycorrhizal benefits on the reproductive output of Geranium sylvaticum, with special emphasis on the intermediate phenotype. Plant Biology, 16 (2). pp. 306-314. ISSN: 1435-8603 Varga, Sandra and Nuortila, Carolin and Kytöviita, Minna-Maarit (2013) Correction: Nectar sugar production across floral phases in the gynodioecious protandrous plant Geranium sylvaticum. PLoS ONE, 8 (8). ISSN: 1932-6203 Varga, Sandra and Vega-Frutis, Rocío and Kytöviita, Minna-Maarit (2013) Transgenerational effects of plant sex and arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis. New Phytologist, 199 (3). pp. 812-821. ISSN: 0028-646X Vega-Frutis, R. and Varga, Sandra and Kytöviita, M.-M. (2013) Sex-specific interaction between arbuscular mycorrhizal and dark septate fungi in the dioecious plant Antennaria dioica(Asteraceae). Plant Biology, 15 (3). pp. 558-565. ISSN: 1435-8603 Varga, Sandra and Nuortila, Carolin and Kytöviita, Minna-Maarit (2013) Nectar sugar production across floral phases in the gynodioecious protandrous plant Geranium sylvaticum. PLoS ONE, 8 (4). pp. e62575. ISSN: 1932-6203 Vega-Frutis, Rocío and Varga, Sandra and Kytöviita, Minna-Maarit (2013) Dioecious species and arbuscular mycorrhizal symbioses: the case of Antennaria dioica. Plant Signaling & Behavior, 8 (3). pp. e23445. ISSN: 1559-2316 Vega-Frutis, Rocío and Munguía-Rosas, Miguel A. and Varga, Sandra and Kytöviita, Minna-Maarit (2013) Sex-specific patterns of antagonistic and mutualistic biotic interactions in dioecious and gynodioecious plants. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics, 15 (1). pp. 45-55. ISSN: 1433- 8319 Varga, S. and Kytoviita, M.-M. (2012) Differential competitive ability between sexes in the dioecious Antennaria dioica (Asteraceae). Annals of Botany, 110 (7). pp. 1461-1470. ISSN: 0305-7364 Varga, Sandra and Kytöviita, Minna-Maarit (2010) Gender dimorphism and mycorrhizal symbiosis affect floral visitors and reproductive output in Geranium sylvaticum. Functional Ecology, 24 (4). pp. 750-758. ISSN: 0269-8463 Varga, Sandra and Kytöviita, Minna-Maarit (2010) Mycorrhizal benefit differs among the sexes in a gynodioecious species. Ecology, 91 (9). pp. 2583-2593. ISSN: 0012-9658 Varga, Sandra and Kytöviita, Minna-Maarit (2010) Interrelationships between mycorrhizal symbiosis, soil pH and plant sex modify the performance of Antennaria dioica. Acta Oecologica, 36 (3). pp. 291-298. ISSN: 1146- 609X Varga, Sandra (2010) Effects of arbuscular mycorrhizas on reproductive traits in sexually dimorphic plants: a review. Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research, 8 (S1). pp. 11-24. ISSN: 1695-971X Varga, Sandra and Kytöviita, Minna-Maarit and Siikamäki, Pirkko (2009) Sexual differences in response to simulated herbivory in the gynodioecious herb Geranium sylvaticum. Plant Ecology, 202 (2). pp. 325-336. ISSN: 1385-0237 Varga, S. and Kytoviita, M.-M. (2008) Sex-specific responses to mycorrhiza in a dioecious species. American Journal of Botany, 95 (10). pp. 1225-1232. ISSN: 0002-9122