Jessica Ying Ling Tay
Contact
Room: W4 0-050
Phone: +49 (0)441 798-3343
Email: jessica.tay.ying.ling@uol.de
Jessica Ying Ling Tay
M.Sc. Jessica Tay
Research Interests / Project
- Biomechanical properties of plants
- Plant responses to mechanical stresses
My PhD is part of the project Epiphytes and wind in a changing world. I am particularly interested in studying the biomechanical responses of epiphytes in the face of wind; how different morphology and flexibility influences the streamlining effects. I will also quantify the innate roots tensile strength and attachment properties, to understand the mechanism of epiphytes’ attachment to their substrate.
Publications
Tay JYL, Erfmeier, A & Kalwij, JM. 2019. Reaching new heights: can drones replace current methods to study plant population dynamics? Plant Ecology 219: 1139-1150.
Tay JYL, Zotz G, Puczylowski J & Einzmann H. 2021. Go with the flow: The extent of drag reduction as epiphytic bromeliads reorient in wind. PLoS ONE 16: e0252790.
Tay J, Zotz G, Gorb SN & Einzmann HJR. 2021. Getting a grip on the adhesion mechanism of epiphytic orchids – evidence from histology and Cryo-SEM. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change – Forest Ecophysiology 4: 764357.
Tay J, Zotz G & Einzmann HJR. 2021. Thigmomorphogenic responses of epiphytic bromeliads to mechanically-induced stress. Plant Ecology, in press.
Curriculum Vitae
| Since 02/2018 | Doctoral student, University of Oldenburg | |
| 2015 – 2017 | M.Sc., Kiel University. International Master in Applied Ecology (IMAE, ERASMUS MUNDUS programme) | |
| 2011 – 2015 | B.Sc., National University of Singapore |