Dear ECOLOG-L members, The Estacion Biologica de Doñana (Sevilla, Spain) invites applications for its third international course on climate change entitled Ecological Consequences of Climate Change: Integrating Research Approaches taking place from 24 September to 5 October 2012 in the heart of Doñana National Park. The course is open to students at the early postdoc, PhD and Master/advanced Diploma levels who are involved in global-change research. Its aim is to provide a synthetic overview upon different research perspectives ranging from paleoecology to population genetics, ecophysiology and bioclimatic modeling. The course will include lectures and practical exercises provided by an international panel of high-profile researchers, as well as field trips within the National Park.
Invited teachers: Miguel Araújo, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (CSIC), Madrid, Spain Keith Bildstein, Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, Pennsylvania, USA Isabelle Chuine, CNRS-CEFE, Montpellier, France Arndt Hampe, UMR1202 BIOGECO (INRA), Cestas, France Fernando Valladares, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (CSIC), Madrid, Spain Katherine Willis, University of Oxford, UK Clive Finlayson, Gibraltar Museum, Gibraltar, UK Miguel Tejedo, Estacion Biologica de Doñana (CSIC), Sevilla, Spain Organizers: Juan José Negro, scientific deputy of Estacion Biologica de Doñana (CSIC), and Arndt Hampe (INRA). The course language will be English. Support from the Gas Natural Chair Biodiversity Conservation under Climate Change enables us to limit registration fees to 100 Euros and to cover all costs for transportation between Sevilla and Doñana National Park, accommodation and meals during the 2-weeks course. Applicants should provide a brief CV (max. two pages) as well as a statement (max. 500 words) about their research interests/current projects and why they would like to attend to the course. Application deadline is 05 July. Please send applications in a single pdf file and any related questions to Begoña Arrizabalaga ([email protected]).
