Island biogeography is recently going through an
exciting period of new developments. Many of such
advances are being made by different Portuguese
and Spanish research groups, and/or from studies
developed in the archipelagos associated with the
two Iberian countries (e.g. Macaronesia and Mediterranean Islands).
The Island Biology Interest Group (IBIG) is a
newly created group within the two Iberian
associations of ecology - AEET (Asociación
Española de Ecología Terrestre) and SPECO
(Sociedade Portuguesa de Ecologia) that aims to
promote the collaboration between researchers interested on island systems.
We have planned some activities for the near future that include:
- Mailing list that facilitates communication
between the members of the group (already ongoing)
- Webpage of the group, where all members can
include information about their research interests (under development)
- Annual/Biannual meetings between the members.
The first one will be an Island Biology symposium
that will be held at the 4TH Iberian Congress of
Ecology (16th-19th June 2015, Coimbra, Portugal). Dont miss it!
If you want to join us, just send us an email to islandbiologygroup
