Graduate students, postdocs and researchers are welcome to join us for a week in the Laurentian forest north of Montreal, for our (almost) annual course in Plant Functional Traits (with digressions to other trophic levels). We have been doing this for a few years now (5th edition), and it is always very rewarding for students, allowing them to meet and work with peers from different parts of the world who are interested in this approach. The course is given in English. Please circulate to any colleagues and students who might be interested. International graduate summer school: Species traits: a functional approach to biodiversity, from organisms to ecosystems Where: Laurentian field biology station, Universite de Montréal (in the sub-boreal forest, north of Montreal) When: May 10 - 16th, 2015 Objectives: - Presentation of concepts and theory related to plant functional traits - Analysis of traits at organismal, community and ecosystem levels (including relationship to ecosystem function and ecological services) - Examples of application for land use change, soil carbon stabilization, plant-microbe interactions etc. - Presentation of available data banks and their correct use (ecoinformatics) The program includes theory (lectures), field measurements of traits, data analyses and presentation in teams, discussion of students' projects. Confirmed Professors to date: Isabelle Aubin, Canadian Forest Service, Ontario Francesco de Bello, U of South Bohemia, Czech Republic Eric Garnier, CEFE / CNRS, Montpellier Alison Munson, U Laval, Québec Juan Posada, U del Rosario, Colombia Bill Shipley, U Sherbrooke, Quebec Cost : 250 US$, including room, meals, and transport from the airport in Montreal For information et registration : Short text of motivation et brief CV to Alison Munson [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> ; deadline is March 20th Web page: http://www.cef-cfr.ca/index.php?n=Membres.AlisonMunsonPlantTraits?userlang=en (for English, just click on the English button)
Alison Munson Professor, Forest Ecology Centre d'etude de la foret (CEF) and Centre de la science de la biodiversité du Québec (CSBQ) Universite Laval, Quebec City
