Course: Sevilla.ClimateChange.Sep24-Oct5
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The Estacion Biologica de Doņana (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 Doņana 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 Araujo, 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 Doņana (CSIC), Sevilla, Spain.
Organizers: Juan José Negro, scientific deputy of Estacion Biologica de
Doņana (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 Doņana 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 Begoņa Arrizabalaga
(bego@ebd.csic.es).
Begoņa Arrizabalaga