Researchers, students, and interested public are invited to a 1-day workshop Plant-insect food webs along latitudinal and altitudinal gradients originating from lowland tropical rainforests bringing to Ceske Budejovice some of the leading scientists in ecology. The workshop will include oral presentation by 18 senior on biodiversity along ecological gradients, followed by an open poster session where you can present your own poster, and a general discussion with refreshments.
Participants: ■ Jan Beck [Basel Univ., Switzerland] ■ Francesco de Bello [Univ. of South
Bohemia, Czech Republic] ■ Lukas Cizek [Academy of Science of the Czech Republic] ■ Robert Colwell
[Univ. of Connecticut, USA] ■ Konrad Fiedler [Univ. of Vienna, Austria] ■ Matthew Forister [Univ.
of Nevada Reno, USA] ■ Nicholas Gotelli [Univ. of Vermont, USA] ■Lars Götzenberger [Academy of
Science of the Czech Republic] ■ Michael Kessler [Zurich Univ., Switzerland] ■ Roger Kitching
[Griffith Univ., Australia] ■ Martin Konvicka [Academy of Science of the Czech Republic] ■ Maurice
Leponce [Royal Belgian Inst. of Natural Sciences, Belgium] ■ Jan Leps [Univ. of South Bohemia,
Czech Republic] ■ Christy McCain [Univ. of Colorado at Boulder, USA] ■ Scott Miller [Smithsonian
Institution, USA] ■ Vojtech Novotny [Academy of Science of the Czech Republic] ■ David Storch
[Charles Univ., Czech Republic] ■ Hana Tuomisto [Univ. of Turku, Finland]
Programme: 9.00-12.00 and 14.00-16.00 oral presentations, 16.00-18.00 poster session with
discussions and refreshments [field trip to the Sumava Mts. optional on 14th Aug]
Venue: Building B, Univ. of South Bohemia, Branisovska 31, Ceske Budejovice.
Registration: By email to Dr Bajzekova [bajzekova@entu.cas.cz], or at
https://www.entu.cas.cz/png/parataxoweb.htm
, deadline 31 July. Participation is free of charge.
4 Jul 2013