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STUDENTS: Call to participate in 1ST INTERNATIONAL LONG-TERM ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH OPEN SCIENCE MEETING - 2 March 2016

Long-Term Ecosystem Research for sustainability under global changes: Findings and challenges of ILTER from local to global scales

DEADLINE: 15 March 2016 

 ILTER is a global network of research sites located in a wide array of ecosystems focusing on longterm, site-based research and monitoring. Topical research themes will be addressed in plenary, break-away sessions and workshops. Experience from site-based to global LTER in one conference at a world-class biodiversity destination, and take advantage of ample opportunities for networking and coordination across ecosystems. Main themes of the conference include:

•       Nitrogen impacts on ecosystems structure and function.

•       Carbon and water cycles under climate change.

•       Towards sustainable usage of ecosystem services (local, regional & global).

•       Drivers of biodiversity across scales.

•       Data integration and interoperability linking global scale ecosystem research and environmental

·        monitoring

•       Linking local, regional and global Earth system observations and models.

•       Long-term studies of population dynamics.

•       Long-term changes in nutrient cycling

For detailed information about the ILTER OSM please visit www.saeon.ac.za/ilterosm2016

SAEON sponsorship: Free transport and accommodation (shared).

Supervisor/student’s responsibility: Registration fee R 2690.00 plus pocket money for daily breakfasts (ca 5x) and snacks.

Eligibility: Full-time students registered at a South African university and bona fide postdoctoral researchers whose abstracts were accepted by the ILTER Science Committee (please submit via the conference website, deadline 15 March 2016).

Application process: Once you have received notification that your abstract was accepted, please provide the details and your supervisor’s support letter to eva@saeon.ac.za

Visit www.saeon.ac.za/ilterosm2016