Net-Biome 1st Joint Call Final Conference, Brussels

The final results of MOVECLIM were presented at the Net Biome 1st Joint Call Final Conference in Brussels on April 5th 2016. At the European Parliament, Net Biome Consortium. Crédit photo: Paolo Borges The Program of this event is presented below: Tuesday, 5th April: Place:   BIP facilities, Rue Royale, 2-4 Koningsstraat, Room AGORA. 08:00 - Reception of the participants (Gisela Nascimento). Welcome coffee followed by a permanent “on site”...

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XX Simposio de Botanica Criptogamica, Porto, 22-25 July 2015

The Cryptogamic Botany Symposium is a biennial gathering of experts dedicated to the study of fungi, algae, lichens, bryophytes and ferns and the most important scientific meeting of this theme in the Iberian Peninsula. This Symposium aims to present and discuss the progress made to date, highlighting the growing importance of the study of the cryptogamic flora for ecosystem management and sustainability of land resources, biotechnological applications...

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Scientific helicopter expedition to the top of the island of Tahiti, July 2015

A two-days field trip was organized by Jean-Yves Meyer from the Délégation à la Recherche (French Polynesian Department of Research) in collaboration with the local nature protection group « Te Rau Ati Ati aTau a Hiti Noa Tu » to Mont Orohena, the highest summit of the Tahiti reaching ca. 2250 m, which is also the highest peak of all the South Pacific islands. Pete, Rava and Darko in a steep humid ravine (Photo: Jean Yves) A team of eight...

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Island Biology 2016 Conference, July 2016, Azores

Attendance to this conference is a must for any island biologist: The “Island Biology 2016” (18-22 July 2016, University of Azores at Angra do Heroísmo, Terceira, Azores) conference has already an official webpage : http://www.islandbiology2016.uac.pt/ Please Visit the webpage and  Pre-Registration is possible at http://www.islandbiology2016.uac.pt/#page3 Pico island, 23-26th july 2015, Post conference fieldtrip The...

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Final Moveclim meeting in Canarias- 9th-15th June 2015

The final meeting of MOVECLIM will be held in La Palma island (Canarias) organized by Juana Maria Mancebo Gonzalez, Raquel Hernandez Hernandez and Julio Leal Pérez from the University of La Laguna (Spain). We are looking forward to meeting there! Many thanks to the organizers!...

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Post doc advert in the Azorean team

AZOREAN BIODIVERSITY GROUP (cE3c) POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS – DEMONSTRATION OF INTEREST The Azorean Biodiversity Group (cE3c – Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes) will open several Post-Doc positions during 2015 and 2016. The number and timing of these positions will depend on the availability of competitive candidates. We are looking for outstanding, highly motivated scientists working on the following research areas: - “Island Macroecology and Conservation”. In recent projects we have generated some very large and comprehensive biodiversity datasets...

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Net-Biome 1st Joint Call Mid-Term Conference

The NetBiome mid-term conference took place in Gosier (Guadeloupe) in October (20-21). Project coordinators were present as well as local executives, members of the French funding agency and experts from the initial evaluation panel. The first day of the meeting was devoted to presentation and discussion about the seven projects funded by the NetBiome call. Coordinators presented the development and current status of their project. Although the process...

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