4th field trip in the Azores: São Miguel Island, 26-30th August 2013)

In order to gather some more data on the bryoflora of the remaining Azorean islands with significant patches of native vegetation, an expedition following the methodology of the Moveclim project took place in São Miguel island (Azores) between the 26th and 30th of August 2013. The team was composed by Rosalina Gabriel, Débora Henriques, Márcia Coelho and Fernando Pereira, with the help of Paulo A. V. Borges and Diogo Silva. Three additional transects were...

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Island Biology 2014 Conference

The Island Biology 2014 Conference will be held in Honolulu, Hawaii (USA) from 7 to 11 of July 2014. This is an international conference on island Evolution, Ecology and Conservation, the first of regular meetings that will be held every 4 years in islands. One of the highlights of the conference, besides being organized in the charismatic archipelago of Hawaii, is the establishment of the International Society for Island Biology (ISIB) and its...

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