Species and ecological processes – taxonomy and traits in the workings of nature

May 28, 2021  

Event URL:  https://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/event/species-ecological-processes/
Hosted by: British Ecological Society

Join the Aquatic SIG and Linnean Society for a one-day online event exploring links between ecology and taxonomy in the face of global change.

Ecology and taxonomy have long been natural bedfellows, particularly in the study of biological populations and communities. Ecology’s focus is, however, moving inevitably to ecosystem processes in the face of global environmental changes and demands on sustainable productivity. The link between ecosystem ecology (with its focus on processes and their rates) and species identity and traits is still crucial because the accelerating loss of biodiversity is itself a major aspect of global change. Species may be lost due to human activities, and often the ‘roles’ of species in nature (i.e. the relationship between species and process rates) are lost before we have even appreciated their value.

Both ecology and taxonomy have now been transformed under the ongoing molecular and Big Data revolutions of the past decade, and it is timely to re-evaluate the relationship between the two. Here, we present an exciting range of keynote speakers to set new questions and help shape the next generation of research, especially in areas that are still huge blank canvases.

Confirmed keynote speakers

• Mary Power (University of California, Berkeley)
• Florian Altermatt (University of Zurich and Eawag)
• Jose Montoya (CNRS: French National Centre for Scientific Research)
• Julia Reiss (Roehampton University)
• Markus Weitere (Helmholtz Centre of Environmental Research)
• Anje-Margriet Neutel (British Antarctic Survey)

Registration

Registration is open until 26 February 2021.