Mini-symposium "African savanna ecosystems"
| When: | Fr 27-05-2016 10:00 - 14:30 |
| Where: | Linnaeusborg, 5171.0504 |
This symposium is organized by the Conservation Ecology Group and precedes the thesis defense "On the organization of ecosystems - Ecological autocatalysis in African savannas" of Michiel Veldhuis.
| 10:00 - 12:30, Mini symposium | 10:00 - 10:30 Mark Ritchie (Syracuse University, USA) - Swarms, scale and ecosystem services in tropical grasslands and savannas 10:30 - 11:00 Rob Pringle (Princeton University, USA) - Species interactions and the structure of African savanna ecosystems 11:15 - 11:45 Hans Cornelissen (VU, Amsterdam) - Termites amplify effects of wood traits on decomposition rates 11:45 - 12:15 Michiel Veldhuis (GELIFES) - On the organization of ecosystems: Ecological autocatalysis in African savannas |
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| 13:30 - 14:15, Layman's talk (in Dutch) | Michiel Veldhuis - Over de organisatie van ecosystemen: Ecologische autokatalyse in Afrikaanse savannes |
| 16:15, Academy Building | Michiel Veldhuis - Thesis defence |