DanBIF Conference on Biodiversity at the Ecosystem Level

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International conference
Biodiversity at the Ecosystem Level
– patterns and processes

April 26-27, 2006, at the University of Aarhus, Denmark

Organisers: DanBIF, Danish participant node of GBIF at the Natural History Museum of Denmark; University of Aarhus; The National Environmental Research Institute of Denmark; The Danish Forest and Nature Agency; The European Environment Agency.

Information about the conference

Purpose

The main purpose of the conference is to:

Present an overview of contemporary research related to ecosystem level biodiversity.

Help formulate a GBIF strategy for dealing with biodiversity above the species and molecular levels.

Content

See Programme for further details.

Definitions and relevance of biodiversity at the ecosystem level.

Classification and quantification of ecosystem level biodiversity.

Applications: Ecosystem diversity and ecosystem function.

Conference conclusion
The challenge of ecosystem diversity in a GBIF context.

Participants
The DanBIF network members, their internal research associates including students, DanBIF associates, international biodiversity related scientific fora, and invited national and international guest speakers.

The conference program will primarily consist of presentations by invited Danish and international guest speakers, but with a considerable amount of time allocated to moderated discussions.

Pictures:
Fungi: © Jens H. Petersen/MycoKey.
Landskapes: © Søren Sørensen & Morten Smetana/Aalborg Zoo.
Butterflies: © Klaus Hermansen/Lepidopterologisk Forening, Copenhagen.
Africa: © Abdi Hedayat, Zoological Museum, University of Copenhagen.

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