DEADLINE IS MARCH 11th You shave still almost one month to register for our Traits summer school in Quebec City. An amazing city to explore (most european of north american cities), and so many opportunities for recreation before or after the course. So, see below for how to join us for the week of 15-20 June!
International graduate course in functional traits offered in Quebec, Canada, June 15-20th, 2025 Special 10th anniversary edition The functional trait approach is widely used today in ecology, both to more precisely characterize biodiversity, understand community assembly, interactions among species, ecosystem functioning and applied in land management such as ecological restoration, agroecology and forest management. This summer school will familiarize you with this approach including theory, quantitative analyses, data management and concrete applications. This is our 10th anniversary edition (formerly schools in Quebec, France, Colombia, Czech Republic and Spain, starting in 2009). Who? Students from MSc, PhD programs, postdoctoral fellows. The course overlaps with a thematic workshop which is open to a wider audience and will be announced very soon. The course can be credited for local students (3 credits). Objectives - Present concepts and theory related to plant functional traits, including historical perspective - Analysis of traits at organismal, community and ecosystem levels (including relationship to ecosystem functions) - Present the leaf economics spectrum, root economics space, integrated phenotype - Presentation of available data banks and their correct use: intro to ecoinformatics - Workshop discussions with a wide group of researchers, with the objective of developing several manuscripts around new perspectives in trait-based ecology Practical Information The price of 300$ CAN includes registration and lunches, and opening reception For accommodation, you can find possibilities in campus residences at very reasonable prices: https://www.residences.ulaval.ca/en , or local AirBnB and hotels. The deadline for application is March 11, and accepted students will be informed by March 20th or earlier. For any questions, refer to Alison Munson: alison.mun...@sbf.ulaval.ca<mailto:alison.mun...@sbf.ulaval.ca> The course is hosted by Alison Munson and Olivier Villemaire-Côté at Université Laval, Quebec, Canada (on campus). Professors include Bill Shipley<http://www.cef-cfr.ca/index.php?n=Membres.BillShipley> (Canada), Eric Garnier (CEFE, Montpellier), Francesco de Bello (CSIC, Spain) and Juan Posada (Universidad del Rosario, Columbia) and invited professors, Isabelle Aubin (Natural Resources Canada), Marie-Laure Navas (CEFE, Montpellier) and Peter Reich (University of Michigan, and University of Minnesota). The web page for the course in English and French, is available here: https://www.cef-cfr.ca/pmwiki.php?n=Membres.AlisonMunsonPlantTraits?userlang=en https://www.cef-cfr.ca/pmwiki.php?n=Membres.AlisonMunsonPlantTraits?userlang=fr To unsubscribe from this list please go to https://community.esa.org/confirm/?u=RhPWqPxFwODKvbkiT32nkIqRrsiSgulp
