A limited number of places are available for MSc or PhD students in the following intensive one-week course, sponsored by the Center for Forest Studies (www.cef-cfr.ca), Quebec, at the beautiful Mont St-Hilaire field station of McGill University, just outside of Montreal.
Species traits : a functional approach to biodiversity, from organisms to ecosystems, April 25-28, 2011, Mont St. Hilaire This intensive four-day course brings together internationally recognized experts for a series of seminars, discussions and demonstrations. Objectives of the course: 1) Presentation of concepts and theory related to functional plant traits; 2) Analysis of traits at organismal, community and ecosystem levels (including relationship to ecosystem function and ecosystem services); 3) Demonstrate the application of concepts in the context of global change and land use change; 4) Presentation of trait data banks and their correct use. Invited professors: Peter Reich, University of Minnesota Eric Garnier, Centre d'écologie fonctionnelle et évolutive, Montpellier, France Local CFR professors: Martin Lechowicz, McGill University Bill Shipley, University of Sherbrooke Christian Messier, Université de Québec à Montréal Isabelle Aubin, Natural Resources Canada Alison Munson, Université Laval Costs are approximately $350 US for students, which includes food and accommodation for the four days. Please contact Alison Munson at [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> for more information or to express your interest. Bring frisbee, hiking boots and binoculars; snow still in patches in the woods, spring ephemerals in bloom and migratory birds on their way home!
