We invite you to apply for a spot in an NSF DEB Ecosystems funded data synthesis working group titled, "Ecosystem Responses to Hurricanes Synthesis Workshop" The working group will bring together scientists and practitioners studying recent the impacts of recent hurricanes to address two main research questions:
(1) What is the variation in the resistance and resilience of ecosystem components to Hurricane disturbance among different ecosystems (coastal waters, estuarine, freshwater, terrestrial) and response types (fauna, flora, biogeochemical, physical)? (2) Which intrinsic ecosystem characteristics and disturbance characteristics predict response magnitude and recovery rates following hurricane disturbance? Outcomes of the working group include peer-reviewed publications that synthesize the results of our cross-system hurricane response analyses and publicly available data products. Co-organizers of the working group include: Christopher J. Patrick (Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi, TAMUCC: https://patricklab.weebly.com/), John Kominoski (Florida International University, FIU: https://kominoskilab.com/), and William McDowell (University of New Hampshire, UNH: https://colsa.unh.edu/person/william-h-mcdowell). The working group will meet for a multi-day synthesis workshop in Corpus Christi, TX on April 28th – May 1st, 2019, followed by web-based collaborative work to develop manuscripts. Funding is available for successful applicants to travel within the United States to attend the meeting. Application Deadline: December 21, 2018. For more information on applying, please, go to: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1v7AH6zTPe1Q1kQ9J_168FnWvAD40OTnQOYezyramxn0/edit?usp=sharing To apply directly to the workshop access the application form here: https://goo.gl/forms/Jtm7bI0b2f0UHZBu1
