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Summer School FORBIODIV: Biodiversity, a key element for temperate forest ecosystems

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27. August 202227 August 2022, 10:00

Location:

Davos, Hotel Shima

Organized by:

SwissForestLab / WSL Biodiversity Center / NFZ.forestnet

Language:

English

Type of event:

Courses

Target audience:

PhD students, MSc students in their last year and PostDocs from any country in the world

 
 
 

The goal of the SwissForestLab/WSL Biodiversity Center/NFZ Summer School 2022 is to provide an in-depth understanding of how and why biodiversity is a key element in the forest ecosystem. While focusing on temperate forests, we will highlight how biodiversity links to ecosystem functioning and to the benefits to people (ecosystem services). State-of-the-art knowledge and approaches will be presented and discussed considering the expectations of current and future forests from a scientific, forest management, and socio-economic perspective. The participants will reflect on their own scientific work with respect to other disciplinary methods and discuss possible benefits of interdisciplinary approaches in their field.

The preliminary list of speakers: Dr. Peter Bebi (WSL), Dr. Kurt Bollmann (WSL), Dr. Benjamin Dauphin (WSL), Dr. Claudio de Sassi (Swiss Federal Office of Environment FOEN), Dr. Claude Garcia (BFH), Dr. Felix Gugerli (WSL), Dr. Tessa Hegetschweiler (WSL), Dr. Frank Krumm (Forest Biodiversity Working Group of Swiss Forestry Society, WSL), Dr. Eike Lena Neuschulz (Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre SBiK-F, Germany), Dr. Martina Peter (WSL), Dr. Christian Rellstab (WSL), Sabine Brodbeck (WSL), Prof. Dr. Andreas Rigling (WSL), Dr. Paula Sanginés de Cárcer (WSL), Dr. Georg von Arx (WSL), Dr. Florian Zellweger (WSL).

You can find a preliminary program and more details in our flyer.

 

 

 

 

Application and registration

  • The Summer School is open to PhD students, MSc students in their last year and PostDocs in forest research and related disciplines from any country in the world.
  • Registration is now closed.
  • For registration, please provide your CV, a motivation letter (one A4 page) and your PhD thesis abstract.

Costs

Fees: 700 Swiss Francs (exclusive of VAT). This includes accommodation (shared rooms) at the Hotel Shima (https://www.shima-davos.ch/) and meals from dinner on 21 August to breakfast on 27 August, course materials and excursions. Accepted participants are expected to bear travel costs to Davos.

COVID-19

Due to the uncertain situation because of COVID-19, the program may slightly change and some presentations may occur virtually. We are closely monitoring the development for Switzerland and apply the rules issued by the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health. In case of cancellation, participation fees will be fully refunded.

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