Seminar: Drivers of Spatial Patterns and Long-Term Dynamics in an Arid Biodiversity Hotspot of Southern Africa
Date:
Location:
WSL Birmensdorf, Hörsaal or LG E5 (TBC)
Organised by:
Biodiversity Center, WSL
Speakers:
Ute Schmiedel, Hamburg University
Moderators:
Noémie Pichon, WSL
Languages:
English
Type of event:
Presentations and colloquia
Audience:
Anyone interested in the topics
Abstract ¶
Coming soon
About the speaker ¶
Ute Schmiedel is a vegetation ecologist at Hamburg University, Germany, with over 30 years of experience studying the vegetation ecology of southern Africa's drylands, particularly the Succulent Karoo. Her research focuses on the drivers of spatial patterns of vegetation and diversity, as well as the long-term dynamics of vegetation and plant populations. One of her main research interests is the quartz habitat islands of southern Africa, a unique habitat for succulent plants. In 2000, she participated in a collaborative southern African-German research team that established long-term monitoring across biodiversity observatories as part of the BIOTA Africa project, which she is revisiting annually since. Recognized for her contributions to conservation and ecological research, Ute Schmiedel received the Lita Beukes Cole Memorial Conservation Award from the Wilderness Foundation Africa in 2024.
How to join ¶
Our public seminars are hybrid, with the option to attend in-person or online.
Zoom webinar: link (ID: 650 3334 2319, Password: 348826)
Biodiversity Seminars ¶
The WSL Biodiversity Seminar Series are organized by the WSL-Eawag Biodiversity Center. Every two weeks, we aim to host a seminar speaker who presents research or outreach on topics relevant to the biodiversity community at WSL. The seminars are public and are usually broadcast online.
To find out more about the WSL-Eawag Biodiversity Center and a complete list of events, please visit our website.
Please send an email to events-biodiversity(at)wsl.ch if you would like to be updated on the activities of the WSL-Eawag Biodiversity Center.
Contact ¶
How to get here ¶
Zürcherstrasse 111, 8903 Birmensdorf
By public transport ¶
Bus stop Birmensdorf ZH, Sternen/WSL
Accessible by bus lines 220 and 350 via Wiedikon/Triemli or via Birmensdorf station with S-Bahn lines 5 and 14.
By car ¶
See map on map.search.ch or Google Maps
You'll find guest parking spaces (for a fee) behind the main building after passing the main entrance.