Universidad del Rosario - Universidad del Rosario

Language

English

Description

This course is a comprehensive introduction to the concepts and theories related to the functional traits of organisms, with a particular emphasis on plants. Students use a trait-based approach to examine the response of organisms to environmental gradients, to explore community assembly and to understand how plant functions can be scaled to the ecosystem level. Lectures include how to measure traits, application of the approach to understand biotic responses to land use change and to global change. A brief introduction to existing trait databases, their correct utilization and to the growing discipline of eco-informatics is presented. This seventh version of the course will take place in the Andean tropics and will include hands-on experience of measurement of functional traits and a field trip to an upper mountain tropical rain forest and a paramo ecosystem. The course is offered in English and is open to graduate students, postdocs, researchers and professors. Candidates should complete the application form and send it with a copy of their CV to Juan Posada.

Erich
Garnier
France
CNRS - CEFE

Eric Garnier est chercheur en écologie végétale. Ancrés dans le champ disciplinaire de l’écologie comparative, ses travaux portent sur la diversité fonctionnelle des plantes, abordée essentiellement par l’étude de leurs traits fonctionnels. Ils s’appuient sur une combinaison d’approches conceptuelles et expérimentales, tout en contribuant aux avancées méthodologiques du domaine.Eric a pris part à la mise en place de grandes bases de données de traits des plantes (dont LEDA et TRY), et participe depuis peu à l'essor de l'écoinformatique au plan national.

Bill
Shipley
Canada
University of Sherbrooke

Postdoctorat en biologie - 1991 (McGill University, Ph.D. en biologie - 1987 (Université d'Ottawa), B.Sc. en biologie - 1983 (Université Bishop).

Alison
Munson
Canada
Laval University

Postdoctorat en biogéochimie des plantations (Université Laval).
Ph.D. en Biogéochimie des forêts 1989 (Université de Toronto).
Professionnel de recherche, Classification écologique, Agriculture Canada, Guelph 1981-84, B.Sc. en Agriculture 1980 (Aménagement des ressources terrestres, Université de Guelph)

Francesco
De Bello
Institute of Botany, Czech Academy of Science

Franceso trained as a plant ecologist and agronomist. Using meadows and alpine vegetation as a study framework, I assess the role of functional trait diversity on the interface between community assembly and ecosystem service delivery. My interests also include the effects of land-use changes on vegetation, and particularly grazing and mowing, and the development of integrated biodiversity indicator systems to monitor the effects of these changes in interaction with climate change.

Juan Manuel
Posada
Colombia
Universidad del Rosario

Pregrado en Biología, Universidad de los Andes (1994)
PhD en eco-fisiología de plantas, Universidad de Florida (2003)
Investigador postdoctoral, Universidad de Florida (2004-5)
Investigador postdoctoral, Universidad McGill (2005; 2008)
Investigador postdoctoral, Universidad de Quebec en Montreal (2006-2007)
Profesor Asociado, Universidad del Rosario (2009-a la fecha)
Director Doctorado en Ciencias Biomédicas, Universidad del Rosario (2011-a la fecha)
Director del Programa de Biología (2014-a la fecha)

Schedule

Dates: May 27th – June 1st 2018
Schedule: Monday to Friday
Venue: Villa de Leyva – Colombia
Type o offer: Course
Language: English
Organized by: School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics

Academic Organizer: Juan Manuel Posada – School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics

Register

Price: $ 850.000 (300 USD) *The price is subject to change depending on the exchange rate.

General Terms and Conditions

The University reserves the right to cancel a course or program if the minimum financial resources needed to open the course or program are not met. In such event, the University will refund 100% of the amount paid by the students in the currency of origin by electronic transfer (wire transfer) to the bank account they have provided. The transfer will be made within five business days following the date that the participant's bank account information was received.

In the event that a participant decides not to take the course or program and has already paid the corresponding enrollment amount, provided the course has not commenced, the participant may request the refund of his/her money. In this case, the University will make an electronic transfer in the amount of 90% of the amount that was originally received; 10% of which will be retained for the reimbursement of administrative and banking expenses incurred by the university. The refund will be made in the original payment’s currency of origin within 8 business days following receipt of the request to withdraw, cancel and receive a refund.

Contact

Angélica María León Z.

International Programs Adviser
UR International Summer School
summerschool@urosario.edu.co
PBX: (+57 1) 2970200 Ext. 2133