ATBC 2008 - Plenary Speakers

Opening Speech

Sunday 8 June (Abstract)

Mittermeier, Russel (Conservation International Foundation). Global biodiversity conservation: priorities and new opportunities, with special reference to the Guianas. Web.

Plenary Speakers

Monday 9 June (Abstract)

Funk, Vicky (Botany, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC, USA). Using biodiversity and systematics to understand evolution on the Guiana Shield. Web

Dick, Chris (EEB and Herbarium, University of Michigan, USA). Molecular perspectives on Amazon tree diversity - from Wallace to the age of genomics. Web

Tuesday 10 June (Abstract)

Kalko, Elizabeth (University of Ulm, Germany). Biogeography patterns and functional diversity of bats across the tropics. Web CANCELLED

Replaced by

Hans ter Steege (University of Utrecht). Tree diversity in the Amazon: actuo- or palaoecology?

Borges, Renée (Indian Institute of Science, India). The scent of a fig: how do birds, bats, wasps and ants like it? Web

Wednesday 11 June

Field trips - No plenary or session - Workshops - Flora of the Guiana meeting

Thursday 12 June (Abstract)

McKey, Doyle (Biologie des Populations, CNRS, Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive, Montpellier, F). Evolutionary ecology in manioc fields. The little-known biology of a major tropical crop and its implications for conservation and development. Web

Fragoso, José (Hawaii, USA). Are vertebrate abundance patterns in the Amazon a reflection of the cultural practices of Indigenous peoples? Web

Evening Conference

Mitchell, Andrew (Global Canopy Programme). Global ecosystem services trading: a new market solution to stabilize climate and conserve biodiversity. Web.

Friday 13 June (Abstracts)

Hammond, David (NWFS, USA). Earth, wind and fire: a deterministic view of the Guiana Shield. Web

Laurance, Bill (Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama). Emerging threats and research challenges in the tropics. Web

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