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The APECS Field Schools Network aims to create a community of connected field schools concerned with the polar regions, the cryosphere, and climate change. All education levels are encouraged; most APECS members are undergraduate to postdoc, but schools designed for secondary students or early faculty are encouraged to participate as well. See below for a simple list of field school details, or check out the menu on the left to find out about APECS Field Schools, recurring field schools, and one-off field programs. All schools are tagged with 'Secondary,' 'Undergrad,' 'Postgrad,' and 'Postdoc' to show their intended audience - just search for those most applicable to you. Or, search 'grad' to get both Undergrad and Postgrad or 'post' to get both Postgrad and Postdoc.
Each school has commenting enabled to allow the APECS community to share their field school experiences - feel free to include links to photos and videos, too! More importantly, login to the site to see a list of past participants that you can contact!
If you have suggestions on how to stay better connected as a group and share experiences with other field school groups, or if you are an organizer of a field school and are interested in joining our network, please contact APECS Field Schools Coordinator Graham Simpkins.
EVENT
- TITLE:
- Understanding Circumpolar Ecosystems in a Changing World: Outcomes of the International Polar Year
- WHEN:
- 03.11.2010 - 06.11.2010
- WHERE:
- Edmonton
- Category:
- Conferences, Meetings, and Workshops of Interest to Polar Researchers
DESCRIPTION
Northern ecosystems are increasingly becoming a high-profile topic on the political agenda. Most of the circumpolar regions are seen as pristine landscapes, which have experienced radical changes in climate, vegetation, and animals. Air temperature rises during the last 30 years have been associated with warming and disappearing permafrost, changes in growth rates of dominant trees, natural and anthropogenic disturbances, and changes in vertebrate populations. The causal links among these changes and their implications for the functioning of the circumpolar region and the people who live there are not completely understood. To understand the current and future structure, diversity, and functioning of the circumpolar region, it is important to understand how climate and disturbance interact and the implications of these interactions for ecological, economic, and cultural sustainability of the circumpolar region. The conference will include sessions on these and related topics in terrestrial environments (not oceans).
Conference objectives:
- To present and discuss the current scientific understanding of climate-disturbance interactions in the circumpolar region;
- To discuss the unique ecological, economic, and social conditions that are influenced by disturbance, climate change impacts, and adaptation to climate change in the circumpolar region;
- To bring a circumpolar perspective to research initiatives; and
- To foster cooperation and an exchange of ideas among countries in the circumpolar regions.
For further information, please go to http://www.eas.ualberta.ca/
Or contact G. Peter Kershaw, Email:
VENUE
- Location:
- Edmonton
- CITY:
- Edmonton
- STATE:
- Alberta
- COUNTRY:
-
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