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SUMMARY:Plant Functional Traits Course 4
LOCATION:University Centre in Svalbard\, Norway
DESCRIPTION:The 4th TraitTrain International Plant Functional Traits Course will be hel
 d at the University Centre in Svalbard, Norway, 16-27 July 2018.\nThe Trait
 Train International Plant Functional Traits Courses offer a hands-on experi
 ence with collecting and exploring plant functional traits data in a real-l
 ife field research project setting, along with an introduction to the use o
 f plant trait data in climate-change research and ecosystem ecology.\nThe T
 raitTrain4 course will be held at Longyearbyen on Svalbard, Norway (in the 
 High Arctic, at 78°N), 16-27 July 2018. The fieldwork will be carried out a
 t different locations in and around Adventsdalen, both along local bioclima
 tic gradients such as elevation (0–300m a.s.l.) and in different pre-existi
 ng field experiment locations related to climate, grazing pressure, and nut
 rient availability in high-arctic ecosystems. Participants will be introduc
 ed to the environmental, ecological, and taxonomic diversity of the region,
  and will be involved in one of the following projects:\nAssessing the role
  of climate and biotic factors in determining plant community leaf trait co
 mpositionAssessing how temperature variation and leaf functional traits inf
 luence leaf ecophysiologyUsing a trait-based approach to assess how local p
 lant communities and populations respond to experimental climate and grazin
 g treatmentsMeasuring how functional trait composition influences ecosystem
  functioning by measuring CO2-flux within and across plant communities.The 
 course is aimed at graduate students – both MSc and PhD – and will give a b
 road introduction and hands-on experience with trait-based ecology. You wil
 l work with international instructors, in teams, and collect data in the fi
 eld to address a specific research question. You will gain practical experi
 ence in measuring plant functional traits and learn standard protocols and 
 several methods. You will become familiar with taking measurements using ec
 ophsyiological equipment including the LiCor 6400 and LiCor 7500. You will 
 learn about the structure and analysis of trait data, be introduced to best
  practice data management and reproducible coding, as well as having the op
 portunity to analyse and interpret data yourself.\nTo apply, send a short p
 ersonal statement as to why the course fits into your goals and aspirations
 , as well as your CV to This email address is being protected from spambots
 . You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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		 by the 1st of April 2018 and rank the
  four projects above in the order of your interest.\nPlease visit the websi
 te (http://www.uib.no/en/rg/EECRG/114808/plant-functional-traits-course-4) 
 for further information.\n
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p style="text-align: justify;">The <strong>4th TraitTrain International Pl
 ant Functional Traits Course</strong> will be held at the <strong>Universit
 y Centre in Svalbard, Norway, 16-27 July 2018</strong>.</p><p style="text-a
 lign: justify;">The TraitTrain International Plant Functional Traits Course
 s offer a hands-on experience with collecting and exploring plant functiona
 l traits data in a real-life field research project setting, along with an 
 introduction to the use of plant trait data in climate-change research and 
 ecosystem ecology.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The TraitTrain4 cours
 e will be held at Longyearbyen on Svalbard, Norway (in the High Arctic, at 
 78°N), 16-27 July 2018. The fieldwork will be carried out at different loca
 tions in and around Adventsdalen, both along local bioclimatic gradients su
 ch as elevation (0–300m a.s.l.) and in different pre-existing field experim
 ent locations related to climate, grazing pressure, and nutrient availabili
 ty in high-arctic ecosystems. Participants will be introduced to the enviro
 nmental, ecological, and taxonomic diversity of the region, and will be inv
 olved in one of the following projects:</p><ol style="text-align: justify;"
 ><li style="text-align: justify;">Assessing the role of climate and biotic 
 factors in determining plant community leaf trait composition</li><li style
 ="text-align: justify;">Assessing how temperature variation and leaf functi
 onal traits influence leaf ecophysiology</li><li style="text-align: justify
 ;">Using a trait-based approach to assess how local plant communities and p
 opulations respond to experimental climate and grazing treatments</li><li s
 tyle="text-align: justify;">Measuring how functional trait composition infl
 uences ecosystem functioning by measuring CO2-flux within and across plant 
 communities.</li></ol><p style="text-align: justify;">The course is aimed a
 t graduate students – both MSc and PhD – and will give a broad introduction
  and hands-on experience with trait-based ecology. You will work with inter
 national instructors, in teams, and collect data in the field to address a 
 specific research question. You will gain practical experience in measuring
  plant functional traits and learn standard protocols and several methods. 
 You will become familiar with taking measurements using ecophsyiological eq
 uipment including the LiCor 6400 and LiCor 7500. You will learn about the s
 tructure and analysis of trait data, be introduced to best practice data ma
 nagement and reproducible coding, as well as having the opportunity to anal
 yse and interpret data yourself.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">To appl
 y, send a short personal statement as to why the course fits into your goal
 s and aspirations, as well as your CV to <span id="cloakf8b00c910e4978b7990
 03a4630eb0f30"><span id="cloakcd5ce3abd4037dfcffb8eed504effe4d">This email 
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 aits-course-4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">website</a></strong> for furt
 her information.</p>
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