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SAEON plans second Summit to map the way forward
Following the success of the Summit of 2006, SAEON resolved to hold a similar forum every four years, and is pleased to announce that the second SAEON Summit will take place on 5 and 6 October at Kirstenbosch Conference Centre.
Vacancy: Doctoral student position: e-Research in LTER
The Department of Information Processing Science, University of Oulu, Finland has a vacant position for a doctoral student in a project that studies e-Research collaboration and e-Infrastructure development in the FinLTSER Network.
Appeal for long-term data to explain snake declines
Newly published data from the UK, France, Italy and Nigeria provides evidence that a number of snake species populations declined synchronously over a four-year period. The research, published in the journal Biology Letters, was led by Dr Chris Reading from the UK's Centre for Ecology & Hydrology in collaboration with colleagues from Italy, France, Nigeria and Australia.
LTER-Europe members contribute to new book on monitoring freshwater habitats
A new book, Conservation Monitoring in Freshwater Habitats, features chapters by authors involved in several LTER-Europe member networks, including Ricardo Díaz-Delgado and colleagues from the Spanish LTER network and Richard Chadd of the UK's Environmental Change Network. The book focuses on the need to develop clear, site-specific, conservation management goals; something rarely considered in previous publications on freshwater monitoring.
Special feature on Long-Term Socio-Ecological Research in Chile published
A Special Feature dedicated to Long-Term Socio-Ecological Research has been published in Revista Chilena de Historia Natural (an open access journal, published by the Sociedad de Biología de Chile).
2010 Open Call for Access to ICTS-RBD: Doñana Biological Reserve
A new call is open to present research projects to the Access Programme ICTS- Doñana Scientific Reserve (ICTS-RBD).
Symposium discusses use of long-term socio-ecological research (LTSER) sites
The use of long-term socio-ecological research (LTSER) sites as a platform to affect conservation and management of the southern temperate forest biome was discussed at a recent symposium in Argentina
Call for participants: ALTER-Net international Summer School, France
Applications are open to attend the 5th ALTER-Net Summer School ■ Theme: Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
Call for participants: International summer school in Japan
International summer school based at a JaLTER site
Vacancy: Ecosystem Ecologist Position at the University of North Texas
The University of North Texas (UNT: www.unt.edu) has embarked on a major, multi-year initiative to hire faculty in priority areas, add professional staff and make infrastructure improvements to expand its scientific research. In this context, UNT seeks a Senior Level Ecosystem Ecologist (rank open, preference full professor) with actively funded research in biogeochemistry or similar area.
IGBP launches Climate-Change Index
News of a new index bringing together key indicators of climate change.
LTER-Europe launches online map of its sites
A new online interface enables people to explore LTER sites in Europe
Soils, butterflies and beetles respond to changing pressures on the UK environment
The first major review of trends in terrestrial ecology at twelve key sites within the UK Environmental Change Network between 1993 and 2007 is published today in the journal Biological Conservation. Soils, vegetation and animal communities all show indications of responses to environmental change over the study period.
Outputs from LTER All Scientists Meeting available online
Information about LTER All Scientists Meeting 2009, Colorado, USA
ILTER cited in DIVERSITAS publication
New publication from DIVERSITAS cites ILTER as an example of in situ biodiversity monitoring in an ecosystem context.
Long-term forest study in Yosemite
A Californian long-term study aims to find out whether some of the world's oldest and tallest trees are perishing as a result of climate change
Survey of work in Africa on biodiversity and ecosystem services
An on-line questionnaire aims to collect information on work in Africa on biodiversity and ecosystem services
GEO BON Working Groups: Getting Started
News about the implementation of GEO BON - formation of working groups
Biodiversity data and information: What do you want from LifeWatch?
European project, LifeWatch, conducts user needs survey
News and Views public communication system launched
News of a new online public communication system featuring nature and biodiversity-related science topics
UK butterfly numbers fall to new low
Butterfly numbers have fallen to a new low, according to long-term data from the UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme, operated by Butterfly Conservation and the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology.
Vacancy: Head of Participation at GBIF. Copenhagen, Denmark
The Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) Secretariat seeks an experienced and energetic coordinator for our Participation portfolio.
Long-term monitoring reveals increased infanticide within seabird colony
One of Britain's best-known species of seabird - the guillemot - is increasingly attacking and killing unattended chicks from neighbouring nests due to food shortages. This finding was revealed from a colony which has been monitored for almost 30 years.
Better access to scientific articles on EU-funded research: European Commission launches online pilot project
The European Commission wants to ensure that the results of the research it funds under the EU's 7th Research Framework Programme (FP7) with more than € 50 billion from 2007 - 2013 are disseminated as widely and effectively as possible to guarantee maximum exploitation and impact in the world of researchers and beyond.
Wytham Woods, UK, to be European base for international climate change research programme
Wytham Woods, an Environmental Change Network LTER site in the UK, is to be developed as a European base for an international climate change research programme.
ILTER welcomes Spanish and Portuguese LTER networks
At its recent meeting in Stará Lesná, Slovakia, the ILTER Coordinating Committee accepted two new member long-term ecosystem research (LTER) networks.
ECN at Alice Holt Forest
New publication reviewing long-term datasets collected at Alice Holt Forest published by Forest Research
UNEP publishes new version of 'Water Quality for Ecosystem and Human Health, 2nd Edition'
Announcement of updated publication on water quality, ecosystem and human health
