Scientific Program

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Day Daily Topic Planned Sessions Keynote Speaker
Feb. 21 Human impact & global change

Ecology and global change in tropical forests

Prof. Oliver Phillips
Univ. of Leeds, England
Feb. 22 Organism interactions

Plant-Animal interactions

Fungi-Plant interactions

Trophic and plant-herbivore interactions

Social insects

Free contributions

Prof. Paulo Oliveira
Univ. de Campinas, Brazil
Feb. 23 Biodiversity

Species distribution and community composition: patterns and processes

Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning

Adaption: ecological and evolutionary aspects

Diversity in African biomes: BIOTA

Prof. Robbert Gradstein
Univ. of Göttingen, Germany

Prof. Timm Hoffman
Univ. of Capetown, South Africa

Feb. 24 Human impact & conservation

Deforestation, fragmentation and land-use changes

Tropical ecosystems in transition: regeneration processes and conservation strategies

Prof. Teja Tscharntke
Univ. of Göttingen, Germany