April 20 |
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4:00 - 8:00 |
Registration |
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April 21 |
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7:30 - 8:30 a.m. |
Breakfast |
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8:30 - 8:45 |
Welcome - Diana Wall |
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8:45 - 9:00 |
NSF Antarctic Research Program
Polly
Penhale |
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9:00 - 9:30 |
Introduction to Workshop
Diana Wall |
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9:30 - 10:00 |
The formation, environment and history
of the Victoria Land landscape
Berry Lyons |
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10:00 - 10:30 |
Coffee Break |
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Biological
Diversity and Ecosystem Functioning in Victoria Land |
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10:30
- 11:00 |
Distribution and
diversity of organisms in Victoria Land
Byron Adams |
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11:00
- 11:30 |
Ecosystem dynamics in Victoria
Land
Ross Virginia |
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11:30
- 1:00 p.m. |
Lunch |
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1:00
- 3:00 |
Plenary,
followed by concurrent working groups 1 and 2 |
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1 |
Diversity:
Can we see patterns in diversity, and if there are
any, how do they vary at different spatial scales?
Chair - Richard Bardgett
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2 |
Ecosystem dynamics:
How does variation in biogeochemical dynamics influence
soil communities? e.g. What are the sources of organic
matter fueling soil food webs in different parts of
Victoria Land? How does this influence soil diversity?
Chair - Jeb Barrett
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3:00
- 3:15 |
Break |
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3:15
- 4:30 |
Working
groups - continued |
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4:30
- 5:00 |
Plenary
and updates |
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6:00
- 7:00 |
Dinner |
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7:00
- 9:00 |
Poster and Photo Exhibition |
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April 22 |
Plenary Sessions
From Working Groups |
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7:30 - 8:30 a.m. |
Breakfast |
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8:30
- 10:00 |
Working
groups 1 and 2 - continued |
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10:00
- 10:15 |
Break |
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10:15
- 11:15 |
Reports
and discussion of the whole |
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Diversity-Function
Relations
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11:15
- 11:30 |
How does diversity relate to resource
distribution?
David Hopkins |
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11:30 - 1:00 p.m. |
Lunch |
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1:00
- 3:30 |
Concurrent working groups |
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3 |
How do the biotic factors influence diversity?
Chair - Ian Hogg
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4 |
How do the abiotic factors
influence diversity?
Chair - Tim Seastedt |
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3:30
- 3:45 |
Break |
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3:45
- 7:30 |
Field Trip
- Dolphin Tour and BBQ |
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7:30
- 9:00 |
Poster and Photo Exhibition |
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April 23 |
Plenary Sessions
From Working Groups
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7:00 - 8:00 a.m. |
Breakfast |
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8:00
- 9:00 |
Working
groups 3 and 4 continued |
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9:00
- 9:45 |
Plenary,
reports and discussion of the whole |
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9:45
- 10:00 |
Break |
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Environmental
Context of Victoria Land Ecosystems
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10:15
- 10:45 |
Impact of environmental change
on Victoria Land ecosystems
Diana Wall |
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10:45
- 11:15 |
Impacts
of humans on soils of the Ross Sea region
Jackie Aislabie |
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11:15
- 11:45 |
Contrasts
between Victoria Land and other polar ecosystems
Ron Sletten
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11:45
- 1:00 p.m. |
Lunch |
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1:00
- 1:30 |
Soil
ecology around the world: Insights from other parts
of the world
Richard Bardgett |
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1:30
- 3:00 |
Priorities
for research, Reports from each working group, and
discussion |
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3:00
- 3:30 |
Break |
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3:30
- 4:15 |
Working
group presentations continued |
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4:15 - 4:30 |
Publication Planning |
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4:30
- 4:40 |
Remarks
- Polly Penhale
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4:45 - 5:00 |
Closing
remarks - Diana Wall |
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6:00 - 8:00 |
Reception
and Banquet
Remarks - David Coleman
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April 24 |
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7:00 - 9:00 a.m. |
Continental Breakfast |
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Shuttles leave for Savannah
Airport |
