Download Evolutionary Responses to the Changing Climate

E2.4
Evolutionary Responses to the Changing
Climate: from System Biology to Global
Biogeochemistry
25th September 2012, 14:00-18:00
Room 328, Geoffrey Pope Building, Streatham Campus
AIM: This workshop aims to explore interactions between organismal biology
and earth systems, and how our improving understanding of basic biology of
growth control, carbon assimilation, phenology and the evolution of these
traits, possibly incorporating systems approaches, will be useful for
understanding the earth system response to climate change.
AGENDA
13:45 Arrival, coffee and tea
14:00 Introduction
Steve Penfield
14:10 Five-minute presentations:
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Impacts of climate change on soil process: applying ecological and
evolutionary theory to the ‘black box’? - Dr Iain Hartley, University of Exeter
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Plant Function and global climate change – Dr Joana Zaragoza-Castells,
University of Edinburgh
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Biohydrometallurgy/Biomining, Microbiology and the Lithosphere - Dr Chris
Bryan, University of Exeter
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The role of land surface in the climate system - Proffessor Stephen Stich,
University of Exeter
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Improving representation of physiological processes within JULES (Joint UK
Land Environment Simulator) , land surface
Scheme of the Met Office Hadley Center Earth system model - Dr Lina
Mercado, University of Exeter
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Ocean Acidification - Alex Rose, University of Exeter
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On the rate of gradual Darwinian evolution – Professor Vadim N. Biktashev,
University of Exeter
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Global climate models - Dr Patrick Hamilton, University of Exeter
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Rivers and the Sedimentary Carbon Cycle - Professor Rolf Aalto, University
of Exeter
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Dr Claire Belcher, University of Exeter
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Ross Brown, AstraZeneca UK Ltd
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Professor Steve Hughes, University of Exeter
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Dr Hywel Williams, University of Exeter
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Linking biota to biogeochemical cycles to better understand the ecological
impacts of global change - Dr Gabriel Yvon Durocher, University of Exeter
15:45 Break for tea and coffee
16:00 Discussion Session
Chaired by Steve Penfield
17:00 Refreshments and networking