BIODIVERSITY OF PONDS in the context of urbanization and geography: Evolutionary ecology of selected organisms and their responses to the human activity
Scientific conference presenting the results of the ECOPOND project: "The ecology of ponds in the context of human activity and geography – environmental DNA and beyond" (2019/34/H/NZ8/00683).
Due to the completion of the ECOPOND project "The ecology of ponds in the context of human activity and geography – environmental DNA and beyond" and publication of its results, we are pleased to invite you to the scientific Conference that will take place on 21st of March 2024.
ORGANISATIONAL DETAILS:
Date: 21st of March 2024
Venue: 7 Gronostajowa Street, Jagiellonian University Campus, room P1.2
Hours: 10:00-15:00
AGENDA
10:00 Conference opening
10:05 - 10:30 Dr hab. Szymon Śniegula, prof. IOP PAN, Dr Annette Taugbøl, NINA - presentation of the Ecopond project and its history
10:30 - 10:50 Dr hab. Karolina Bacela-Spychalska, prof. UŁ: Investigate biodiversity in ponds set in urban and rural landscapes and across geographic transects (WP1) + discussion
10:50 - 11:10 Mgr Monika Baranowska, UŁ: Investigate biodiversity in ponds set in urban and rural landscapes and across geographic transects (WP1) + discussion
11:10 – 11:30 Dr Annette Taugbøl, NINA: Invasive alien species and how to detect them (WP2) + discussion
11:30 - 11:50 Coffee break
11:50 - 12:10 Prof. dr hab. Wiesław Babik, UJ: Genomic response to urbanization and invasive species: genomic scan for adaptation in two amphibians and one odonate species (WP3) + discussion
12:10 - 12:30 Dr hab. Maciej Pabian, UJ: Genomic response to urbanization and invasive species: genomic scan for adaptation in two amphibians and one odonate species (WP3) + discussion
12:30 - 12:50 Dr Rafał Maciaszek [“The allien hunter”]: Managing invasive crayfish – is there a hope? guest lecture + discussion
12:50 - 13:10 Dr David Strand, NVI: Amphibians and their microbes (WP4) + discussion
13:10 - 13:30 Coffee break
13:30 - 13:50 Dr Gemma Palomar, UJ: Integrating effects of anthropogenic and natural stressors: phenotypic and genetic expression approach (WP5) + discussion
13:50 - 14:10 Dr Guillaume Wos, IOP PAN: Understanding the impacts of invasive crayfishes on a freshwater insect: from the phenotype to the gene level (WP5) + discussion
14:10 - 14:30 Dr Nermeen Amer, IOP PAN: Do Damselflies respond differently to environmental stressors within microgeographic areas? - guest lecture + discussion
15:00 Closing the conference
All lectures given by the Ecopond project partners’ will be held in English.
