Courses / Seminars / Meetings
Next International conferences
- EGU General Assembly 2015 in Vienna, Austria, 12-17 April 2015
- Stable isotopes in Hydrology, in Vienna, Austria, 11-15 May 2015
- Isoecol 2016 in Tokyo, Japan
RIE propone simposio sobre Isótopos Estables dentro del próximo Congreso Ibérico de Ecología, a celebrar en Coimbra del 16 al 19 de Junio de 2015.
Isótopos estables en ecología: atravesando fronteras entre disciplinas y escalas
Los isótopos estables se han convertido en una potente herramienta para estudiar procesos e interacciones ecológicas a distintas escalas temporales, espaciales y estructurales, que abarca desde estudios a nivel unicelular, hasta el análisis de los ciclos biogeoquímicos del planeta. El objetivo de este simposio es reunir un amplio elenco de profesionales dedicados al estudio de los procesos ecológicos por medio del uso de isótopos estables, para identificar problemas comunes y cuestiones ecológicas que podrían ser investigadas en el futuro usando esta herramienta. También serán bienvenidas aquellas contribuciones que presenten nuevos desarrollos tecnológicos en isótopos estables con potencial aplicación a los estudios de ecología.
Coordinadores: Sara Palacio, [[email protected]] Instituto pirenaico de Ecología, IPE-CSIC , Cristina Máguas, [[email protected]], Ce3C-Universidade de Lisboa, Iker Arajuelo [[email protected]] Universidad Pública de Navarra y Juan Pedro Ferrio [[email protected]] PVCF-Universidad de Lleida
Fechas y plazos
Inscripciones: Inscripción Temprana (on-line): Hasta el 30 de Abril de 2015
Inscripción Ordinaria (on-line): Hasta el 30 de Mayo 2015
Inscripción en-sede: 16 - 19 de junio 2015
Envío de resúmenes de contribuciones: Hasta 30 de marzo de 2015
Comunicación aceptación de contribuciones: A partir del 30 de abril de 2015
Isótopos estables en ecología: atravesando fronteras entre disciplinas y escalas
Los isótopos estables se han convertido en una potente herramienta para estudiar procesos e interacciones ecológicas a distintas escalas temporales, espaciales y estructurales, que abarca desde estudios a nivel unicelular, hasta el análisis de los ciclos biogeoquímicos del planeta. El objetivo de este simposio es reunir un amplio elenco de profesionales dedicados al estudio de los procesos ecológicos por medio del uso de isótopos estables, para identificar problemas comunes y cuestiones ecológicas que podrían ser investigadas en el futuro usando esta herramienta. También serán bienvenidas aquellas contribuciones que presenten nuevos desarrollos tecnológicos en isótopos estables con potencial aplicación a los estudios de ecología.
Coordinadores: Sara Palacio, [[email protected]] Instituto pirenaico de Ecología, IPE-CSIC , Cristina Máguas, [[email protected]], Ce3C-Universidade de Lisboa, Iker Arajuelo [[email protected]] Universidad Pública de Navarra y Juan Pedro Ferrio [[email protected]] PVCF-Universidad de Lleida
Fechas y plazos
Inscripciones: Inscripción Temprana (on-line): Hasta el 30 de Abril de 2015
Inscripción Ordinaria (on-line): Hasta el 30 de Mayo 2015
Inscripción en-sede: 16 - 19 de junio 2015
Envío de resúmenes de contribuciones: Hasta 30 de marzo de 2015
Comunicación aceptación de contribuciones: A partir del 30 de abril de 2015
Stable isotopes in ecology: crossing boundaries across disciplines and scales
Stable isotope symposium within the next meeting of the European Ecological Federation (Ecology at the interface, 21-25 September, Rome)
From single-cell physiological studies to the study of global biogeochemical cycles, stable isotopes have established as a powerful tool for the study of ecological processes and interactions at different temporal, spatial and organization scales. In this symposium we want to bring together recent advances in stable isotope studies across ecological disciplines, scales and systems. The aim is to combine a wide array of ecology scientists using stable isotopes to approach ecological problems, identifying common grounds and knowledge gaps to be addressed in the future. Contributions dealing with novel developments in stable isotope techniques with potential application on ecological studies are also welcome.
Deadline for abstract submission: 31 March 2015
Coordinators (in alphabetical order)
Salvador Aljazairi (Univ. Barcelona), Juan Pedro Ferrio (Univ. Lleida), Arthur Gessler (WSL), Cristina Máguas (Univ. Lisbon), Sara Palacio (IPE-CSIC)
http://www.ecologyatinterface.eu/
Course: Stable Isotope Mixing Models
(SIMMs)using SIAR, SIBER and MixSIAR This course will cover the concepts, technical background and use of stable isotope mixing models (SIMMs) with a particular focus on running them in R. Instructors: Dr. Andrew Jackson and Dr. Andrew Parnell
Coordinators: Oliver Hooker
Date: 27th - 30th July 2015.
Cost: £450.00 for course only option, includes course material, lunch and refreshments. £625.00 for all inclusive option, includes all meals, refreshments and accommodation (arrival Sunday 26th July PM and depart Thursday 30th July PM). Accommodation is multiple occupancy (max 3 people) single sex en-suite rooms.
Availibility: 30 places total
Venue: SCENE (see 'VENUES' for more details and directions)
Duration: 4 days, approximately 8 teaching hours per day
Registration: Please send course requests to [email protected] stating the course title and if you would be interested in an all inclusive option after which you will be sent a registration form and invoice.
(SIMMs)using SIAR, SIBER and MixSIAR This course will cover the concepts, technical background and use of stable isotope mixing models (SIMMs) with a particular focus on running them in R. Instructors: Dr. Andrew Jackson and Dr. Andrew Parnell
Coordinators: Oliver Hooker
Date: 27th - 30th July 2015.
Cost: £450.00 for course only option, includes course material, lunch and refreshments. £625.00 for all inclusive option, includes all meals, refreshments and accommodation (arrival Sunday 26th July PM and depart Thursday 30th July PM). Accommodation is multiple occupancy (max 3 people) single sex en-suite rooms.
Availibility: 30 places total
Venue: SCENE (see 'VENUES' for more details and directions)
Duration: 4 days, approximately 8 teaching hours per day
Registration: Please send course requests to [email protected] stating the course title and if you would be interested in an all inclusive option after which you will be sent a registration form and invoice.
Applications now being accepted for Iso-Camp 2015.
This June marks our 20th year of IsoCamp! The dates are June 15-26, 2015. Read further for an overview of the course and course fees, then go to the application link below. Applications will be accepted until February 6, 2015.
2015 Application
There will be a limited number of participant support awards available to graduate students to offset expenses related to participation in the courses. Please note that an additional letter of recommendation is required. Click link below:
Participant Support Application
This June marks our 20th year of IsoCamp! The dates are June 15-26, 2015. Read further for an overview of the course and course fees, then go to the application link below. Applications will be accepted until February 6, 2015.
2015 Application
There will be a limited number of participant support awards available to graduate students to offset expenses related to participation in the courses. Please note that an additional letter of recommendation is required. Click link below:
Participant Support Application
SIFER 2015 International Doctoral Course
“Stable Isotopes in Forest Ecosystem Research”
June 1st - 5th, 2015, INRA campus, Champenoux, France, 3rd edition
The University of Lorraine (Doctoral School RP2E) and the "Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique" (INRA) are organizing, in the frame of the Lab of Excellence for Advanced Research on the Biology of Tree and Forest Ecosystems, an International Doctoral Course “Stable Isotopes in Forest Ecosystem Research” (SIFER) from February 1st to 5th, 2015 at the INRA Campus in Champenoux, France.
The main goal of this SIFER doctoral course is to offer a broad introduction to the use of stable isotopes in forest ecosystem research. Many ecological processes that occur in forest ecosystems produce a distinct isotopic footprint that can be used to trace the origin and the transfer of the major elements into ecological processes, to decipher the effects of environmental changes on several metabolic pathways and to understand complex interactions among ecosystem compartments and ecological processes occurring in trees and forest. Stable isotopes provide relevant information in forest ecosystem research, and they are thus powerful tools that still undergo very fast technological developments. The course is open to all PhD students working on stable isotopes, not exclusively on trees or forests.
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“Stable Isotopes in Forest Ecosystem Research”
June 1st - 5th, 2015, INRA campus, Champenoux, France, 3rd edition
The University of Lorraine (Doctoral School RP2E) and the "Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique" (INRA) are organizing, in the frame of the Lab of Excellence for Advanced Research on the Biology of Tree and Forest Ecosystems, an International Doctoral Course “Stable Isotopes in Forest Ecosystem Research” (SIFER) from February 1st to 5th, 2015 at the INRA Campus in Champenoux, France.
The main goal of this SIFER doctoral course is to offer a broad introduction to the use of stable isotopes in forest ecosystem research. Many ecological processes that occur in forest ecosystems produce a distinct isotopic footprint that can be used to trace the origin and the transfer of the major elements into ecological processes, to decipher the effects of environmental changes on several metabolic pathways and to understand complex interactions among ecosystem compartments and ecological processes occurring in trees and forest. Stable isotopes provide relevant information in forest ecosystem research, and they are thus powerful tools that still undergo very fast technological developments. The course is open to all PhD students working on stable isotopes, not exclusively on trees or forests.
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Curso
Isótopos Estables en Arqueología y Ecología
Lugar: Laboratorio de Ecología Evolutiva Humana, Quequén
Unidad de Enseñanza Universitaria Quequén,
Facultad de Ciencias Sociales,
Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires
Fecha: 20 al 24 de Abril, 2015
Modalidad: Teórico-Practico
Docente: Dr. Luciano O. Valenzuela
Enlace: https://sites.google.com/site/isesecol/
Curso Isótopos estables: fundamento y aplicaciones en
(paleo)ecología y arqueología
Impartido por: Dra. Aurora Grandal-d'Anglade, Investigadora del Instituto Universitario de Geología “Isidro Parga Pondal”, Universidade da Coruña.
Destinatarios Investigadores, estudiantes y profesionales interesados en la técnica Duración 20 horas
Objetivos
La medida de los isótopos estables de elementos que intervienen en los ciclos biogeoquímicos se aplica cada vez con más frecuencia para reconstruir distintos tipos de procesos naturales. El objetivo del curso es que el alumno tenga una visión general de los fundamentos de esta técnica y de sus aplicaciones en diversos campos, como los estudios de (paleo)ecología y (paleo)biología y las aplicaciones en arqueología (paleodieta, paleodemografía), familiarizándose con las técnicas analíticas empleadas y por último, diseñando el estudio de un caso práctico real mediante esta herramienta.
Fechas y horarios
Del lunes 14 al viernes 18 de julio de 2014 en horario de 10:00 a 14:00
Preinscripción y precios
El plazo de preinscripción está abierto hasta el 27/06/2014 LugarUnidad de Geocronología. Edificio de Servicios Centrales de Investigación. Precios: Miembros UDC 150,00 € Otras universidades y organismos públicos de investigación 242,00 € * Empresas u otras entidades 423,50 € * * IVA incluido
Más información: https://www.sai.udc.es/es/cursos/13-360914
Formulario de preinscripción
(paleo)ecología y arqueología
Impartido por: Dra. Aurora Grandal-d'Anglade, Investigadora del Instituto Universitario de Geología “Isidro Parga Pondal”, Universidade da Coruña.
Destinatarios Investigadores, estudiantes y profesionales interesados en la técnica Duración 20 horas
Objetivos
La medida de los isótopos estables de elementos que intervienen en los ciclos biogeoquímicos se aplica cada vez con más frecuencia para reconstruir distintos tipos de procesos naturales. El objetivo del curso es que el alumno tenga una visión general de los fundamentos de esta técnica y de sus aplicaciones en diversos campos, como los estudios de (paleo)ecología y (paleo)biología y las aplicaciones en arqueología (paleodieta, paleodemografía), familiarizándose con las técnicas analíticas empleadas y por último, diseñando el estudio de un caso práctico real mediante esta herramienta.
Fechas y horarios
Del lunes 14 al viernes 18 de julio de 2014 en horario de 10:00 a 14:00
Preinscripción y precios
El plazo de preinscripción está abierto hasta el 27/06/2014 LugarUnidad de Geocronología. Edificio de Servicios Centrales de Investigación. Precios: Miembros UDC 150,00 € Otras universidades y organismos públicos de investigación 242,00 € * Empresas u otras entidades 423,50 € * * IVA incluido
Más información: https://www.sai.udc.es/es/cursos/13-360914
Formulario de preinscripción
FIRST STABLE ISOTOPE COURSES AT THE EBD
Se abre la convocatoria de solicitudes para dos cursos de isotopos estables en la Estación Biológica de Doñana (CSIC). Estos cursos los organiza el Laboratorio de Isótopos Estables de este centro e incluyen una sección sobre aplicación de isótopos estables en ecología y ciencias ambientales y otra sobre un sistema gestor de laboratorios de isótopos (LIMS). En el siguiente enlace podréis encontrar toda la información referente a fechas, inscripción, programa, profesores, etc..
Application call opened for two stable isotopes courses at the Doñana Biological Station (CSIC). These courses are organized by the Stable Isotope Laboratory of the institute and include a section on application of stable isotopes in ecology and environmental science and another on a Laboratory Information Managing System (LIMS). Information on deadlines, registration, program, teachers, could be found in the next link:
http://www.ebd.csic.es/IsotopeCourse/index.html
Se abre la convocatoria de solicitudes para dos cursos de isotopos estables en la Estación Biológica de Doñana (CSIC). Estos cursos los organiza el Laboratorio de Isótopos Estables de este centro e incluyen una sección sobre aplicación de isótopos estables en ecología y ciencias ambientales y otra sobre un sistema gestor de laboratorios de isótopos (LIMS). En el siguiente enlace podréis encontrar toda la información referente a fechas, inscripción, programa, profesores, etc..
Application call opened for two stable isotopes courses at the Doñana Biological Station (CSIC). These courses are organized by the Stable Isotope Laboratory of the institute and include a section on application of stable isotopes in ecology and environmental science and another on a Laboratory Information Managing System (LIMS). Information on deadlines, registration, program, teachers, could be found in the next link:
http://www.ebd.csic.es/IsotopeCourse/index.html
Isótopos Estables en Arqueología y Ecología
Lugar: Laboratorio de Ecología Evolutiva Humana, Quequén
Unidad de Enseñanza Universitaria Quequén,
Facultad de Ciencias Sociales,
Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires
Fecha: 2 al 6 de Junio, 2014
Modalidad: Teórico-Practico
Docente: Dr. Luciano O. Valenzuela
More info: https://sites.google.com/site/isesecol/home
Lugar: Laboratorio de Ecología Evolutiva Humana, Quequén
Unidad de Enseñanza Universitaria Quequén,
Facultad de Ciencias Sociales,
Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires
Fecha: 2 al 6 de Junio, 2014
Modalidad: Teórico-Practico
Docente: Dr. Luciano O. Valenzuela
More info: https://sites.google.com/site/isesecol/home
International Doctoral Course “Stable Isotopes in Forest Ecosystem Research”
February 17th to 21th
INRA Campus in Champenoux, France
The University of Lorraine (Doctoral School RP2E) and the National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA) are organizing, in the frame of the Cluster of Excellence for Advanced Research on the Biology of Tree and Forest Ecosystems (LABEX ARBRE), an international doctoral course on “Stable Isotopes in Forest Ecosystem Research” (SIFER) from February 17th to 21th, 2014 at INRA's facilities in Champenoux, France.
Registration closes on November 24th, 2013.
More information: https://colloque.inra.fr/sifer2014
February 17th to 21th
INRA Campus in Champenoux, France
The University of Lorraine (Doctoral School RP2E) and the National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA) are organizing, in the frame of the Cluster of Excellence for Advanced Research on the Biology of Tree and Forest Ecosystems (LABEX ARBRE), an international doctoral course on “Stable Isotopes in Forest Ecosystem Research” (SIFER) from February 17th to 21th, 2014 at INRA's facilities in Champenoux, France.
Registration closes on November 24th, 2013.
More information: https://colloque.inra.fr/sifer2014
Seminario de Análisis Isotópico Elemental
Organizado por Thermo Fischer, y que tendrá lugar en Barcelona, Mayo 30-31 2013:
Hotel Catalonia Barcelona Plaza
Salón nº 1, Plaza España, 6-8, 0814 Barcelona
Para más información y/o registrarse (asistencia gratuita) puede contactar con: [email protected]
Pueden consultar el programa provisional: pdf
Sesión sobre isótopos en el XI Congreso Nacional de la AEET
Isótopos estables y procesos ecológicos
Las técnicas de análisis en isótopos estables y su aplicación a los estudios de ecología se han desarrollado enormemente en los últimos años. Desde la escala microscópica a la planetaria, los isótopos estables se han erigido en una herramienta fundamental para el análisis de los procesos ecológicos. En esta sesión pretendemos aglutinar estudios basados en el uso de isótopos estables que aporten resultados recientes y novedosos en los distintos campos, escalas y disciplinas de la ecología terrestre. El objetivo es reunir un amplio elenco de profesionales dedicados al estudio de los procesos ecológicos por medio del uso de isótopos estables, para identificar problemas comunes y cuestiones ecológicas que podrían ser investigadas en el futuro usando esta herramienta. También serán bienvenidas aquellas contribuciones que presenten nuevos desarrollos tecnológicos en isótopos estables con potencial aplicación a los estudios de ecología.
Coordinadores:
Sara Palacio ([email protected]) y Victor Resco ([email protected]).
Coordinadores:
Sara Palacio ([email protected]) y Victor Resco ([email protected]).
Special session on Environmental changes and wood ecophysiology
Within the International Symposium "Wood Structure in Plant Biology and Ecology" (WSE) that will take place in Naples, on 17-19 April 2013
The International Symposium "Wood Structure in Plant Biology and Ecology" (WSE) will take place in Naples, on 17-19 April 2013.
The Symposium will be organized by the Faculty of Agriculture of the University of Naples Federico II and the Department of Environmental Science of the Second University of Naples, on behalf of the Afro-European Group of the International Association of Wood Anatomists (IAWA). It is a follow-op of the II Meeting of the Cost-Action "STReESS - Studying Tree Responses to extreme Events: a SynthesiS" that will be held on 15-16 April 2013.
The WSE Workshop will be an opportunity to exchange knowledge and experience in all contemporary key aspects of the wood structure as integrated in Plant Biology and Ecology. The objective of the WSE workshop is to provide a forum for anatomysts, dendrochronologists, isotopists, eco-physiologists, paleoclimatologists and climate modellers to present recent findings, to exchange know-how and technologies. It will help addressing methodological issues in cross-disciplinary and cross-scale studies.
A special session is dedicated to: “Environmental changes and wood ecophysiology: from Palaeo-observations to stable isotope approach. Integrating proxy information and physiological measurement for better understanding causes of tree- growth change”.
The deadline for abstracts is 31 December 2012
Awards will be presented for the best oral presentation and the best poster by young scientists.
Information regarding logistics, registration, submission of abstract and preparation of short papers for the Symposium proceedings are available on the web-page: www.wse2013.com
The International Symposium "Wood Structure in Plant Biology and Ecology" (WSE) will take place in Naples, on 17-19 April 2013.
The Symposium will be organized by the Faculty of Agriculture of the University of Naples Federico II and the Department of Environmental Science of the Second University of Naples, on behalf of the Afro-European Group of the International Association of Wood Anatomists (IAWA). It is a follow-op of the II Meeting of the Cost-Action "STReESS - Studying Tree Responses to extreme Events: a SynthesiS" that will be held on 15-16 April 2013.
The WSE Workshop will be an opportunity to exchange knowledge and experience in all contemporary key aspects of the wood structure as integrated in Plant Biology and Ecology. The objective of the WSE workshop is to provide a forum for anatomysts, dendrochronologists, isotopists, eco-physiologists, paleoclimatologists and climate modellers to present recent findings, to exchange know-how and technologies. It will help addressing methodological issues in cross-disciplinary and cross-scale studies.
A special session is dedicated to: “Environmental changes and wood ecophysiology: from Palaeo-observations to stable isotope approach. Integrating proxy information and physiological measurement for better understanding causes of tree- growth change”.
The deadline for abstracts is 31 December 2012
Awards will be presented for the best oral presentation and the best poster by young scientists.
Information regarding logistics, registration, submission of abstract and preparation of short papers for the Symposium proceedings are available on the web-page: www.wse2013.com
Symposia and Forum:
-Novel isotopic approaches to investigating human palaeoecology
-Assessing the role of isotopic investigations in archaeological research
We would like to draw your attention to the symposia and forum we have proposed for the
7th World Archaeological Congress in Amman, Jordon, (14th-18th January 2013). (http://wac7.worldarchaeologicalcongress.org/)
We encourage you to submit abstracts for oral and poster presentation for the symposia on the topic: Novel isotopic approaches to investigating human palaeoecology (see details below)
The deadline for abstracts is the 30th of September.
The forum will be open to all and is a discussion between organisers and audience members on a focused topic (but does not include formal papers): Assessing the current role of isotopic investigations in archaeological research. (see details below).
We hope to see you in Jordan.
Kind regards
Dr Rhiannon Stevens, Dr Emma Lightfoot and Dr Marcello Mannino.
University of Cambridge and the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
7th World Archaeological Congress in Amman, Jordon, (14th-18th January 2013). (http://wac7.worldarchaeologicalcongress.org/)
We encourage you to submit abstracts for oral and poster presentation for the symposia on the topic: Novel isotopic approaches to investigating human palaeoecology (see details below)
The deadline for abstracts is the 30th of September.
The forum will be open to all and is a discussion between organisers and audience members on a focused topic (but does not include formal papers): Assessing the current role of isotopic investigations in archaeological research. (see details below).
We hope to see you in Jordan.
Kind regards
Dr Rhiannon Stevens, Dr Emma Lightfoot and Dr Marcello Mannino.
University of Cambridge and the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Session on Stable Isotopes in Archaeological Plant Remains
16th CONFERENCE OF THE INTERNATIONAL WORKGROUP FOR PALAEOETHNOBOTANY (IWGP 2013)
Thessaloniki, 17- 22 June 2013
In this session we invite contributions that explore both the potential and limitations of stable isotope analysis of plant macroremains (detailed session description here). We especially wish to encourage contributions that attempt to integrate stable isotope analysis of archaeobotanical material with relevant modern observations (e.g., farming regimes, charring experiments etc) and/or other forms of (bio)archaeological evidence. Contributions that consider the impact of sample preparation and pre-treatment protocols are also welcome.
Abstract deadline is September 2012, but we are asking now for a pre-registration form with your contact information and a potential title.
If you are interested in contributing, please contact Amy Bogaard (School of Archaeology, 36 Beaumont Street, Oxford OX1 2PG; email below) as well as the local IWGP organizer, SM Valamoti ([email protected]).
Organizers:
Amy Bogaard, [email protected]
Girolamo Fiorentino, [email protected]
Juan Pedro Ferrio, [email protected]
Simone Riehl, [email protected]
Thessaloniki, 17- 22 June 2013
In this session we invite contributions that explore both the potential and limitations of stable isotope analysis of plant macroremains (detailed session description here). We especially wish to encourage contributions that attempt to integrate stable isotope analysis of archaeobotanical material with relevant modern observations (e.g., farming regimes, charring experiments etc) and/or other forms of (bio)archaeological evidence. Contributions that consider the impact of sample preparation and pre-treatment protocols are also welcome.
Abstract deadline is September 2012, but we are asking now for a pre-registration form with your contact information and a potential title.
If you are interested in contributing, please contact Amy Bogaard (School of Archaeology, 36 Beaumont Street, Oxford OX1 2PG; email below) as well as the local IWGP organizer, SM Valamoti ([email protected]).
Organizers:
Amy Bogaard, [email protected]
Girolamo Fiorentino, [email protected]
Juan Pedro Ferrio, [email protected]
Simone Riehl, [email protected]
SIBAE Introductory Course: Stable Isotopes in Ecosystem Research
Nancy 23-29 September 2012
REGISTRATION DEADLINE:
The main goal of this SIBAE Training School is to offer a broad introduction to the use of stable isotopes in ecosystem research.Lectures will give an overview of the major stable isotopes (carbon, nitrogen, water and metals) used in ecosystem studies, of fractionation processes that affect isotope distribution in ecosystem pools, of their use as tracers using either natural abundance distribution or labelling experiments, and of modelling at ecosystem and global scales. Questions related to instrumentation, technology and measurement quality will also be addressed. Practical works and computing exercises will be conducted throughout the week in small groups.
Venue: Nancy INRA research centre, Champenoux
Application deadline: 22th April 2012
Registration confirmation: May 2012
Information: Daniel Epron, [email protected]
REGISTRATION DEADLINE:
The main goal of this SIBAE Training School is to offer a broad introduction to the use of stable isotopes in ecosystem research.Lectures will give an overview of the major stable isotopes (carbon, nitrogen, water and metals) used in ecosystem studies, of fractionation processes that affect isotope distribution in ecosystem pools, of their use as tracers using either natural abundance distribution or labelling experiments, and of modelling at ecosystem and global scales. Questions related to instrumentation, technology and measurement quality will also be addressed. Practical works and computing exercises will be conducted throughout the week in small groups.
Venue: Nancy INRA research centre, Champenoux
Application deadline: 22th April 2012
Registration confirmation: May 2012
Information: Daniel Epron, [email protected]
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Forthcoming sessions at the European
Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly in Vienna (22 - 27 April 2012)
_ Guidelines regarding abstract format, submission and oral/poster presentation are available on the EGU web site:http://meetings.copernicus.org/egu2012/
*Abstract deadline: 17 January 2012*
IG8/GMPV2.4: Recent advances in non-traditional stable isotope geochemistry
Convener: Olivier Rouxel, Chris Siebert
New analytical methods and experimental approach in isotope geochemistry Many of the recent advances in biogeosciences have been stimulated by new or improved analytical instrumentation and development of novel methods and experimental approaches for isotopic analysis. This session encourages submissions related to isotopic analysis of non-traditional stable isotope (e.g. Mg, Si, Fe, Cu, Zn, Mo) and radiogenic isotope (e.g. Sr, Nd, Os, Pb). According to the applications, either high precision or high throughput might be the answer to given scientific questions. In other cases, space resolution or molecular analyses are needed. All contributions on advances in isotopic measurements using Multicollector ICP-MS, high resolution ICP-MS, SIMS, nanoSIMS and TIMS will be welcome. We particularly seek contributions involving novel instrumental techniques (e.g. laser ablation, hyphenated techniques) permitting high sensitivity and high spatial resolution analysis as well as compound specific isotope analysis. Contribution on dedicated reference materials are also encouraged.
Keynote speakers: Ronny Schoenberg (Univ. of Tuebingen), Tristan Horner (Univ. of Oxford)
IG 7: Tree rings and isotopes, a multi proxy matrix reflecting paleo climatic, natural environmental influences and anthropogenic impacts
For this session we invite contributions using stable (C, O, D, N, S) and radiogenic isotopes (14C) in tree rings as indicators of physiological responses to environmental changes.
The yearly produced biomass of trees is reflected in the tree rings, either in tree ring width and density or in the isotopic composition of the organic matter. As photosynthesis, the key process for carbon acquisition is influenced by numerous environmental parameters, such as light, temperature, humidity, CO2 and water availability, or anthropogenic impacts like air pollutants, forest utilization and management these changes leave their specific finger prints in the tree ring proxies. While tree ring width directly reflects growth it does not provide any information about the kind of impact. Here the isotopes (stable or radioactive like 14C) are a good indicator for qualitative evaluations and allow the identification of the kind of impact, which results in the variation of the tree ring proxies.
This session is open for contributions which present results using stable (C, O, D, N, S) and radiogenic (e.g. 14C) isotopes from tree or tree ring material to study and reconstruct environmental changes in the far and near past.
BG6.1/CL5.15/SSP5.2: Hydrogen and oxygen isotopes: From process studies to climate reconstructions
We hope to gather an interesting mixture of talks and posters on water isotope studies in meteorology, hydrology, biology (e.g., organic fractions from plants and algae), (paleo-)climatology and climate modelling. Also studies on new analytical developments, such as laser-based techniques, are strongly welcomed. Contributions from early-career scientist are especially encouraged.
Session abstract:
Analytical developments over the last few decades have significantly improved the capabilities to analyse hydrogen and oxygen isotopes in various environmental materials (e.g., specific organic compounds from algae and plants, ambient water, leaf water as well as proxy materials in climatic archives). In conjunction with the outstanding possibility to investigate hydrogen and oxygen isotope compositions by modelling efforts, these studies promise great potential to furthering our understanding of fractionation processes, biosynthetic effects and paleo-climatological reconstructions. To deliver a state-of-the-art overview of ongoing activities, we invite contributions related to the development, calibration, and application of related isotope analyses as well as appropriate modelling studies.
*The session is listed as**BG6.1/CL5.15/SSP5.2* and is organized by Albert Benthien ([email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>), Martin Werner ([email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>), and Enno Schefuss ([email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>).
See also:http://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2012/session/9857
*Abstract deadline: 17 January 2012*
IG8/GMPV2.4: Recent advances in non-traditional stable isotope geochemistry
Convener: Olivier Rouxel, Chris Siebert
New analytical methods and experimental approach in isotope geochemistry Many of the recent advances in biogeosciences have been stimulated by new or improved analytical instrumentation and development of novel methods and experimental approaches for isotopic analysis. This session encourages submissions related to isotopic analysis of non-traditional stable isotope (e.g. Mg, Si, Fe, Cu, Zn, Mo) and radiogenic isotope (e.g. Sr, Nd, Os, Pb). According to the applications, either high precision or high throughput might be the answer to given scientific questions. In other cases, space resolution or molecular analyses are needed. All contributions on advances in isotopic measurements using Multicollector ICP-MS, high resolution ICP-MS, SIMS, nanoSIMS and TIMS will be welcome. We particularly seek contributions involving novel instrumental techniques (e.g. laser ablation, hyphenated techniques) permitting high sensitivity and high spatial resolution analysis as well as compound specific isotope analysis. Contribution on dedicated reference materials are also encouraged.
Keynote speakers: Ronny Schoenberg (Univ. of Tuebingen), Tristan Horner (Univ. of Oxford)
IG 7: Tree rings and isotopes, a multi proxy matrix reflecting paleo climatic, natural environmental influences and anthropogenic impacts
For this session we invite contributions using stable (C, O, D, N, S) and radiogenic isotopes (14C) in tree rings as indicators of physiological responses to environmental changes.
The yearly produced biomass of trees is reflected in the tree rings, either in tree ring width and density or in the isotopic composition of the organic matter. As photosynthesis, the key process for carbon acquisition is influenced by numerous environmental parameters, such as light, temperature, humidity, CO2 and water availability, or anthropogenic impacts like air pollutants, forest utilization and management these changes leave their specific finger prints in the tree ring proxies. While tree ring width directly reflects growth it does not provide any information about the kind of impact. Here the isotopes (stable or radioactive like 14C) are a good indicator for qualitative evaluations and allow the identification of the kind of impact, which results in the variation of the tree ring proxies.
This session is open for contributions which present results using stable (C, O, D, N, S) and radiogenic (e.g. 14C) isotopes from tree or tree ring material to study and reconstruct environmental changes in the far and near past.
BG6.1/CL5.15/SSP5.2: Hydrogen and oxygen isotopes: From process studies to climate reconstructions
We hope to gather an interesting mixture of talks and posters on water isotope studies in meteorology, hydrology, biology (e.g., organic fractions from plants and algae), (paleo-)climatology and climate modelling. Also studies on new analytical developments, such as laser-based techniques, are strongly welcomed. Contributions from early-career scientist are especially encouraged.
Session abstract:
Analytical developments over the last few decades have significantly improved the capabilities to analyse hydrogen and oxygen isotopes in various environmental materials (e.g., specific organic compounds from algae and plants, ambient water, leaf water as well as proxy materials in climatic archives). In conjunction with the outstanding possibility to investigate hydrogen and oxygen isotope compositions by modelling efforts, these studies promise great potential to furthering our understanding of fractionation processes, biosynthetic effects and paleo-climatological reconstructions. To deliver a state-of-the-art overview of ongoing activities, we invite contributions related to the development, calibration, and application of related isotope analyses as well as appropriate modelling studies.
*The session is listed as**BG6.1/CL5.15/SSP5.2* and is organized by Albert Benthien ([email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>), Martin Werner ([email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>), and Enno Schefuss ([email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>).
See also:http://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2012/session/9857
SIBAE Training School on Stable Isotopes and Sampling Issues
University of Lisbon 30 October - 06 November 2011
Registration date: 10 october 2011
Requirements: Motivation Letter and CV
Organization and sponsorship:
‘SIBAE (Stable Isotopes Biosphere-Atmosphere
Exchange/COST Network)'
Local Organizer:
Cristina Máguas (university of Lisbon, Faculty of Sciences, Centre for Environmental Biology, SIIAF)
SPECO, Sociedade Portuguesa de Ecología
The main goal of the SIBAE Training School is to offer a short course to graduate students interested in learning about the application of stable isotopes to environmental and ecological studies. Sampling and practical issues related with field and laboratory work will be particularly addressed.
Information: Cristina Máguas - [email protected] ; SPECO — [email protected]
Workshop on Stable Isotopes and Ecology
Estación Biológica de Doñana 24-25/10/2011
Lugar:
Día 24/10/20 11: Sala de Juntas de la
Estación Biológica de Doñana
Día 25/10/2011: Laboratorio de Isótopos Estables de la Estación Biológica de Doñana y Sala de seminarios del Cabimer
Dear colleagues,
we are pleased to invite you to the workshop on stable isotopes that we are preparing by reason of the inauguration of the laboratory of stable isotopes (LIE) at the Estación Biológica de Doñana (EBD). This workshop will take place on October the 24th and the 25th at the EBD facilities. Download pdf with programme here.
Día 24/10/20 11: Sala de Juntas de la
Estación Biológica de Doñana
Día 25/10/2011: Laboratorio de Isótopos Estables de la Estación Biológica de Doñana y Sala de seminarios del Cabimer
Dear colleagues,
we are pleased to invite you to the workshop on stable isotopes that we are preparing by reason of the inauguration of the laboratory of stable isotopes (LIE) at the Estación Biológica de Doñana (EBD). This workshop will take place on October the 24th and the 25th at the EBD facilities. Download pdf with programme here.
Congress session: table isotopes in ecological processes
Session organized by RIE within the conference of the
European Ecological Federation / Asociación Española de Ecología Terrestre
Ávila, Spain; 25-29 September 2011
http://www.eefcongress2011.eu/
Introduction
The last years have seen a striking advance in the development of stable isotope techniques and applications in ecological studies. From the microscopic to the planetary/global scale, stable isotopes have established as a powerful tool for the study of ecological processes and interactions. In this context, this mini-symposium would bring together recent advances in stable isotope studies across ecological disciplines, scales and systems, helping to identify common grounds and knowledge gaps to be addressed in the future. The ultimate aim of this symposium is to offer a discussion forum in which new ways to deal with unsolved questions may arise from the different points of view of the participants. Contributions dealing with novel developments on stable isotope techniques with potential application in ecological studies are also welcome.
Coordinators:
Cristina Aponte ([email protected])
MªPaz Esquivias Segura ([email protected])
Juan Pedro Ferrio ([email protected])
Sara Palacio ([email protected])
Session Schedule
15:45-19:15 Monday September 26th, 2011
S.08 - Stable isotopes in ecological processes. (Room M1-2). Cristina Aponte (Institute for Natural Resources and Agrobiology, Spain), Mª Paz Esquivias Segura (University of Sevilla. Spain), Juan Pedro Ferrio, (University of LLeida. Spain) and Sara Palacio (IPE, CSIC, Spain).
O 15:45 Cristina Máguas.VM13C and M18O isotopes to trace plant integrated processes: the case study of Mediterranean plant communities under drought stress
R1 16:15 Cristina Antunes. Stable isotopes as a tool for the evaluation of ecological status of groundwater dependent communities
R2 16:30 Josep Piñol. Usefulness and limitations of stable isotope analysis (15N/14N and 13C/12C) to establish trophic guilds in arthropod-dominated terrestrial food webs
R3 16:45 Hélène Prouillet-Leplat. 15N stable isotope as a tool to investigate the effects of herbivores on plant N uptake
17:00-17:30 BREAK
R4 17:30 Philipp von Gillhaußen. Facilitative effects of legumes on the performance of four different grassland species
R5 17:45 Alexis Guilpart. An isotopic approach of the use of fish farm effluents by benthic communities: different sourde and pathways
R6 18:00 M. Carmen Blanes Alberola. P limitation restrain N retention capacity in N-saturated forests: a test through P fertilization and 15N labelling in Abies pinsapo stands
R7 18:15 Jordi Voltas. Climatic sensitivity of stable isotopes in co-occurring Quercus species: analysis of spatial and temporal gradients under Mediterranean conditions
R8 18:30 Cristina Moreno-Gutiérrez. The long-term vulnerability of Pinus halepensis trees to drought stress is strongly modulated by stand structure in a semiarid Mediterranean ecosystem
R9 18:45 Giovanna Battipaglia. IADFs in Mediterranean species: a new interpretative model to gain ecological and climatological information
R10 19:00 Ana-María Heres. Tree-ring M13C analysis of dead and surviving Scots pines in two populations affected by drought-induced mortality
European Ecological Federation / Asociación Española de Ecología Terrestre
Ávila, Spain; 25-29 September 2011
http://www.eefcongress2011.eu/
Introduction
The last years have seen a striking advance in the development of stable isotope techniques and applications in ecological studies. From the microscopic to the planetary/global scale, stable isotopes have established as a powerful tool for the study of ecological processes and interactions. In this context, this mini-symposium would bring together recent advances in stable isotope studies across ecological disciplines, scales and systems, helping to identify common grounds and knowledge gaps to be addressed in the future. The ultimate aim of this symposium is to offer a discussion forum in which new ways to deal with unsolved questions may arise from the different points of view of the participants. Contributions dealing with novel developments on stable isotope techniques with potential application in ecological studies are also welcome.
Coordinators:
Cristina Aponte ([email protected])
MªPaz Esquivias Segura ([email protected])
Juan Pedro Ferrio ([email protected])
Sara Palacio ([email protected])
Session Schedule
15:45-19:15 Monday September 26th, 2011
S.08 - Stable isotopes in ecological processes. (Room M1-2). Cristina Aponte (Institute for Natural Resources and Agrobiology, Spain), Mª Paz Esquivias Segura (University of Sevilla. Spain), Juan Pedro Ferrio, (University of LLeida. Spain) and Sara Palacio (IPE, CSIC, Spain).
O 15:45 Cristina Máguas.VM13C and M18O isotopes to trace plant integrated processes: the case study of Mediterranean plant communities under drought stress
R1 16:15 Cristina Antunes. Stable isotopes as a tool for the evaluation of ecological status of groundwater dependent communities
R2 16:30 Josep Piñol. Usefulness and limitations of stable isotope analysis (15N/14N and 13C/12C) to establish trophic guilds in arthropod-dominated terrestrial food webs
R3 16:45 Hélène Prouillet-Leplat. 15N stable isotope as a tool to investigate the effects of herbivores on plant N uptake
17:00-17:30 BREAK
R4 17:30 Philipp von Gillhaußen. Facilitative effects of legumes on the performance of four different grassland species
R5 17:45 Alexis Guilpart. An isotopic approach of the use of fish farm effluents by benthic communities: different sourde and pathways
R6 18:00 M. Carmen Blanes Alberola. P limitation restrain N retention capacity in N-saturated forests: a test through P fertilization and 15N labelling in Abies pinsapo stands
R7 18:15 Jordi Voltas. Climatic sensitivity of stable isotopes in co-occurring Quercus species: analysis of spatial and temporal gradients under Mediterranean conditions
R8 18:30 Cristina Moreno-Gutiérrez. The long-term vulnerability of Pinus halepensis trees to drought stress is strongly modulated by stand structure in a semiarid Mediterranean ecosystem
R9 18:45 Giovanna Battipaglia. IADFs in Mediterranean species: a new interpretative model to gain ecological and climatological information
R10 19:00 Ana-María Heres. Tree-ring M13C analysis of dead and surviving Scots pines in two populations affected by drought-induced mortality
COST-SIBAE meeting: 14th-15th October 2010
Barcelona, Spain
Scientific Organising Committee:
- Salvador Nogués (University of Barcelona, Spain)
- Jaleh Ghashghaie (University Paris Sud XI, France)
- Pascal Boeckx (University of Ghent, Belgium)
Local Organisers:
- Salvador Nogués (University of Barcelona, Spain)
- Salvador Aljazairi (University of Barcelona, Spain)
Day 1 (14/10/10)
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch (optional)
14:00 – 14:15 Welcome and coordinator presentation
14:15 – 17:30 Session 1: Specific compounds (25’ presentations and plenary discussion)
Chair: Jaleh Ghashghaie
14:15 Andreas Richter – Methods to measure carbohydrates
14:45 Richard Robins – Compound specific in plant sugars at natural abundance obtained by NMR
15:15 Pascal Boeckx – Amino sugars by LC-IRMS: method development and turnover assessment
15:45 Coffee break
16:15 Gemma Molero – δ13C and δ15N of aminoacids by GC-C-IRMS
16:45 Discussion
Day 2 (15/02/10)
9h00 – 12:15 Session 2: Post-photosynthesis and respiration (25’ presentations and plenary discussion)
Chair: Pascal Boeckx
9:00 Dan Yakir– Can we obtain quantitative physiological information from tree rings 13C?
9:30 Rolf Siegwolf – Is it worth the effort to extract cellulose from plant bulk material to link environmental changes with stable isotopes?
10:00 Jaleh Ghashghaie – Metabolic origin of respired 13CO2: autotrophic vs heterotrophic organs
10:30 Coffee break
11:00 Christiane Werner – Short-term dynamics of isotopic fractionation during dark respiration at the leaf, plant and ecosystem scales
11:30 Discussion
12:45 – 14:00 Lunch
14:00 – 17:15 Session 3: Carbohydrates in soil and modelling (25’ presentations and plenary discussion)
Chair: Nina Buchmann
14:00 Michael Bahn – Effects of photosynthesis on the transfer and respiratory use of carbon in the plant-soil system
14:30 Jan Willem van Groenigen– Are biofuel rest products suitable for soil amendment? An isotope tracing study
15:00 Juan Pedro Ferrio – Differential water uptake patterns among tree species: tracking water isotopes from soil to xylem
15:30 Coffee break
16:00 Fabrice Elegbédé – A compound specific model of soil organic carbon dynamics : application to carbohydrates
16:30 Discussion
17:15 End of the meeting
- Salvador Nogués (University of Barcelona, Spain)
- Jaleh Ghashghaie (University Paris Sud XI, France)
- Pascal Boeckx (University of Ghent, Belgium)
Local Organisers:
- Salvador Nogués (University of Barcelona, Spain)
- Salvador Aljazairi (University of Barcelona, Spain)
Day 1 (14/10/10)
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch (optional)
14:00 – 14:15 Welcome and coordinator presentation
14:15 – 17:30 Session 1: Specific compounds (25’ presentations and plenary discussion)
Chair: Jaleh Ghashghaie
14:15 Andreas Richter – Methods to measure carbohydrates
14:45 Richard Robins – Compound specific in plant sugars at natural abundance obtained by NMR
15:15 Pascal Boeckx – Amino sugars by LC-IRMS: method development and turnover assessment
15:45 Coffee break
16:15 Gemma Molero – δ13C and δ15N of aminoacids by GC-C-IRMS
16:45 Discussion
Day 2 (15/02/10)
9h00 – 12:15 Session 2: Post-photosynthesis and respiration (25’ presentations and plenary discussion)
Chair: Pascal Boeckx
9:00 Dan Yakir– Can we obtain quantitative physiological information from tree rings 13C?
9:30 Rolf Siegwolf – Is it worth the effort to extract cellulose from plant bulk material to link environmental changes with stable isotopes?
10:00 Jaleh Ghashghaie – Metabolic origin of respired 13CO2: autotrophic vs heterotrophic organs
10:30 Coffee break
11:00 Christiane Werner – Short-term dynamics of isotopic fractionation during dark respiration at the leaf, plant and ecosystem scales
11:30 Discussion
12:45 – 14:00 Lunch
14:00 – 17:15 Session 3: Carbohydrates in soil and modelling (25’ presentations and plenary discussion)
Chair: Nina Buchmann
14:00 Michael Bahn – Effects of photosynthesis on the transfer and respiratory use of carbon in the plant-soil system
14:30 Jan Willem van Groenigen– Are biofuel rest products suitable for soil amendment? An isotope tracing study
15:00 Juan Pedro Ferrio – Differential water uptake patterns among tree species: tracking water isotopes from soil to xylem
15:30 Coffee break
16:00 Fabrice Elegbédé – A compound specific model of soil organic carbon dynamics : application to carbohydrates
16:30 Discussion
17:15 End of the meeting