International conference Open Landscapes - Ecology, Management and Nature Conservation
29th September – 3rd October 2013, University of Hildesheim
Info: Open Landscapes 2013 will bring together researchers from all over the world that have a focus on open landscape habitats. The conference will cover a wide range of topics including ecological pattern and processes in undisturbed and disturbed ecosystems; consequences of global change for biodiversity and/or ecosystem services; plant-animal relationships; tools and targets for ecosystem restoration and innovative strategies for nature conservation. The focus will be given to all kinds of open landscape habitats including wetlands, coastal ecosystems, grasslands, wood-pastures, mountain ecosystems and agricultural landscapes.
Topics:
- Ecological pattern and ecosystem services of open landscape habitats
- Coastal ecosystems and climate change
- Nutrient poor ecosystems and nitrogen deposition
- Management and nature conservation of semi-natural habitats
- Wetlands and invasive species
- Restoring and maintaining wild landscapes
- Grazing effects on biodiversity
- Plant animal-relationships in grasslands
- Restoration of open landscape habitats
Keynotes:
- Roland Bobbink, B-Ware, Radboud University, NL
- Paul Keddy, Ontario, Canada
- Michael Kleyer, University of Oldenburg, Germany
- Jan Lepš, University of South Bohemia, CZ
- Iris Möller, University of Cambridge, UK
- Osvaldo Sala, Arizona State University, USA
