This conference provides a discussion forum for those wanting to make links between physiological, behavioral, population, community and ecosystems ecology. If you want to reach out from specialized research and are passionately interested in linking the levels and putting the pieces together, or if you want to apply ecology in, e.g., conservation, fisheries, forestry or climate change, then this is the conference for you. We look forward to welcoming you at this five-day meeting at the beautiful seaside campus of the University of New England overlooking the Saco River Estuary. To attend: just apply; to speak: contact the chair. Bursaries are available to speakers to part cover registration which includes accommodation and meals, and it is hoped bursaries for postgrads may be available from BES.
Special focus will be on linking the levels using insights from the factors that constrain individual physiologies such as availability of energy and nutrients. Major themes are Metabolic Ecology and Individual-based Modeling using computer simulation. Approaches will include energy-based methods but also ecological stoichiometry accounting for chemical flows within and across levels. Examples will include animals, plants and microbes. Speakers include Brian Enquist, Mary O'Connor, Gabriel Yvon-Durocher, Roger Nisbet Steve Railsback and Volker Grimm. Program and online application are available at: http://www.grc.org/programs.aspx?id=13261 Associated Gordon Research Seminar for postgrads: https://www.grc.org/programs.aspx?id=15150 Organizers: Chair: Richard Sibly; Vice Chair: Mary O'Connor Hope to see you there! Best wishes Richard Sibly School of Biological Sciences Harborne Building University of Reading Whiteknights, PO Box 217 Reading, RG6 6AS, UK Tel +44 (0)118 931 8461 http://www.reading.ac.uk/biologicalsciences/about/staff/r-m-sibly.asp
