living data project working groups
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Is functional trait diversity declining in the tropics?
Working Group Leaders: Diane Srivastava (UBC), Sarah Ravoth (UBC), and Catherine McClure (Colorado State) Date of Working Group: Nov 11-15th, 2024 (full time) In person location: University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC Project description Assessing sensitivity and robustness of the Living Planet Index
Working Group Leaders: Valentina Marconi (Zoological Society of London) & Jessica Currie (WWF-Canada) Date of Working Group: June 3-7, 2024 In person location: Centre for Social Innovation, Toronto Project description |
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Legacy effects of past pesticide application on benthic invertebrate communities
Group Leaders: Dr. Christopher Edge (Natural Resources Canada – Canadian Forest Service), Dr. Josh Kurek (Mount Allison University), Dr. Jennifer Lento (University of New Brunswick – Canadian Rivers Institute), and Dr. Karen Kidd (McMaster University) Working group dates: November 6-10, 2023 Project description |
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Predicting Species Abundance Responses with Intertrophic Interactions
Group Leaders: Dr. Courtney Collins, Biodiversity Research Centre, UBC, Dr. Nathalie Isabelle Chardon, Biodiversity Research Centre, UBC, Haley Branch, Department of Botany, UBC, Dr. Ryan Langendorf, University of Colorado Boulder Working group dates: April 23 to 28, 2023 Project description |
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Linking species distributions and traits to understand ecosystem functioning
Group Leaders: Dr. Andreas Novotny (Institute of the Oceans and Fisheries, UBC & Hakai Institute), Patrick Pata (Institute of the Oceans and Fisheries, UBC), and Dr. Brian Hunt Institute of the Oceans and Fisheries, UBC, and Hakai Institute Working group dates: February 20 to 24, 2023 Project description |
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The Living Data Tutorials: Data Packages for Teaching in Ecology and Evolution
Group Leaders: Dr. Jennifer Sunday (McGill University) and Dr. Joey Bernhardt (McGill University) Working group dates: April 4 to 8, 2022 Project description |
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Finding indicator species by assessing the utility of sampled abundance indices
Group leaders: Dr. Robin Freeman (Zoological Society of London), Dr. Jessica Currie (WWF-Canada), and Dr. Valentina Marconi (Zoological Society of London) Working group dates: August 30 to September 3, 2021 Project description |
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Detecting and attributing synchrony in cross-ecosystem community dynamics using long-term observational data in coastal oceans
Group leaders: Dr. Jarrett Byrnes (University of Massachusetts Boston) and Dr. Kylla Benes (University of Montana) Working group dates: March 1 to 5, 2021 Project description |