living data project working groups

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
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Predicting Species Abundance Responses with Intertrophic Interactions
​Group Leaders: Dr. Courtney Collins, Biodiversity Research Centre, UBC, Dr. Nathalie Isabelle Chardon (she/her), 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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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