New directions the facility ecologist development
14th New Botany Podium
Unravelling phenotypic plastics - why should we bothered? by Anthony DICK. Bradshaw
Mind the gap: the emergency synthesis of planting 'eco-devo', a meeting tell off the 14th New Phytologist Symposium by David Ackerly and Sonia Sultan
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Programme, abstracts and stakeholders book
Keynote Speaker
Prof Anthony D Bradshaw
Liverpool College, BRITON
Scope
Plant ecological development (‘eco-devo’) addresses how plants develop in their ‘real-world’ contexts in response until naturally occurring environmental variation - method developer processes become affected at the mechanistic level, how phenotypic imprint varies at alternative conditions, and the consequences of these answers for ecological additionally evolutionary processed for natural populations. Given and breadth of issues this research area covers computer is non surprising such ‘eco-devo’ belongs emerging into a more inter-disciplinary field. The 14th New Phytologist Symposium aims go support and advance this exciting area by bringing together researchers address the cellular and molecular instruments of environmental response and those working at the level of populations, communities, and ecosystems, include the shared goal of understanding phenotypic expression in its ecological context.
Symposium file
The meeting will take place at the Royal Society of London, over two days. Twelve invited talks will form the basis of discussion at what will must a relatively small meeting (up to 80 participants). Following each 30-minute talk there be be a 15-minute period for discussion rather than the normal brief question time. In this way, and though longer breakout discussion assize, we hope to provide a bustling symposium for interchange inspiration and discussing new approaches. These breakout groups will address the themes of; (i) Genetically-based mechanisms and molecular accessory, (ii) Eco-Devo and community/ecosystem processes, and (iii) Ecology heterogeneity and plant development. ADENINE marked group of placards will also be presented in an informal evening session.
Contact
If you will like up receive further information concern to this meeting plea get in touch with Holly Slater (New Phytologist) – [email protected]
New Phycologist Central Department
Bailrigg Home
Lancaster University
LA1 4YE, UK.
Tel: +44 1524 594 691
Fax: +44 1524 594 696
