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ZSL Symposium From energetics to macroecology: carnivore responses to environmental change 14-15 November 2013 Habitat loss, fragmentation and degradation threaten wildlife worldwide and are primary causes of extinction. These landscape changes affect the availability and distribution of food which, in turn, affect the energy balance of individuals, ultimately reducing both survival and reproduction. The resulting declines in individual numbers can lead to lower population densities, local extinction and, eventually, global range collapse. To have a chance of mitigating the impacts of global environmental changes on biodiversity, we need to increase our understanding of how animals respond to these changes. This requires integrating data across biological scales, from individuals to populations, and from species to community assemblages. Carnivores are a particularly good group for this approach. They are well studied at different biological scales and are one of the few groups for which we have reliable data on predator and prey abundance across a range of species and ecosystems. This provides an opportunity for a unique understanding of phenomena acting across populations and species. We will combine studies of individual behaviour and energetics with studies of populations to learn how patterns in animal space use vary with environmental productivity. Our aim is to identify how and why species differ in their responses to environmental variation and tolerances to future environmental change. Organised by: Chris Carbone, Zoological Society of London; Nathalie Pettorelli, Zoological Society of London; Philip Stephens, Durham University; Roland Kays, North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences; Erlend Nilsen, Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA) Registration is now open - please visit http://www.zsl.org/science/events/carnivore-responses-symposium,763,EV.html for full programme details. Registration fees Full rate: two days or part days £140; one day or part day £85 Student/ZSL Friends and Fellows rate: two days or part days £70; one day or part day £45 Lunch and refreshments are included in the registration fee. A three-course dinner with the speakers will be held on the Thursday evening; places at the dinner will cost an additional £40 per person. Please note that the registration deadline is 7 November 2013 Bookings received after this date will incur an additional £10 charge We hope to see some of you there, Many thanks Megan Megan Orpwood-Russell Scientific Events Co-ordinator Zoological Society London Regents Park, London NW1 4RY Tel: +44 (0)20 7449 6227. Fax: +44 (0)20 74496411 [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> www.zsl.org<http://www.zsl.org/> @ZSLScienceEvent<https://twitter.com/ZSLScienceEvent> The Zoological Society of London is incorporated by Royal Charter Principal Office England. Company Number RC000749 Registered address: Regent's Park, London, England NW1 4RY Registered Charity in England and Wales no. 208728 _________________________________________________________________________ This e-mail has been sent in confidence to the named addressee(s). If you are not the intended recipient, you must not disclose or distribute it in any form, and you are asked to contact the sender immediately. Views or opinions expressed in this communication may not be those of The Zoological Society of London and, therefore, The Zoological Society of London does not accept legal responsibility for the contents of this message. The recipient(s) must be aware that e-mail is not a secure communication medium and that the contents of this mail may have been altered by a third party in transit. If you have any issues regarding this mail please contact: [log in to unmask] ___________________________________________________________________________ This message has been scanned for viruses by MailControl, a service from BlackSpider Technologies. ********************************************************************** Commands - send an email (any subject) to [log in to unmask] with one of the following messages (ignoring text in brackets) • set psci-com nomail (to stop receiving messages while on holiday) • set psci-com mail (to resume getting messages) • signoff psci-com (to leave the list) • Subscribe here https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=psci-com Contact list owner at [log in to unmask] Small print and JISCMail acceptable use policy https://sites.google.com/site/pscicomjiscmail/the-small-print **********************************************************************