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 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
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