Summer School on Blue-Green Biodiversity (aquatic & terrestrial ecosystems)

Summer School: Blue-green biodiversity. Research and practice at the interface of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems

The WSL Biodiversity Center and the Blue-Green Biodiversity Research Initiative are pleased to announce their upcoming second summer school on blue-green biodiversity, which will take place in August 2024 in Davos, Switzerland.
Freshwater and terrestrial ecosystems are closely interconnected but often studied in isolation. In the context of global change, it is urgent to understand how blue (water) and green (land) ecosystems are similar or different in terms of biodiversity patterns, ecological and evolutionary processes, and their responses to global drivers.
In our summer school, we focus on the linkages between aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems and the interdependencies between social and ecological systems. The program consists of lectures, field excursions, a poster session, and group work led by WSL and Eawag researchers and invited speakers.
Target audience: PhD students, postdoctoral researchers, and practitioners working on biodiversity and related disciplines. We also welcome applications from Master students (in their last year) if their background and motivation letter show a strong commitment to blue and/or green biodiversity research.

Applications are now open! Application deadline: 15 May 2024.
For more information, visit our webpage: https://biodiversitycenter.wsl.ch/en/events/detail/summer-school-blue-green-biodiversity-2024/