Under the general framework of Global Change Ecology, the goal of this course is to provide the participants with the most recent and practical knowledge on the use of Functional Diversity. This includes the selection of functional traits and calculation of Functional Diversity Indexes. Examples of the application of this knowledge will be given regarding Ecological Indicators and Ecosystem Services.
The specific objectives are:
- To give a general overview on global change drivers and point out the needs of current and future studies on Ecology;
- To synthesize the most useful methods and tools for Ecosystem Services assessment, focusing on Ecological Indicators;
- To allow the participants to apply the acquired knowledge on case study data (participants’ data or data provided by the organizers), using R software. Examples of calculation with other software will also be provided (e.g. PC-ORD).
This course can have a recognition of 6 ECTs for FCUL PhD students enrolling in it as part of their first doctoral year. For students only requiring 5 ECTs recognized in their specific PhD programmes the last 6 hours of the course are not mandatory and the certificate will be on 'Topics in Hands on Functional Diversity’.
Lecturer(s) or Responsable(s): Laura Concostrina-Zubiri (Univ. Lisboa), Paula Matos (Univ. Lisboa), Alice Nunes (Univ. Lisboa), Pedro Pinho (Univ. Lisboa), Margarida Santos-Reis (Univ. Lisboa), Cristina Branquinho (Univ. Lisboa).
Date: February 6th, 2017 to February 10th, 2017
Deadline for Applications: December 9th, 2016