The next HN meeting will be held in Tromsø, Norway, 15-17 November 2021. Given the current COVID situation in Tromsø and the recommendations of the health authorities, the meeting will be held fully online.
The meeting will consist of a series of parallel workshops on specific topics, such as different projects initiated within the Herbivory Network. You can find the preliminary agenda below (also in printable form: preliminary meeting agenda).
The meeting is being organized by Eeva Soininen, Isabel C Barrio, Henni Ylänne, Elina Kaarlejärvi, Maria Väisänen, Johan Olofsson and Jennifer Forbey. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions or suggestions.
You can find the meeting invitation here.
Preliminary meeting agenda
[all times are Norwegian, CET]
Monday Nov 15, 2021
8:30-10:00 Welcome
10:00-12:00 Parallel workshops
– Workshop #1: Impact of herbivores on decomposition – collaborative experiment, led by Maria Väisänen
– Workshop #6: Collaborative Educational Initiatives, led by Henni Ylänne and Johan Olofsson
12:00-13:00 Lunch
13:00-16:00 Parallel workshops
– Workshop #2: Role of herbivore diversity for multiple ecosystem functions: collaborative experiment, led by Elina Kaarlejärvi
– Workshop #8: Developing a pellet identification field guide, led by Noémie Boulanger-Lapointe and Mathilde Defourneaux
Tuesday Nov 16, 2021
9:00-14:00 Excursion to the surroundings of Tromsø (subarctic tundra-forest ecotone region), including lunch
14:00-17:00 Parallel workshops
– Workshop #4: Systematic review on the effects of herbivore diversity on the functioning of tundra ecosystems (2.5h session), led by Laura Barbero Palacios
– Workshop #5: Developing guidelines for optimized soil sampling (1h session 14-15) led by Maria Väisänen and Henni Ylänne
Wednesday Nov 17, 2021
9:00-11:00 Parallel workshops
– Workshop #3: Applying remote sensing (aerial imagery & satellite telemetry) to study reindeer-pastures interactions, led by Sasha Sokolov and Marcus Spiegel
– Workshop #9: Vegetation as driver of herbivore pasture development, led by Inga Svala Jonsdottir and Kari Anne Bråthen
11:00-12:00 Open lecture by Bryndís Marteinsdóttir, Soil Conservation Service of Iceland: “Monitoring vegetation and soils in Iceland to promote sustainable land management”
12:00-13:00 Lunch
13:00-16:00 Parallel workshops
– Workshop #7: Collaborative NSF Grant Submissions, led by Jennifer Forbey
– [any workshop that needs more time]
16:15-17:00 Summary of the meeting and wrap-up
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