Measuring Biodiversity Workshop
MEASURING BIODIVERSITY
Organised by Jenny Sneddon (Liverpool John Moores University)
Thursday 16th September 2010 (13.00 – 16.00)
Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University
PROGRAMME
In the recent BBSRC Niche Skills Report (2009), Systematics and Taxonomy were named as strategically important and vulnerable bioscience skills at risk in the UK along with plant and agricultural sciences. The aim of this short and focussed workshop is to discuss
- Biodiversity research, methodologies and tools – what are we doing, how are we doing it and can we do it better?
- Provision of sustainable training and education for the next generation of ecologists.
This event is free open to all those wishing to attend. To register your interest and to receive further information contact Sarah Blackfords.blackford@lancaster.ac.uk
KEY SPEAKERS:
The features of a good biodiversity index. Why monitor? What should be monitored? How should monitoring be carried out?
Steve Buckland (St. Andrews University)
Countryside Survey: Approaches for monitoring biodiversity at a UK scale
Lisa Norton (The Countryside Survey, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology).
Taxonomy training opportunities for undergraduates and graduates in museums.
Guy Knight (Liverpool Museum)
Exhibitors confirmed so far:
British Ecological Society
Open Air Laboratories Network (OPAL)
Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management
