| April 20 | |||
| 4:00 – 8:00 | Registration | ||
| April 21 |
Introduction |
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| 7:30 – 8:30 a.m. | Breakfast | ||
| 8:30 – 8:45 | Welcome – Diana Wall | ||
| 8:45 – 9:00 | NSF Antarctic Research Program Polly Penhale |
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| 9:00 – 9:30 | Introduction to Workshop Diana Wall |
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| 9:30 – 10:00 | The formation, environment and history of the Victoria Land landscape Berry Lyons |
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| 10:00 – 10:30 | Coffee Break | ||
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Biological Diversity and Ecosystem Functioning in Victoria Land |
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| 10:30 – 11:00 | Distribution and diversity of organisms in Victoria Land Byron Adams |
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| 11:00 – 11:30 | Ecosystem dynamics in Victoria Land Ross Virginia |
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| 11:30 – 1:00 p.m. | Lunch | ||
| 1:00 – 3:00 | Plenary, followed by concurrent working groups 1 and 2 | ||
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Diversity: Can we see patterns in diversity, and if there are any, how do they vary at different spatial scales? Chair – Richard Bardgett |
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Ecosystem dynamics: How does variation in biogeochemical dynamics influence soil communities? e.g. What are the sources of organic matter fueling soil food webs in different parts of Victoria Land? How does this influence soil diversity? Chair – Jeb Barrett |
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| 3:00 – 3:15 | Break | ||
| 3:15 – 4:30 | Working groups – continued | ||
| 4:30 – 5:00 | Plenary and updates | ||
| 6:00 – 7:00 | Dinner | ||
| 7:00 – 9:00 | Poster and Photo Exhibition | ||
| April 22 |
Plenary Sessions From Working Groups |
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| 7:30 – 8:30 a.m. | Breakfast | ||
| 8:30 – 10:00 | Working groups 1 and 2 – continued | ||
| 10:00 – 10:15 | Break | ||
| 10:15 – 11:15 | Reports and discussion of the whole | ||
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Diversity-Function Relations |
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| 11:15 – 11:30 | How does diversity relate to resource distribution? David Hopkins |
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| 11:30 – 1:00 p.m. | Lunch | ||
| 1:00 – 3:30 | Concurrent working groups | ||
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3 |
How do the biotic factors influence diversity? Chair – Ian Hogg |
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How do the abiotic factors influence diversity? Chair – Tim Seastedt |
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| 3:30 – 3:45 | Break | ||
| 3:45 – 7:30 | Field Trip – Dolphin Tour and BBQ | ||
| 7:30 – 9:00 | Poster and Photo Exhibition | ||
| April 23 |
Plenary Sessions From Working Groups |
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| 7:00 – 8:00 a.m. | Breakfast | ||
| 8:00 – 9:00 | Working groups 3 and 4 continued | ||
| 9:00 – 9:45 | Plenary, reports and discussion of the whole | ||
| 9:45 – 10:00 | Break | ||
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Environmental Context of Victoria Land Ecosystems |
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| 10:15 – 10:45 | Impact of environmental change on Victoria Land ecosystems Diana Wall |
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| 10:45 – 11:15 | Impacts of humans on soils of the Ross Sea region Jackie Aislabie |
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| 11:15 – 11:45 | Contrasts between Victoria Land and other polar ecosystems Ron Sletten |
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| 11:45 – 1:00 p.m. | Lunch | ||
| 1:00 – 1:30 | Soil ecology around the world: Insights from other parts of the world Richard Bardgett |
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| 1:30 – 3:00 | Priorities for research, Reports from each working group, and discussion | ||
| 3:00 – 3:30 | Break | ||
| 3:30 – 4:15 | Working group presentations continued | ||
| 4:15 – 4:30 | Publication Planning | ||
| 4:30 – 4:40 | Remarks – Polly Penhale | ||
| 4:45 – 5:00 | Closing remarks – Diana Wall | ||
| 6:00 – 8:00 | Reception and Banquet Remarks – David Coleman |
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| April 24 |
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| 7:00 – 9:00 a.m. | Continental Breakfast | ||
| Shuttles leave for Savannah Airport | |||