Joint initiatives and common protocols in extreme events
ClimMani ClimMani integrated WG1-4 workshops on Joint initiatives and common protocols in extreme events ecology, experiments and modelling Will be held 24-26 March 2015 University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark Many climate change manipulation experiments have been carried out in recent decades. However, several challenges remain or have emerged, which limit our understanding of ecosystem functioning under future climate change. These include inadequate representation of biomes, artifacts, incomparable experiments, poor representation of relevant scenarios, in particular extreme events, lack of research communication sharing of results and lack of good data for modeling. This Action will develop a network for the experimental climate change research community bringing experimentalists and modelers together in order to provide solutions to these recurrent challenges. The Action will organize workshops addressing key challenges in climate change experiments and modeling, support research exchange, educate young scientists and facilitate better sharing and access to experimental data. The Action will be organized within four Working Groups to address: Experimental best practice, Natural climate gradients as experimental proxies, Data sharing, and Data-model interaction. The Action will provide added value to European climate change research by linking high level national research groups and projects to a supra-national level and provide strong links and interactions with the global research community. Key scientific questions to be addressed at the workshop: What are the current model weaknesses and how do we best inform models through manipulation experiments? How do we optimize the use of experimental plots when creating complex response surfaces? How do we optimize gradient studies to maximize usability as response surfaces? How do we more efficiently take advantage of natural droughts in experiments? How do we achieve a better integration of models and observed data across transects? CLIMMANI WG workshops in Copenhagen, 24-26th March, 2015 ClimMani Please note that the first day will be devoted to developing already existing manuscript ideas. If you are going to participate in the Manuscript Activities (MA) on March 24, you are encouraged to contact the lead author of the MA you are most interested to participate in, which will help them in organizing their respective MA. We also urge the MA leaders to keep the groups at an efficient number of participants. The MAs are: Manuscript Activity 1: Emerging challenges in climate change experiments: making the best use of a constrained number of experimental units. This paper aims to explore and optimize tradeoffs between number of plots, number of response levels and number of treatments in relation to statistical power. Manuscript leader: Klaus S. Larsen ([email protected]). Manuscript Activity 2: Opinion paper on meta-analyses. The aim of this paper is to address issues for experimentalists, synthesizers and modelers with respect to performing reasonable interpretations of meta-analyses, dealing with caveats, etc. Manuscript leader: Michael Bahn ([email protected]). Manuscript Activity 3: Experiments by nature – the value of gradient studies. The aim of this paper will be to review recent learnings from gradient studies and discuss the pros and cons of climate change experiments by using natural gradients. Manuscript leaders: Marcelo Sternberg ([email protected]) and Thomas Wohlgemuth ([email protected]). Manuscript Activity 4: Frontiers in coordinated distributed experiments and surveys along gradients. The aim of this paper is to provide a first overview of newly existing coordinated experiments and surveys addressing major advances and challenges. It will then focus on the potential in this emerging field of experimental biogeography in answering a new set of research questions across larger gradients. Manuscript leaders: Johannes Ransijn ([email protected]) and Anke Jentsch ([email protected]). Manuscript Activity 5: Defining ‘short term’ vs ‘long term’ responses of biomass production to climate change manipulation across different experiments (FACE, warming, drought, fertilization). The aim is to identify and analyze datasets from multi-year climate change manipulation experiments where biomass production has been estimated (harvest or pin-point) yearly, and discuss how the ‘short term’ response differs from the ‘long term’ response. Manuscript leader: Louise Andresen ([email protected]). Manuscript Activity 6: Experiments underestimate ecosystem responses to drought (working hypothesis, potential title). The aim of this activity is to compare results from studies on natural droughts with results from experimentally imposed droughts in terms of ecosystem responses (cover, biomass, NPP, mortality). Manuscript leader: György Kröel-Dulay ([email protected]) 2 CLIMMANI WG workshops in Copenhagen, 24-26th March, 2015 ClimMani If you are not directly involved in the current Manuscript Activities you can plan you travel for participating during the second and/or third day(s), which will be devoted to cross-cutting sessions covering six themes: Session A (WGs 1,2,4): Extreme events - experiments and modelling. This session will focus on drought as an extreme event. How may new information be gathered in the best way using manipulation and gradient studies? Current weaknesses in models are explored based on this information. Session leader: Claus Beier. Session B (WGs 1,2,3): Combining response surface experiments and natural gradient observations (including disturbance). The main questions to be addressed are: How do we optimize the use of experimental plots when creating artificial response surfaces? How do we optimize gradient studies to maximize usability as response surfaces? How do we more efficiently take advantage of natural droughts in experiments? Session leader: Klaus S. Larsen. Session C (WGs 1,2): Developing standardized, reference metrics for ecological experiments. Even when variables are measured in the same way across experimental sites, local differences in climate, soil and vegetation complicates cross-site comparison. This calls for developing common metrics that can be used to quantify differences in, for example, water or nutrient availability between sites, experiments and treatments. This session aims to describe such metrics, including a prototype ‘phytosensor’ and a plan for its application across sites during 2015. Other standardized metrics (e.g. the ‘tea-bag’, ‘nutrient sticks’ and other potential methods) will also be discussed and plans for follow up will be shaped. Session leaders: Johannes Ransijn and Philipp von Gillhausen for Anke Jentsch. Session D (WGs 1,2,3): Gathering and developing common protocols. Comparing similar data across different experiments still poses a major challenge due to lack of common protocols. This session aims to generate a detailed working plan for how to gather existing protocols from previous network activities as well as initiate the development of new protocols where needed. Session leader: Hans de Boeck and Vigdis Vandvik. Session E (WGs 2,4): Modelling transects. This session will attempt to identify transects where data from gradient studies could be used by modellers towards a better integration of model and data. Session leader: Louis Francois. Session F (WGs1,2): Evidence of carbon limitation in ecosystem research. It became an almost unquestioned assumption that C is the prime limiting resource in plant life. At least this is the starting point of most models and why people discuss CO2 fertilization. This session will aim at revisiting this assumption and discuss situations where this assumption may be valid and where not. Session leader: Christian Körner. Each day will start with a morning session of talks serving to set the stage of the discussions during the cross-cutting sessions. Furthermore, we have allocated time and rooms for other scientific interactions (smaller meetings and discussions) during both days – if some groups should have the need for this. All oral presenters: Please prepare 25 minute presentations – leaving 5 minutes for questions. Please note that we have now added one more theme since the SurveyMonkey where you gave your preferences with respect to session attendance. We will therefore start in the morning on 25 March with making the final plan of who attends which sessions – some of you may want to change sessions – and we may want to push towards having a more balanced number of participants to each session. 3 CLIMMANI WG workshops in Copenhagen, 24-26th March, 2015 ClimMani ClimMani workshop Programme Copenhagen 24-26 March 2015 University of Copenhagen, Rolighedsvej 23, New Building (2nd row from the street), 1958 Frederiksberg Tuesday 24th March 08:30-09:00 09:00-09:20 09:20-10:30 10:30-12:00 12:00-13:00 13:00-14:30 14:30-16:00 16:00-17:00 19:00- Arrival and registration Welcome by Klaus Steenberg Larsen – organizing today’s programme Parallel manuscript sessions for manuscripts 1, 2, and 6. Coffee served ad hoc Parallel manuscript sessions for manuscripts 3 and 5. Coffee served ad hoc Lunch (will be provided) Parallel manuscript sessions for manuscripts 1, 5 and 6. Coffee served ad hoc Parallel manuscript sessions for manuscripts 2, 3 and 4. Coffee served ad hoc Additional manuscript sessions as needed (e.g. manuscript 4 would like input from other sessions. Details will follow) Self-organized dinner Wednesday 25th March 08:30-09:00 09:00-09:10 09:20-09:50 09:50-10:20 10:20-10:50 10:50-11:20 11:20-11:50 11:50-12:00 12:00-13:00 13:00-15:00 15:00-16:00 16:00-17:00 17:00-18:00 19:00 Arrivals and registration Welcome by Klaus Steenberg Larsen and Claus Beier – organizing today’s programme Talk by Andrew Friend: Analysing extreme events in (existing) model intercomparison experiments Talk by Sara Vicca: Developing a common metric of nutrient availability Coffee Talk by Andreas Schweiger: Optimizing sampling approaches along gradients Talk by Nuno Carvalhais: Exploring the role of model-data-fusion in constraining the long term predictability of ecosystem carbon fluxes. (Co-author: Mirco Migliavacca) Wrap-up of mornings talks Lunch Parallel cross-cutting sessions A, B and C (and other scientific interactions are possible in parallel) Coffee and “Scientific free-time” for other scientific interactions Parallel cross-cutting sessions A, B and C continued Plenum presentations of session outcomes and further planned work Buffet dinner at venue 4 CLIMMANI WG workshops in Copenhagen, 24-26th March, 2015 ClimMani Thursday 26th March 09:00-09:10 09:10-09:40 09:40-10:10 10:10-10:40 10:40-11.10 11:10-11:40 11:40-12:00 12:10-13:00 13:00-15:00 15:00-15:30 15:30-16:30 16:30 Good morning and welcome back by Klaus Steenberg Larsen Talk by Roberto Ranzi: Impact of climatic and forested area changes on long-term runoff data in the Southern Alps. Talk by Håkan Walander: Fungal ingrowth mesh bags - a way to monitor ectomycorrhizal growth and turnover in the field. Coffee Talk by Louise Andresen: Determining short term vs long term effects in a common way Talk by Christian Körner: Evidence of carbon limitation in ecosystem research Wrap-up from mornings talks Lunch Parallel cross-cutting sessions D, E and F (and other scientific interactions in parallel if necessary) Coffee Plenum presentations of session outcomes and further planned work Departure 5 CLIMMANI WG workshops in Copenhagen, 24-26th March, 2015 ClimMani Detailed session Programme Copenhagen 24-26 March 2015 CLIMMANI working group session A (WGs 1,2,4) 25 March 13h-15h and 16h-17h: Extreme events - experiments and modelling. This session will focus on drought as an extreme event. How may new information be gathered in the best way using manipulation and gradient studies? Current weaknesses in models are explored based on this information. Session leader: Claus Beier. The session on extreme events will explore the potentials to increase our understanding of the impacts of extreme events on terrestrial ecosystems, in the workshop we will focus specifically on drought as an example. Currently droughts are typically investigated in experiments by application of 1 drought scenario. This one drought scenario is typically determined by 2 characteristics: 1) the severity of the drought (amount of water removed - length of the drought) and 2) the time of the year to apply the drought. Each of these characteristics are then chosen or decided based on for example what is relevant for the site/process/ecosystem ….. Even with just these two characteristics to consider there is many different ways the scenario can be designed. The outcome then in most cases is one specific scenario or case. The problem with precipitation is that since the distribution of rainfall in time is stochastic, the future that we try to imitate may involve a multitude of scenarios with a mix of many different severities and timings of the droughts and with interand intra-annual variability. Some (many) of these may be very far from the situation applied in the experiment. So, how do we obtain the relevant information about the impacts of droughts in the future if our experiments do not cover all relevant characteristics? We could of course rely on models to extrapolate the findings from the experiments we actually conduct to the situations not covered. This is of course already done and is probably feasible providing the future conditions we try to extrapolate to, is well covered by the experiments we have done. However, if the characteristics of the future drought scenario is well outside what we have experimentally covered, there is little chance of knowing if the models include the situation well. Alternatively, we could of course do many more experiments to cover all potential characteristics, but even a conservative estimate of the potential scenarios will probably lead to many hundred likely combinations (per site and ecosystem). Clearly, this is not realistic. So, what do we do? How do we obtain the information we need to understand the impacts of droughts and to build models which include the right process understanding? This is going to be the focus of this session. 6 CLIMMANI WG workshops in Copenhagen, 24-26th March, 2015 ClimMani For this, we will need some inputs from the participants. I will give an introduction with some views and experiences on the subject, and will ask 2-3 speakers to provide a short view from an experimental, monitoring/gradient, response and modelling point of view (if you would like to provide such a talk, please let me know). In addition, I will ask each of you, who have experience or have an opinion on this, to provide a 3-minute statement, which may touch on one or several of the questions below: From your point of view – Which drought/water scenarios are most relevant? How do we methodologically study them (experiments/natural events/gradients ….)? At which ecosystem level should we focus (ecosystem/community/organism/process ….)? Which responses should we focus on? When should we focus our measurements (Before drought/during drought/after drought/annual average …)? What information is most relevant for models – what are current model limitations? The programme for the session will be: Time slot 1 Introduction to the session and the questions (Claus) Views from experimental, response and model perspectives (3 talks of c. 10 min) o Gyorgy Kroel-Dulay – reflections from Hungarian drought experiment and directions for the future o Josep Penuelas – Drought in a mediteranean and ecophysiological perspective o Mikhail Mishurov – The killer instinct and limitations to modelling Common discussion and questions Time slot 2 Short statements from session participants Common discussion and outlining of key challenge areas and possible solutions Time slot 3 Wrap up and further work. Setting up a plan for future experimental/monitoring designs and model interaction (future meeting/publication/STSM/summerschool) 7 CLIMMANI WG workshops in Copenhagen, 24-26th March, 2015 ClimMani CLIMMANI working group session B (WGs 1,2,3) 25 March 13h-15h and 16h-17h: Combining response surface experiments and natural gradient observations (including disturbance). The main questions to be addressed are: How do we optimize the use of experimental plots when creating artificial response surfaces? How do we optimize gradient studies to maximize usability as response surfaces? How do we more efficiently take advantage of natural droughts in experiments? Session leader: Klaus S. Larsen. Consensus is emerging that future climate change experiments should include trends, events, variability and extremity of future climate scenarios as well as multi-level treatments and treatment combinations. This high level of complexity urgently calls for novel, logistically and financially feasible experimental setups in order to constrain the number of experimental units. This is the key focus of the manuscript activity 1 on 24 March and discussions will be brought further during this session. In addition, these challenges will be discussed from the gradient study perspective. The session therefore addresses “response surfaces” from two sides: At the scale of individual experimental sites as well as across sites along natural gradients. We will start by a quick presentation round where each participant should briefly state: Name and institution Experimental background (experimental manipulation and/or natural gradients/other?) Personal perspective on how to create response surfaces in single experiments and/or along gradients. Then follows two 10-minute talks will then be used to kick-off the session discussion: Klaus S. Larsen: Emerging challenges in climate change experiments: making the best use of a constrained number of experimental units. Michael Bahn: Trade-offs when creating response surface experiments – a field example. Marcelo Sternberg: Using natural gradients and natural drought events more efficiently in experiments. We will then line up which are the main challenges/questions to address during the session – and decide whether we want to do this in the group as a whole or in subgroups. The discussions should result in: An outline of key challenge areas and possible solutions A plan for future session(s) on coming ClimMani workshops A position on whether STSMs, summer schools and manuscripts can support further progress 8 CLIMMANI WG workshops in Copenhagen, 24-26th March, 2015 ClimMani CLIMMANI working group session C (WGs 1,2) 25 March 13h-15h and 16h-17h: Session C (WGs 1,2): Developing standardized, reference metrics for ecological experiments. Even when variables are measured in the same way across experimental sites, local differences in climate, soil and vegetation complicates cross-site comparison. This calls for developing common metrics that can be used to quantify differences in, for example, water or nutrient availability between sites, experiments and treatments. This session aims to describe such metrics, including a prototype ‘phytosensor’ and a plan for its application across sites during 2015. Other standardized metrics (e.g. the ‘tea-bag’, ‘nutrient sticks’ and other potential methods) will also be discussed and plans for follow up will be shaped. Session leaders: Johannes Ransijn and Philipp von Gillhausen for Anke Jentsch. Content The main part of this three-hour workshop consists of three slots with a presentation followed by a discussion on the scientific potential and use of standards of different levels of ecological complexity. We ask people who intend to participate to read and think about the discussion questions for the discussion beforehand. We will start the session with a short introduction on the need for standardized metrics for ecological experiments and an introduction round where participants should briefly state name and institution and their experimental background (study processes/organisms, single/multiple sites). Slot 1: Standards for physical and chemical characteristics Presentation by Bjarni Sigurdson and Niki Leblans: Plant Root Simulators (PRS-probes TM) to quantify nutrient availability Questions for the discussion: -Which approaches are available to assess the variability in environmental factors such as nutrient availability, water availability,…? How objective/realistic are they? -What are desirable characteristics of a standard? E.g. sensitivity. -What are the advantages of physical/chemical standards over biological standards. -How to use data from standards? Can they be linked directly to actual biological/ecological processes? E.g. nutrient availability in a given environment could differ between species Slot 2: Standards for biochemical processes Presentation by Ika Djukic: Global litter decomposition study Questions for the discussion: -What important gaps in our current knowledge on biochemical cycles and their response to climate change can be addressed with standards such as the tea bags presented by Ika? Any other standards to be developed/tested/used? -How do ecological contingencies (i.e. site and community specific characteristics) affect research in these areas? -How do you deal with site-specific non-climate factors affecting variables of interest? 9 CLIMMANI WG workshops in Copenhagen, 24-26th March, 2015 ClimMani Slot 3: Standards for plant community dynamics Presentation by Philipp von Gillhaußen: Phytometers, developing standardized plant community ecology metric for ecological experiments across sites Questions for the discussion: -What research questions would you like to be investigated with the phytometer (a standardised plant community in a standardised growth medium)? -What measurements and add-ons are needed/desired? -Are you interested in placing phytometers at your site? Final general discussion Discussion/brainstorm on potential research questions related to the use of standards across different sites. Hereafter we focus the discussion on application of standards within the climmani network. We will do an extended round where participants indicate their scientific interest for a specific standard (e.g. phytometer) to use in and across sites (which question they would like to answer, which process measurements would be relevant) and whether people have a site where they are willing and able to set up standards in 2015 (or another period). Presentation of session outcome We will shortly present a summary of our discussion on the need, potential, characteristics and problems with standardised metrics in ecological experiments and ideally a short research description for the phytometer in 2015, so people who were in other sessions will know that they can join as well. 10 CLIMMANI WG workshops in Copenhagen, 24-26th March, 2015 ClimMani CLIMMANI working group session D (WGs 1,2,3) 26 March 13h-15h: Gathering and developing common protocols. Comparing similar data across different experiments still poses a major challenge due to lack of common protocols. This session aims to generate a detailed working plan for how to gather existing protocols from previous network activities as well as initiate the development of new protocols where needed. Session leaders: Hans de Boeck and Vigdis Vandvik. The main questions are: 1. What is already available? What difficulties were encountered in previous endeavors and which solutions were proposed (and have these been applied successfully)? 2. Can we add to that? Can we identify what is missing that would be relevant to climate change experiments? 3. If so, how do we proceed? Do we go beyond measurements only and also suggest standard treatments? Who do we need to get on board? The session organizers will start with shortly presenting: 1. “New handbook for standardised measurement of plant functional traits worldwide” (PérezHarguindeguy et al. 2013): short overview of contents 2. EU project ExpeER (Experimentation in Ecosystem Research) WP 2: “Standardization of core variables and protocols”: short overview of aims, findings and conclusions (2015) The end-result should encompass: A decision on whether we see opportunities to develop this further A plan on how to do this - future sessions within ClimMani workshops, STSMs,…? A clear idea of who’s willing to invest time in this To facilitate discussion, it would be helpful if participants do some research and/or gather their thoughts in advance. The session only lasts 2 hours. 11 CLIMMANI WG workshops in Copenhagen, 24-26th March, 2015 ClimMani CLIMMANI working group session E (WGs 2,4) 26 March 13h-15h: Modelling transects. This session will attempt to identify transects where data from gradient studies could be used by modellers towards a better integration of model and data. Session leader: Louis François. The objective of this session is to identify transects where data from gradient studies could be used by modellers towards a better integration of model and data. The idea is to find transects along natural climatic gradients where experimental work has been undertaken and data are available to test model response to observed changes in climatic variables. How do model variables, such as water fluxes, vegetation net primary productivity, carbon budget or species composition, compare to observations in the field along such gradients? What is available in terms of data? What could be done in terms of modelling to simulate these gradients? How to define protocols to run model simulations and compare them to the available data? Both experimentalists and modellers are welcome. The session will favour open discussion among participants. It will be divided into three main parts: 1. Small presentations of participants who would like to raise questions or illustrate results about the use of transects, in connection to experimental work or modelling : if you are interested in giving such a small (5 min) presentation, please contact [email protected]. 2. Open discussion around key questions, such as: a. What type of climate gradient do we look for (temperature, precipitation, other ?) b. Where can we look for such gradients? c. Which criteria need to be applied for selecting such natural gradients? d. What is available on experimental side? What kind of data are available? e. What can we suggest to improve such gradient studies? What kind of data would be useful to modellers? f. How can we integrate data and models over climatic transects? 3. Definition of model experiments that could be run to exploit existing experimental gradient studies? How to define protocols for designing such simulations? What would be the key sensitivity tests to perform? 12 CLIMMANI WG workshops in Copenhagen, 24-26th March, 2015 ClimMani CLIMMANI working group session F (WGs 1,2) 26 March 13h-15h: Evidence of carbon limitation in ecosystem research. It became an almost unquestioned assumption that C is the prime limiting resource in plant life. At least this is the starting point of most models and why people discuss CO2 fertilization. This session will aim at revisiting this assumption and discuss situations where this assumption may be valid and where not. Session leader: Christian Körner. Basically, this session was intended to discuss assumptions and paradigms related to the drivers of plant growth and ecosystem productivity. Evidence accumulated in agricultural research since the 1980s (a most recent review by Muller et al. 2011) and more recent evidence from experimental ecology, suggests that photosynthesis is rather controlled by growth on demand for assimilates, rather than the other way round (Fatichi et al. 2014). Whenever this applies (and this may be the most common case), the carbon cycle is controlled by physical factors (temperature, moisture) and element stoichiometry (the various nutrient element cycles), and most of our classical premises must be revisited. After introducing ourselves, by specifying why each of us thinks he/she can contribute to this topic, or whether the participation is for interest/curiosity, I will briefly introduce the motivation by a kick-off talk and then we would ideally have 2-3 presentations that can illuminate the facts that support or do not support C-limitation. I suggest we allow max 15 minutes for talks, each followed by an in-depth discussion of up to 30 minutes. To me the session was successful, if we are able to define a list of criteria that help identifying the limiting factors (C or not C). From past experience, it will be key that we separate the actions of any limitation on (1) biomass accumulation (yield in agriculture) from that in (2) species absence/ presence (biodiversity, winners and losers, long term consequences). I hope that both experimentalists as well as modelers find this of interest. If we do not accumulate a critical mass, I will suggest to the organizers that we join one of the other two parallel sessions and make our points there. Key References: Muller B, Pantin F, Genard M, Turc O, Freixes S, Piques M, Gibon Y (2011) Water deficits uncouple growth from photosynthesis, increase C content, and modify the relationships between C and growth in sink organs. J Exp Bot 62:1715-1729. Fatichi S, Leuzinger S, Körner C (2013) Moving beyond photosynthesis: from carbon source to sink-driven vegetation modeling. New Phytol 201:1086-1095. 13 CLIMMANI WG workshops in Copenhagen, 24-26th March, 2015 ClimMani Meeting venue, hotels and transport from the airport Participants are asked to book their own hotel and arrange their local transport from the airport to the hotel and from hotel and meeting venue. Hotels will be reimbursed by a flat rate of 120 EUR/night. Local Organizers and Contact Info: Klaus Steenberg Larsen +45 2132 4964 Inger Kappel Schmidt +45 2245 8976 Meeting Venue: The venue will be University of Copenhagen, Rolighedsvej 23 (new building in second row from the street), 1958 Frederiksberg C in Copenhagen. Parking Entrance new building Bus 2A Green cycleway Metro station - Forum 14 CLIMMANI WG workshops in Copenhagen, 24-26th March, 2015 ClimMani How to get from the Airport to our department, Rolighedsvej 23: http://www.copenhagenpictures.dk/getting-from-cph-to-copenhagen-copenhagen-pictures.html Please take the Metro (going towards Vanløse) to the metro station: FORUM (You need a 3 zone ticket). When you leave the metro station, it is 10 minute walk to Rolighedsvej 23: http://goo.gl/maps/qe4Ng At Rolighedsvej 23, please pass the front yellow building and follow the asphalt road/lane down to the new building, which is situated behind the front building. Here you will find the reception. 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THOMAS *** (21 minutes to Rolighedsvej 23) Frederiksberg Allé 7 1621 København V Phone: +45 3321 6464 www.hotelsctthomas.dk Find your way to the university: http://goo.gl/maps/3IN8p 16 CLIMMANI WG workshops in Copenhagen, 24-26th March, 2015 ClimMani How to register – and what will be reimbursed? You have all accepted the electronic eCOST invitation: Sender was: "[email protected]" Title was: "[COST] Action ES1308 Meeting invitation: ...." You were then directed to a page where you should enter your travel times and travel costs. You can first just enter the info you have at hand and press "Save" at the bottom of the page to finish the registration. Please save the link given in the invitation e-mail where you find it again, because you will have to go back to this page after the meeting to submit and print-out the final travel claim. 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The amount given there will be the maximum amount that will be reimbursed if we will have budget constraints after the meeting. Local travel (from/to airport/train station to hotel; from/to hotel to meeting venue in Copenhagen) will only be refunded by 25 EUR flat rate, if we will have budget constraints after the meeting. * Further info about COST reimbursement rules can be found at the COST homepage. 17 CLIMMANI WG workshops in Copenhagen, 24-26th March, 2015 ClimMani Participants: First Name Last Name Nelson Abrantes Louise C. Organisation E-mail [email protected] Andresen University of Aveiro, Portugal Justus Liebig University, Germany Michael Bahn University of Innsbruck, Austria [email protected] Kazimierz Banasik University of Warsaw, Poland [email protected] Claus Beier Norwegian Institute for Water Research, Norway [email protected] Mark Bilton University of Tübingen, Germany [email protected] Nuno Carvalhais Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, Germany [email protected] Bogdan Chojnicki Poznan University of Life Sciences, Poland [email protected] Steven Dauwe University of Antwerp, Belgium [email protected] Hans De Boeck University of Antwerp, Belgium [email protected] Ika Diukic Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL), Switzerland [email protected] Dragana Djordjevic University of Belgrade, Serbia [email protected] Bridget Emmett Center for Ecology and Hydrology (CEH), United Kingdom [email protected] Marc Estiarte Garrofe Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain [email protected] Louis Francois University of Liège, Belgium [email protected] Andrew Friend University of Cambridge, UK [email protected] Amanuel Gebremichael University College Dublin, Ireland [email protected] Branimir K. Hackenberger University of Osijek, Croatia [email protected] Rares Halbac-Cotoara-Zamfir Politechnical University of Timișoara, Romania [email protected] Karin Hansen University of Stockholm, Sweden [email protected] Philip Ineson University of York, United Kingdom [email protected] Per Erik Jansson University of Stockholm, Sweden [email protected] Juergen Kreyling Greifswald University, Germany [email protected] Gyorgy Kroel-Dulay Institute of Ecology and Botany, Hungary [email protected] Priit Kupper University of Tartu, Estonia, [email protected] Christian Körner University of Basel, Switzerland [email protected] Klaus Steenberg Larsen University of Copenhagen, Denmark [email protected] Mir Hadi Madani Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden [email protected] Iveta Markova Matej Bel University, Slovakia [email protected] Katarina Merganicova FORIM, Slovakia [email protected] Mikhail Mishurov University of Lund,Sweden [email protected] Jon S. Olafsson Institute of Freshwater Fisheries, Iceland [email protected] Ivika Ostonen-Märtin University of Tartu, Estonia [email protected] JOSEP PEÑUELAS Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain [email protected] Theodora Ragnarsdottir Agricultural University of Iceland, Iceland [email protected] Johannes Ransijn Bayreuth University, Germany [email protected] Roberto Ranzi University of Brescia, Italy [email protected] ALINA SATMARI West University of Timisoara, Romania [email protected] Inger Kappel Schmidt University of Copenhagen, Denmark [email protected] Andreas Schweiger University of Bayreuth, Germany [email protected] Bjarni D. Sigurdsson Agricultural University of Iceland, Iceland [email protected] Marcelo Sternberg Tel Aviv University, Israel [email protected] Benjamin Stocker Imperial College London, United Kingdom [email protected] Dejan Stojanović University of Novi Sad, Serbia [email protected] Katarina Strelcova Technical University in Zvolen, Slovakia [email protected] Cesar Terrer-Moreno Imperial College London, United Kingdom [email protected] Albert Tietema University of Amsterdam, Netherlands [email protected] Vigdis Vandvik University of Bergen, Norway [email protected] Sara Vicca University of Antwerp, Belgium [email protected] Philipp von Gillhaussen Bayreuth University, Germany [email protected] Håkan Wallander Lund University, Sweden [email protected] Thomas Wohlgemuth Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL), Switzerland [email protected] Junliang Zou West University College, Ireland [email protected] [email protected] 18
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