Workshop on Quantitative Ecology | (smr 1655) (09-20 May 2005)

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Workshop on Quantitative Ecology | (smr 1655)

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Monday, 9 May 2005
- 08:30 - 10:15 Registration and Administrative Formalities
  
  Location: Adriatico Guest House (Lower Level 1)
  - 08:30 Registration and Administrative Formalities 1h45'
- 10:15 - 10:45 Coffee break
  - 10:15 Coffee break 30'
- 10:45 - 11:00 Welcome and Opening Talk
  - 10:45 Welcome and Opening Talk 15'
- 11:00 - 11:45 Neutral theory in ecology and the evolution of ecological equivalence
  - 11:00 Neutral theory in ecology and the evolution of ecological equivalence 45'
    
    Speaker: S. HUBBELL (Plant Biology, Univ. Georgia, Athens, USA)
- 11:45 - 12:30 Chance, time allocation and the evolution of flexible sex role behaviour
  - 11:45 Chance, time allocation and the evolution of flexible sex role behaviour 45'
    
    Speaker: P. GOWATY (Institute of Ecology, Univ. Georgia, Athens, USA)
- 12:30 - 14:30 Lunch break
  - 12:30 Lunch break 2h0'
- 14:30 - 15:15 Theory of the spread of epidemics such as the Hantavirus and the West Nile virus
  - 14:30 Theory of the spread of epidemics such as the Hantavirus and the West Nile virus 45'
    
    Speaker: N. KENKRE (Dept.Physics & Astronomy, Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque, USA)
- 15:15 - 16:00 Neutral theory in ecology and the evolution of ecological equivalence - part II
  - 15:15 Neutral theory in ecology and the evolution of ecological equivalence - part II 45'
    
    Speaker: S. HUBBELL (Plant Biology, Univ. Georgia, Athens, USA)
- 16:00 - 16:30 Coffee break
  - 16:00 Coffee break 30'
- 16:30 - 17:30 Neutral theory in ecology and the evolution of ecological equivalence - part III
  - 16:30 Neutral theory in ecology and the evolution of ecological equivalence - part III 1h0'
    
    Speaker: S. HUBBELL (Plant Biology, Univ. Georgia, Athens, USA)

Tuesday, 10 May 2005

09:00 - 09:45 Social constraints, offspring viability selection and a predictive theory of fertility variation in animals including humans
- 09:00 Social constraints, offspring viability selection and a predictive theory of fertility variation in animals including humans 45'
  
  Speaker: P. GOWATY (Institute of Ecology, Univ. Georgia, Athens, USA)

09:45 - 10:30 Spatial scaling of microbial diversity

09:45 Spatial scaling of microbial diversity 45'

Speaker:	J. GREEN (Univ. of California, Merced, USA)
Material:	lecture notes

10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break
- 10:30 Coffee break 30'
11:00 - 11:45 The maintenance of tree species diversity in a tropical forest: perspectives from 25 years of research on Barro Colorado Island, Panama
- 11:00 The maintenance of tree species diversity in a tropical forest: perspectives from 25 years of research on Barro Colorado Island, Panama 45'
  
  Speaker: S. HUBBELL (Plant Biology, Univ. Georgia, Athens, USA)

11:45 - 12:30 Tusks in Asian elephants: a model of population dynamics and population genetics

11:45 Tusks in Asian elephants: a model of population dynamics and population genetics 45'

Speaker:	R. SUKUMAR (Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India)
Material:	lecture notes

12:30 - 14:30 Lunch break
- 12:30 Lunch break 2h0'
14:30 - 15:15 Spatial scaling relationship in ecology: species-abundance, species-area and beta-diversity from a simple model
- 14:30 Spatial scaling relationship in ecology: species-abundance, species-area and beta-diversity from a simple model 45'
  
  Speaker: T. ZILLIO (SISSA, Trieste, Italy)
15:15 - 16:00 Discussion of relationships between ecology and physics - what can physics do for ecology?
- 15:15 Discussion of relationships between ecology and physics - what can physics do for ecology? 45'
16:00 - 16:30 Coffee break
- 16:00 Coffee break 30'
16:30 - 17:00 Free Discussions
- 16:30 Free Discussions 30'
18:30 - 20:00 Reception

Location: Adriatico Guest House (Terrace)
- 18:30 Reception 1h30'

Wednesday, 11 May 2005

09:00 - 09:45 Stochastic models in population biology - Part I

09:00 Stochastic models in population biology - Part I 45'

Speaker:	A. McKANE (Theory Group, Dept. Physics, Univ. of Manchester, Manchester, U.K.)
Material:	lecture notes

09:45 - 10:30 Like something out of an Umberto Eco novel: an outsider's view of the laws of nature
- 09:45 Like something out of an Umberto Eco novel: an outsider's view of the laws of nature 45'
  
  Speaker: J. WHITFIELD (Science Writer, London, U.K.)
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break
- 10:30 Coffee break 30'

11:00 - 11:45 Determination of motion and demographic characteristics of rodents

11:00 Determination of motion and demographic characteristics of rodents 45'

Speaker:	G. ABRAMSON (Cent.Atomico Bariloche, Argentina / Univ. New Mexico, Albuquerque, USA)
Material:	lecture notes

11:45 - 12:30 Toward a theory of the abundance and distribution of species at multiple spatial scales: Part I. Foundations of HEAP and experimental tests
- 11:45 Toward a theory of the abundance and distribution of species at multiple spatial scales: Part I. Foundations of HEAP and experimental tests 45'
  
  Speaker: J. HARTE (Univ. of California at Berkeley, Energy & Resources Group, Berkeley, CA, USA)
12:30 - 14:30 Lunch break
- 12:30 Lunch break 2h0'
14:30 - 15:15 Ecological patterns of size and abundance
- 14:30 Ecological patterns of size and abundance 45'
  
  Speaker: A. RINALDO (Dept. IMAGE & Int.Centre for Hydrology, Univ.Padova, Padova, Italy)
15:15 - 16:00 Understanding ecosystems using statistical physics
- 15:15 Understanding ecosystems using statistical physics 45'
  
  Speaker: I. VOLKOV (Dept. Physics, Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, USA)
16:00 - 16:30 Coffee break
- 16:00 Coffee break 30'
16:30 - 17:15 Free Discussions
- 16:30 Free Discussions 45'

Thursday, 12 May 2005

09:00 - 09:45 Potential spatiotemporal patterns of carbon sinks and sources in China's forests 1901 - 2001 in China's forests
- 09:00 Potential spatiotemporal patterns of carbon sinks and sources in China's forests 1901 - 2001 in China's forests 45'
  
  Speaker: S. WANG (Synthesis Res.Center, Chinese Ecosyst. Res.Network, Beijing, China / I.I.A.S.A., Laxenburg, Austria)

09:45 - 10:30 Role of toxin producing phytoplankton for coexistence of planktonic ecosystem

09:45 Role of toxin producing phytoplankton for coexistence of planktonic ecosystem 45'

Speaker:	S. PAL (Dept. Mathematics, Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College, Kolkata, India,)
Material:	lecture notes

10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break
- 10:30 Coffee break 30'

11:00 - 11:45 Quantification of the ecological impact of trace metals on the abundance and diversity of soil mites in a tropical landfill

11:00 Quantification of the ecological impact of trace metals on the abundance and diversity of soil mites in a tropical landfill 45'

Speaker:	E.T. TYOKUMBUR (Ecology & Environmental Biology Unit, Zoology, Univ. Ibadan, Nigeria)
Material:	lecture notes

11:45 - 12:30 Free Discussions
- 11:45 Free Discussions 45'
12:30 - 14:30 Lunch break
- 12:30 Lunch break 2h0'
14:30 - 16:00 POSTER SESSION
- 14:30 POSTER SESSION 1h30'
16:00 - 16:30 Coffee break
- 16:00 Coffee break 30'
17:00 - 18:00 Predicting climate change on a green planet

Location: Main Building Main Lecture Hall
- 17:00 Predicting climate change on a green planet 1h0'
  
  Speaker: John HARTE (Univ.of California at Berkeley, Energy & Resources Group, Berkeley, CA, USA)

Friday, 13 May 2005

09:00 - 09:45 Social selection: Cooperative game theory applied to reproductive social behaviour: Critique of sexual selection theory

09:00 Social selection: Cooperative game theory applied to reproductive social behaviour: Critique of sexual selection theory 45'

Speaker:	J. ROUGHGARDEN (Biological Sciences, Stanford Univ., Standford, USA)
Material:	lecture notes

09:45 - 10:30 Mechanisms of coexistence in spatially structured environments
- 09:45 Mechanisms of coexistence in spatially structured environments 45'
  
  Speaker: P. AMARASEKARE (Ecology & Evolution, Univ. Chicago, Chicago, USA)
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break
- 10:30 Coffee break 30'
11:00 - 11:45 Analysis of Mark-recapture data of animal poupulations: mice and turtles
- 11:00 Analysis of Mark-recapture data of animal poupulations: mice and turtles 45'
  
  Speaker: L. GIUGGIOLI (Physics & Astronomy, Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque, USA)

11:45 - 12:30 Water resources in Bulgaria during the 1984-1992 drought period

11:45 Water resources in Bulgaria during the 1984-1992 drought period 45'

Speaker:	E. BOJILOVA (Dept. Hydrology, Nat.Inst.Meterology & Hydrology, BAS, Sofia, Bulgaria)
Material:	lecture notes

12:30 - 14:30 Lunch break
- 12:30 Lunch break 2h0'
14:30 - 16:00 Free Discussions
- 14:30 Free Discussions 1h30'
16:00 - 16:30 Coffee break
- 16:00 Coffee break 30'

Monday, 16 May 2005

09:00 - 09:45 Social Selection: Cooperative game theory applied to reproductive social behaviour: Social selection theory

09:00 Social Selection: Cooperative game theory applied to reproductive social behaviour: Social selection theory 45'

Speaker:	J. ROUGHGARDEN (Biological Sciences, Stanford Univ., Stanford, USA)
Material:	lecture notes

09:45 - 10:30 Quantitative analysis of the relationship between environmental gradients and vegetation in Borana lowlands

09:45 Quantitative analysis of the relationship between environmental gradients and vegetation in Borana lowlands 45'

Speaker:	T. GEMEDO DALLE (Ecosystem Conservation & Research Dept., IBCR, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)
Material:	lecture notes

10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break
- 10:30 Coffee break 30'

11:00 - 11:45 Scale transition theory for understanding mechanisms in spatio-temporal ecology

11:00 Scale transition theory for understanding mechanisms in spatio-temporal ecology 45'

Speaker:	P. CHESSON (Evolution & Ecology, Univ. of California at Davis, Davis, USA)
Material:	lecture notes

11:45 - 12:30 Toward a theroy of the abundance and distribution of species at multiple spatial scales: Part II. Implications for Beta diversity
- 11:45 Toward a theroy of the abundance and distribution of species at multiple spatial scales: Part II. Implications for Beta diversity 45'
  
  Speaker: J. HARTE (Energy & Resources Group, Univ. California at Berkeley, Berkeley, USA)
12:30 - 14:30 Lunch break
- 12:30 Lunch break 2h0'
14:30 - 15:15 How ants regulate the number of foragers
- 14:30 How ants regulate the number of foragers 45'
  
  Speaker: J. RODRIGUES (Dept. Mechanical Engineering, Inst. Superior Tecnico, Lisbon, Portugal)
15:15 - 16:00 Observations and interpretations of intertidal vegetation ecology
- 15:15 Observations and interpretations of intertidal vegetation ecology 45'
  
  Speaker: M. MARANI (Dept. IMAGE & International Centre for Hydrology, Univ. Padova, Padova, Italy)
16:00 - 16:30 Coffee break
- 16:00 Coffee break 30'
16:30 - 17:00 Free Discussions
- 16:30 Free Discussions 30'

Tuesday, 17 May 2005
- 09:30 - 11:00 2004 Prize Ceremony in honour of Arthur Taylor Winfree
  
  Location: Main Building Main Lecture Hall
  - 09:30 2004 Prize Ceremony in honour of Arthur Taylor Winfree 1h30'
    
    Speaker: is awarded to Bernardo Gabriel MINDLIN (Dept. of Physics, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina)
- 12:30 - 14:30 Lunch break
  
  Location: Main Building Main Lecture Hall
  - 12:30 Lunch break 2h0'
- 16:00 - 17:00 The Physics and Neural Control of Birdsong
  
  Location: Main Building Main Lecture Hall
  - 16:00 The Physics and Neural Control of Birdsong 1h0'
    
    Speaker: Bernardo Gabriel MINDLIN (University of Buenos Aires, Argentina)

Wednesday, 18 May 2005

09:00 - 09:45 Maximum entropy production and ecosystem functioning

Location:

Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall

09:00 Maximum entropy production and ecosystem functioning 45'

Speaker:	R. DEWAR (EPHYSE, INRA Cent. de Bordeaux-Aquitaine, Villenave d)
Material:	lecture notes

09:45 - 10:30 Scaling species richness from sparse data

Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall
- 09:45 Scaling species richness from sparse data 45'
  
  Speaker: R. CONDIT (Smithsonian Tropical Research Inst., Panama City, Panama)
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break
- 10:30 Coffee break 30'
11:00 - 11:45 Perspectives on body-size scaling in ecology

Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall
- 11:00 Perspectives on body-size scaling in ecology 45'
  
  Speaker: J. DAMUTH (Ecology, Evolution & Marine Biology, Univ. of California at Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, USA)

11:45 - 12:30 Species coexistence mechanics involving spatial and temporal variation

Location:

Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall

11:45 Species coexistence mechanics involving spatial and temporal variation 45'

Speaker:	P. CHESSON (Evolution & Ecology, Univ. California at Davis, Davis, USA)
Material:	lecture notes

12:30 - 14:30 Lunch break

Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall
- 12:30 Lunch break 2h0'

14:30 - 15:15 Stochastic models in population biology - Part II

Location:

Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall

14:30 Stochastic models in population biology - Part II 45'

Speaker:	A. McKANE (Theory Group, Dept. Physics, Univ. Manchester, Manchester, UK)
Material:	lecture notes

15:15 - 16:00 Species lifetimes for simple ecology models

Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall
- 15:15 Species lifetimes for simple ecology models 45'
  
  Speaker: S. PIGOLOTTI (Dept. Physics, Univ. Rome "La Sapienza", Rome, Italy)
16:00 - 16:30 Coffee break

Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall
- 16:00 Coffee break 30'
16:30 - 17:00 Free Discussions

Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall
- 16:30 Free Discussions 30'
18:30 - 20:00 Reception

Location: Adriatico Guest House (Terrace)
- 18:30 Reception 1h30'

Thursday, 19 May 2005

09:00 - 09:45 Seed size, adult population density and habitat preferences of neotropical woody species: is size destiny?

Location:

Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall

09:00 Seed size, adult population density and habitat preferences of neotropical woody species: is size destiny? 45'

Speaker:	S. MAZER (Ecology, Evolutation& Marine Biology, U. California at Santa Barbara / NSF Arlington, USA)
Material:	lecture notes

09:45 - 10:30 Statistical structure of flora taxonomies

Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall
- 09:45 Statistical structure of flora taxonomies 45'
  
  Speaker: G. CALDARELLI (PIL Group, Dept. Physics, Univ. Rome "La Sapienza", Roma, Italy)
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break

Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall
- 10:30 Coffee break 30'
11:00 - 11:45 Stability and stability of tree populations

Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall
- 11:00 Stability and stability of tree populations 45'
  
  Speaker: R. CONDIT (Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama City, Panama)
11:45 - 12:30 Plant hydraulics: moving fluids at the lowest cost

Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall
- 11:45 Plant hydraulics: moving fluids at the lowest cost 45'
  
  Speaker: T. ANFODILLO (TeSAF - Treeline Ecology Research Unit, Univ. Padova, Padova, Italy)
12:30 - 14:30 Lunch break

Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall
- 12:30 Lunch break 2h0'
14:30 - 14:50 Vegetation succession in tropical dry deciduous forests of Sri Lanka

Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall
- 14:30 Vegetation succession in tropical dry deciduous forests of Sri Lanka 20'
  
  Speaker: G.A.D. PERERA (Botany, Univ. of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka)
14:50 - 15:10 Self-organized criticality and short-time dynamics

Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall
- 14:50 Self-organized criticality and short-time dynamics 20'
  
  Speaker: K. LANERI (INIFTA, La Plata University, La Plata, Argentina
15:15 - 16:45 Free Discussions

Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall
- 15:15 Free Discussions 1h30'
16:00 - 16:30 Coffee break

Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall
- 16:00 Coffee break 30'

Friday, 20 May 2005

09:00 - 09:45 Stochastic models in population biology - Part III

Location:

Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall

09:00 Stochastic models in population biology - Part III 45'

Speaker:	A. McKANE (Theory Group. Physics Dept., Univ. Manchester, Manchester, U.K.)
Material:	lecture notes

09:45 - 10:30 Testing species coexistence mechanisms in the field

Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall
- 09:45 Testing species coexistence mechanisms in the field 45'
  
  Speaker: P. CHESSON (Evolution & Ecology, Univ. of California at Davis, Davis, USA)
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break

Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall
- 10:30 Coffee break 30'
11:00 - 11:45 CLOSING REMARKS

Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall
- 11:00 CLOSING REMARKS 45'
  
  Speaker: Prof. J. DAMUTH (Univ. of California, D.Ecology, Evolution & Marine Biology, Santa Barbara, CA, USA)