BIODIVERSA 2011-2012 JOINT CALL
ON BIODIVERSITY DYNAMICS
PARTNER SEARCH
Name():José Teixeira
Title(*):PhD, PI and Coordinator at CIBIO-Div
Country/Countries(*):Portugal
Institute name: CIBIO – Research Center in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources
Department/section: Science Communication and Biodiversity Awareness Unit (CIBIODiv)
E-Mail:jteixeira@mail.icav.up.pt
Web adress:
http://cibio.up.pt/cibio.php?content=groups&menu=groups&group=cibiodiv
I AM LOOKING FOR :
A PARTNER (FOR MY PROJECT)
A PROJECT TO JOIN
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF YOUR PARTNER SEARCH (*) WE ARE LOOKING FOR A PARTNER WITH
MODELLING OR ECOLOGICAL EXPERTISE AND INTEREST TO WORK WITH
WETLANDS/PONDS AS A MODEL SYSTEM TO UNDERSTAND AND PREDICT BIODIVERSITY
RESILIENCE AND TIPPING POINTS.
Please complete the information below depending if you are looking for a partner (to join your
project), or a project (you would like to join) – Max 1 page.
DESCRIPTION OF YOUR EXPERTISE /SKILLS
Our group works with 3 main themes: amphibian ecology, pond biodiversity, ecology and
management, and biodiversity conservation and awareness.
DESCRIPTION OF YOUR PROJECT / THE PROJECT YOU WOULD LIKE TO JOIN
We are interested in discussing projects that focus on the theme Understanding and predicting
biodiversity resilience and tipping points using ponds/wetland as a model system. Some keys
areas of interest are the capacity of ponds/waterbodies to sink carbon dioxide, store water,
prevent floods, support biodiversity, allow dispersion of species and landscape resilience in
different scenarios of land use and climate change.
DESCRIPTION OF THE EXPERTISE/SKILLS YOU ARE LOOKING FOR IN YOUR PROJECT
We are looking for partners with expertise and interest in different areas of pond research,
including hydrology, ecology, biodiversity, resilience analysis, modelling and carbon cycles
studies.
Please send this form back to : biodiversa@fondationbiodiversite.fr
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