Maycol Madrid,
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute.
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Short course on Taxonomy and Biology of
Tropical Bryophytes
Date:
August 14 − 26,
2017
Location:
Bocas Research
Station, Bocas del Toro, Panama.
http://www.stri.si.edu/english/research/facilities/marine/bocas_del_toro/
Instructors:
Dr. Noris Salazar Allen
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama
Dr. Juan Carlos Villarreal
Université Laval, Canada
Université Laval, Canada
Dr. Gregorio Dauphin
Herbario Nacional, Museo Nacional de Costa Rica
Herbario Nacional, Museo Nacional de Costa Rica
Organizer:
Dr. Rachel Collin
Registration fee:
$850 (includes room and board, STRI registration fee, etc.). Some
need-based fellowships are available.
Course Description:
The course is aimed for graduate students, post-docs, senior
undergraduates and professionals interested in learning and applying knowledge
about the diversity, evolution, and research potential of bryophytes, one of
the most important plant groups in the adaptation of plants to land
environments. The students participating in the course will:
· Learn to
identify, describe and compare the most common bryophytes that grow on
mangroves and forested islands, as well as those of continental forests.
· Learn
about the evolutionary mechanisms developed by the gametophyte and sporophyte
generations in the various bryophyte groups and their adaptations to terrestrial
environments.
· Learn the
bryophyte components of the various ecosystems in the Tropics, and potential
taxonomic problems that arise when studying them.
· Learn
basic ecological survey techniques.
The course aims at providing the students with the necessary tools to
continue studies on the taxonomy, morphology, and ecology of bryophytes. The
course will last 10 days with 3 days dedicated to taxonomic training including
the characteristics and identification of the various orders, families and
genera of bryophytes. Two days will be dedicated to biogeography, chemical
diversity, and reproductive mechanism; one day to basic ecological techniques.
We will conduct field trips to survey the various sites in the islands and
mangroves around the Bocas station, and a one-day field trip to Fortuna to
compare the bryophyte flora of a cloud forest with that of the coastal areas.
The remaining days will be dedicated to working on independent or group
projects and their presentation. Daily activities will include: morning and
afternoon lectures, field trips, lab work, and discussion sections or talks.
Application:
Please e-mail your CV, 1 letter of recommendation, and a 1-2 page
statement explaining your background and reasons for taking the course, to bocasresearchstation@gmail.com before
January 27th, 2017. Limit 12 students. To be considered for a need-based
fellowship, applicants should send a description of their need, their efforts
to obtain funding from other available sources, and a travel budget.
For more information, please contact us at bocasresearchstation@gmail.com or see: http://www.stri.si.edu/sites/taxonomy_training/
For more information, please contact us at bocasresearchstation@gmail.com or see: http://www.stri.si.edu/sites/taxonomy_training/
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