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PhD opportunity – Tropical lake systems

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We would like to draw your attention to a PhD opportunity at Loughborough University, in conjunction with the British Geological Survey.

Tropical lake ecosystems in the Anthropocene: quantifying recent human impacts on biogeochemical cycling and biodiversity

Tropical freshwater lakes are critical natural systems of global importance, yet are scientifically under researched. Their catchments provide vital ecosystem services to some of Earth’s fastest growing and most vulnerable human populations, but the provision of fundamental ecological and life-supporting services is under threat due to ...

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PhD or MSc grant available – Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (Québec, Canada)

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thEAC9OBJTEcosystemic consequences of zooplankton diel vertical migrations on the transport of nutrients and pollutants in lakes

Aim of the project: The objective of this research project is to understand the consequences of zooplankton diel vertical migrations (DVM) on the productivity and the quality of water in boreal oligotrophic lakes. More precisely, this project aims at better understanding the functional coupling between the hypo- and epilimnetic habitats due to DVM in terms of ...

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EFYR at the Freshwater Biological Association Newsletter

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Dear all,

our friends of the Freshwater Biological Association of the UK have included a brief description of EFYR in page 18 of their 66th newsletter.

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You can subscribe to the newsletter here: http://www.fba.org.uk/latest-issue-fba-news-out-now-5

We thank the Freshwater Biological Association for this opportunity!

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International course on Systems Ecology & Ecosystem Theory

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DATES AND PLACE: 16-19 November 2015 at the IRTA centre of Sant Carles de la Ràpita Ctra. Poble Nou km 5.5 E- 43540 Sant Carles de la Ràpita, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain Coord. GPS +40° 37′ 39.95″, +0° 39′ 34.75″ www.irta.es

INSTRUCTOR: Professor Sven E. Jørgensen is an ecologist and chemist, and Professor Emeritus on environmental chemistry at the University of Copenhagen. He is one of the founders of modern ecological modelling and has authored more than 300 scientific articles and wroe ...

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WATER CHALLENGES

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Public lecture Wednesday, July 8, 2015 | 7:00 pm

We live on a blue planet. Yet freshwater makes up only 3% of all water on earth, 2% of which is locked up in snow and ice, leaving just 1% for all of us to use. The availability of clean freshwater is vital for life, humans and nature alike. However, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) estimates that by 2025 two out of three people will live in water stressed areas. Water ...

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Winners of the EFFS Award for the best PhD Dissertation in Freshwater Sciences (2013-2014)

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The EFFS Board of Representatives is proud to announce the successful applicants for the first EFFS Award for the best PhD Dissertation in Freshwater Sciences (2013-2014). An international jury, composed of five members of the International Representatives of EFFS, have evaluated the pre-selected dissertations, which had been transmitted by the National Societies. Three candidates have been selected for the prizes.

Main prize and winner of the EFFS Award for the best PhD Dissertation in Freshwater Sciences:

Dr. Xu ...

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COOL REMINDER: bring out the fresh musician in you to SEFS9!

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The European Fresh and Young Researchers (EFYR) of the European Federation for Freshwater Sciences (EFFS) invite all SEFS 9 attendants with musical aptitudes to get together during the conference (July 5-10 2015, Geneva).

The idea is that students, postdocs and seniors perform together popular songs related to rivers and lakes (e.g. the River by Bruce Springsteen, Down by the River by Neil Young). We believe that music is one of the best ways of communication and could enhance good scientific interactions ...

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International Summer Academy on Spatial Ecotoxicology and Ecotoxicological Risk Assessment, 7 – 20 September 2015

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The “International Summer Academy on Spatial Ecotoxicology and Ecotoxicological Risk Assessment- Using an Open Community Approach” will be hosted from September 7 to September 20, 2015 at University Koblenz-Landau, Campus Landau, Germany. Further details and registration are available on our website: www.summeracademy-landau.de

Developing countries are particularly affected with high contamination, but often have inadequate control mechanisms and insufficient resources for risk assessment. Spatial analysis offers more and more applications and potential within ecological risk assessment. Our ‘International Summer Academy ...

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EFYR call for musicians to SEFS 9: bring out the fresh musician in you!

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The European Fresh and Young Researchers (EFYR) of the European Federation for Freshwater Sciences (EFFS) invite all SEFS 9 attendants with musical aptitudes to get together during the conference (July 5-10 2015, Geneva).

The idea is that students, postdocs and seniors perform together popular songs related to rivers and lakes (e.g. the River by Bruce Springsteen, Down by the River by Neil Young). We believe that music is one of the best ways ...

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Post-doctoral position at the University of British Columbia

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_smallUBCPost-doctoral Fellow: Cumulative effects across spatial scales in freshwater ecosystems

University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

Closing date for applications: 7th December 2014
Start date: ASAP or by 1st January 2015 if possible

We are seeking a Post-Doctoral Fellow for a collaborative project between University of British Columbia, Trent University and University of Ottawa, examining cumulative effects within and across spatial scales for small streams and larger catchment networks. The effects of interest include all ...

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