Hi,
This is just a reminder to register for our workshop on implementing reindeer grazing into models. It will take place during the Oikos meeting on Monday 30 Jan at 13-14.30, Wallenberg Conference Centre in Gothenburg. More information below.
All the best,
Robert
Incorporating Arctic grazers into ecosystem models: a way forward
Organizer: Robert Björk and Johan Olofsson
Presenter: Fredrik Lagergren, Lund University
Date and time: Jan 30th 13.00
Length: 1.5 h
Reindeer can shape tundra vegetation by reducing the biomass of preferred forage species such as lichens as well as mitigating climate driven vegetation changes, such as the upward shift of lowland plants and shrub expansion. Yet, only a few efforts on incorporating herbivore effects into ecosystem models exist. Here, we will present a newly developed grazing module and result from some simulations using the LPJ-GUESS model, which is a 2nd generation Dynamic Global Vegetation Model. The overall objective of the workshop is to share knowledge among grazer researchers and model developers, inform on the ongoing research, and evaluate current developments using the LPJ-GUESS model and identify a way forward. Ultimately, the workshop could aid planning future field studies to serve the needs of models and result in the development of mechanistic model with a stronger empirical foundation.
Register to: robert.bjork@gu.se
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Dr. Robert G. Björk
Professor in Ecosystem Science
Alpine and Polar Ecology at the University of Gothenburg (APE@GU)
Department of Earth Sciences
P.O. Box 460
SE-405 30 Gothenburg
Sweden
Delivery address: Guldhedsgatan 5C, SE-413 20 Gothenburg, Sweden
Office phone: +46 (0)31 786 2835
Cell phone: +46 (0)704 54 65 41
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E-mail: robert.bjork@gu.se
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