CREAF

Human‐driven scenarios for evolutionary and ecological changes
MEDECOS is an international conference organized by ISOMED, the International Society of Mediterranean Ecology, which aims to meet the scientific community interested in Mediterraneantype ecosystems (MTEs). The AEET is the Spanish ecological society mainly devoted to terrestrial systems. The main focus is on any aspect of the ecology and evolution of Mediterranean ecosystems and their species, from plants to animals and also microorganisms. By joining scientists and students which research focus on MTEs we expect great advance in providing similarities and differences on how MTEs function, change and evolve. A preliminary list of themes will include:

1. Comparative ecology and evolution
2. Historical biogeography of Mediterranean lineages
3. Current species conservation challenges
4. Biodiversity: species interactions, networks, communities and phylogenetics
5. Evolutionary and ecological drivers of MTEs as biodiversity hotspots
6. Ecophysiology and functional traits
7. Ecosystem functioning and services: challenges and risks in a changing world
8. Consequences of biotic and environmental global changes on MTEs

Important Dates

1. On-line abstracts submission is available until the 5^th of September 2016.
2. The scientific preliminary program with the list of sessions and symposiums scheduled is already available.
3. On-line registration at Early Registration rates is available until 30^th of October 2016. Due to space limitations registration will be open up to 600 seats. Do not wait until the last minute!
4. See fieldtrips, workshops, mentoring program and other items scheduled at our site: www.medecos-aeet-meeting2017

Co‐chairs
Juan Arroyo (Universidad de Sevilla)
Montserrat Vilà (Estación Biológica de Doñana, EBD‐CSIC)

Organizing committee
Montserrat Arista (Universidad de Sevilla)
Ignasi Bartomeus (Estación Biológica de Doñana, EBD‐CSIC)
Adrián Escudero (Universidad Rey Juan Carlos)
Marcial Escudero (Universidad de Sevilla)
Antonio Gallardo (Universidad Pablo de Olavide)
Oscar Godoy (Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiología, IRNAS‐CSIC)
Susana Gómez (Universidad de Cádiz and Universidad del Bío‐Bío)
Lorena Gómez‐Aparicio (Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiología, IRNAS‐CSIC)
Jennifer Leonard (Estación Biológica de Doñana, EBD‐CSIC)
Francisco Lloret (CREAF, Barcelona)
Fernando Ojeda (Universidad de Cádiz)
Xavier Picó (Estación Biológica de Doñana, EBD‐CSIC)
Susana Redondo‐Gómez (Universidad de Sevilla)
Eloy Revilla (Estación Biológica de Doñana, EBD‐CSIC)

More information at:
http://www.aeet.org
http://www.incomme.org/upcoming-medecos-xiii.html