The Botanical Institute of Barcelona hosts the 3rd Botany Symposium
On 25 and 26 November, theBarcelona Botanical Institute (IBB) will host the 3rd Botany Symposium entitled “New challenges in the study of mountain plants, an interdisciplinary perspective”.
The event will start at 16:00 h and will be held in the Sala Salvador, located on the ground floor of the IBB building. During the two days of the Symposium, numerous speakers will present advances in the study of mountain plants, especially on the past, present and future challenges that exist in the study of alpine vegetation.
We know that mountains can act as true evolutionary laboratories, as their extreme environmental conditions push the biology of the living beings that inhabit them to the limit. In this context, we are confident that the results to be presented at the symposium will help to understand and conserve these valuable and delicate ecosystems.
Over the two days of the event, there will be seven presentations, related to ethnobotany, animal-plant interaction and evolutionary biology, which will focus on high mountain plants from a holistic perspective.
Anyone interested can register to attend in person or online. The price will be 15€ for students and totally free for SEBOT members. For all other participants the final price of the symposium will be €30
PROGRAMME
| Time | Friday 25 November |
|---|---|
| 16:00-17:00h | Registration of participants |
| 17:00-17:15h | Teresa Garnatje, Jaume Pellicer, Oriane Hidalgo (Institut Botànic de Barcelona). Introduction |
| 17:15-18:00h | María Begoña García (Instituto Pirenaico de Ecología). Abordando los grandes retos para la conservación de la biodiversidad en el actual escenario de cambio global: Ciencia ciudadana para monitorizar tendencias, y nuevas tecnologías para identificar refugios |
| 18:00-18:30h | Juan Carlos Moreno (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid), y Gonzalo Nieto Feliner (Real Jardín Botánico de Madrid). Presentación: IBC 2024 avances |
| 18:30-20:30h | Poster session and snack |
| Time | Saturday 26 November |
|---|---|
| 9:00-10:00h | Sébastien Lavergne (Université Grenoble Alpes). The evolutionary and ecological assembly of the high alpine flora |
| 10:00-10:45h | Cristina Roquet (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona). La biodiversidad vegetal en las regiones montañosas y su evolución en el tiempo y el espacio |
| 10:45-11:30h | Coffe break |
| 11:30-12:15h | Alfredo García Fernández (Universidad Rey Juan Carlos). Las plantas de montaña en escenarios eco-evolutivos: una aproximación multidisciplinar |
| 12:15-13:00h | Pau Carnicero (University of Innsbruck). Filogeografía y refugios glaciares en la flora pirenaica de alta montaña |
| 13:00-15:00h | Lunch |
| 15:00-15:45h | Luca Pegoraro (Federal Research Institute WSL, Switzerland). Promises and challenges of automated monitoring: plant-pollinator interactions in the Alps |
| 15:45-16:30h | Airy Gras (Emory University EUA y Universitat de Barcelona). Etnobotánica y plantas de montaña: conocimientos del pasado para retos actuales y futuros |
| 16:30-17:30h | Final discussion, conclusions, awards, etc. |
How to get to the IBB?
- Bus: 150, from plaça d’Espanya to the Can Valero – Passeig del Migdia stop.
- Metro: L1 i L3, stop Espanya. From plaça d’Espanya, 35 mins walk or bus until the IBB.
- Funicular: connected with L3 i L2 metro lines. 15 mins walk or bus until the IBB.
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