Internationales Symposium in Jena 2011

Deutsche Version / english version see below!

Prof. Dr. Bernd Gerken und Martin Görner laden herzlich ein zu einem

Internationales Symposium über Fragen der Auenökologie,
des Hochwasser- und Artenschutzes
mit besonderem Blick auf die Bedeutung großer Weidetiere.

Die Beiträge können sowohl  rein auenökologisch oder rein auf Megaherbivore orientiert sein, besonderer Wert wird jedoch auf verknüpfende Beiträge gelegt.

Zum Abschluß des Symposiums wird eine Resolution verabschiedet und publiziert werden, die zu einem Umdenken im Umgang mit Flüssen und der Fauna der Großweidetiere in Europa – hin zu mehr evolutiver Dynamik! – aufrufen wird.

Das Symposium findet statt am 2. und 3. November 2011.
Tagungsort ist Jena – Hotel Best Western.

Weitere Informationen erhalten Sie in der Anlage Auensymposium hervor.

Wir bitten um Ihre Anmeldung zur Teilnahme bzw. Mitteilung Ihres Themas für Vortrag, Poster und/oder Film durch Post oder e-mail an
- bghaliotis@gmail.com (Prof. Dr. Bernd Gerken)
oder
- ag-artenschutz@freenet.de (Dipl.-Forsting. Martin Görner).
Auf gutes Gelingen freuen sich schon jetzt!

Prof. Dr. Bernd Gerken und Dipl.-Forsting. Martin Görner

Postanschrift: Arberitsgruppe Artenschutz Thüringen, Thymianweg 25, Jena / Deutschland

 

English version

Prof. Dr. Bernd Gerken (D-Marienmuenster / P-Silves) and Martin Görner (D-Jena) cordially invite to the

International Symposium on Floodplain-Ecology -
Flood-Control and Species-Protection
with Special Focus on the  Interactions  with Large Herbivores

Time and Location:  Novembre  2nd und 3rd 2011 in Jena/Thuringia/Germany – Hotel Best Western

We herewith invite to contribute to the symposium with a lecture, Poster or Film or your attendance. The titles of your lectures, posters and/or films along with an abstract of 1/4-A4 should be submitted not later than March 31st 2011, please!

Send an e-mail please to   >ag-artenschutz@freenet.de <    or    >bghaliotis@gmail.com<
or by letter to >>Arbeitsgruppe Artenschutz Thüringen, Thymianweg 25, D – 07745 Jena / Germany<<

With best regards!

Prof. Dr. Bernd Gerken und Dipl.-Forsting. Martin Görne

Further informations find attached Auensymposium and as folliowing:

Dear Colleague,

with pleasure we inform you about
the Jena-Symposium, to be held in  2011, 2nd and 3rd of Novembre.
For details see http://www.ag-artenschutz.de/aktuelleseminare.htm
download first Circular as *.pdf
(german version attached)

We dedicate this international event to

aspects of river-ecology, species protection and  flood control
in close connection to the ecology of large herbivores,
their impact on and interrelations with the
dynamic stands and biocenoses of floodplains.

As natural elements of the european nature the megaherbivore fauna plays a main role as leading ecofactor, which until now is more or less forgotten or misunderstood. Inundations and all related dynamics of water are more or less solely accepted as the principal factor, which makes the biocenoses of river ecosystems azonal.

Due to the impact by grazing, browsing etc. on the vegetation, the initation of new and usage of traditional trails from small to large dimensions, and other activities as social animals “play”, large Herbivores highly influence the potential and real impact of the flowing water on sedimentation,
erosion, soils and the whole landscape structure. By that,
the megaherbivore fauna has to be attributed the next
leading and  “azonalizing” ecofactor in river ecosystems besides the water.

In that symposium we aim to show the meaning and importance of those – highly but forgotten – natural impacts and interferences as part of the natural cooperative dynamics in structure and time of river-ecosystems. Water    a n d   large herbivores (and in paleo-times Dinosauers played that role!) do influence and induce markedly the known variety of river-types as well as woodland and river-bottom meadows .. .

Martin Görner and me herewith invite you cordially, to attend this symposium!
We would appreciate your contribution with a lecture, poster or film about ideas and experiences from your studies with Megaherbivores. Contributions of theoretical or visionary character are as welcome as lectures postres and/or films about very recent case-studies and beginning or ongoing projects.
Contributions may deal with megaherbivore-ecology and/or river- ecology separately or combined, dependent toyour areas of study, opinions and visions.
Please spread this message as invitation to friends and colleagues to attend and/or contribute further lectures or posters in Jena

In consequence of that event a resolution on further dealing with rivers and the megaherbivore fauna in Europe toward more evolutionary perspectives  a n d   the security of our society shall be published on Nov. 3rd. 2011.

We look forward your answer and invited cooperation

thank You!

Prof. Dr. Bernd Gerken   &   Martin Görner