EcoSummit 2016
Ecological Sustainability: Engineering Change

The 5th International EcoSummit Congress, EcoSummit2016, will centre on the ecology of terrestrial ecosystems and all habitats that are integrated within those ecosystems, including river networks, wetlands and coastlines.
EcoSummit 2016 will bring together the world’s most respected minds in ecological science.

Plenary Speakers include:
Giovanni Bidoglio, Joint Research Centre of the European Commission, Italy
Sandra Diaz, Cordoba National University, Argentina
John Philip Grime, University of Sheffield, UK
Stephen P. Hubbell, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
Sandra Lavorel, CNRS, France
Bai-Lian (Larry) Li, University of California, Riverside, USA
William J. Mitsch, Florida Gulf Coast University, USA
Peter Vitousek, Stanford University, USA

The central and fundamental topics of EcoSummit 2016 are:
Agro-ecology
Anthropogenic pressure
Arid lands and desertification
Biodiversity and biological conservation
Biological invasions
Climate change
Disturbance ecology
Ecohydrology
Ecological complexity
Ecological economics
Ecological engineering
Ecological indicators
Ecological intensification
Ecological modelling
Ecosystem creation and restoration
Ecosystem health
Ecosystem services
Ecotoxicology
Environmental policy
Fragile ecosystems and hotspot management
Integrating socio-economics and ecology
Sustainability and resilience
Watershed/River catchment management

Important Deadlines:
31 July 2015 Submission of session and side event proposals
29 January 2016 Abstract submission deadline
8 April 2016 Early-bird registration deadline