Mid-Paleozoic climate change and biodiversity patterns (IGCP 596): Conferences and Collaborations in 2011

作者：Suttner Thomas J^*; Kido Erika; Koenigshof Peter; Piller Werner E

来源：Episodes, 2012, 35(3): 438-444.

The new Project 596 (2011-2015) within the International Geoscience Programme (IGCP) started in April 2011. It focuses on climate change and biodiversity patterns in the Mid-Paleozoic (Early Devonian to Late Carboniferous). Here we provide a summary of activities during the Opening Meeting. The first annual conference resulted in a consolidation of a global network including researchers of other large projects such as IGCP 580 and IGCP 591. Until now the group of participants interested in collaboration counts 135 scientists of 26 countries of which more than one-third are women in science. Participants come form Australia (2), Austria (3), Belgium (10), Bulgaria (2), Canada (1), China (I), Czech Republic (12), Estonia (1), France (13), Germany (11), Iran (1), Italy (5), Japan (7), Malaysia (1), Mongolia (4), Morocco (1), Myanmar (I), Poland (8), Portugal (2), Russia (10), Spain (19), Thailand (4), Turkey (3), United Kingdom (3), U.S.A. (9), and Vietnam (1). In order to secure the future of the international collaboration within IGCP 596, further financial support is acquired by project-grants from national science institutions of several countries. In addition to the achievements during the Opening Meeting, a short overview on other joint conferences held in 2011 and those scheduled for 2012 is given.

• 出版日期2012-9