Dates
November 13-24, 2017
Please note that QCBS students are eligible to apply for a QCBS Intensive course Awards to cover additional tuition fees.
The intensive course
Offered by the Quebec Centre for Biodiversity Science
Accessible to McGill students and non-McGill students as well as auditors
Registration for the intensive course is done through UQAM
Course number: BIO860M
Credits: 3
Responsible instructors
- Steve Kembel (UQAM)
- Jonathan Davies (McGill University)
Invited instructors
- Andrew Hendry (McGill University)
- Andrew Gonzalez (McGill University)
- Catherine Potvin (McGill University)
- Jade Savage (Bishop’s University)
- Jérôme Dupras (UQO)
- Katja Neves (Concordia University)
- Mark Vellend (Université de Sherbrooke)
- Patrick James (Université de Montréal)
- Pedro Peres-Neto (Concordia University)
- Pierre Legendre (Université de Montréal)
- Simon Joly (Université de Montréal)
- Sophie Calmé (Université de Sherbrooke)
- Tanya Handa (UQAM)
- Virginie Millien (McGill University)
How to Apply
Application deadline: TBA
Official registration
Once your are accepted for the intensive course, please register using CREPUQ, unless you are a UQAM student (if so contact Helen Ath: cyclesupbiologie@uqam.ca).
Information on the course can be found at the following page on the UQAM website with a slightly different name: BIO860X Séminaire thématique en écologie
Please register as soon as accepted.
Contact Helen Ath cyclesupbiologie@uqam.ca and info@qcbs.ca if you have questions or if you are experiencing problems.
Course Description
This intensive two week course offers a high level overview of concepts, methods and questions related to different aspects of biodiversity science. The course covers a variety of current topics including:
- Patterns and drivers of biological diversity in space and time
- Genetic and genomic applications in biodiversity sciences
- Phylogenetic and functional community ecology
- Ecological networks
- Numerical ecology
- Evolutionary extinctions and rarity
- Biological invasions
- Ecosystem function and services
- Biodiversity, conservation and economics
- Participants
This course targets science professionals at a high level (particularly graduate students and post-docs) and focuses on scientific aspects of biodiversity science. We encourage applications from those with interests in systematics, ecology, environment and other aspects of biodiversity. The course is open to students from all Québec universities, and internationally; a maximum of 25 students will be selected. For the duration of the course, students will be expected to commit full time (approximately 90 hours, including theory and practicals) and participate in all aspects of the course.
Course location
The intensive course will be given at the Gault Nature Reserve of McGill University, a private reserve which protects 1000 hectares of natural primeval forests of the St. Lawrence Valley. Situated at Mont-Saint-Hilaire approximately 40 km from Montreal, this panoramic natural landscape is ideal for discovering nature, teaching and academic research.
Program
Course Material
Assignments & Evaluation
TBA
Typical Day
Lectures in the morning, course practical in the afternoon, time to work on the project that will serve to link the diverse aspects of biodiversity science presented during the entire course, and seminar or discussion animated by an invited speaker in the evening. Daily schedules may vary.
Language
The course welcomes both French and English speaking participants, but most lectures will be given in English. Students can submit their work in French or English.
