19 February 2008 - Over
the last decades observational records have
confirmed that the Arctic displays the most
dramatic climatic changes. With
the advent of the International Polar Year
2007-08 (IPY), commemorating and highlighting
research and exploration in the Arctic,
an international, high-profiled conference,
“After the Melt” at the University of Aarhus
calls attention to the rapid and dramatic
ecological consequence of climate change
in the Arctic.
The quest of this conference
is to give an unparalleled opportunity to
advance public awareness of and appreciation
for arctic ecology and its inherent vulnerability
to such climatic changes. The combined list
of invited speakers embraces the Arctic
biome, from single species responses, over
inter-trophic relations and complex system
changes to the processes of carbon cycling
and feedback dynamics to the atmosphere.
After the Melt
An International Conference on Ecological
Responses to Arctic Climate Change
A conference under the International Polar
Year 2007-08
With the advent of the International Polar
Year 2007-08 (IPY), commemorating and highlighting
research and exploration in the Arctic,
we are pleased to invite you to attend an
international, high-profiled conference
at the University of Aarhus. Our conference
calls attention to the rapid and dramatic
ecological consequence of climate change
in the Arctic.
After the Melt: the
Arctic Ecological Perspective
Over the last decades observational records
have confirmed that the Arctic displays
the most dramatic climatic changes. The
quest of this conference is to give an unparalleled
opportunity to advance public awareness
of and appreciation for arctic ecology and
its inherent vulnerability to such climatic
changes. The combined list of invited speakers
embraces the Arctic biome, from single species
responses, over inter-trophic relations
and complex system changes to the processes
of carbon cycling and feedback dynamics
to the atmosphere.
