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8^th International Shallow Lakes Conference will be held from October 12 – 17, 2014, Antalya, Turkey. Its purpose is to provide a stimulating scientific environment for communicating the advances in the ecology of shallow lakes. This will be a forum to revise and discuss new results, foster the exchange of ideas, and synthesize current knowledge to facilitate new research collaborations. Scientific topics include;

• Food webs along gradients in latitude, longitude and altitude
• Interspecific interactions
• Structures, function and metabolism of polar, temperate, subtropical, tropical ...

The Distributed European School of Taxonomy (DEST), originally funded by the EC in the framework of the EDIT project, provides two types of training courses at various European research facilities and universities. The programme is open to participants from Europe and from outside of Europe.

The Modern Taxonomy programme 2013-2014 offers intensive theoretical courses in subjects as varied as nomenclature and DNA-barcoding. The Expert-in-training programme 2013-2014 enables graduate students and early career researchers ...

EFFS Award for the best PhD Dissertation in Freshwater Sciences
Call 2013–2014

1. The European Federation for Freshwater Sciences (EFFS) launches a new call of the EFFS Award for the best PhD Dissertation in Freshwater Sciences, which will recognize outstanding scientific and intellectual work in the field of Freshwater Sciences performed by Early Career Researchers in Europe.

2. Applicants for this Award will include all authors of doctoral theses submitted in
Europe in the field of Freshwater Sciences. Applicants should be members ...

From the SEATC salinisation AG we are organising a workshop with scientists, managers, environmental consultancies and representatives from the mining industry. We would be happy to have young EFYRs joining us, and we can cover for accommodation expenses. Please contact me for further information: mcanedo.fem@gmail.com

CONFERENCE THEME AND OBJECTIVES

Lakes, both natural and artificial, are vital and strategic resources for all life on our planet. At the same time, they are also highly vulnerable to human activities, especially if not properly managed for their sustainable use. These critical natural resources and their ecosystems have defined geographical borders, while at the same time also being strongly influenced by their locations. In fact, although there is a geographical limit between a lake ecosystem and neighboring ecosystems, lakes are ...

http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/AHK478/lecturer-in-conservation-biology-education-and-research/

PhD studentships available
Below are links to two funded PhD studentships within the School of Life, Sport and Social Sciences, Edinburgh Napier University. Closing date is 21st October. Please distribute to any potentially interested parties.

Aquatic non-native species: a closer look at their parasite fauna

http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/AHJ228/phd-studentship/

Effects of underwater sound on aquatic invertebrates

http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/AHJ229/phd-studentship/

Gilson Le Cren Memorial Award 2014: £4000 grant for research from the FBA

the Hugh Cary Gilson Memorial ...

Responsibilities:  The Freshwater Ecology and Conservation Lab at the
University of Washington is looking for a highly motivated MS or PhD student
to explore the freshwater ecology of streams in the American Southwest.
Potential themes of study include (but are not limited to) ecohydrology,
invasive species, riverscape connectivity, fish species dispersal, and
community reassembly in response to extreme flooding and drought. Strong
possibility of working in other arid regions of the world exists. The
successful applicant will be advised by ...

The advanced course ‘Introduction to meta-analysis and research synthesis in ecology’, organized by the Institute of Marine Research – Centre for Marine and Environmental Research (IMAR-CMA) and by the University of Coimbra, will take place at the University of Coimbra (Portugal) from 7 to 11 April 2014 and will be lectured by Professor Julia Koricheva (Royal Holloway University of London, UK).

All information is available at http://www1.ci.uc.pt/imar/meta-analysis/

We are happy to announce you that the new EFYR board of representatives will be formed by Nuria Cid (Joint Research Center); Hugh Feeley (Cardiff University) and Miguel Cañedo-Argüelles (Oregon State University). We will do our best to bring all the EFYR matters to the attention of EFFS senior representatives and keep EFYR active as an important part of the EFFS. Feel free to contact us anytime, we are here to help young European scientists!