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Conference Program and Abstracts International Biogeography Society 7th Biennial Meeting ǀ 8–12 January 2015, Bayreuth, Germany Conference Program and Abstracts published as frontiers of biogeography vol. 6, suppl. 1 - december 2014 (ISSN 1948-6596 ) Conference Program and Abstracts International Biogeography Society 7th Biennial Meeting 8–12 January 2015, Bayreuth, Germany Published in December 2014 as supplement 1 of volume 6 of frontiers of biogeography (ISSN 1948-6596). Suggested citations: Gavin, D., Beierkuhnlein, C., Holzheu, S., Thies, B., Faller, K., Gillespie, R. & Hortal, J., eds. (2014) Conference program and abstracts. International Biogeography Society 7th Bien- nial Meeting. 8—2 January 2015, Bayreuth, Germany. Frontiers of Biogeography Vol. 6, suppl. 1. International Biogeography Society, 246 pp . Rabosky, D. (2014) MacArthur & Wilson Award Lecture: Speciation, extinction, and the geo- graphy of species richness In Conference program and abstracts. International Biogeo- graphy Society 7th Biennial Meeting. 8–12 January 2015, Bayreuth, Germany. (ed. by D. Gavin, C. Beierkuhnlein, S. Holzheu, B. Thies, K. Faller, R. Gillespie & J. Hortal), Frontiers of Biogeography Vol. 6, suppl. 1, p. 8. International Biogeography Society. This abstract book is available online at http://escholarship.org/uc/fb and the IBS website: http://www.biogeography.org/html/fb.html Passing for press on December 14th. General index General information 1 Conference Timetable 7 Plenary Lectures 9 Plenary Symposia 13 PS1: Adaptation, migration, persistence, extinction: New insights from past climate changes 15 PS2: Tracking changes from space: Advances of remote sensing in biogeography 17 PS3: Paleobiogeography: The importance of fossil data to species biogeography past, 19 PS4: Global functional diversity in a data-rich era 21 Contributed Talks 25 CT1: Island biogeography 27 CT2: Climate-change biogeography 30 CT3: Gradients, range limits, and beta diversity 33 CT4: Historical and paleo-biogeography 37 CT5: Conservation biogeography 40 CT6: Modelling species and ecosystems 43 CT7: Phylogeography 46 CT8: Quaternary and cultural legacies 49 CT9: The grand subject 52 CT10: Invasions 54 CT11: Latitudinal biodiversity gradients 56 CT12: Biodiversity hotspots 58 Poster presentations 61 PPS2: Tracking changes from space: Advances of remote sensing in biogeography 63 PPS4: Global functional diversity in a data-rich era 69 P1: Island biogeography 77 P2: Climate-change biogeography 91 P3: Gradients, range limits, and beta diversity 114 P4: Historical and paleo-biogeography 133 P5: Conservation biogeography 140 P6: Modelling species and ecosystems 164 P7: Phylogeography 172 P8: Quaternary and cultural legacies 185 P10: Invasions 195 P11: Latitudinal biodiversity gradients 199 P12: Biodiversity hotspots 203 P13: Marine biogeography 209 P14: Natural-disturbance biogeography 212 List of participants 215 Author Index 233 General information ISSN 1948-6596 Seventh Biennial Conference of the International Biogeography Society an international and interdisciplinary society contributing to the advancement of all studies of the geography of nature Bayreuth, Germany, 8– 12 January 2015 Organizing Committee Carl Beierkuhnlein, Department of Biogeography, BayCEER, University of Bayreuth Daniel Gavin, Department of Geography, University of Oregon Karen Faller, International Biogeography Society Birgit Thies, BayCEER, University of Bayreuth … and the Board of the IBS Co-organizers: © 2014 the authors; compilation © 2014 The International Biogeography Society – CC BY 4.0 license 1 General information The International Biogeography Society gratefully acknowledges generous support towards the Bayreuth meeting from the following sponsors: The conference is substantially supported by the German Research Foundation Gondwana sponsors Sponsor of the MacArthur & Wilson Award Sponsor of the Wallace Award & Poster Session 1 Laurasia sponsors Student Prize sponsors Local sponsors Student & Developing Country Travel Award sponsors Several anonymous IBS Members and Conference Attendees Sponsorship levels: Co-sponsor (10,000+ US$), Pangaea (5,000–10,000 US$), Gondwana (2,000–4,000 US$), Laurasia (1,000–2,000 )US$ 2 © 2014 the authors; compilation © 2014 The International Biogeography Society – CC BY 4.0 license General information This meeting would not have been possible without the hard work of many people, including: Conference Program Committee Daniel Gavin (IBS VP for Conferences), Chair, Department of Geography, University of Oregon, USA Carl Beierkuhnlein, BayCEER, University of Bayreuth, Germany Ella Vázquez Domínguez, National Autonomous University of Mexico Rosemary Gillespie (IBS President), University of California Berkeley, USA Jan Axmacher, University College London, UK Jessica Blois, University of California Merced, California, USA Jürgen Dengler, BayCEER, University of Bayreuth, Germany Hélène Morlon, National Center for Scientific Research, France Anna Papadopoulou, University of Michigan, USA Manuel Steinbauer, BayCEER, University of Bayreuth, Germany Kate He, Murray State University, USA Corinne Myers, Harvard University, USA David Nogués-Bravo, University of Copenhagen, Denmark Björn Reu, University of Leipzig, Germany Francisco Rodriguez-Sanchez, Estación Biológica de Doñana (CSIC), Spain Alycia Stigall, Ohio University, USA Membership Coordinator Karen Faller, International Biogeography Society Program Book Editors Daniel Gavin, University of Oregon, USA Carl Beierkuhnlein, BayCEER, University of Bayreuth, Germany Stefan Holzheu, BayCEER, University of Bayreuth, Germany Birgit Thies, BayCEER, University of Bayreuth, Germany Karen Faller, International Biogeography Society Rosemary Gillespie (IBS President), University of California Berkeley, USA Joaquín Hortal, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (CSIC), Spain Student Travel & Poster Awards Committee Leticia Ochoa-Ochoa, Chair, University of Copenhagen, Denmark Sandra Nogué, University of Oxford, UK and University of Bergen, Norway Andrés Lira-Noriega, University of Kansas , USA Carolina Tovar, University of Oxford, UK Marta Jarzyna, Yale University, USA Ana M.C. Santos, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (CSIC), Spain George Stevens, Coastal Community Foundation, USA (ex officio) Local Organizing Committee: Gregor Aas, Leonor Álvarez-Cansino, Oliver Archner, Carl Beierkuhnlein, Jürgen Dengler, Bettina Engel- brecht, Verena Faßold, Philipp v. Gillhaußen, David Harter, Stefan Holzheu, Severin Irl, Anja Jaeschke, Anke Jentsch, Thomas Köllner, Gerhard Müller, Christine Pilsl, Johannes Ransijn, Manuel Steinbauer, Andreas Schweiger, Reinhold Stahlmann, Birgit Thies, Stephanie Thomas, Nils Tjaden © 2014 the authors; compilation © 2014 The International Biogeography Society – CC BY 4.0 license 3 General information International Biogeography Society 2013 – 2014 Officers President: Rosemary G. Gillespie President Elect: Carsten Rahbek VP for Conferences: Daniel Gavin VP for Public Affairs & Communications: Michael N Dawson VP for Development & Awards: George Stevens Secretary: Richard Field Treasurer: Lois F. Alexander Director-at-large: Catherine Graham Director-at-large: David Nogués-Bravo Student-at-large: Leticia Ochoa Ochoa First Past President: James H. Brown Second Past President: Mark V. Lomolino Third Past President: Brett R. Riddle Fourth Past President: Vicki Funk Fifth Past President: Robert J. Whittaker Sixth Past President: Lawrence R. Heaney Upcoming meeting host (ex officio): Carl Beierkuhnlein Past graduate student representative (ex officio): Ana M. C. Santos IBS Mission Statement Biogeography, the study of the geography of life, has a long and distinguished history, and one interwoven with that of ecology and evolutionary biology. Traditionally viewed as the study of geographic distributions, modern biogeography now explores a great diversity of patterns in the geographic variation of nature — from physiological, morphological and genetic variation among individuals and populations to differences in the diversity and composition of biotas along geographic gradients. Given its interdisciplinary and integrative nature, biogeography is now broadly recognized as a unifying field that provides a holistic understanding of the relation- ships between the earth and its biota. Our abilities to develop more general theories of the di- versity of life, and to conserve biological diversity may well rest on insights from the field of bio- geography. Therefore, the International Biogeography Society (IBS) was founded in 2001, and incorporated as a non-profit organization in 2002, with the following mission: Foster communication and collaboration between biogeographers in disparate academic fields - scientists who would otherwise have little opportunity for substantive interaction and collaboration. Increase both the awareness and interests of the scientific community and the lay public in the contributions of biogeographers. Promote the training and education of biogeographers so that they may develop sound strategies for studying and conserving the world’s biota. More information at the IBS website: http://www.biogeography.org 4 © 2014 the authors; compilation © 2014 The International Biogeography Society – CC BY 4.0 license General information © 2014 the authors; compilation © 2014 The International Biogeography Society – CC BY 4.0 license 5 General information Frontiers of Biogeography (ISSN 1948-6596) is the open access journal published by the International Bio- geography Society (IBS; http://www.biogeography.org/). Frontiers
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