'Evolutionary islands 150 years after Darwin' symposium
150 Years after Darwin's On the Origin of Species, island evolution is entering a new phase. By habitat fragmentation, we humans create more and more islands, while at the same time, by transporting species from their native biomes, we remove the dispersal barriers that kept habitats isolated.
To explore the implications of this new era of island evolution, the National Museum of Natural History in Leiden, the Netherlands, together with the Darwin Center for Biogeology in Utrecht, the Netherlands, organised an international congress:
"Evolutionary Islands 150 Years After Darwin"
When: 12 & 13 February 2009
Where: National Museum of Natural History Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands
The meeting brought together traditional students of island biotas, experimental/theoretical community ecologists, and evolutionary biologists, to explore the role of island-biological processes in a world in which the "island processes" of isolation and dispersal are being drastically altered.
| Watch lectures |
Three lectures where captured on video during the congress and can be viewed online. Click on WATCH VIDEO to open the video player in a new browser window.
Mark Lomolino (Forestry College, Syracuse, New York)
"On the Origin, Evolution and Preservation of Island Life: an Historical and Prospective Overview" WATCH VIDEO
Keynote address, 12 February 2009.
Robert Whittaker (University of Oxford)
"Dynamic oceanic island biogeography: development and initial evaluation of a general model" WATCH VIDEO
Keynote lecture, 12 February 2009.
Tijs Goldschmidt (writer, evolutionary biologist)
Temporary and perpetual effects of unplanned and calculated introductions" WATCH VIDEO
Closing lecture, 13 February 2009.
Monday, September 28, 2009