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EcoFINDERS Workshop - Selecting Indicators for Monitoring Soil Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services

Part of the EcoFINDERS project

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7th – 11th April 2014
At Teagasc, Wexford, Ireland

Open to students, partners and stakeholders, this 5 day course will cover molecular, microbial, faunal and functional methods of measuring indicators for monitoring schemes. All indicators investigated during the EcoFINDERS project will be included. The workshop will also take in related subjects such as managing costs, selecting the best sites for sampling, and co-ordinating a large scale sampling campaign.
There will be a mix of practical and seminar teaching sessions, with lab and field classes mixed into the course.
All levels of expertise welcome.

Opening date for expression of interest: 17th March 2014
Contact: dorothy.stone@teagasc.ie

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PhD Course: Land Use Modeling for Climate Change 

Where: Aarhus University, Denmark,

When: 16-20 September 2013.

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A Post-Graduate Course: Soil, Biodiversity and Life

The contribution of soil to sustainability of life

was successfully held in Wageningen, The Netherlands in November 2012. 34 international students from around the world participated. The EcoFINDERS project organized a PhD-course (18-21. November 2012) and a one-day symposium (20. November 2012). Both took place in Wageningen, The Netherlands.

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