Below, upcoming courses in the field of ecology are shown. Besides the courses that are directly related to ecology, methodological courses as well as skills and competence courses relevant for ecologists are shown. Please note that the courses listed are planned and, except for those with a fixed date, the time frame in which the course may be given can change. The courses are organised by various parties:
- Experimental Plant Sciences (EPS)
- Production Ecology and Resource Conservation (PE&RC)
- Research School Ecology and Evolution (RSEE)
- Research School for Socio-Economic and Natural Sciences of the Environment (SENSE)
- Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW)
Note: If you would want more information or if you know of a course that is not yet listed, please contact Lennart Suselbeek (lennart.suselbeek@wur.nl) or Claudius van de Vijver (Claudius.vandeVijver@wur.nl).
Upcoming ecology courses
27
Jan
Soil Ecology
Sunday 27 - Thursday 31 January 2019How can we fully exploit the multifunctional potential of soils? And how is the soil’s functionality impacted by land-use intensification and climate change? This is the theme for the 7th edition of the international PhD course on Soil Ecology.
4
Feb
GIS in Practice
Monday 4 - Friday 15 February 2019GIS is commonly used as a tool to deal with spatial information. Although GIS packages are becoming increasingly user-friendly, the conceptual model behind the storage, analysis, and display is still essential to properly deal with these systems. This course aims to give an overview of this conceptual model, after which it will go in-depth in the use of ArcGIS using a number of practical cases.
31
Mar
Bugs at your Service - Fundamentals and application of arthropod-mediated ecosystem services
Sunday 31 March - Friday 5 April 2019This course we will provide an overview of concepts and tools that can contribute to the design of multifunctional landscapes that are better suited to capitalize on ecosystem services in conjunction with other land-use functions. The focus of the course will be on consumer-resource interactions underlying pollination and biocontrol services, the spatial ecology of pollinators and natural enemies, the impact of pest management practices on arthropod-mediated ecosystem services, and the design of multifunctional landscapes that support arthropod-mediated ecosystem services as well as other land-use functions.
20
May
ISRIC - Hands-on Digital Soil Mapping
Monday 20 - Friday 24 May 2019This course introduces methods and software for management, analysis and mapping of soil type and soil properties within the R environment for statistical computing. After this course participants will be able to apply the methods learnt to their own datasets.
20
May
ISRIC - Spring school on mapping and assessment of soils
Monday 20 - Friday 24 May 2019From 20 - 24 May 2019, ISRIC - World Soil Information will organise a Spring School on digital soil mapping, classification and assessment for soil and environmental scientists, students, soil experts and professionals in natural resources management. The spring school will take place at the Wageningen Campus in the Netherlands and will consist of two five-day courses that are run in parallel.