Integrating Temporal Dynamics in Biodiversity Research
Date:
Location:
WSL Birmensdorf, Englersaal
Organised by:
WSL-Eawag Biodiversity Center
Speakers:
Various speakers
Moderators:
Rebecca Oester (WSL), Yann Vitasse (WSL), Cornelia Twining (Eawag)
Languages:
English
Type of event:
Courses
Audience:
WSL and Eawag staff
Ecological communities and interactions are continuously reshaped by temporal processes operating across multiple scales, including diurnal, seasonal, and phenological cycles. Despite their fundamental role in structuring biodiversity, these temporal dimensions remain insufficiently integrated into ecological and biodiversity research. Understanding biodiversity through time poses an urgent challenge that requires stronger interdisciplinary exchange across ecosystems, taxa, and methodological approaches beyond research institutes.
This symposium aims to provide an interdisciplinary platform for early career researchers to present, discuss, and connect novel research on temporal biodiversity dynamics across aquatic and terrestrial habitats. By bringing together researchers working on diverse temporal scales and biological systems, the symposium will foster new perspectives and collaborations that advance a more integrated understanding of biodiversity patterns across the living world.
Keynote speakers ¶
- Pavel Kratina (Queen Mary University of London)
- Christine Römermann (Friedrich-Schiller Universität Jena)
Program (tentative) ¶
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
9.00- 9.15 | Welcome |
9.15-10.15 | Keynote talk by Prof. Dr. Christine Römermann |
10.15-11.15 | Presenters 1 – 4 |
11:15-11.45 | Coffee break |
11:45-12.45 | Presenters 5 – 9 |
13:00-14.00 | Lunch break |
14.00-15.00 | Keynote talk by Prof. Dr. Pavel Kratina |
15.00-15.30 | Coffee break |
15.30-16.30 | Presenters 10 – 14 |
16.30-17.00 | Closing session/Poster session |
17.00-18.30 | Apero |
Input provided by participants ¶
The symposium welcomes contributions from ECRs investigating temporal biodiversity dynamics across a broad range of ecosystems, taxa, and temporal scales. We particularly encourage contributions that address how ecological processes and interactions vary through time, from short-term diurnal dynamics to seasonal and phenological changes.
Potential contributions include research on circadian and diurnal activity patterns, growth and phenological dynamics, seasonal community turnover, and temporal variation in species interactions and ecosystem functioning. By bringing together participants working on diverse organisms, ecosystems, and methodological approaches, the symposium aims to highlight common temporal mechanisms shaping biodiversity and to stimulate exchange across WSL and Eawag.
Abstract submission ¶
Deadline for abstract submission: 30.10.2026
To submit your abstract, please click here: ABSTRACT SUBMISSION: Integrating Temporal Dynamics in Biodiversity Research – Formular ausfüllen
Registration ¶
Registration deadline: 30.11.2026
To register, please click here: REGISTRATION: Integrating Temporal Dynamics in Biodiversity Research – Formular ausfüllen
WSL-Eawag Biodiversity Center ¶
The WSL-Eawag Biodiversity Center is a strategic, interdisciplinary initiative to promote, further develop, and consolidate research and outreach in biodiversity science at WSL and Eawag.
To find out more about the WSL-Eawag Biodiversity Center and a complete list of events, please visit our website.
Please send an email to events-biodiversity(at)wsl.ch if you would like to be updated on the activities of the WSL Biodiversity Center.