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November, Thursday 24

9:00am Welcoming!
9:30am Karin Maldonado
Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, Chile.
Assessing climate change impacts on trophic niche width and species'phenology in Mediterranean ecosystems.
11:00am Discussion
11:20am Coffee Break
11:40am Aaron Ellison
Harvard University, USA.
Diversity is not heterogeneity, and the difference matters.
12:30pm Discussion
12:50pm Lunch
14:00pm Christian Salas
Universidad Mayor, Chile.
Building a dynamic growth model for natural forests in south-central Chile.
14:40pm Discussion
15:00pm Nidia Fabré
University of Alagoas, Brazil.
3D High-resolution trait: Improving functional diversity g in tropical ecosystems.
15:40pm Discussion
16:00pm Coffee Break
16:20pm Alejandra Trocoso
Universidad de la Serena, Chile.
Predator-prey network temporal dynamics in extreme environments.
17:00pm Discussion
18:30pm Dinner at Dinner Portofino
Bellamar 301, Cerro Esperanza, Valparaíso.

November, Friday 25

9:00am Vandick Batista
University of Alagoas, Brazil.

Interdisciplinary themes on building conservation in extreme environmental scenarios.

Population versus community approach to dealing with tropical fisheries.
09:00am Discussion
10:10am Paulo Duarte-Neto
Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Recife-PE, Brazil.
Alternative methods to evaluate the growth and shape of otoliths.
10:50am Discussion
11:15am Coffee Break
11:30am Ronny Vallejos
Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Chile.
Comparing two spatial variables with the probability of agreement.
12:10pm Discussion
12:30pm Closing Remarks
12:40pm Lunch