Humboldt’s Day- India events- September 14-18, 2020
Inspired by the global impact of the celebrations of the 250th anniversary of the birth of Alexander von Humboldt (14 September 1769 – 6 May 1859), the International Biogeography Society is launching – International Humboldt Day – an annual celebration of his legacy.
Biogeographers around the world (~20 countries) will be celebrating International Humboldt Day during the week of September 12-18, 2020. International Humboldt Day is envisioned as a week of biogeography focused events around the world, that bring together researchers and organizations through the organization of local presentations, activities, and online offerings. List of all events here www.humboldtday.org/events/
In addition to the events organised by IBS, the Indian Biogeographers are organizing an additional set of talks from leading biogeographers from across the globe.
The Indian events are organized by National Centre for Biological Science (NCBS), Bengaluru, and Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh.
Poster: llustration: Richa Kedia's illustration of the Palghat Gap, inspired by Alexander von Humboldt's tableau of the Chimborazo volcano in Ecuador
Organising Committee:
NCBS: Uma Ramakrishnan and Vivek Ramachandran
IISER Tirupati : V. V. Robin
All events are online and free for registered participants
Register here: https://bit.ly/3lBX5wz
You will be sent a link for attending the talks online, after registration
Events List
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Day 1: 14th September, 2020 |
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Humboldtian Science and India's Biodiversity |
0900 - 0915 |
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Biogeographic patterns and community structure of diatoms across the Western Ghats |
0915 - 0940 |
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The Centipede’s Sanctuary: Exploring Ancient Refugia from peninsular India |
0940-1005 |
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Evolution of the Indian dry zone |
1005-1030 |
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Phytogeographic mysteries of the Indian subcontinent |
1030-1055 |
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Meditating on endemism: history, assembly and politics |
1055-1120 |
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High altitude biodiversity and impacts of climate change, the case study of the Himalayan pikas |
1120-1145 |
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Rodents and ecosystems of the North Eastern India |
1145-1210 |
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State of India's Birds: Population trends and distribution maps |
1235-1300 |
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Day 2: 15th September, 2020 - Moderator: Praveen Karanth |
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A biological view on avian diversification |
1800 to 1830 IST |
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Penguin phylogenomics |
1830 to 1900 IST |
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Day 3: 16th September, 2020 - Moderator: Kartik Shanker |
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TBA |
1800 to 1830 IST |
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Island biogeography across a gradient of space and time |
1830 to 1900 IST |
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Day 3: 17th September, 2020 - Moderator: Jayashree Ratnam |
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Birds of Madagascar, a conundrum of island biogeography |
1800 to 1830 IST |
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Sky Islands of Africa |
1830 to 1900 IST |
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Day 4: 18th September, 2020 - Moderator: Nandini Rajamani |
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Pantropical biogeography, with some recent work on passerines, trogons, and Coraciiformes. |
1730 to 1800 IST |
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From Wallace to warblers – island biogeography from a Sri Lanka standpoint |
1800 to 1830 IST |
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Mountain biodiversity - the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau a center of bird diversification |
1830 to 1900 IST |
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