This year’s workshop will be hosted by our colleagues Tomas Vrska and Kamil Kral, PIs of the Zofin 25-ha Forest Dynamics Plot, in the Czech Republic. Dates for the workshop are 19 July - 3 August, 2018.
The structure of the workshop will be similar to recent workshops in Puerto Rico and Hainan, China. We will work in small groups focused on specific research topics. The primary topics for this year are:
Demography
Biomass/carbon storage
Spatial Pattern Analysis
Phenology/Seeds and seedlings
All interested participants must send a short (<3 page) description of their proposed project, and 2-page resumé, to Lauren (KrizelL@si.edu) by 9 March 2018.
Applications will be reviewed based on novelty of research plan, data availability, strength of project hypotheses, and alignment with workshop topics. Proposals must indicate the specific research topic for their application. Only applicants who are available to stay for the entire 2-week duration of the workshop will be considered.
All proposals must use ForestGEO plot data as a core part of the research plan. Applicants do not need to be associated with a site prior to applying, but each applicant will need to contact a site PI prior to submitting a proposal, and include correspondence with the PI in the application.
As in past workshops, we encourage applications from a diversity of participants from different backgrounds, geographies, and career statuses. Please encourage your students, postdocs, and plot colleagues to apply. ForestGEO will cover the costs of participation for successful applications. However, due to funding limitations, we will not be able to accept all meritorious applications.
