The 2018 Agroecology Symposium
Functions of Biodiversity in Agroecosystems
Toward Sustainable Crop Production
Tuesday, November 6, 2018 | Cohen Hall, Volcani Center
Keynote speaker
Program
(Amenable to changes - please follow this page for possible future updates)
8:30
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Gathering and Registration
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9:00
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Greetings
Itamar Glazer | Deputy director, Volcani Center |
9:15
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Introduction: Meeting the agroecological challenge with ecology
Asaf Sadeh | Agroecology Lab, Volcani Center |
9:45
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Agroecology: Integrating biodiversity services into agriculture
Teja Tscharntke | Agroecology Lab, University of Göttingen |
10:45
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Coffee Break
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11:00
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From trophic interactions to Integrated Pest Management: What went wrong? t
Moshe Coll | Insect Ecology Lab, Hebrew University, Rehovot |
11:30
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Biodiversity patterns across ecological scales: The case study of Southern Judean lowlands
Yaron Ziv | Spatial Ecology Lab, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev |
12:00
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Lunch Break and Poster Session
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13:00
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Integrating arthropod behavior and biological control: A conceptual framework
Michal Segoli | Arthropod Behavioral Ecology Lab, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev |
13:30
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A broader scope of ecosystem services: Beyond single guilds and single functions
Yael Mandelik | Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Lab, Hebrew University, Rehovot |
14:00
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Coffee Break
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14:15
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What does microbial ecology have to do with agriculture? t
Dror Minz | Microbial Ecology Lab, Volcani Center |
14:45
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Agroecological genomics: Computational approaches for deciphering the functions of microbial communities
Shiri Freilich | Agroecological Genomics Lab, Newe Ya'ar Research Center |
15:15
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Coffee Break
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15:30
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Promoting nature-based solutions in agroecology: Insights from urban ecology
Assaf Shwartz | Urban and Landscape Ecology Lab, Technion Institute of Technology |
16:00
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Launching the Newe Ya'ar Model Farm for Sustainable Agriculture: a platform for long-term agroecological research
Yael Laor | Scientific director, Model Farm for Sustainable Agriculture, Newe Ya'ar Research Center Asaf Sadeh | Agroecology Lab, Volcani Center |
16:30
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Discussion Panel
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17:30
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Expected end time
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Registration - it's free |
Getting ThereCohen Hall is located near the main gate of the Volcani Center
Find public transportation to get there using Moovit Egged bus line #274 to Volcani Center can be picked up from all Tel-Aviv train stations, from the Tel-Aviv University campus, and from the Faculty of Agriculture campus in Rehovot |
Poster Abstract Submission
If you'd like to present a poster, please submit an abstract by Sep 15 to [email protected], in addition to registering
Abstracts should be in English, and include a title, a list of authors with their institutions, email address of the presenting author, and the abstract text, up to 100 words long
Abstracts should be in English, and include a title, a list of authors with their institutions, email address of the presenting author, and the abstract text, up to 100 words long