BIOGEOGRAPHY OF THE CARPATHIANS

The third interdisciplinary symposium “Biogeography of the Carpathians” will be held in September 2022 in Prague, Czechia. The forum offers an excellent opportunity for scientists studying the biodiversity and evolution of the Carpathian biota to share their most recent knowledge and to interact with others having similar interests. The third edition is a continuation of symposia organized in Kraków, Poland (2013) and Cluj, Romania (2017), and represents a platform for free exchange of ideas, research advances and future research directions shared by scientists connected by their common interests on diverse aspects of the Carpathian biodiversity.

These aspects, which will be discussed within the present symposium, include:

• Evolution, spatial distribution and past climate-induced distributional shifts of the Carpathian biota from infraspecific to ecosystem level
• Carpathians in a larger biogeographical context
• Impact of climate change on ecology & future range shifts of the Carpathian biota
• Biological invasions: spatial patterns & impact on native biodiversity
• Identification, conservation & sustainability of biodiversity hot spots

Recorded talks

The collection of 26 presentations of invited and ordinary speakers who gave a consent to record and publicly display their talks is available here:

https://slideslive.com/cit-prf-uk/biogeography-of-the-carpathians-2022?locale=en

Programme

Venue

Symposium venue

Velká geologická posluchárna Lecture Hall Faculty of Science, Charles University Albertov 6 Prague, Czech Republic 50°4'8.174"N, 14°25'28.102"E

Transport

Arrival by plane to Václav Havel international airport
From the bus stop at Václav Havel Airport (Terminal 1 / Terminal 2) take a bus no. 119 direction to the terminal stop Nádraží Veleslavín where you change to a metro line A to Hradčanská station where you get off and change to a tram no. 18 to Albertov where you get off and walk ca 250 m to Albertov 6 (duration ca 55 min).

Arrival by train to Prague main railway station
Take a tram no. 9 to Národní třída where you change to a tram no. 18 to Albertov where you get off and walk ca 250 m to Albertov 6 (duration ca 20 min).

Arrival by bus to main station Prague - Florenc
Take a metro line B to Karlovo náměstí station where you change to a tram no. 14 or 18 or 24 to Albertov where you get off and walk ca 250 m to Albertov 6 (duration ca 20 min).

Food

Where to have lunch / dinner?
Have a look here.

Accomodation

The venue is located at Albertov - the university quarter situated very close to the historical city centre. We recommend to stay locally and rent an apartment (available via AirBnB or Booking.com) or book your accommodation in several pensions / hotels situated nearby. Please make a reservation in advance as Prague belongs to the most visited cities in Europe.

Publications

The pdf of the Book of Abstracts is downloadable here.

We strongly encourage the authors of contributions that are relevant to a disciplinarily and geographically broad audience, e.g. case studies describing highly compelling patterns and revealing mechanisms that shape biodiversity in time and space, and synthesis overviews across subdisciplines and organismal groups, to submit their manuscripts to Journal of Biogeography. The manuscripts meeting these criteria, as assessed by the chief editors working closely with a team of associate & guest editors, will enter the standard review process with the final aim to publish a topical section (6-12 papers) within an issue of Journal of Biogeography. The manuscripts are expected to be submitted within 3-6 months after the close of the Symposium. The journal’s author guidelines can be found here. Additional documents concerning structured abstracts and informative figures, which can help maximise the impact of your science are provided on the journal’s blog: Abstracts & Figures.

Contact

symposium-carpathians-2022(at)natur.cuni.cz

Patrik Mráz: +420 221 951 642

Viera Mrázová: +420 221 951 646