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synthesise information from existing phylogeography,
phylogeny, palaeobiology, palaeogeomorphology and palaeoclimate data
to infer the evolutionary history of three major biomes across Australia
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identify areas for comparative studies across regions
and organisms
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identify gaps in current studies and develop new research
projects
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foster synergies across disciplines to promote development
of an integrated understanding of the evolutionary history of the
Australian biota
The project will bring together scientists across the
disciplines of climatology, palaeobiology, phylogeography and phylogeny
to integrate climatic and geo-historical processes with phylogeographic
and phylogenetic studies. The scientists will be engaged in four workshops.
Three workshops will focus on three major biomes of Australia, the Monsoon
Tropics, the Eastern mesic, and the arid regions and will involve scientists
who have worked directly in that biome. These workshops will integrate
and synthesise existing data across disciplines to maximise knowledge
of the influence of historical processes on species evolution and distribution
in each biome. Each workshop will produce a publication reviewing the
current knowledge of the evolutionary history of the biota in that biome.
The fourth workshop will involve a core group of scientists across biomes
and disciplines to develop collaborative multi-disciplinary research applications
for integrated studies in biodiversity "hotspot" regions using
enhanced methodologies.
Workshop 1: 'Evolution of the arid zone biota', Adelaide, 24-27 October
2006.
This workshops was attended by fifteen participants covering a range
of disciplines and expertise discussing palaeoclimatic history and identifying
synergies across biotic, geolgical and climatic data set.
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Participant/ Affiliation/Expertise (#ECR):
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Prof Jim Bowler, University of Melbourne,
Paleoenvironments
Dr Margaret Byrne, Dept Environment and Conservation ,Plant phylogeography
Prof John Chappell, Australian National, University Geomorphology
Dr Steve Cooper, South Australian Museum, Invertebrate evolution
Dr Steve Donnellan, South Australian, Museum Vertebrates
Dr Leo Joseph, CSIRO, Avian phylogeny
Dr Michael Kearney#, The University of Melbourne, Animal phylogeography
Dr Scott Keogh#, Australian National University ,Vertebrates
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Dr Remko Leijs#, South Australian Museum, Invertebrates
Dr Jane Melville#, Museum of Victoria Reptile, phylogeography
Dr Dan Murphy#, University of Melbourne Acacia, phylogeny
Dr Nic Porch#, Monash University, Palaeontology
Dr Martin Williams, University of Adelaide, Quaternary geologist
Dr Karl-Heinz Wyrwoll, The University of Western Australia, Palaeoenvironments
Dr David Yeates, CSIRO Entomology Invertebrates, methods
Prof. Godfrey Hewitt, University of East Anglia, Animal phylogeography
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Workshop 2: 'Evolutionary history of the mesic zone biota, Sydney,
3-6 July 2007
Workshop 3: 'Evolutionary history of the Monsoon
tropica biota, state, November 2007
Venue: The xxxxxx xxxxxx, date - date
Making own flight arrangements:
Please undertake your own flight arrangements by booking via
xxxxx
Step 2
Instruction 3
Hotel accommodation
The xx hotel has rooms booked under the workshop name, xxxx
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