EDGG
is a Working Group
of the International
Association for Vegetation
Science (IAVS)
EDGG
is supported by the
Floristisch-soziologische Arbeitsgemeinschaft e.V.
The European Dry Grassland Group (EDGG) is a network of dry grassland researchers and conservationists in Europe. We live from the activities of our members. Everybody can join EDGG without any fee or other obligation.
The election for the Executive committee of
the European Dry Grasslands Group 2013.
Dear EDGG members,
Welcome to the election for the Executive committee of the European Dry Grasslands Group 2013. The procedure for the elections is described by our Bylaws.
Link to the online election https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/42998/lomake.html
user name and
password have been sent to all EDGG member e-mail addresses, if you have not received it, please, contact Stephen Venn, Secretary General Stephen.Venn@helsinki.fi
The results of the election will be announced during the forthcoming EDGM meeting in Zamosc. You are entitled to
vote for up to six candidates. Please make the most of this opportunity to
influence the running of the organization.
Deadline for voting is 30 May 2013
The EDGG covers all aspects
related to dry grasslands, in particular:
plants - animals - fungi -
microbia - soils - taxonomy - phylogeography - ecophysiology - population
biology - species' interactions - vegetation ecology - syntaxonomy - landscape
ecology - biodiversity - land use history - agriculture - nature conservation -
restoration - environmental legislation - environmental education
The basic aims of the EDGG are:
- to compile and to distribute information on research and conservation in dry grasslands beyond national borders;
- to stimulate active cooperation among dry grassland scientists (exchanging data, common data standards, joint projects).
To achieve its aims, EDGG provides four facilities for the information exchange among dry grassland
researchers and conservationists:
- the Bulletin of the EDGG (published quarterly),
- e-mails via our mailing list on
urgent issues,
- the EDGG homepage,
- the European Dry Grassland Meetings, organised annually in different places throughout Europe.
Depending on both the wishes and the contributions of our members,
one could think of additional activities,
such as:
-
organisation of dry grassland sessions at conferences of other
organisations, -
organisation of specific courses for students, scientists, and practioners (e.g. determination of byophytes, lichens or critical vascular plant groups; methods in vegetation sampling and classification; methods in biodiversity research; conservation measures),
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organisation of field trips (e.g. for sampling relevé data in under-
represented regions), -
establishment of common data standards for national/regional vegetation databases and combination of such data in large-scale meta-analyses,
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joint application for international research projects.
Last update 16.06.2012
webpage editor: Solvita Rusina