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Island Biology 2019 "Island reptiles: the rich diversity of continental and oceanic islands"

› Biogeography of Gulf of Guinea Oceanic Island Reptiles - Luis Ceríaco, Museu de História Natural e da Ciência da Universidade do Porto

› Biodiversity growth on the volcanic ocean islands and the roles of in situ cladogenesis and immigration: case with the reptiles - Jason Ali, The University of Hong Kong

› Ecological and evolutionary determinism in Greater Antillean reptiles - Graham Reynolds, University of North Carolina Asheville

› The evolution of an island phenotype: results from an experimental introduction - Anthony HERREL, UMR 7179 - Mécanismes adaptatifs et Évolution

› Lizard discoveries and rediscoveries in the New Caledonian region - Aaron Bauer, Villanova University

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Island Biology 2019 Plenary session : "Ecology of rain forests on a large tropical island: lessons from New Guinea"

Vojtech Novotny, Biology Center, Czech Academy of Science

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Island Biology 2019

Workshop : "NEXA - Introduction to European funding opportunities for Biodiversity and Conservation projects"

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Production : Direction des Usages du Numérique - University of Reunion Island Day 4 Island Biology 2019 "Functional island biogeography - concepts and prospects"

› Functional island biogeography: the next frontier in island biology - Holger Kreft, Centre of Biodiversity and Sustainable Land Use, University of Göttingen, Biodiversity

› A global review of insular woodiness and its potential functional significance - Alexander Zizka, German Center for Integrative Biodiversity Research

› Drivers of woody alien invasions across spatial scales in the Hawaiian Islands - Dylan Craven, University of Gottingen

› Predicting the functional trait composition of insular communities: an application to tropical reef fishes - Claire Jacquet, Swiss Federal Insitute of Aquatic Science and Technology [Dübendorf], University of Zürich [Zürich]

› Extinction-Driven Changes in Insular Frugivore Communities: Worldwide and in Mauritius - Julia Heinen, Center for Macroecology, Evolution and Climate

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Island Biology 2019

Plenary session : "Orchids, moths, and birds on Madagascar, Mauritius, and Reunion: island systems with well-constrained timeframes for species interactions and trait change"

Susanne Renner, Systematische Botanik und Mykologie, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

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Day 2 Island Biology 2019 "Island palaeontology" › Island Life before Man - Alexandra van der Geer, Naturalis Biodiversity Center

› Pleistocene-Holocene environmental changes on Madagascar and associated extinctions - Steven Goodman, Field Museum of Natural History, Association Vahatra

› Quaternary extinction of large rainforest herbivores on Indonesia's largest island, Sumatra - Julien Louys, Australian Research Centre for Human Evolution › Early colonisation of the Philippine islands - Thomas Ingicco, Muséum National d\'Histoire Naturelle

› How long would it take to recover the number of bird species lost due to humans in New Zealand? - Luis Valente, Museum für Naturkunde [Berlin], Naturalis Biodiversity Center

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Day 2 Island Biology 2019 "Future steps to fight against invasive species on islands"

› The new IUCN Guidelines for invasive species planning and management on islands - Michael Kiehn, Botanical Garden, University of Vienna › Island Biodiversity in the Anthropocene

› Predicting and preventing the arrival of invasive non-native species on islands globally - Helen Roy, Centre for Ecology and Hydrology [Wallingford]

› The “French Connection”: lessons learned from the management of invasive plants in French Overseas Tropical Island Territories - Jean-Yves Meyer, Délégation à la Recherche, Gouvernement de la Polynésie française

› Invasive species management in the French Southern and Antarctic Lands (TAAF) : past efforts and future challenges - David Ringler, Terres australes et antarctiques françaises

› Past, present and future of invasive alien species on the Macaronesian islands - MARTA LOPEZ-DARIAS, Instituto de Productos Naturales y Agrobiología CSIC

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Day 2 Island Biology 2019

Plenary session : "The Island Biogeography of Alien Species"

Tim Blackburn, University College London

University of Reunion Island Production : Direction des Usages du Numérique - University of Reunion Island Day 1 Island Biology 2019 "Plant conservation on oceanic islands: scientific needs and examples of good practice to solve imminent challenges"

› The IUCN Seed Conservation Specialist Group: Connecting experts, identifying gaps, and developing best practices - Uromi M. Goodale, Guangxi Key Laboratory for Forest Ecology and Conservation

› Red Lists and open data: how the New Caledonia Plant Red List Authority has brought together environment professionals, scientists and amateur experts - Shankar Meyer, Association Endemia

› Strategies for conservation of endemic species in protected areas of Cabo Verde islands - Herculano Andrade Dinis, Associação Projecto Vitó, National Direction of the Environment

› Conservation of crop wild relatives of Macaronesian Islands: current status and outlook - Maria Romeiras, LEAF, Linking Landscape, Environment, Agriculture and Food, ISA, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes

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Day 1 Island Biology 2019

"Introduction to natural history of the Mascarene islands"

Steven M. Goodman, Association Vahatra, Field Museum of Natural History