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8:50   CONFERENCE OPENING - VISTÍS 

Chair: Freydís Vigfúsdóttir 

9:00   WELCOME WORDS FROM THE CHAIR OF NORDIC SOCIETY OIKOS - Anders Nielsen

Zoom link:

https://eu01web.zoom.us/j/64861983667?pwd=aFQzSnlrMUg5blBMcmU0WTJWdnd0UT09​

9:15 SESSION I – CONSERVATION & CLIMATE CHANGE A

Chair: Filipa Samarra

Zoom link:

https://eu01web.zoom.us/j/64861983667?pwd=aFQzSnlrMUg5blBMcmU0WTJWdnd0UT09​

9:20 E01

Population regulation in fox sanctuaries: a new experience for the management of a native apex predator

Ester Rut Unnsteinsdóttir

9:35 E02

Mapping herbivore studies in the Arctic – how robust are the conclusions we can draw from our current knowledge?

Isabel C. Barrio

9:50 E03

Long-term monitoring reveals topographical features and vegetation explain winter habitat use of an Arctic rodent

Xaver Von Beckerath

10:05 E04

Surveying salmonid spawning grounds in Thingvallavatn: A crucial step in evaluating the effects of a changing climate

Lieke Ponsioen

10:20 E05

Changes in salmonid communities of Lake Thingvallavatn – how stable and resilient are they?

Sigurður Snorrason

10:35   Coffee break

10:45   SESSION II – SHORT TALKS A

Chair: Quentin Horta-Lacueva 

Zoom link:

https://eu01web.zoom.us/j/62829782143?pwd=V0RxaVFwYmJBOVRmU3BRejdCYVh5UT09​

10:50 S1

Machine learning for entomological discovery

Thomas Chen

10:55 S2

Morphological and molecular characterization of adult hairworms (Phylum Nematomorpha) from Iceland and the Faroe Islands, and documentation of their non-adult stages and hosts"

Christina Anaya

11:00 S3

Migration and non-breeding distribution of Icelandic Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus as revealed by ringing recoveries and colour-ring sightings.

Sölvi Rúnar Vignisson

11:05 S4

Serenade of a whimbrel: using acoustic monitoring to investigate display behaviour"

Maite Cerezo-Araujo

11:10 S5

Cortisol and toxin levels in stranded Long-finned pilot whales (Globicephala melas) in Iceland

Nicholai Xuereb

11:15   Lunch

12:00   SPECIAL ISSUE SEMINAR – INVASIVE PLANT SPECIES IN ICELANDIC TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS: CURRENT KNOWLEDGE AND FUTURE STEPS 

Chairs: Þóra Ellen Þórhallsdóttir and Edda Elísabet Magnúsdóttir

Session recording​



Zoom link:

https://eu01web.zoom.us/j/69593004035?pwd=THBFdzd3K2RqZ09QR0RhRXdQRGxWZz09​

12:10

Invasive plants in Iceland: Context and changes

Þóra Ellen Þórhallsdóttir

12:20

A future planet of weeds?

Daniel Simberloff

12:50

Pulse dynamics in ecosystems under species invasion

Anke Jentsch

13:20   Coffee break

13:30   SPECIAL ISSUE SEMINAR – Continued

13:30

Non-native flora of Iceland: past, present and future

Pawel Wasowicz

13:50

Invasive alien species in paradise? Nootka lupin and soil erosion.

Kristín Svavarsdóttir

14:10

Vegetation succession in Lupinus nootkatensis patches in East Iceland

Guðrún Óskarsdóttir

14:30   Coffee break

14:35   SPECIAL ISSUE SEMINAR – Continued

14:35   Panel discussions

15:35   Coffee break

15:40   POSTER SESSION A – TERRESTRIAL ECOLOGY

Chair: Edda Elísabet Magnúsdóttir

P1-P9

Zoom link to the poster video session: 

https://eu01web.zoom.us/j/62021185411?pwd=RHNVd1dpOWpjVlU1aGN4MGJ0eU5YUT09​

Poster Session Page 

On the poster session page you can find individual poster videos, printable versions of the posters and links to Zoom meetings for each presenter of this session if you wish to ask them questions



16:15   SESSION V – BIODIVERSITY

Chair: Camille LeBlanc

Session recording​

Zoom link:

https://eu01web.zoom.us/j/62107107790?pwd=WUErUTZUZlRFTEpyTUk5ZTdiQ2FvUT09​

16:20 E6

Re-assessing Iceland's biodiversity

Anthony Schultz

16:35 E7

Community structure in tundra ponds in central Iceland

Gísli Már Gíslason

16:50 E8

Spatial temperature and precipitation gradients predict ten year shift in community trait composition

Ragnhild Gya

17:05 E9

Unveiling the myrmecofauna (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Iceland. A survey of invasive ant species diversity and distribution

Marco Mancini

17:20 E10

Promoting greater awareness and understanding of biodiversity in Iceland

Skúli Skúlason

17:40 ANNOUNCEMENTS

8:30   ANNOUNCEMENTS

8:40   PLENARY SPEAKER

Arctic terrestrial ecology: past, present and future challenges 

Ingibjörg Svala Jónsdóttir

Plenary recording​

9:30  ASSOCIATION OF POLAR EARLY CAREER SCIENTISTS (APECS)

Zoom link:

https://eu01web.zoom.us/j/63965239961?pwd=dUIrY3QzMys1RzZZSmNKVGtjejMxQT09​

9:35  Coffee break

10:35  Coffee break

11:40   Lunch

12:15   POSTER SESSION B – ZOOLOGY

Chair: Edda Elísabet Magnúsdóttir



P10-P17

Zoom link:

https://eu01web.zoom.us/j/69375135627?pwd=eFpsMGtYcmU0T2cyT3IzQ0gwWVFydz09​

Poster Session Page

On the poster session page you can find individual poster videos, printable versions of the posters and links to Zoom meetings for each presenter of this session if you wish to ask them questions

12:50   SESSION VII – CONSERVATION AND CLIMATE CHANGE B

Chair - Starri Heiðmarsson

Zoom link:

https://eu01web.zoom.us/j/66558013085?pwd=UG1kcytIajc0RlVHdDJTd3dSZVpidz09​

12:55 E26

Vistfræði náttúruverndar á Íslandi [Ecology of nature conservation in Iceland]

Þorvarður Árnason

13:10 E27

Long-term warming manipulations reveal complex decomposition responses across different tundra vegetation types

Katrín Björnsdóttir

13:25 E28

Warm air temperatures alter longevity and oviposition of Subarctic summer-emerging chironomids

Corrie Nyquist

13:40 E29

The evolution of ecosystem management in Framengjar Wetlands, Lake Mývatn NE Iceland; A story told by trolls, placenames, historical documents and biodiversity

Ragnhildur Sigurðardóttir

14:05   SESSION VIII – SHORT TALKS B

Chair: Jóhannes Bjarki Urbancic Tómasson

Zoom link:

https://eu01web.zoom.us/j/63217551026?pwd=RVhzRk5LdHIzMk1DUmFQWVVtNmxIdz09​

14:10 S6

Evidence of density-dependent growth in juvenile Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) in an Icelandic river

Friðþjófur Árnason

14:15 S7

Impact of enriched environment on brain morphology and link with boldness in the Arctic charr large benthic morph of Thingvallavatn.

Leslie Lafouasse

14:20 S8

Effect of physical enrichment on brain morphology in juvenile Arctic charr

Audrey Prat

14:25 S9

The social aspects of biological invasions – involving stakeholders in research on the European flounder (Platichthys flesus) in Iceland

Theresa Henke

14:30 S10

What reward for spatial cognition tests in Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) ? Comparison of different ecologically meaningful stimulus between two morphs

Pauline Del Ben

14:35 S11

Environmental enrichment influences behavioural syndrome and relation between behaviour and growth in juvenile Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus).

Ruth Maguinness

16:25   FINAL WORDS & VISTÍS ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Zoom link:

https://eu01web.zoom.us/j/64372010767?pwd=TEh6TkpBTTBYN0hoa0cvVE5RNUlqZz09​