Please find attached a flyer for the British Ornithologist's Union conference (3-5 April 2012) “Ecosystem services: Do we need birds?” In addition to some excellent debates, there will be a number of foodweb talks which might be of interest. Please can you circulate the flyer as widely as possible.

Thank you

Darren Evans

........................................................

Dr. Darren M. Evans

Lecturer in Conservation Biology

d.evans <at> hull.ac.uk

T +44 (0)1482 465187

Department of Biological Sciences

Room 314A Hardy Building

University of Hull

Cottingham Road

Hull

HU6 7RX

Website

.......................................................

We've teamed up with the Observer newspaper and need your help monitoring the spread of 10 invasive species. Click on the link below for more details and become a citizen scientist!

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/gallery/2012/jan/15/citizen-scientist-invasive-species-pictures

.......................................................

ECOSYSTEM SERVICES: DO WE NEED BIRDS?

3–5 April 2012  |  The University of Leicester, UK
Supported by  BTO  |  JNCC  |  University of Hull  |  University of Newcastle  |  University of Sheffield

The conference will consolidate our understanding of the ecosystem services provided by birds and showcase current research into the importance of birds in ecosystem functioning. It will also explore the cultural services that birds provide and consider how Government and non-Governmental organisations are engaging with this new approach in policy. Debating the philosophical and practical problems surrounding the ecosystem services approach will be a key feature of the conference, as well as finding new opportunities for bird conservation.