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Humboldt Day – India Events – 2020

Inspired by the global impact of the celebrations of the 250th anniversary of the birth of Alexander von Humboldt (14 September 1769 – 6 May 1859), the International Biogeography Society is launching – International Humboldt Day – an annual celebration of his legacy.

Biogeographers around the world (~20 countries) will be celebrating International Humboldt Day during the week of September 12-18, 2020. International Humboldt Day is envisioned as a week of biogeography focused events around the world, that bring together researchers and organizations through the organization of local presentations, activities, and online offerings. List of all events here https://humboldtday.org/events/

In addition to the events organized by IBS, the Indian Biogeographers are organizing an additional set of talks from leading biogeographers from across the globe.

The Indian events are organized by National Centre for Biological Science (NCBS), Bengaluru, and Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh.

Organising Committee:

IISER Tirupati: V. V. Robin

NCBS: Uma Ramakrishnan and Vivek Ramachandran

All events are online and free for registered participants

You will be sent a link for attending the talks online, after registration

EVENTS LIST

Day 1: 14th September, 2020
Kamal Bawa	Introduction to biogeography and biodiversity in India	0900-0915
Karthick Bala	Biogeographic patterns and community structure of diatoms across the Western Ghats	0915-0940
Jahnavi Joshi	The Centipede’s Sanctuary: Exploring Ancient Refugia from peninsular India	0940-1005
Ishan Agarwal	Evolution of the Indian dry zone	1005-1030
Navendu Page	Phytogeographic mysteries of the Indian subcontinent	1030-1055
SP Vijayakumar	Meditating on endemism: history, assembly and politics	1055-1120
Nishma Dahal	High altitude biodiversity and impacts of climate change, the case study of the Himalayan pikas	1120-1145
Krishnapriya Tamma	Rodents and ecosystems of the North Eastern India	1145-1210
Ashwin Viswanathan	State of India’s Birds: Population trends and distribution maps	1235-1300

These talks were attended by 452 attendees and about 3000 live views on social media
Video of talks on Day One

Video Link
https://youtu.be/_SMwJnhjtm0

Day 2: 15th September, 2020 – Moderator: Praveen Karanth
Brian T. Smith	A biological view on avian diversification	1800 to 1830 IST
Rauri Bowie	Penguin phylogenomics	1830 to 1900 IST

These talks were attended by about 200 attendees and was also viewed live on social media
Video of talks on Day Two

https://youtu.be/Pkqfpvlf5H0

Day 3: 16th September, 2020 – Moderator: Kartik Shanker
Walter Jetz	Global diversification and conservation of terrestrial vertebrates	1800 to 1830 IST
Rosemarie Gillespie	Island biogeography across a gradient of space and time	1830 to 1900 IST

These talks were attended by about 200 attendees and was also viewed live on social media
Video of talks on Day Three

https://youtu.be/rWDpZeoigGQ

Day 4: 17th September, 2020 – Moderator: Jayashree Ratnam
Sushma Reddy	Birds of Madagascar, a conundrum of island biogeography	1800 to 1830 IST
Rauri Bowie	Sky Islands of Africa	1830 to 1900 IST

Video of talks on Day Four

https://youtu.be/KRglABbXjZA

Day 5: 18th September, 2020 – Moderator: Nandini Rajamani
Rob Moyle	Pantropical biogeography, with some recent work on passerines, trogons, and Coraciiforms.	1730 to 1800 IST
Sampath Senevirathne	From Wallace to warblers – island biogeography from a Sri Lanka standpoint.	1800 to 1830 IST
Martin Packert	Mountain biodiversity – the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau a center of bird diversification.	1830 to 1900 IST

Video of talks on Day Five

https://youtu.be/VpWe1TgGVMQ

This event was also covered in major newspapers

https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2020/sep/15/unravelling-unknown-secrets-2196863.html

List of all global events organized by IBS is here https://humboldtday.org/