27 February 2013 Seville, Spain

Funds: EUs SEVENTH FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME (FP7). Call: CAPACITIES Theme: REGPOT - Research Potential Funding Scheme: Coordination and Support Actions (CSA-SA) (100% Eligible costs) Grant agreement nº:

Duration: 36 months (1 December 2010 – 31 November 2013) Total budget: 4,705, Requested EU Contribution: 2,761, Maximum EU Financial Contribution: 2,761,415.82

EcoGenes will reinforce the capabilities of Doñana Biological Station (EBD-CSIC) to face the challenges posed by the impact of global change in the Mediterranean region by:

Creating a cooperation platform of similar institutions of Europe and the Mediterranean region to exchange experiences, share standards and data, and promote training of experts.

We have selected an integrative approach that combine multiple tools and theoretical frameworks demanded by our stakeholders and managed by all our research lines: Genetics and Genomics Ecological Modelling Ecophysiology

Loss of biodiversity will be the common thread of all proposed actions

MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE Project Coordinator & the Project Team Steering Board Assessment Committee WP Leaders

MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE Project Coordinator & the Project Team Steering Board Assessment Committee WP Leaders

PROJECT COORDINATOR & PROJECT TEAM Prof. Juan José Negro (EBD-CSIC) Administrative and Financial staff (EBD-CSIC) Hired assistant for technical and management support

MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE Project Coordinator & the Project Team Steering Board Assessment Committee WP Leaders

STEERING BOARD Leaders of the WPs At least 3 researchers from partners entities One researcher of an external centre from Mediterranean country

MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE Project Coordinator & the Project Team Steering Board Assessment Committee WP Leaders

ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE Governmental Representatives (3) National level: Representative of the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness Regional level: Representatives of the Andalusian Ministry of Economy, Innovation, Science and Employment; Representative of the Andalusian Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Environment. Non-Governmental Inst. and Private Entities (3) UNEP-MAP (United Nations Environment Programme- Mediterranean Action Plan). REE (Red Eléctrica de España). ABENGOA

ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE Supervise the overall scientific strategy Oversee the implementation and progress of the WPs Promote regional integration Act as an interface with legislative and political levels, as well as scientific institutions

MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE Project Coordinator & the Project Team Steering Board Assessment Committee WP Leaders

WP Number WP Title Type of Activity Leader WP1 Conceptual Frame – Theory Building. Improvement of Intellectual Capacity SUPPJordi Figuerola WP2 Hiring Personnel. Upgrading and Acquisition Research Equipment SUPPCarles Vilà WP3 Dissemination and Promotional Activities SUPPManuela Forero WP4Project ManagementMGTJuan José Negro

This is a single partner project COLLABORATIVE PARTNERS : Dept. of Ecological Modelling. Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ (Leipzig, Germany) Evolutionary Biology Centre. Uppsala University (Uppsala, Sweden) Dept. of Animal Ecology. University of Groningen (Groningen, The Netherlands) BIOGECO (Biodiversity, Genes & Community). INRA (Bordeaux, France)

2012

2013

RECRUITMENT OF SCIENTIFIC PERSONNEL EQUIPMENT ACQUISITION RECRUITMENT OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANT CREATION OF WEBSITE 3 CONFERENCES (Oct 2011; Nov 2012; Sept 2013) ECOLOGICAL MODELING COURSE (April 2012) GLOBAL CHANGE COURSE (September 2013) SECONDMENTS/SEMINARS EXHIBITION ON GLOBAL CHANGE

RECRUITMENT OF SCIENTIFIC PERSONNEL EQUIPMENT ACQUISITION RECRUITMENT OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANT CREATION OF WEBSITE 3 CONFERENCES (Oct 2011; Nov 2012; Sept 2013) ECOLOGICAL MODELING COURSE (April 2012) GLOBAL CHANGE COURSE (September 2013) SECONDMENTS/SEMINARS EXHIBITION ON GLOBAL CHANGE

Methodology: Open calls 69 applications Final selection decisions: Genomics Eaaswarkhanth Muthukrishnan/Begoña Martínez Cruz Adrian Brennan Ecological Modelling Rudolf Rohr Isabel Martínez Ecophysiology Rocío Márquez Laura Gangoso Francisco Ramírez Bioinformatician Fernando Cruz

Significant results: Considerable improvement to the research potential of the Institute through new collaborations with hired experienced researchers 18 scientific papers by the 8 recruited scientists 14 National and International Joint Research Proposal involving the hired researchers creation of the Genomics Discussion Group promoted by the hired researchers training EBD staff in new analysis approaches supporting laboratories launch

RECRUITMENT OF SCIENTIFIC PERSONNEL EQUIPMENT ACQUISITION RECRUITMENT OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANT CREATION OF WEBSITE 3 CONFERENCES (Oct 2011; Nov 2012; Sept 2013) ECOLOGICAL MODELING COURSE (April 2012) GLOBAL CHANGE COURSE (September 2013) SECONDMENTS/SEMINARS EXHIBITION ON GLOBAL CHANGE

Aquatic Ecology Lab (LEA) Auto Analyser of Water Quality 3 H.R (SEAL / BRAN+LUEBBE)

Eco-Physiology Lab (LEF) Roches LightCycler® 480 Real-Time PCR System (+ Up-grading: Safety-cabinet, Electrophoresis system and sealed stainless steel chamber)

Molecular Ecology Lab (LEM) GS Junior Sequencing System

Stable Isotope Lab (LIE) Thermo Scientific DELTA V ADVANTAGE

Significant results: Considerable improvement to the research potential of the Institute: increased number of laboratories users decreased analysis time new techniques of analysis introduced

RECRUITMENT OF SCIENTIFIC PERSONNEL EQUIPMENT ACQUISITION RECRUITMENT OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANT CREATION OF WEBSITE 3 CONFERENCES (Oct 2011; Nov 2012; Sept 2013) ECOLOGICAL MODELING COURSE (April 2012) GLOBAL CHANGE COURSE (September 2013) SECONDMENTS/SEMINARS EXHIBITION ON GLOBAL CHANGE

Methodology: Open call 21 applications Final selection decision: Giulia Crema

Significant results: Activities are taking place as scheduled close monitoring of activities regular submission of deliverables close monitoring of activities financial means are correctly used

De: A: Asunto: Deliverables approval Fecha: miércoles, 09 de enero de :59:42 Dear Giulia, First of all a happy new year to you, and thanks for all the efforts in producing the deliverables in a timely manner. I just wanted to let you know that I have approved now in the system the deliverables: 1.1 Report on research activities and results 3.4 Scientific publications on web EBD-CSIC Seminar participation report 1 Kind regards Martina Martina HARTL Policy Officer European Commission DG Research & Innovation C5 ORBN 09/053 B-1049 Brussels/Belgium

RECRUITMENT OF SCIENTIFIC PERSONNEL EQUIPMENT ACQUISITION RECRUITMENT OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANT CREATION OF WEBSITE 3 CONFERENCES (Oct 2011; Nov 2012; Sept 2013) ECOLOGICAL MODELING COURSE (April 2012) GLOBAL CHANGE COURSE (September 2013) SECONDMENTS/SEMINARS EXHIBITION ON GLOBAL CHANGE

Significant results: Design, creation and maintenance of a coordination platform based on the EBD-CSIC web page Web site project available and updated intranet access Dissemination of foreground Abstracts of the principal findings of the scientific production, always in English and most of the time in Spanish too, and a link to the paper.

RECRUITMENT OF SCIENTIFIC PERSONNEL EQUIPMENT ACQUISITION RECRUITMENT OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANT CREATION OF WEBSITE 3 CONFERENCES (Oct 2011; Nov 2012; Sept 2013) ECOLOGICAL MODELING COURSE (April 2012) GLOBAL CHANGE COURSE (September 2013) SECONDMENTS/SEMINARS EXHIBITION ON GLOBAL CHANGE

C1: GENETICS AND GENOMICS IN WILDLIFE STUDIES

C1: Title: Genetics and Genomics in Wildlife Studies: Implications for Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Biology Date: October 2011 Host City: Seville Venue: Foro de la Biodiversidad Invited Speakers: 12 Total Participants: 63

C2: GLOBAL CHANGE IN THE MEDITERRANEAN.

C2: Title: Global Change in the Mediterranean. Learning from Experiences Worldwide Date: November 2012 Host City: Seville Venue: Casa de la Ciencia-CSIC (House of Science) Invited Speakers: 21 Total Participants: 120

C3: Tentative Title: Adapting to Global Change in the Mediterranean hotspot: from genes to ecosystem (EcoGenes) Date: September 2013 Host City: Seville Venue: Barceló Hotel Invited Speakers: 40 Total Participants: 300

Significant results: New collaborations started, former collaborations strengthened Great deal of fruitful and constructive discussions Publication of the findings in a specialized journal

RECRUITMENT OF SCIENTIFIC PERSONNEL EQUIPMENT ACQUISITION RECRUITMENT OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANT CREATION OF WEBSITE 3 CONFERENCES (Oct 2011; Nov 2012; Sept 2013) ECOLOGICAL MODELING COURSE (April 2012) GLOBAL CHANGE COURSE (September 2013) SECONDMENTS/SEMINARS EXHIBITION ON GLOBAL CHANGE

Seville, April 2012

Organized by: Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ (Leipzig, Germany) Lecturers: 6 Participants: 20 – mainly EBD staff

Significant results: Increased critical mass of researchers generating theory Improved ability to create future scenarios in the frame of Global Change Collaboration with UFZ partner organizations strengthened

RECRUITMENT OF SCIENTIFIC PERSONNEL EQUIPMENT ACQUISITION RECRUITMENT OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANT CREATION OF WEBSITE 3 CONFERENCES (Oct 2011; Nov 2012; Sept 2013) ECOLOGICAL MODELING COURSE (April 2012) GLOBAL CHANGE COURSE (September 2013) SECONDMENTS/SEMINARS EXHIBITION ON GLOBAL CHANGE

Content: Review evidence on the impact of several drivers of Global Change (e.g. nitrogen deposition, increase in CO2, habitat transformation) at the level of species (e.g. abundance, physiology and geographic range) and interactions (e.g. disruption of pollination and ecosystem processes) Participants: Researchers, stakeholders, policy makers Lecturers: EBD-CSIC researchers & renowned researchers from all over the world

TOPICS Ecological niche modelling under climate change Climate change and raptor migration: likely effects and consequences Of titmice and men - escaping extinction in the Pleistocene A process-based approach to the niche Forests of the past: a window to future changes Biotic interactions and Global Change The role of thermal physiology to forecast the impacts of climate change in ectotherms Global change versus climate change in Mediterranean ecosystems ECOLOGICAL CONSEQUENCES OF CLIMATE CHANGES: INTEGRATING RESEARCH APPROACHES (Sept 2012)

Expected significant results: Establish a forum for international discussion on how to address the conservation of natural values in a changing world This course will last beyond the duration of EcoGenes Basis for a cooperation platform where all similar institutions of Europe could exchange experiences, share standards and data, and promote training of experts to deal with the threats posed by the impact of Global Change

RECRUITMENT OF SCIENTIFIC PERSONNEL EQUIPMENT ACQUISITION RECRUITMENT OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANT CREATION OF WEBSITE 3 CONFERENCES (Oct 2011; Nov 2012; Sept 2013) ECOLOGICAL MODELING COURSE (April 2012) GLOBAL CHANGE COURSE (September 2013) SECONDMENTS/SEMINARS EXHIBITION ON GLOBAL CHANGE

Strengthen collaboration with collaborative partners Two kinds of short stays have been approved: 1) EBD staff to collaborative centres. 2) Staff from collaborative centres to EBD. Other organizations: University of Utah, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Environment Canada, Phillip Island Nature Park

Dissemination commitment: Seminars reported on the EcoGenes web, announced through EBD-CSIC newsletter and video-taped.

Habitat Selection in Shorebirds 11 February Cabinmer, Seville Theunis Piersma, Animal Ecology Group, University of Groningen, The Netherlands

Applications of Isoscapes to Global Wildlife Migration Studies 25 October Cabimer, Seville Leonard Wassenaar, Environment Canada, Saskatoon, Canada

Recent advances in the use of stable isotopes to track animal movements. 18 February Cabimer, Seville Keith Hobson, Environment Canada, Saskatoon, Canada

Organisation of two-way secondments Significant results: 11 stays at EBD; 2 stays in Collaborative Centres (Dec 2010 – Feb 2013) New collaborations started, former collaborations strengthened Organisation of seminars Significant results: 13 seminars (Dec 2010 – Feb 2013) Dissemination of the results of the research projects developed within EcoGenes

RECRUITMENT OF SCIENTIFIC PERSONNEL EQUIPMENT ACQUISITION RECRUITMENT OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANT CREATION OF WEBSITE 3 CONFERENCES (Oct 2011; Nov 2012; Sept 2013) ECOLOGICAL MODELING COURSE (April 2012) GLOBAL CHANGE COURSE (September 2013) SECONDMENTS/SEMINARS EXHIBITION ON GLOBAL CHANGE

Aim: Spreading knowledge on Global Change Public: General Duration: from June to November 2013 Content: 1) Introduction to the global change a. Definition b. Eliminate misconceptions or common confusions c. Differentiate between natural ecological change vs global change d. Main drivers of global change and effects · Global Warming e. Main tools for monitoring global change f. International and national observatories of global change g. Ways to address / mitigate global change. 2) EBD within the framework of global change. Collection of information and scientific documentation: EBD- CSIC researchers

Expected significant results: Dissemination commitment Maintain, even reinforce, our service to the Society of Knowledge