Biodiversity and Evolutionary Dynamics in Insect–Plant Associations
Symposium 11–12 March 2027
We are delighted to host the Biodiversity and Evolutionary Dynamics in Insect–Plant Associations symposium at the Institut Botànic de Barcelona (Barcelona, Spain). This event provides a platform for researchers to exchange ideas and explore the complex ecological and evolutionary mechanisms driving plant-insect relationships. We also welcome contributions of poster and oral presentations.
The symposium will take place on 11–12 March 2027 at the Institut Botànic de Barcelona (IBB) , located at Passeig del Migdia, s/n, Montjuïc, Barcelona.
Lunches for both days and the dinner will be provided and covered by the organisers. Catering and coffee breaks will also be provided throughout the symposium. If you have any allergies, intolerances or specific dietary needs, please specify them in the registration form.
The symposium program will include 27oral presentations oral presentations as well as poster sessions, with no restriction on the total number of posters submitted. Awards for the best talk and best poster will be given to participants
Priority will be given to participants presenting a talk, followed by those presenting a poster. If registration exceeds the maximum capacity, subsequent registrations will be waitlisted and contacted if cancellations occur.
University of Northampton (UK) / Kunming Institute of Botany (China)
Animal pollination is essential for flowering plant reproduction and terrestrial biodiversity, yet plant–pollinator relationships remain incompletely understood globally. A global synthesis shows a consistent positive relationship between local flowering plant and pollinator diversity across diverse environments. However, ecological history and human disturbance influence pollinator diversity, while restored and novel ecosystems can still support substantial pollinator communities. These findings highlight the potential of ecological restoration and raise the key conservation question of how much plant diversity is needed to sustain diverse pollinators.
Universidade de Vigo (Spain)
Combining space and time remains one of the major challenges in biodiversity research. Evolutionary biology and community ecology have traditionally developed as largely separate worlds: one focuses on diversification and extinction through deep time, while the other examines how climate, geography and biotic interactions shape the communities we observe today. Bridging these perspectives offers a way to understand biodiversity not as an endpoint, but as the transient outcome of evolutionary history interacting with geographic and ecological constraints.
Oxford University Museum of Natural History
The Cretaceous witnessed a major reorganization of terrestrial ecosystems as flowering plants rose to dominance. Using the fossil record of three major insect orders, we investigate how this transition shaped insect diversity through time. Our results reveal contrasting evolutionary responses among insect groups, linked to their ecology and associations with plants. Together, these patterns offer a new perspective on what drove the Cretaceous rise of insect diversity.
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Biodiversity and Evolutionary Dynamics in Insect–Plant Associations
The registration deadline for the symposium is December 20, 2026. Once we have reviewed your details, your registration will be confirmed by early January.
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Institut Botànic de Barcelona (IBB)
Passeig del Migdia, s/n
Montjuïc, Barcelona
Spain
