Symposium 2:
Co-evolution of landscape and life 

Organizers: Yaquan Chang (ETH Zürich) and Michael Krabbe Borregaard, (Globe Institute, University of Copenhagen) 

Framework and background:
he study of how life and landscapes co-evolve over geological time scales is benefitting from recent advances in tectonic geomorphology that allow to better reconstruct the tectonic and geomorphic history of landscapes. The field leverages the rapidly accumulating genomic and fossil data to provide a more rigorous understanding of the link between biodiversity evolution and landscape history. This symposium bring geomorphologists into the biogeography community, thereby aiming to foster interdisciplinary discussions and collaborations. 

Speakers:  
Yaquan Chang (ETH Zürich) and Michael Krabbe Borregaard (University of Copenhagen): Introduction 
Carsten Rahbek (University of Copenhagen): Does geology shape contemporary patterns of global diversity
Sean D. Willett (ETH Zürich); Tectonic and Geomorphic Controls on Speciation, Dispersal and Turnover
Tara Smiley (Stony Brook University): Coupled landscape and biotic evolution model reveals direct effect of mountain uplift and topography on biodiversity
Maya Stokes (Florida State University): Geodiversity and North American freshwater biodiversity hotspot
Carina Hoorn (University of Amsterdam): The magical Chiribiquete Mountains in the Colombian Amazon, a product of Neogene uplift