Niche theory is one of the most fundamental concepts in ecology and has long been conceptualized as n-dimensional hypervolumes (sensu Hutchinson 1957). Only recently, satisfying mathematical and algorithmic treatments of hypervolumes have been realized. The ability to quantify the size and the overlap of n-dimensional hypervolumes is an important methodological and conceptual step in ecology, but may also open new frontiers in various other disciplines.

The 7th meeting of the Salzburg interdisciplinary discourse will take place on the 24th and 25th of November, 2016, at the NAWI (HS 402 or the Dean’s Conference Hall, Hellbrunnerstrasse 34, Salzburg).

The Communication Science Days will take place in Salzburg from the 24th to the 26th of November.