------- Forwarded message follows ------- Date sent: Tue, 11 Jun 2002 11:41:03 -0700 From: Bill Standley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Fire Conference 2002: Call For Papers To: Conservation Biology List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Send reply to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[ Double-click this line for list subscription options ] Fire Conference 2002: Managing Fire and Fuels in the Remaining Wildlands and Open Spaces of the Southwestern United States Sponsored by the Association for Fire Ecology and the Western Section of the Wildlife Society December 2-5, 2002 Hyatt Regency Islandia Hotel and Marina 1441 Quivira Road San Diego, California CALL FOR PAPERS AND CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT Fire Conference 2002 will consider the many issues confronting scientists, land managers, policymakers, and the public who address or are affected by management of fire and fuels across the southwestern United States (Utah, Colorado, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, and California). We are soliciting abstracts for 20-minute oral presentations and poster presentations. Papers may address the topics listed below or any additional fire ecology and management topic. Final concurrent-session topics will be based on papers submitted. Tentative Topics and Session Chairs: Fire Ecology - Wayne Harrison, California Department of Parks and Recreation Fire Behavior - Robin Wills, National Parks Service Fire History - Scott Stephens, U.C. Berkeley Fire Prevention - TBA Fire Education - TBA Restoration and Rehabilitation - Jan Beyers, USDA Forest Service Air Quality and Smoke Management - Suraj Ahuja, USDA Forest Service Wildlife/Fire Interactions - Marcia Narog, USDA Forest Service Fire Planning - Neil Sugihara, USDA Forest Service Watershed Response - Mary O'Dea, USDA Forest Service Invasive Species - Matt Brooks, U.S. Geological Survey NEPA and other Policies - TBA Vegetation/Fire Interactions - Carrie Shaw, U.C. Davis Abstracts should not exceed 200 words, excluding title and author addresses, should be in Arial 12-point font, and should follow the example format provided below. Please indicate a preferred session and whether the paper will be an oral presentation or a poster. Please submit abstracts electronically either by e-mail or on 3.5-inch floppy disk in MS Word no later than July 1, 2002, to Kevin Shaffer, E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED], California Department of Fish and Game, 1807 13th Street, Suite 104, Sacramento, CA, 95814 (916-327-0713). Decisions to accept abstracts will be made by August 1, 2002. Proceedings of the conference will be peer-reviewed and published by the USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station. Manuscripts should be submitted at the conference and will be accepted no later than January 31, 2003. One printed copy of the manuscript along with an electronic version will be required. Along with the manuscript, you will be asked to submit names of potential reviewers. Speakers are expected to register for the conference and cover their expenses. Posters and exhibits may be set up as early as Monday evening and must be removed no later than Thursday morning. More information is posted on the Meetings/Workshops page of the Western Section TWS web site at http://www.tws-west.org. ABSTRACT FORMAT: ------------------------------- Preferred Session: Wildlife Toxicology Type of paper: Oral presentation Paper Title: RISK ASSESSMENT FOR TERRESTRIAL BIRDS AT KESTERSON RESERVOIR SANTOLO, GARY M. CH2M Hill, Inc., 2485 Natomas Park Drive, Suite 600, Sacramento CA, 95833, USA. 916-920-0212 Ext. 283, E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] YAMAMOTO, JULIE T. University of California, Davis, 1 Shields Avenue, Davis CA, 95616, USA. OHLENDORF, HARRY M. CH2M Hill, Inc., 2485 Natomas Drive, Sacramento CA, 95833, USA. A risk assessment conducted in 1992 for Kesterson Reservoir developed a food chain model using data from biological monitoring conducted at Kesterson during 1989 to 1992. This model used estimated water-extractable selenium concentration in soil to predict the expected range of mean selenium concentrations for biota at Kesterson in the next 20 years. We present an updated model of selenium accumulation in terrestrial biota at Kesterson Reservoir and provide a more complete description of the pathway from bioavailable selenium in the soil to American kestrels. In addition, data from birds fed small mammals collected from Kesterson are compared with model predictions to evaluate model performance. -------------------------------- ------- End of forwarded message ------- ************************************ Dr. Stefanie S. Rixecker, Divisional Director Environmental Management & Design Division Human Sciences Division Lincoln University, Canterbury PO Box 84 Aotearoa New Zealand E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ph: 03-325-3811, x8377 ************************************
