[ECOLOG-L] Call for Abstracts to 2019 Annual Conference for Oregon Chapter of the Wildlife Society

[Meghan Martin]

Final Call for Paper and Poster Abstracts






2019 Annual Meeting
https://ortws.org/2019-annual-meeting/ 


Ecology and Policy in a Changing Environment
Oregon Chapter of the Wildlife Society


February 27 – March 1, Bend, Oregon
River House on the Deschutes 

Reservation Information Forthcoming
($112 per night single occupancy)


Registration is Now Open! 

  


We invite abstracts for presentations and posters, special session proposals, 
and ideas for other facets of the program.  All topics in wildlife, vertebrate 
biology, habitat management, conservation, and application of research findings 
to conservation and management practices are welcome. Some topics that are 
especially applicable to this year's theme include climate change and policy, 
disturbance ecology and policy, post-disturbance restoration, pathogens and 
invasive species, shifting ranges of species, and communicating the 
conservation message.  


*** Abstract Deadline:  November 30th, 2018 ***
Tentative Schedule


27 February – Registration Opens, Keynote Address by Oregon State 
Representative Ken Helm, Plenary Panel with Bruce Marcot (USFS), Michael Nelson 
(OSU), and Marsha Weisiger (UO), Contributed Sessions, Poster Session, Photo 
Contest, and more!
28 February – Contributed Sessions, Banquet, and Award Ceremonies.
1 March - Field Trips*, Workshops*, Special Events, and Adjourn
*Separate registration may be required


We strongly encourage all students to present Posters or Oral talks.

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION
Abstracts for oral presentations and posters must be submitted electronically 
using this on-line form 

 by November 30th, 2018. Please limit abstracts to 250 words.


POSTER PRESENTATION GUIDELINES:
Each poster should be contained within a 3 foot-high x 4 foot-wide area.   
Please contact poster committee chair Lee Foster at leefos...@ortws.org <> if 
you have additional questions about display boards and/or the size of your 
poster.


Be sure to submit an abstract for your poster by November 30th, 2018 using this 
online form 
.


Note for software associated with Oral Presentations:
Visual support for oral presentations will only be allowed in PowerPoint format 
for PCs (Apple-based format will not be acceptable).  PowerPoint presentations 
should be MS-Office 2013 or earlier version to ensure greatest compatibility 
with anticipated projection equipment and computer support.  As always, give 
credit where credit is due by naming the image owner. If an image is 
copyrighted, then get permission from the image owner before using it.


IGNITE PRESENTATIONS:

Want to present at the Conference but do not want to prepare a full 
presentation or poster?  The Partners invite you to present at the Ignite 
session on Thursday February 28th.  These short to-the-point talks provide a 
great platform for people to quickly share project updates, notes from the 
field, or other important topics that don’t require a full 20-minute 
presentation.  IGNITE presentations are exactly 5 minutes and contain exactly 
20 slides.  The slides advance automatically after each slide is displayed for 
15 seconds.  IGNITE sessions have been well received at past meetings and are a 
fun way to get involved.  Simply submit your name, talk title, and 2-3 sentence 
abstract on the abstract submission page 
.
  Make sure the presentation type is ”IGNITE”.

SPECIAL SESSIONS:

We are currently soliciting special session topics, special sessions are 
devoted to a single topic or theme.  If you have ideas for a special session at 
the 2019 Annual Conference, and can provide about 4 or more speakers to present 
on your to

[ECOLOG-L] Call for Abstracts (EGU 2019): Large-scale experiments on ecohydrological and biogeochemical processes of the Critical Zone

[Meredith, Laura - (laurameredith)]

An EGU session that may be of interest (abstract deadline Jan 10):

Large-scale experiments on ecohydrological and biogeochemical processes of the 
Critical Zone (co-organized)

SSS12.6/BG1.60/GI4.14/GM5.11/HS11.4
https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2019/session/31518

Convener: Werner Gerwin
Co-conveners: Jin Lin , Laura Meredith

Abstract submission Hydrological cycles and soil-related biogeochemical 
processes are the backbone of the Critical Zone and their existence is crucial 
for central ecosystem functions and services. Most of these basic processes are 
not directly accessible and several of them become apparent only after 
disturbance or system modifications when single ecosystem processes produce 
distinct signals. Thus, experiments are widely used for elucidating Critical 
Zone processes. Large-scale experiments with whole ecosystems or even parts of 
them are expensive and time-consuming and, therefore, not that widely spread.

Nonetheless, large-scale experiments on Critical Zone behavior have been 
carried out in the past and also today several exciting experiments using 
sophisticated infrastructures and monitoring techniques are in use at different 
sites worldwide. Well-known flagship sites in this sense are, e.g., Biosphere2 
in the USA or Hydrohill in China. In addition, post-mining landscapes worldwide 
offer multiple opportunities for establishing artificial experimental sites for 
various purposes. Many experimental sites are based on hydrological catchments 
as integrative landscape units. Other large-scale experiments focus on selected 
parts of ecosystems which were modified or transplanted.

Against this background this session tries to create a global overview on 
large-scale landscape experiments on ecohydrological, pedological, 
biogeochemical or ecological processes within the Critical Zone. Insights into 
flagship sites of Critical Zone research are envisaged as well as papers 
presenting other kinds of landscape observatories in natural or constructed 
environments. We invite interdisciplinary contributions dealing with (1) 
exemplary concepts of large-scale experimental sites and landscape 
observatories in Critical Zone research, (2) concepts for monitoring Critical 
Zone processes in experimental landscape observatories, (3) results of 
experiments and monitoring studies, as well as (4) modelling approaches for 
explaining process behavior.


Link to flier: https://twitter.com/DrLauraMeredith/status/1066764511535742976


--

~

Laura K Meredith

Assistant Professor, The University of Arizona

School of Natural Resources and the Environment

ENR2 Bldg., 1064 E. Lowell Street, Tucson, AZ 85721

Office: N225, Phone: 520 621 1052

BIO5 Institute

Keating Bldg., 1657 E. Helen Street, Tucson, AZ 85721

Office: 203, Lab: 202, Phone: 520 626 4213

lauramered...@email.arizona.edu 

http://www.laurameredith.com/

[ECOLOG-L] Call for Abstracts: AGU Session on Water-limited Ecosystems

[Shishir Basant]

Dear colleagues,

We would like bring to your attention our AGU session for the 2018 Fall 
meeting -  "B060: Past, Present, Future of Water-limited Ecosystems: Local 
Trends to Global Impacts". 

We expect to bring together a diverse group of researchers working with 
arid and semi-arid ecosystems in this session. 
Contributions from biogeosciences, ecohydrology including those working 
with fire, plant ecology and management are encouraged to submit 
abstracts.  

The abstract and link are included below. Thank you for your 
consideration! 



Abstract:

Water-limited ecosystems, encompassing arid, semi-arid and sub-humid 
regions (also referred to as drylands), cover ~40% of the earth surface, 
host major centers of plant diversity, support over third of the global 
human population - mainly in the developing countries -  and represent a 
major uncertainty in the global carbon cycle. Yet, drylands are in zones 
of transition that will be affected by future global change, including 
drought and land degradation, with unclear consequences on global carbon 
and water budgets, ecosystem services and sustainable livelihoods. In this 
session we seek to i) highlight advances in our understanding of 
hydrological, biogeochemical and ecological processes in water-limited 
environments; ii) investigate the response of drylands ecosystems to 
changing climate, elevated CO2, and different land use and management 
practices; and iii) provide perspectives on needs and directions for 
future research. Contributions from both modeling and experimental studies 
across a wide range of fields are welcome.

https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm18/prelim.cgi/Session/47317


Conveners:

Dr. Natasha Macbean, University of Arizona / Indiana University 
Dr. Istem Fer Polat , Boston University 
Dr. Yong Zhou, Yale University 
Shishir Basant, Texas A&M University 

[ECOLOG-L] Call for Abstracts to Freshwater Health Session at AGU 2018, Washington DC

[Helen Regan]

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to invite you to submit an abstract to Public Affairs
session (PA012) titled "Communicating Freshwater Health through a
Social-Ecological Lens: Models, Indicators, Apps and Engagement" that will
be held at the 2018 American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting in
Washington D.C., 10-14 December.

The full description of the session is below. As a ‘Public Affairs’
session, please note that authors are allowed an additional contribution
besides the maximum two stipulated by AGU’s first author rule. The deadline
for abstract submission is 1st August 2018, 11:59 P.M. EDT. First authors
are required to be members of the AGU.

Here is the link to abstract submission:
https://fallmeeting.agu.org/2018/abstract-submissions/

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Full Session Description:
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Session: PA012
Session Title:  Communicating Freshwater Health through a Social-Ecological
Lens: Models, Indicators, Apps and Engagement

Session Description:
Freshwater is a local and cross-sectoral issue shaped by the hydrologic
system and aquatic ecosystems, influenced by societal forces and
governance.  Both the direct and indirect services, such as water
availability, fisheries and other biomass, hazard mitigation, water
quality, disease and sediment regulation, and recreation as well as
cultural value, are derived from it. Ensuring resilient development around
freshwater social-ecological systems requires avoiding fragmentation of the
information relevant to these complex systems while developing effective
models, indicators and methods to engage a wide-variety of actors in this
space of decision making. We welcome studies that attempt to combine
perspectives from freshwater ecology, water resource management and
governance with special emphasis on lessons learnt while engaging
stakeholders and integrative cross-sectoral work

Conveners:  Kashif Shaad, Conservation International (USA/Singapore); Helen
Regan, University of California Riverside (USA); Raymond Yu Wang, Sun
Yat-Sen University (China) and Lina Serrano, Monterrey Institute of
Technology and Higher Education (Mexico)
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Regards,
Kashif Shaad
On behalf of the conveners

Dr Helen Regan
Professor and Chair
Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology Department
University of California
Riverside, CA 92521
USA
email: helen.re...@ucr.edu

phone (faculty office, no voicemail): +1-951-827-3961
phone (Chair's office, voicemail): +1-951-827-5901
fax: +1-951-827-4286
office #: Speith 3358 (faculty/office hours)
office #: Life Sciences 2745 (Chair's office)
Web: www.eeob.ucr.edu/people/faculty/Regan.html

[ECOLOG-L] Call for abstracts - human-environment session - CANQUA-AMQUA 2018

[Michelle Chaput]

*Invitation to submit abstracts for oral and poster presentation*

CANQUA/AMQUA 2018 Conference

*Session S4: Syntheses of human-environment interactions during the
Holocene*

August 7 – 11

Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada



We are pleased to invite you to submit abstracts for the oral and poster
presentations that will be held during *session S4* at the joint meeting of
the Canadian and American Quaternary Associations from August 7th -11th,
2018. The theme of *session S4* is “Syntheses of human-environment
interactions during the Holocene”. Registration and abstract submission can
be completed via the conference website (www.quaternary2018.com) and will
close Monday, May 7th, 2018.

*Session S4* will focus on how human activity and land use have manipulated
and influenced the environment over the course of the Holocene and how
environmental changes have affected human populations. The availability of
regional, continental, and global databases of past environments (e.g.,
Neotoma, Global Charcoal Database) and paleodemography (CARD2.0;
Comprhensive Archaeological Radiocarbon Database), as well as new
paleoclimate reconstructions from around the world, are enabling
quantitative studies of the association between environmental change and
human populations and cultures. We welcome discussions of results, methods
and databases that bring new insight and advance our knowledge of
human-environment interactions at regional to global scales. Questions
related to the causative factors of cultural change, human impacts on
ecosystems and landscapes, Pleistocene extinctions on the different
continents, interdisciplinary Holocene mapping projects, and the use of big
data in paleoecology would be relevant.

Instructions for preparing abstracts (accepted in .doc or .docx format):

*Line 1*: TITLE (12 point, Times New Roman Font, ALL CAPS)

*space*

*Line 2*: Authors (Last Name, First Name and middle initials if any, use a
* to denote presenting author)

*space*

*Line 3*: Please state which session you are submitting to

*Line 4*: Preference for an Oral or a Poster or Either type of presentation

*Space*

*Lines 5 and onwards*: Body of abstract (maximum 300 words; 12 point Times
New Roman Font; single line spacing)



Note: Oral presentations will be 15 minutes with an additional 5 minutes
for questions. Poster sessions will last 2 hours.


Note: the session organizers do not provide travel support or accommodation
– presenters must make their own arrangements (details can be found at
www.quaternary2018.com).


Contact information: Questions regarding *session S4* can be directed to
the session organizers Michelle Chaput (mcha...@uottawa.ca) and Konrad
Gajewski (gajew...@uottawa.ca).

[ECOLOG-L] Call for Abstracts - Habitat Science Symposium at American Fisheries Society Meeting in Atlantic City (August 2018)

[Tony Marshak - NOAA Affiliate]

The NOAA Fisheries Office of Science and Technology will be hosting a
symposium at the upcoming American Fisheries Society Meeting (August 19-23,
2018) in Atlantic City, NJ.entitled,

"Advances in Habitat Science to support an Ecosystem-Based Fisheries
Management Framework"

Symposium Description: Ecosystem-based fishery management (EBFM) has
evolved to become a cornerstone to managing the nation’s marine fisheries
and habitats sustainably. Ecosystem-based fishery management complements
and builds off-of traditional single species fishery management. Our
ability to effectively implement EBFM and make sound decisions depends on
access to reliable, accurate, and actionable ecological, social, and
economic information, tools, approaches, and models. NOAA Fisheries is in
the process of implementing ecosystem approaches to management based on
Ecosystem-Based Fisheries Management (EBFM) Policy [1] and Roadmap[2]
adopted in 2016. The agency is on track to complete regional EBFM
implementation plans in 2018. Moving towards a holistic management approach
requires sound scientific information with an emphasis on improving our
understanding of environmental processes and stressors. The identification
of habitats that are essential for sustaining living marine resources is an
essential component. This symposium session will focus on research efforts,
available information, and new methodology and tools that will enable
decision-makers to gain a greater understanding of species-habitat
relationships, habitat vulnerability, habitat conditions, and management
considerations.

[1] NMFS. 2016. Ecosystem-Based Fisheries Management Policy of the
National Marine
Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Available:
http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/op/pds/documents/01/01-120.pdf.

[2] NMFS. 2016. NMFS Ecosystem-Based Fisheries Management Roadmap.
Available:

https://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/Assets/ecosystems/ebfm/EBFM_Road_Map_final.pdf

We invite presentations from all interested in participating. The
submission deadline is March 16th, and abstracts may be uploaded using the
following link:
https://afs.confex.com/afs/2018/cfp.cgi

Please contact Tony Marshak (tony.mars...@noaa.gov) if you have any
questions.

-- 
*Tony Marshak, Ph.D.*
Research Associate, Contractor ECS Federal, Inc.
*In support of*
National Marine Fisheries Service
Office of Science and Technology, Marine Ecosystems Division
1315 East-West Hwy, F/ST7
Silver Spring, MD 20910

Phone: +1-301-427-8208 <(301)%20427-8208>
http://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/

[ECOLOG-L] Call for abstracts for the 9th International Symbiosis Society Congress

[Jack Koch]

Greetings Ecology Listers,
 
Call for abstracts for the 9th International Symbiosis Society Congress July 
15-20, 2018, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA 


Deadline for abstract submission: Thursday, March 1, 2018

The ISS Congress is the sanctioned meeting of the International Symbiosis 
Society and is held every three years. It is the primary international meeting 
focusing on symbioses, including complex interactions between hosts and their 
microbiomes.  The Congress is anticipated to bring together 400 symbiosis 
scientists from up to 20 nations to present the latest research in symbioses, 
their ubiquity in nature and their impact on all environments on the planet.  
The primary aim of the ISS is to support and promote the dissemination of 
knowledge and understanding of symbioses, both to the research community and 
wider public, and so highlight the widespread ecological and socio-economic 
importance of symbioses for the public good.

 
Session Organization

There will be two types of oral sessions for the 9th ISS Congress. There will 
be 7 Thematic Sessions that are designed to address overarching cross-cutting 
topics that span the field of symbiosis. Each of these will be kicked off by a 
plenary speaker in this area. All thematic sessions will be held as single 
sessions with no other activities occurring during that time. There will be 5 
Focused Sessions that are organized loosely by microbial taxon.  The aim with 
this structure is to encourage exposure to areas of symbiosis outside of 
subfields while still grouping presentations around taxon. These focused 
sessions will be run as two concurrent sets of presentations. Oral presentation 
length will be announced at the time of abstract acceptance and will likely be 
15-20 minutes. The Poster Session(s) will be held in the late afternoon (with 
refreshments) and will have no overlap with other activities.

The Program Committee may move submissions from their original session to a 
different session depending on the balance of the submissions. It is possible 
that there will not be space in the program for all requested oral 
presentations. In this case, the presenter will be invited to give a poster.

 

Thematic Sessions:

Susceptibility and resilience of symbioses in the Anthropocene
Ecology of Symbioses
Mechanisms of host-microbiome interactions
The host-microbe interface:signaling, recognition and regulation
Tinkering with symbiosis: experimental insights into host-symbiont systems
Rise and fall of symbiosis: evolutionary transitions
New tools and approaches for studying symbiosis
Focused Sessions:

Protist-host interactions (including corals, lichens, other algal host 
interactions)
Fungal-host, symbiont-fungal interactions (including lichens, mycorrhizae, 
insects,)
Bacteria-host interactions (including gut symbionts, plant 
epiphytes/endophytes, insect endosymbionts, chemoautotrophic bacteria-animal 
symbioses, luminous bacteria-animal symbioses)
Virus-host interactions
Microbe-microbe interactions
Submitting Abstracts Guidelines:

Abstracts may have more than one author
Must be 500 words or less summary
Will require a choice of thematic or focused session
Will require a choice of presentation type – oral or poster
Submission: Please note that you will have to create a free account to submit 
your abstract. Click here 
 to submit.


Please visit the ISS Congress 2018 website for more information on the meeting: 
https://symbiosissociety2018.org/ 
Follow ISS Congress 2018 on Twitter (@ISS_2018), Facebook 
(@ISSCorvallisOregonUSA2018), and Instagram (@ISS_2018)!

Cheers,
 
Jack


Jack C Koch
Ph.D Student
 
Oregon State University
Department of Integrative Biology
3029 Cordley Hall, Corvallis, OR 97331
koc...@science.oregonstate.edu 
(919) 612-3212
 
alternate email: jack.c.k...@gmail.com 
twitter: @jackckoch
website: people.oregonstate.edu/~kochja 

[ECOLOG-L] Call for Abstracts for Evolutionary Biology of Marine Invasions Session at Marine Evolution 2018 Conference

[April MH Blakeslee]

Evolutionary Biology of Marine Invasions
Marine Evolution 2018, 15-17 May 2018, Strömstad, Sweden

We are pleased to announce the call for abstracts for the symposium: 
Evolutionary Biology of Marine Invasions at the Marine Evolution 2018 
Conference.

Marine invasions represent natural experiments in evolution, as invasive 
species spread and adapt to novel environments. In addition, the 
introduction of novel species to marine systems can impact the 
evolutionary biology of resident species from the population to 
community to ecosystem levels. Often, these evolutionary changes can be 
very rapid and may take myriad forms, including physiological adaptation 
and behavioral changes to exploit new environments. Likewise, resident 
species may evolve quickly in response to strong selective forces 
exerted by invaders, leading to changes in resident populations, 
community interactions, and even their environments. However, the field 
of invasion processes and interactions has remained a "black-box" for 
many marine systems. As rates of anthropogenic transport around the 
globe increase, so do the spread and expansion of a multitude of species 
that would otherwise be geographically constrained. Discerning sources, 
timing, and vectors of invasive species are often main objectives in 
marine genetic studies, while elucidating the adaptive shifts and 
population dynamics is fundamental for biodiversity conservation and 
management of stocks. This session aims to advance the understanding of 
invasion mechanisms, local adaptation processes, and the interactions of 
introduced species with native populations and marine environments.

Abstract submission deadline: 1 February 2018
For further details: http://cemeb.science.gu.se/activities/marine-
evolution-2018

Contact E-mail:   April Blakeslee, East Carolina University 
blakesleea...@ecu.edu; Katerina Vasileiadou, Hellenic Centre for Marine 
Research kvasileia...@hcmr.gr

[ECOLOG-L] CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: POLAR2018 Open Science Conference, Davos Switzerland

[Frei, Esther]

The Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research SCAR and the International 
Arctic Science Committee IASC invite the international polar and high altitude 
community to their joint meeting POLAR2018 
(www.polar2018.org) hosted by WSL and SLF in Davos, 
Switzerland.

Program overview
15 - 18 June 2018 SCAR and IASC/ASSW Business & Satellite Meetings
19 - 23 June 2018 SCAR/IASC Open Science Conference, including the 
COMNAP Plenary Symposium
24 - 26 June 2018 SCAR Delegates Meeting & 2018 Arctic Observing 
Summit

The goal of POLAR2018 is to bring together excellent research from both poles, 
as well as from high altitude areas, focusing on the similar challenges those 
regions face. The program features 65 different sessions, structured into 12 
categories. In addition to the parallel sessions, central elements of the Open 
Science Conference (OSC) will be keynote presentations, mini-symposia, extended 
poster sessions, and exhibitions. The annual COMNAP symposium will be held 
during the OSC, as well as a plenary lecture from the 2018 Arctic Observing 
Summit as an opening to the biennial summit immediately after the OSC. A range 
of excursions and trips will allow participants to make the most of coming to 
the Swiss Alps and enjoy science, nature, culture, and sports.

Invitation to submit an abstract to the Open Science Conference
The Scientific Committee for POLAR2018 invites the submission of abstracts to 
be considered for oral or poster presentations. The session program 
(www.polar2018.org/program) provides guidance 
on the thematic areas covered at POLAR2018. The deadline for the submission of 
abstracts is 1 November 2017. Authors wishing to submit an abstract are 
required to pay a submission fee of CHF 30 for each abstract. You can submit as 
many abstracts as you like, but only two with a preference for oral 
presentation. Early career and other authors who wish to apply for a submission 
fee waiver grant can follow the link on the abstract submission page.

Davos
POLAR2018 will be held in the Swiss mountain town of Davos, which can easily be 
reached by train from Zurich Airport. Davos, Europe's highest city, is situated 
in the Eastern part of the Swiss Alps at 1560 meters above sea level. It offers 
an advanced congress infrastructure and a wide range of accommodation for all 
budgets (examples on 
www.polar2018.org/accommodation) . The 
stunning alpine environment will ensure your visit is an enjoyable experience.

To submit your abstract, please go to http://www.polar2018.org/abstracts

Important deadlines
1 September 2017 Abstract submission opens
1 November 2017 Deadline abstract submission, early-bird registration opens
31 December 2017 Side meeting requests close
31 January 2018 Acceptance notification with oral/poster information

We are looking forward to welcoming you in Davos in June 2018!


Anja Schilling Hoyle
WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF
Research Unit Snow and Permafrost
Conference Manager POLAR2018, www.polar2018.org
MSc Geography, MAS Corp.Communications
anja.schill...@slf.ch
+41 81 417 02 38, Flüelastrasse 11, CH - 7260 Davos
Office hours: 8.15-15.00 on Mo/Thu/Fri, 8.15-12.00 on Tue/Wed

[ECOLOG-L] Call for abstracts (due Sept 8) - SER Southwest Chapter Annual Conference

[Corrie Navis]

CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS, SYMPOSIA, PANELS, WORKSHOPS!

The 2017 Annual Conference of the SER – Southwest Chapter will be held
December 6 – 8 in Albuquerque, New Mexico at the Hotel Albuquerque. We
invite submissions of presentations and posters, as well as symposia,
panels, and workshops on any topic related to restoration, management, or
conservation of natural areas.

Anticipated topics may include but are not limited to:
RIPARIAN RESTORATION • ENGAGING COMMUNITIES, YOUTH, VOLUNTEERS & CITIZEN
SCIENTISTS • TRADITIONAL ECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE • RESTORATION MITIGATON •
POLLINATOR CONSERVATION • NATIVE PLANT MATERIALS • REGIONAL PARTNERSHIPS •
FIRE ECOLOGY • CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION • MONITORING & ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT
• INVASIVE SPECIES • RESTORATION FOR WILDLIFE • POLICY & PLANNING • DRYLANDS
RESTORATION • AND MORE!

ABSTRACTS AND PROPOSALS DUE SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

See conference website for details, and share this with your restoration
network!

http://sersw2017.wixsite.com/conference

[ECOLOG-L] Call for Abstracts! Submit an abstract to CUAHSI’s ses sions at the AGU Fall Meeting by August 2!

[Elizabeth Tran]

Call for Abstracts!!!
Submit an abstract to CUAHSI’s sessions at the AGU Fall Meeting (December 11 – 
15, 2017 in New Orleans, LA).
Deadline to submit is August 2nd.

To submit an abstract, please visit 
https://fallmeeting.agu.org/2017/abstract-submissions/.



Submit an abstract to the following CUAHSI sessions:

ED044. Virtual Community Platforms and Data Tools for Enabling Geoscience 
Research and 
Education
Session ID: 25314

Effective research in the geosciences requires a combination of discovering, 
analyzing, managing, and publishing data. Community platforms and data tools 
are being developed to aid researchers, students, and educators in 
accomplishing these tasks so that they can better focus their efforts on 
addressing current scientific issues. Many tools are available online and can 
be accessed through services, thus creating Virtual Research Environments that 
enhance the sharing of data and tools. We solicit contributions that discuss 
successes and challenges in developing tools, applications, and platforms that 
enable data discovery, data sharing and publishing, and data management to 
support the next generation of research in geosciences.

IN013. Challenges and Benefits of Open Source Software and Open 
Data
Session ID: 23607

Scientists rely on a broad range of software tools and services to conduct 
their research such as GIS, data hosting and discovery platforms, data 
processing packages, and modelling suites. The continued development of these 
tools is essential to improving our understanding of critical geoscience 
questions. Open source software and open data foster reusing and adopting 
existing scientific results. Due to the increasing needs for data analysis and 
infrastructure, earth and space sciences benefits from adopting these 
practices. In addition, open source software enhances capabilities of 
researchers, science teams, and new users and allows them to build more 
capable, reliable, reusable and long-lasting software. Reusing open source 
software and data can be synergistic and beneficial for research 
collaborations, as well as challenging to govern. This session discusses ways 
to address the challenges and benefits of open science, as well as cutting-edge 
tools and services that support the needs of the community.

H072: Hyper-Resolution Hydrologic Modeling: Progress and 
Challenges
Session ID: 26938

Growing water stakeholder demands, the availability of accurate, 
high-resolution terrain and remote sensing data, and rapidly  increasing 
computational capabilities continue to enable process-based hydrologic modeling 
at ‘hyper-resolution’ scales, on the order of 10-50m.  For example, flash flood 
prediction and surface-groundwater coupling in urbanized areas or in 
steep-terrain requires high spatial and temporal resolution modeling.  
Operational forecasting systems, such as the NOAA National Water Model among 
others, now are developing methods for operational hyper-resolution hydrologic 
prediction applications.  As such there is now a need to demonstrate and 
rigorously assess the fidelity of hyper-resolution hydrologic models and flood 
inundation prediction capabilities.  Papers are solicited that cover a spectrum 
of topics such as: the trade-off between modeling resolution, accuracy, and 
computational requirements; real-time flood forecasting/mapping applications; 
hydrologic/hydraulic model complexity; terrain feature description; model 
initialization and lateral boundary forcing specification. Contributions 
discussing novel model evaluation methodologies are also welcome.

To view other sessions that may be of interest, please visit the CUAHSI 
website.

[ECOLOG-L] call for abstracts extended - Mid-Atlantic Invasive Plant Council - Society for Ecological Restoration joint conference

[Norris Muth]

Juniata College is hosting a joint meeting of the Mid-Atlantic Invasive Plant 
Council
and the Society for Ecological Restoration - Mid–Atlantic Region August 1 & 2.
Attached is a call for abstracts (posters and talks). Abstract submissions have 
been
extended to June 12. Details about abstract submission can be found here: 
http://www.maipc.org/call-for-abstracts-2017/

Please feel free to share this announcement and to get in touch with me if you 
have
any questions. (m...@juniata.edu)

Norris Muth
Juniata College
treasurer, MAIPC

[ECOLOG-L] Call for abstracts - MAIPC / SER Mid-Atlantic 2017

[Norris Muth]

MAIPC and the SER Mid-Atlantic Chapter are accepting abstracts for oral and 
poster presentations for the 2017 conference program.
 
Invasion Biology: Paths to Conservation and Restoration Success
 
A Conference of the Mid-Atlantic Invasive Plant Council and the
Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the Society for Ecological Restoration
 
August 1 & 2, 2017
Juniata College, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania
 
 
 
ORAL PRESENTATIONS: The 2017 conference will use a one-track format; there 
will be no concurrent sessions. In addition to plenary talks, there will be 
several 
themed sessions of 7-minute oral presentations followed by discussion. We are 
using this method so that our speakers are provided a full audience for their 
presentations and so that our listeners can hear every presentation. The 
7-minute 
talks should be structured as follows:
 
1st minute – Grab the audience’s attention
2nd minute – Summarize your project/idea
Minutes 3-6 – Provide the meat of your topic
Final minute – Summarize your project/idea again
 
 
 
POSTER PRESENTATIONS: Abstracts selected for poster presentation will be 
displayed all day and through the Poster Pub. Abstracts for presentations and 
posters should demonstrate clear relevance to the fields of invasive plant 
management and/or ecological restoration.
 
 
 
Abstracts can be submitted for either an oral or poster presentation. Authors 
should indicate their preference for an oral or poster presentation during the 
submission process. However, the Program Committee will make the final 
allocation of presentation format as it will not be possible for all to give an 
oral 
presentation. We encourage all those submitting abstracts for oral 
presentations 
also submit a poster – there will be plenty of time for discussion during the 
evening 
Poster Pub session on the first day of the conference.
 
 
 
Abstract Submission Guidelines
·Presentations are limited to one oral and one poster presentation per 
person. 
You can be listed as a co-author on any number of submissions.
·Confirmation of successful submission of an abstract will be emailed 
to the 
presenting author.
·All submitted abstracts will be reviewed by the Program Committee and 
an 
acceptance notification will be sent to the presenting author by email no later 
than 
May 31, 2017. The email will confirm the mode of presentation (oral or poster).
 
Abstract Format
Abstracts will be reproduced in the abstract publication exactly in the form 
they are 
submitted. Authors are therefore kindly requested to adhere to the following 
guidelines. Failure to do so may result in the abstract not being accepted.
·Title: This should be a maximum of 20 words and typed in sentence case.
·Author(s): The presenting author should be listed first and up to five 
co-
authors can also be included.
·Author Affiliation(s): The affiliation details of all authors 
(institution, 
department, city/town, state [if relevant] and country) must be included.
·Word Limit: The main body of the abstract text cannot exceed 300 words 
and 
should be text only.
 
 
Please submit abstracts to Andrew Rohrbaugh at anrohrb...@pa.gov
 
Abstracts are due by 5:00PM on May 19, 2017

[ECOLOG-L] Call for abstracts: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Symposium Turkey

[Istem Fer Polat]

Dear colleagues,

The 4th Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Symposium Turkey 2017 (July 11-13,
Istanbul) is now accepting abstract submissions. Please find more
information at https://eebst17.wordpress.com

This year's keynote speakers will be Claus Wedekind (Uni. Lausanne),
Philipp Khaitovich (Skolkovo Institute, Moscow), and Meryem Beklioglu
(METU, Ankara).

We invite talks and poster presentations in all areas of evolutionary
biology and ecology.

Deadline for abstract submissions is May 1. Early registration closes by
May 31.

We look forward to seeing you in Istanbul!

On behalf of the Organizing Committee

Nüzhet Dalfes
Email: eebst2...@gmail.com
Mobile: +90 (532) 206-1308

[ECOLOG-L] Call for Abstracts -- 11th meeting of the International Pest Risk Research Group

[Amy Morey]

Please visit our website for full details: www.pestrisk.org

Meeting Announcement: The International Pest Risk Research Group (IPRRG) 
will be hosting its 11th annual meeting in association with the Canadian 
Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) from Tuesday 29th August – Friday 1st 
September 2017 in Ottawa, Canada.

Call for Abstracts: Oral and poster presentations are invited on all 
aspects of pest risk research. Pests include “any species, strain or 
biotype of plant, animal, or pathogenic agent, injurious to plants” or 
animals. Presentations on the meeting theme, “Predictability and 
Uncertainty in Pest Risk Analysis”, are particularly welcomed but those 
describing advances in modelling and mapping risks (e.g. pathway 
analysis, species distribution modelling, spread modelling, uncertainty 
analysis, climate change impacts, and vector-borne disease risk), impact 
assessment, and communicating risks to policy-makers will also be 
accepted. Graduate students are encouraged to participate fully.

Abstracts (max. 250 words) should be submitted by 15 May 2017 at 
http://www.pestrisk.org/?page_id=1365. Members must log in to the IPRRG 
website to access the submission form. In addition to technical 
presentations and discussions, time is allotted for professional 
networking and collaborative work on group projects, such as the IPRRG 
global assessment of the risks posed by the brown marmorated stink bug, 
Halyomorpha halys, to plant health. This undertaking, code-named 
“Project Stinky”, is designed to catalyze the development of 
international training materials that demonstrate accepted procedures 
for modelling the spatio-temporal variation in pest risk. CFIA is 
covering most of the registration costs, but a registration fee will be 
payable to IPRRG in advance (an email will be sent when the amount has
been confirmed) or on arrival at the meeting to cover additional  
expenses such as a group dinner, technical excursion and IPRRG webpage 
costs. Students are eligible for a discounted rate.

About the IPRRG: The IPRRG, first convened in 2007 as the Pest Risk  
Mapping Workgroup, is a dedicated group of research scientists and pest 
risk practitioners that aims to  develop enhanced pest risk modelling
and mapping methods through rigorous and innovative research focused on 
the key challenges faced by the discipline. We hold regular meetings to 
present, discuss, and test new developments. We collaborate on group 
projects, such as the aforementioned “Project Stinky”. We communicate 
findings of the group and its members regarding these topics via our 
website (www.pestrisk.org/) and publications to a broad international 
audience that includes scientists, policymakers, and other end users. We 
also provide technical training in the methods utilized to generate 
these outputs, thereby promoting best practice in their application.

Joining the IPRRG is free and simple, either attend an annual meeting or 
send a letter of interest to the Secretary-Treasurer (Dr. Darren 
Kriticos, darren.kriti...@csiro.au). Better yet, visit the IPRRG website
(www.pestrisk.org/) today to register as a member!

For more information on our 11th Meeting in Ottawa please go to:
• http://www.pestrisk.org/?page_id=1196

Presentations from our last meeting in Parma, Italy in August 2016 are 
available here:
• http://www.pestrisk.org/?page_id=

[ECOLOG-L] Call for Abstracts Reminder! Student Conference on Conservation Science - New York (SCCS-NY)

[Kristin Douglas]

Are you a graduate student, postdoc, or early-career professional in a field 
relevant to biodiversity conservation? If so, join us for the eighth annual 
Student Conference on Conservation Science - New York (SCCS-NY) at the American 
Museum of Natural History in NYC from Oct. 11-13, 2017!

Applications to present your research (talk, speed talk, or poster) at SCCS-NY 
are due by April 1st at 11:59 AM EDT! Submit your application here:
http://www.amnh.org/our-research/center-for-biodiversity-conservation/convening-and-connecting/student-conference-on-conservation-science/sccs-ny-2017-application-and-registration

Abstracts will be considered from any conservation-related field, including 
work in the natural sciences, social sciences, or the humanities. Selection 
will be based on application quality and relevance to conservation.

Learn more about SCCS-NY:
http://www.amnh.org/our-research/center-for-biodiversity-conservation/convening-and-connecting/student-conference-on-conservation-science

Please contact biodivers...@amnh.org with any 
questions!

[ECOLOG-L] Call for abstracts - NAFEW 2017

[Anne McIntosh]

Abstracts are currently being accepted for oral and poster presentations
for the 2017 North American Forest Ecology Workshop that will be held in
Edmonton, Alberta June 19-22, 2017.

Submit your abstracts online at:
https://hocking.biology.ualberta.ca/sco2017/

Please note that the deadline for abstract submission is January 31, 2017.

For more information on NAFEW 2017 go to the conference website at:
http://www.nafew.org/

Happy Holidays.

Anne



^^^

Anne McIntosh, PhD

Assistant Professor of Biology

Office: C154

Mailing address: 4901 46 Ave, University of Alberta, Augustana Campus

Camrose, Alberta, T4V 2R3

780-679-1198

http://www.ualberta.ca/~amcintos/

*ü* *Please* consider the environment before printing this email.

[ECOLOG-L] Call for Abstracts: Planetary Health/GeoHealth Inaugural Annual Meeting, 10-11 April 2017. Washington, DC

[Cliff Duke]

Call for Abstracts: Planetary Health/GeoHealth Inaugural Annual Meeting, 10-11 
April 2017. Washington, DC Abstract submission deadline: 5 January 2017, 17:00 
EST

A Joint Conference Sponsored by the Planetary Health Alliance, American 
Geophysical Union, Ecological Society of America, and The Lancet

Supported by the Rockefeller Foundation

Planetary Health is the health of human civilization and the state of the 
natural systems on which it depends (see 
http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(15)60901-1/fulltext).
 Planetary Health and GeoHealth research focuses on quantifying the human 
health impacts of accelerating environmental change.  In some instances these 
health impacts are direct (e.g., warming global temperatures causing more heat 
stress or biomass burning leading to cardiorespiratory disease from particulate 
air pollution); in other instances they are mediated through complex ecological 
pathways (e.g., multiple environmental drivers affecting fisheries structures 
with resulting nutritional impacts or sea level rise, loss of coastal barrier 
systems, and more extreme storms leading to environmental migration and 
attendant health consequences for coastal populations).

To catalyze this interdisciplinary field and raise awareness among funding 
agencies, publishers, and the broader research community, the Planetary Health 
Alliance along with the American Geophysical Union, the Ecological Society of 
America and The Lancet are organizing this Inaugural Annual Meeting on 
Planetary Health and GeoHealth on April 10-11, 2017 in Washington, DC.  The 
meeting is supported by the Rockefeller Foundation through a grant to the 
Planetary Health Alliance.   

All researchers from any discipline relevant to Planetary Health and GeoHealth 
are invited to submit an abstract describing a study that has recently been 
conducted, or a project currently in process. We encourage submissions relating 
to the approaches, methods, tools, and indicators to assess how, where, and why 
environmental change leads to meaningful public health impacts. There are many 
research themes captured within Planetary Health and GeoHealth, including 
climate change impacts on human health; environmental change and food 
systems/human nutrition; land use change and vector-borne disease; urbanization 
and mental health; zoonotic disease emergence; freshwater scarcity and 
communicable diseases; natural disasters and human displacement; and air 
quality impacts of deforestation, etc. Please visit 
www.planetaryhealthalliance.org to peruse relevant themes. 
Accepted abstracts may be chosen for an oral or poster presentation. A selected 
group of abstracts that have been accepted for oral or poster presentation will 
also be published by The Lancet in a booklet of "Top Abstracts in Planetary 
Health" released in conjunction with the Annual Meeting. Authors of those 
abstracts accepted for oral presentations or The Lancet publication will have 
their registration fees waived. Some priority will be given to showcasing the 
work of early career investigators in The Lancet publication and conference 
presentations.

Abstracts should be 300 words maximum in length and present detailed 
information on the design of the study and preliminary results. Attention 
should be given to describing the impact of a change in the structure or 
function of one or more natural systems on a dimension (or dimensions) of human 
health. Abstracts should be written in English, and contain no references, 
tables, or figures and include background (including context and aim), methods, 
findings, and interpretation. Please also include a non-declamatory title 
(including a study descriptor-e.g., randomized); names, titles, highest 
degrees, and affiliations of authors; postal and email addresses for the 
corresponding author; any funding received (if none, please state this); and a 
brief summary of the contributions of each author and any competing interests. 
The abstract submission deadline is 17:00 EST, 5 January 2017. Notification of 
acceptance will be given by 10 February 2017. 

Please visit planetaryhealthalliance.org/annual-meeting to submit abstracts. 

[ECOLOG-L] Call for Abstracts for the Annual Tamarisk Coalition Conference

[David Inouye]

Call for Abstracts for the Annual Tamarisk Coalition Conference
The Future is Now: Forward-Thinking Restoration, Planning, & Adaptation
February 7-9, 2017
Hilton, Fort Collins, CO
THE ABSTRACT DEADLINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED!
DEADLINE OCTOBER 1, 2016

--
*Melissa McMaster*
Arizona Restoration Coordinator
Cell -(928) 814-6373 
www.tamariskcoalition.org 


RESTORE.  CONNECT. INNOVATE.
/Submit your abstract for our 2017 Conference in Fort Collins, CO!  
Abstracts are due September 15, 2016. 
///

[ECOLOG-L] CALL FOR ABSTRACTS - Ecotypes: Science, Practice & Policy

[Kay Wiseman]

Southern Rockies Seed Network 
2016 Conference

Ecotypes: Science, Practice, & Policy
December 7, 2016
The Ranch Events Complex 
Larimer County Fairgrounds, Loveland, Colorado


Call for Abstracts
The Southern Rockies Seed Network is calling for abstract submissions 
for the December 7, 2016 conference to be held in Loveland, Colorado. 
Deadline for submission is September 2, 2016. 

With the broad theme of “Ecotypes: Science, Practice, & Policy” we are 
seeking high quality oral presentations and posters by practitioners, 
scientists, land managers, students and policymakers to enhance our 
understanding of ecotypes in diverse ecosystems . 

The focus of sessions may include, but are not limited to
•   Current research (i.e., Seed Transfer Zones, pollination 
biology, Impact of climate change on distribution of ecotypes, genetics, 
etc.) 
•   Practitioner Session (i.e., Seed collection, cleaning, 
growing/harvesting, certification, propagation, storage, stooling 
blocks, etc.)
•   Policy and program development (National Seed Strategy, Regional 
and Local plant materials development programs, Iowa Ecotype Project, 
South Texas Natives, etc.).

A plenary format will be followed with 20 minute oral presentations, 
including brief Q & A. Presenters will have the option of submitting 
their abstracts to be shared as either an oral presentation or poster 
display. Those abstracts not accepted for oral presentations will be 
considered for poster presentations. Submission should include a 
presentation title and an abstract following the format described on the 
next page of this document. 
Visit: http://www.synergy3.org/2016AnnualMeeting.php for details. 



Southern Rockies Seed Network 
2016 Conference





PRESENTATION TITLE 

Last, First M.1 and Last, First M2


Choose one: Oral Presentation or Poster Presentation__

Abstract:  A brief description of the talk or poster not to exceed 300 
words.  Abstract should briefly summarize the project or study 
background, objectives, methods, results and implications for 
practitioners.


Key Words:  a list of 5-10 key words or phrases that will help 
organizers categorize the submission. 

1)  Author title, affiliation, and address of first author (note – 
presenting author should be indicated by bold font).
2)  Additional authors title, affiliation and address 


Corresponding Author:  name, email address and daytime phone number.

Instructions: 
1.  Use this form with information relevant to your submission. Be 
sure to indicate your preference for oral or poster presentation.
2.  Save the file in MS Word format.  Use the last name of the 
presenting author as the file name (for example “Smith.docx”). 
3.  Send your abstract as an attachment to:  jply...@synergy3.org 
and i...@synergy3.org by COB September 2, 2016.

[ECOLOG-L] CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

[Kay Wiseman]

Southern Rockies Seed Network 
2016 Annual Conference 

Ecotypes: Science, Practice, & Policy
December 7, 2016
The Ranch Events Complex 
Larimer County Fairgrounds, Loveland, Colorado

We are happy to announce the Southern Rockies Seed Network 3rd Annual 
Conference and we invite you to join us in December to share your 
understanding and expertise surrounding native ecotypes. 

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
The Southern Rockies Seed Network is calling for abstract submissions 
for the December 7, 2016 conference to be held in Loveland, Colorado. 
Deadline for submission is August 26, 2016. 

With the broad theme of “Ecotypes: Science, Practice, & Policy” we are 
seeking high quality oral presentations and posters by practitioners, 
scientists, land managers, students and policymakers to enhance our 
understanding of ecotypes in diverse ecosystems . 

The focus of sessions may include, but are not limited to
•   Current research (i.e., Seed Transfer Zones, pollination 
biology, Impact of climate change on distribution of ecotypes,
genetics, etc.) 
•   Practitioner Session (i.e., Seed collection, cleaning, 
growing/harvesting, certification, propagation, storage, stooling 
blocks, etc.)
•   Policy and program development (National Seed Strategy, Iowa 
Ecotype Project, South Texas Natives).

A plenary format will be followed with 15 minute oral presentations, 
including discussion. Authors will have the option of submitting their 
abstracts to be shared as either an oral presentation or poster display. 
Those abstracts not accepted for oral presentations will be considered 
for poster presentations. Submission should include a presentation title 
and an abstract following the format described on the next page of this 
document. Visit: http://www.synergy3.org for details. 


SUBMISSION FORM:
Southern Rockies Seed Network 
2016 Conference

TITLE 

Last, First M.1 and Last, First M2


Choose one: Oral Presentation or Poster Presentation__

Abstract:  A brief description of the talk or poster not to exceed 300 
words.  Abstract should briefly summarize the project or study 
background, objectives, methods, results and implications for 
practitioners.


Key Words:  a list of 5-10 key words or phrases that will help 
organizers categorize the submission. 

1   Author title, affiliation, and address of first author (note – 
presenting author should be indicated by bold font).
2   Additional authors title, affiliation and address 


Corresponding Author:  name, email address and daytime phone number.

Instructions: 
1.  For your submission, insert relevant information into the above 
form. Be sure to indicate your preference for oral or poster 
presentation. 
2.  Save the file in MS Word format OR PDF.  Use the last name of 
the presenting author as the file name (for example “Smith.docx; 
Smith.pdf”). 
3.  Send your abstract as an attachment to: jply...@synergy3.org by 
COB August 26, 2016.

BACKGROUND OF ORGANIZATION
The Southern Rockies Seed Network was born in 2014 to address the unmet 
demand for ecotypic seed in our region. The frequency of ecological 
disturbance caused by wildfires, floods, recreation, urban sprawl, 
mining, and oil & gas development is increasing at a steady rate 
throughout the Southern Rockies and High Plains. In light of this 
disturbance pressure, the ecotypic plant materials necessary to restore 
these disturbances are largely unavailable, economically impractical, or 
are comprised of native plant cultivars originating from outside of the 
ecoregion (Northern Montana, Canada, New Zealand, etc.). Collaborating 
with dozens of agency, non-profit organizations, and private sector 
partners, the Southern Rockies Seed Network is working to develop an 
appropriate seed source necessary to maintain the genetic, water 
quality, wildlife habitat, hunting and fishing, grazing, and recreation 
benefits that our forests and grasslands provide.

For more information about the Southern Rockies Seed Network please 
visit our website for ecological restoration at Synergy3.org or contact 
k...@synergy3.org

[ECOLOG-L] Call for abstracts -- MtnClim: October 17-21, 2016 in Leavenworth, WA

[Andy Bunn]

Colleagues, this is the first call for registration and abstracts for the 2016 
MtnClim meeting which will be held in Leavenworth, WA from October 17-21. 
Please visit the website where you will find the agenda, information on 
abstract submission, lodging, and more:
http://mtnclim.org/

The 2016 Mountain Climate Conference will continue its decade-long tradition of 
excellence working at the intersection between climate and a host of other 
scientific disciplines including hydrology, ecology, and glaciology. This 7th 
Mountain Climate (MtnClim) Conference will explore the central theme: Mountains 
Without Snow: What are the Consequences? In sessions on current science themes, 
climate policy and decision-support, MtnClim 2016 will look for opportunities 
to interweave discussions of the roles snowpack plays in water resources, power 
generation, ecophysiology, and human communities, with particular focus on the 
question: How ready are we to foresee the full range of consequences of 
mountains without snow?

Please note the dates and register soon to take advantage of early registration 
costs.

We hope to see you in beautiful Leavenworth in October.

All the best from the organizing team,

Andy Bunn, Western Washington University
David Peterson, USDA Forest Service,
Scotty Strachan, University of Nevada Reno

[ECOLOG-L] Call for abstracts - 2016 Ecological Integration Symposium at Texas A&M University

[Danielle Macedo]

The 2016 Ecological Integration Symposium Committee invites you to 
attend the 17th Annual Texas A&M University Ecological Integration 
Symposium on March 31-April 1 at Rudder Tower and Theater at Texas A&M 
University - College Station.  The Ecological Integration Symposium is 
an interdisciplinary, graduate student led and organized event that 
unites students with world renowned researchers in the themes of 
ecology, conservation, evolutionary biology, geography, and more. 

During this free, two day event we will explore the ecological and 
social challenges we face towards achieving sustainability in a human 
dominated landscape through the theme of Ecological Perspectives in 
Sustainability. This year, we will be hosting a day of speaker 
presentations at Rudder Theater on March 31, and student presentations 
on the 4th floor of Rudder Tower on April 1, 2016.

The 2016 plenary speakers include Dr. Jayne Belnap, research ecologist 
with the USGS; Dr. Ruth DeFries, professor at Columbia University; Dr. 
Lisa Naughton-Treves, professor at University of Wisconsin-Madison; Dr. 
Stuart Pimm, professor at Duke University; and Dr. Peter Vitousek, 
professor at Stanford University.

We are now accepting abstracts for student presentations in talk and 
poster formats.  Both graduate and undergraduate students are encouraged 
to present original research during the student research symposium on 
Friday, April 1.  Please visit our presentation registration page for 
more information on submission requirements and procedures:

http://eeb.tamu.edu/eis/2016-eis/2016-eis-student-presentation-
registration/

The deadline for abstract submissions is February 26, 2016. 

We are accepting volunteer sign-ups to help assist with the event on 
March 31 and April 1.  Please visit http://eeb.tamu.edu/eis/2016-
eis/2016-eis-volunteer-registration/ for more information and to 
register as a volunteer. 

If you have any questions please feel free to contact the 2016 EIS 
Committee at theeis.t...@gmail.com.  Please visit our website 
http://eeb.tamu.edu/eis/2016-eis/ and Facebook page for more information 
and updates   

We are looking forward to seeing you all this year during the 2016 
Ecological Integration Symposium!
 

Regards,

2016 Ecological Integration Symposium Committee

 

Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/TAMUEIS/?fref=nf
Website:
http://eeb.tamu.edu/eis/2016-eis/
Presentation Registration:
http://eeb.tamu.edu/eis/2016-eis/2016-eis-student-presentation-
registration/
Judge Registration:
http://eeb.tamu.edu/eis/2016-eis/2016-eis-judges-registration/
Volunteer Registration:
http://eeb.tamu.edu/eis/2016-eis/2016-eis-volunteer-registration/


We thank all of our sponsors from Texas A&M University for making this 
event possible,  including the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary 
Biology, the Association of Former Students, the Office of Graduate and 
Professional Studies, the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, the 
Department of Geography, the Department of Entomology, the Department of 
Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, the Department of Ecosystem Science and 
Management, the Department of Animal Sciences, the Department of 
Agricultural Economics, the Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, and 
the Department of Oceanography.

[ECOLOG-L] Call for Abstracts: Leveraging media for outreach (ICRS session 82)

[Christie Wilcox]

Aloha Ecologgers!

On behalf of the organizers of ICRS session 82, I would like to invite you to 
submit 
abstracts for our session on media and outreach. You can find it listed as 
 
82 - Innovations in the use of digital tools and the media for communication, 
outreach and 
education in support of coral reef protection

We're asking for two types of abstracts. The first is for roughly 15-min 
presentations 
outlining easily digestible 'tips and tricks' for how to navigate media usage, 
social or 
otherwise (think "10 ways to make Twitter work for you" or "5 tips to ensure 
your media 
interview goes smoothly"). The other are shorter format presentations (~5 min) 
showcasing your amazing, groundbreaking, incredible use of media which others 
might be 
inspired by.

Here's a short description of our session which we prepared: 

Making Waves: Leveraging Media for Research Outcomes and Outreach
For the first time in history, science communication is directly in the hands 
of scientists. 
Despite the immense potential benefits, many scientists are still learning how 
to best 
interact with the media and use these technologies in their professional life. 
We will have 
two types of talks in this session. The first are short-form presentations to 
showcase 
success stories, from multi-organizational reef research training programs, 
integrative 
social media efforts, exquisitely-executed traditional media, or other exciting 
examples. 
The second will be normal length, easily-digestible tips and methods 
presentations which 
will be compiled into an online document for later reference. This session will 
help 
participants build on important communication skill sets by providing tips and 
tricks of the 
new digital communication realm, from best uses for social media, to how to 
most 
profitably talk to a journalist to get your research highlighted. By offering a 
venue that 
allows for the exchange and improvement of communication skills, we aim to 
facilitate the 
efficient spread of conversations that are vital elements in creating a 
sustained awareness 
which can bring about change in public opinion and spur calls to action as a 
result of 
research.

The abstract deadline is approaching quickly (Jan 15th!) so get yours in while 
you can! The 
link for abstract submission is: 

https://www.sgmeet.com/icrs2016/abstractinfo.asp

Mahalo, and hope to see you at ICRS 2016!
-Christie

Christie Wilcox, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Researcher
University of Hawaii at Manoa
wilco...@hawaii.edu
http://christiewilcox.com

[ECOLOG-L] Call for Abstracts to EGU2016 session "Peatlands under Pressure"

[Mats Nilsson]

Dear Peatland Colleagues,


Even if it is still some time until the EGU2016 General Assembly, 17-22 April, 
(and a winter in between in the northern Hemisphere) we would like to invite 
you to submit an abstract to the session “Peatlands under pressure” 
(BG4.2/SSS9.24, http://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2016/session/21879). 
Abstract deadline is 13 January 2016.



Hope to see you there

Annalea Lohila & Eeva-Stiina Tuittila, Mats Nilsson, Leif Klemedtsson, Juul 
Limpens


Session description:
From pole to pole, peatlands contain up to 30% of the world’s soil carbon pool, 
illustrating their role in the global carbon cycle. Currently peatlands are 
under various pressures such as changing climate, land-use or nutrient loading 
with unknown consequences for their functioning as carbon sinks and stores and 
the uptake or release of the greenhouse gasses carbon dioxide (CO2), methane 
(CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O). Simultaneously, increasing amount of restoration 
activities, aiming to return peatlands back to their original state are 
ongoing. It is, however, not clear how the carbon reservoir will react to these 
pressures and how resilient these ecosystems are. This session will focus on 
the observed or predicted changes on the biogeochemistry at peatlands, caused 
by climate change, nutrient loading or land-use. We invite studies 
concentrating, for example, on the effects of climate change on GHG flux or 
nutrient dynamics on pristine and managed peatlands, impact of drainage or 
restoration and subsequent vegetation succession on biogeochemistry, 
atmosphere-biosphere interaction, or studies on carbon stock changes 
demonstrating the impact of land-use or climate change. Both experimental and 
modeling studies are welcomed.




Mats Nilsson
Professor in Soil Science, Biogeochemistry
Department of Forest Ecology & Management
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
S-901 83 Umeå
Sweden
Visiting address: Skogsmarksgränd 1
Phone: +46 90 786 83 75; cellular phone: +46 70 688 44 09; home +46 90 210 85

From: Annalea Lohila [mailto:annalea.loh...@fmi.fi]
Sent: den 20 november 2015 08:17
To: Nigel Roulet, Prof.
Cc: Mats Nilsson; eeva-stiina.tuitt...@uef.fi; Juul Limpens 
(juul.limp...@wur.nl); Leif Klemedtsson (leif.klemedts...@guv.gu.se)
Subject: Re: EGU April 2016


Thanks for your offer, Nigel, I agree Mats that it would be cool to have your 
talk in our session. Your timing is perfect, we were just thinking of keynote 
speakers! So, I will add your name in the session advert.

Annalea

"Nigel Roulet, Prof." mailto:nigel.rou...@mcgill.ca>> 
kirjoitti 20.11.2015 kello 1.11:
Annalea and company:

I have been invited to give a talk in a hydrology of peatlands session.  I 
notice that you guys have put a session together  on peatlands under pressure.  
I am in the process of finishing a paper on the sixteen year carbon balance of 
Mer Bleue.  Mats knows I have been looking at the resilience in MB and we know 
have a long enough data set to show that the inter annual variability is 
strongly correlated with the mean and minimum growing season water table.  If 
we look at the theory of peatland stability this is what one would expect.  So 
it looks like MB, while subject to considerable pressure will be able to 
maintain its NECB.  Would you guys be interested in a paper on the long-term 
NECB and what it tells us about the sensitivity (or lack thereof) of raised 
bogs to climate change?

nigel

___

Nigel T. Roulet, PhD
James McGill Professor of Biogeosciences and Chair
Department of Geography, McGill University
805 Sherbrooke St. W., Montreal, QC H3A 0B9, Canada

nigel.rou...@mcgill.ca
http://www.mcgill.ca/geography/people/roulet/
Chair’s Office Phone: 1-514-398-4112
Faculty Office Phone: 1-514-398-4945

[ECOLOG-L] Call for Abstracts: Special Winter Ecology Issue of Northeastern Naturalist

[Cameron Douglass]

The following message is being posted on behalf of colleagues, any questions 
should be 
addressed to Scott Smedley (scott.smed...@trincoll.edu) or Thomas Wickman 
(thomas.wick...@trincoll.edu).

WINTER ECOLOGY: A SPECIAL ISSUE OF NORTHEASTERN NATURALIST

Winter is a defining feature of the environments of northeastern North America, 
and 
studies of winter ecology are gaining increasing prominence. We are pleased to 
announce a special issue of the Northeastern Naturalist dedicated to this 
topic. Its 
mission is three-fold: to highlight the region’s winter ecology research in 
general, to 
provide a venue for studies stemming from the historically severe winter of 
2014-15, and 
to understand winter ecology through the lens of environmental history.

Papers representing all aspects of winter ecology are sought. Submissions can 
thus 
cover topics ranging from the level of physiological/behavioral ecology to 
ecosystem-
level phenomena, with studies involving terrestrial, freshwater, or marine 
environments. 
Historical articles may include case studies of severe winters, analyses of 
changing 
winter landscapes and waterways over longer periods of time, and critical 
interpretations 
of the evolution of the field of winter ecology in the Northeast. Essays in the 
history of 
science, environmental history, and historical climatology are all welcome.

Abstract Deadline: 01 October 2015

Further details and on-line submission form is found at 
http://commons.trincoll.edu/winterecology/

[ECOLOG-L] Call for abstracts - 2016 Ocean Sciences Meeting Session: Making National Policy Work Locally

[Rebecca Martone]

Dear Colleagues:

We are calling your attention to a session at the 2016 Ocean Sciences
Meeting taking place on 21-26 February 2016 in New Orleans, Louisiana. You
are welcome to submit an oral or poster presentation for this session via
this link :
Please also share widely with your colleagues.
https://agu.confex.com/agu/os16/preliminaryview.cgi/Session9632
  *Session ID:* 9632
*Session Title:* Making National Policy Work Locally: Approaches For
Implementing The National Ocean Policy At Regional, State, And Local Levels
Through Ecosystem-Based Management

*Session Description:*
The National Ocean Policy identifies ecosystem-based management (EBM) as a
foundation for providing sound science-based and adaptable management to
maintain the health, productivity, and resilience of U.S. ocean, coastal,
and Great Lakes ecosystems, and the many, diverse benefits they provide.
Furthermore, EBM is an important approach for efficient and effective
interagency, multi-jurisdictional, and cross-sectoral marine planning and
management that is consistent with and authorized by many existing Federal,
Tribal, State, and local statutes and authorities.

To become part of the marine planning and management culture, EBM must be
applied and proven through local and regional examples, and meet management
objectives at those scales and for those jurisdictions. To facilitate this,
States, Tribes, and key stakeholders should be incentivized and empowered
to collaborate with Federal agencies from the outset as partners on its
implementation.

This session brings together EBM researchers, planners, and decision makers
to present the regional needs (the management) for EBM tools (the science)
that help regional marine planning within the context of National policy.
Presentations will advance the conversation about applying EBM by
highlighting key challenges to its implementation, tools and trainings
available, and lessons learned from pilot projects. EBM principles, theory,
and case studies will be presented.

The deadline for all abstract submissions is *Wednesday, 23 September 23:59
EDT/03:59 +1 GMT.* Abstracts will not be accepted for consideration after
this date.

Please share this notice with your colleagues and anyone who may be
interested in this topic. We hope to see you there?

*Session Chairs:  *
*Franklin B Schwing*, NOAA Fisheries, Office of Science and Technology,
Silver Spring, MD, United States

*Ashley Erickson*, Center for Ocean Solutions, Stanford, CA, United States

-- 
Rebecca G. Martone, PhD
Research Associate, Assistant Director for Science and Research
Center for Ocean Solutions
99 Pacific Street, Suite 555E
Monterey, CA 93940 USA
phone: 831-333-2077
fax: 831-333-2081
cell: 831-402-2487
email: rmart...@stanford.edu

[ECOLOG-L] Call for Abstracts

[Fowler, Cynthia T.]

Dear Colleagues,
We (Chelsey Armstrong and Cynthia Fowler) seek proposals to participate in the 
"Looking Backward and Moving Forward: Applying Traditional Ecological Knowledge 
and Traditional Resource and Environmental Management" session at the SfAA 2016 
meeting.  The abstract for our session 
appears below.  If you are interested in participating, please submit an 
abstract of 100 words or less to Cissy 
Fowler 
by September 7, 2015.


SESSION ABSTRACT
In "Looking Backward and Moving Forward" participants will consider the roles 
of traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) and traditional resource management 
(TREM) as practical frameworks for contemporary sustainable resource use and 
Indigenous wellbeing. Participants will recommend ways that resource managers 
can optimize community wellbeing based on the results of research about 
contemporary and ancient TREM.  Participants will integrate ethnographic and 
ethnobiological information with archaeological and paleoecological signatures, 
and construct valuable data sets that facilitate applied research in the face 
of accelerated environmental change.  Participants in this session aim for 
better understanding of the processes and pathways through which management 
systems endure or desist.  Living communities provide direct and empirical 
evidence of TREM while the archaeological record provides information about the 
evolution and adaptation of TREM.  When participants look to the past and at 
the present, what can we suggest about how to manage our resources as we move 
forward into the un/predictable future?   We will discuss cases where TEK and 
TREM are celebrated as well as where they are appropriated, and comment on the 
pros and cons, successes and failures of TEK and TREM.  Where TREM is 
localized, ethical and sustainable, and also where it is not, the results from 
integrated ethnographic and ethnobiological, and archaeological and 
paleoecological research provide valuable lessons for today's resource 
managers.  Deep time profiles of resource management coupled with contemporary 
ethnobiological portraits provide a framework for producing rich understandings 
of TEK and TREM systems and processes.

*
Cynthia Fowler
Associate Professor, Wofford College
President Elect, Society of Ethnobiology
Environmental Social Scientist, Filling a Critical 
Gap
429 North Church Street
Spartanburg, SC 29303
fowle...@wofford.edu
864-597-4698

[ECOLOG-L] Call for abstracts: special winter ecology issue of Northeastern Naturalist

[Cameron Douglass]

Note that the following request is on behalf of a colleague, if you have any 
questions 
regarding this call for abstracts contact scott.smed...@trincoll.edu. 

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
Winter is a defining feature of the environments of northeastern North America, 
and 
studies of winter ecology are gaining increasing prominence. We are pleased to 
announce a special issue of the Northeastern Naturalist dedicated to this 
topic. Its 
mission is three-fold: to highlight the region’s winter ecology research in 
general, to 
provide a venue for studies stemming from the historically severe winter of 
2014-15, 
and to understand winter ecology through the lens of environmental history.

Papers representing all aspects of winter ecology are sought. Submissions can 
thus 
cover topics ranging from the level of physiological/behavioral ecology to 
ecosystem-
level phenomena, with studies involving terrestrial, freshwater, or marine 
environments. Historical articles may include case studies of severe winters, 
analyses 
of changing winter landscapes and waterways over longer periods of time, and 
critical 
interpretations of the evolution of the field of winter ecology in the 
Northeast. Essays 
in the history of science, environmental history, and historical climatology 
are all 
welcome.

Further details and on-line submission form is found at 
http://commons.trincoll.edu/winterecology/

[ECOLOG-L] Call for abstracts - Species on the Move

[Gretta Pecl]

The Species on the Move Scientific Committee invites you to submit an 
abstract that can contribute to discussions on understanding and responding 
to climate driven species redistribution. Species on the Move aims to 
deliver state-of-the-art analysis, inspiring visions and innovative research 
methods arising from the latest research in climate change ecology and 
adaptation in the associated human-systems. 

The international conference is being hosted in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia 
in February 2016, with Professor Camille Parmesan as the plenary speaker. 

Selected presentations and workshop outputs from the conference will have 
the opportunity to be considered for a virtual special issue in the journal 
Global Change Biology.

The Scientific Committee are keen to encourage participation by, and 
highlight excellent work from, students and early career researchers. We 
have a dedicated early career networking function for this group of 
researchers to have priority networking time with our keynote speakers, a 
‘mentor matching’ opportunity people can elect to participate in, and we 
plan to select and feature several ‘up and coming’ researchers for 
‘lightning plenary’ speaking slots.

Additionally, there is an exciting line up of social events including an 
informal Aussie BBQ at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery and our end of 
conference dinner is at the world famous MONA museum, arriving by ferry and 
including a private showing of the museum.

Authors are invited to submit abstracts of 250 words by 28 August 2015.

All abstracts are to be submitted electronically via the presentation 
portal.

http://www.speciesonthemove.com/presentations

We look forward to meeting you in Hobart in February!

Gretta Pecl, on behalf of the Organising and Scientific Committee's

[ECOLOG-L] Call for Abstracts: The Hydrology-Vegetation-Climate Nexus in Mountain Catchments (AGU 2015)

[Mark Raleigh]

Dear Colleagues,

Please consider submitting an abstract to the following session at the AGU
2015 Fall meeting in San Francisco, CA (14-18 December 2015). The session
focuses on the interplay between hydrology, vegetation, and climate in
mountainous regions, and is geared to attract a variety of unique
perspectives and exciting new research. The deadline for abstract
submissions is 5 August 2015 at 11:59 P.M. EDT.

H103: The Hydrology-Vegetation-Climate Nexus: Identifying Process
Interactions and Environmental Shifts in Mountain Catchments

Session Description:
The hydrology-vegetation-climate nexus in mountain environments presents an
important indicator of global environmental change. However, observations in
these regions remain limited and typically confined to non-vegetated areas.
 A need therefore exists to (1) improve knowledge of ecohydrological and
hydroclimatological baseline conditions, (2) identify how perturbations in
vegetation and climate processes interact with hydrology, (3) discriminate
between short-term (e.g., multi-year) variability and long-term (e.g.,
multi-decadal) shifts, and (4) evaluate how vegetation, water and energy
processes co-evolve to determine variability and system change.  We invite
contributions investigating the response of hydrologic fluxes (e.g.,
precipitation, evapotranspiration, streamflow) and storages (e.g., soil
moisture, snowpack) to short- or long-term changes in vegetation (e.g.,
forest disturbances, land use change) and climate (e.g., change and natural
variability, energy availability), and how hydrologic change consequently
impacts local vegetation in mountainous catchments.  We welcome studies that
employ mechanistic modeling, field observations, and/or remote sensing at
plot to catchment scales.

Invited Speakers (confirmed)
 + Roger Bales (University of California, Merced)
 + Anne Kelly (USGS)
 + Lara Kueppers (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)

Submission Link:
https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm15/preliminaryview.cgi/Session8586

Conveners:
(1) Mark S Raleigh
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research


(2) Keith N Musselman
University of Saskatchewan



Thank you in advance for your consideration and for sharing this
advertisement with any colleagues who might also be interested.

Sincerely,
Mark Raleigh and Keith Musselman

[ECOLOG-L] Call for abstracts, AGU Fall Meeting 2015: Biogeochemical hotspots across terrestrial-aquatic ecotones

[Sarah Bisbing]

Posted on behalf of Dr. Dave D'Amore, USDA Pacific Northwest Research Station

Call for abstracts, AGU Fall Meeting 2015, Session 8559: 
"Biogeochemical hotspots across terrestrial-aquatic ecotones"
https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm15/preliminaryview.cgi/Session8559
 
We are particularly interested in research being conducted at the coastal 
margin, especially in 
coastal areas influenced be temperate forest biomes... but welcome 
contributions from all 
areas!!
 
Abstract deadline is August 5, 2015.  Please submit at:  
http://fallmeeting.agu.org/2015/abstract-submissions/
 
Please contact Dr. Allison Oliver at aaoli...@ualberta.ca with questions.
 
Session Description
 
The interface between terrestrial, freshwater, and marine ecosystems are 
dynamic zones of 
biogeochemical cycling, and often represent hotspots of biogeochemical activity 
and 
productivity.  This session will highlight studies of biogeochemical cycling 
across terrestrial-
freshwater-marine linkages, from the hyporheic zone to the coastal margin.  We 
welcome 
presentations that focus on the integration of nutrient and energy cycling 
across components 
of the terrestrial-freshwater-marine continuum. We seek modelling and 
field-based 
presentations that quantify biogeochemical concentrations (e.g. C, N, P) and 
fluxes, measure 
DOM quality, and describe microbial community dynamics over various time 
scales.  We also 
welcome studies tracking the incorporation of terrestrial C and nutrient 
subsidies into 
freshwater and marine food webs, integrative presentations that provide models 
for cross-
disciplinary studies, and overviews of novel science applications in this 
realm.  
 
Index Terms: Biogeochemistry, Hydrology, Dissolved organic matter (DOM), 
Ecosystem 
processes, Coastal ocean, Hyporheic, Microbial communities

[ECOLOG-L] Call for Abstracts: Society of Wetland Scientists Pacific Northwest Chapter Meeting

[Nate Hough-Snee]

The Pacific Northwest Chapter of the Society of Wetland Scientists is
hosting their regional conference, *From a Watershed Perspective:
Integrating Science into Policy*, at the Red Lion Conference Center in
Olympia, Washington this October 6 – 8, 2015.

Abstracts are now being accepted for presentations and posters. The
submission deadline is August 1 and there will be no extensions of that
deadline.  All topics in wetland science, policy, conservation,
restoration, and education are welcome. Session topics include:

Wetland Restoration, Compensatory Mitigation, Wetland Policy, Wildlife
Ecology, Plant Ecology, Riparian Wetlands, Wetland Education/Outreach,
Climate Change, Natural History, Conservation of Rare Wetland Biota, Tidal
Wetlands, Mountain Wetlands, Aquatic Ecology, Biogeochemistry, Water
Quality, Watershed Management, Soils, Hydrology, Wetland Mapping, Estuarine
Ecology, Aquatic Entomology, Wildlife, Floating Wetlands, Fisheries,
Delineation, and Wetland Scientist Certification.

This year's conference also includes two special keynote sessions: a
plenary by Dr. Joy Zedler , of
The University of Wisconsin-Madison, and a policy forum featuring state and
tribal wetland managers from across the Northwest.

Submit an abstract online at: http://www.sws.org/pacific-northwest-chapter.

Please forward this email and/or distribute this announcement widely.
Please direct questions to: swspnw.meet...@gmail.com.

***
Nate Hough-Snee
PhD Student: Riparian Ecology

Utah State University
Ecology Center and Dept. of Watershed Sciences
5210 Old Main Hill
Logan, UT 84322-5210

Phone: 1.435.535.5085 (direct)
USU Email: natehoughs...@aggiemail.usu.edu 
Skype: nhoughsnee

Website: NateHough-Snee.org 
Twitter: @nhoughsnee 
ImpactStory: https://impactstory.org/NateHough-Snee
***

[ECOLOG-L] Call for Abstracts - Northeast Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Annual Meeting

[Nancy Karraker]

 *Northeast Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation (NEPARC) Annual
Meeting*

*Alton Jones Education Center, University of Rhode Island, West Greenwich,
RI*

 *August 18-20, 2015*



CALL FOR ABSTRACTS



Abstracts are invited for oral and poster presentations at the 17th annual
meeting of the Northeast Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation
(NEPARC) to be held August 18-20, 2015 at the Jones Education Center of the
University of Rhode Island, West Greenwich, RI. (http://web.uri.edu/wajc/).



NEPARC is an active, diverse, and inclusive partnership dedicated to the
conservation of amphibians and reptiles and their habitats throughout
northeastern North America. Annual meetings are an ideal forum to share
current research and conservation initiatives, participate in working group
sessions, and to network with like‐minded herp enthusiasts in the
Northeast.



Please visit www.northeastparc.org to learn more about NEPARC’s mission and
current conservation initiatives.



You have two options for oral presentations. These time frames include time
for questions.

1.  15 minute regular talk

2.  5 minute speed talk



A special poster session and social will be held to facilitate the sharing
of ideas and interactions among attendees and presenters.



Presentations are invited on *all topics related to reptile and amphibian
conservation*. Presentations by students (graduate and undergraduate) are
encouraged.



Due to the structure of the meeting (including working group sessions),
there will be limited speaker slots available and some oral presentations
may be asked to consider a poster presentation.



Registration will begin soon. Please check the NEPARC website periodically
for more information: http://northeastparc.org/next-meeting-info/. Field
trips will be offered during the day on August 18. Registration and an
informal social will begin on the evening of August 18. All presentations
will occur on August 19-20.



DEADLINE for submission of abstracts to be considered for oral
presentations is: *May 11, 2015*. Poster abstract deadline is: *July 26,
2015*.



HOW TO SUBMIT ABSTRACTS: Abstracts must be submitted electronically by
sending an email to *neparc2...@gmail.com  **with the
subject line ‘NEPARC 2015 Abstract’*. Include the abstract as an attachment
(Microsoft Word), and the attachment file name must be indicated with your
last name and the type of presentation you would like to give (for example:
‘SpeedTalk_Karraker’, ‘RegularTalk_Gipe’ or ‘Poster_Erb’). See Instructions
for Preparing Abstracts (below) for formatting requirements.



If you have questions as to whether your topic is relevant to the meeting,
please contact: *neparc2...@gmail.com *





*Instructions for Preparing Abstracts*

Please read carefully and follow all directions.



·Abstracts should informatively summarize the contents of the oral
or poster presentation and give important conclusions.

·Please specify what type of presentation you prefer: Speed Talk,
Regular Talk (15 min talk), or Poster.

·Titles must be less than 20 words. Capitalize only the first
letter of each word.

·Text of abstracts must be less than 250 words in length.

·Use Times New Roman (12 point) for text and include only one space
after periods. Italicize all scientific names.

·List senior author first and indicate the presenting author by
following their name with an asterisk. List the authors as you would like
them to appear in the printed abstract volume.

·Authors' names must be followed by their affiliated department
name, organization name, address, city, state and zip code, and email.





*Sample Abstract (from 2012 NEPARC Meeting)*



*TITLE: *Patterns of Amphibian Occurrence in Alpine Wetlands in Québec,
Newfoundland, and New England



*AUTHOR(s), AFFILIATION, ADDRESS, AND EMAIL: *Michael T. Jones*,
Massachusetts Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, University of
Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003; mtjo...@bio.umass.edu; Lisabeth L.
Willey, Department of Environmental Conservation, University of
Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003; lwil...@cns.umass.edu; Scott D. Smyers,
Oxbow Associates, 629 Massachusetts Ave., Boxborough, MA 01719



*ABSTRACT: *Arctic-alpine habitats are relatively rare in eastern North
America, where they reach their southernmost extent in New York and New
England. Alpine habitats are more widespread and diverse in Newfoundland,
Labrador and Québec, where common alpine wetlands include bogs, fens, and
rocky pools. Alpine areas are subjected to extreme environmental conditions
including summer frosts, short growing seasons, late ice-out, strong winds,
frequent fog, and elevated UV. Little is known about the amphibian
communities of eastern alpine wetlands, but they are likely to respond
quickly in response to environmental change and are thus reasonable
long-term bio-indicators. We evaluated patterns of amphibian occurrence in
alpine environmen

[ECOLOG-L] Call for abstracts for "Causes and Consequences of Hypoxia" theme session at ICES Annual Science Conference

[Benjamin Walther]

Abstracts are currently being solicited for a theme session on "Causes and
Consequences of Hypoxia" at the ICES Annual Science Conference 2015 in
Copenhagen, Denmark, from 21-25 September.  Submissions are welcome from
throughout the global marine science community.  Abstract submission
deadline is 30 April 2015.

Hypoxia, or the condition of low oxygenated environments, has become a major
problem affecting marine, estuarine, and inland water bodies worldwide, with
largest areas extending hundreds to thousands of kilometers across and
hundreds of meters deep. The problem arises due to excessive organic and
nutrient loading, and is exacerbated by global warming. This theme session
will explore the effects and implications of hypoxia ("dead zones") for
coastal and marine ecosystems. Topics may include: empirical and modelling
studies of hypoxia in marine and freshwater; impacts of hypoxia on fish and
fisheries distribution; changes in community structure and ecological
interactions forced by hypoxia; and management of human activities in waters
affected by hypoxia.

In addition to welcoming submitted papers, we have invited a group of
leaders in the field of hypoxia research. Their presentations and the
contributed papers will make this an exciting, informative session. This
session is organized by Karin Limburg (SUNY College of Environmental Science
and Forestry), Benjamin Walther (University of Texas at Austin) and Valerio
Bartolino (Swedish Institute of Marine Research).

Additional information about the Theme Session can be found at: 
http://ices.dk/news-and-events/asc/ASC2015/Pages/Theme-Session-R.aspx

Meeting information and abstract submission procedures can be found at: 
http://ices.dk/news-and-events/asc/ASC2015/Pages/default.aspx

[ECOLOG-L] call for abstracts for conference Perth III: Mountains of Our Future Earth

[David Inouye]

Perth III: Mountains of Our Future 
Earth


Conference aims

  1.  To present, evaluate and synthesise progress in our 
understanding of global change in mountain regions, and share 
examples of innovative approaches, particularly in terms of progress 
towards addressing the gaps in global research in mountain regions;
  2.  To refine and agree agendas for collaborative research and 
action relating to global change and mountain regions, and to 
significantly increase the use of applied research findings on the 
ground in mountain regions;
  3.  To foster effective interdisciplinary and international 
interactions between participants: researchers, practitioners, and 
policy-makers. Read 
more.



Abstracts

You can use our online system to submit an 
abstract 
for all of the session themes until 27 February 2015.


Submissions are invited for oral presentations to:

  *   35 research presentation session themes;
  *   16 round table discussions.
Full list of 
sessions


Some abstracts submitted for oral presentation may eventually be 
accepted as posters, depending on the evaluation of the session 
organiser and the time available for oral presentations.


You may also submit a poster to any of the research 
presentation/round table themes.  If accepted, these will be grouped 
accordingly on display at the conference.


Registration/Funding

The conference is being financially supported by: The Swiss Agency 
for Development and 
Cooperation; 
The Mountain Research 
Initiative; 
The Austrian Academy of 
Sciences; 
The Global Mountain Biodiversity 
Assessment; 
and Perth and Kinross 
Council.


The conference organisers are identifying additional funding for the 
conference. Consequently, registration fees have not yet been set; 
this will be done no later than March 2015.  If you may require 
financial support to attend, please indicate this when you submit 
your abstract.



More detailed information about the conference can be found 
at:www.perthmountains2015.com


We look forward to welcoming you to Perth in 2015.

Professor Martin Price
Director, Centre for Mountain Studies
Chairholder, UNESCO Chair in Sustainable Mountain Development

Angela Paterson and Jayne Glass
Conference Secretariat

[ECOLOG-L] Call for Abstracts: Due Dec 19: Restoration Conference HAR-CeRSER 2015

[Andrea Borkenhagen]

The Central Rockies Chapter of the Society for Ecological Restoration and
the High Altitude Revegetation Committee
2015 Restoration Conference

March 10-12, 2015
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado  

Call for Abstracts NEW DEADLINE closes December 19, 2014  

With the broad theme of "High Altitude Restoration Science & Practice," we
are seeking high quality oral presentations and posters by practitioners,
scientists, land managers, students and policymakers to enhance our
understanding of restoration and revegetation in diverse ecosystems using a
variety of methods.

Technical Sessions Topics
* Novel Ecosystems
* Complex Projects
* Forest Ecosystems
* Mining and Energy Development
* Invasive Species
* Grassland and Shrubland Ecosystems
* Wetland/Riparian Ecosystems
* Alpine Ecosystems 

Visit: chapter.ser.org/centralrockies/events/har-cerser-2015/ or
www.highaltitudereveg.org for details.

[ECOLOG-L] Call for Abstracts- International Urban Wildlife Conference

[Lehrer, Liza]

* CALL FOR ABSTRACTS -- International Urban Wildlife Conference *

Abstracts for symposia and presentations are now being accepted for the 
International Urban Wildlife Conference, hosted by the Lincoln Park Zoo and The 
Wildlife Society's Urban Wildlife Working Group, May 17-20, 2015 in Chicago! 
The International Urban Wildlife Conference will focus on disseminating the 
latest research on the ecology and management of urban wildlife, reducing 
human-wildlife conflict, planning wildlife-friendly cities, and strategies for 
effective outreach and education. Student and early professional travel grants 
are available! Abstracts are due Jan 15, 2015. Please go to 
http://www.urban-wildlife.org for more details.


Liza Lehrer
Urban Wildlife Ecologist
Urban Wildlife Institute|Lincoln Park Zoo|Chicago, IL
p:312.742.7225| f:312.742.7220| lleh...@lpzoo.org
@LPZ_UWI|Our 
website

[ECOLOG-L] Call for Abstracts: Restoration Conference HAR-CeRSER 2015

[Andrea Borkenhagen]

The Central Rockies Chapter of the Society for Ecological Restoration and
the High Altitude Revegetation Committee
2015 Restoration Conference

March 10-12, 2015
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 
 

Call for Abstracts - Due November 28, 2014   
 

With the broad theme of "High Altitude Restoration Science & Practice," we
are seeking high quality oral presentations and posters by practitioners,
scientists, land managers, students and policymakers to enhance our
understanding of restoration and revegetation in diverse ecosystems using a
variety of methods.

Technical Sessions Topics
* Novel Ecosystems
* Complex Projects
* Forest Ecosystems
* Mining and Energy Development
* Invasive Species
* Grassland and Shrubland Ecosystems
* Wetland/Riparian Ecosystems
* Alpine Ecosystems 

The conference will highlight conventional and innovative techniques ranging
from general methods to site-specific approaches. Keynote speakers will
provide international, regional, and local perspectives on current topics
and methods of restoration ecology. Sessions will be consecutive to provide
the opportunity to attend any presentation of interest. Prior to the
conference, there will be a half-day workshop on topics of monitoring
throughout the restoration process that participants are encouraged to
attend.

Conference and Workshop Fees
* Conference: $200
* CeRSER Members $190
* Single Day Conference: $125
* Student Conference: $50
* Pre-Conference Technical Workshop (details below): $40

Registration opening soon

Visit: chapter.ser.org/centralrockies/events/har-cerser-2015/ or
www.highaltitudereveg.org for details.

 

[ECOLOG-L] Call for Abstracts: HAR-CeRSER High Altitude Restoration Science & Practice

[Andrea Borkenhagen]

_

High Altitude Revegetation Workshop and Central Rockies Chapter of the
Society for Ecological Restoration 2015 Conference

"High Altitude Restoration Science & Practice"

March 10-12, 2015

Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado


__

Call for Abstracts


__

The High Altitude Revegetation Workshop and Central Rockies Chapter of the
Society for Ecological Restoration are calling for abstract submissions for
the March 10-12, 2015 joint conference to be held in Fort Collins, Colorado.
Deadline for submission is November 28, 2014. 

With the broad theme of "High Altitude Restoration Science & Practice," we
are seeking high quality oral presentations and posters by practitioners,
scientists, land managers, students and policymakers to enhance our
understanding of restoration and revegetation in diverse ecosystems using a
variety of methods. 

The focus of sessions may include, but are not limited to

. Ensuring restoration success

. Revegetation techniques

. Mined land restoration

. Riparian restoration

. Restoration of species of concern

. Restoration challenges in the face of biological invasion

. Restoration of ecosystem services

. Restoration case studies

A plenary format will be followed with 15 minute oral presentations,
including discussion. Authors will have the option of submitting their
abstracts to be shared as either an oral presentation or poster display.
Those abstracts not accepted for oral presentations will be considered for
poster presentations. Submission should include a presentation title and an
abstract following the format described on the next page of this document. 

Visit:   http://www.highaltitudereveg.org
or  
http://chapter.ser.org/centralrockies/events/har-cerser-2015/  for details.

 

[ECOLOG-L] Call for Abstracts: Meeting the Challenge: Preventing, Detecting, and Controlling Invasive Plants

[Jessica A. Farmer]

2014 Conference - Meeting the Challenge: Preventing, Detecting, and Controlling 
Invasive Plants

www.bit.ly/invplants2014

Call for Abstracts deadline extended to May 16, 2014

Keynote speakers
Dan Simberloff, University of Tennessee
Jason McLachlan, University of Notre Dame

September 16-17, 2014
University of Washington Botanic Gardens, Seattle, WA

Invasive plants are a significant threat to biodiversity and ecosystem 
function. New introductions continue to emerge through a variety of pathways 
and vectors, while existing invaders continue to persist and expand their 
range. Changes in climate, land use, and biotic interactions present new 
challenges in controlling the spread of these invaders. Land managers and 
scientists will hear the latest information on how to effectively prevent, 
detect, and respond to these persistent and emerging threats. Conference 
presentations, both invited and contributed, will stimulate dialogue, raise new 
questions and offer innovative solutions. 
Participants from throughout northwestern North America will contribute ideas 
and meet colleagues for collaboration.

For information and to obtain a call for abstracts: www.bit.ly/invplants2014


Jessica Farmer
Adult Education Supervisor
University of Washington Botanic Gardens
jsfar...@uw.edu   206.685.8033
uwbotanicgardens.org

[ECOLOG-L] call for abstracts: interdisciplinary conference on bioenergy in the Pan-American Region, Brazil

[Audrey Mayer]

*Submit an Abstract and Register for PanAm RCN Bioenergy Sustainability
Conference, July 22-25, 2014 in Recife, Brazil*



Conference website:
http://www.aiche.org/panamrcn/events/rcn-conference-on-pan-american-biofuels-and-bioenergy-sustainability


The PanAm Research Coordination Network (RCN) invites you to submit an
abstract and register for the RCN Conference on Pan American Biofuels and
Bioenergy Sustainability on July 22-25, 2014 in Recife, Brazil. Session
topics include:

-Water-Energy nexus
-Biodiversity
-Biogeochemical cycles
-Ecosystem impacts
-Energy Policy
-Socioeconomic issues
-Bioenergy and social justice
-Sustainability issues
-Life Cycle Assessment
-Biomass supply chain
-Technological innovation
-and others

Although the implications of large-scale biofuels and bioenergy production
on environmental systems and social conditions are largely unknown, such
production is rapidly developing in the Pan American region, which will
likely lead to dramatic changes in existing human and natural systems.


A limited number of abstracts are now being accepted before May 23, 2014
for our oral and poster sessions to present alongside invited speakers from
a diverse network of biofuel sustainability researchers and professionals
in industry, government, and NGOs.


Recognizing that a systems approach is essential for development of a
sustainable biofuels and bioenergy sector, parallel presentation and
discussion sessions will address key themes individually and then within
cross-disciplinary and cross-institutional contexts, as detailed in the
program.


In order to tear down as many barriers to participation as possible, this
conference’s registration fee is kept to a minimum. Accommodation is
included in the fee for the three nights of the conference at the Golden
Tulip Recife Palace and some meals will be provided, as detailed in the
program. Participants are responsible for their own travel and visas.


Please let us know if you have any questions at panam...@aiche.org. We look
forward to receiving your abstract and seeing you at the conference.

Sincerely,


Audrey Mayer


-- 

Audrey L. Mayer, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Ecology and Environmental Policy
Coordinator, Peace Corps Master's International Program in Forestry
Department of Social Sciences and
School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science
Michigan Technological University
1400 Townsend Dr.
Houghton, MI 49931
+1.906.487.2864, +1.906.487.3448
alma...@mtu.edu
http://forest.mtu.edu/landscapelab/
http://forest.mtu.edu/pcforestry/

[ECOLOG-L] Call for abstracts: the 2014 International Symposium on Crop Growth monitoring (ISCGM 2014)

[Tao Cheng]

Call for abstracts


The 2014 International Symposium on Crop Growth monitoring (ISCGM 2014) -
abstract submission deadline 30 April 2014


September 13-16, 2014
Nanjing, China
http://iscgm2014.netcia.org.cn

ISCGM 2014 is an international conference that promotes the science and
technologies of remote sensing for monitoring the growth of crops in
agricultural ecosystems. The conference will be held in the conference
center located on the main campus of Nanjing Agricultural University,
Nanjing, in the southeastern part of China. Conference participants are
expected to represent government organizations, universities, research
institutes, and the private sector from around the world.

The conference topics cover all aspects of remote sensing instruments,
methods, technologies for monitoring crop conditions from the ground to
low-altitude unmanned aerial vehicles and satellites. Deadline for abstract
submission is *April 30, 2014*. Details about the conference can be found
at the website: http://iscgm2014.netcia.org.cn.


Look forward to seeing you in Nanjing.

ISCGM 2014 organizing committee
http://iscgm2014.netcia.org.cn

--

Tao Cheng, Ph.D.



Professor

College of Agriculture

National Engineering and Technology Center for Information Agriculture
(NETCIA)

Nanjing Agricultural University

Nanjing, Jiangsu 210095, China

Phone: +86 25 8439 6565 (Office); +86 187 5188 0736 (Cell)

E-mail:  tch...@njau.edu.cn or qtch...@gmail.com

http://www.netcia.org.cn/pages/TaoCheng.html

[ECOLOG-L] Call for Abstracts FLEPPC/FLTWS Spring Conference Safety Harbor FL

[Deah lieurance]

Call For Abstracts DUE MARCH 15th

The Florida Chapter of The Wildlife Society in conjunction with the Florida
Exotic Pest Plant Council will hold their 2014 Spring Conference, Breaking
Bad in Florida, 28 April-1 May 2014 at the Safety Harbor Resort and Spa, 105
N Bayshore Dr., Safety Harbor, FL 34695.

See attached for instructions on how to submit.

[ECOLOG-L] Call for abstracts - AFS symposium on Marine mammals & Fisheries interactions

[Lyne Morissette]

Dear Ecolog-L colleagues,

We are responsible of a special symposium on Marine mammals & fisheries 
interactions during the American Fisheries Society 144th annual meeting, August 
17-21 2014 in Québec City. A brief description of the symposia is provided 
below. Please send your abstract before March 7th, 2014 to 
lyne.morisse...@globetrotter.net. Limited numbers of presentations are 
accepted, but we hope to have a wide variety of submissions so we can make this 
symposium and the discussions fruitful.

For more information visit www.afs2014.org/symposia

Hope to see you there!

Lyne

Marine mammal and fisheries interactions : management challenges in a changing 
world.
Interactions between marine mammals and fisheries can be either direct (or 
operational), through bycatch, depredation and disturbance, or indirect (or 
ecological) through competition, trophic interactions, or habitat degradation. 
In both cases, this pose serious conservation challenges, and this has become 
an increasingly important topic in managing marine ecosystems and the species 
they support, resulting in new paradigms in fisheries management.
Direct interactions between marine mammals and fisheries pose some of the most 
serious and immediate threats to the animals and thus represent some important 
conservation challenges. Giving the current status of global fisheries, the 
chances of having marine mammals interacting with fishing gear is increasing. 
There are various way marine mammals can directly interact with fisheries, such 
as bycatch and depredation, and a lot of research is done to mitigate the 
problem.
Trophic interactions between marine mammals and fisheries have been the subject 
for considerable research during the last decade. However, the extent to which 
the issue is addressed in an ecosystem, a multi-species context, is still 
limited. Consequently, there is still a lack of unequivocal evidence for 
competition between marine mammals and fisheries on a global scale. This may be 
due to (1) the absence of appropriately scaled information on marine mammals’ 
diet and ecology; (2) the lack of consideration of all trophic groups in the 
ecosystems where these interactions might happen or (3) the indirect effects 
being more important than initially thought in foodwebs.
The aim of this symposia is to present an update on our knowledge of direct and 
indirect interactions between marine mammals and fisheries, to bring fisheries 
scientists and marine mammal experts together and discuss ideas on how to adapt 
to these issues in a time of changing marine ecosystems.

Lyne Morissette, Ph.D.
Écologie des écosystèmes & mammifères marins
Marine mammals & ecosystem ecology
418.750.5685
m...@m-expertisemarine.com
www.m-expertisemarine.com

[ECOLOG-L] Call for Abstracts--ESA Mid-Atlantic Branch meeting

[Stephanie A Yarwood]

Registration and Abstract submission is now open for the 2014 MAESA meeting to 
be held at the 
University of Maryland College Park on March 29, 2014. 

Please find the link to registration by visiting our homepage: 
http://www.esa.org/midatlantic2/ and 
clicking on the Registration tab under Conference Information

For full consideration please submit your abstract by March 1st. You can edit 
your abstract at any 
time, up to March 14th. You can also re-enter the registration page and pay at 
a later date. 

We have been planning a number of exciting activities: 
A tour of the University of Maryland golf course on Friday night, that will 
feature the many ways that 
they  incorporate sustainable solutions for water management and biodiversity. 
A tour of the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center on Sunday morning.
A Saturday filled with interesting presentations (including two keynotes: David 
Inouye and Ann 
Bartuska) and stimulating conversation.
A Saturday night Banquet featuring Al Todd from the Chesapeake Bay Alliance.
And a graduate student outing.
Registration includes breakfast and lunch Saturday March 29th.


We look forward to seeing you in College Park!

Best-
Stephanie Yarwood, 2014 Branch Chair

Sponsored by University of Maryland Department of Environmental Science and 
Technology

[ECOLOG-L] Call for Abstracts – Eco-Evolutionary Dynamics at JASM 2014, Portland, OR

[Michael Kinnison]

Call for Abstracts

Special Session: Eco-evolutionary dynamics in aquatic ecosystems

Joint Aquatic Sciences Meeting (JASM) 2014, May 18-23, Portland, Oregon

Organizers: 
Eric Palkovacs, University of California-Santa Cruz (epalk...@ucsc.edu)
Michael Kinnison, University of Maine (mkinni...@maine.edu)

Abstract submission deadline is February 7, 2014.

Description: 
Recent work shows that ecological and evolutionary processes can interact on 
contemporary time scales, leading to eco-evolutionary dynamics. Eco-
evolutionary dynamics and related concepts such as niche construction and 
community and ecosystem genetics have become major synthesis areas in 
ecology and evolutionary biology. Scientists working in aquatic systems have 
played a leading role in developing and testing eco-evolutionary theories, 
in part because studies of aquatic organism provide many of the premiere 
examples of contemporary evolution, local adaptation, and evolution due to 
human disturbance. The ecological effects of such evolution have been 
studied at all ecological scales, from population dynamics to ecosystems. 
This special session brings together researchers who have investigated eco-
evolutionary dynamics from different perspectives, using different 
approaches, and in diverse aquatic study systems. The lineup of speakers 
will address the causes of contemporary evolution in aquatic ecosystems, the 
consequences of evolution for ecological dynamics, and the applications of 
eco-evolutionary dynamics for conservation and resource management. The goal 
of this special session is to highlight the already rapid development of the 
field and stimulate new ideas for integrative research and applications.

Guidelines
•Presentations will be 15 minutes (12 min with time for questions).
•All presenters must register for the meeting
•Only one abstract is permitted per first author, with exceptions made for 
second submissions to one of the designated education sessions. 
•Please submit abstracts through the JASM 2014 conference website 
(http://sgmeet.com/jasm2014/) and identify this Special Session as your 
preference. Please e-mail the session organizers if you have any questions 
or special considerations.
•The STRICT deadline for abstract submission is 23:59 U.S. Central Standard 
Time on 7 February 2014. 

[ECOLOG-L] Call for Abstracts US-IALE

[Jamie Trammell]

The 2014 US Chapter of the International Association of Landscape Ecologists 
(US-IALE) Annual Symposium will be held Sunday, May 18 through Thursday, May 
22 in Anchorage, Alaska (http://usiale.org/anchorage2014/). The theme for the 
2014 US-IALE Annual Symposium is “Cumulative Impacts and Landscape 
Initiatives: A Sustainability Check During Climate Change”.

The Call for Abstracts (http://usiale.org/anchorage2014/abstract-submission) 
is now open and we encourage you to submit an abstract for either a poster or 
20-minute oral presentation.  If you have any questions, please feel free to 
contact our program chair: program_chair  usiale.org.

Thanks in advance,

Jamie Trammell
Landscape Ecologist 
Alaska Natural Heritage Program 
Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies 
Department of Geography and Environmental Studies 
University of Alaska, Anchorage

[ECOLOG-L] Call for Abstracts: Acoustics as a Tool for Studying Population Structure

[Shannon Rankin - NOAA Federal]

We invite you to submit abstracts to a special session hosted by the
Bioacoustics Committee for the 167th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of
America, Providence, Rhode Island, 5 - 9 May 2014.

Abstracts due by December 16, 2013:
http://acousticalsociety.org/meetings/providence

*Acoustics as a Tool for Studying Population Structure*
Many animals produce stereotyped sounds that appear to be useful in
identifying population structure and may be useful in species management;
this session will examine the potential as well as the complications and
limitations of using animal sounds as a tool for identifying population
structure.  We encourage presentation of complications encountered, lessons
learned, and questions that remain unanswered for both terrestrial and
marine species.


*Sponsored by the Bioacoustics Committee of the Acoustical Society of
America, and organized by Shannon Rankin (Southwest Fisheries Science
Center, NOAA) and Kate Stafford (Applied Physics Laboratory, University of
Washington).  *


-- 
*Shannon Rankin*
Wildlife Research Biologist
Southwest Fisheries Science Center
NMFS/NOAA
8901 La Jolla Shores Dr.
La Jolla, CA 92037
858-546-7072
shannon.ran...@noaa.gov

[ECOLOG-L] Call for Abstracts - Michigan Journal of Sustainability

[Susan Cheng]

The Michigan Journal of Sustainability is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal 
sponsored by the 
Graham Sustainability Institute at the University of Michigan.  We are 
currently looking for 
submissions for our second volume which would be published in Fall 2014.  

This journal provides a great opportunity for people to connect their research 
to sustainability and 
expand the impact of their work by translating it to a general audience that 
includes academics, 
policymakers, and practitioners.  We are broadly looking for articles that are 
about freshwater 
systems, livable communities, and responses to climate variability and change.  

Abstracts are due Dec 2 and details are included in the attached document.  
Articles from the first 
issue are available at www.graham.umich.edu/mjs.  The call for abstract is also 
available on our 
website at http://graham.umich.edu/mjs/submissions/.  We look forward to 
reading about your 
work!

[ECOLOG-L] Call for abstracts: 2014 Annual SEPARC Meeting

[Kyle Barrett]

We are now accepting presentation and poster abstracts for the 2014
Southeast Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation (SEPARC) Annual
Meeting to be held at Lake Cumberland State Resort Park in Kentucky from
February 13-16, 2014. The meeting’s theme is “Herp Conservation from
Mountains to Sea.” Symposia to include “The Endangered Species Act” and
“Year of the Salamander.” Presentation topics can include conservation
efforts, land management, species status reports, legislative or regulatory
policy, outreach and education, invasive species, or other relevant reptile
and amphibian conservation issues.

Abstracts should contain a title, complete list of authors, and abstract
body of no more than 250 words. Please include affiliations for all authors
and indicate the person presenting with an asterisk (*).

Abstracts should be submitted electronically to sep...@separc.org. The
subject line of the email must contain the phrase 2014 SEPARC ABSTRACT ORAL
or 2014 SEPARC ABSTRACT POSTER followed by the first and last name of the
lead author. Any oral presentations not selected (due to time constraints)
as full talks will have the option of presenting as a poster or as a
5-minute speed talk. If speakers are interested in presenting a speed talk,
rather than a full talk, please indicate in your email message. 
 
Deadline for oral presentation submission is December 6, 2013. Deadline for
posters is January 31, 2014. Registration is not required for abstract
submission, but will be required for final acceptance.

[ECOLOG-L] Call for Abstracts - 8th Alpine Gathering

[Peter Palmiotto]

Antioch University's ES Department is now accepting abstracts for oral and
poster presentations on topics of alpine stewardship and research in the NE
US and Canada.
The Alpine: Bellwether of Change
8th Northeast Alpine Stewardship Gathering
November 1 – 3, 2013

For each submission (multiple submissions considered) please include:
● 400 word or less abstract outlining presentation goals.
● Contact information: name, address, phone number, email, affiliation(s).
● Proposed format of your presentation (oral presentation, panel, or poster).

All submissions should be sent electronically to:

Marilyn Castriotta
ne...@antioch.edu
Subject: Abstract

Deadline: October 1, 2013 (until spaces are full)
The Northeast Alpine Stewardship Gathering is an opportunity for alpine
researchers, planners, managers, stewards, and interested parties to gather,
share, and improve the understanding of the alpine areas in the Northeast
United States.
http://www.antiochne.edu/mere/northeast-alpine-stewardship-gathering/
Sargent Center, Hancock, NH

With Key Addresses by:

Michael Jones and Liz Willey
Eastern Alpine Guide: A Vision for Collaborative Conservation
and 

Amy Seidl
Environmental pragmatism and stewardship in the 21st Century
Hosted by
MERE Project, Environmental Studies Department
Antioch University New England
and
Waterman Fund
for more information, contact Peter Palmiotto
or 603-283-2338

[ECOLOG-L] Call for abstracts - Fall AGU 2013 - H054 Linked: Ponds and Wetlands as Nodes of Social-Ecological Systems

[nandita Basu]

Dear Colleagues: 

We would like to encourage you to submit an abstract to our session at the
Fall AGU 2013 in San Francisco, 9 – 13 December. The abstract submission
deadline is Aug 6. You can access abstract submission instructions through
the following link: 
http://fallmeeting.agu.org/2013/scientific-program/session-search/sessions/h054-linked-ponds-and-wetlands-as-nodes-of-social-ecological-systems-2/

H054 Linked: Ponds and Wetlands as Nodes of Social-Ecological Systems
Although small water bodies dominate the areal extent of continental waters,
little attention has been paid to their role in global processes. In the
anthropocene, with human activities significantly impacting all earth
ecosystems, it is imperative to view these systems of distributed storage
not in isolation, but as integral components of social-ecological systems.
We welcome abstracts examining the hydrology and connectivity of distributed
water bodies as well as those considering their social, economic, and
ecological functions across a variety of landscapes, from the vast prairie
pothole network of North America, to the cascades of rainwater harvesting
ponds that structure the agricultural landscape of southern India.

CONVENERS:
Nandita Basu, University of Waterloo
Murugesu Sivapalan, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
Heather Golden, EPA
Kimberly van Meter, University of Waterloo

INVITED SPEAKERS
Trent Biggs (San Diego State University) : Are small reservoirs important? 
The regional sociohydrology of irrigation systems and their vulnerability to
supply shocks in southern India
Nick van de Giessen (TU Delft): Small reservoirs in the West African
savanna: Monitoring use and impact of village-level multi-purpose water systems
Irena Creed (Western University)
Charles Lane (EPA)
 
Thank you for your consideration. Apologies for cross-postings.

Nandita Basu
Assistant Professor
Civil and Environmental Engineering & Earth and Environmental Sciences
200 University Avenue West
Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3G1, Canada
Phone: (519) 888-4567, ext: 32257, 37917
Email: nandita.b...@uwaterloo.ca

[ECOLOG-L] Call for Abstracts: "Big Data in the Geosciences: New Analytics Methods and Parallel Algorithms" at AGU Fall Meeting 2013

[Jitendra Kumar]

Dear Colleague,

We want to bring to your attention the session entitled "Big Data in the
Geosciences: New Analytics Methods and Parallel Algorithms" at the AGU Fall
Meeting 2013. This session will focus primarily on novel and
parallel/distributed methods for large scale data analytics across
geoscience disciplines.

IN006. Big Data in the Geosciences: New Analytics Methods and Parallel
Algorithms

Co-conveners:
Jitendra Kumar (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
Robert Jacob (Argonne National Laboratory)
Don Middleton (National Center for Atmospheric Research)
Forrest Hoffman (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)

Earth and space science data are increasingly large and complex, often
representing long time series or high resolution remote sensing, making
such data difficult to analyze, visualize, interpret, and understand. The
proliferation of heterogeneous, multi-disciplinary observational and model
data have rendered traditional means of analysis and integration
ineffective. This session focuses on development and applications of data
analytics (statistical, data mining, machine learning, etc.) approaches and
software for the analysis, assimilation, and synthesis of large or long
time series Earth science data that support integration and discovery in
climatology, hydrology, geology, ecology, seismology, and related
discipline.

Confirmed Invited Presenters:
Gary Geernaert, Director, Climate and Environmental Sciences Division, US
Department of Energy
Matt Hancher, Senior Software Engineer, Google Earth Engine
Jeff Daily, Scientist, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory


http://fallmeeting.agu.org/2013/scientific-program/session-search/sessions/in006-big-data-in-the-geosciences-new-analytics-methods-and-parallel-algorithms-2/

Please consider submitting an abstract to this session. Abstract submission
is now open at http://fallmeeting.agu.org/2013/. The deadline for receipt
of abstracts is 6 August 23:59 EDT.

Please feel free to forward this message to others who might be interested
in participating in this session. We hope to see you in San Francisco in
December!

Jitu, Rob, Don and Forrest

-- 
Jitendra Kumar
Terrestrial Systems Modeling Group
Environmental Sciences Division
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Phone: 865-574-9467
Email: jku...@climatemodeling.org, kum...@ornl.gov
Homepage: http://www.climatemodeling.org/~jkumar

[ECOLOG-L] Call for Abstracts -- International Symposium on Erosion and Sediment Transport, New Orleans, USA

[Yijun Xu]

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: "Sediment Dynamics: From the Summit to the Sea"



Location:New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Dates:  11th - 14th December 2014 (immediately before 
AGU Fall Meeting 2014)

Abstract Deadline: 10th October 2013



We are delighted to announce the opening of abstract submissions for the 
ICCE/IAHS 2014 Symposium -- Sediment Dynamics: From the Summit to the Sea. 
Because high attendance to this event at a unique and attractive city is 
anticipated, interested participants may want to submit abstracts as early as 
possible as we are operating with limited space for oral presentations.



Conference webpage:http://www.rnr.lsu.edu/icce2014/

More information:icce201...@gmail.com

[ECOLOG-L] Call for Abstracts - NEPARC annual meeting July 24-26 - DEADLINE May 15th

[Mary Beth Kolozsvary]

The Northeast Partners for Amphibian and Reptile Conservation (NEPARC)
Annual Meeting is being held July 24th to the 26th at the NJ School of
Conservation in Branchville, Sussex County, NJ.

The call for abstracts is attached and also provided below. Please pass this
on to others who might be interested in presenting, participating in our
poster session or attending.


Northeast Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation (NEPARC) Annual Meeting
NJ School of Conservation, Branchville, NJ

Oral presentations will be approximately 20 minutes in total length
(including ~ 5 minutes for questions). A special poster session will be held
to facilitate the sharing of ideas and interactions among attendees and
presenters. Presentations by students (graduate and undergraduate) are
encouraged.


July 24-26, 2013

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

Abstracts are invited for oral and poster presentations at the 14th annual
meeting of the Northeast Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation
(NEPARC) to be held July 24‐26, 2013, at the NJ School of
Conservation,Branchville, NJ.

NEPARC is an active, diverse, and inclusive partnership dedicated to the
conservation of amphibians and reptiles and their habitats throughout
northeastern North America. Annual meetings are an ideal forum to share
current research and conservation initiatives, participate in working group
sessions, and to network with like-minded herp enthusiasts in the
Northeast. 

Please visit http://www.northeastparc.org to learn more about NEPARC’s
mission and current conservation initiatives.

Presentations are invited on all topics related to reptile and amphibian
conservation, and are especially solicited for the following topics: 

Habitat Restoration – Projects and research related to enhancing/restoring
habitats specifically to benefit reptiles and amphibians.

Habitat Connectivity – Planning, mapping, and projects designed to
restore/maintain habitat connectivity for reptiles and amphibians.

Climate Change – Projects related to adaption or risk assessment for
reptiles and amphibians in the face of climate change.

Law Enforcement – Aspect of law enforcement related to reptile and amphibian
protection.

Due to the structure of the meeting (including working group sessions),
there are limited speaker slots available and some oral presentations may be
asked to consider a poster presentation.

Registration will be open in the coming months and will be available on the
NEPARC website (http://www.northeastparc.org). 

All presentations will occur on July 25-26. 

Registration and an informal social will begin on the evening of July 24, 2013.

DEADLINE for submission of abstracts to be considered for oral presentations
is: May 15, 2013. Poster abstracts should be submitted by June 15, 2013.

HOW TO SUBMIT ABSTRACTS: Abstracts must be submitted electronically by
sending an email to brian.zar...@dep.state.nj.us. Please include ‘NEPARC
Abstract’ in the subject line. Include the abstract as an attachment
(Microsoft Word) and identify whether you prefer an oral or poster
presentation. See Instructions for Preparing Abstracts (below) for
formatting requirements.

If you have questions as to whether your topic is relevant to the meeting,
please contact: brian.zar...@dep.state.nj.us.

Instructions for Preparing Abstracts

Please read carefully and follow all directions. 

Abstracts should informatively summarize the contents of the oral or poster
presentation and give important conclusions. 

Titles must be less than 20 words. 

Capitalize only the first letter of each word. 

Text of abstracts must be less than 250 words in length. 

Use Times New Roman (12 point) for text and include only one space after
periods. Italicize all scientific names. 

List senior author first and indicate the presenting author by following
their name with an asterisk. List the authors as you would like them to
appear in the printed abstract volume. Authors' names must be followed by
their affiliated department name, organization name, address, city, state
and zip code, and email.

Sample Abstract (from 2012 NEPARC Meeting)

Abstract (from 2012 NEPARC Meeting)
TITLE:
Patterns of Amphibian Occurrence in Alpine Wetlands in Québec, Newfoundland,
and New England
AUTHOR(s), AFFILIATION, ADDRESS, AND EMAIL:
Michael T. Jones*, Massachusetts Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research
Unit, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003; mtjo...@bio.umass.edu;
Lisabeth L. Willey, Department of Environmental Conservation, University of
Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003; lwil...@cns.umass.edu; Scott D. Smyers,
Oxbow Associates, 629 Massachusetts Ave., Boxborough, MA 01719
ABSTRACT:
Arctic-alpine habitats are relatively rare in eastern North America, where
they reach their southernmost extent in New York and New England. Alpine
habitats are more widespread and diverse in Newfoundland, Labrador and
Québec, where common alpine wetlands include bogs, fens, and rocky pools.
Alpine areas are subjected to extreme en

[ECOLOG-L] Call for abstracts FLEPPC/SE-EPPC Joint Annual Symposium

[Deah lieurance]

The Florida and Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Councils are holding a joint
annual symposium in Panama City Beach from May 21st through May 23rd. 
Please see the attached Call for Abstracts for details.  

**Please note there is a Student Poster Competition with cash prizes** 

http://www.fleppc.org/Symposium/2013/

[ECOLOG-L] Call for Abstracts: International Association for Great Lakes Research Annual Conference

[Carolyn Foley]

IAGLR 2013 - Call for Papers
56th Annual Conference on Great Lakes Research

The International Association for Great Lakes Research invites you to 
participate in IAGLR’s annual conference, June 2 – 6, 2013, at  Purdue 
University in West Lafayette, Indiana.  Abstract submissions for both oral 
and poster presentations are welcome. 

Deadline: January 25, 2013   

Proposed sessions highlight the conference theme, Great Lakes Restoration 
and Resiliency, and include invasive species, climate change, land-use and 
eutrophication, contaminants, nearshore health, fisheries, data management 
and modeling, foodweb and ecosystem ecology, physical processes and 
stakeholder engagement. 

To view the complete call for papers, visit 
http://iaglr.org/iaglr2013/abstracts/call-for-papers/. To submit an 
abstract, visit http://iaglr.org/iaglr2013/abstracts/
Further information about the conference is available online at 
http://iaglr.org/iaglr2013/.

[ECOLOG-L] Call for Abstracts Southeastern Ecology and Evolution Conference

[jason.strickland]

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First call for abstracts

The tenth annual Southeastern Ecology and Evolution Conference (SEEC), a 
conference run by students for students is being hosted at the University of 
Central Florida (UCF) on March 1st - 3rd of 2013.  SEEC offers a friendly 
atmosphere for undergraduate, graduate, and post doctoral students from around 
the southeast to engage one another and solicit helpful critiques of their 
research. SEEC also gives students that are not presenting the opportunity to 
learn from others about giving a research presentation or poster.
   While anyone with an interest in ecology or evolution is welcome 
to attend SEEC, those planning on presenting posters or talks have an abstract 
submission deadline of February 1st 2013 at 5pm EST.  Early registration fees 
are only $35, and can be paid with the submission of your 200 word abstract.  
Poster presenters should plan to use a 36"x48" landscape format poster, and 
oral presenters should create a 12 minute PowerPoint presentation on a Windows 
compatible USB storage device.  Cash prizes will be awarded in four categories, 
undergraduate poster, undergraduate oral presentation, graduate poster, and 
graduate oral presentation.
   In addition to presentations and speakers, SEEC is offering a 
number of fun and friendly networking opportunities during the three day event. 
  On Friday night, a Biology trivia session at a local restaurant will be 
offered that will pit universities against each other in a race for prizes. 
Saturday night, following presentations, we will head out to a restaurant and 
bar on the beautiful UCF campus where we will hold a banquet dinner and silent 
auction. Additionally, over lunch on Saturday, one of our post doctoral 
fellows, Joshua Reese, will be giving an R statistical seminar for those 
interested in attending. The seminar will focus on how to use R to combine 
phylogenetic and ecological studies. The presentation of awards will be held 
Sunday morning, and that afternoon we will have first come first serve 
excursion opportunities with lab staff from our very own Biology department.
   Our plenary speaker on Sunday morning will be Dr. Keith Hobson, 
a research scientist at the University of Saskatchewan and former editor of 
Waterbirds. Dr. Hobson's research focuses on the conservation of arboreal 
systems and how stable isotopes can be used to understand migratory patterns in 
various taxa.
   Lodging is being provided by the La Quinta Inn and Suites within 
the UCF Research Park.  SEEC has negotiated a special rate of $99/night based 
on 4 person occupancy that also includes breakfast.  This discount expires on 
February 8, 2013, so be sure to book your room soon.  The booking code can be 
found on the Travel Information page at 
www.seec2013.com.


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[ECOLOG-L] Call for Abstracts - Food & Forests: Cultivating Resilient Landscapes

[Jennifer Riem]

Yale University
School of Forestry & Environmental Studies

Call for Abstracts
19th Annual Conference - January 24-26, 2013
International Society of Tropical Foresters, Yale Chapter

Food & Forests: Cultivating Resilient Landscapes

Forests are an essential component of multi-functional tropical landscapes that 
have the potential to meet growing global demands for agricultural goods while 
maintaining ecosystem services, conserving biodiversity, and providing secure 
access to food for local communities. In addition to being a source of 
nutritionally diverse food for one billion people, forests also provide 
resources essential to agricultural production and can play a key role in 
adapting agriculture to a changing climate.  However, the integration of 
agriculture with forests is hindered by monoculture agricultural systems that 
drive deforestation while creating a false dichotomy between forests and food.  
Assessing the role that forests play in achieving equitable and resilient food 
systems is therefore critical for achieving both humanitarian and environmental 
goals.

On January 24-26, the Yale Chapter of the International Society of Tropical 
Foresters will gather practitioners and researchers from academia, government, 
and environment and development institutions to discuss how development and 
conservation goals can be integrated across food producing landscapes in the 
tropics in order to promote food security and healthy forests.  The conference 
will also consider at what scales this integration should occur, potential 
challenges to implementation, and lessons learned. We encourage submissions 
that look beyond yield and calories to address issues of access, nutrition, 
resilience, rights, and governance, as well as analyses of ecosystem services 
and forest management. Topics include:

*  What contributions do forests make to agriculture and food security, 
including ecosystem services?
*  What role do forests play in adapting agriculture to climate change?
*  What cultivation systems (e.g. agroforestry, swidden, silvopastoral) have 
the potential to increase resilience to climate change, extreme weather  
events, and price shocks?  What potential do these systems have for meeting 
projected global demands for agricultural production?
*  In light of recent calls for 'sustainable intensification' what cultivation 
systems might qualify and what might be the equity effects of such 
intensification?
*  What governance structures and partnerships can foster multi-functional 
landscape management that encourages the sustainable and equitable integration 
of forests and food?
*  What is the role of rights-based approaches (e.g. indigenous rights, right 
to food) for integrating food production and forests?  On the other hand, what 
is the potential role of market mechanisms and supply chain approaches?
*  What lessons have been learned from integrating food security initiatives 
and conservation and development projects that can be applied to our efforts 
moving forward?

To apply: Submissions of abstracts based on either primary research or personal 
or institutional experience are solicited from academics and practitioners.  
Invited speakers will have the option of submitting conference proceedings for 
publication in an open-access journal. Abstracts should be a maximum of 300 
words and contain the following information:

1. Name(s) of the author(s)
2. Title and abstract of the presentation
3. Author affiliation(s)
4. Address, telephone, and e-mail of the corresponding author
5. Whether you wish to make a presentation, poster, or either
6. If you would be willing to participate in a career panel

Please submit abstracts by November 16, 2012 to: i...@yale.edu 

[ECOLOG-L] Call for abstracts and scholarship applications, deadline extended to May 15, 2012

[Jennifer Lynn Shirk]

Call for abstracts and scholarship applications, deadline extended to May 15, 
2012
Conference on Public Participation in Scientific 
Research 

August 4th and 5th, 2012 in Portland, Oregon
$30 with registration for ESA meeting, $95 for this event only

Citizen science. Volunteer monitoring. Community-based research. Crowd science. 
These are all forms of public participation in scientific research 
(PPSR)
 proliferating across astronomy, molecular biology, human and environmental 
health, ecology, and other disciplines. This conference, to be held in 
conjunction with the Ecological Society of America's annual meeting, will offer 
a forum for sharing insights across projects and fields of study and for 
discussing how to advance the field of PPSR itself. If you are invested in the 
future of this field, you should not miss this 
event!

We encourage researchers, project leaders, educators, technology specialists, 
evaluators, and others to submit 
abstracts in 
order to share work with a wide range of colleagues at this event. If financial 
considerations are a barrier to attendance, apply for a 
scholarship.
 Due to popular demand deadlines for both have been extended to May 15.

To promote exchange of ideas the primary mode of presentations for this event 
will be posters. Join colleagues across this broad field and submit an 
abstract to 
highlight your work and be a part of the conversation. Note that submitting an 
abstract to the PPSR Conference DOES NOT count against ESA's presentation limit.

A fantastic line-up of 
speakers,
 including Seth Cooper (FoldIt), Terry Root (Nobel Laureate, IPCC), Arfon Smith 
(Zooniverse), and Wallace J Nichols (Ocean Revolution), will provide fodder for 
conversations about the state of the field and where it is headed. The 
conference will culminate in an open meeting to explore strategies for 
large-scale collaborations to support and advance work across this field of 
practice, potentially through the development of an association.

May 15, 2012 deadline for abstracts and scholarship applications

June 14, 2012 deadline for ESA early bird registration rates

We look forward to seeing you in Portland!

Conference Co-Organizers:

Meg Domroese, Conference Coordinator
Heidi Ballard, University of California – Davis
Rick Bonney, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Tony DeFalco, Consultant, Equity and Sustainability
Abraham Miller-Rushing, National Park Service
Sarah Newman, National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON)
Jennifer Shirk, CitizenScience.org, Cornell Lab of 
Ornithology
Jake Weltzin, U.S. Geological Survey, USA National Phenology Network
Alison Young, California Academy of Sciences

[ECOLOG-L] Call for Abstracts: Conservation Science Conference, Oct. 10-12

[Fiona Brady]

Career-Path Opportunity for Grads and Post-Docs

The STUDENT CONFERENCE ON CONSERVATION SCIENCE-New York (SCCS-NY) is designed 
for 
graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, and early-career professionals 
pursuing or considering 
the field of conservation science. (Undergraduate students conducting 
thesis-level research may 
also apply.) The conference offers numerous opportunities to present your work 
before and 
interact with senior-level conservation professionals in science, policy, 
academia, and management 
at one of the world’s preeminent scientific and cultural institutions. Whatever 
your focus—biology, 
sociology, medicine, economics, architecture, the law—if it has a relevance for 
conservation, we 
want to hear your perspective! 

The American Museum of Natural History’s Center for Biodiversity and 
Conservation invites you to 
participate in the third annual SCCS-NY, to be held in New York City on October 
10-12, 2012. 
Collaborating institutions include Cambridge University, Yale School of 
Forestry and Environmental 
Studies, and Princeton University.  
 
DEADLINE: Monday, April 2, is the Abstract Submission deadline for those 
wishing to present their 
work as a Talk, Speed Talk, or Poster. Non-presenters may apply through the 
summer to attend 
(note that seating is limited).

The $100 USD registration fee includes admission to three full days of 
presentations, workshops, 
poster session and reception, resource fair, special events, daily lunches, 
morning and afternoon 
refreshments, access to American Museum of Natural History exhibitions, etc. At 
this time, we do 
not have funds to assist participants with travel or registration costs. 

For details, please visit the SCCS-NY 2012 website: 
http://symposia.cbc.amnh.org/sccsny/2012

[ECOLOG-L] Call for Abstracts open for Conference on Informatics for Phylogenetics, Evolution, and Biodiversity (iEvoBio)

[Hilmar Lapp]

The Call for Abstracts for full talks is now open for the 2012 conference on 
Informatics for Phylogenetics, Evolution, and Biodiversity (iEvoBio), at 
http://ievobio.org/ocs2/index.php/ievobio/2012. See below for instructions. 

Accepted talks will be 15 minutes in length and will be presented during the 
full talk session of the conference.  Because the number of program slots for 
full talks is limited, some talks may be moved to the Lightning Talk session (5 
minutes in length).

Submitted talks should be in the area of informatics aimed at advancing 
research in phylogenetics, evolution, and biodiversity, including new tools, 
cyberinfrastructure development, large-scale data analysis, and visualization. 

Submissions should be 1 page long at most and include a title, a list of 
contributors, and an abstract. The abstract should provide an overview of the 
talk's subject, and give enough detail to allow reviewers to decide whether the 
submission merits a full talk, or whether it should be moved to a Lightning 
Talk session.  If the subject of the talk is a specific software component for 
use by the research community, the abstract must state the license and give the 
URL where the source code is available so reviewers can verify that the 
open-source requirement(*) is met.

The deadline for submission is April 2, 2012. We intend to notify authors of 
accepted talks before early registration for iEvoBio (and Evolution) ends. 
Further instructions for submission are at the following URL:
http://ievobio.org/ocs2/index.php/ievobio/2012/schedConf/cfp

Full talks are one of the five kinds of contributed content that feature in 
iEvoBio. The other four are: 1) Lightning talks (5 mins long), 2) Challenge 
entries, 3) Software bazaar demonstrations, and 4) Birds-of-a-Feather 
gatherings. The Call for Challenge entries is already open (see 
http://ievobio.org/challenge.html). The calls for contribution to the other 
three sessions will open later, and will remain open until shortly before the 
conference or until the respective track fills up. In addition, 2012 iEvoBio 
sponsor Biomatters Ltd will be running the Geneious Challenge alongside this 
year’s iEvoBio Challenge, see http://ievobio.org/geneious_challenge.html for 
more information.

More details about the conference and program are available at 
http://ievobio.org. You can also find continuous updates on the conference's 
Twitter feed at http://twitter.com/iEvoBio and Google+ page, or subscribe to 
the low-traffic iEvoBio announcements mailing list at 
http://groups.google.com/group/ievobio-announce.

iEvoBio 2012 is sponsored by the US National Evolutionary Synthesis Center 
(NESCent) and by Biomatters Ltd., in partnership with the Society for the Study 
of Evolution (SSE) and the Systematic Biologists (SSB).

The iEvoBio 2012 Organizing Committee:
Hilmar Lapp, US National Evolutionary Synthesis Center (chair)
Robert Beiko, Dalhousie University
Nico Cellinese, University of Florida and Florida Museum of Natural History
Robert Guralnick, University of Colorado at Boulder
Rebecca Kao, Denver Botanic Gardens
Ellinor Michel, Natural History Museum, London
Nadia Talent, Royal Ontario Museum
Andrea Thomer, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

(*) iEvoBio and its sponsors are dedicated to promoting the practice and 
philosophy of Open Source software development (see 
http://www.opensource.org/docs/definition.php) and reuse within the research 
community. For this reason, if a submitted talk concerns a specific software 
system for use by the research community, that software must be licensed with a 
recognized Open Source License (see http://www.opensource.org/licenses/), and 
be available for download, including source code, by a tar/zip file accessed 
through ftp/http or through a widely used version control system like cvs, 
Subversion, git, Bazaar, or Mercurial.  Authors of full talks who cannot meet 
this requirement at the time of submission should state their intentions, and 
are advised that the requirement must be met by July 9, 2012, at the latest.

[ECOLOG-L] Call for Abstracts: Society of Mathematical Biology 2012 Annual Meeting

[Catherine Crawley]

*Call for Abstracts - Society of Mathematical Biology 2012 Annual Meeting*

The 2012 Annual Meeting and associated research and education conference
for The Society for Mathematical Biology  will be
held in Knoxville, Tennessee from July 25-28, 2012. The conference theme
is /Mathematics and Biology: Interdisciplinary Connections and Living
Systems. /The gathering is hosted by the National Institute for
Mathematical and Biological Synthesis (NIMBioS) and the University of
Tennessee. The conference will be held at the Knoxville Convention
Center and associated activities will be held at NIMBioS before and
after the conference. Further details will be posted here
(http://nimbios.org/SMB2012/) as they become available.

Abstract submission for minisymposia and contributed oral and poster
presentations is now open at http://nimbios.org/SMB2012/abstract_call

*Deadline:* March 30, 2012. Acceptance decisions for submitted abstracts
will be made by April 13.

For more information, contact the conference secretary, Ms. Chandra
Eskridge (smb2...@nimbios.org ).


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Catherine Crawley, Ph.D.
National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis
University of Tennessee
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[ECOLOG-L] Call for abstracts: IPY 2012 Conference, Session 1.3.3, Polar Microbes, Genetics, and Molecular Biology

[[Trista Vick]]

Session Announcement and Call for Abstracts
International Polar Year (IPY) 2012 
>From Knowledge to Action Conference
22-27 April 2012
Montréal, Canada

Abstract Submission Deadline for all Sessions:
Friday, 30 September 2011

Session 1.3.3, Polar Microbes, Genetics, and Molecular Biology

Organizers of Session 1.3.3, "Polar Microbes, Genetics, and Molecular Biology,"
announce a call for abstracts. The session will be convened at the
International Polar Year (IPY) Conference, 22-27 April 2012 in Montréal, Canada.

Microbes are important players in Polar habitats. They are major drivers of
biogeochemical
cycles in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. In the Arctic, for example,
the thawing of
permafrost could lead to dramatic increases in microbial activities and
carbon decomposition
with subsequent release of greenhouse gases. In the Antarctic,
microorganisms are important
in mediating nutrient cycling in surface lakes and subglacial environments.
Understanding
microbial populations and metabolisms is therefore necessary for determining
the biogeochemistry
in Polar ecosystems. In addition, survival mechanisms of microbes exposed to
sub-zero conditions
or freeze-thaw cycles contribute to our understanding of the resilience of
life and to advances in biotechnology
and astrobiology. This session will include current work in microbial
ecology, microbial diversity,
biogeography, genetics and metabolisms and is concerned with modern
molecular tools such as genomics,
metagenomics, or next generation sequencing as well as classical genetics
and molecular techniques.

The abstract submission deadline for this and all other sessions is
Friday, 30 September 2011 at 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time. To submit
an abstract, please visit:  http://www.ipy2012montreal.ca


Carlos Pedrós-Alió, (Spain) cped...@cmima.csic.es
Yoo Kyung Lee, (Korea) yk...@kopri.re.kr
Trista Vick (United States) trista.v...@msu.montana.edu

[ECOLOG-L] Call for Abstracts for conference on environmental indicators in Haifa, Israel in September 2011

[Diane S. Henshel]

*The 19th International Conference on Environmental Indicators* *(September
11-14th, 2011) (ISEI)**

*Technion, Haifa, Israel*

**International Society of Environmental Indicators*


*Call for Abstracts:*

The 19th International Conference on Environmental Indicators will be held
on 11-14 of September 2011 at Technion (Israel Institute of Technology),
Haifa, Israel. Abstracts are welcomed for all aspects of environmental
indicators research relevant to environmental protection, human health and
conservation of our globe. The conference program will include, but not
limited to anthropogenic pollution, public health, disease, toxicity,
ecotoxicity, remediation, biochemistry, molecular biology, biodiversity,
chemical analysis, monitoring techniques, and modeling. Aspects specific to
Middle East and Mediterranean basin (but also relevant to many other world's
geographical areas) such as water scarcity, pollution, desalination and
recycling are welcome.


*Conference Venue: *

The conference will be held on the Technion Campus in conference halls of
Faculty of Civil & Environmental Engineering and Grand Water Research
Institute, both located in very high proximity. Haifa is the northern port
of Israel, located 80 km from Tel-Aviv and 145 km from Jerusalem. With
nearly 1900 rooms and the new Haifa International Exhibition & Convention
Center, Haifa offers a picturesque setting for conventions. The city sitting
atop the slopes of Mount Carmel overlooks a breathtaking harbor with
steeply-terraced urban landscapes, nature reserves, cultivated gardens, and
religious sites of historic significance and incomparable beauty.  The Bahai
Shrine and Gardens on Mount Carmel features a gold-domed shrine to Bab, the
religion´s prophet, and extensive lush and meticulously maintained gardens
that employ 100 full-time gardeners. The Cave of Elijah is sacred to Jews,
Christians and Muslims and is enshrined by a domed chapel with an altar
directly overhead. The German Colony, a historic area of town that was
designed and built by German Templar Knights in the 19th century, is now
home to trendy eateries and cafes. The Haifa National Museum of Science
features a variety of interactive displays like the Hall of Mirrors and the
Hall of Darkness, where holographic images of the guests are produced on the
wall. The Carmel National Park extends from the city into the surrounding
mountains and offers a variety of hiking, biking and horseback riding
opportunities.


*Important Deadlines:*

Abstract Submission Deadline: July 31, 2011

Registration Deadline: August 1, 2011


*Conference Registration:*

The registration fee is $350 (USD) for regular participants and $ 200 (USD)
for students and participants from developing countries, including
conference reception and banquet, social drinks, refreshments. All meals
during the conference will be provided by restaurant at reasonable prices ($
7-10) with additional price for special menus.


*Conference Field Trip:*

•  From Birth to Resurrection, Jerusalem

•   Dead Sea and Masada

•   Nazareth

•  Haifa (The city of religious tolerance)


*Conference Publication:*

A 2-page extended abstract for oral or poster presentation needs to be
submitted to cvrr...@tx.technion.ac.il before July 31, 2011. Accepted
abstracts will be published in the peer-reviewed proceedings of the Journal
of Environmental Indicators.

Conference temporary Web site: http://www.environmentalindicators.net/


-- 
Diane Henshel
Indiana University
1315 E 10th #340
Bloomington, IN 47405
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[ECOLOG-L] Call for abstracts for CZ11 Symposium on the Integrated Modeling of Great Lakes Ecosystems

[Felix Martinez]

*Call for Abstracts for the*

* Symposium on the Integrated Modeling of Great Lakes Ecosystems*

*A Special Session of
Coastal Zone 2011
July 17 -- 21, 2011
Chicago, Illinois*

**The Cooperative Institute for Limnology and Ecosystems Research, as 
part of an inter-agency Great Lakes Restoration Initiative effort along 
with GLOS, NOAA, USGS, and U.S. EPA, is chairing a symposium focused on 
the integrated modeling of Great Lakes Ecosystems.The symposium will 
provide a forum for scientists and resource managers to come together to 
evaluate the state-of-the-science surrounding integrative modeling of GL 
ecosystems and explore how such models can address regional priorities 
and inform management strategies.


*Symposium Objectives*

**As resource agencies place greater emphasis towards implementing 
integrated ecosystems management approaches, models are needed that 
holistically address the complexity of these ecosystems in order to 
understand the components and processes that define them and forecast 
the impact of both natural and anthropogenic stressors. Moreover, 
ecosystem models and forecasts that integrate multiple disciplines and 
incorporate multiple sectors are becoming important tools in the 
development and evaluation of alternative lake-wide management 
strategies to address environmental issues. Within this context, 
researchers and managers are realizing the benefits of working together 
within a community framework to promote and facilitate coordination and 
collaboration and facilitate the transition of model results into 
management actions. Contributed talks will be expected to:


   * address current or novel approaches to community-driven integrated
 modeling or the improvement of existing model;
   * focus on specific topics that are, or could be, subcomponents of
 larger model architecture; or
   * explore the overall merits of integrated ecosystem modeling
 approaches, particularly those that identify the conceptual and
 informational gaps that may hinder the development of lake-wide
 ecosystem management models.

 Topical talks are encouraged within the following thematic areas:

   * Nutrients/runoff as drivers of harmful algal blooms, hypoxia, or
 beach quality
   * Invasive species
   * Toxics (sources, loads, biological effects)
   * Food webs
   * Hydrodynamics/hydrology/ice
   * Climate

*General Description*

The day-long symposium will be spread over five separate sessions on 
Wednesday, July 20^th . Several 15 -- 20 min talks will be presented 
during each session, followed by panel discussions with session 
presenters. Funds up to $750 will be available for non-Federal symposium 
presenters to reimburse appropriate conference costs such as 
registration fee, hotel, and transportation.


For more information and *to obtain an abstract submission form*, please 
contact Dr. Tom Johengen at johen...@umich.edu


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Silver Spring, MD 20910 email: felix.marti...@noaa.gov

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[ECOLOG-L] CALL FOR ABSTRACTS SEEC 2011 DUE FRIDAY

[RajReni Kaul]

**Please Distribute Widely**

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

SEEC 2011
SOUTHEASTERN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION CONFERENCE
AUBURN UNIVERSITY
AUBURN, ALABAMA, USA
25-27 MARCH 2011

ABSTRACT SUBMITTAL DEADLINE:  10 MARCH 2011

We invite all undergraduate, graduate, and post-doctoral researchers in
ecology, evolution, environmental sciences, limnology, forestry, fisheries,
marine sciences, and other related fields to submit abstracts for either
oral or poster presentations at the 8th Annual Southeastern Ecology and
Evolution Conference (SEEC) to be held March 25-27, 2011, at the Auburn
University in Auburn, Alabama.  Each year SEEC is hosted by a different
southeastern university and is organized by and geared toward students.
SEEC is a professional meeting intended for early-career researchers in
ecology, evolution, and related fields to present their research to their
colleagues in a comfortable, fun, and relaxed atmosphere.  Typically 200-300
students give or attend formal presentations and find SEEC to be a valuable
forum for sharing research and connecting with other young researchers in
the region.  This event is designed to encourage new friendships within our
field and to share newly developed research ideas for feedback.  While we
expect most SEEC participants to be from the Southeast, we encourage and
welcome all interested individuals to submit abstracts and/or attend.

SEEC 2011 homepage: http://gump.auburn.edu/seec2011/


The registration fee is $35.00 up to the day of the conference.  Awards for
both
the best oral and poster presentations will be given.  There will also be
tables
from sponsors, including publishers, supply companies, and other
organizations
 (see our web site for a complete list of sponsors).  The abstract
submission
deadline is March 11, 2011, and may be completed at the following web site:

http://fs22.formsite.com/SEEC2011/form1/index.html

We are pleased to announce that Sunday’s keynote speaker is Dr. Alan Wilson,
who organized the first Southeastern Ecology & Evolution Conference in 2004.
Dr. Alan Wilson received his Ph.D. in Applied Biology from the Georgia
Institute of Technology in 2006.  After spending a year as a research
investigator at the Cooperative Institute for Limnology and Ecosystems
Research (CILER) jointly housed at the University of Michigan and NOAA’s
Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL), Alan joined the
faculty at Auburn University (AU) as a tenure-track Assistant Professor in
2007.  He is jointly appointed in the Departments of Fisheries and Allied
Aquacultures & Biological Sciences.  Alan is a community ecologist whose
research interests revolve around the ecological mechanisms mediating
harmful freshwater algal blooms.  He is particularly interested in
understanding how within-species genetic and phenotypic variation influences
community structure and ecosystem function.  Alan is also initiating
projects aimed at understanding how toxic algal blooms influence human and
livestock health.  You can learn more about Alan’s research at
http://wilsonlab.com/

Auburn University is located in downtown Auburn, Alabama and is convenient
to numerous hotels, restaurants, and bars (to see what’s happening in
Auburn, check out these sites www.oanews.com, www.thecornernews.com and
www.auburnalabama.org).  Registration, abstract submission, travel/lodging
information, and contact information may all be found at the SEEC web site:

http://gump.auburn.edu/seec2011


Please help us spread the word about SEEC by forwarding this message to any
students, colleagues, departments, colleges, or schools that you think might
be interested in attending SEEC this year!  SEEC flyers are also available
on the SEEC homepage and we strongly encourage posting these in conspicuous
locations.

We look forward to seeing you at Auburn University for the 8th Annual
Southeastern Ecology and Evolution Conference this March!


SEEC Organizing Committee
2011s...@gmail.com

[ECOLOG-L] Call for Abstracts - 3rd Symposium on Acoustic Communication in Animals

[Aaron N. Rice]

*CALL FOR ABSTRACTS*

*3rd Symposium on Acoustic Communication by Animals*

*August 1-5, 2011*

*Cornell University, Ithaca, NY*

This four day conference will bring together experts, students and 
others working in the field of acoustic communication by all species of 
animals. The topics will cover a wide range of subjects in this new and 
emerging field.


Participants may submit abstracts for poster or oral presentations. An 
extended abstract (up to two pages) is required and must be in English. 
The presentation type for each contributor (poster or oral) will be 
chosen by the organizers to fit the schedule.


For more information, or to submit abstracts, please visit the Symposium 
Website 




 Abstract submission deadline: April 8, 2011


 Sponsored by the


 Acoustical Society of America 


 Office of Naval Research


 Cornell University Bioacoustics Research Program
 

[ECOLOG-L] Call For Abstracts Midwest Ecology and Evolution Conference 2011

[Amy Cross]

Dear Colleague:



The 2011 Midwest Ecology and Evolution Conference (MEEC) will be held
Friday, April 1 to Sunday, April 3, 2011,

on the campus of Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Carbondale,
Illinois.  *The Abstract Submission Deadline*

*has been extended to March 11, 2011.*



In keeping with the MEEC tradition, oral presentations and posters are
limited to students – graduate and undergraduate.

Faculty and post-docs are encouraged to attend in support of the students.
*The Abstract Submission deadline is February 25, 2011*.



Students interested in submitting poster/paper abstracts should visit the
conference web site at:

https://www.dce.siu.edu/index.php/Conferences/2011-Midwest-Ecology-and-Evolution-Conference
.


The electronic abstract submission form is available from the conference web
site.


More detailed information can be found at:
https://sites.google.com/site/meecsiuc/



I would appreciate if you would share these dates and information with
interested colleagues.



Sara Ressing

Amy Cross

Department of Zoology

Mail Code 6501

Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Carbondale, IL  62901

Email:  midwest...@gmail.com

618-453-4124




Should you have any additional questions, please feel free to contact:

Pat Eckert
Division of Continuing Education
Mail Code 6705
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Carbondale, IL  62901
618-536-7751
Fax:  618-453-5680

peck...@siu.edu

[ECOLOG-L] Call for Abstracts open for Conference on Informatics for Phylogenetics, Evolution, and Biodiversity (iEvoBio)

[Hilmar Lapp]

The Call for Abstracts for full talks is now open for the 2011  
conference on Informatics for Phylogenetics, Evolution, and  
Biodiversity (iEvoBio), at
http://ievobio.org/ocs/index.php/ievobio/2011. See below for  
instructions.


Accepted talks will be about 15-20 minutes in length and will be  
presented during the full talk sessions in the morning of each of the  
two conference days, following the day's keynote presentation.


Submitted talks should be in the area of informatics aimed at  
advancing research in phylogenetics, evolution, and biodiversity,  
including new tools, cyberinfrastructure development, large-scale data  
analysis, and visualization.


Submissions consist of a title and an abstract at most 1 page long.  
The abstract should provide an overview of the talk's subject.  As the  
number of program slots for full talks is limited, the abstract should  
give enough detail so reviewers can decide whether the submission  
merits a full talk or whether it should be moved to one of the  
Lightning Talk sessions.  If the subject of the talk is a specific  
software component for use by the research community, the abstract  
must state the license and give the URL where the source code is  
available so reviewers can verify that the open-source requirement(*)  
is met.


The deadline for submission is March 18, 2011. We intend to notify  
authors of accepted talks before early registration for iEvoBio (and  
Evolution) ends. Further instructions for submission are at the  
following URL:


http://ievobio.org/ocs/index.php/ievobio/2011/schedConf/cfp

Full talks are 1 of 5 kinds of contributed content that iEvoBio will  
feature. The other 4 are: 1) Lightning talks (5 mins long), 2)  
Challenge entries, 3) Software bazaar demonstrations, and 4) Birds-of- 
a-Feather gatherings. The Call for Challenge entries is already open  
(see http://ievobio.org/challenge.html). The calls for contribution to  
the other 3 sessions will open later, and will remain open until  
shortly before the conference or until the respective track fills up.


More details about the program and guidelines for contributing content  
are available at http://ievobio.org.  You can also find continuous  
updates on the conference's Twitter feed at http://twitter.com/ 
iEvoBio , or subscribe to the low-traffic iEvoBio announcements  
mailing list at http://groups.google.com/group/ievobio-announce


iEvoBio is sponsored by the US National Evolutionary Synthesis Center  
(NESCent) in partnership with the Society for the Study of Ecolution  
(SSE) and the Society of Systematic Biologists (SSB). Additional  
support has been provided by the Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).



The iEvoBio 2011 Organizing Committee:
Rob Guralnick (University of Colorado at Boulder) (Co-chair)
Cynthia Parr (Encyclopedia of Life) (Co-chair)
Dawn Field (UK National Environmental Research Center)
Mark Holder (University of Kansas)
Hilmar Lapp (NESCent)
Rod Page (University of Glasgow)

(*) iEvoBio and its sponsors are dedicated to promoting the practice  
and philosophy of Open Source software development (see http://www.opensource.org/docs/definition.php) 
 and reuse within the research community. For this reason, if a  
submitted talk concerns a specific software system for use by the  
research community, that software must be licensed with a recognized  
Open Source License (see http://www.opensource.org/licenses/), and be  
available for download, including source code, by a tar/zip file  
accessed through ftp/http or through a widely used version control  
system like cvs, Subversion, git, Bazaar, or Mercurial.  Authors of  
full talks who cannot meet this requirement at the time of submission  
should state their intentions, and are advised that the requirement  
must be met by June 19, 2011, at the latest.

[ECOLOG-L] CALL FOR ABSTRACTS SEEC 2011

[Angela Jackson]

**Please Distribute Widely** 

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

SEEC 2011
SOUTHEASTERN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION CONFERENCE
AUBURN UNIVERSITY 
AUBURN, ALABAMA, USA
25-27 MARCH 2011

ABSTRACT SUBMITTAL DEADLINE:  10 MARCH 2011

We invite all undergraduate, graduate, and post-doctoral researchers in
ecology, evolution, environmental sciences, limnology, forestry, fisheries,
marine sciences, and other related fields to submit abstracts for either
oral or poster presentations at the 8th Annual Southeastern Ecology and
Evolution Conference (SEEC) to be held March 25-27, 2011, at the Auburn
University in Auburn, Alabama.  Each year SEEC is hosted by a different
southeastern university and is organized by and geared toward students. 
SEEC is a professional meeting intended for early-career researchers in
ecology, evolution, and related fields to present their research to their
colleagues in a comfortable, fun, and relaxed atmosphere.  Typically 200-300
students give or attend formal presentations and find SEEC to be a valuable
forum for sharing research and connecting with other young researchers in
the region.  This event is designed to encourage new friendships within our
field and to share newly developed research ideas for feedback.  While we
expect most SEEC participants to be from the Southeast, we encourage and
welcome all interested individuals to submit abstracts and/or attend.  

SEEC 2011 homepage: http://gump.auburn.edu/seec2011/

Early registration for this year’s conference will be $25.00 before February
11th and covers meeting attendance, two continental breakfasts,
dinner/social Saturday evening, snacks, coffee, and a t-shirt!   After
February 11th the registration fee will be $35.00 up to the day of the
conference.  Awards for both the best oral and poster presentations will be
given.  There will also be tables from sponsors, including publishers,
supply companies, and other organizations (see our web site for a complete
list of sponsors).  The abstract submission deadline is March 10, 2011, and
may be completed at the following web site:

http://fs22.formsite.com/SEEC2011/form1/index.html

We are pleased to announce that Sunday’s keynote speaker is Dr. Alan Wilson,
who organized the first Southeastern Ecology & Evolution Conference in 2004.
 Dr. Alan Wilson received his Ph.D. in Applied Biology from the Georgia
Institute of Technology in 2006.  After spending a year as a research
investigator at the Cooperative Institute for Limnology and Ecosystems
Research (CILER) jointly housed at the University of Michigan and NOAA’s
Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL), Alan joined the
faculty at Auburn University (AU) as a tenure-track Assistant Professor in
2007.  He is jointly appointed in the Departments of Fisheries and Allied
Aquacultures & Biological Sciences.  Alan is a community ecologist whose
research interests revolve around the ecological mechanisms mediating
harmful freshwater algal blooms.  He is particularly interested in
understanding how within-species genetic and phenotypic variation influences
community structure and ecosystem function.  Alan is also initiating
projects aimed at understanding how toxic algal blooms influence human and
livestock health.  You can learn more about Alan’s research at
http://wilsonlab.com/ 

Auburn University is located in downtown Auburn, Alabama and is convenient
to numerous hotels, restaurants, and bars (to see what’s happening in
Auburn, check out these sites www.oanews.com, www.thecornernews.com and
www.auburnalabama.org).  Registration, abstract submission, travel/lodging
information, and contact information may all be found at the SEEC web site:  

http://gump.auburn.edu/seec2011


Please help us spread the word about SEEC by forwarding this message to any
students, colleagues, departments, colleges, or schools that you think might
be interested in attending SEEC this year!  SEEC flyers are also available
on the SEEC homepage and we strongly encourage posting these in conspicuous
locations.  

We look forward to seeing you at Auburn University for the 8th Annual
Southeastern Ecology and Evolution Conference this March!


SEEC Organizing Committee 

[ECOLOG-L] Call for Abstracts, International Marine Conservation Congress 2, Victoria BC May 2011

[Ellen M Hines]

The  call for abstracts for oral presentations, speed presentations, and 
posters will open on 15 October 2010 for the 2nd International Marine 
Conservation Congress/Making Marine Science Matter/, which will be held from 
14-18 May 2011 at the Victoria Convention Centre, Victoria BC, Canada.  The 
deadline for proposals is 1 December 2010.

You can find the proposal guidelines on the IMCC web site:

http://www.conbio.org/IMCC2011/.   For additional information contact

the program committee at imccprog...@gmail.com.



We appreciate your support and look forward to working with you on this very 
exciting conference.



Sincerely,



Dr. Ellen Hines

Conference Chair

imcc2ch...@gmail.com





Ms. Laura Joan Feyrer, Local Secretariat 
imcc.victo...@gmail.com





cc: Dr. Chris Parsons and Dr. John Cigliano

Marine & Coastal Conservation and Spatial Planning Center
Department of Geography and Human Environmental Studies
San Francisco State University
1600 Holloway Ave
San Francisco, CA 94132 USA
1 415 338 1482
Fax: 1 415 338 6243
ehi...@sfsu.edu
bss.sfsu.edu/ehines

[ECOLOG-L] Call for Abstracts - Workshop on Rainbow Smelt

[Christopher Wood]

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

*Due **October 22, 2010***





Fourth North American Workshop on Rainbow Smelt

Held in Portland, Maine on January 24-25, 2011



Scientists and resource specialists at all levels and backgrounds are
invited to submit abstracts for oral presentations and posters.  Please
indicate whether the abstract should be considered for a presentation only,
poster only, or both presentation and poster.

Please submit abstracts to Brad Chase by email at brad.ch...@state.ma.us or
by mail at:
Brad Chase
South Coast Marine Fisheries Station
Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries
1213 Purchase Street, 3rd Floor
New Bedford, MA 02740



More information at about registration and deadlines at:
http://www.maine.gov/dmr/news/smelt.htm



Questions? Please contact Claire Enterline at (207) 633-9566 or
claire.enterl...@maine.gov.



*Please Distribute*



This international event will provide a forum for scientists and managers
from universities, government, and conservation organizations to exchange
information about current research and management efforts of rainbow smelt
and to broaden professional networks. Please join us in downtown Portland to
present your recent work and enjoy the city’s renowned restaurants, working
waterfront, arts district, and shopping.



Rainbow smelt support traditional fisheries throughout their range, are
important forage for many wildlife species and are symbolic of the plight
faced by declining populations of anadromous fish in North America.  The
workshop is the fourth held since 1997. The previous workshops were
graciously held by our colleagues in Canada and were well attended, vibrant
forums for exchanging information on smelt.



The 4th workshop will be hosted by a partnership of the States of Maine, New
Hampshire and Massachusetts and supported by a grant from the National
Marine Fisheries Service Office of Protected Resources.



Holiday Inn by the Bay

88 Spring Street

Portland, Maine 04101

(207) 775-2311

A block of rooms has been reserved for a reduced rate, please mention the
symposium hosted by the Maine Department of Marine Resources

[ECOLOG-L] Call for abstracts on coral reefs and environmental/climatic change at ASLO 2011 (Puerto Rico)

[Andrea Grottoli]

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS ON CORAL REEFS AND ENVIRONMENTAL / CLIMATIC CHANGE AT
ASLO 2011 (PUERTO RICO) 

The 2011 Aquatic Sciences Meeting for the American Society for Limnology &
oceanography (ASLO) will take place in Puerto Rico next February (13-18
February 2011) and focus on limnology and oceanography in a changing world
(www.aslo.org/meetings/sanjuan2011). As part of 6 sessions proposed on
corals and coral reefs, two will be dedicated to coral reefs and
environmental/climatic change (S31 and S36, described in more detail below).
Together these two sessions aim to explore the most recent developments in
our understanding of how the environment (including anthropogenic activity
and climate) regulates reef form and function, and consequently the likely
future for coral reefs given predicted environmental and climatic change.
Abstract submission is now open (www.aslo.org/meetings/sanjuan2011) and we
welcome contributions from across the coral reef research, conservation &
management communities. CLOSING DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS IS 11
OCTOBER 2010.  Please do not hesitate to contact the session conveners for
more details.

S36: INTERACTIVE AND REPEAT EXPOSURE EFFECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL PERTURBATIONS
UPON CORALS AND CORAL REEF PROCESSES (David J Suggett, dsugg...@essex.ac.uk;
Andrea G Grottoli, grottol...@osu.edu; Mark E. Warner, mwar...@udel.edu).

Coral reefs are considered flagship aquatic ecosystems given their
disproportionately high diversity and productivity but also their apparent
extreme sensitivity to environmental change. Intensive research efforts in
recent years have largely focused on how reefs and reef organisms respond to
broad scale (regional to global) changes in climate or smaller scale (local)
changes in eutrophication, sedimentation, and over- exploitation. Most
experimentally based studies have targeted the influence of individual
environmental factors in isolation (e.g. light, temperature, pH, or
nutrients). However, observationally based studies implicitly account for
the influence of multiple environmental perturbations acting simultaneously
and/or repeatedly. As such, our ability to effectively predict future reef
form and function remain fundamentally limited. It is increasingly
recognized that interactive or repeat exposure effects of environmental
perturbations can (i) cumulatively lower net reef resilience by acting
synergistically at any one time or repeatedly over time; and/or (ii)
maintain or even promote net reef resilience by acting antagonistically by
dampening the gross influence of each factor. Such key multivariate effects
remain poorly understood. Therefore, this session will consider the net
influence of multiple and/or repeat exposure to environmental perturbations
upon reef process, at scales from individual organisms (the molecular to
holobiont) to entire reef systems.

S31: CORAL REEFS IN A CRYSTAL BALL:  WHAT WILL BE THEIR FUTURE? (Pamela
Hallock, pmul...@marine.usf.edu; Bernhard Riegl, rie...@nova.edu; Edwin A.
Hernández-Delgado, coral_g...@yahoo.com)

In the mid-20th Century, coral reefs were best known where clear ocean
waters bathed tropical shorelines.  Today roughly half of the world’s
shallow-water reefs have been lost or seriously degraded. Human activities
are sending agricultural, industrial and urban wastes and chemicals, along
with increased sediment loads, into coastal waters.  As a result, waters
have become more turbid and fringing reefs have been buried in sediment or
overgrown by algae.  Rapidly rising human populations have increasingly
exploited fisheries, in some places with Malthusian overfishing.  Beginning
in the 1970s, even corals in clear-water offshore reefs began to decline –
from diseases and bleaching. More recently, increasing sea-surface
temperature and ocean acidification have emerged as critical threats to the
potential of corals to even build reefs.  Do shallow-water coral reefs have
a future?  Will future coral populations be limited to shallow hardbottom or
deeper mesophotic communities? Can ecological functions be sustained in
changing coral reefs?  We invite scientists dealing with any aspect of the
response of coral reefs to environmental change, whether to local, regional
or global change processes, to participate in this session.  We invite not
only coral researchers, but also others working with reef-related species,
populations or communities, or environmental factors that may impact these
communities.

[ECOLOG-L] Call for abstracts: AGU Fall Meeting Vegetation & Flow

[Anne Lightbody]

Please consider submitting to the following session at the AGU Fall Meeting
this year.  The abstract deadline is September 2, 2010.

EP 18. Vegetation and Flow in Fluvial and Wetland Environments

Complex interactions between flow and vegetation play a critical role in the
hydroecology and geomorphology of fluvial and coastal environmental systems
including wetlands, river channels, and floodplains. Flow resistance caused
by living trees, large woody debris, grasses, shrubs, and periphyton alters
the distribution and magnitude of shear stress in the flow, which can affect
sediment transport, water quality, contaminant dispersal, and nutrient
budgets. This session will analyze the relationship between vegetation and
flow in submerged and emergent canopies and strongly encourages submissions
that demonstrate how this interaction impacts sediment transport dynamics,
riparian ecology, and biogeochemical cycling.

http://www.agu.org/meetings/fm10/program/scientific_session_search.php?show=detail&sessid=235

Thanks, and apologies for cross-posting,

Katie Skalak, USGS, kska...@usgs.gov
Anne Lightbody, University of New Hampshire, anne.lightb...@unh.edu

[ECOLOG-L] CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: ESA Resources for Ecology Education Fair & Share (REEFS) 2010

[Julie Reynolds]

Have you developed a classroom activity to engage undergraduate students in
lecture, laboratory, or in the field? Share your activity with other ecology
educators at the Resources for Ecology Education Fair & Share (REEFS) at
ESA’s Annual Meeting in Pittsburgh August 1-6, 2010. 

At this year’s meeting, ESA’s Education Section and Office of Education and
Diversity Programs will host an informal event on Monday, August 2 from
10:15 – 11:30 AM. REEFS is a free event and will be open to all ESA
attendees. The session will include several rounds of concurrent
presentations by faculty who will each bring a lab, lecture, or field
activity to share with other attendees. REEFS is an opportunity to share
what you’ve developed with your colleagues where you can receive friendly
input and suggestions on how to further develop your activities to
incorporate student-active methods. 

Interested? All you need to do right now is to submit an abstract. The final
document that presenters will share during the session will provide more
details about the activity, such as: learning objectives, timeframe, core
ecological concepts addressed, instructor version (materials, procedure, any
other necessary information), and student version (instructions and
handouts, if applicable).  Please note: this session is limited to
activities that have not been previously published, but participants will be
encouraged to submit these activities to EcoEd DL, ESA's digital library of
peer-reviewed resources for teaching ecology at the undergraduate level.  

HOW TO SUBMIT AN ABSTRACT

In order to submit an abstract, please email the following information to
educat...@esa.org. The deadline for abstracts is June 1, 2010.

Name
Affiliation
Email
Activity type (Lecture/Laboratory/Field)
Intended audience (introductory majors, upper level majors, non-majors, other)
Activity title (no more than 10 words)
Abstract (Please limit to 250 words). In the abstract, please describe the
activity, the context in which it is taught (intended audience, course
type), and what methods are used to engage students. Please specify any
student-active strategies (such as bounded inquiry) or specific techniques
used (such as think-pair-share).

Faculty who submit abstracts will be notified of acceptance by mid-June.

Any questions about this session may be directed to julie.a.reyno...@duke.edu.

[ECOLOG-L] Call for Abstracts: "Water Across Interfaces" - the 2nd CUAHSI Biennial Colloquium

[David Kirschtel]

“Water Across Interfaces” - CUAHSI's 2nd Biennial Colloquium
July 19-22, 2010
Building 1 Center Green Campus, UCAR, Boulder, Colorado
Call for Abstracts

CUAHSI is soliciting abstracts for contributed posters that advance the
theme of the Second Biennial Colloquium—“Water Across Interfaces.” The
meeting will have sessions organized around interfaces (Land-Atmosphere,
Unsaturated Zone-Groundwater, Groundwater-Surface Water,
Hillslope-Channel, Natural System-Human System, and Floods). Three
invited talks will be presented in each session followed by a discussion
period and poster viewing. Extensive time is set aside for informal
interactions. The roster of invited speakers and more information are 
available at:

http://www.cuahsi.org/biennial2010/.

Abstracts can be submitted to one of the specific sessions or as a
general submission. Abstracts should be submitted using the simple form
on the abstract submission website, which should be self-explanatory. 
If, however, there are any questions, they can be directed to Claire 
Welty at wel...@umbc.edu or Conrad Matiuk at cmat...@cuahsi.org.


Please submit your abstract in Word format and include the following
elements in the body of that document:

Title
Authors, affiliations, and email addresses (Indicate the presenter with
an asterisk following the presenter's name).
Abstract (500 words maximum)

To learn more about the Biennial Colloquium to submit your abstract go to:
http://www.cuahsi.org/biennial2010/index.html

The deadline for abstract submission is May 31, 2010.

==
David Kirschtel, Ph.D.
Sr Program Manager

tel: 339.221.5401
email:dkirsch...@cuahsi.org

[ECOLOG-L] Call for abstracts AGU 2010 The Meeting of the Americas

[Erika Marín-Spiotta]

Abstract submission deadline fast approaching! (March 31)

Call for abstracts AGU 2010 The Meeting of the Americas

Apologies for cross-listing.

Dear colleagues:

Please consider submitting an abstract to the following session:
“B19. Response of Soil Carbon Pools to Land-Use Change: Local to
Global Scales” at the 2010 AGU Meeting of the Americas, 8-13th August,
2010, Foz do Iguaçu - PR, Brazil.  Abstract submissions are now open
at http://agu-ja10.abstractcentral.com/ and will close March 31st.
General information on the Meeting and online registration can be
found at: http://www.agu.org/meetings/ja10/

Please note that residents of many countries, including the U.S.,
require a Visa to enter Brazil:
http://www.geophysics2010.org/useful_info.htm

B19. Response of Soil Carbon Pools to Land-Use Change: Local to Global Scales

Soils contain more C than aboveground biomass or the atmosphere, but
we know a lot less about how land-use changes impact belowground C
pools.  Human activities influence soil C stocks through changes in
the quantity, composition, and rate of organic matter inputs and
losses from soils.  The response of soil C varies widely and seems to
be affected by soil type, climate, disturbance frequency and
intensity, and sampling depth, rather than land use type alone.  A
better understanding of the factors controlling the turnover of soil C
pool is necessary to better predict how future disturbances will
affect soil C storage.  We encourage submissions of research using a
variety of analytical methods (isotopic, chemical, physical,
biological, modeling, spectroscopic, spatial variability) to gain
insight into soil organic matter dynamics at local to global scales.

Thank you!

Conveners:

Carlos Eduardo P. Cerri, ESALQ/USP, Brazil cepce...@esalq.usp.br
Plínio Barbosa de Camargo, CENA/USP, Brazil pcama...@cena.usp.br
Erika Marín-Spiotta, UW Madison, USA, marinspio...@wisc.edu


--
Erika Marín-Spiotta

Assistant Professor
Department of Geography
University of Wisconsin-Madison
550 North Park Street
Madison, WI 53706
(608) 262-1855

Office/Lab: Science Hall 223/230
*Note new office location

marinspio...@wisc.edu
http://www.geography.wisc.edu/faculty/marin-spiotta/

[ECOLOG-L] Call for Abstracts open for Conference on Informatics for Phylogenetics, Evolution, and Biodiversity (iEvoBio)

[Hilmar Lapp]

The Call for Abstracts for full talks is now open for the inaugural  
conference on Informatics for Phylogenetics, Evolution, and  
Biodiversity (iEvoBio), at http://ievobio.org/ocs/index.php/ievobio/ 
2010. See below for instructions.


Accepted talks will be about 15-20 minutes in length and will be  
presented during the full talk sessions in the morning of each of the  
two conference days, following the day's keynote presentation.


Submitted talks should be in the area of informatics aimed at  
advancing research in phylogenetics, evolution, and biodiversity,  
including new tools, cyberinfrastructure development, large-scale data  
analysis, and visualization.


Submissions consist of a title and an abstract at most 1 page long.  
The abstract should provide an overview of the talk's subject.  As the  
number of program slots for full talks is limited, the abstract should  
give enough detail so reviewers can decide whether the submission  
merits a full talk or whether it should be moved to one of the  
lightning talk sessions.  If the subject of the talk is a specific  
software for use by the research community, the abstract must state  
the license and give the URL where the source code is available so  
reviewers can verify that the open-source requirement(*) is met.


The deadline for submission is April 8, 2010. We intend to notify  
authors of accepted talks before early registration for iEvoBio (and  
Evolution) ends. Further instructions for submission are at the  
following URL:

http://ievobio.org/ocs/index.php/ievobio/2010/information/presenters

Full talks are 1 of 5 kinds of contributed content that iEvoBio will  
feature. The other 4 are: 1) Lightning talks (5 mins long), 2)  
Challenge entries, 3) Software bazaar demonstrations, and 4) Birds-of- 
a-Feather gatherings. The Call for Challenge entries is already open  
(see http://ievobio.org/challenge.html), and information on how to  
contribute to the other 3 sessions is forthcoming.


More details about the program and guidelines for contributing content  
are available at http://ievobio.org.  You can also find continuous  
updates on the conference's Twitter feed at http://twitter.com/iEvoBio.


iEvoBio is sponsored by the US National Evolutionary Synthesis Center  
(NESCent) in partnership with the Society of Systematic Biologists  
(SSB). Additional support has been provided by the Encyclopedia of  
Life (EOL).


The iEvoBio 2010 Organizing Committee:
Rod Page (University of Glasgow)
Cecile Ane (University of Wisconsin at Madison)
Rob Guralnick (University of Colorado at Boulder)
Hilmar Lapp (NESCent)
Cynthia Parr (Encyclopedia of Life)
Michael Sanderson (University of Arizona)

(*) iEvoBio and its sponsors are dedicated to promoting the practice  
and philosophy of Open Source software development (see http://www.opensource.org/docs/definition.php) 
 and reuse within the research community. For this reason, if a  
submitted talk concerns a specific software system for use by the  
research community, that software must be licensed with a recognized  
Open Source License (see http://www.opensource.org/licenses/), and be  
available for download, including source code, by a tar/zip file  
accessed through ftp/http or through a widely used version control  
system like cvs, Subversion, git, Bazaar, or Mercurial.  Authors of  
full talks who cannot meet this requirement at the time of submission  
should state their intentions, and are advised that the requirement  
must be met by June 27 at the latest.

[ECOLOG-L] Call for Abstracts: AAG 2010 biogeomorphology session

[Paul E. Reyerson]

Hello ecologists,

 

My colleague and I are sponsoring a session at the American Association of
Geographers annual meeting in Washington D.C., titled "Thinking beyond
climate: Biogeomorphology and biotic drivers of landscape evolution". I have
pasted the session abstract below. We still have one slot open, so please
consider presenting. If you have any questions, please contact me or my
co-sponsor.

 

 

Thinking beyond climate: Biogeomorphology and biotic drivers of landscape
evolution

 

Organizers: Paul Reyerson (reyer...@wisc.edu) & Jacquelyn Gill
(jlg...@wisc.edu), University of Wisconsin-Madison, Dept. of Geography

 

Sponsors: AAG Biogeography Specialty Group, Geomorphology Specialty Group

 

Abstract

While many studies have linked climate as the primary driver of landscape
evolution, increasingly, research has shown that other influences play
important roles. Indeed, biotic processes can be critical determinants of
landscape evolution, often rivaling or even eclipsing climate at the local
scale. In this session we consider biotic processes that influence landscape
evolution (e.g. biogeomorphology). Biogeomorphological processes include
plant-soil interactions, herbivory, bioturbation, dune stabilization, and
even anthropogenic disturbance, among others. Any change in these processes
may manifest as changes in landscape. For example, the removal of herbivores
can lead to a buildup of vegetation, and subsequent increase in fire, which
can have important consequences for soil development, plant succession, and
nutrient cycling. Earthworms have been referred to as "ecosystem engineers,"
indicating a disproportionate impact on the landscape. How do these biotic
processes affect landscape evolution, and to what degree? How do we
disentangle biogeomorphic processes from climate? What are the long-term
ecological and geomorphic implications, if any? Biogeomorphology is at the
crux of geomorphology and biogeography, incorporating research from above-
and below-ground processes on terrestrial, aquatic and fluvial systems. The
goal of this session is to broadly identify biogeomorphic processes
operating at a range of spatial and temporal scales, and to highlight recent
advances in this interdisciplinary field of physical geography.

 

 

 

 

***

Paul E. Reyerson

PhD Candidate

Department of Geography

University of Wisconsin-Madison

160 Science Hall

550 North Park Street

Madison, Wisconsin 53706

reyer...@wisc.edu

 

 

 

 

[ECOLOG-L] Call for abstracts/symposium announcement - Integrative Migration Biology. Deadline 11 September.

[Isabelle-Anne Bisson]

We are sending out a call for abstracts in a session complementing our
symposium, Integrative Migration Biology. This symposium will be held at the
2010 Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB) meeting, Jan.
3-7, Seattle, WA. We would especially like to extend this invitation to
students and post-docs, but welcome abstracts from all researchers currently
studying animal migration. As a student or post-doc, this would give you a
wonderful opportunity to interact with some of the top researchers in the
field of animal migration. We welcome submissions for both contributed
papers and posters, and encourage students to apply for SICB’s Charlotte
Mangum Student Support Program.  Please check out the SICB meeting page at
http://www.sicb.org/meetings/2010/index.php3 for more information.  

Billions of animals migrate each year, and they can have enormous effects on
the communities and ecosystems they inhabit.  We wish to bring together
researchers from all over the world who are attempting to integrate ecology,
evolution, behavior, physiology, and theory in order to understand the
phenomenon of migration.  In order to migrate, organisms themselves must
integrate many aspects of behavior, physiology, genetics, and morphology. 
Migration is therefore an excellent system in which to study adaptation and
the interplay between various ecological and evolutionary levels of
analysis.  Traditionally, however, researchers have tended to focus on one
narrow aspect of migratory behavior to the exclusion of all else.  More
recently, biologists have begun to examine multiple aspects of migration in
order to better understand this important life history strategy.  The
primary goal of this symposium is to bring these researchers together with
students and post-docs who are just staring their research programs in order
to foster discussion and collaboration and further the development of
integrative migration biology research.  


This symposium and the complementary session(s) are designed to provide a
venue for researchers from around the globe to discuss the past, present,
and future of migration research. The list of symposium speakers and
preliminary titles include:

1. Melissa Bowlin (Lund University), Isabelle-Anne Bisson (Princeton
University), & Martin Wikelski (Max Planck Institute for Ornithology).
“Integrative migration biology: Past, present, and an exciting future.”
2. Marilyn Ramenofsky (University of California Davis).  “Endocrine and
metabolic parameters coincide with daily fueling and flight cycles of
captive migrants.”
3. Anders Hedenström (Lund University).  "Testing migration theory: the
utility of inegrative approaches using field experiments and wind tunnels"
4. Chris Guglielmo (University of Western Ontario). TBA
5. Susanne Åkesson (Lund University).  “Endogenous migration programs,
migratory fattening and orientation in passerine birds”.
6. Kasper Thorup (University of Copenhagen). “Understanding the migratory
orientation program in birds: extending laboratory studies to studying
free-flying migrants in a natural setting”.
7. Tom Kunz (Boston University). TBA
8. Nir Sapir (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem). "The effect of weather on
migrating bee-eaters studied by radio-telemetry and numeric atmospheric model"
9. Judy Shamoun-Baranes (Amsterdam University). “Integrating measurements
and models to study the influence of weather on migration”.
10. Peter Marra (Migratory Bird Center, Smithsonian Institution). “Seasonal
interactions and carry-over effects – understanding migration in the context
of the annual cycle”.
11. David Wilcove (Princeton University). TBA

Additional information will be posted on our symposium website, which can be
found here: http://sicb.org/meetings/2010/symposia/index.php3 once we have
finalized some additional details.  If you have questions about the
symposium or the meeting, please contact us at melissabowlin at gmail dot
com or ibisson at princeton dot edu.  

Funding for this symposium was provided by MIGRATE, an NSF-funded Research
Coordination Network, and SICB.  

Note: in order to ensure that your talk or poster will be placed in the
correct session, be sure to put our symposium, ‘Integrative Migration
Biology’ into the field following the statement, “I would like to be in a
session complementing a regular symposium” on the abstract submission form
on SICB’s meeting webpage.  

We hope to see you in Seattle!

[ECOLOG-L] Call for Abstracts: AGU Fall Meeting Experimental Rivers

[Cailin Huyck Orr]

We would like to announce the following session to be held at the American
Geophysical Union Fall Meeting. This is an interdisciplinary session and we
encourage abstract submissions from ecologists. If you have any questions,
please feel free to contact any of the organizers. 

2009 AGU Fall Meeting
14–18 December San Francisco, California, USA
Abstract deadline September 3, 2009. 
http://www.agu.org/meetings/fm09/index.php

EP19: Experimental Rivers: New Facilities, New Observational Technologies,
and New Questions

New facilities, new observational technologies, and new questions have
revitalized experimental investigation of river morphodynamics and their
ecosystems. Nonetheless, daunting, and often humbling challenges exist over
issues of scaling, creation of morphologically realistic features,
transients, and connection to theory. Of particular challenge is the
inclusion of biota, both as influence of geomorphic processes and as part of
ecologic questions. Here we invite contributions that explore these
challenges and address fundamental problems. Reports on field scale
experiments—associated with well documented river restoration projects- as
well as smaller laboratory studies are welcome.

Conveners:  
Anne Lightbody
St. Anthony Falls Laboratory, University of Minnesota
2 Third Ave
Minneapolis, MN, USA  55414
an...@umn.edu

Jeremy Venditti
Simon Fraser University
 University Drive
Burnaby, BC, CAN  V5A 1S6
jeremy_vendi...@sfu.ca

Cailin Huyck Orr
Washington State University
School of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Pullman, WA, USA  99164-1812
ch...@wsu.edu

[ECOLOG-L] Call For Abstracts: Global Health and Innovation Summit at Yale

[Jennifer Staple]

Please forward widely.  Registration (Early Bird Rate) and Abstract Submission 
Now Open.

Global Health & Innovation Summit
The World's Leading Idea Incubator For Global Health Innovation

A Conference Presented Annually by Unite For Sight
Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Saturday, April 17 - Sunday, April 18, 2010
Registration Now Open (Early Bird Registration 
Rate):http://www.uniteforsight.org/conference

Call For Abstracts: Submit an abstract online at 
http://www.uniteforsight.org/conference  The first deadline for abstract 
submission is August 15, and the final abstract deadline is September 20.

"A Meeting of Minds," --CNN

200 Speakers in April 2010 , 
Including Keynote Addresses by Seth Godin, Jeffrey Sachs and Sonia Sachs. Plus 
social innovation sessions by CEOs and Directors of Acumen Fund, Partners in 
Health, WaterPartners, Save The Children, HealthStore Foundation, and many 
others.

The Global Health & Innovation Summit convenes more than 2,200 participants 
from 55 countries. The Summit challenges students, public health professionals, 
educators, doctors, scientists, lawyers, universities, corporations, 
nonprofits, and others, to develop innovative, effective solutions to achieve 
global goals.

Keynote Speakers

"Using The Power of Stories and Tribes to Spread Your Messages and Change The 
World," Seth Godin, MBA, Agent of Change; New York Times Bestselling Author of 
Tribes: We Need You To Lead Us; Founder, Squidoo.com

Jeffrey Sachs, PhD, Director of Earth Institute at Columbia University; 
Quetelet Professor of Sustainable Development, Professor of Health Policy and 
Management, Columbia University; Special Advisor to Secretary-General of the 
United Nations Ban Ki-moon

Sonia Ehrlich Sachs, MD, MPH, Health Coordinator, Millennium Village Project

Leaders of Social Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship Speakers

Gene Falk, Co-Founder, Executive Directors, mothers2mothers

Scott Hillstrom, Chairman of the Board, CEO and Co-Founder, HealthStore 
Foundation

Kevin Jones, Co-Founder, Good Capital

Nancy Lublin, CEO, Do Something

Nicholas Lumpp, Cofounder, Somaly Mam Foundation

Joia Mukherjee, MD, MPH, Medical Director, Partners in Health; Director, 
Institute for Health and Social Justice; Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical 
School; Division of Social Medicine and Health Inequalities, Brigham and 
Women's Hospital

Ajay Nair, MBBS, MPH, Portfolio Associate, Acumen Fund

Billy Shore, JD, Founder and CEO, Share Our Strength

Kevin Starr, MD, Rainer Arnhold Fellows Program, Mulago Foundation

Gary White, Executive Director, WaterPartners

Andrew Wolk, CEO, Root Cause

Plus 200 Featured Speakers, including:

Ron Adelman, MD, MPH, Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, Yale University Eye 
Center

Jesus Aguais, Executive Director, Aid for AIDS

Astier Almedom, DPhil, Professor of Practice in Humanitarian Policy and Global 
Public Health

Agbessi Amouzou, PhD, Assistant Scientist, Institute for International 
Programs, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Tom Arnold, CEO, Concern Worldwide

Jane Aronson, MD, Director, International Pediatric Health Services; Founder 
and Executive Officer, Worldwide Orphans Foundation (WWO); Clinical Assistant 
Professor of Pediatrics, Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Bob Bollinger, MD, MPH, Professor of Infectious Diseases and International 
Health; Director, Center for Clinical Global Health Education, Johns Hopkins 
University

Peter Bourne, MA, MD, Visiting Scholar, Oxford University; Vice Chancellor 
Emeritus, St. George's University; Formerly Special Assistant to the President 
of the United States for Health Issues; Chair, Medical Education Cooperation 
with Cuba (MEDICC)

Kathleen Casey, MD, FACS, Director, Operation Giving Back, American College of 
Surgeons

James Clarke, MD, Ophthalmologist and Medical Director, Crystal Eye Clinic, 
Ghana

Luz Claudio, MD, Associate Professor of Community and Preventive Medicine, 
Chief of the Division of International Health, Mount Sinai School of Medicine

Paul Cleary, PhD, Dean of Public Health, Chair, Epidemiology and Public Health; 
Anna M.R. Lauder Professor of Public Health, Yale University School of Public 
Health

Gustavo V. de Moraes, MD, Research Assistant Professor, NYU School of Medicine, 
Department of Ophthalmology, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary

Prabhjot Dhadialla, PhD, Program Director of Health Systems, Development and 
Research, Columbia Center For Global Health and Economic Development, Community 
Health Worker Advisor, Millennium Village Project

Zoravar Dhaliwal, CEO, Community Lab

Amir Dossal, Executive Director, UN Office for Partnerships

Margaret Duah-Mensah, RN, ON, Ophthalmic Nurse, Crystal Eye Clinic, Ghana

Harvey Fineberg, MD, PhD, President, Institute of Medicine of The National 
Academies

Susan Forster, MD, Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Medical Studies, 
Department of Ophthalm

[ECOLOG-L] Call for Abstracts, Society for Ecological Restoration NW Mtg, May 19-22

[Cara Nelson]

Society for Ecological Restoration Northwest
Second Call for Abstracts

The 2009 Society for Ecological Northwest Conference, “Creating Thriving 
Rural and Urban Communities through Ecological Restoration,” is coming to 
the Lynnwood Convention Center, May 19-22, 2009. 

We’d like you to participate and welcome your abstract.  Visit the 
Conference Website to see the excellent array of featured speakers, 
workshops, and fieldtrips that will be part of this event. 

We seek contributions from all disciplines and expertise representing 
academics, practitioners, and government on topics covering a wide range 
of scientific, cultural and ecological related topics.  The Abstract 
Deadline for oral and poster presentations has been extended two weeks to 
March 2, 2009. 

See the Conference Website for details: 
www.ser.org/sernw/callforabstracts.asp  

[ECOLOG-L] Call for Abstracts SER World Conference Perth

[Sasha Alexander]

REMINDER

The call for abstracts is open until March 4th for the SER World 
Conference on Ecological Restoration which will be held in Perth, 
Australia, August 23-27, 2009.

This is the 19th International conference of the Society for Ecological 
Restoration International and the theme this year is Making Change in a 
Changing World.

For details on the status of the conference to date and instructions for 
submitting an abstract, go to: 
http://www.seri2009.com.au/pages/abstract.html 
 
We hope to see you there.

Also for a comprehensive listing of 2009 conferences related to ecological 
restoration, go to:
http://www.globalrestorationnetwork.org/conferences/

[ECOLOG-L] Call for Abstracts

[Erica C. Hernandez]

ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM AND MEMBERSHIP MEETING of the SOUTHEASTERN CHAPTER OF THE
SOCIETY FOR ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION “RESTORATION ON MILITARY LANDS”
AUBURN, ALABAMA – SCHOOL OF FORESTRY BUILDING, AUBURN UNIVERSITY
March 24 - 26, 2009

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

The Southeastern Chapter of the Society for Ecological Restoration is
seeking abstracts for contributed oral presentations at the Annual Symposium
and Membership Meeting to be held on March 24 through March 26 at the School
of Forestry Venue at Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama. Participants will
be provided current project and research updates from around the
southeastern US during two days of presentations and an evening poster
session. Thursday, March 26, is scheduled for field trips to restoration
sites in the Auburn area.

Topics should focus on current restoration projects in the southeastern US;
these may include (but aren’t limited to) upland restoration, wetland
restoration, rare species restoration, landscapescale ecosystem restoration,
impacts of restoration on wildlife, monitoring of restoration projects,
invasive species eradication, philosophy of restoration and case studies.

Please submit abstracts of no more than 250 words to Randy Mejeur by Friday,
February 6, 2009.

Abstracts should include contact information, presentation type (poster or
oral presentation) and preferred length of presentation (15 min or 20 min.)
Email (preferred) abstracts in Microsoft Word format to rmej...@glatting.com
or mail a CD containing a digital version of the abstract to Randy Mejeur at
the following address:

Randy Mejeur
Glatting Jackson Kercher Anglin, Inc.
120 North Orange Avenue
Orlando, FL 32801
rmej...@glatting.com

Submitters will be notified no later than February 20, 2009 about inclusion
in the program. For the third year, the Chapter will provide an annual
monetary award for the best student oral presentation at the conference.
Please note the status of the presenting author (i.e. student, nonstudent)
on the abstract for consideration in this award program. For Questions or 

Information about the Meeting or the Chapter, contact:
Randy Mejeur
Southeastern Chapter,
President
rmej...@glatting.com
407.843.6552

Sean McGary/John McGuire
Westervelt Ecological
Conference Co-chairs
smcg...@westervelt.com
334.821.1999

Dr. John Kush
School of Forestry and
Wildlife Sciences
Auburn University
Conference Co-chair
kush...@auburn.edu

[ECOLOG-L] Call for Abstracts: ESA OOS 4186 - Advances in Biochemical Methods for Studying Organic Matter Dynamics in an Ecological Context

[Erika Marín-Spiotta]

Please excuse cross-listings.


Dear colleagues,

Please consider submitting an abstract to our organized oral session at the
Ecological Society of America meeting in Albuquerque, NM in August 2009.
 Abstract submission is now open and closes February 26th.  General
information on the Annual Meeting can be found at:
http://www.esa.org/albuquerque/

*OOS 4186: Advances in Biochemical Methods for Studying Organic Matter
Dynamics in an Ecological Context*

Natural scientists are increasingly adopting and developing new isotopic,
molecular, and spectroscopic techniques in truly interdisciplinary ways to
gain insight into ecological and biogeochemical processes. Recent
technological and methodological advances have improved our ability to
characterize the chemical composition of organic matter in small samples,
rapidly, and in situ. Particular areas of research that have greatly
benefited from new methods are the study of carbon and nitrogen cycling in
soils and aquatic environments, and the decomposition and turnover of plant
and microbially-derived material.  The goal of this session is to promote
interdisciplinary collaborations for the increased application of new
methods to improve our understanding of ecological and biogeochemical
processes. Some of the methods of interest are: compound-specific isotopes,
pyGC/MS, 15N-NMR and 13C-NMR spectroscopy, NEXAFS, NanoSIMS, fluorescence
and quantum dots.  We welcome contributions presenting other methods not
listed here, but of general interest to ecologists.

We hope that one of the outcomes of the session will be the development of
novel collaborations or syntheses across sub-disciplines and different
fields, including, ecology, biochemistry, geochemistry, soil science, and
hydrology.

With regards,

The conveners:

Erika Marín-Spiotta, U.C. Santa Barbara
Daniela Cusack, U.C. Berkeley

[ECOLOG-L] Call for Abstracts - Annual AAG Meeting (March 22-27, 2009), Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

[Franco Biondi]

CALL FOR PAPERS/POSTERS
2008 Annual AAG Meeting (March 22-27, 2009) at the Riviera Hotel, Las Vegas,
Nevada.

Proposed Session Title: "Climate, Wildfire, and Woodland Dynamics in the
Great Basin of North America".

Organizers: Franco Biondi (University of Nevada, Reno) and Jason Sibold
(Colorado State University).

We are organizing a paper and poster session dedicated to the interaction
between environmental patterns and processes in the Great Basin of North
America, with a special emphasis on comparing pre- and post- EuroAmerican
settlement periods. Research at all spatial and temporal time scales is
welcomed, with a preference to papers based on natural archives of climate,
wildfire, and woodland dynamics.

Please contact Franco Biondi ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) or Jason Sibold
([EMAIL PROTECTED]) by October 5, 2008 if you are interested in
participating in the proposed session. You will then need to register for
the conference and submit your abstract to provide us with your program
identification number, or PIN.  We will use the PIN numbers to add each
participant to the session (there are also new tools available this year to
session organizers, and we are planning to explore them, but the traditional
way still works!).

Note: The registration deadline for submitting the organized session is
October 16, 2008. Details about the meeting can be found at
http://www.aag.org/annualmeetings/2009/index.htm.

Apologies for any cross-postings.

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Call for abstracts for the ESA Resources for Ecology Education * Fair & Share

[Jennifer Riem]

Hi everyone,

 

In order to make abstract submission for REEFS easier, we've added a
page to the ESA website that includes a submission form for abstracts.
Please disregard the previous instructions about submitting through
email.

 

http://www.esa.org/education_diversity/reefs.php
 

 

Thanks,
Jennifer Riem

 

Jennifer Riem

Education Coordinator

Ecological Society of America

Department of Education and Diversity Programs

[EMAIL PROTECTED]  

 

NEW CONTACT INFORMATION

1990 M Street NW Suite 700

Washington, DC 20036

tel 202-833-8773 x236

fax 202-833-8775

 

 

From: Jennifer Riem 
Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2008 4:20 PM
To: 'ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU'
Subject: Call for abstracts for the ESA Resources for Ecology Education
* Fair & Share

 

Dear ecology educators,

Have you developed a classroom activity to engage undergraduate students
in lecture, laboratory, or in the field? Share your activity with other
ecology educators at the Resources for Ecology Education Fair & Share
(REEFS) at ESA's Annual Meeting in Milwaukee! 

At this year's meeting, ESA's Office of Education and Diversity Programs
will host an informal event during the lunch break (11:30-1:15) on
Tuesday, August 5.  REEFS is a free event and will be open to all ESA
attendees. The session will include several rounds of concurrent
presentations by faculty who will each bring a lab, lecture, or field
activity to share with other attendees. REEFS is an opportunity to share
what you've developed with your colleagues where you can receive
friendly input and suggestions on how to further develop your activities
to incorporate student-active methods. 

Interested? All you need to do right now is to submit an abstract. The
final document that presenters will share during the session will
provide more details about the activity, such as: learning objectives,
timeframe, core ecological concepts addressed, instructor version
(materials, procedure, any other necessary information), and student
version (instructions and handouts, if applicable).



HOW TO SUBMIT AN ABSTRACT

In order to submit an abstract, please email the following information
to [EMAIL PROTECTED]  . Please note: this
session is limited to activities that have not been previously
published. The deadline for abstracts is June 2, 2008.

Name
Affiliation
Email
Activity type (Lecture/Laboratory/Field)
Intended audience (introductory majors, upper level majors, non-majors,
other)
Activity title (no more than 10 words)
Abstract (Please limit to 250 words). In the abstract, please describe
the activity, the context in which it is taught (intended audience,
course type), and what methods are used to engage students. Please
specify any student-active strategies (such as bounded inquiry) or
specific techniques used (such as think-pair-share).

 

Faculty who submit abstracts will be notified of acceptance by mid-June.


Any questions about this session may be directed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 .

 

Sincerely,

Jennifer Riem

 

Jennifer Riem

Education Coordinator

Ecological Society of America

Department of Education and Diversity Programs

[EMAIL PROTECTED]  

 

NEW CONTACT INFORMATION

1990 M Street NW Suite 700

Washington, DC 20036

tel 202-833-8773 x236

fax 202-833-8775

[ECOLOG-L] Call for abstracts for the ESA Resources for Ecology Education * Fair & Share

[Jennifer Riem]

Dear ecology educators,

Have you developed a classroom activity to engage undergraduate students
in lecture, laboratory, or in the field? Share your activity with other
ecology educators at the Resources for Ecology Education Fair & Share
(REEFS) at ESA's Annual Meeting in Milwaukee! 

At this year's meeting, ESA's Office of Education and Diversity Programs
will host an informal event during the lunch break (11:30-1:15) on
Tuesday, August 5.  REEFS is a free event and will be open to all ESA
attendees. The session will include several rounds of concurrent
presentations by faculty who will each bring a lab, lecture, or field
activity to share with other attendees. REEFS is an opportunity to share
what you've developed with your colleagues where you can receive
friendly input and suggestions on how to further develop your activities
to incorporate student-active methods. 

Interested? All you need to do right now is to submit an abstract. The
final document that presenters will share during the session will
provide more details about the activity, such as: learning objectives,
timeframe, core ecological concepts addressed, instructor version
(materials, procedure, any other necessary information), and student
version (instructions and handouts, if applicable).




HOW TO SUBMIT AN ABSTRACT

In order to submit an abstract, please email the following information
to [EMAIL PROTECTED]  . Please note: this
session is limited to activities that have not been previously
published. The deadline for abstracts is June 2, 2008.

Name
Affiliation
Email
Activity type (Lecture/Laboratory/Field)
Intended audience (introductory majors, upper level majors, non-majors,
other)
Activity title (no more than 10 words)
Abstract (Please limit to 250 words). In the abstract, please describe
the activity, the context in which it is taught (intended audience,
course type), and what methods are used to engage students. Please
specify any student-active strategies (such as bounded inquiry) or
specific techniques used (such as think-pair-share).

 

Faculty who submit abstracts will be notified of acceptance by mid-June.


Any questions about this session may be directed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 .

 

Sincerely,

Jennifer Riem

 

Jennifer Riem

Education Coordinator

Ecological Society of America

Department of Education and Diversity Programs

[EMAIL PROTECTED]  

 

NEW CONTACT INFORMATION

1990 M Street NW Suite 700

Washington, DC 20036

tel 202-833-8773 x236

fax 202-833-8775

[ECOLOG-L] Call for Abstracts: Carbon in Northern Forests conference

[Maria Janowiak]

CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR ABSTRACTS:/*
*/

/*
*/*/Carbon in Northern Forests: Integration of Research and Management/*
June 24-25, 2008 at Michigan Technological University in Houghton, Michigan.

This goal of this conference is  to explore the breadth of forest carbon 
science in the Lake States and Northeast regions and provide an 
opportunity for scientists to: (1) share and discuss research on carbon 
pools and cycling in temperate and  boreal forests; (2) identify 
research needs in forest carbon science given natural and human 
disturbances and environmental change; and (3) highlight potential 
effects of management on carbon dynamics and suggest methods to increase 
carbon stored in forests and wood products.


The abstract submission deadline has been extended to MAY 19, 2008.  
Presenters will have the opportunity to submit manuscripts for a special 
issue of the journal */Forest/**/ Science/*.


Additional information, including a list of confirmed speakers, abstract 
submission details, and a preliminary agenda are available online at the 
conference website: *www.forest.mtu.edu/cinf*



--
Maria K. Janowiak
Research/Outreach Scientist
Northern Institute of Applied Carbon Science
School of Forest Resources and Environmental Sci.
Michigan Technological University
1400 Townsend Drive
Houghton, MI 49931
(906) 482-6303 ext. 29
www.nrs.fs.fed.us/niacs/