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IUCN/SCC Otter Specialist Group Bulletin Volume 25 Issue 1 Pages 1 - 74 (April 2008) Congress Announcements
GEWÄSSERENTWICKLUNG UND LEBENSRAUMKORRIDORE FÜR UND MIT DER LEITTIERART FISCHOTTER March 6-7 2008 Mauth, Germany The “Wildland - Stiftung Bayern” and the “Ökologische Bildungsstätte Oberfranken” invite you to the Workshop "Gewässerentwicklung und Lebensraumkorridore für und mit der Leittierart Fischotter" (Wetland Development and Corridors with and for Otters as the Key Species) into the Bavarian Forest. The workshop will take place from 6th to 7th of March 2008 at the “Otterhaus” in Mauth. Please contact the organisation if you want to participate, as the number of participants is limited due to available space. Dr. Katrin Ruff ASSOCIATION FOR TROPICAL BIOLOGY AND CONSERVATION (ATBC) SYMPOSIUM June 9-13, 2008 Paramaribo, Suriname, South America Dear colleagues, Title: Tropical wetlands: Diversity, ecophysiological processes and conservation Organizers:
Abstract and goals Tropical wetlands cover huge areas and belong to the most diverse ecosystems worldwide. They are the habitat for many partially endemic plant and animal species and they are indispensable for hydrological cycles, water resources management, etc. Whether fringed by grasslands or forests, wetlands are the source of many valuable timber and non-timber products and represent the main food source for many fish and mammal species, which in turn are the main protein base for large part of the rural population. In spite of their ecological importance, wetlands belong to the most threatened ecosystems worldwide as they underlie a severe use conflict by human demands on water supply, timber, agriculture and pasture area, fish and wildlife, wastewater disposal and leisure activities. Biodiversity is especially affected in wetlands, among other reasons because of the recently drastic reduced area of undisturbed sites. Wetlands are characterized by a high organismic and functional diversity. The occurring gradients (e.g. flood duration and amplitude, sedimentation and erosion, etc.) cause the need for a series of morphological, physiological and anatomical adaptations of the biota inhabiting them. Inundation dynamics create a mosaic of environmental conditions, which are closely linked to the diversity and distribution patterns of wetland species at different spatial and temporal scales. In past and recent scientific research, efforts dealt with the basic understanding of functioning and processes in wetland ecosystems. The present symposium aims at highlighting the status quo of organistic and functional diversity research, understanding traits of species composition and diversity, ecophysiological processes and adaptation strategies of plant and animal species, and discuss the possibilities of implementation of scientific results into sustainable management and conservation schemes in wetlands. Some potential topics of the proposed symposium are:
Dr. Pia Parolin 28-31 August 2008 Eötvös Loránd University The colloquium will include plenary and poster sessions; workshops for special topics also can be organised. Traditionally, a poster competition will be organised for students, the winners will be awarded.
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