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2004 ANNUAL MEETING--CALL FOR ABSTRACTSThe 18th annual meeting of the Society for Conservation Biology will be held 30 July--2 August 2004 in New York City. The call for symposia, workshops, and organized discussions was issued previously (deadline for these proposals was 31 October 2003). The local organizing committee is now accepting abstracts for oral and poster presentations. The scientific program will include plenary sessions, invited symposia, workshops, organized discussions, poster sessions, and concurrent sessions of contributed oral presentations. Due to the large number of attendees expected at the 2004 meeting, and consequently limited time and space for oral presentations, poster presentations are strongly encouraged. Posters will be displayed prominently, with dedicated sessions to allow in-depth discussion between poster authors and attendees. Please adhere to the following guidelines when preparing your abstract.
Oral presentation. All oral presentation session rooms will be equipped with a slide projector, an overhead projector, a computer projector, and a laptop computer. Presenters who wish to give a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation are strongly encouraged to submit the PowerPoint file by 16 July 2004 so that it may be pre-loaded to avoid incompatibilities and similar problems arising during sessions. If possible, submit the PowerPoint file via the meeting website (available as of 1 November 2003); if this is not possible, send it on a CD to Eva Fearn at the address given below. If absolutely necessary, the last opportunity to submit a PowerPoint file is the day before your presentation at the meeting's PowerPoint loading center. File submission cannot be accommodated on the day of your presentation. If you need to make special arrangements for other types of audio or video presentations, email Eva Fearn at 2004@conservationbiology.org for assistance. INSTRUCTIONS FOR PREPARING ABSTRACTS Abstracts should be submitted for oral and poster presentations and for invited symposia. Please follow the instructions carefully, including all requested information and formatting. Any abstract with errors or omissions will be returned to the sender for correction and runs the risk of missing the abstract submission deadline. Beginning 1 November 2003, abstracts should be submitted electronically via the meeting website, www.conbio.org/2004/. Web submission is strongly encouraged. If you cannot submit your abstract via the website, please email your abstract to Eva Fearn at 2004@conservationbiology.org. The abstract should be attached as a Microsoft Word, WordPerfect, RTF, or ASCII text file, and the subject line of the email should read "Abstract for SCB 2004." If neither web nor email submission is possible, please submit your abstract on a computer disk (CD preferred). Mail the disk along with a hard copy of your abstract to Eva Fearn
Regardless of the method of submission, all abstracts must be received by 31 January 2004. The local organizing committee will notify authors by 31 March 2004. ABSTRACT FORMAT 1. Type of presentation. Indicate whether the abstract is intended for an Oral, Poster, Either Oral or Poster, or an Invited Symposium presentation. If applicable, indicate the name of the Invited Symposium to which the abstract belongs. 2. Authors. List the contributing authors with the name of the presenting author in CAPITAL LETTERS. Order should be last name first for the first author, but first name first for all other authors. Write out full first names. 3. Addresses. List the institutional affiliations and addresses, including countries, for each contributing author in the same order as above. For the presenting author only, include an email 1. address in parentheses at the end of the address. If there are multiple addresses, place the initials of the author in parentheses at the end of each address (see examples below). 4. Title. List the title in CAPITAL LETTERS. Titles are limited to 150 characters. 5. Abstract. The abstract is limited to 200 words (excluding formatting codes) and should not exceed one paragraph. Begin with a clear statement of the problem or objectives, give brief methods and major results, and end with a substantial conclusion. Do not use vague statements such as "results will be discussed." Abstracts submitted via the meeting website are limited to ASCII text format. Follow the instructions given below to indicate any special formatting or symbols within the abstract. Abstracts that exceed 200 words will not be accepted and will be returned to the author for revision. 6. Topic areas. Please choose from among the list of general topic areas to assist us in placing your presentation in an appropriate session (see list below). Indicate your first, second, and third choices. 7. Student presentation. Indicate whether the presentation will be given by a student (regardless of whether the student is a candidate for a student award). 8. Session chair. Indicate whether you are willing to chair the session in which you will be presenting (chair own), a session in which you will not be presenting (chair other), or none. 9. Comments. List any necessary comments pertaining to your abstract submission, including any special scheduling requests. 10. Name of contact. Provide the name of the contact person for necessary correspondence, including notification of abstract acceptance and program position. Include complete mailing address and country and provide an email address and telephone number, including the country and city codes if outside the United States. 11. Visual aid(s) needed. Indicate whether your presentation will be made using a PowerPoint projector, carousel projector, overhead projector, or other. Topic Areas. These general topic areas will be used to place abstracts in appropriate sessions. Landscape ecology
Special Characters and Formatting Abstracts submitted electronically via the meeting web site are limited to ASCII text format. Please use the following codes to indicate the use of special formatting and symbols within the abstract. Replace special symbols, such as Greek characters, with their text equivalent whenever possible. If the abstract contains other special formatting or symbols, such as accented characters or mathematical symbols, email Eva Fearn at 2004@conservationbiology.org for further instructions. FORMAT/CHARACTER EXAMPLE SUBMISSION EXAMPLE
STUDENT AWARD CANDIDATES Student award candidates must submit two abstracts. One should be formatted according to the instructions given above and submitted online by 31 January 2004. In addition, an extended abstract (3-5 paragraphs, preferably including 3-5 tables or figures) must be submitted to Alan Thornhill at Athornhill@conservationbiology.org no later than 7 February 2004. The abstract should be attached as a Microsoft Word or ASCII text file, and the subject line of the email should read "Extended Abstract for SCB 2004." ABSTRACT EXAMPLES EXAMPLE #1 Either Oral or Poster Evans, Ben J., Jatna Supriatna, Noviar Andayani, Mohammed Iqbal Setiadi, David C. Cannatella, DON J. MELNICK. Center for Environmental Research and Conservation, 1200 Amsterdam Avenue, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027 USA, djm7@columbia.edudjm7@columbia.edu (BJE, DJM). Section of Integrative Biology, Patterson Laboratories, University of Texas, Austin, TX 78712, USA (BJE, DCC). Center for Biodiversity and Conservation Studies, FMIPA, University of Indonesia, Depok, Java 16424, Indonesia (NA, MIS, JS). MONKEYS AND TOADS DEFINE AREAS OF GENETIC ENDEMISM ON THE ISLAND OF SULAWESI Preventing rapid biodiversity loss requires efficient allocation of conservation efforts within hotspots - those areas where concentrations of endemic species clash with unusually high levels of human activity. One hotspot, Wallacea, encompasses Sulawesi, the Lesser Sunda Islands, and the Moluccas. Sulawesi itself is too large to protect, so designing conservation areas requires our understanding of patterns of endemism within it. Superficially, these would seem to be idiosyncratic with, for example, seven allopatric species of macaques (Macaca) geographically overlapping one widespread species of toad, Bufo celebensis. Here we refute this hypothesis, using genetic methods to show that the geographic locations of intraspecific toad clades correspond almost exactly to the ranges of monkey species. These congruent biogeographical patterns define seven separate areas of genetic endemism that are likely shared by other Sulawesi endemics. Further protective measures are necessary in these areas to conserve the highly partitioned and unique biodiversity on this island. Our wider implication is that multiple molecular phylogeographic analyses of unrelated taxa may help resolve apparent contradictions in patterns of endemism, thus greatly improving the efficiency of conservation actions. Conservation genetics; biogeography; conservation area planning, design, and management Chair own Don J. Melnick, Center for Environmental Research and Conservation (CERC), 1200 Amsterdam Avenue, MC 5557, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027 USA; djm7@columbia.edu; 212-854-8182 If oral, using PowerPoint projector EXAMPLE #2 Oral BENNETT, ELIZABETH, John G. Robinson, Heather Eves. Wildlife Conservation Society, 2300 Southern Blvd., Bronx, NY 10468 USA (ELB, JGR), liz@lizbennett.org. Bushmeat Crisis Task Force, 8403 Colesville Road Suite 710, Silver Spring, MD 20910 USA (HEE). THE SCALE OF HUNTING AND WILD MEAT TRADE IN TROPICAL FORESTS TODAY For millennia, tropical forest peoples have been hunting for their food. Recent changes such as loss of forest and increasing access to remaining areas, increasing human population densities, increasing use of modern technologies, and increasing commercialization of hunting have led to rapid increases in hunting rates. Whether the meat is eaten by the forest hunter and his family, or by the town consumer, total consumption of wildlife is huge. In Sarawak, the Brazilian Amazon and central Africa, estimated annual harvests of wild meat are approximately 23,500 tons, 67,000-164,000 tons, and 1-3.4 million tons respectively. The productivity of tropical forests for wild meat is low, and offtake rates exceed this in many areas. For example, in central Africa, wildlife is being extracted from the forest at more than six times the sustainable rate. Hence, wildlife populations have been greatly depleted in forests throughout the tropics, and in many areas vulnerable species have been extirpated. Pilot projects show that local solutions are feasible, but major changes in awareness, commitment and the wider policy arena are critical if wildlife populations throughout much of the tropics are to be conserved, and if local people are not to face potential nutritional and cultural degradation. Economic and social context of biological conservation; Other: bushmeat trade Chair none Elizabeth Bennett, Wildlife Conservation Society, 2300 Southern Blvd., Bronx, NY 10468 USA; liz@lizbennett.org; 718-220-5100 Overhead projector For More Information
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