ATBC 2008 - Illustrations
- Scientific Program (2,5M)
- Brochure front side (4M)
- Brochure back side (3M)
- Poster ATBC2008 (5M)
About the ATBC 2008 logo
The ATBC2008 logo was prepared by Erin Kuprewicz, Ph. D candidate at University of Miami, Florida. She says: "Overall, I think that the logo represents the connectivity of the tropical world and the flora and fauna therein. Only by forging connections among tropical scientists across all continents can we begin to understand the complexities of the tropics. I tried to incorporate a variety of pan-tropical organisms around the center component of the logo-the globe. The globe depicts a gondwanan distribution of the continents with the current coverage of tropical rain forests distinguished in green."
This fits with the theme of the 2008 ATBC conference: “Past and Recent History of Tropical Ecosystems: Cross-Continental Comparisons and Lessons for the Future.”
"To surround the globe, I chose animals and plants that can be found throughout the tropical world. The ant is an Ectatomma ruidum which I chose because of its role in numerous ant-plant interactions, from plant defense to seed dispersal. The lemurid is a fat-tailed dwarf lemur (Cheirogaleus medius) chosen to represent the biota of Madagascar. Orchids are pan-tropical in their distribution and a classic symbol of the tropics. Next is a yellow-backed duiker (Cephalophus silvicultor) one of the largest species of duiker living in the tropical forests of central Africa. Below the duiker, I have drawn a male Andean cock-of-the-rock (Rupicola peruviana), a very colorful and charismatic tropical bird with interesting lekking behavior found in South America. Next is a Central American agouti (Dasyprocta punctata), a neotropical rodent that plays a major role in the dispersal and predation of large seeds. Since this conference will be in Suriname, I wanted to include an animal to symbolize the country and I chose the Suriname toad (Pipa pipa), a toad with interesting brooding behavior. To the left of the toad is a Scolytid beetle to represent this speciose group of arthropods. I chose the strikingly colorful, well-known, and charismatic ball python (Python regius) to represent reptiles in the logo. The interesting Malayan pangolin (Manis javanica) is next to the python and I chose this animal for its unique scaled appearance and arboreal lifestyle. Above the pangolin is a great hornbill (Buceros bicornis) from the Old World tropics which I chose to use in this logo due to its color patterns and striking appearance as a tropical symbol. Finally, I included a Monstera sp. leaf in the logo since it is prevalent throughout tropical America and has an interesting morphology."
About the banners and other illustrations
The banner at the Home page of ATBC2008.org illustrates the forest at the Central Suriname Nature Reserve, with the Coppename river and the Voltzberg after photos taken by P.-M. Forget. The two other banners show the forest understory of this forest at day and night. Animals depicted on pages are all present in Suriname. All paintings are original and were prepared for the ATBC2008 website by François Feer, scientist at the CNRS, France. He also illustrated Neotropical Mammals : A field guide, by Emmons, L.H. & Feer, L. Chicago University Press,
and the jacket of Sounds of Neotropical Rainforest Mammals: An Audio Field Guide, by Emmons, Louise H., Bret M. Whitney, and David L. Ross, Jr. Chicago University Press