The Annual Meeting of the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation
ATBC 2008 - Suggested Topics
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Suggested Topics
Day 1 : Monday 9 June 2008
History of tropical flora and fauna; Dispersal of organisms within and across continents; Patterns of species distribution and community composition, speciation, radiation, phylogeny, etc...
Day 2 : Tuesday 10 June 2008
Diversity in the tropical ecosystems; Monitoring/assessment of biodiversity and underlying mechanisms; Mutualism and animal-plant relationships; Seed and pollen dispersal; Leaf herbivory and seed predation; etc...
Poster session with 1-min podium for authors
Day 3: Wednesday 11 June : no session - one-day field excursion
Day 4 : Thursday 12 June 2008
Dynamics of tropical ecosystems; Regeneration processes; Usage of biodiversity by human; Anthropogenic pressures on biodiversity and tropical habitats; etc...
Poster session with 1-min podium for authors
Day 5 : Friday 13 June 2008
Current history and future evolution of tropical ecosystems; Degradation and rehabilitation of ecosystems and biodiversity; Conservation initiatives and protection areas in tropical ecosystems across the continents; etc...
NEW : As at GTOE meeting in Germany, the poster sessions will have a 1-min podium to present the poster (after the coffee break).
The two Poster Sessions will be after the Symposia
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