[cseb] Call for papers

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> Wendy
>
> Conference Information and Call for Papers
> Linking Landscapes: Practical approaches to improving ecological 
> function through planning and restoration.
>
> Thursday September 30th - Friday October 1st 2004
> Leslie M. Frost Centre, Dorset, Ontario
>
> The Canadian Society of Environmental Biologists invites you to submit 
> papers relating to "Linking Linking Landscapes: Practical approaches 
> to improving ecological function through planning and restoration".
>
> Canada?s major urban centres and human population needs are growing 
> rapidly and as a result habitats are being increasing fragmented 
> without any functional linkages between them. Habitat fragmentation is 
> a key factor in the loss of biodiversity and numerous studies have 
> quantified declining species number and abundance in fragmented 
> habitats.
>  At the same time the uncontrolled growth of human population centres 
> poses a threat to the environmental health and quality of life for all 
> species. Without careful planning which puts the environment first, we 
> have the capacity to overtake the landscape to the long term detriment 
> to ourselves and other species. The need to adapt in the face of 
> climate change and restore our environment is coming to the forefront 
> of landscape planning today.
>
> The conference will focus on landscape (both aquatic and terrestrial) 
> ecology and practical approaches to improving ecological function
> through proper planning and restoration to ensure all species needs 
> are met. Selected speakers will present on current landscape ecology 
> initiatives linking the issues into a comprehensive review and 
> recommendations document to feed into on-going provincial public 
> policy initiatives occurring in Ontario.
>
>  Suggested topic areas include:
> Landscape Ecology - Fragmentation & Urban impacts
> Gene Flow  - Fragmentation & Evolution
> Recovery strategies - reintroductions, reclamation, restoration
> Land use planning, policies and practice - critiques
> Stewardship - case studies, limits and incentives
>
> Papers on other relevant subject areas will be considered.
>  We encourage submission of written abstracts and papers or 
> posters. Booth space will be available on a first-come first-served 
> basis.
>
> For further information on the conference and submissions see the 
> website http://www.exworld.org/cseb/conference2004.html or 
> contact Wendy Thomson at cseb_on@xxxxxxxxxxxx Deadline for submissions 
> is August 1st, 2004.
>
>
> Wendy Thomson
>
> Vice President, Canadian Society of Environmental Biologists
> http://www.exworld.org/cseb/conference2004.html
>

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