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IUCN Otter Spec. Group Bull. 25(1) 2008The most interesting aspect of the book is understanding how to work with Lontralongicaudis, explaining the techniques used in his study; and to compare his results inLagoa do Peri with others developed in other regions. He describes in detail theenvironment in which he works looking for signs and sightings of Neotropical ottesr.This book will certainly increase knowledge and interest in studying Lontralongicaudis.C O N G R E S S A N N O U N C E M E N T SGEWÄSSERENTWICKLUNG UND LEBENSRAUMKORRIDORE FÜR UNDMIT DER LEITTIERART FISCHOTTERMarch 6-7 2008Mauth, GermanyThe “Wildland - Stiftung Bayern” and the “Ökologische Bildungsstätte Oberfranken”invite you to the Workshop "Gewässerentwicklung und Lebensraumkorridore für undmit der Leittierart Fischotter" (Wetland Development and Corridors with and forOtters as the Key Species) into the Bavarian Forest. The workshop will take placefrom 6th to 7th of March 2008 at the “Otterhaus” in Mauth.Please contact the organisation if you want to participate, as the number ofparticipants is limited due to available space.Dr. Katrin RuffProjektbearbeitung OttERFRANKENÖkologische Bildungsstätte OberfrankenNaturschutzzentrum Wasserschloß Mitwitz e.V.Unteres Schloß96268 MitwitzTel. ++49-(0)9266-6286mobil ++49-(0)1520-1827256Fax ++49-(0)9266-6442Katrin.Ruff@oekologische-bildungsstaette.dewww.oekologische-bildungsstaette.deASSOCIATION FOR TROPICAL BIOLOGY AND CONSERVATION(ATBC) SYMPOSIUMJune 9-13, 2008Dear colleagues,Paramaribo, Suriname, South AmericaThe next congress of the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation (ATBC)will be held in Paramaribo-Suriname-South America in June 9-13, 2008. Registrations- 71 -
IUCN Otter Spec. Group Bull. 25(1) 2008are open at www.atbc2008.org/register/ or http://www.bayceer.unibayreuth.de/atbc2008/.We (Pia Parolin and Florian Wittmann) are organizing a symposium on "Tropicalwetlands: Diversity, ecophysiological processes and conservation"Hoping to see you soon in our symposium in Suriname.PiaTitle: Tropical wetlands: Diversity, ecophysiological processes and conservationOrganizers:• PIA PAROLIN, University of Hamburg, Biozentrum Klein Flottbek, Dept.Plant Systematics, Germany; pparolin@botanik.uni-hamburg.de• FLORIAN WITTMANN, Max Planck Institute of Chemistry,Biogeochemistry, Mainz, Germany;F-Wittmann@web.deAbstract and goalsTropical wetlands cover huge areas and belong to the most diverse ecosystemsworldwide. They are the habitat for many partially endemic plant and animal speciesand they are indispensable for hydrological cycles, water resources management, etc.Whether fringed by grasslands or forests, wetlands are the source of many valuabletimber and non-timber products and represent the main food source for many fish andmammal species, which in turn are the main protein base for large part of the ruralpopulation.In spite of their ecological importance, wetlands belong to the most threatenedecosystems worldwide as they underlie a severe use conflict by human demands onwater supply, timber, agriculture and pasture area, fish and wildlife, wastewaterdisposal and leisure activities. Biodiversity is especially affected in wetlands, amongother reasons because of the recently drastic reduced area of undisturbed sites.Wetlands are characterized by a high organismic and functional diversity. Theoccurring gradients (e.g. flood duration and amplitude, sedimentation and erosion,etc.) cause the need for a series of morphological, physiological and anatomicaladaptations of the biota inhabiting them. Inundation dynamics create a mosaic ofenvironmental conditions, which are closely linked to the diversity and distributionpatterns of wetland species at different spatial and temporal scales. In past and recentscientific research, efforts dealt with the basic understanding of functioning andprocesses in wetland ecosystems.The present symposium aims at highlighting the status quo of organistic andfunctional diversity research, understanding traits of species composition anddiversity, ecophysiological processes and adaptation strategies of plant and animalspecies, and discuss the possibilities of implementation of scientific results intosustainable management and conservation schemes in wetlands.Some potential topics of the proposed symposium are:• Organistic, functional and structural diversity: Which databases can be used orcreated?• How do wetlands create favourable or adverse conditions for biodiversity?• Which species traits make organisms successful in wetlands?- 72 -
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