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IUCN Otter Spec. Group Bull. 25(1) 2008• Plant life in oxygen-deficient environments: ecological, physiological andmolecular perspectives• Does biodiversity influence organic matter exchange between aquatic andterrestrial systems?• Modelling of wetland dynamics• Interactions between plants and geochemical processes• Interaction between nitrogen enrichment and global change in wetlandecosystems• Palaeoecology and long-term wetland function dynamics• Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment and Pollution Control• Which are the most important threats to biodiversity and wetland ecosystemservices?• Which conception approaches aid prediction of diversity changes?• Science-based conservation and social needs: How to combine them inpractice?Dr. Pia ParolinUniversität Hamburg - Fachbereich BiologieBiozentrum Klein Flottbek, Abteilung Systematik der PflanzenOhnhorststr. 18, D-22609 Hamburgpparolin@botanik.uni-hamburg.de26 th MUSTELID COLLOQUIUM28-31 August 2008Eötvös Loránd University1117 Budapest, Pázmány Péter s. 1/CHungaryThe colloquium will include plenary and poster sessions; workshops for special topicsalso can be organised. Traditionally, a poster competition will be organised forstudents, the winners will be awarded.Proposed major topics concerning with the target taxa, Mustelidae:• Methodology: new aspects for the field work and data evaluation• Land use dynamics and its changes• Effects of increasing urbanisation on carnivore communities• Evaluation of the molecular investigations• Biogeographical patterns and phylogenetical connections• Conservation biology and ecology• Behavioural studies• Parasitology and diseases of mustelid species.Organizer and contact person:Mária Tóth-Ronkay, e-mail: maria.ronkay@gmail.comWeb: http://mustelid2008.elte.hu- 73 -
IUCN Otter Spec. Group Bull. 25(1) 2008C A L L SF O R I N F O R M A T I O NDear ColleaguesDNA OF ASIAN OTTERSA student at Exeter University has been looking at the genetics of otters from an area of Britain wherethe population has been substantially augmented from captive breeding stock. It appears that theirmitochondrial DNA includes a sequence which is not recorded elsewhere in Britain and that this mayhelp determine the origin of some of these animals. There is a widespread belief that some of thefounders may have come from Asia (in particularly the subspecies Lutra lutra barang) and we would begrateful for help in testing this hypothesis.a) Does anyone know of studies which have been carried out on the mitochondrial DNA of Asian ottersin general or L lutra barang in particular. Reference to any published studies or a contact name wouldbe helpful.b) Can anyone provide tissues from such otters? A hair sample (pulled not cut) is all that is needed.Replies to me at mammals@chaninweb.co.uk would be very much appreciated.Thank you very muchPaul*****************************Paul Chanin, Mammal EcologistNorth View Cottage, Union Road, Crediton, Devon, EX17 3ALTel: 01363 774072, Fax: not availablehttp://www.chaninweb.co.uk/mammals/- 74 -
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