Call for Papers for the Landscape Ecology Conference

Bi-Annual Meeting of the Landscape Ecology Working Party

Sept. 16-21, 2008

Chengdu, China

Abstracts for both oral and poster presentation need to be submitted to Dr. Richard Lucas at rml@aber.ac.uk by December 15, 2007 (Postponed to Feb. 15, 2008). The abstract, which should be no longer than 400 words, should:

• Provide a rationale for the work and its importance.
• State the aims of the work.
• Briefly outline the methods used.
• Summarise the main results obtained.
• Provide conclusions and recommendations.

Up to five keywords and a short bibliography for the lead and presenting authors should also be provided and references should be included where appropriate. All presenters should use the template which can be downloaded at http://research.eeescience.utoledo.edu/lees/IUFRO/2008MTG/Abstract.doc. Abstracts should be submitted in Microsoft word format only. Please indicate your presentation preference as Oral, Poster, or Symposium.

All presenters must register by the early registration deadline of 15 March, 2008 or their presentations may be removed from the conference program. Notification of acceptance will be given by 15 February, 2008.

Oral presentations will be 20 minutes including questions. Formats of posters will be provided on the website in due course.