Call For Papers - Oak Savanna Conference
Robert Wernerehl
rwernere at MIDPLAINS.NET
Wed Jan 22 06:10:08 CST 1997
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CALL FOR PAPERS
THE FOURTH MIDWEST OAK SAVANNA AND WOODLAND CONFERENCE
"Opportunities for Community"
30 July - 2 August 1997
University of Wisconsin
Memorial Union
Madison, Wisconsin
for more information on the conference please see the previous message, or
visit the web site at
http://www.uwsp.edu/acad/cnr/oaksavan/wiconf97.htm
Abstract Submission Information - Deadline 15 March 1997
We welcome submission of abstracts for presentations in both oral and
poster format. Abstracts should be submitted for consideration no later
than 15 March 1997. Presenters will be notified of acceptance by 15
April 1997. Abstract submission should follow the guidelines listed
below and abstracts not in this format will be returned. Special
consideration will be give to papers relevant to the "Suggested
Presentation Topics" listed below.
Suggested Presentation Topics
+ Savanna/woodlands as important wildlife habitat
+ Ecology and management of rare or exotic savanna/woodland
species
+ Wildlife impacts on savanna woodlands
+ Comparisons of ecological functioning among savanna or
woodland types
+ Opportunities and incentives for management of
savanna/woodlands on private lands
+ Interpretive and educational values of savannas and woodlands
+ Restoration approaches for savanna/woodlands: Pros and Cons
+ Oak savanna/woodland management from a landscape perspective
Guidelines For Abstract Submission
* Type of presentation: Indicate type of presentation submission - poster
or oral presentation
* Subject area: Indicate presentation category as natural history &
interpretation, cultural history, science or research, or management
(select one only).
* Title: centered with one blank line after title, capitalize first letter
of each word, put in bold, and no more than 10 words.
* Authors' names: list each author, center names on page, and underline
presenter's name.
* Affiliations, addresses, email: associated with each author.
* Abstract: No more than 300 words, no indentation of abstract. Use 12
point, times new roman for all fonts.
* Bibliographic sketch of presenter: 1 page or less sketch of education,
work experience, professional background, and expertise.
* Submission: To submit an abstract, provide the information listed below
in the exact format requested and send the information on a 3.5" floppy
disk in IBM compatible MS Word or Wordperfect format version < 6.0 or
attached as an email by 15 March 1997 to:
Nancy Braker
Director of Science & Stewardship
The Nature Conservancy
633 West Main St.
Madison, WI 53703
Email: nbraker at tnc.org
Phone: 608/251-8140
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Abstract Examples
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Type of presentation: Poster
Subject area: Management
An Interagency Fire Monitoring Database
George Hartman
Missouri Department Of Conservation
P.O. Box 180
Jefferson City, MO. 65102-0180
(314) 751-4115 Ext. 624
ghartm at dc.mo.gov
The effects of using prescribed fire in wooded systems such as oak
savannas and woodlands, through historic disturbance, has not been
extensively....
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Type of presentation: Oral presentation
Subject area: Science or research
Savanna Blazing Star Growth
Timothy Bell
Chicago State University
Chicago, Illinois 60628-1598
(312) 995-2183
tbell at univ.state.chicago.edu
Marlin Bowles and Jenny McBride
The Morton Arboretum Lisle Illinois 60532
(708) 719-2422
mbowles at mort.arborte.com
jmcbridet at mort.arborte.com
The threatened savanna blazing star (Liatris scariosa var. nieuwlandii)
grows either in partial shade of undisturbed savanna remnants.....
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Type of presentation: Oral presentation
Subject area: Science or research
"Fire Dependent" Plants In A Closed Canopy Oak-Hickory Forest
Jennifer Grabner
Missouri Department of Conservation
Route 2, Box 198
Ellington, MO 63638
(314) 663-7130
jgraber at dc.mo.gov
Gwenlyn Waller
Missouri Department of Conservation
George O. White State Nursery
14027 Shafer Rd.
(314) 674-3229
Brian Brookshire
Missouri Department of Conservation
P.O. Box 180
Jefferson City, MO 65102
(314) 751-4115
bbrooksh at dc.mo.gov
Herbaceous plant communities are an indicator of the quality of an oak
savanna. Moreover, herbaceous plant communities could be used as an
indicator for considering ....
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Note: information on the above professionals serve as examples and may not
be entirely correct.
Please direct further questions about abstract submissions to Nancy
Braker
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