Dear Colleagues, We invite you to submit abstracts for the Joint Aquatic Sciences Meeting Session 34: Metapopulation and metacommunity approaches to research and management of fragmented aquatic systems. It is held in Portland, Oregon May 18-23, 2014. Abstracts are due Feb 7.
Session description: It has long been recognized that the dynamics of populations and communities (including diversity) are related to local environmental conditions and interspecific interactions. Many aquatic systems (lotic, lentic, and wetland) are fragmented over space, requiring approaches that also integrate local and regional spatial factors including dispersal. These metapopulation and metacommunity approaches show a high capacity for furthering our understanding of local patterns in populations and communities, and the use of meta theoretical approaches has increased dramatically in recent years. Advancing our knowledge in these areas is of critical importance to researching and managing aquatic systems. A further understanding of the link between population and community dynamics in aquatic systems will aid in the management and mitigation of consequences stemming from habitat fragmentation, pollution, climate change, invasive species colonization, and other sources of environmental degradation. This session will attract attendees interested in how metapopulation and metacommunity approaches can help research and manage a broad range or spatially-fragmented lake, stream, and wetland systems. The session will draw from community assembly, neutral, metapopulation, and metacommunity theory. To submit an abstract, please visit: http://www.sgmeet.com/jasm2014/ Thanks, Mandy Little and Jim Church Questions? Contact Mandy at [email protected]
