Call for Papers and Conference Announcement
VI International Moose Symposium
13-23 August 2008
Yakutsk, Russia
Paper Submission Deadline: Sunday, 1 June 2008
To submit a paper, please contact:
Leonid Baskin
Email: baskin [at] orc.ru
For further information about the symposium, please contact:
Innokentiy Okhlopkov
Email: mountlab [at] ibpc.ysn.ru
The organizers of the VI International Moose Symposium invite paper
submissions for presentation and inclusion in the abstract volume at the
upcoming symposium, to be held 13-23 August 2008, in Yakutsk, Russia.
The theme of this symposium is "Moose in Virgin and Anthropogenic
Altered Landscapes."
The symposium will give participants a chance to present results of
their moose-related research and management activities and to spend time
in the Siberian Taiga visiting remnant steppes from the early Holocene
epoch. The symposium will also feature 4-5 day field trips in Lenskie
Stolby National Nature Park.
Participants are invited to present oral papers, posters, films, or
slide shows about their moose-related interests, research, or work.
Papers must be no longer than 4 pages (7,200 characters), and must be
submitted as a Word document. Figures or tables must be submitted as
separate files and must be no larger than 600 points per inch. Author
name and contact information should be included as part of the paper
heading.
Three excursions will be offered during the symposium. All excursions
will be led by experienced, licensed guides, and will include scientists
from the National Park and an interpreter. Each excursion will require
an additional fee. These excursions will include:
- Wilderness treks in the Lenskie Stolby National Park
These trips will take place on 20, 21, and 22 August. Each will be a
full day walking excursion (8 hours including breaks for lunch and
resting), and will include breakfast, dinner, and modest sleeping
arrangements in the National Park. These walking trips will allow
participants to experience different moose biotopes of Eastern
Siberia and view northern steppes, sandy deserts, and ancient
nomadic camps. - A boat trip on the Buotama River
This trip will take place 20-22 August. Participants will be
transported up-stream by car and will then travel down stream by
boat. On this trip, participants will view taiga biotopes, and a
variety of wildlife, including red deer, moose, brown bear, and a
variety of birds. - A combination trekking, horse, and boat trip
This excursion will take place 20-28 August. Participants will be
transported by boat up the Lena River, where horses will be waiting
for a 30 km ride to the Buotama River. Participants will then float
the river, with a chance to see a variety of wildlife and beautiful
scenery.
To register for the conference, please email Innokentiy Okhlopkov, the
symposium General Secretary, at: mountlab [at] ibpc.ysn.ru. Include in your
email the following information:
- Family name
- First name
- Country
- Institution
- Address
- Phone number
- Fax number
- Email address
- Presentation title, if applicable
- Presentation type [e.g., poster or oral], if applicable
- Detailed information about your intent to participate in the excursions
Programmatic themes for the Moose Symposium will include:
- Status of moose in their current worldwide range
- Population parameters and influencing factors
- Alterations in moose biology (virgin to anthropogenic-impacted habitats)
- Systems and evolution
- Physiology and biochemistry
- Genetics
- Behavior
- Distribution in biotopes
- Hunting
- Moose, logging, and access
- Moose and traffic accidents
- Moose conservation
- Biodiversity and ecosystem processes
- Predation
- Climatic influences on feeding, breeding, and population dynamics
- Qualitative and quantitative aspects of food in an altered environment
and related impacts on moose
- Veterinary issues
- Ethnographic questions (i.e., the cultural significance of moose)
Papers should be submitted, no later than Sunday, 1 June 2008, to:
Leonid Baskin
Email: baskin [at] orc.ru
Letters of interest and questions should be sent to Innokentiy
Okhlopkov, the symposium General Secretary, at: mountlab [at] ibpc.ysn.ru.