Benthic Ecology Meeting, April 2005, Abstracts

Abstract Submission Instructions

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The deadline for submitting abstracts to the BEM 2005 conference ended January 30. Abstracts are no longer being accepted.

Abstracts should be uploaded through this form as documents in Microsoft Word (*.doc) only. The document that you upload should follow strictly the guidelines in the example pdf and should be named as follows:

"lastnameoffirstauthor_firstinitialoffirstauthor.doc" [all lowercase letters]
(e.g., "smith_g.doc" for a paper with a first author named Greg A. Smith)

All text in the document should be 12 point in size and Times New Roman or Symbol fonts. Text can include only superscripts, subscripts, symbols, and italicized terms (no bold or underline). DO NOT include images or equations produced by Microsoft Equation Editor or similar programs. Document margins should be one inch on all sides. Any documents that do not conform to the guidelines will be returned.

Questions regarding abstract submission can be directed to Rochelle Seitz (seitz@vims.edu) or Rom Lipcius (rom@vims.edu).

The absolute abstract deadline for both oral and poster presentations is 11:59 PM (EST) on January 30, 2005.

	All fields, except "presenting author" information (when the same as First Author), are required. The abstract document MUST be uploaded when this form is submitted.

	Indicate the type of presentation:	Oral presentation Poster presentation

Is the presenting author a student or recent graduate (December 2004)? (student presentations are eligible for Best Paper / Poster awards)	Yes No	Are you willing to present a poster if oral presentation sessions are full?	Yes No

Would you be willing to serve as a session moderator?	Yes No	Would you be willing to serve as a presentation or poster judge? (only non-students can serve as judges)	Yes No

FIRST AUTHOR	(information provided here must match exactly what is on the Abstract document)
First Name:	Middle Initial: Last Name:
	Phone: Email:
	Mailing Address:
	Affiliation (university / institute / agency):

PRESENTING AUTHOR	(only provide this information if it is different from the first author)
First Name:	Middle Initial: Last Name:
	Phone: Email:
	Mailing Address:
	Affiliation (university / institute / agency):

Session Topics

Behavioral Ecology
Benthic-Pelagic Coupling
Community Ecology
Conservation & Restoration
Fisheries / Exploited Resources
Larval Ecology and Recruitment
Marine Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning
Microbial Ecology
Molecular Biology
Nutrient Dynamics
Physical Processes
Physiological Ecology
Pollution, Disturbance and Environmental Stress
Population and Community Modeling
Predation and Herbivory
Reef Ecology
Reproductive Biology

Special Session Topics

SS1. Soft Sediment Ecology: A Tribute to Richard Warwick
(contact Bob Whitlatch: robert.whitlatch@uconn.edu)

SS2. Restoration and Enhancement of
Declining Blue Crab Populations
(contact Rom Lipcius: rom@vims.edu)

Please indicate by number your 1st, 2nd, and 3rd choices for the session topic that best describes your presentation. Final session topics are subject to change based on the number of abstracts submitted to each topic. For Special Sessions, some number of invited presentations will be scheduled for each session, but authors interested in these session topics may submit contributed presentations for consideration. Authors who submit to these sessions are encouraged to correspond with the respective coordinator prior to submission.

First Choice

Second Choice

Third Choice

Please indicate A / V equipment that you will need:	Slide Projector Overhead Projector Computer with Powerpoint LCD projector Other:

Upload the abstract Use the browse button to locate and enter the filename of your abstract. The abstract must be in Microsoft Word (.doc) format and follow the guidelines and naming convention described in this example. File will upload when the entire form is submitted. Filename must follow this convention: "lastnameoffirstauthor_firstinitialoffirstauthor.doc" [all lowercase letters] (e.g., "smith_g.doc" for a paper with a first author named Greg A. Smith)