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42nd Joint Annual Conference of the Arizona and New Mexico Chapters of The Wildlife Society and Arizona and New Mexico Chapter of the American Fisheries Society Feb 5-7, Gallup, New Mexico “Comprehensive Wildlife Management: Putting the Action into State Action Plans” Call for Papers Individuals interested in presenting a paper or poster on pertinent applied management or research involving fisheries and wildlife resources in the southwestern U.S. are invited to submit abstracts to the Program Chair for the 42 nd Annual Conference. Abstracts must be submitted:• via e-mail (no paper accepted) in Microsoft Word • by December 1, 2008 to Shawn Knox, the Program Chair at sknox@slo.state.nm.us Clearly designate your abstract: • in the e-mail subject line identify whether it is a Paper or Poster presentation and whether it is a Wildlife or Fisheries abstract The abstract should be a single paragraph, 12-point type, single-spaced, the body of the abstract should be no more than 300 words. Use all capital letters to designate the presenter’s name. Insert an address after each author’s name. Abstracts should be short and informative. Authors alone are responsible for correct spelling and grammar in their abstracts. Other than italics for scientific names, do not use any formatting such as tabs, bold, etc. Student Poster and Paper Presentation Awards. All presentations by students will be evaluated for awards. Please indicate student presentations with the abstract submission by placing the words STUDENT PRESENTATION above the title of the paper or poster. The name of the student presenter should be followed by “Graduate Student” or “Undergraduate Student” in parenthesis. Please contact Jennifer Frey, NM-TWS Chapter Board Member at jfrey@nmsu.edu with questions concerning student presentation awards.Instructions for Presentations: For oral presentations, a total of 15 minutes will be allotted, allowing 12 minutes for the presentation and 3 minutes for questions. Power point projectors will be provided and presenters must load their presentations onto designated computers prior to their session. For poster presentations, the total allowable dimensions for each poster will be 4 x 4 feet in order to allow two posters to be displayed on a single board. Presenters should bring their own thumbtacks for mounting their poster. Example submission: STUDENT PAPER Mexican spotted owl habitat characteristics in Zion National Park JANE, G.I. (Graduate Student), and S.O. Lucida, Department of Fishery and Wildlife Sciences, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM 88003. We studied Mexican spotted owl (Strix occidentalis lucida) distribution, density, and habitat characteristics in Zion National Park from 1989–1991. We detected 28 owls (12 pairs and 4 single males) at 16 different locations throughout the park. Estimated crude density ranged from 0.018–0.042 owls/km 2 while estimated ecological density ranged from 0.216–0.738 owls/km2 over 3 years. Owls were associated with narrow canyons that usually contained a water source. Spotted owls used canyons that had greater absolute humidity and more vegetation strata than canyons selected at random. The geomorphology of these canyons may provide conditions compensatory to the complex forest structure associated with the owl elsewhere within its range by providing cool microclimates and roost and nest sites.Paper
Rules: • Open to all members (except professional photographers) of the Arizona/New Mexico Chapter of the American Fisheries Society and the Arizona and New Mexico Chapters of The Wildlife Society. • Prints ONLY, up to 11” x 14” in size. • Prints may be matted and/or mounted on backerboard. NO frames. • Categories: Wildlife, Fisheries, Scenic, Recreation, and Employees at Work. ENTRY PROCEDURES • Photos in the approved format may be submitted at the Registration Desk. • Contestants must include their name, Chapter affiliation, and Category on the back of the print. • Contestants may enter up to two photos per category. • Contestants are urged to submit duplicate prints. Every effort will be made to safeguard your print; however, the organizers will not be liable for any damage to or loss of your photo. AWARDS • 1st and 2nd Place for Best in Show. • 1st Place in each Category. • Winners will be selected by popular vote of chapter members. • Winners will be announced at the Social on Friday night.
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