This is the first call for oral and poster presentations for the Kansas Natural Resources Conference January 24-25, 2013 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Wichita Airport in Wichita, Kansas. The plenary session of the conference will address the theme:
Under Attack: Invasive Species in Kansas
We invite oral and poster presentations by professionals and students on any natural resource-related topic of importance to Kansas and the region. Past topics have included aquatic species, rangeland, wildlife, and forest and riparian issues, but are NOT limited to these categories. Accepted abstracts will be published in the conference program.
Abstracts are due November 9, 2012.
Oral presentations will fit into a 30 minute time slot, with the presentation being 20 minutes in length, followed by 5 minutes of questions and answers, and 5 minutes for the shift to a new presenter. Oral presentations are limited to Microsoft PowerPoint; no other formats will be accepted.
Poster presentations should be no more than 4 by 4 feet. More details on specific poster formatting will follow at a later date.
Students giving oral presentations are eligible for a limited number of scholarships to help pay for the conference registration on a first come, first serve basis. Students giving wildlife presentations or posters are also eligible to compete for student awards sponsored by the Kansas Chapter of the Wildlife Society. Students should include a statement of interest in these opportunities at the bottom of the submitted abstract.
Email abstract information as a Microsoft Word attachment to:
Keith Harmoney at kharmone@ksu.edu.
Direct questions regarding this call for papers to:
Keith Harmoney
Kansas State University - ARCH
1232 240th Avenue
Hays, KS 67601
785-625-3425 ext. 221 (office)
Keith Harmoney
Kansas State University - ARCH
1232 240th Avenue
Hays, KS 67601
785-625-3425 ext. 221 (office)
Kansas Natural Resources Conference Abstract Submittal Instructions:
• Provide all required information as one Word document.
• Provide the presentation title, author(s) name, and contact author’s address and email.
• Provide the text of the abstract, no more than 200 words.
• Authors will be notified of the status of their submission via email by December 7, 2012.
• Email abstract as a Microsoft Word attachment to:
• Provide all required information as one Word document.
• Provide the presentation title, author(s) name, and contact author’s address and email.
• Provide the text of the abstract, no more than 200 words.
• Authors will be notified of the status of their submission via email by December 7, 2012.
• Email abstract as a Microsoft Word attachment to:
Keith Harmoney at: kharmone@ksu.edu
ABSTRACTS ARE DUE NOVEMBER 9, 2012
Abstract Example
Walleye Harvest Restrictions to Reduce Gizzard Shad Impingement
Joshua T. Schloesser, Daniel E. Haines, Craig P. Paukert
Kansas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Kansas State University, Division of Biology, 205 Leasure Hall, Manhattan, Kansas 66506jts@ksu.edu
Predator-prey interactions are used to reduce gizzard shad Dorosoma cepedianum impingement on cooling water intake screens at Coffey County Lake, Kansas. Our objective was to determine if the current 457-660 mm protected slot for walleye Sander vitreus, which was established in 2003 to protect gizzard shad predators, adequately balances angler harvest with control of gizzard shad abundance. Fall gill net sampling in 2003 and 2004 found zero fish greater than the 660 mm protected slot and PSD values were 63 and 72 during 2003 and 2004, respectively. Mandatory angler self-registration showed 0.7% (9 fish) and 0.3% (7 fish) of walleye harvested were greater than 660 mm during the same period. Catch curve regressions for 2003 and 2004 provided total annual mortality estimates of 59% and 83%. Angler harvest of walleye will be modeled to predict the effects of minimum length limits of 381 and 457 mm, and protected slot limits of 457-660 mm and 381-508 mm. The length limit modeling results, coupled with current estimates of growth, total mortality, and condition will be used to determine management alternatives that allow angler harvest while maintaining suppressed gizzard shad abundance.
Format: Oral
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