Ecology and Management of Alien Plant Invasions (EMAPI) conference (Lisbon, 2017-09-4/8)
The second announcement for the 2017 EMAPI conference – syntheses, challenges and new opportunities has been published with some key dates and information. The EMAPI conferences are held in alternate years at selected venues around the world, and are a unique meeting where it is possible to present state of the art alien plant research.
Sessions during the conference will include:
- New frontiers in alien plant invasions,
- How to promote and benefit from the collaboration of citizens,
- Impacts, risk assessments and implantation of prevention tools,
- The challenge after the Paris protocol: is there a new paradigm for the use of invasive alien species?
- Modelling plant invasions: the role of climate, traits and socio-economy,
- Biosecurity and management of alien plant invasions,
- The impact of biological invasions on ecological networks,
- Chasing invasive species with high technology.
Registration is now open and abstracts can now be received until 31st March. Early bird registration is open until 1st May and late bird registration is open until 30th June.