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1st Symposium for the Biology and Conservation of
Antillean Manatee ( Trichechus manatus manatus ) in Mesoamerica
November 1-2, 2006
Principal Organizers:
| Daniel González-Socoloske Loma Linda University Loma Linda, CA, USA dgonzalez01x@llu.edu |
León David Olivera-Gómez Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco Villahermosa, Tabasco, México leon.olivera@dacbiol.ujat.mx |
Ester Quintana-Rizzo Mote Marine Laboratory Sarasota, FL, USA equintana@mote.org |
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Manatee on Gallows' Reef, Belize. Photo by Daniel
Gonzalez-Socoloske Purpose:
- The purpose of this symposium is to update the current knowledge about the status and distribution of Antillean Manatee in Mesoamerica (Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama). Representatives from each country will be invited to present a 20 min presentation on the status and distribution within their country.
- The second purpose of the meeting is so that those working with manatees in Mesoamerica can all meet and begin to collaborate in larger region wide projects such as fine scale DNA collection and coordinated aerial surveys.
- Finally, the symposium will be a place were new students and scientist in the field of sirenian work can interact with the more experienced ones and learn from their experiences. Potential for brief training in sonar use, DNA collection, and tagging and tracking might be available.
Attendants planned: Managers of protected areas in Mesoamerica with manatees, students interested in working with manatees in Mesoamerica, and scientist working in the region.
This symposium was held during the X Congress of the Mesoamerican Society for Biology and Conservation (SMBC) in Antigua, Guatemala from the 28th of October to the 3rd of November, 2006. For more information see (2nd Notice of the SMBC - pdf).
Call for Abstracts
We will be receiving abstracts to participate in this symposium until September 5th, 2006. Any subject dealing with manatees in Mesoamerica will be welcome. Designation of oral or poster will be depending on space available. The official language will be Spanish but abstracts will be accepted in English and translated for the published abstracts produced by the SMBC. The presentations that are given in English will be translated live into Spanish.
Please follow the instructions given by the SMBC for the abstract format (see 2nd Notice of the SMBC document link above). Abstracts should be no longer then 300 words and have a title of no more than 25 words. Abstracts should be sent to Daniel Gonzalez-Socoloske (dgonzalez01x@llu.edu), Leon David Olivera-Gomez (leon.olivera@dacbiol.ujat.mx), and Ester Quintana-Rizzo (equintana@mote.org).
PRIMER SIMPOSIO PARA LA BIOLOGÍA Y CONSERVACIÓN DEL MANATÍ ANTILLANO EN MESOAMERICA - First Mesoamerican Symposium on Manatee Biology and Conservation - Agenda and Abstracts in Spanish (PDF document).
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Manatee in Refugio Cuero y Salado, Honduras. Photo by
Daniel Gonzalez-Socoloske
Preliminary List of Key Participants:
Leon Olivera-Gomez (Mexico)
Benjamin Morales-Vera (Mexico)
Nicole Auil (Belize)
Ester Quintana (Guatemala)
Gustavo Cruz (Honduras)
Saul Flores (Honduras)
Lenin Riquelme (Panama)
more soon....
Sponsored in part by:
Sirenian International
Loma Linda University,
Dept. Earth & Biological
Sciences,
Mesoamerican Projects (P.I. Robert E. Ford)
ESSE 21 Grant to LLU (P.I. Robert E. Ford)
Website designed by Daniel
Gonzalez-Socoloske
Technical assistance by Nelson
Rothermel
Symposium logo designed by Arody Bermejo
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2006
