Mission and themes
List of symposia
Topic group I: Geographical and geomorphological aspects
1. Large riverine wetlands
2. Large savanna wetlands
3. Wetlands connected with lakes
4. Riparian wetlands of streams and small rivers
5. Gravel floodplains of high-gradient rivers
6. Tropical and temperate region peatlands
7. Swamps
8. Dryland wetlands
9. Coastal marshlands
10. Mangroves
11. High altitude wetlands
12. Man-made wetlands
Topic group II: Biogeochemical aspects
13. Carbon cycle
14. Nitrogen cycle
15. Other element cycles
16. Organic matter processing
Topic Group III: Ecosystem services and biodiversity
17. Hydrology and water use
18. Primary production
19. Wetland microbiology
20. Vegetation and biodiversity
21. Animal communities and biodiversity
22. Morphological and ecophysiological adaptations of wetland organisms
23. Genetics of wetland organisms
24. Food webs
Topic Group IV: Management threats and conservation
25. Impacts of large development projects (e.g. reservoir construction, hidrovia, etc)
26. Fisheries
27. Impacts of other management forms
28. Traditional and community-based management approaches
29. Wetland related diseases and parasites and their control
30. Invasive species and their control
31. Wetland restoration, rehabilitation and enhancement
32. Wetlands and eco-tourism
33. Conservation policies and strategies
Topic Group V: Tools for analysis and management
34. Conceptional approaches to wetland ecology and management
35. Remote sensing and spatial data analysis
36. Environmental education
37. Modeling ecological processes
38. Bio-survey and impact assessment
39. Decision support systems for management
40. Wetlands and the impact of global climate change
Organization:
Information:
Centro de Pesquisa do Pantanal
Av. Fernando Correa da Costa,
Campus da UFMT – Bloco CCBSIII
Sala 210/213 – 1º Andar
CEP: 78060-900
Cuiabá - Mato Grosso - Brasil
Tel: +55 65 3615 8285
www.cppantanal.org.br
8thintecol@cppantanal.org.br
Photos: Izan Petterle
www.izanpetterle.com
