Enter the title as you would a sentence (sentence case). Only capitalize the first word, the first word after a colon, and proper nouns.

Abstracts must be submitted in English and follow standard grammar and punctuation rules. We accept submissions translated into English from other languages if necessary.  

Abstract (400 words): 

• All abstracts are expected to report on work relevant to the overall conference theme and selected subtheme or the organized research session selected

• Clearly articulate the goals and objectives of the work, including  specific research questions and hypotheses where appropriate

• Clearly articulate ideas, approaches or methods, as appropriate, employed to arrive at the results, outcomes, or conclusions produced by the study. 

• Clearly summarize key outcomes or contributions from the work. These may be  quantitative, qualitative, conceptual or practical but they may not be vague. 

• Abstracts without clear outcomes will not be accepted.

• Conclude with one or more ecologically relevant take-home messages.