ISEI 2012 Program Committee invites the submission of abstracts for oral and poster presentations at the 8th International Conference on Ecological informatics. The Conference theme is Informing Decisions on Biodiversity and Natural Resources Conservation.

The deadline for abstract submissions is 15th June.
The abstract should be sent to the following email address: psalles@unb.br AND pedro.correa@usp.br
Abstracts will be reviewed by at least two members of the International Scientific Committee, and the author acceptance notification is due to 30thJune 2012.

PREPARING THE ABSTRACT

Abstracts may not exceed 1.000 words (excluding bibliography and author information), font Times New Roman, 12. PDF and MS-Word formats are acceptable.
Your abstract should include the following information:

•Abstract title: List the title in title case (upper and lower case)
•Names of the authors, affiliation and emails, and the address of contact author
•Topic area: Choose the topic or specific issue pertaining to your abstract. Topics and specific issues are listed below
•Up to three key words
•The abstract text
•References

PAPER SUBMISSION

Authors of abstracts selected for ISEI 2012 are invited to submit complete papers to Ecological Informatics (http://www.journals.elsevier.com/ecological-informatics/). The deadline for submissions is
Selected papers will become part of Ecological Informatics ISEI 2012 special issue to be published in June, 2013.

TOPICS

Theory and applications of ecoinformatics
Principles of information processing from genomes to ecosystems
Novel developments in bio-inspired computation, machine learning and artificial intelligence
Spatial-temporal simulation of ecological entities, ecosystem structure and behaviour by artificial life, cellular automata, hybrid models and adaptive agents
Knowledge discovery, clustering and forecasting of ecological processes and patterns, ecosystem functions and behaviours by bio-inspired computation, machine learning and artificial intelligence
Processing of uncertain ecological data by fuzzy logic and qualitative reasoning
Standardization and integration of ecological data and models by meta-information concepts and object-oriented programming
Ecological data warehousing including data archival, retrieval, sharing, mining and visualisation
Ecological data acquisition, spatial analysis and visualisation by GIS and remote sensing
Computational frameworks for decision making in relation to environmental sustainability, biodiversity, water management and global environmental changes
Education and training in ecological informatics

SPECIFIC ISSUES

•Ecological assessment of marine systems
•Application of data mining methods for ecological impact assessment in marine environments
•Integrated ecological modelling for decision support in water management
•Integrated ecological assessment related to eutrophication and water pollution
•Quantification of the ecological impacts of thermal pollution
•Ecological impact assessment of hydropower dams
•Biological monitoring and assessment of rivers in developing countries
•Quantifying trophic flows in ecosystems: modelling approaches and applications
•Applications of knowledge-based methods
•Spatial-explicit and dynamic modelling of ecosystems
•Ecological applications of image recognition
•Habitat suitability modelling
•Use of on-line sensors to monitor and control ecological processes
•Integrating ecological insights on rare and endangered species
•Ecological informatics to study the distribution, impact and control options of invasive species
•Ecoinformatics instruments to study and control disease vectors
•Role of ecoinformatics in supporting trait-based approaches in biological monitoring and environmental risk assessment
•Ecological informatics to support studies on evolution
•Ecoinformatics in climate (change) studies
•Ecoinformatics applications in designing and planning cities of the future
•Qualitative models of ecological systems
•Ecological computer games
•From data collection to policy development and adaptation: analysis of the information chain
•Ecological certificates and their relevance for sustainable natural resources and economies
•Ecological informatics applications to support the economic valuation of natural resources
•International programs for supporting and funding ecological informatics research