Abstract instructions
A) Topics
Abstracts for presentations on any topic relevant to marine ecology will be accepted, including:
Abstracts for presentations on any topic relevant to marine ecology will be accepted, including:
1. Anthropogenic Impacts
2. Arctic Ecosystems
3. Biological Invasions
4. Behavior
5. Benthic Ecosystem Services
6. Benthic Monitoring (Applied/Industrial)
7. Biodiversity
8. Chemical Ecology
9. CHONe/OFI (special session)
10. Climate Change
11. Coastal Ecosystem Resilience
12. Community Ecology
13. Conservation and Management (including MPAs)
14. Deep Sea
15. Ecophysiology
16. Ecosystem Functioning & Sustainability
17. Evolution
18. Feeding Processes
19. Fisheries / Aquaculture
20. Habitat Sustainability & Restoration
21. High Energy Beaches
22. Kelp ecology
23. Life History Strategies
24. Living Shorelines
25. Macroecology
26. Metapopulations / Population Genetics
27. Molecular Ecology / Genomics
28. Recruitment / Larval Ecology
29. Reef Ecology
30. Reproduction
31. Resilience of Coastal Ecosystems
32. Rhodolith ecology
33. Seagrass ecology
34. Symbioses
35. Trophic Relationships
2. Arctic Ecosystems
3. Biological Invasions
4. Behavior
5. Benthic Ecosystem Services
6. Benthic Monitoring (Applied/Industrial)
7. Biodiversity
8. Chemical Ecology
9. CHONe/OFI (special session)
10. Climate Change
11. Coastal Ecosystem Resilience
12. Community Ecology
13. Conservation and Management (including MPAs)
14. Deep Sea
15. Ecophysiology
16. Ecosystem Functioning & Sustainability
17. Evolution
18. Feeding Processes
19. Fisheries / Aquaculture
20. Habitat Sustainability & Restoration
21. High Energy Beaches
22. Kelp ecology
23. Life History Strategies
24. Living Shorelines
25. Macroecology
26. Metapopulations / Population Genetics
27. Molecular Ecology / Genomics
28. Recruitment / Larval Ecology
29. Reef Ecology
30. Reproduction
31. Resilience of Coastal Ecosystems
32. Rhodolith ecology
33. Seagrass ecology
34. Symbioses
35. Trophic Relationships
B) Only one abstract is allowed per presenting author excluding special session exceptions.
C) Each abstract must be submitted as an MS Word file (.doc or .docx). The name of your file will include:
• The number of your preferred topic from part A above
• The first and last name of the presenting author
• The type of presentation you prefer: oral, poster, or no preference
Name the file as follows:
[Topic number from A above]_[First and last name of presenting author]_[Preference]
Some examples of file names:
6_SteveJobs_ORAL.doc
20_AhabCaptain_POSTER.docx
14_HamletPrince_NOPREFERENCE.docx
• The number of your preferred topic from part A above
• The first and last name of the presenting author
• The type of presentation you prefer: oral, poster, or no preference
Name the file as follows:
[Topic number from A above]_[First and last name of presenting author]_[Preference]
Some examples of file names:
6_SteveJobs_ORAL.doc
20_AhabCaptain_POSTER.docx
14_HamletPrince_NOPREFERENCE.docx
D) Observe the following guidelines when preparing your abstract document:
• Language: English
• Page margins: 1 inch
• Font: Times New Roman
• Title: 12-Point, bold, 150 characters maximum including spaces
• Author names: 12-Point. Identify presenting author with an asterisk (*), separate authors names with semicolons (;)
• Affiliations: 10-Point, affiliation name only (no address). If more than one affiliation per abstract, use superscript
numbers to match authors and affiliations
• Abstract text: 12-Point, single-spaced, left justification, no Indentation, 200 words maximum.
• Units: metric
• Scientific names: please italicize
• Illustrations, figures, photos: NOT PERMITTED
Please indicate below the abstract text the following:
• Presenting author’s contact: Provide email address of presenting author only
• Presenting author's status: “Undergraduate student,” “Graduate student,” or a “Professional”
• Presentation preference: "Oral", "Poster" or "No preference"
• Preferred presentation topics: Specify your top 3 possible topics from the list above, in order of preference
• Language: English
• Page margins: 1 inch
• Font: Times New Roman
• Title: 12-Point, bold, 150 characters maximum including spaces
• Author names: 12-Point. Identify presenting author with an asterisk (*), separate authors names with semicolons (;)
• Affiliations: 10-Point, affiliation name only (no address). If more than one affiliation per abstract, use superscript
numbers to match authors and affiliations
• Abstract text: 12-Point, single-spaced, left justification, no Indentation, 200 words maximum.
• Units: metric
• Scientific names: please italicize
• Illustrations, figures, photos: NOT PERMITTED
Please indicate below the abstract text the following:
• Presenting author’s contact: Provide email address of presenting author only
• Presenting author's status: “Undergraduate student,” “Graduate student,” or a “Professional”
• Presentation preference: "Oral", "Poster" or "No preference"
• Preferred presentation topics: Specify your top 3 possible topics from the list above, in order of preference
