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The 2nd World Conference on Biological Invasions and Ecosystem Functioning (BIOLIEF 2011) will be held over 21-24 November 2011, in Mar del Plata, Argentina.

BIOLIEF 2011 will be a forum for the presentation, discussion and synthesis of research on biological invasions in its broadest sense.  The conference will place a particular emphasis on studies concerning the impact of invasive species on ecosystem functioning and/or services, irrespective of taxonomic groups or ecosystem types. However, studies on any other ecological aspect of biological invasions will also be welcome.  Topics such as the spread of invasive species into ecosystems, the biogeography and history of species introductions, and the community- or species-level impact of biological invasions will also have an important coverage in the final conference programme.

The first BIOLIEF meeting, held at Porto, Portugal in October 2009 was attended by nearly 300 people from more than 20 countries.  BIOLIEF 2011 aims to strengthen further the communication among the large international community of scientists devoted to the study of biological invasions.

Submission of abstracts for oral and poster presentations at BIOLIEF 2011 are now invited: go to www.grieta.org.ar/biolief/instructions.htm.

Click here to access the ACAP Eradication Guidelines written to assist with the development of plans for the eradication of introduced vertebrates from breeding sites of ACAP-listed albatrosses and petrels.

John Cooper, ACAP Information Officer, 18 May 2011