第二届生态系统评估与管理国际会议（兰州大学）
The 2nd International Workshop On Ecosystem Assessment ＆
Management (EAM) (20100720-25, Lanzhou, China)
The 2nd International Workshop on Ecosystem Assessment
and Management (EAM)
Lanzhou, China  Minqin, China
(First Circular)
1. Workshop Theme
Climate change and agricultural ecosystem management in dry areas
2. Dates and Places
July 19-22, 2010: Lanzhou University, China (Academic presentations + Field excursion)
July 23-25, 2010: Minqin County, Gansu Province (Field excursion + Specific presentations +
Roundtable Discussion)
3. Workshop Organizers
Workshop Organizers: Lanzhou University, China; The University of Western Australia, Australia;
Minqin County Government, Gansu Province, P.R. China
Assistant Organizers: State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs, China; Acta Ecologia
Sinica, China; Gansu Provincial Bureau of Foreign Experts Affairs, China;
Agroecological Disciplinal Committee of Ecological Society of China
4. Co-chairs
Professor Dr Feng-Min Li
Director, MOE Key Laboratory of Arid and Grassland Ecology,
Lanzhou University, China
Tel/Fax: 86-931-8912848
Email: [email protected]
Professor Dr Kadambot Siddique, FTSE
Chair in Agriculture and Director, Institute of Agriculture
The University of Western Australia
Tel: 61-8-64887012, Fax: 61-8-6488 7354
Email: [email protected]
Mr. Xiao-Heng Lu
Mayor, Minqin County, Wuwei City, Gansu Province, China
Major sponsor
Tel/Fax: 86-935-4121120
Address: Western Street, Chengguan District, Minqin 733300, Gansu, China
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5．Organising Committee and Scientific Committee
Organising Committee
Co-chairs
Members
Prof. Feng-Min Li, China
Prof. Kadambot Siddique, Australia
Mr. Xiao-Heng Lu, China
Neil Turner, Australia
Jiang-Tao Liu, China
Peng Li, China
Tianxing Liu, China
Hong-Mei Kong, China
Jing Duan, China
Guijun Yan, Australia
You-Cai Xiong, China
Jairo A Palta, Australia
Shi-Yong Li, China
Xiao-Gang Li, China
Guo-Feng Teng, China
Da-Wei Zhang, China
1-2 persons from Minqin
Scientific Committee
Co-chairs
Members
Secretariat
Prof. Feng-Min Li, China
Prof. Kadambot Siddique, Australia
Prof. Zhiyun Ouyang, China
Neil Turner, Australia
Williams Burch, USA
Jianguo Liu, USA
Gordon T. Geballe, USA
Don Bullock, USA
Jairo A Palta, Australia
Bao-Luo Ma, Canada
Yajie Song, USA
Michael Baum, Syria
Jiaguo Qi, USA
Huhua Cao, Canada
Xinyuan Wu, USA
Huilian Xu, Japan
Yantai Gan, Canada
Richard Hobbs, Australia
Xiaogang Li, China
Christoph Hinz, Australia
Zed Rengel, Australia
Guijun Yan, Australia
Dan Murphy, Australia
Qifu Ma, Australia
Youcai Xiong, China
Prof. Youcai Xiong, China
Ms. Xiaofeng Zhang, China
Ms. Xuzhe Zhao, China
6. Background to the Workshop
In order to asses the progress achieved in ecosystem assessment and management (EAM) and to
foster future collaboration, the 2nd International EAM Workshop will be held at Lanzhou University
from July 20-25, 2010. This workshop will be sponsored jointly by the “111” Program, Lanzhou
University, The University of Western Australia and the People’s Government of Minqin County. The
workshop has two components, one of which will be held in Lanzhou with the major aim of
stimulating academic exchange, and the second part will be held in Minqin County with the aim of
integrating a field visit to a water-scarce agricultural region and roundtable discussions with local
government officials and technicians,
In December 2006, under the sponsorship of “111” Program, funded by the State Administration
of Foreign Experts Affairs and the Ministry of Education of China, MOE Key Laboratory of Arid and
Grassland Ecology of Lanzhou University, with overseas universities and research institutions such as
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the University of Ottawa, McGill University, Eastern Cereal and Oilseed Research Center of Canada’s
Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Environmental Protection and some domestic universities,
Lanzhou University hosted the 1st International Workshop on Ecosystem Assessment and
Management. The 3-day workshop drew more than 20 domestic and international experts on EAM
to participate in academic exchange and a field tour. The workshop successfully carried out in-depth
discussions, focusing on agricultural productivity in arid and semi-arid northwest China, vegetation,
water and soil loss, water scarcity and poverty.
After discussion and consultation, Lanzhou University, the University of Western Australia and
the government of Minqin County have decided to hold the 2nd International Workshop on EAM from
19 to 25 July 2010. The workshop will focus on agricultural development in China’s western arid and
semi-arid areas and the status quo of the ecological environment and social development of the region.
A summary of the achievements over the past four years and the outlook for future development of
EAM will be included. The workshop has two symposia, one at Lanzhou University and the other in
Wuwei City, Minqin County, Gansu Province.
7. The Workshop Program
Renowned experts from China and abroad will be invited to the workshop to report on current
developments on global climate change and ecosystem management, addressing the topic:
“improvements to the productivity and sustainable development of fragile arid and semi-arid
agro-ecosystems under the conditions of global climate change”.
1). Assessment of important progress in international EAM cooperative projects.
2). Assessment and management of semi-arid rainfed agro-ecosystems
a) The key issues of agro-ecosystems in arid and semi-arid areas of Northwest China;
b) Development and adaptation of rainfed agricultural systems in semi-arid areas;
c) Temporal and spatial vulnerability of agricultural ecosystems: Environmental conservation
and sustainability.
3). Assessment and management of oasis agro-ecological systems in arid areas
d) Restoration measures of ecosystem function in degraded lands;
e) Livestock management in degraded ecosystems;
f) Human impacts on the restoration of degraded ecosystems;
g) Management of water resources and sustainable development of oases in arid areas
8. Expert Team for Presentations
1) The University of Western Australia: Kadambot Siddique, Hans Lambers, Neil Turner,
Richard Hobbs, Zed Rengel, Christoph Hinz, Dan Murphy, Guijun Yan and Qifu Ma
2) CSIRO Plant Industry, Australia: Jairo A Palta
3) The University of Illinois: Don Bullock
4) Yale University: William Burch, Gordon Geballe, Yajie Song
5) Michigan State University: Jiaguo Qi, Jianguo Liu
6) Texas A&M University: Xinyuan Wu
7) Agriculture & Agri-Food, Canada: Baoluo Ma and Yantai Gan
8) University of Ottawa, Canada：Huhua Cao
9) International Nature Farming Research Center in Janpan: Hui Lian Xu
10) International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas: Michael Baum
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9. Important Dates
The Organizing Committee is pleased to announce time line for the 2nd International Workshop
on Ecosystem Assessment and Management.
25 February
1 May
1 June
1 July
19 July
20-22 July
23-25 July
25 July
Registration opens and call for papers opens
Final date for paper submission for poster presentation
Confirmation of paper acceptance and editorial feedback to authors
Final date for resubmission of accepted/correct papers
Registration at workshop reception center
First symposium (at Lanzhou University)
Second symposium (at Minqin County, Weiwu)
Close of workshop
Please register your details (see below) so that we can keep you informed of any developments and
changes.
10. Instructions to Authors
Please assist the workshop organisers by following the guidelines. It is assumed you will be using a
recent version of Microsoft Word. It is important that all authors note the following:
1) Contributed papers must not exceed 6000 words in length (including figures, etc.).
a) Make the title brief and specific to the subject of your paper.
b) Abstracts for all papers must not exceed 300 words. The abstract should contain an accurate
summary of the context and new information presented in the paper or poster paper.
2) Text requirements
a) Use Times New Roman for all text including headings. Left align all text, images and tables.
b) Use the Normal style for all text (style-normal) where possible in preference to "Body text"
styles. Normal text should be 11 point with single line spacing.
c) Do not indent the first line of a paragraph. Leave one blank line between paragraphs and before
new section headings.
d) Authors’ email may be hyperlinked. Hyperlinks to external web references should be placed in
the References section, rather than in the body of the paper.
e) Use List Bullet or List Number styles where appropriate for dot point or numbered lists.
3) Headings and sections
a) Paper title: (style-Title) - 14 point, bold, sentence case (capitals for proper nouns only). If the title
extends to a second line, do not use “enter” to break the line. Leave one blank line below the title.
b) Authors' names: (style-author) - 11 point. First name should come before the family name for
each author. Highlight the presenting author in bold. Use letters (superscripts) to indicate
different addresses. Use shift enter to break lines between addresses. Leave one blank line below
the authors’ names.
c) Authors' address: (style-address) - 9 point, not italics. The corresponding email may be included
at the end of each address. Leave two blank lines after the authors’ addresses.
d) Section Headings: Heading 1 (style-Heading 1) - 11 point, bold, not italic and Heading 2
(style-Heading 2) - 11 point, italic. Note: use sentence case NOT capital letters for headings.
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4) Page layout
a) Margins should be set at 2 cm all round.
b) Do not indent paragraphs.
5) References (sample format as follows)
Fischer RA (1985) Number of kernels in wheat crops and the influence of solar radiation and
temperature. Journal of Agricultural Science 105, 447-461.
Hill KD (1989) The spatial distribution of Mallee Eucalyptus in Australia. In 'Mediterranean
Landscapes in Australia - Mallee Ecosystems and their Management' . (Eds CS John, PJ Parker) pp.
93-108. (CSIRO Publishing: Melbourne)
Johnson RC (2001) Proceedings of the 10th Australian Agronomy Conference, Hobart, (Australian
Society of Agronomy: Perth) www.regional.org.au/au/asa/2001/5/a/johnson.htm.
11. Registration fees
International Registration: US$ 400 for each delegate
Domestic Registration: 1200 RMB for each delegate. Student delegates will receive 33%
discount (800 RMB for each student).
12. Publication of Special Issue
Selected papers will be subjected to peer-review and published in a special issue of Acta
Ecologia Sinica in 2010 (in either the English version or Chinese version) (there are two versions of
this journal, one in English and one in Chinese) or other relevant international journals after the
workshop.
13. Registration details:
Workshop Manager: Professor You-Cai Xiong
Workshop Secretaries: Ms Xiao-Feng Zhang and Ms Xu-Zhe Zhao
Telephone: +86-931-8915693 / Facsimile; +86-931-8912848
Mobile phone: + 86-13919857307
Email address: [email protected]
Corresponding address:
MOE Key Laboratory of Arid and Grassland Ecology, Lanzhou University
222 South Tianshui Road, Chengguan District, Lanzhou 730000, China
14. Field Excursions
There are two field excursions during the workshop. One is a tour of typical semi-arid
agricultural/ecological landscapes and protective agricultural ecosystems at Beishan Experimental
Station about 2 hours by bus from Lanzhou. It will provide an opportunity to learn about the current
status of rainwater-harvesting practices and to experience the dry and eroded Loess Plateau. The tour
has been arranged for July 22nd, with expenses covered by the conference. After that, the conference
will be transferred to Minqin County of Wuwei on July 23rd, which includes a bus tour from Lanzhou
to Minqin in the morning and another separate tour around Minqin in the afternoon. Near Wuwei
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participants can see a typical oasis landscape and irrigated agriculture on the bus tour. It will provide
an opportunity to learn about restoration and water-saving measures in a seriously-droughted and
degraded oasis ecosystem surrounded by two large deserts in arid northwest China.
15. Transport, Food and Accommodation
Transport and accommodation is not covered by the registration fee and must be paid by delegates.
The choice of workshop accommodation includes the Experts House of Lanzhou University, the
Cui Ying Hotel of Lanzhou University and Oriental Hotel of Lanzhou. Concessional prices for the
workshop will be between 100-300 RMB per day. The conference will provide all the lunches and two
welcome banquets (in Lanzhou and Minqin respectively). The transport from the airport to downtown
is paid by the delegates (30 RMB by shuttle bus and around 150-200 RMB by taxi), and the transport
between Lanzhou and Minqin will be paid by the conference. The excursion expenses are included in
the registration fee.
From Lanzhou Airport
Badain Jaran Desert
Feiyun Building
Minqin
Tengger Desert
Wuwei
Lanzhou UniversityLibraray
Lanzhou
From Lanzhou Railway Station
16. Registration Information
Account name: Lanzhou University
Account number: 21901508092001
Bank name: Gansu Branch Banking Department, Bank of China
Bank address: 525 South Tianshui Road, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, China
Bank swift code: BKCHCNBJ660
Note: Please specify "The fee on the Second International Workshop on EAM”
Telephone: 86-931-8912823
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Preliminary registration form
Name
Sex
I intend to attend the second
Organization
workshop at Minqin of Wuwei
(yes/no)
Regular Phone
Mobile Phone
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Fax
E-mail ：
I am a student (yes/no)
I am a Muslim (yes/no)
I am a vegetarian (yes/no)
Professional
Title
I intend to submit a paper for themes（a-g）
a)
The key issues of agro-ecosystems in arid and semi-arid areas of Northwest China;
b) Development and adaptation of rainfed agricultural systems in semi-arid areas;
c)
Temporal and spatial vulnerability of agricultural ecosystems: Environmental conservation and sustainability.
d) Restoration measures of ecosystem function in degraded lands;
e)
Livestock management in degraded ecosystems;
f)
Human impacts on the restoration of degraded ecosystems;
g)
Management of water resources and sustainable development of oases in arid areas
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