INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMITTING ABSTRACTS AND PRESENTATION FORMS:

TO PRESENT AT MEETING:  FILL OUT PRESENTATION SUBMISSION AND ABSTRACT FORM (LINK TO FORM HERE), WRITE ABSTRACT (MAXIMUM OF 250 WORDS FOLLOWING STYLE IN SAMPLE), AND SUBMIT ELECTRONICALLY IN ONE OF THE FOLLOWING FORMATS (.DOC, .RTF, OR .PDF) AS AN E-MAIL ATTACHMENT TO VICKI JACKSON  (vjackson@ucmo.edu).

**ABSTRACTS WILL BE POSTED ON CPSM WEBSITE BEFORE MEETING**

ORAL PRESENTATIONS ARE LIMITED TO 15 MINUTES (12 MINUTES FOR TALK, 2 MINUTES FOR QUESTIONS, AND 1 MINUTE TO MOVE BETWEEN SPEAKERS)

REMEMBER: 

1. ABSTRACT HAS A MAXIMUM OF 250 WORDS (longer abstracts will be cut on 250th word and published to web site in that form).
2. PROOFREADING IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE AUTHOR(S) (typos and errors in abstracts will be published to web site as is and will reflect back on the authors of the paper).
3. ABSTRACT MUST FOLLOW THE STYLE GIVEN IN EXAMPLE.  DO NOT SUBMIT ABSTRACT IN A TEXT BOX.  TEXT BOX USED FOR DISPLAY PURPOSES ONLY. 
4. ANY ABSTRACT THAT DOES NOT FOLLOW THE EXAMPLE STYLE WILL BE REJECTED.

EXAMPLE ABSTRACT:

Erin Fanning and Vicki Jackson. Predicting mammalian distributions for species of conservation concern in Missouri. University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg, MO.

Predicting mammalian distributions for species of conservation concern in Missouri.  Erin Fanning and Vicki Jackson. University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg, MO. 

Maintaining mammalian biodiversity is integral to preserving the overall health of Missouri’s ecosystems.  Human population growth, habitat destruction, and changes in land-use have long-term, potentially harmful effects on mammals.  The Missouri Department of Conservation has recognized the need to develop management plans for all mammals to keep endangered and threatened mammals from becoming extinct and to ensure all species’ populations, whether common or rare, remain stable.  To that end, effective and efficient management objectives must be based on a scientific knowledge of the current status and distribution of mammalian assemblages throughout the state of Missouri.  This research will focus on gathering all disparate sources of data from collections that house Missouri mammalian specimens and placing these records in a Missouri Mammal Database (MMDB) which will be used to update and enhance the current Missouri’s Natural Heritage Database and Missouri Fish and Wildlife Information System.  Models will be created using locational data from MMDB for several species identified by Natural Heritage Biologists as species of interest.  Species under consideration include: Golden Mouse (Ochrotomys nuttali; S3); Franklin’s Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus franklinii; S2S3); Swamp Rabbit (Sylvilagus aquaticus; S2); Black-tailed Jackrabbit (Lepus californicus; S1); Plains Spotted Skunk (Spilogale putorius interrupta, S1); and Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus tridecemlineatus).  Maps depicting probability of presence will then be created and assessed for accuracy.  These maps will be available for use by state and federal agencies and their partners for developing constructive management plans that promote a balance between land use practices and mammalian populations.