BIT’s 1st Annual World Congress of
BioDiversity 2012
Theme: Today Eco-civilization, Tomorrow Happiness
A dedicated event for sustainable biological diversity and Eco-economy
Time: April 25-28, 2012
Venue: Xi'an Qujiang International Conference Center, China
Nobel Laureates Forum (Part I)
April 25, 2012 (Wednesday)
Time: 09:30-11:40; Place: Qujiang Auditorium, 3rd Floor, QICC |
Moderator: |
Dr. Richard Roberts, Chief Scientific Officer, New England Biolabs, USA |
09:30-09:35 |
Chair’s Introduction |
09:35-10:00 |
Title: TBD
Dr. Martin J. Evans, Director, Cardiff University, UK, Nobel Prize Laureate in Physiology/Medicine 2007 |
10:00-10:25 |
Title: Structural Insights into DNA Replication by the Replisome and Transcription by T7 RNA Polymerase
Dr. Thomas Steitz, Professor, Yale University, USA, Nobel Prize Laureate in Chemistry 2009 |
10:25-10:50 |
Title: COMBREX - Genomes, Computers and Experimentation in Biology
Dr. Richard Roberts, Chief Scientific Officer, New England Biolabs, USA, Nobel Prize Laureate in Physiology/Medicine 1993 |
10:50-11:15 |
Title: Discovering Helicobacter
Dr. J. Robin Warren, Pathologist, Royal Perth Hospital, Australia, Nobel Prize Laureate in Physiology/Medicine 2005 |
11:15-11:40 |
Title: Membrane Proteins: Importance, Structures, Mechanisms
Dr. Hartmut Michel, Professor, Max Planck Institute of Biophysics, Germany, Nobel Prize Laureate in Chemistry 1988 Speech Opportunity Available |
Keynote Forum
Time: 13:30-15:40, April 25, 2012 (Wednesday); Place: International Reporting Hall, 3rd Floor QICC |
13:30-13:40 |
Moderator's Introduction
Dr. Timothy J Entwisle, Director of Conservation, Living Collections and Estates, Royal Botanic Gardens, UK |
13:40-14:10 |
Title: Biodiversity and Business: Challenges and Opportunities
Professor Frederick Dubee, Senior Advisor, United Nations Global Compact Office, Finland |
14:10-14:40 |
Title: Warfare Ecology: Policy Implications and Strategic Futures
Dr. P. H. Liotta, Thomas Hawkins Visiting Scholar, United States Military Academy, USA |
14:40-15:10 |
Title: The Danger in Narrowing Biodiversity in Plant and Animal Production
Dr. Bram Prins, President, Global Dairy Farmers, The Netherlands |
15:10-15:40 |
Title: Biodiversity and Cultural Diversity
Dr. Klaus Seeland, Professor, ETH Zurich, Swizerland |
Symposium 1:: Translating Global Regulation and Convention of Biodiversity into Practice
Time: 08:30-09:05, April 26, 2012 (Thursday); Place: Room 308A, 3rd Floor, QICC |
Chair: |
Ms. Carolyn J. Browning, Watershed Restoration Ecologist, ICF International, USA |
08:30-08:35 |
Chair’s Introduction |
08:35-08:50 |
Title: National Conservation System of Farm Animal Genetic Resources in Korea
Dr. Jae Hwan Kim, Research Scientist, Animal Genetic Resources Station, National Institute of Animal Science, RDA, South Korea |
08:50-09:05 |
Title: Leveraging Proactive Watershed Restoration as a Climate Change Adaptation Strategy to Protect Biodiversity
Ms. Carolyn J. Browning, Watershed Restoration Ecologist, ICF International, USA |
Symposium 2: Breaking Research in Ecology and BioDiversity
-Hot Issues in Ecosystem and Biological BioDiversity
Session 2-1: Integrating Ecology and Poverty Reduction
Time: 09:05-09:40, April 26, 2012 (Thursday); Place: Room 308A, 3rd Floor, QICC |
Chair: |
Dr. Harpinder Sandhu, Ecologist, Flinders University/ University of Adelaide, Australia |
09:05-09:10 |
Chair’s Introduction |
09:10-09:25 |
Title: Biodiversity Management and Poverty Mitigation: Experiences and Lessons from a National Park in Rural South Africa
Dr. Andre Pelser, Professor, University of the Free State, South Africa |
09:25-09:40 |
Title: Integrating Business, Society and Ecosystems: Adoption of Ecosystem Services Framework for Poverty Reduction
Dr. Harpinder Sandhu, Ecologist, Flinders University/ University of Adelaide, Australia |
Session 2-2: Urbanization and Ecological Impacts
Time: 09:40-10:15, April 26, 2012 (Thursday); Place: Room 308A, 3rd Floor, QICC |
Chair: |
Dr. Richard J. Horwitz, Senior Biologist, Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, USA |
09:40-09:45 |
Chair’s Introduction |
09:45-10:00 |
Title: Biodiversity and Linear Infrastructure
Mr. Peter Syson, Director, Downes Group, Australia |
10:00-10:15 |
Title: Effects of Urbanization and Riparian Vegetation on Stream Fishes in the Eastern United States
Dr. Richard J. Horwitz, Senior Biologist, Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, USA |
10:15-10:30 |
Coffee Break |
Session 2-3: Soil Ecology and Secondary Metabolites
Time: 13:30-15:15, April 26, 2012 (Thursday); Place: Room 308A, 3rd Floor, QICC |
Chair: |
Dr. John Dighton, Professor, Rutgers University Pinelands Field Station, USA |
Co-Chair: |
Dr. Pam Hazelton, Program Head of Postgraduate Environmental Engineering, University of Technology, Australia |
13:30-13:35 |
Chair’s Introduction |
13:35-14:00 |
Title: Understanding the Significance of the Relationship between Soil and Vegetation for the Conservation of Endangered Ecological Communities in New South Wales
Dr. Pam Hazelton, Program Head of Postgraduate Environmental Engineering, University of Technology, Australia |
14:00-14:25 |
Title: Are Biota Composition and Trophic Complexity Enhanced with the Development of Biological Soil Rusts?
Dr. Yosef Steinberger, Professor, The Mina & Everard Goodman Faculty of Life Sciences, Bar-Ilan University, Israel |
14:25-14:50 |
Title: Formation and Remobilisation of Soil Microbial Residue. Effect of Clay Content and Repeated Additions of Cellulose and Sucrose
Dr. Suphathida Aumtong, Lecturer, MaeJo University, Thailand |
14:50-15:15 |
Title: Effects of Forest Post Harvest Residues and Soil Disturbance on Soil Ecology
Dr. John Dighton, Professor, Rutgers University Pinelands Field Station, USA |
15:15-15:30 |
Coffee Break |
Session 2-4: Animal, Insect and Fish Ecology and Biodiversity
Time: 08:30-09:35, April 27, 2012 (Friday); Place: Room 308A, 3rd Floor, QICC |
Chair: |
Dr. Bradford A. Hawkins, Professor, University of California, USA |
08:30-08:35 |
Chair’s Introduction |
08:35-08:50 |
Keynote Speech:
Title: Climate Change, Niche Conservatism and Insect Diversity Gradients
Dr. Bradford A. Hawkins, Professor, University of California, USA |
08:50-09:05 |
Title: Inventory of Ants in Tropical Asia
Dr. Seiki Yamane, Professor, Kagoshima University, Japan |
09:05-09:20 |
Title: The Impact of Aphid Panaphis Juglandis Feeding on the Emission of Walnut Volatile Compounds
Dr. Bogumil Leszczynski, Professor, University of Nature and Humanities, Poland |
09:20-09:35 |
Title: The Behavior of Fishers after Implementation of the Project to Exterminate Nonindigenous Fish in Lake Biwa, Japan
Dr. Shuhei Uda, Lecturer, The University of Tokyo, Japan |
Session 2-5: Global Strategy for Plant Conservation
Time: 09:35-11:15, April 27, 2012 (Friday); Place: Room 308A, 3rd Floor, QICC |
Chair: |
Dr. Timothy J Entwisle, Director of Conservation, Living Collections and Estates, Royal Botanic Gardens, UK |
09:35-09:40 |
Chair’s Introduction |
09:40-09:55 |
Title: Dynamics and Conservation of Forest Tree Species
Dr. Gosta Eriksson, Professor Emeritus, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden |
09:55-10:10 |
Title: Biodiversity Conservation of Semi-natural Grassland in Japan
Dr. Nobukazu Nakagoshi, Professor, Hiroshima University, Japan |
10:10-10:30 |
Coffee Break |
10:30-10:45 |
Title: The History and Future of Population Genetic Research in the Conservation of Plant Species
Dr. Loreen Allphin, Associate Professor of Plant and Wildlife Sciences, Brigham Young University, USA |
10:45-11:00 |
Title: Global Plants Initiative–An International Effort to Aggregate Online, Plant Type Specimens and Associated Data to Facilitate the Study and Conservation of the World's Flora
Dr. Siro Masinde, Regional Coordinator for Africa, JSTOR / ITHAKA, National Museums of Kenya, Kenya |
11:00-11:15 |
Title: Botanic Gardens as a Shop Front for Plant Science and Conservation
Dr. Timothy J Entwisle, Director of Conservation, Living Collections and Estates, Royal Botanic Gardens, UK |
Session 2-6: Biodiversity Conserving Endangered Species and Actions
Time: 13:30-14:55, April 27, 2012 (Friday); Place: Room 308A, 3rd Floor, QICC |
Chair: |
Dr. Bertrand Hamaide, Professor, Facultes Universitaires Saint-Louis, Belgium |
13:30-13:35 |
Chair’s Introduction |
13:35-13:55 |
Title: Apex Predators, the Landscape of Fear, And Conserving Endangered Species
Dr. John W. Laundre, Adjunct Professor, State University of New York at Oswego, USA |
13:55-14:15 |
Title: Evaluating Bird Speices Diversity Based on Distribution Area and Taxonomic Uniqueness
Dr. Ken Sugimura,Seconded Scientist, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Japan; Senior Scientist, Center for International Forestry Research, Indonesia |
14:15-14:35 |
Title: The Principles and Results of Monitoring Snow Leopards in the Tien Shan (Kyrgyzstan)
Dr. Valentina Toropova, Deputy Director, National Academy of Sciences the Kyrgyz Republic, NABS (National Association of Biology Scientists), Kyrgyzstan |
14:35-14:55 |
Title: Distance and Proximity in Nature Reserve Selection with Land Risk Heterogeneity
Dr. Bertrand Hamaide, Professor, Facultes Universitaires Saint-Louis, Belgium |
Session 2-7: Combating Desertification and Desert Biodiversity Conservation
Time: 08:30-09:35, April 28, 2012 (Saturday); Place: Room 308B, 3rd Floor, QICC |
Chair: |
Dr. Colin MacDougall, Associate Professor, Discipline of Public Health and Southgate Institute for Health, Society and Equity, Flinders University, Australia |
08:30-08:35 |
Chair’s Introduction |
08:35-08:55 |
Title: A Tale of Two Metrics, Density Versus Biomass in Measuring Biodiversity in Desert Ecosystems
Dr. Lucina Hernandez, Director, Rice Creek Field Station, State University of New York Oswego, USA |
08:55-09:15 |
Title: Bioactivity of Some Plant Oils on the Desert Locust, Schistocercagregaria (Orthoptera: Acrididae)
Dr. Aziz Ajlan, Professor of Entomology, College of Agricultural & Food Science, King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia |
09:15-09:35 |
Title: Ecological Public Health, Farmers and Water in Australia
Dr. Colin MacDougall, Associate Professor, Discipline of Public Health and Southgate Institute for Health, Society and Equity, Flinders University, Australia |
Symposium 3: Targets of BioDiversity
-Essentials and Strategies of Specific BioDiversity Conservation
Session 3-1: Marine and Coastal Biodiversity and Biological Invasions
Time: 14:55-16:10, April 27, 2012 (Friday); Place: Room 308A, 3rd Floor, QICC |
Chair: |
Dr. Tetsuo Harada, Professor, Kochi University, Japan |
14:55-15:00 |
Chair’s Introduction |
15:00-15:20 |
Title: Impacts of Sea Level Rise on Coastal Wetlands in North-Eastern NSW, Australia
Dr. Sumith Pathirana, Senior Lecturer, Geoinformatic Research and Analysis Group (GRAG), Southern Cross University, Australia |
15:20-15:30 |
Coffee Break |
15:30-15:50 |
Title: Real or Only on Paper: Marine Protected Area(MPA) in Taiwan
Mr. Tai-An P. Chen, Lecturer, Transworld University, Taiwan |
15:50-16:10 |
Title: Abundance of Oceanic Sea Skaters, Halobates micans and H. germanus, In the Tropical Indian Ocean with Respect to Air Temperature and Surface Chlorophyll and Oxygen Concentrations
Dr. Tetsuo Harada, Professor, Kochi University, Japan |
Session 3-2: Sustainable Use of Biodiversity
Time: 08:30-10:15, April 28, 2012 (Saturday); Place: Room 308A, 3rd Floor, QICC |
Chair: |
Dr. Clive McAlpine, Associate Professor, The University of Queensland, Australia |
08:30-08:35 |
Chair’s Introduction |
08:35-09:00 |
Title: Environmental Sustainability in a Small Mountain Community
Mr. Dana Williams, Mayor, Park City, USA |
09:00-09:25 |
Title: An Index to Quantify Forest Biodiversity in Austria
Dr. Thomas Geburek, Professor, Institute of Forest Genetics, Federal Research Centre for Forests, Austria |
09:25-09:50 |
Title: Catt-Trax: The Role of Education in Biodiversity Conservation
Mr. Danny J. Catt, Instructor, British Columbia Institute of Technology, Canada |
09:50-10:15 |
Title: Sustainable Use of Wildlife for Conservation
Dr. Clive McAlpine, Associate Professor, The University of Queensland, Australia |
10:15-10:30 |
Coffee Break |
Session 3-3: Microbial Biodiversity
Time: 09:35-10:20, April 28, 2012 (Saturday); Place: Room 308B, 3rd Floor, QICC |
Chair: |
Dr. Aldo Zullini, Professor, Milano-Bicocca University, Italy |
09:35-09:40 |
Chair’s Introduction |
09:40-10:00 |
Title: Microbial Ecology of Psychrotrophic Lactic Acid Bacteria in Foods
Dr. K. Johanna Bjorkroth, Professor of Food Hygiene, Department of Food Hygiene and Environmental Health, University of Helsinki, Finland |
10:00-10:20 |
Title: Biodiversity and Biogeography of Freshwater Nematodes
Dr. Aldo Zullini, Professor, Milano-Bicocca University, Italy |
10:20-10:30 |
Coffee Break |
Symposium 4: Eco-Economy, Eco-Civilization and BioDiversity
-Saving the World While Having Fun
Session 4-1: The Economics of Biodiversity Conservation
Time: 10:30-12:15, April 26, 2012 (Thursday); Place: Room 308A, 3rd Floor, QICC |
Chair: |
Dr. Jeff A. Langholz, Professor, Monterey Institute of International Studies, USA |
10:30-10:35 |
Chair’s Introduction |
10:35-11:00 |
Title: Regional Forest Organizations and Their Financial Impact on Forestry and Regional Development in Central Switzerland
Dr. Klaus Seeland, Professor, ETH Zurich, Swizerland |
11:00-11:25 |
Title: Fiscal Gap and Financing of South East Asia’s Protected Areas
Dr. Gem Castillo, President, Resource and Environmental Economics Foundation of the Philippines (REAP), Philippines |
11:25-11:50 |
Title: Study on Behavior Ecology of Wild Golden Snub-nosed Monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana) in Qinling Mountains, China
Dr. Xiaoguang Qi, Associate Professor, Northwest University, China |
11:50-12:15 |
Title: Biodiversity Conservation in China: Room for the Private Sector?
Dr. Jeff A. Langholz, Professor, Monterey Institute of International Studies, USA |
Session 4-2: Economics in Industrial Ecology
Time: 13:30-14:15, April 26, 2012 (Thursday); Place: Room 308B, 3rd Floor, QICC |
Chair: |
Dr. Bram Prins, President, Global Dairy Farmers, The Netherlands |
13:30-13:35 |
Chair’s Introduction |
13:35-13:55 |
Title: Waste Handling in Swedish Households-Obstacles and Benefits of Waste Separation and Recycling
Dr. Lynn Akesson, Professor, Lund University, Sweden |
13:55-14:15 |
Title: Ecosystem Management as a License to Exist in 2012
Dr. Bram Prins, President, Global Dairy Farmers, The Netherlands |
Session 4-3: Eco-Civilization - Concept and Transition Perspective
Time: 15:30-17:05, April 26, 2012 (Thursday); Place: Room 308A, 3rd Floor, QICC |
Chair: |
Dr. Hannu Raitio, Director General, Coordinator of IUFRO Task Force Forests and Human Health, Finnish Forest Research Institute (Metla), Finland |
15:30-15:35 |
Chair’s Introduction |
15:35-16:05 |
Title: Human Biodiversity: The Family-Sex-Gender Systems of the World. Are They Converging?
Dr. Goran Therborn, Emeritus Professor, University of Cambridge, UK |
16:05-16:35 |
Title: Equity and Additionality in Efficiency of Payments for Environmental Services. Contributions from Rural Communities of Chiapas
Dr. Felipe Reyes Escutia, Professor, Sciences and Arts University of Chiapas, Mexico |
16:35-17:05 |
Title: Forest-Knowledge-Know-how-Wellbeing: Vision 2100
Dr. Hannu Raitio, Director General, Coordinator of IUFRO Task Force Forests and Human Health, Finnish Forest Research Institute (Metla), Finland |
Symposium 5: Biologically Invasions and BioDiversity Managment
- Protecting Native Species from Bio-Alien Invasion
Session 5-1: Mechanism, Pathways and Traits in Biological Invasions
Time: 14:15-17:35, April 26, 2012 (Thursday); Place: Room 308B, 3rd Floor, QICC |
Chair: |
Dr. Manfred Poeckl, Assistant Professor, Vienna University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Austria |
Co-Chair: |
Dr. Piotr Gruszka, Assistant Professor, National Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Poland |
14:15-14:20 |
Chair’s Introduction |
14:20-14:45 |
Title: Hawaii: Defining Invasive Species Pathways and Prioritization of Biosecurity Implementation
Ms. Carol L. Okada, Plant Quarantine Branch Manager, Hawaii Department of Agriculture, USA |
14:45-15:10 |
Title: Mechanisms, Pathways and Traits in Biological Invasions into Aquatic Ecosystems
Dr. Manfred Poeckl, Assistant Professor, Vienna University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Austria |
15:10-15:30 |
Coffee Break |
15:30-15:55 |
Title: The Role of Estuaries in Spreading Alien Species in Central Europe–the River Odra Estuary Case Study
Dr. Piotr Gruszka, Assistant Professor, National Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Poland |
15:55-16:20 |
Title: Strategies for the Mitigation of Invasive Species in Aquaculture
Dr. Thomas Landry, Professor, University of Prince Edward Island, Canada |
16:20-16:45 |
Title: Creation of “Black-books” of Different Regional Levels
Dr. Vinogradova Yulia, Deputy Director, Main Botanic Garden, Russia |
16:45-17:10 |
Title: Integrated Ecological Modelling to Predict the Distribution and Impact of Alien Invasive Species in Rivers
Dr. Pieter Boets, Researcher, Ghent University, Belgium |
17:10-17:35 |
Title: Exotic Insect Invasion in the Era of Globalization: The Example of Italy
Dr. Costanza Jucker, Reseacher, University of Milan, Italy |
Session 5-2: Prevention and Management of Biological Invasions
Time: 10:30-12:15, April 28, 2012 (Saturday); Place: Room 308A, 3rd Floor, QICC |
Chair: |
Dr. Gerald Reeck, Professor of Biochemistry, Kansas State University, USA |
10:30-10:35 |
Chair’s Introduction |
10:35-11:00 |
Title: Integrated Invasive Weed Species Management Success
Dr. Daniel L. Fagerlie, Director, Ferry County-Colville Indian Reservation Extension, Washington State University, USA |
11:00-11:25 |
Title: Invasive Species in the Antarctic Region: Impacts of Climate Change and Analysis Methods for Risk Assessment, Prevention and Management
Dr. Susan P Worner, Associate Professor, Bio-Protection Research Centre, Lincoln University, New Zealand |
11:25-11:50 |
Title: Mosquito-Born Diseases in Europe
Dr. Marija Zgomba, Professor, University of Novi Sad, Serbia |
11:50-12:15 |
Title: The Russian Wheat Aphid (Schizaphis Graminum): Global Distribution and Molecular Genetics of Its Biotypes
Dr. Gerald Reeck, Professor, Kansas State University, USA |
Session 5-3: Management from Bioinvasion Detection to Eradication or Control
Time: 10:30-12:15, April 28, 2012 (Saturday); Place: Room 308B, 3rd Floor, QICC |
Chair: |
Dr. Roar Sandodden, Cand. Scient. Scientist and Project Manager, Norwegian Veterinary Institute, Section for Environmental and Biosecurity Measures, Norway |
10:30-10:35 |
Chair’s Introduction |
10:35-11:00 |
Title: Early Detection for Managing Invasive Plant Pests and Diseases
Dr. James Ridsdill-Smith, Principal Scientist, Cooperative Research Centre for National Plant Biosecurity, Australia |
11:00-11:25 |
Title: The Biological Invasion of the Rice Water Weevil (Lissorhoptrus oryzophilus) in Italian Rice Fields: From the Spread to the Control
Dr. Daniela Lupi, Senior Researcher, University of Milan, Italy |
11:25-11:50 |
Title: Eradication of the Monogenan Parasite Gyrodactylus Salaris from Infected Rivers in Norway-An Historic and Methodic Overview
Dr. Asle Moen, Scientist and Group Leader, National Veterinary Institute, Section for Environmental and Biosecurity Measures, Norway |
11:50-12:15 |
Title: Eradication of Introduced Signal Crayfish Pasifastacus leniusculus Using the Pharmaceutical BETAMAX Vet, A Direct Measure to Preserve Biodiversity
Dr. Roar Sandodden, Cand. Scient. Scientist and Project Manager, Norwegian Veterinary Institute, Section for Environmental and Biosecurity Measures, Norway |
Symposium 6: Law, Intellectual Properties and Biodiversity Conservation
Time: 11:15-12:10, April 27, 2012 (Friday); Place: Room 308A, 3rd Floor, QICC |
Chair: |
Dr. Douglas Fisher, Professor of Law, Queensland University, Australia |
11:15-11:20 |
Chair’s Introduction |
11:20-11:45 |
Title: The Sustainable Use of the Forest in the South of Brazil: Forest Law, Economic Development and Social Justice-Forest for the Future: Sustaining Society and the Environment
Dr. Paulo de Tarso de Lara Pires, Professor of Forest Law, Federal University of Brazil, Brazil |
11:45-12:10 |
Title: Protecting the Ecological Values of Biodiversity through the Law
Dr. Douglas Fisher, Professor of Law, Queensland University, Australia |
Young Scientists’ Forum
Time: 16:10-17:15, April 27, 2012 (Friday); Place: Room 308A, 3rd Floor, QICC |
Chair: |
Dr. Neeta S. Bijoor, Postdoctoral Scholar, University of California Center for Hydrologic Modeling, USA |
16:10-16:15 |
Chair’s Introduction |
16:15-16:30 |
Title: Status of Golden Mussel Invasion in Brazil and Facilities Control Strategies
Dr. Marcia Divina de Oliveira, Researcher, Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation-Embrapa Pantanal, Brazil |
16:30-16:45 |
Title: Distribution and Benefit of the Edible Lingula Brachiopod in Thailand
Ms. Nualanong Narkkong, Researcher, Mahasarakham University, Thailand |
16:45-17:00 |
Title: The Proteome of the Traps of the Nematophagous Fungus Monacrosporium haptotylum
Mr. Karl-Magnus Andersson, PhD Student, Lund University, Sweden |
17:00-17:15 |
Title: Water Sources of Urban Trees in the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
Dr. Neeta S. Bijoor, Postdoctoral Scholar, University of California Center for Hydrologic Modeling, USA |
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