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Conference on Biological Invasions and Ecosystem Functioning (BIOLIEF).
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BIOLIEF conference will be devoted to the presentation of works concerning
the<U> biology, ecology and population dynamics of biological
invasions</U>. Those works relating biological invasions and changes on
the functioning of ecosystem will be highly
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">The
BIOLIEF conference will try to cover as many ecosystems and kingdoms as
possible, giving each one of them equal importance in the definition of
the final program.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">So,
we would like to invite you to submit an abstract to BIOLIEF. The deadline
to submit an abstract, either for poster or oral communications, is May
31st 2009.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">If
you make your pre-registration and payment until January 31st 2009, you
will pay a registration fee of only 200€. This fee is valid both for
students and non-students participants. After this date, registration fees
will increase.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">The
BIOLIEF conference will be held in Porto, Portugal The old city center of
this northern Portuguese city was classified by UNESCO as a World Heritage
Site. The river Douro divides the cities of Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia,
where you can find the world renowned cellars of Oporto
Wine.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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further details you can visit the webpage <A
href="http://www.ciimar.up.pt/biolief">www.ciimar.up.pt/biolief</A>.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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hope to count with your participation in BIOLIEF
conference.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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regards,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">The
organization committee<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Carlos
Antunes, Ester Dias, Pedro Morais and Ronaldo
Sousa</SPAN></P></FONT></DIV>
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