Behavioural ecology and population biology of colonial waterbirds

The central theme of the annual meeting of the Colonial Waterbird Society, which will be held at Palais des Congrès, Arles, France from 6 to 10 October 1993, is ’Behavioural ecology and population biology of colonial waterbirds’. As part of this aim, there is a special symposium entitled ’Study and conservation of colonial waterbirds in the Mediterranean region’. The symposium format consists papers in two major areas: breeding biology of colonial waterbirds and conservation of wetlands as nesting sites and feeding ecology of colonial waterbirds and conservation of wetlands as foraging sites. A workshop on the biology and conservation of the Roseate Tern will also take place during the meeting. For additional information contact: Dr Frank Cézilly, Chair of scientific programme, 1993 meeting of the Colonial Waterbird Society, Le Sambuc, 13200 Arles, France.