I received the following from Dr Schmelz, extracted with some difficulty
from a Microsoft Mail attachment, and am posting it in plain text to the list. I
have no other information. If interested in a purchase please direct your
messages to him at:
<Schmelz at biologie.uni-osnabrueck.de>
He also said "A number of discount copies is at my
personal disposal, so if you want to buy a copy for a
much reduced price (first come first served), please
address me personally, preferably by e-mail. The
discount price is 15 Euros or US-Dollars. Regular
orders go to the edition rasch at osnabrück. The mail
address is in the attached file."
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Rüdiger M. Schmelz and Katarina Sühlo (eds)
Newsletter on Enchytraeidae No. 6
Proceedings of the 3rd International Symposium on Enchytraeidae
Osnabrück, Germany, 3-4 July 1998
155 pages
printed on acid-free paper
Universitätsverlag Rasch, Osnabrück, Germany
ISBN 3-934005-05-5
ISSN 0937-4175
Price: DM 64.50 (ca. 32.25 Euros/US-Dollars)
Earthworms are familiar to everybody from infancy, but what about
enchytraeids? These smaller relatives of earthworms are far less
known, but they occur everywhere in soils and aquatic sediments,
often in high densities and species numbers, and they exert ecological
functions similar to earthworms. The growing awareness of the
importance of enchytraeids for many fields in soil ecology and soil
protection has lead to international symposia dedicated entirely to
the biology of Enchytraeidae. This book covers all scientific
contributions of the 3rd meeting of that kind, held in July 3-4, 1998,
at the University of Osnabrück, Germany. The topics range from
faunistics and biogeography over morphology, taxonomy and
phylogeny to physiology, ecology and ecotoxicology.
The Newsletter on Enchytraeidae No. 6 reflects the proceedings of
the 3rd Symposium on Enchytraeidae. The symposium was hosted by
Rüdiger M. SCHMELZ and Dr. Rut COLLADO (University of
Osnabrück) during July 3-4, 1998 at Haus Ohrbeck, a conference
house run by the Order of St. Francis, near Osnabrück, Germany.
The meeting was attended by 25 scientists from 9 European
countries.
This volume covers all scientific presentations of the first day of the
meeting, arranged in the following thematical order: faunistics and
biogeography, morphology, taxonomy, phylogeny, physiology,
ecology, ecotoxicology. The second day was dedicated to taxonomy:
live and preserved worms from all parts of the world, including the
tropical rainforest near Manaus, Brasil, were presented, studied light-
microscopically, discussed and identified, aided by video-
equipment. Included in this volume are two additional papers: a list
of new enchytraeid taxa since 1996, and a compilation of the work
of Michael HECK, whose thesis on enchytraeid populations in urban
forests and greenlands of Berlin was not finished due to his untimely
death in 1994.
The Symposia on Enchytraeidae are held every two years. They
have developed from workshops of the subgroup Enchytraeidae of
the AG Mesofauna, a forum for young scientists in Central Europe,
mainly Germany, working in the field of soil meso-faunal zoology.
Since 1994, the meetings on Enchytraeidae are organized as
international symposia with regular oral and poster presentations.
They are open to anyone interested in any of the diverse aspects of
the biology and ecology of enchytraeids. Conference languages are
English and German. The next meeting will be held at the Mols
Laboratory, Denmark, organized by Dr. Bent CHRISTENSEN in
June 2-4, 2000. If you wish to attend or to receive further
announcements on that meeting, please contact: Dr. Bent Christensen
Zoological Laboratory
University of Copenhagen
Universitetsparken 15
DK-2100 Copenhagen
DANMARK
Tel.: ++45-3532-1307
Fax: ++45-3532-1300
e-mail: bchristens at zi.ku.dk
Newsletter on Enchytraeidae 6, contents
R. M. SCHMELZ & J. RÖMBKE: New enchytraeid taxa since 1996
T. TIMM: Lake Kuril'skoe as an enchytraeid site: Preliminary data
J. RÖMBKE & M. SCHMIDT: REM documentation of putative
cuticular sense organs of enchytraeids
K. DÓZSA-FARKAS: Taxonomical problems in enchytraeids
(Oligochaeta) from Spitsbergen
R. M. SCHMELZ, R. COLLADO & M. OESTREICH: The
Enchytraeus buchholzi/christenseni species complex - outline of a
problem and first steps towards a solution
B. CHRISTENSEN: Phylogeny of Enchytraeidae as inferred from
DNA-analyses
R. BAUER & W. BLOCK: Differential Scanning Calorimetry studies
on enchytraeids
A. BEYLICH & R. K. ACHAZI: Influence of low soil moisture on
enchytraeids
U. GRAEFE & R. M. SCHMELZ: Indicator values, strategy types
and life forms of terrestrial Enchytraeidae and other microannelids
J. RÖMBKE & M. MELLER: Applied research on Enchytraeidae in
Central Amazonia: project approach, methodology and first results
C. DÜKER, B. KEPLIN & R. F. HÜTTL: Development of
enchytraeid communities in reclaimed lignite mine spoil
E. VAVOULIDOU, J. RÖMBKE, N. SIDIRAS, D. BILASIS, & R.
TSIGOU: Effects of three different soil cultivation and fertilisation
treatments on earthworms and enchytraeids
T. KRÖSCHE, M. LANGMAACK & S. SCHRADER: Räumliche
Variabilität von Enchytraeiden (Oligochaeta) in Beziehung zu
ausgewählten Bodenparametern auf einem Agrarstandort. Spatial
variability of enchytraeids (Oligo-chaeta) in relation to selected soil
parameters on arable land
T. MOSER, B. FÖRSTER & J. RÖMBKE: Overview on the use of
enchytraeids in Terrestrial Model Ecosystems (or microcosm)
investigations
R. K. ACHAZI, E. FRÖHLICH, M. HENNEKEN & C. PILZ The
effect of soil from former irrigation fields and of sewage sludge on
dispersal activity and colonizing success of the annelid Enchytraeus
crypticus WESTHEIDE & GRAEFE, 1992 (Enchytraeidae,
Oligochaeta)
M. HECK, R. K. ACHAZI & R. M. SCHMELZ: Untersuchung von
Enchytraeen-populationen innerstädtischer Forste und Freiflächen
Berlins. Investigations on enchy-traeid populations in urban forests
and greenlands of Berlin
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