[Coral-List] Introduction to Bioenergetics Modeling of Fish Workshop
Norman Quinn
norman.quinn at uwimona.edu.jm
Thu Sep 8 21:28:16 EDT 2005
Introduction to Bioenergetics Modeling of Fish WorkshopDiscovery Bay Marine
LaboratoryNovember 29-30, 2005 Dr. Jim Petersen, from the U.S. Geological
Survey, will visit Discovery Bay Marine Laboratory (DBML) and conduct a
2-day workshop on bioenergetic modeling of fish on November 29-30, 2005.
Bioenergetic models are used to predict consumption needs and growth of
fish, and have been useful in exploring a variety of basic and applied
questions, including predator-prey relationships, competition for food,
the effects of climate change and global warming, and many other
examples. The workshop will provide an introduction to bioenergetic
principles and modeling, examples, and familiarize students with a
user-friendly software package called "Fish Bioenergetics 3.0". The
workshop will be a combination of lecture, discussion, and exercises
designed to demonstrate the flexibility and application of bioenergetic
modeling. Parameterization methods and use of bioenergetic principles in
other types of models will be discussed. Examples and exercises will
include local Caribbean fish populations as much as possible, although
the great majority of models have been developed for North American and
European freshwater fishes (bass, Cyprinids,salmonids,etc.). The workshop
will be conducted from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Software and computers necessary
for the workshop will be supplied. This is an introduction, so a great
deal of mathematical training is not required. A post-secondary
introduction to statistics and basic algebra should be sufficient. Dr.
Petersen works at the Columbia River Research Laboratory (Washington
State, USA) where he has used bioenergetic and individual based models to
study predation on juvenile salmon, long-term changes in temperature
on predation patterns, and management of humpback chub in the Grand Canyon
of the Colorado River. He is currently the Laboratory Director but is
still involved in the development and use of bioenergetic models of desert
fishes, suckers in the Klamath River Basin, and endangered bull trout in
the Pacific Northwest. For more information, contact Dr. Petersen
(jim_petersen at usgs.gov) or Dr. Norman Quinn, Director of DBML
(norman.quinn at uwimona.edu.jm).
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