[Coral-List] call for papers
Terry Donaldson
donaldsn at uguam.uog.edu
Wed Dec 29 23:02:06 EST 2010
Hello Everyone,
The following is an announcement for a conference on climate change and
other stressors acting upon reefs that will be held at the 22nd Pacific
Science Congress in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia:
Congress, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
14-18 June, 2011
Subtheme: Oceans (Coral Reefs, Ocean Acidification, Fisheries)
Title: "The Future of Coral Reefs: Climate Change, Acidification,
Over-fishing and other
Stresses"
Conveners: Dr. Terry J. Donaldson and the Pacific Science Association Coral
Reef Working
Group
Description: This symposium will present recent research that attempts to
integrate the effects of
ocean warming, ocean acidification, over-fishing, and other stressors such
as habitat destruction,
pollution, and species invasions upon physical and biological processes in
coral reef systems. Of
particular importance is the combination of ocean warming and ocean
acidification that is rapidly
emerging as a real signal pointing towards potentially enormous impacts upon
coral reef and
oceanic systems. For example, warming depletes oceanic oxygen levels both by
the lower
solubility and by accelerating microbial respiration rates. Thus, aerobic
marine animals will
experience the double threat of rising CO2 and declining O2 levels, and this
will impact very large
areas of the Indo-Pacific region. The linkages between ocean warming and
ocean acidification
are not yet well linked, nor are they well-linked to other stressors that,
when acting in concert,
pose serious cumulative threats. This symposium seeks to provide stronger
understanding of the
real linkages between them.
Papers will also address predictive models of extinction susceptibilities
and risks under these
threats, the loss of biodiversity on coral reefs, and the corresponding loss
of natural resources to
stakeholders within the Pacific region. Papers describing innovative
management policies and
actions that can address or mitigate these impacts will also be encouraged.
Presenters are
expected to prepare manuscripts for publication in a peer-reviewed journal
or book.
Abstracts: Deadline for submission is 31 January, 2011. Submission should be
made to the
Pacific Science Congress website (see below); please indicate the title of
the symposium in your
submission. Copies of abstracts should be sent to Terry Donaldson.
Contact: Dr. Terry J. Donaldson, University of Guam Marine Laboratory, UOG
Station,
Mangilao, Guam 96923 USA (email: donaldsn at uguam.uog.edu) (tel:
1-671-735-2187)
22nd Pacific Science Congress website: www.22ndpsc.net
<http://www.22ndpsc.net/>
Pacific Science Association website: www.pacificscience.org
<http://www.pacificscience.org/>
With thanks and best wishes for the New Year,
Terry J. Donaldson, Ph.D
Associate Professor of Ichthyology
University of Guam Marine Laboratory
UOG Station
Mangilao, Guam 96923 USA
tel: +1 671-735-2187
fax: +1 671-734-6767
email: donaldsn at uguam.uog.edu
travel email: terryjdonaldson at gmail.com
website: www.uog.edu/marinelab/terrydonaldson.html
Executive Secretary, Pacific Science Association Coral
Reef Working Group
Focal Point, IUCN SSC Hawkfishes and Sandperches Red
List Authority
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