[Coral-List] coral fragment transport protocols?
dhireshjoshi at gmail.com
dhireshjoshi at gmail.com
Sat Jan 15 13:25:11 EST 2011
Dear All,
Can anyone please help me with a contact where I can get the protocols for
the transport of live coral fragments [Acropora species in particular]
Thanks in advance
Dhiresh Joshi
Coordinator
Wildlife trust of India
dhiresh at wti.org.in
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1. World Conference of Marine Biodiversity: session # 18
Biodiversity of Coral Reefs (Hoeksema, B.W.)
2. Re: Fwd: No geology,Plenary Speakers Program (Michael Risk)
3. Re: Fwd: No geology,Plenary Speakers Program (David M. Lawrence)
4. Earthwatch call for proposals - Galapagos (Debbie Winton)
5. Info/references on coral skeleton cleaning protocols (Sam Kahng)
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Message: 1
Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2011 18:02:51 +0100
From: "Hoeksema, B.W." <Bert.Hoeksema at ncbnaturalis.nl>
Subject: [Coral-List] World Conference of Marine Biodiversity: session
# 18 Biodiversity of Coral Reefs
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World Conference on Marine Biodiversity, Aberdeen (Scotland). 26 - 30
September 2011,
Announcement of session #18 on the Biodiversity of Coral Reefs
Coral reefs are well known for their high biodiversity, especially in
the Coral Triangle. It is vital to understand the conditions for this
diversity, also concerning reefs that are less diverse in life, both in
the tropics and in deeper, cold waters. The session aims to deal with
all aspects of coral reef biodiversity, such as genetic diversity,
species richness and habitat heterogeneity. Session contributions are
preferred to be integrative, like dealing with relations between species
richness and habitat heterogeneity or species conservation, but not with
species lists or descriptions of new species. Papers dealing with
interspecific associations of reef-dwelling organisms are also welcomed.
For participants who wish to publish their contribution in proceedings,
we plan to contact an international scientific journal in order to
compile manuscripts for a special issue.
Contacts: Dr. Bert W. Hoeksema, NCB Naturalis, Leiden; Dr. Alex Rogers,
Zoological Society London; Ms. Sancia E.T. van der Meij, NCB Naturalis,
Leiden
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A number of themed sessions have been announced; visit
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Message: 2
Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2011 12:13:01 -0500
From: Michael Risk <riskmj at mcmaster.ca>
Subject: Re: [Coral-List] Fwd: No geology,Plenary Speakers Program
To: "David M. Lawrence" <dave at fuzzo.com>
Cc: coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
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Good day.
In response to the posts by Gene Shinn and Bob Ginsburg, you ask "how
important are any geological questions compared to those listed below?"-
which is a fair question, but not the right one.
If the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail. As
far as I am aware, this is the first time any complaints have been
registered about choices of plenary speakers at these conferences, although
it needs also to be said that this is probably the first time there has been
no representative from the earth sciences. [Although here I need to point
out that I have never seen any clear dividing line between biology and
geology, which is why I had no difficulty accepting Jamaluddin Jompa-a
biologist-into graduate school, where he earned an excellent master's degree
in, wait for it, geology.]
If there really is an issue here, then the Organizing Committee should
provide a list of the criteria they used in their selection process. But I
return to my original point, which is that importance depends on one's point
of view. David's question would ask us to rank the importance of questions,
which is an activity which is fraught... Bob points out the importance of
mesophytic reef systems, an area in which he has been a prime mover.
Let me pose to you a hypothetical set of circumstances. Let's say I am an
organizing committee of one, charged with selecting plenary speakers for the
next Congress. My choices strike at the heart of two of the major stressors:
sediments and sewage. I propose the following speakers:
Mike Field, USGS. His group is currently doing the finest work on sediments
in coral reefs that has ever been done. Their research points the way to
methods of detecting and avoiding this threat.
Owen Sherwood, Imperial Oil. His research has demonstrated how long climate
records can be obtained from deepwater corals, the new archive of climate
change, without which none of the models can properly be calibrated. In
addition, his recent research has showed us how coral records in shallow
water can be used as objective tracers of sewage stress.
I then announce that, in the opinion of the Organizing Committee of Mike, we
will only have two plenary speakers, because the questions they answer are
far more important than the questions on which many biologists work. I can
only imagine the howls, as a different ox is gored...
Dr. Michael J Risk
Professor of Biology and Geology
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Message: 3
Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2011 12:33:31 -0500
From: "David M. Lawrence" <dave at fuzzo.com>
Subject: Re: [Coral-List] Fwd: No geology,Plenary Speakers Program
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The activity may be "fraught..." but the activity is engaged in all the
time in science. We all know this. Some questions are interesting, but
not important. Some questions may be important, if not all that
interesting. Some good research may be dismissed as SOS (same old ...).
The old criteria for a dissertation that I used to hear was "a major
contribution to knowledge," which in itself implies that someone goes
through the "activity" to determine whether a particular project is
worth undertaking, or whether it is worth the conferring of a degree.
Sure, someone's ox gets gored if they work is deemed too unimportant to
be of much worth (despite the propaganda about the value of
curiosity-driven research).
So my question still seems to be a right one, if not "the" right one.
(I doubt there is a "the" right question.) What is going on from a
geological standpoint that would be worthy of a plenary session in
itself? My guess is that the geological perspective will be
incorporated into many of those sessions. What we need are people who
understand and can communicate the progress of, interdisciplinary
contributions to, and significance of the research, rather than a quota
system ensuring that a sufficient number of folks with x, y, or z
written on their sheepskin are headliners.
Dave
On 1/14/2011 12:13 PM, Michael Risk wrote:
> If there really is an issue here, then the Organizing Committee should
provide a list of the criteria they used in their selection process. But I
return to my original point, which is that importance depends on one's point
of view. David's question would ask us to rank the importance of questions,
which is an activity which is fraught... Bob points out the importance of
mesophytic reef systems, an area in which he has been a prime mover.
>
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Message: 4
Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2011 17:45:18 -0000
From: "Debbie Winton" <dwinton at earthwatch.org.uk>
Subject: [Coral-List] Earthwatch call for proposals - Galapagos
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Dear all,
International environmental NGO Earthwatch is currently requesting
proposals for marine research projects in the Galapagos. Funding will be
for fielding starting in 2012. Details are on our website, and below
http://www.earthwatch.org/europe/get_involved/research_grants/
Interested scientists must complete a concept note
(http://www.earthwatch.org/europe/downloads/Earthwatch_Concept_Note.pdf)
by February 28th. Please contact Samantha Burgess on
sburgess at earthwatch.org.uk if you have any questions.
Many thanks,
Debbie
Request for Proposals for Field Research: Ecosystems and Biodiversity of
the Galapagos
Earthwatch Institute is an international non-profit organization with
the mission to "engage people worldwide in scientific field research and
education to promote the understanding and action necessary for a
sustainable environment." Earthwatch is currently seeking proposals from
field-based researchers to provide grants to address questions on the
ecology and conservation of the unique marine and/or terrestrial
biodiversity of the Galapagos. The research should focus on
understanding ecosystem health and connectivity and/or species
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citizens from around the world who are dedicated to improving
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Message: 5
Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2011 11:04:54 -1000
From: Sam Kahng <samkahng at hotmail.com>
Subject: [Coral-List] Info/references on coral skeleton cleaning
protocols
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Dear Coral-listers,
We are seeking ways in which to thoroughly clean coral skeletons in
preparation to measure high precision optical properties (with the calcium
carbonate structure in tact). Apparently repeated, rigorous bleaching and
rinsing with sodium hypochlorite and distilled water does not remove all
organic matter (or at least all combustible carbon). High temperature
combustion does remove the remaining organic carbon but leaves a significant
amount grey ash residue integrated in the skeletal matrix. If anyone knows
of any cleaning protocols that can effectively remove all organic matter
without altering the microscale structural integrity of the calcium
carbonate skeleton, I would appreciate any leads. Alternatively, we are
interested in any effective protocol for cleaning post-combustion ash
residue from the calcium carbonate skeleton. I am not a geochemist so I
suspect we are missing a number of considerations.
Mahalo for your assistance,
Sam
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