Anthropogenic impact Symposium
fichez at tahiti.orstom.fr
fichez at tahiti.orstom.fr
Thu Aug 24 14:21:17 EDT 1995
Dear Colleagues:
David Klumpp, Brian Lapointe and I are organizing a symposium on=20
"Anthropogenic disturbance in coral reef environments : respective interest=
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of in situ and experimental approaches" as part of the 8th International=20
Coral Reef Symposium in Panama, June 24 to 29, 1996. This symposium is=20
planned as a 1 day session hosting no more than 15 talks. Here are the=20
symposium objectives as defined in the proposal to the organizing committee.
To address issues on anthropogenic impacts on coral reef=20
environments. This symposium will gather the growing number of scientists=20
working on the topic to present their results and projects. A special=20
emphasis will be given to the impacts of eutrophication, sedimentation=20
enhancement and overfishing and to work linking community composition with=
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ecosystem functionning.
Topics of major interest will be :
- How anthropogenic activities modify community equilibrium.
- How human related changes in community composition affect the whole reef=
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equilibrium.
- Bioindicators, how usefull are they ?
- Records of human related environmental changes during the past 100=
years.
- Experimental approaches of anthropogenic modifications.
- Synergy between catastrophic events and chronic anthropogenic=
disturbances.
Practically and according to the meeting imposed schedule we are=20
calling for abstracts (both printed and on a disk with name and software=20
used) to be delivered to Dr. R. Fichez in Tahiti before the 1st of October=
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1995. Abstract standards are provided in the Panama Symposium 2nd circular.=
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Please be aware that abstract have to be written in both English and Spanish=
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! Please also mention whether you wish to give a talk or display a poster.
I sincerely hope that a symposium on such a major concerne will=20
gather a significant number of scientists.
* Renaud FICHEZ, Centre ORSTOM-Tahiti, BP 529, Papeete, French=20
Polynesia.=20
Fax : (689) 42 95 55
E-mail : FICHEZ at ORSTOM.ORSTOM.FR
* David KLUMPP, AIMS, PMB N=B03, Townsville, Queensland 4810,=
Australia
Fax : 61 77 72 58 52
E-mail : D_KLUMPP at AIMS.GOV.AU
* Brian E. LAPOINTE, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution, Box=
297A,=20
Big Pine Key, Florida 33043, USA
E-mail : LAPOINTE at GATE.NET
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