[Coral-List] Ocean Acidification session at ASLO 2015, Granada
Carles Pelejero
carles.pelejero at icrea.cat
Mon Sep 22 09:12:43 EDT 2014
** Apologies for cross postings **
Dear Coral-List Colleagues,
The abstract submission is open, until 10 October, for the next ASLO Aquatic
Sciences Meeting that will be held 22-27 February 2015 in Granada,
Andalusia, Southern Spain.
We would like to draw your attention to the following session, that we are
organizing:
Session 32. Responses of marine organisms to ocean acidification,
interactions with other stressors and biogeochemistry
Ocean health is being disturbed by a range of stressors. Some of these are
critical on a global scale, including ocean acidification - the focus of
this session. In recent years, many groups have initiated research on this
worrying environmental issue from a range of angles. In this session, we aim
to bring together the newest results, based on studies performed in aquaria,
mesocosms and in the field, under short and long timescales, including areas
under the influence of volcanic CO2 vents, and free ocean CO2 enrichment
experiments on habitats such as coral reefs and macroalgal stands, or the
open ocean. Studies that focus on the effect of other stressors in addition
to ocean acidification are particularly welcome, including the incorporation
of direct and local anthropogenic influences (e.g. nutrient enrichment,
pollution). We also encourage studies that use newly designed experimental
set-ups focused on increasing the complexity of the assemblages to better
reproduce the real world, including natural cycles. Consequently,
biogeochemical ramifications of ocean acidification are also invited, for
example regarding possible changes in the marine production of biogenic
volatile compounds, which are critical for ecosystem function as well as
influencing climate processes via aerosol production and photochemical
reactions.
Confirmed invited speakers:
Steve Widdicombe (Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Plymouth, UK)
Tali Mass (University of Haifa, Israel)
Murray Roberts (Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK)
Abstract submission and conference information at
[1]http://www.sgmeet.com/aslo/granada2015/default.asp
We look forward to your participation in this exciting meeting and to seeing
you soon in the vibrant, gracious and enjoyable town of Granada.
Best wishes,
Heidi and Carles
Heidi Burdett, University of St Andrews
hb57 at st-andrews.ac.uk
[2]http://earthsci.st-andrews.ac.uk/profile_hb57.aspx
Carles Pelejero, ICREA and Institut de Ciencies del Mar, CSIC
carles.pelejero at icrea.cat
[3]http://biogeochemistry.org/CarlesPelejero
References
1. http://www.sgmeet.com/aslo/granada2015/default.asp
2. http://earthsci.st-andrews.ac.uk/profile_hb57.aspx
3. http://biogeochemistry.org/CarlesPelejero
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