10th April 2008, From 9h00 to 17h00 at IFREMER in Nantes, France
The workshop is structured around two focal points:
- a) temporal and spatial changes in biodiversity in marine ecosystems, observations and projections.
- b) concepts of ecosystem functioning, in particular on the role of fish in ecosystems and interactions between different trophic levels/ guilds/ communities.
Special attention will be given to the effects of climate change on fish biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. Experts from the EU-project RECLAIM (Resolving Climatic Impacts on fish stocks) will participate. We also encourage PhD students and members of the MarBEF network to participate. Oral presentations of papers are possible and encouraged, please notify christine.rockmann@wur.nl. Deadline for enrolment is 3rd April 2008.
More information: Route and map
Time schedule and programme:
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09:00-09:30 |
Georgi Daskalov (CEFAS): Overfishing affects more than fish populations: Regime shifts, Trophic cascade, Biological invasions, Overfishing and their effects on Ecosystem Functioning and Fisheries |
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09:35-10:05 |
Georg Engelhard (CEFAS): Ecotypes of North-east Atlantic fishes |
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10:10-10:40 |
Pierre Petitgas (IFREMER): Preliminary results from habitat mapping studies (RECLAIM): spatial distributions and how to evidence climate impact in their changes, starting with experiences from the Bay of Biscay |
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10:40 11:15 |
Discussion, then coffee break |
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11:15-11:45 |
Alejandro Gallego (Fisheries Research Services (FRS) Marine Laboratory): Investigating the mechanisms underlying ecosystem structure: a multi-species, size-structured model of the North Sea demersal fish assemblage |
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11:50-12:20 |
Piet Ruardij (Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ)): on an ecosystem model |
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12:20-12:40 |
Discussion |
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12:40-13:50 |
Lunch |
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13:50-14:20 |
Niels Daan (IMARES): Spatial and temporal trends in species richness and abundance |
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14:25-14:55 |
Alistair Lindley (SAHFOS): Changes in the meroplankton of the North Sea, responses to climate and fishery |
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15:00-15:20 |
Coffe |
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15:20-15:50 |
Paolo Guidetti (University of Salento): Fish diversity components and community-wide changes: an experimental case study in the Mediterranean rocky subtidal |
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16:00-16:30 |
Anik Brind’Amour (IFREMER): on assessment of functional diversity in coastal nurseries |
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16:30-17:00 |
Discussion and Synthesis |
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Evening |
Group dinner |