5th International Symposium on Deep-Sea Corals 2012
Conference contributions addess Themes (1-4) and topics listed below, arranged
from the present via the past into the future
Present
(1)
Biodiversity and Ecosystem functioning
(Biology, Ecology)
Biodiversity and Biogeography
Ecosystem dynamics and functioning, Coral Taxonomy
Connectivity and genetics
Coral Biology, Reproduction and Larval dispersal
Feeding Strategy and foodweb structure
Coral Communities and associated benthic habitats
Experimental studies
Present
(2)
Environmental conditions and constraints
(Chemistry, Oceanography, Biology)
Ocean circulation and conditions
Hydrodynamics
Food supply and forcing
Particle fluxes and forcing
Environmental constraints & Pressures
Acidification
Habitat characterisation, mapping, GIS applications
In-situ and laboratory experiments,
New Technology
Past
(3)
Paleoceanography and climate change
(Geology, Chemistry, Biology, Oceanography)
Watermass proxies & reconstructions
New geochemical proxies in deep sea corals
Climate records from deep sea corals, mounds and reefs
Coral Reef and Mound Archives
Paleoproductivity
Paleohabitats
Reef and Mound structures in time and space
Carbonate Systems and Diagenesis
New tools and techniques
Future
(4)
Policy, Management and Conservation
Pollution and threats
National and international Management
Conservation strategies
Marine protected areas
Predictive habitat mapping and modeling
Threats and Anthropogenic impacts
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1-6 April 2012, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Image in the right top corner: USGS DISCOVRE 2008